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Mysteries and Histories

Join Georgia as each week she talks you through important pieces of history that more people should know about or true crime cases that require more public attention - awareness and education are key!

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20:52

80: Killer convicted but still no identity: the...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/12/02

In July 1980, the bodies of two women would be found miles apart and neither would be identified for a long time. In the noughties, steps would be made to finally connect the Does to the same killer and one was eventually identified... but the identity of the Ventura County Jane Doe remains elusive.

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41:50

79: Case Updates: JonBenet Ramsey, Lady of the Dunes,...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/11/25

True crime is inherently a depressing topic, but occasionally some good news comes out when a perpetrator gets apprehended, someone gets identified or even new evidence is found and released - today we're going to discuss all of those latest updates!

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28:43

78: Dorothy Arnold | young socialite disappears into...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/11/11

In 1910, 25 year old Dorothy Arnold went out to shop for a dress for her sister's debutante ball. And then she disappeared into thin air. 112 years on, and there has never been so much as a single clue as to what happened to Dorothy. Did she run away to start a new life? Did she die in a botched abortion? Was she abducted off the street? Maybe one day we'll find an answer.

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22:35

77: The Torso Found Floating in the Thames: Adam

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/11/04

In September 2001, a man walking across Tower Bridge in London spotted a human body floating in the Thames, something investigators would soon discover to be just the torso of a young boy who seemingly had been victim of a ritualistic murder. Despite many leads and close calls over the years, 21 years on and Adam still doesn't have an identity, and police don't have their perpetrator.

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38:13

76: Accident or arson? The Hartford Circus Fire and...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/10/28

In 1944 a fire at the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus in Hartford, Connecticut led to the deaths of 168 people, of which 5/6 people still remain unidentified. As well as finding these identities, investigators have battled for decades to find the true cause of the fire - was it a carelessly discarded cigarette or something more nefarious?

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38:48

75: The New Bedford Highway Killer: serial killings...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/10/21

In 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts 11 women went missing over the course of just 6 months and over the coming year, 9 of their bodies would be found alongside major roads leading out of the city. Despite a number of good suspects in this case, investigators were slow to realise something was going on under their noses and therefore the case remains unsolved to this day.

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28:09

74: Family terrorised by anonymous letter writer |...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/10/14

In 2014 the Broaddus family bought their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey. All the preparations were made to begin some serious renovation work before they moved in when an anonymous letter arrived from someone who referred to themselves as 'The Watcher'. Thinly veiled threats were made to the family's children and this person professed to be part of a long line of people watching the house, generation after generation. Who were they and what was their motivation?

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31:01

73: When Being Gay was Banned in Hollywood: The Hays...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/10/07

Today we're talking a look at the Hays Code, a list of 36 'don'ts and be carefuls' for movie studios starting back in 1934 that changed the face of Hollywood forever. Ever wondered why Golden Age Hollywood films are so PG? Why even now queer people characters are hard to come by in films? Here's your answer!

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14:04

72: New Hope Jane Doe/Hillsborough Jane Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/09/30

On 19th September 1990, the body of a teenage girl/young woman was found by workers on the side of the I-40 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She had been there for less than a week, and despite a couple of witnesses coming forwards enabling police to piece together her final hours, she's never been identified. Who is New Hope Jane Doe and who is responsible for her murder?

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27:38

72: The Hammersmith Nude Murders: Jack the Stripper

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/09/26

In the 1960s, a serial killer roamed the streets of West London, hunting for poor sex workers to be his next victim. Each woman would be found nude or partially nude with teeth missing and covered in paint splatters. But despite extensive investigation and many suspects over the years, the killer nicknamed Jack the Stripper has never been apprehended.

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39:39

71: The Boy in the Box | UNIDENTIFIED for 65 years

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/09/16

65 years ago, the body of a young boy was found on Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia. Despite one one the biggest searches in state history, and becoming one of the most infamous Doe cases of all time, the boy has never been reunited with his identity, nor given justice for his murder. Genetic genealogy might mean we're close to answers in this case, but spreading the word is always helpful.

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23:30

71: What happened to Jake Latiolais? | police say...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/09/09

Police insist that in August 2014, 22 year old Jake Latiolais ended his own life by jumping over the edge of the Horace Wilkinson bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, however there has never been any solid evidence to support this theory - and no proper investigation was ever conducted. I've worked closely with Jake's mum, Tina, to bring his story to you today and try to spread the word.

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19:56

70: The Brighton Trunk Murders: Two Unrelated Cases...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/08/28

In June 1934 the dismembered torso of a woman was found at Brighton train station before her legs were found the following day at Kings Cross. To this day she remains unidentified, but her discovery led to the uncovering of the similar but apparently unrelated murder of Violette Kaye.

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40:41

69: How They Survived 72 Days in the Andes: The...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/08/19

In October 1972, a rugby team were catching a flight from Uruguay to Chile for a match but after a pilot error, they ended up crashing in the middle of the Andes. For 72 days, 16 men managed to survive against all odds before a remarkable feat of bravery led to their rescues.

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38:59

69: Did Mallory and Irvine Summit Everest in 1924?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/08/16

29 years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine attempted the same. They made one last attempt but tragedy struck and they never made it back down the mountain - for many years neither of their bodies were found and when one was, it only provided more questions than answers. Did they make it?

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34:25

68: The Tragic Story (and Mystery!) of the Elephant Man

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/08/05

Joseph Merrick was sadly born in a time before modern medicine, born into a world where people with deformities were forced to either live life in the shadows or put themselves on display as a novelty, as freaks. Joseph chose the latter. He never received a proper diagnosis for his illness, that caused him to form growths and tumours all over his body, and still to this day scientists can't answer the question fro certain. What was it that the Elephant Man suffered with?

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26:02

67: 3 Unidentified Women: All Found in Water

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/07/29

Today we're going to be covering 3 Jane Doe cases, St Charles Jane Doe from Missouri and two Davidson County Jane Does from Tennessee, one from 1976 and another from 1998. More and more Doe cases are being solved every single day, but these stories need more eyes and ears on them, do you live in any of these areas?

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26:13

66: Who Killed Dana Bradley?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/07/22

Back in December 1981, 14 year old Dana Bradley hitchhiked on her way home from a friend's house and she was never seen again. Her body was found four days later, but 41 years on we still haven't found her killer, despite four witnesses seeing the man and car in question.

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23:52

65: The Mould That Changed the World: The True Story...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/07/15

We all know the story of how penicillin, the life-saving antibiotic, was discovered right? An Alexander Fleming accident. But what if I told you there was actually a lot more to the story and it turns out multiple people were actually involved in the creation of the antibiotic we know and love today? Crazy, right?!

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37:51

64: Is THIS the Reason There Were so Many Serial...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/07/08

Throughout the latter part of the 20th century crime rates in the USA and across the world started to grow exponentially, before reaching a peak in the early 1990s and rapidly falling from there. Plenty of theories have been put forward over the years, but what if the reason is as simple as the huge usage of lead in the aftermath of World War 2?

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