Today we will be concluding a true crime deep dive into arguably the most famous murder mystery in the history of France. 

If you missed it, be sure to listen to part 1 first.

On April 21, 2011, police would discover the bodies of Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès, her four children Arthur, Thomas, Anne, and Benoît, and their two Labrador dogs buried in the back garden of their family home at 55 Boulevard Schuman in Nantes Loire-Atlantique, France. Agnes's husband, Xavier, was nowhere to be found.

This was a picture perfect family stemming from nobility and Catholicism. They were full of personality and intelligence. They were well known and involved in their community.
But throughout the investigation into these murders, it became apparent to police this family had deep and troubling secrets. In the coming weeks, Xavier would become the prime suspect in murders. He remains missing to this day.

This is the story of the Dupont de Ligonnes family murders.

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SOURCES:
1) Unsolved Mysteries, 2020, Volume 1 Episode 3, "House of Terror"
2) Wikipedia
3) https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/man-suspected-of-killing-family-reported-to-be-at-french-convent/652210 
4) Reddit
5) https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/unsolved-mysteries-5-wild-reddit-theories-xavier-dupont-de-ligonns-disappearance 
6) https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a33216440/dupont-de-ligonnes-family/ 
7) https://detectivebox.com/blogs/blog/tout-sur-laffaire-xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes?srsltid=AfmBOorSHV7_RDwPfBfjxdGCaYY5b4C7RugaSDaFIGhsVMoZHFdLsKWA 
8) https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-unsolved-mysteries/ 
9) https://unresolved.me/the-dupont-de-ligonns-affair 
10) https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418867/homicide-rate-france/ 
11) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdf
12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TKUCoaJfKQ 
13) https://www.babelio.com/livres/Fonteneau-Sans-pitie-pour-les-siens/977240 
14) Audio clips at beginning credit to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jrFlu_wz4&t=1s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXUaXUZrlT8

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Be sure to tune in next week on 2/26 for part 2.

Today we will be discussing arguably the most famous murder mystery in the history of France. On April 21, 2011, police would discover the bodies of Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès, her four children Arthur, Thomas, Anne, and Benoît, and their two Labrador dogs buried in the back garden of their family home at 55 Boulevard Schuman in Nantes Loire-Atlantique, France. Agnes's husband, Xavier, was nowhere to be found.This was a picture perfect family stemming from nobility and Catholicism. They were full of personality and intelligence. They were well known and involved in their community. But throughout the investigation into these murders, it became apparent to police this family had deep and troubling secrets. In the coming weeks, Xavier would become the prime suspect in murders. He remains missing to this day.

This is the story of the Dupont de Ligonnès family murders.

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SOURCES:
1) Unsolved Mysteries, 2020, Volume 1 Episode 3, "House of Terror"
2) Wikipedia
3) https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/man-suspected-of-killing-family-reported-to-be-at-french-convent/652210 
4) Reddit
5) https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/unsolved-mysteries-5-wild-reddit-theories-xavier-dupont-de-ligonns-disappearance 
6) https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a33216440/dupont-de-ligonnes-family/ 
7) https://detectivebox.com/blogs/blog/tout-sur-laffaire-xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes?srsltid=AfmBOorSHV7_RDwPfBfjxdGCaYY5b4C7RugaSDaFIGhsVMoZHFdLsKWA 
8) https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-unsolved-mysteries/ 
9) https://unresolved.me/the-dupont-de-ligonns-affair 
10) https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418867/homicide-rate-france/ 
11) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdf
12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TKUCoaJfKQ 
13) https://www.babelio.com/livres/Fonteneau-Sans-pitie-pour-les-siens/977240 
14) Audio clips at beginning credit to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jrFlu_wz4&t=1s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXUaXUZrlT8

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On Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1971, a northwest flight was commandeered by a man wearing sunglasses, a suit, and carrying a simple briefcase. He became a legend after he parachuted out of the plane with 200,000 dollars and was never seen again. He was later labeled the most clever and bold airplane hijacker of all time. 
We have just passed the 50th anniversary of the only unsolved airplane hijacking crime to date. So what happened to this guy? Who was he? And why did he do it? This is the story of DB Cooper.

