"I have no doubt they died of an experiment with psychic forces for which they were ill-prepared and which turned out to be fatal."

By the end of 1967, the official investigation into the Lead Masks Case was brought to a close. The final police report listed the cause of death for both Miguel José Viana and Manoel Pereira da Cruz as undetermined.

There was no evidence of foul play. No external injuries. No signs of trauma. The bodies had not been robbed, nor had they been bound or restrained. No crime, as defined by Brazilian law, had seemingly taken place... 



Part 2/2

Research & writing by Amelia White

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“16:30 be at the specified location. 18:30 ingest capsules, after effect protect metals await signal mask.”

On 20 August 1966, a teenager was flying a kite on Vintém Hill, a rural location outside of Niterói, Brazil. He wasn't looking for anything unusual that Saturday afternoon, but partway up the hill, he discovered what looked like two mannequins. He'd rush home and tell his mother, who immediately alerted police.

Hours later, authorities arrived at the scene and documented what they found: two men laying side by side on the grass, arms and legs outstretched. There was no sign of violence or a struggle of any kind. But the other objects found at the scene - including a pair of strange, homemade lead masks worn by the two men - have led to a litany of unanswered questions in the decades since...



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Here is the second episode of Post-Truth. Make sure to subscribe to Post-Truth on your podcast app of choice to stay up to date on every new episode as it comes out. And if you want to get early access to new & bonus episodes, please support Unresolved Productions at the Patreon link below. 

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Hey y'all. Unresolved will return next week, but in the meantime, here is the first episode of the newest podcast from Unresolved Productions: Post-Truth. Hope you enjoy. If you do, please go and subscribe to Post-Truth on your podcast app of choice, or become a Patreon to get early access to new & bonus episodes. Thanks! 

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There has been an update in the story of Toyah Cordingley (episode #169 from 2021). In February 2025, 40-year-old Rajwinder Singh's trial for Toyah's 2018 murder began, leading to an unexpected outcome...



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"Finding her body has burnt an indelible image in my mind. It is something a father should never have to suffer."

On the morning of 22 October 2018, family and friends of missing 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley would scour the area around Wangetti Beach, a quiet and secluded stretch of sand not too far away from Toyah's hometown of Cairns. There - partially buried in sand dunes - Toyah's body would be found, having endured "visible, violent injuries" before her death.

In the years since, police officials have remained tight-lipped about the specific details of their sprawling investigation. But it is believed that they have formulated a good case around the only named suspect, who fled the country just hours after Toyah's death...


This is a re-release of an older episode. Because of some expected updates in the case, I wanted to catch everyone up on the story before the next update episode.



Special thanks to Hysteria Magazine for letting us borrow the audio from their Red Jumpsuit Apparatus' 29th November 2018 show at The Triffid in Brisbane

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There has been an update in the story of Susan & Jeffrey Klungness (episode #241 from 2023). This week, authorities in Pierce County announced that they were closing the case, having discovered remains belonging to Jeffrey Klungness back in October 2017...



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"... they don't say whether she's still alive or where she is or what her name is. They don't tell you anything but that she was a middle-aged woman who was inspired by God and God spoke to her, so she started speaking God's word."

In September 2021, a mysterious Reddit account surfaced, claiming to be the long-lost leader of a controversial religious movement. The user, /u/yang_xiangbin, posted about an abusive marriage, exile, and an unexpected role in the rise of a group known as the Church of Almighty God - aka "Eastern Lightning" - an organization the Chinese government has labeled a dangerous cult.

Was this an elaborate hoax, or had one of the most elusive figures in modern religious history just reappeared online?



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Truth isn't dead - it's been rewritten.

A corrupted broadcast. A signal breaking apart. An urgent message struggling to get through. Post-Truth is a new podcast that uncovers the moments in American history when facts were distorted, reality was rewritten, and the truth became negotiable. From the first great American myth to deepfakes and the AI-driven war on reality, this is the story of how we lost the signal—and what happens next. 

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"OFFICER SHOT. WHITE CHEVY VAN. NO PLATE."

In the early morning hours of 27 October 2006, Deputy Jeffrey Mitchell of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office told dispatchers that he was pulling over a white Chevy van off of rural Highway 16. Seven minutes later, his radio "keyed," a common sign of distress. After failing to respond to calls on his radio and cell phone, dispatchers sent out other deputies to Mitchell's last known location with lights and sirens.

Arriving just minutes later, officers found Deputy Mitchell laying on the ground near his vehicle, bleeding from a single gunshot wound to the head. As they'd soon learn, he'd been shot with his own weapon during a "significant struggle" with an unknown person...



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