Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

S2 Ep24: Episode 80: Mel's Hole


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In this listener requested episode, Kaydra shares the tantalizing tale of Mel's Hole. In the 1990s, a man going by the name of Mel Waters would call night talk radio station Coast to Coast and explain a mysterious hole had been on his property for as long as he could remember. He believed the hole to be 80,000 feet deep with magical powers. But was all a hoax? Was it spun into an urban legend? Or was this a massive government cover up?

 

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SOURCES:

1) https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mels-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%27s_Hole

3) https://web.archive.org/web/20070311082134/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/oldnews/1997/0311.html#anchor596559

4) https://melshole.org/

5) https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/02/26/sunday-video-mels-hole/

6) https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMaps/comments/b2nsmo/anyone_want_to_try_and_find_mels_hole_m_cave/

7) https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/happened/myth-of-mels-hole-continues-to-inspire-fantastic-storytelling-in-central-wa/article_54c87a28-75bc-11ee-ba4b-13c787668172.html

8) https://listverse.com/2022/12/26/10-unbelievable-facts-about-mels-hole/ 

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