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SOURCES:

1. The Fulwell 73 Productions docuseries “D.B. Cooper Where Are You?!”
2. Wikipedia
3. https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking
4. https://www.history.com/news/who-was-d-b-cooper
5. https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/d-b-cooper-plane-ticket
6. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/30/db-cooper-plane-hijacking
7. https://dbcooperhijack.com/fallacies/
8. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13004151/DB-Cooper-DNA-analysis-skyjacker.html
9. https://www.the-sun.com/news/10528799/db-cooper-dna-sample-fbi-new-culprits/amp/
10. https://www.madisoncountymagazine.com/stories/the-search-for-the-real-db-cooper,4052
11. Reddit

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Well known in Ohio folklore, there are humanoid frog-like creatures that stand at about 4 feet or 1.2 meters tall. According to local legend, they were first spotted around 70 years ago, in May 1955. Sightings by locals led to numerous police reports and would later inspire muscles, books, and more recently, even humorous horror found footage. In 2023, this creature even became the city's mascot. But were these sightings nothing more than a hoax? Was it a case of mistaken identity? Or was it an undiscovered creature? A creature from another dimension? This is the story of the Loveland Frogmen.

In the second half of the episode, Kaydra also shares several other alleged cryptid encounters from Ohio including tales of Mothman and Dogman sightings.

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SOURCES:
1) Wikipedia
2) https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland-community/officer-who-shot-loveland-frogman-in-1972-says-story-is-a-hoax
3) https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland-community/did-pokemon-go-players-encounter-the-legendary-loveland-frogman#google_vignette
4) https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/11/mothman-melon-heads-loveland-frog-all-party-ohios-crpyto-menagerie/4724286002/
5) https://behindthecurtaincincy.com/2014/05/14/weirdly-beloved-local-monster-legend-takes-the-stage-in-new-bluegrass-musical/
6) https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/loveland/2014/05/22/loveland-frog-gets-musical/9455233/
7) https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4473
8) https://www.americas-most-haunted.com/2015/03/18/the-case-for-cryptids-the-loveland-frog/
9) https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711
10) https://tetzoo.com/blog/2020/1/12/lore-of-the-loveland-frog
11) https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland/what-is-the-loveland-frogman-new-found-footage-horror-movie-explores-the-local-legend - found footage
12) Reddit
13) https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com

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This was my first ever documentary coverage on the Patreon, the story from the Netflix docuseries, American Nightmare! This is known in the media as "The Real Life Gone Girl" case. This is the story of Denise Huskins and her fight for justice. Do you think this assailant acted alone? Do you think he was the Mare Island Creeper? Do you think the FBI/ David Sesma could have allegedly been involved? 

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SOURCES:
1) The Netflix docuseries: "American Nightmare" 
2) nsvrc.org

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What would you do if you heard someone call your name? Only to turn around and see no one there? What would you do if while lying in bed at night, you opened your eyes and were met with the apparition of a hideous woman bent over you? What would you do if time and time again, inexplicable things continued to happen to you? You are listening to a perplexing listenersode.

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SOURCES:
1) Story 1 - written by Heather
2) Story 2 - written by Shannon
3) Story 3 - written by Sarah
4) Story 4 - written by Mary
5) Story 5 - written by Natasha
6) Story 6 - written by Lilr7204
7) Story 7 - written by Claudia

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Today we will be discussing one of the most influential and iconic rappers of all time. Rising from a childhood of activism and poverty, he became an iconic poet, lyricist, actor, and rapper who helped redefine the sound of West Coast hip-hop. But his life was tragically cut short at the young age of 25 on September 7th, 1996. He was brutally shot four times at a red light on his way to a Las Vegas nightclub. Hours before the shooting, he was involved in the assault of a man named Orlando Anderson, who allegedly had ties to the Crips. This murder case went cold for over 25 years, fueling endless conspiracy theories and speculation about who was really behind his killing... or, if this rapper even died at all. However, in July 2023, a new search warrant was executed in connection to the murder. And now it seems the answers may have been there all along. This is the perplexing story of Tupac Shakur. 

