Today we will be exploring one of the most famous mysteries of all time. On January 25, 1959, a group of 10 Russian students, all experienced hikers, would head to Mount Otorten in the northern Ural Mountains of Russia for a 16 day exploration.

The trip had been organized by the hiking team of the Ural Polytechnic Institute and they were sent out on an approved route. 1 hiker would return early due to illness, but the other 9 would continue on their voyage. Just over 1 week into their excursion, the 9 hikers would die mysteriously.

This mystery has led to countless theories ranging from the supernatural to foul play and government cover up. This is the perplexing story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident.

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SOURCES:

Unsolved Enigmas by Sam Pilger and Leo Moynihan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident
https://dyatlovpass.com
Reddit
https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disappearing-pod/the-russian-roswell/ https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery

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This week, Kaydra is away in California at Midsummer Scream and recording all kinds of fun content. Enjoy this re-mastered Patreon leak where Kaydra gets into the urban legends of the USS Lexington and Demon's Road. 

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SOURCES:

https://rumble.com/v2jb5h7-horror-stories-and-urban-legend-ghosts-of-the-uss-lexington-texas.html
https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2018/10/16/ghost-stories-haunted-uss-lexington-museum-bay-corpus-christi/1658464002/
https://www.visitcorpuschristi.com/blog/post/10-need-to-know-things-about-the-blue-ghost/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com
https://hauntedus.com/texas/uss-lexington/ 
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=980475390259246
Reddit
https://ghosttexas.com/paranormal-activity-on-the-uss-lexington/
https://www.kiiitv.com/video/news/local/ghost-spotted-aboard-uss-lexington/503-2547943
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfmJgqoMvOw 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xE-Le-PooU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGPF1hGPJno
https://www.chron.com/culture/main/article/Creepy-figure-spotted-in-Google-Maps-Street-View-13196274.php
https://imgur.com/a/WgDeeUj
https://austinghosts.com/demons-road-a-paranormal-stretch-of-hell-full-of-nasty-critters/
https://knue.com/demons-road-in-huntsville/
https://www.cristanwilliams.com/2011/01/23/graveyard-at-the-end-of-demon-road/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ghost-hunting-on-texas-road-could-find-you-some-real-world-trouble-this-halloween-1.4370448
https://www.khou.com/article/life/living-in-the-lone-star/hidden-gems/marthas-chapel-cemetery-demons-road-huntsville-haunted/285-70c7dd6f-7805-4f28-9b4c-be80b387209b
https://www.texashauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/martha-chapel-cemetery--demons-road.html 




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This is a feed drop! While Kaydra takes a break, enjoy Sierra's story telling and this episode Kaydra recorded over on the T&U feed a while back.
 
When an esteemed surgeon is arrested for the murder of his wife, rumors begin to swirl, and things aren't quite adding up.

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SOURCES:

https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-case 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6876/marilyn-sheppard 
https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/10-evidence 
https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/5-didsamdoit 
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_timeline/ 
https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/eberling.htm 

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In late January 2013, there was an eerie sight in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico in Bradenton, FL: an unmanned vessel, floating in silence. The boat was out of gas, the anchor was missing, and so was the driver. Where the driver of the boat had gone, and what happened to him still remains a mystery today. No facts, no answers, just theories. A father, a husband, a teacher, a man who had so much more life to live. This is the story of the disappearance and unsolved death of Patrick Mullins.

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SOURCES:
Unsolved Mysteries, Volume 3 Episode 7, “Body in the Bay.”
https://uncovered.com/cases/patrick-mullins-bradenton-fl
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-normal-day-before-m/112012179/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-missing-contd-fro/112012041/
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2013/09/01/for-sure/29196576007/

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In 1973, a new term would be coined that perplexed people around the world. The term was coined after a bank robbery in Sweden snowballed into a 6 day standoff involving 4 hostages. The hostages were all released unharmed, and they refused to testify against their captors in court. Additionally, the victims seemingly showed adoration for their captors, and hostility against police.

So was this a survival technique… or was it something much more perplexing? This is the story of Stockholm Syndrome.

