A young family heads into the Oregon wilderness for a Labor Day camping trip—and never comes home.

When searchers arrive at their campsite, everything appears untouched: clothes neatly folded, a wallet left behind… and a carton of milk still sitting on the picnic table.

Richard and Belinda Cowden, their five-year-old son David, and five-month-old baby Melissa have vanished.

Seven months later, the horrifying truth is discovered deep in the Siskiyou Mountains.

In this episode, we investigate one of the Pacific Northwest’s most haunting unsolved mysteries: the Cowden Family Murders.

What happened in those woods?

And who got away with killing an entire family?

On March 6th, 1981, inside a courtroom in Lübeck, a grieving mother pulled a gun and fired eight shots at the man accused of murdering her daughter.

The world remembers the gunshots.

But few know the story of Anna.

In this episode, we uncover the life of a seven-year-old girl whose murder devastated Germany—and the mother whose grief became one of the most controversial acts of revenge in modern history.

This is not just a true crime story.

It’s a story about love, loss, rage… and what grief can make a person do.

Case Sources include:

Murderpedia.org

wikipedia.org

historyback.com

grunge.com

thescreenlight.com

allchronology.com

utterlyinteresting.com

x.com

historianet.nl

syri.net

in-online.de

Police raided the apartment.
The suspects were arrested.
The case should have been over.

But sometime after officers left… someone came back.

Hours later, 19-year-old Jama Harms was dead.

This is the story of the murder that transformed a small-town burglary investigation into one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.

Before there was Hawkins… there was Montauk.

In this episode, we dive into one of the most unsettling conspiracy legends to ever surface — the Montauk Project. A story of secret experiments, psychic children, and a machine that may have blurred the line between thought and reality.

Is it just conspiracy theory fiction…

or a reflection of something much darker?

Two bodies. One quiet neighborhood. And a story that doesn’t make sense.

After a brutal killing in Los Angeles, witnesses described a man who seemed completely normal… just minutes before everything turned violent.

But when police identified him, the case took a shocking turn.

In this episode, we uncover the final hours of Johnny Lewis, the death of Catherine Davis, and the mystery that still surrounds what really happened.

This week on Twisted Mysteries...

After losing their mother, two sisters try to contact her through a Ouija board.

Something answers.

It starts with knocking inside the walls…

then messages appear.

“I’m in your room.”

As the activity escalates, their father refuses to believe them.

But the girls are certain—

they’re not alone.

Two mountains.

Two hiking groups.

One terrifying pattern.

In 1959, nine hikers died under mysterious circumstances on Kholat Syakhl. In 1993, a second group collapsed in the Khamar-Daban mountains—but this time, one survived.

Same behaviors.
Same panic.
No clear explanation.

What could cause experienced hikers to abandon safety and walk into their deaths?

Case Sources include:

History.com

Study.com

Wikipedia.com

Everything.Explained.com

Dyatlovpass.com

Worldatlas.com

Forbes.com

historicmysteries.com

Atlasobscura.com

Factinformer.com

Above the norm news

The Hawthorn files 

Paranormal catalog

MorbidKuriosity.com 

Ladbible.com

IFLscience.com

Tvi.show

And 

Explorersweb.com

In the remote high desert of Eastern Oregon, ranchers have been discovering cattle mutilated in ways that defy explanation—precise cuts, missing organs, and no blood at the scene. Since 2019, these cases have sparked investigations, theories, and growing unease.

In this episode, we follow the timeline, examine the evidence, and explore the unsettling possibilities—from science to the supernatural. Because after decades of similar cases… the mystery remains unsolved.

Case Sources include:

OPB.org 

NPR.org

New York Post 

Wikipedia 

orionmagazine.org

An Episode from Expedition X 

Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery, by Chris O’Brien 

The Oregonian

and

The History Channel, Hunting History: Unknown Force Behind Cattle Mutilations 

Documentary "Not One Drop of Blood"

notonedropofblood.com

In 1983, Dana DuMars was found brutally attacked at Candy Cane Park in La Grande after leaving her bartending job just hours earlier.

A suspect, Bart Cochran, was arrested and convicted—but the case collapsed after a controversial interrogation and lack of evidence.

Decades later, the murder remains unsolved.

In this episode, we uncover what happened that night, the investigation that went wrong, and the eerie local stories that still surround Candy Cane Park.

Case Sources include:

The New York Times, for photographs and the most recent updates in the case 

SeattleTimes.com 

boiseghost.org  

OPB.org 

Newser.com

Justia Law-State v. Cochran

Findagrave.com

This weeks episode of Twisted Mysteries explores the tragic case of Eli Hart, a six-year-old boy whose life was cut short due to systemic failures and custody disputes. It highlights the importance of child protection and the devastating consequences when warning signs are ignored.

Case Sources:

CARE 11 Investigative Reporting - https://www.care11.com

CBS News Trial Coverage - https://www.cbsnews.com

Fox 9 Minneapolis Case Timeline - https://www.fox9.com

Hennepin County Attorney's Office - https://www.hennepin.us

State v. Julissa Thaler Case Files - https://www.mncourts.gov

Police Body Cam and Court Proceedings:

Kare 11 News body cam footage-Eli Hart

Fox 9 News Sentencing footage-Eli Hart

Fox 9 News Dad & Stepmom victim impact statement-Eli Hart