Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

Introducing the new long form investigative podcast from the team behind Missing in Hush Town, Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River.
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Episode 1: Send Recovery
On September 9th, 2023, at 9:45 PM, a 911 call was made.
A witness reported a white sedan sitting on River Road in the Sacramento Delta.
Moments later, that same car began to move—rolling slowly from a stop, turning down an embankment, and disappearing into the Sacramento River.
Emergency response was called.
But what happened next, doesn’t make sense.
Within hours, the call was downgraded.
Medical was cancelled.
No confirmed search took place the following day.
Two days later, a dive team finally located the vehicle.
Four days later, Jeff Anderson was pulled from the bottom of the river—just 500 feet from where the car entered the water.
His car was:
-upside down
- in park.
Keys in his pocket.
His body in the back seat.
His phone was never recovered.
And in the months after his death—someone attempted to access his accounts.

Authorities ruled it an accident.

We disagree. 

In this first chapter of Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River, we walk you through the night Jeff Anderson lost his life—using dispatch calls, witness statements, and official reports—to uncover one question:

What happened to Jeff Anderson?

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Hosts Jen Rivera & Jules Thorp 
Produced in cooperation with Jeff Anderson's family.

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Today you will hear 4 stories that will leave you wondering what else is out there: a massive silent object is seen moving slowly across the treeline, a man on his death bed gets visited by a loved one, a child makes a dark prediction about their mother’s future, and an outdoorsman witnesses a 2 foot tall man trudging along the forest road.

Today’s episode is all about perplexing paranormal Reddit encounters.

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You remember them from childhood—sweet melodies sung before sleep, an intriguing yarn your parents told to chase away the dark. But what if these songs and stories actually stemmed from darkness? What if the seemingly innocent rhymes and fairytales we still spread today were never meant for children's ears?

Today, we peel back the soft, comforting veil of these stories to find what’s whispering beneath: plagues, betrayal, grim warnings, and violence. Forget happily ever after.

Today’s episode is all about the perplexing and dark origins of nursery rhymes and fairytales!

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On January 15, 1947, a mother walking her child in a vacant Los Angeles lot discovered what she initially thought was a discarded mannequin, tragically it was the body of Elizabeth Short. She had been severed at the waist and drained of blood—a crime so theatrical and gruesome it changed the American media forever. In this episode, we peel back the layers of the "Black Dahlia" myth and the top suspects of who could be responsible.

This week Kaydra from Perplexity A Mystery Podcast is on the mic to help unpack this infamous case.
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Recourses used in todays episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-black-dahlia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia_suspects
https://goldenglobes.com/articles/forgotten-hollywood-mystery-black-dahlia-killing/

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the black dahlia, black dahlia, elizabeth short, unsolved, unsolved mysteries, serial killer, true crime, true crime podcast

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On August 22nd, 1678 in Hartfordshire, a piece would be published in a local newspaper titled “The Mowing Devil.” The drawing consisted of a series of concentric rings of crops.

In the middle stood a devil wielding a scythe. The pamphlet then told a strange tale. A farmer refused to pay a worker to mow his oat field, swearing he would rather the devil himself mow it.

Some argue this was the very first documentation of what has become one of the most iconic symbols of alien activity. According to websites that track this phenomenon, more than 12,000 of these geometric patterns have been reported and in more than 60 countries.

Today we are stepping into these fields — where the stalks bend, the patterns form, and the explanations vanish into thin air. Across quiet countrysides and moonlit plains, strange geometric shapes have appeared seemingly overnight — carved into the earth with precision no human hand could easily match.

Some say it’s a message… a cosmic signature left by visitors from the great beyond. Others whisper about secret military technology, government conspiracy, or forces of nature we’ve never dared to understand. But one thing is certain — when the dew settles and the dawn light hits the fields, something is watching back.

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Cryptid Cocktail Party is a cryptid comedy podcast started in 2023 and hosted by Dave and Sarge. Each week Sarge goes in blind to the episodes topic that Dave has researched to get his genuine reaction to it. And thats really all the show is! Dave does a bunch of research and Sarge derails it with jokes. It's a good time.

In this episode, you will hear Dave tell the story of "The Black Flash Of Provincetown (The Devil of the Dunes). From high jumping, to flame spitting this cloaked entity terrorized Provincetown, MA during the late 1930s/early 1940s!

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In November 1988, a social worker showed up on Dorothea Puente’s doorstep, in Sacramento, CA just one mile from the Capitol and the Hall of Justice. The social worker, Judy Moise, was looking for one of Puente’s tenants, 51 year old Bert Montoya. He had stopped showing up to his social work meetings and this was his last known address.

Dorothea left Judy Moise on high alert. Something about this situation and her demeanor did not feel right. Judy would end up contacting police, who arrived soon after with shovels.

This would lead to days of digging in the back garden and a nearly 30 year secret finally coming to light. Beneath the flowers and apricot trees in this Sacramento garden, and behind the lace curtains in Dorothea’s windows, something sinister was happening. This is part 2 of the story of the Death House Land Lady, and female serial killer Dorothea Puente.

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Imagine a quiet, tree-lined street in downtown Sacramento in the 1980s. This is F Street and at 1426 sits a small 2 story powder blue Victorian boarding house. The homeowner is a pillar in her community. Well respected and kind. She tends her garden, hands out cookies, and promises vulnerable people a safe place to stay. To local charities and social workers, she’s a hero who takes in those no one else will.

But beneath the flowers and apricot trees in her garden, and behind the lace curtains in those windows, something sinister is happening. This truth would come to light on Nov 11, 1988 when police would arrive at the home, searching for missing 51 year old Bert Montoya. This boarding house was Montoya’s last known address. Little did police know this disappearance would lead them to an elderly female serial killer.

Rumors of suspicious activity in the homeowner’s back garden led police to dig. They would ultimately find the human remains of 7 victims. In today’s episode, we’re exploring how a grandmotherly caretaker became one of America’s most infamous serial killers, known as the “Death House Landlady.” We’ll walk through her troubled past, the twisted schemes she used to target society’s most vulnerable, and the investigation that finally exposed the horrors hidden at 1426 F Street.

If you lived in Sacramento, CA in the 80s, you’ll recognize this name. She is one of the most infamous female serial killers in the U.S. This is the story of Dorothea Puente.

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While Kaydra gets some big episodes ready for you guys, enjoy this Netflix docuseries recap of "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?" You'll hear Kaydra's thoughts on the chilling murder of 6 year old JonBenét, the many conspiracies and controversies of this infamous true crime case, and the likely reasons why the case is still unsolved.

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Netflix docuseries "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?"

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Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich once said “well behaved women seldom make history.” Today I am going to tell you about two of these iconic women: rebels, the visionaries, and rule-breakers who refused to stay silent or sit still. From pirates to politicians, these women defied expectations, faced impossible odds, and still managed to leave their mark on history.

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https://reagan.blogs.archives.gov/2023/04/17/white-house-kids-series-alice-roosevelt-longworth/

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