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SOURCES:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084
my.clevelandclinic.org
https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/08/23/stockholm-syndrome-50-years-on-is-the-condition-real-or-was-it-invented-to-discredit-women
Smithsonian.com
history.com

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Criminal podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rWproKnBf3noZSt6TyQt1
Memory Motel podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/memory-motel/id1084076357

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What would you do if you saw a Lady in Black? What would you do if you were hiking in the woods, and saw a giant… standing over the hills in the distance? What would you do if you locked eyes with an unidentified creature in the ocean? Today’s episode is all about legends, haunts, and creatures from Monterey County, CA!
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SOURCES:
https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2019/10/30/salinas-valley-ghost-stories-haunted-locations-monterey-county-california/2386320001/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/los-coches-adobe
https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover_collections/what-history-tells-us-about-some-of-the-county-s-spookiest-spots/article_e991d58c-fb68-11e9-a36f-8ba32b86047f.html https://soulofca.org/californias-central-coast/explore/cities-of-the-central-coast/soledad/ https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-cities/most-haunted-places-in-monterey/ https://www.seemonterey.com/plan-your-visit/itineraries/history-heritage/ https://www.seemonterey.com/blog/must-see-haunts-in-monterey-county-ca-this-halloween/ https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/831_tales/the-tale-of-bobo-monterey-bay-s-sea-creature-resurfaces/article_5f07cfa2-957b-5549-a7e9-3c336e110a82.amp.html https://hauntedhouses.com/california/stokes-adobe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Watchers 

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July 4th weekend, Central Texas was flooded and many have lost their lives. Nearly 200 are still missing. If you are able to, please donate to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.

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In March of this year, I dove deep into the Satanic Panic, or so I thought. I left that week thinking the Satanic Panic was nothing more than a baseless moral panic, one that ended up ruining the lives of many innocent adults, and brainwashing children into having false memories, thinking they had suffered horrific abuse. But what if I told you that yes, while all of that is still true, there were others during that time hiding in the shadows, doing the very things people during the panic feared?

And… what if I told you they may have had help from some of the most powerful people in the world?
Today, we will be exploring one of the most unsettling mysteries of the 80s, and chilling ties to the Central Intelligence Agency. This is the story of The Finders. 


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SOURCES:  
https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSZ9fsqsu8
https://web.archive.org/web/20220707184916/https://www.vice.com/en/article/7x53vg/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epstein
https://apnews.com/article/4c5cd8141e930159ea3e4f0492a41ade
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/02/09/cult-weaned-children-from-their-parents/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/08/ex-finders-tell-of-games-complex-beliefs/dcb48101-8d06-4777-a8e3-fcf46fd7ed0f/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn_6SnINIy4
Wikipedia

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We’re all familiar with clowns. Known for their colorful oversized costumes and facial features, distinctive makeup, and general buffoonery, their purpose is to induce hearty laughter. This career goes back thousands and thousands of years and still persists today. While many enjoy clowns, there are just as many if not more, young and old, who find clowns to be absolutely terrifying. So where did clowns come from? Why are we so scared of them? Should we be scared of them? Let’s get into it.Today’s episode is all about clowns. We will get into the history and lore, then hear about some creepy encounters and even murders!

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SOURCES:
https://www.britannica.com/art/clown
https://www.historyofcircus.com/circus-facts/circus-clowns-history-and-facts/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-weird-reason-were-afraid-of-clowns/
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37628664
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37567132
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/03/us/florida-killer-clown-sheila-keen-warren-release
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2025/05/27/florida-killer-clown-murder-wellington-woman-killed-1990/83670882007/
Reddit
https://www.snopes.com/articles/392386/sprinkles-the-clown/
https://www.snopes.com/articles/381361/clown-trail-cam-pictures/
Wikipedia

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In the 1960s, a married couple from New Hampshire would share their unbelievable close encounter with the third kind. Their story would make headlines from coast to coast. They would go on to be studied by thousands of experts. And today, this encounter is still considered one of the most compelling accounts that proves there’s more out there.

This is the story of the abduction of Betty and Barney Hill.

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SOURCES:

“Close Encounters” Volume 1 by Duncan Murphy
“The Interrupted Journey” by John G Fuller

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