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In 1990 13 priceless pieces of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and have not been seen since. There have been many leads but the search continues.

In 1992 three hikers set out to hike Mount Foraker but when weather turned bad their climb turned deadly. With multiple injuries Colby had to fight to survive alone on the mountain.

http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199302800/Avalanche-Weather-Alaska-Mount-Foraker

https://bushcraftbuddy.com/colby-coombs-9-days-alone-up-a-mountain-with-broken-bones/

https://www.backpacker.com/gear-item/fighting-death-on-mt-foraker/

https://climbalaska.org/classic-agency/why-ams/our-team/colby-coombs/

https://climbalaska.org/climbs-denali-more/mount-foraker-southeast-ridge/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Foraker

When The Teachers Pet Podcast investigated the disappearance of Lyn Dawson, new evidence and witnesses were identified which lead to major progress in the case. Can a podcast actually help to solve a murder?

Sources:

The teachers pet podcast 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/31/five-reasons-chris-dawson-was-found-guilty-of-according-to-the-judgment

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/30/australia/australia-chris-dawson-wife-murder-verdict-intl-hnk/index.htmlhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/teachers-pet-podcast-sexual-abuse-claims-for-three-northern-beaches-high-schools-in-sydney/2037b34a-5798-4d17-b924-539acc90c35c#:~:text=Lee%20Joyce%20Dunbar%2C%20a%20former,committing%20an%20act%20of%20indecency.

40 years ago Lyn Dawson disappeared from her own home never to be heard from again. Her husband claimed that she had joined a cult, but people started to suspect foul play when his teen lover moved into the family home, shortly after Lyn's disappearance.

This case became even more infamous in 2018 when it was covered on The Teachers Pet podcast, in the hopes of discovering new evidence and finally finding answers to what happened too Lyn. But can a podcast actually solve a crime?

Sources:

Teachers Pet Podcast

ABC News - Lyn Dawson Vanished

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teacher%27s_Pet

After murdering his family John List started a new life with a new identity. Eventually his old life catches up to him when it starts to mimic the life he tried to leave behind. This week Audrey tells the second part of the tragic List family murders and the search for John List.

The List family tried their best to keep up appearances but financial difficulties and trouble at home was too much for John List. This week Audrey tells the horrific murders of the List family by the the patriarch of the family John List.

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/family/list/8.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List_(murderer) 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list

In 1961, the U.S. decided to create a program where they would have nuclear weapons in the air 24/7 in order to be prepared to respond to any potential attack. But instead they ended up dropping a bomb on their own country.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c5889f/broken-arrows-the-accidents-that-could-end-the-world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race

https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/broken-arrows/index.html#1960

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash

In 2018 Gerry Cotten unexpectedly died at only 30 years old, while on a trip to India. Gerry was the co-founder of a cryptocurrency trading platform, but after his death the website shut down. Over 215 million dollars in customer money was inaccessible and this left people wondering if they had been swindled. Soon the same question crossed everyones mind. Is Gerry actually dead?

Sources

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-cryptocurrency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriga_Fintech_Solutions

https://www.newsweek.com/who-gerald-cotten-gerry-cotten-dead-alive-crypto-king-netflix-1693417

Netflix documentary - trust no one - the hunt for the crypto king

This week Audrey covers the story of The Lady of the Dunes. A woman's body is found and unidentified for close to 50 years. With recent updates in this case we finally know her identity as well as her possible killer.