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Who was the mystery man who jumped out of a plane in 1971? A spy? A superhero? An idiot? Join us as Emma tells Shannon the story of D.B. Cooper, get sidetracked by thought experiments and fanny packs, and try our hardest to keep this 2 hour long episode entertaining (sorry it's so long ya'll! Leave us a review or leave us alone!). Stay at the end for a bonus ten minutes of National Treasure Talk!

Sources:

The Mother Source 

The FBI 

The Hollywood Reporter on Rackstraw

The Rolling Stone

History Channel on Letters from D.B. Cooper

Ransom Money Clues

Documentary on HBO

Documentary Review

“HA-HA-HA” by D.B. Cooper

The History of the Fanny Pack

Join us this week from another one of Emma's family closets as Shannon regales us with the story of Camelot. Well, the Kennedy Camelot, all its twists and turns and the curse that hangs over them all. Is it really a curse, a testosterone-fueled urge to take risks, or just a whole lot of bad luck from a whole lot of gold coins? Come find out!  

Surprise appearance from Emma's mom. (Hi, Mom!)

Sources:

The Mother Source on the curse and the family

Refinery29 Curse Timeline

Two Sons, One Destiny by Vanity Fair

CNN on the curse

Kennedy’s on Larry King 

My Favorite Murder

Grunge (YouTube)

All That’s Interesting

The New York Times on Jackie’s pink suit

The National Post 

Ireland’s Big Issue 

A demon? A ghost? A prank gone wrong? Whatever the reason, this doll is creepy as all get out, so much so that it has to be kept locked away in a glass case like a Marvel villian. Listen as Emma freaks Shannon out with another scary doll mystery, but only cries like once!

Sources:

The Mother Source

Mysteries at the Museum

Annabelle appearing in Shazam and Aquaman

Inside the Warren’s Occult Museum from The Daily Mirror 

Annabelle’s escape attempt 

The New Haven Register on the “Real Annabelle”

All That’s Interesting

The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren

The Museum is closed 

Tony Spera’s Website on the Warrens  

A creature born of radioactivity scared the bejesus out of two couples in 1966 on a dark road at midnight. Or was it a gigantic bird? Or Batpig? More likely it was the antihero of Point Pleasant: Mothman! Come listen to Emma tell Shannon about the feathered man bird and all of his "cousins" around the world. 

Sources: 

The Mother Source

First report in the Point Pleasant Register

Second report in the Williamson Daily News

Mothman Wiki

The Silver Bridge collapse and why it buckled

Other Disasters

Photographic evidence of Mothman in 2016 and a fact check 

The Chicago Mothman in Vice, NPR, and 2020 

Mothman Cam

Sandhill crane

Petition for Mothman statues to replace stinky Confederate ones

Shoebill stork

Now we would love to all find a city of gold, but could we actually succeed? And why do we even think there is one in the first place? Come listen as Shannon tells Emma all about El Dorado, both the maybe mythical place and the 2000 movie (Elton's greatest work) that everyone should be in love with. 

Sources:

Emma gets real lazy this week and retells Shannon one of her favorite mysteries: The Tamam Shud Case. Luckily, Shannon remembers none of it! Was this man a Soviet spy? Or a British seaman? No one knows, but maybe we figure it out!

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case

ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/somerton-man-cold-case-could-be-one-step-closer-to-solved/9245512

The Smithsonian (good read): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/

THe Herald Sun: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/portrait-may-hold-key-to-somerton-man-beach-mystery/news-story/2fd340506364419ca316c2d1e721021b

The Adelaide City Explorer: https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/162 and https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/163

Does this life size doll have a life of its own, cursing those who get in its way? Or is he just an old doll with a hell of a lot of creep factor? Come listen as Emma tries to explain and Shannon cries in this episode on Key West's Robert the Doll. 

Sources:

The Mother Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

Boredom Therapy: https://boredomtherapy.com/s/creepy-history-of-robert-the-doll?as=799&asv=1&bdk=0

Ghosts and Gravestones Ghost Tours and Key West History: https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

Key West Art and Historical Society Exhibition Description and History: https://www.kwahs.org/exhibitions/robert-the-doll

Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-haunted-doll

The Artist’s House: http://www.artisthousekeywest.com/about/robert-the-doll/ and http://www.artisthousekeywest.com/about/key-west-hotel-history/

All That’s Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-doll

The Curse of Robert the Doll: https://www.workforcesoftware.com/blog/the-curse-of-robert-the-doll/#:~:text=Robert%20is%20three%20feet%20tall,propped%20up%20on%20a%20stool.

The Story of Robert Gene Otto and Robert the Doll: https://missysmadhouse.tumblr.com/post/614251533290323968/robert-the-doll

Museum Ghost Tour: https://ghostfort.com/ghost-tour