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The Performer in the Purple Suit: What the Cameras Cut
Episode 230
He waved, he sang, and twenty-four preschoolers screamed for more. In a Dallas studio in the 1990s, a performer climbed into a 70-pound purple suit w…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Performer in the Purple Suit: What the Cameras Cut
He waved, he sang, and twenty-four preschoolers screamed for more. In a Dallas studio in the 1990s, a performer climbed into a 70-pound purple suit w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Real-Life Snow White: The Queen Behind the 1978 Flat Raid
Episode 229
She didn’t live with seven girls. She lived with seven men—armed, paranoid, and surrounded by white powder. In 1978, a police raid on a cramped flat …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Bartholomew Sisters: The Mountain Inn with an Impossible Date
Episode 228
They built an inn with 67 rooms and almost no guests. In the 1860s Alaska high country, the Bartholomew triplets offered shelter to anyone who could …
3 months, 1 week ago
“What Goes Up…”: Inside the Philip D. Cupp Balloon Legend
Episode 227
In 1920s Miami, a man named Philip D. Cupp ran a thriving hot-air-balloon business, lifting tourists over the ocean for postcard views. By 1925, disa…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Dollmaker: Brides Behind Glass and the 1975 Basement Raid
Episode 226
He sold lifelike dolls and a perfect romance—until the brides disappeared. In 1975, Mark S. Mann ran a boutique that drew wealthy clients with his ch…
3 months, 1 week ago
John Wayne Gacy: The Crawlspace Under the Smile (1970s Chicago)
Episode 225
He threw block parties, ran a construction company, and visited hospitals as Pogo the Clown. In the 1970s Chicago suburbs, John Wayne Gacy looked lik…
3 months, 1 week ago
Aladdin: 10,000 Years After Us
Episode 224
What if Agrabah isn’t ancient at all—but what’s left after us? The fan theory goes like this: the Genie says he’s been in the lamp for 10,000 years, …
3 months, 1 week ago
Zeta Force: The 1999 Vanishing of a Real-Life “Power Rangers” Team
Episode 223
They wore color-coded uniforms, black visors, and moved like a rumor. In 1997, a hush-hush program called Zeta Force allegedly trained five teenagers…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Project Shellshock: The Dark TMNT Origin Legend
Episode 222
These are the real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—if you believe the Shellshock legend. In 1973, beneath New York, a reclusive scientist named Dr. Howa…
3 months, 2 weeks ago