The Solway Firth Spaceman: The 1964 Photograph No One Can Explain
The Solway Firth Spaceman is one of the most famous unexplained photographs in British history, and after more than sixty years, people are still arguing about what it shows. On the afternoon of the 2...
12 Sep 27min
The Carnegie Secret: The Great Con of Cassie Chadwick
The great con of Cassie Chadwick is one of the most audacious frauds in American history, and it was built on a single, brilliant lie: that she was the secret illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie,...
9 Sep 28min
Ninety Flashes in the Dark: The Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
The disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon in April 2014 is one of the most haunting and hotly debated mysteries of the modern age, and more than a decade later, no one agrees on what really ...
8 Sep 26min
The Man Who Would Not Die: The Murder of Brett Bowyer
The murder of Brett Bowyer in February 2002 is one of the most harrowing crimes in Alabama's history, and it produced one of the most extraordinary acts of survival ever recorded. On a cold night in R...
6 Sep 24min
The Acid Bath Murders: The Crimes of John George Haigh
The Acid Bath Murders are one of the most infamous cases in British criminal history, and the man behind them, John George Haigh, believed he had discovered the secret of the perfect crime. A charming...
2 Sep 29min
The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser: The Boy Who Came From Nowhere
The mystery of Kaspar Hauser has haunted Europe for nearly 200 years, and it began on a spring afternoon in 1828 when a bewildered teenage boy appeared in the streets of Nuremberg, barely able to spea...
1 Sep 26min
The Murder of Kim Wall: The Submarine Killing That Shocked the World
The murder of Kim Wall in August 2017 was one of the most shocking crimes in modern Scandinavian history, and it began with an interview. Kim Wall was a brilliant and fearless 30-year-old journalist, ...
30 Aug 24min
The Advocate Who Wasn't: The Case of Brian Mwenda, Kenya's Fake Lawyer
The case of Brian Mwenda captivated Kenya and much of the world in 2023: the story of a confident young man in a well-cut suit who stood up in the High Court of Kenya, argued cases against trained law...
26 Aug 24min
