Today, the Great Emu War is known around the world. Yet for much of the twentieth century, few people outside Australia had ever heard of it. Why did such an extraordinary story remain largely forgotten for decades before suddenly becoming famous? This episode explores the surprising journey from forgotten history to global phenomenon.

The Great Emu War has been retold so many times that fact and fiction often blur together. Did Australia really declare war on emus? Did the birds outsmart the army? Were thousands of soldiers involved? In this episode, we examine the most common myths surrounding the Great Emu War and compare them with the historical record.

Long before the internet turned the Great Emu War into a global legend, newspapers were already shaping its reputation. Some reports treated the campaign seriously, while others couldn't resist the irony of soldiers chasing giant birds across the Australian countryside. In this episode, we explore how the media of 1932 helped create one of history's most unforgettable stories.

Nearly eighty years after the Christmas Eve fire in Fayetteville, West Virginia, the disappearance of the five Sodder children remains unsolved. No definitive evidence has ever proven whether the children died in the fire or survived it. The case continues to be discussed as one of America's most enduring historical mysteries.

In this final episode of the Sodder Children series, we look beyond the theories to examine what the evidence actually tells us, what remains unknown, and why one family's search never truly ended.

More than twenty years after the Sodder children disappeared, George and Jennie Sodder received an anonymous letter containing a photograph of a young man. On the back was a cryptic handwritten message. The family became convinced the man was one of their missing sons, but investigators were never able to verify the claim.

In this episode of Unsolved and Missing, we examine the mysterious photograph, the investigation it inspired, and why it remains one of the most debated pieces of evidence in the Sodder case.

The official investigation concluded that five Sodder children died in the Christmas Eve fire. But in the months and years that followed, witnesses across several states claimed they had seen the missing children alive. None of the sightings could be conclusively verified, yet they convinced George and Jennie Sodder that the search should never end.

In this episode of Unsolved and Missing, we examine the reported sightings, how investigators responded, and why the Sodder family refused to accept that the fire had claimed their children.

The more George and Jennie Sodder examined the events surrounding the Christmas Eve fire, the less they believed it had been an accident. A missing ladder. Two trucks that suddenly refused to start. A phone line that had been cut rather than burned. Were these unrelated coincidences, or signs that someone had planned what happened? More than 80 years later, the questions remain unanswered.

In this episode of Unsolved and Missing, we examine the strange clues surrounding the fire and why the Sodder family became convinced the tragedy was no accident.

On Christmas Eve 1945, the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, caught fire. By morning, five of the ten Sodder children were believed dead. But investigators found something extraordinary: no identifiable human remains. That discovery sparked one of America's longest-running missing person mysteries. George Sodder and Jennie Sodder spent the rest of their lives searching for answers.

In this episode of Unsolved and Missing, we begin with the fire itself and the first questions that arose before the ashes had even cooled.

More than thirty years after the disappearance of Sherrill Levitt, Suzie Streeter, and Stacy McCall, investigators still have no definitive answer. Over the decades, countless theories have emerged, but none has been supported by enough evidence to solve the case.

In this final episode of the Springfield Three series, we examine the major theories, separate evidence from speculation, and explore why this case remains one of America's most enduring mysteries.

Among the most frustrating details in the Springfield Three case are a series of phone calls and one erased answering machine message. Friends reported receiving strange calls while inside the house, and an important recorded message was accidentally deleted before investigators could preserve it. Whether any of those calls were connected to the disappearances has never been confirmed.

In this episode of Unsolved and Missing, we examine what is actually known about the mysterious phone calls, what became internet legend, and why investigators have never been able to determine their significance.

Sometimes a clue disappears before anyone realizes it's a clue.