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The Man Under the Bed With a Puppet
Episode 277
In 1974, Mike Rofone moved to a quiet, isolated house outside Greenbow, Alabama. The nearest neighbor was miles away. It should’ve been peaceful. Ins…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Real-Life Little Mermaid (The 1891 Sea Girl Case)
Episode 276
In 1891, a group of children in La Crique-Sac, France, saw something impossible—an unnamed girl crawling out of the Atlantic. Her clothes were soaked…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Terrifying Story Behind Ronald McDonald
Episode 275
In the late 1890s, a drifter named Ronald McDonald toured county fairs across the Midwest with a tent he called the “Happy Meal.” He wore a dark red …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Terrifying Real-Life Captain America Experiment
Episode 274
In 1943, as World War II raged, the U.S. military launched a classified program called Project Sentinel. The goal sounded like something out of a com…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Dark True Story Behind Barbie’s Face
Episode 272
Barbie was sold as a dream—the perfect blonde doll for little girls in the 1950s. The official story says she was inspired by a German doll named Bil…
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The Billionaire Who Bought an Invisible Car
Episode 273
In 1999, Leonardo Caprice opened a “luxury garage” in downtown Manhattan with a pitch straight out of a cartoon: the world’s first invisible car. For…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Rich Family That Married Each Other to Keep Their Money
Episode 271
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In Mexico, there was once a family so rich that losing a single coin terrified them more than anything else. To protect their fortune …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Donut Shop That Addicted Chicago
Episode 270
In the late 1970s, a tiny Chicago donut shop on Ashland Avenue became an overnight obsession. Customers lined up before sunrise, buying box after box…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Real-Life Ninja Turtles | Vermont’s Underground Lab
Episode 269
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In the 1960s, a secret laboratory beneath a small-town library in Vermont tested an illegal life-extension formula on animals. The g…
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The Inventor Who Turned His House Into a Trap
Episode 268
In 1930s Ohio, a reclusive inventor named Joseph Cermitsky lived alone in a Victorian house that locals feared. When a drifter vanished near his prop…
1 month, 4 weeks ago