An odd question from a landlady. A passing remark on moving day. A stranger carrying a file. Go deeper into two unsettling stories from our Halloween finale.

Explore the sources behind our Halloween finale, featuring the Union Screaming House, Kentucky Meat Shower, and Phantom Social Workers. Listen first—then look deeper.

Explore the sources behind The Bell Witch: The People Behind the Haunting, from Tennessee folklore to the accounts of enslaved families often overlooked in the legend.

Before Colleen Slemmer became a name buried beneath court proceedings, appeals, and an execution date, she was a nineteen-year-old who loved roller-skating, computers, and helping children. This memorial episode returns Colleen to the center of her own story.

A walk across Scotland’s Overtoun Bridge can turn terrifying in seconds. Explore the reported dog falls, the ghost stories, and a theory about what draws dogs toward the stone wall.

Deep in the mountains of northwest Georgia, Charles Scudder and Joseph “Joey” Odom built an unconventional life on forty isolated acres. But after their brutal 1982 murders, their handmade castle became something else entirely—a crime scene, a local legend, and eventually the center of stories involving curses, ghosts, Satanic Panic, and secrets that still raise questions today.

Explore the research behind *Madalyn Murray O’Hair: Against God and Country*, including the sources covering her disputed childhood, fight over school prayer, family divisions, disappearance, murder, and the investigation that finally revealed the truth.

Explore the reports, interviews and archival materials behind **19 Days: The John O’Neill Story**—and examine the evidence surrounding the warnings, conflicts and unanswered questions that shaped his final investigation.

Tania Head described escaping the South Tower, losing the man she loved and being rescued by a hero. Her story made her one of the most recognizable voices among 9/11 survivors. Then reporters checked the details.

You know the rulings. You know the warnings. But do you know the people behind them? Unknown Names goes back before six landmark Supreme Court cases became part of American law—to the strange, complicated, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of the people who never expected their lives to change ours.

Two unidentified women. Two mysterious deaths in Norway, twenty-five years apart. False identities, connections to Belgium, and clothing stripped of identifying labels. Jennifer Fairgate and the Isdal Woman were never proven to be connected but when their cases are placed side by side, some of the similarities are difficult to ignore. Coincidence or pattern?

A woman checks into one of Oslo’s most prominent hotels under a name that leads nowhere. Days later, investigators are left with a death, an identity they can’t verify, and questions that remain unanswered more than thirty years later. Explore the research and sources behind our investigation into the mystery of Jennifer Fairgate.

Every story has a version that's remembered... and another that's often forgotten. In this episode of **Truth in the Shadows**, we explore three women whose names became part of American history—but whose stories are far more complex than the versions most people think they know. Below you'll find the research and reference materials used while developing this episode. If you'd like to hear how these sources come together, you can listen to the full episode wherever you ge

When Bertha Boronda entered San Quentin in 1908, the headlines had already done their work. Newspapers covered the crime. The trial. The conviction. But what happened after the prison gates closed behind her? Historical records reveal a fascinating and often overlooked chapter of California history—one centered on the women who lived, worked, and served their sentences inside San Quentin's Women's Ward.

Everyone has heard them: "If police don't read your rights, the case gets dismissed." "If you're innocent, just explain everything." "You get one phone call." But how much of what we think we know about police encounters is actually true? In this week's Know Your Rights, we separate legal reality from popular myth and explore why some misconceptions refuse to die.

The public debate surrounding the Mackenzie Shirilla case continues years after the crash. But somewhere along the way, the conversation stopped being about the two young men who lost their lives. This reflection examines why Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan became secondary characters in their own story and why that matters.

For years, people disappeared around Moscow’s Bitsa Park without anyone fully understanding why. Elderly men, isolated individuals, and vulnerable victims vanished into the woods while life in the city continued normally around them. Investigators would later accuse Alexander Pichushkin — the man now known as the Chessboard Killer — of treating murder like a game, counting victims as completed spaces on a sixty-four-square chessboard. But the deeper story is not only about vi

When police entered Dennis Nilsen’s flat at Cranley Gardens in 1983, they uncovered one of Britain’s most disturbing serial murder cases hidden behind an ordinary apartment door. Beneath the floorboards and inside blocked drains were the remains of young men who had quietly disappeared across London for years. This investigation explores the victims, the psychology behind Nilsen’s crimes, and the haunting reality of how easily vulnerable people can vanish unnoticed.

On March 13, 1997, thousands of people across Arizona witnessed something unusual in the night sky. A massive formation of lights moved silently across the desert, leaving witnesses confused and searching for answers. Calls flooded air traffic control, police departments, and news stations. Pilots reported the lights. Citizens came forward. Even Arizona’s governor would later admit that he saw the phenomenon. The Phoenix Lights remain one of the most debated sightings in Amer

Probable cause is one of the most misunderstood legal standards in police encounters. Many people assume it gives police unlimited authority, but that is not how the law works. This article breaks down what probable cause actually means, how it is established, what actions it allows, and where the limits exist. Understanding this concept can help clarify how and why situations escalate and what rights still apply when they do.