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SOURCES:
1) https://www.latimes.com/
2) Wikipedia
3) The Generation Why Podcast, episode 540: "The Murder of Tupac Shakur"
4) https://www.sfgate.com/
5) https://www.usnews.com/
6) https://u.osu.edu/
7) https://www.joe.co.uk/music/hes-alive-10-reasons-why-2pac-is-definitely-not-dead-202437
8) https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2018/10/04/28-year-prison-sentence-caps-long-downfall-for-suge-knight/9703348007/

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The motto of this cult is "Unseen. Unknown. Unheard." They managed to remain hidden for decades and were controlled by a woman claiming to be the female reincarnate of Jesus Christ. She ran this cult for 30 years. She abused the medical system, committing people to psychiatric hospitals without their consent and forcing them to have unethical medical procedures, as well as stealing babies from pregnant women and raising them as her own.She would severely abuse these stolen children for twenty years. She drugged adults and children and manipulated them into giving away their money. She had connections in politics, hospitals, and the education system, and this all was allegedly so she could have the perfect family.This is the story of one of the most evil women in Australian history, Anne Hamilton Byrne and her cult, also known as The Family.

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SOURCES:
1) https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/13/the-family-great-white-brotherhood-australia-melbourne-cult-anne-hamilton-byrne
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvvApT-ofU
3) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48632887
4) Wikipedia
5) https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49400118
6) https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/35ff48fe09ea4f538a7bd594b264ca31
7) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-inside-the-family-cult-australia-anne-hamilton-byrne/
8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFFAJkTRmWc --> 60 Minutes Australia interview

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We've all thought we've heard something and been mistaken. But what if you were persistently having these experiences? What if the sounds were vivid? Like an actual voice or song? What if you plugged your ears and the noise was coming from inside your head?

This is different from a hearing problem or when some people say there's a narrator in their head. This is just how normal sound sounds to us, except it seems to be coming from inside your head. I'm talking about auditory hallucinations, also known as paracusias.

Within my research into this topic, I also came across something called exploding head syndrome. And do I have some stories to share with you today. These types of experiences can also happen in such a way that the sound appears to come from another room.

For me, the big question is, can this all be explained by science? Or could this have something to do with psychic/medium like abilities? Could this have links to the paranormal? I'll leave that up to you.

Today we will dive into auditory hallucinations.

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SOURCES:
1) https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23233-auditory-hallucinations
2) Reddit
3) Wikipedia
4) https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/science-is-demystifying-why-some-people-hear-ghosts
5) https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/hallucinations-or-the-whispers-of-ghosts/4618
6) https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-are-figuring-out-why-some-people-can-hear-the-voices-of-the-dead
7) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886908000949
8) https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.8790#:~:text=Exploding%20head%20syndrome%20(EHS)%20is,during%20the%20sleep%2Dwake%20transition.&text=The%20attacks%20are%20characterized%20by,%2C%20roar%2C%20or%20buzzing%20noise.

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This is the season 2 FINALE! A special thank you to Samantha for requesting this story. In 2018, a young woman, a member of a royal family, attempted to escape in fear for her own life. She also had a history of making prior escape attempts, which were unsuccessful. After her escape attempt in 2018, she disappeared entirely from public view. The public was in fear of the princess's safety. Was she alive? Was she being held captive somewhere? What was going on with this royal family? In 2021, images began to resurface online of the princess. Today we are discussing one of the most high-profile and mysterious cases involving a member of a royal family in recent years. This is the story of Princess Latifa.

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SOURCES:
1) https://news.sky.com/story/princess-latifa-says-she-is-living-as-she-wishes-as-she-is-pictured-with-un-commissioner-12544969
2) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/08/the-fugitive-princesses-of-dubai
3) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58814978
4) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58156419
5) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57922543
6) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57556558
7) Wikipedia
8) https://learn.rumie.org/jR/bytes/what-s-the-difference-between-autocracy-and-dictatorship/
9) https://www.businessinsider.com/dubai-princesses-who-tried-escaping-were-tranquillized-report-2023-5
10) https://freelatifa.com/tortured-jailed-and-starving-the-horrific-fate-of-dubais-missing-princess-shamsa/
11) usatoday.com
12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hy1LBtHtK8 --> Viral video of Latifa

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