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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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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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33:21

63: The Thames Torso Murders: More Jack the Ripper...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/07/01

Back in 1887-1889, body parts started washing up along the banks of the River Thames in London, victims who for the most part still remain unidentified today as well as the perpetrator. Who was skulking in the shadows, attacking women and dismembering their bodies? Some think it may have been Jack the Ripper, using a different MO from his 1888 Whitechapel murders, but we may never have the answer.

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41:04

62: The UpStairs Lounge Fire

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/06/24

49 years ago to this day, an arsonist set a fire at a gay bar in New Orleans, leading to the deaths of 32 people. Despite many witnesses knowing who set the fire, investigators didn't care enough about the deaths of 32 gay men to investigate properly and no justice was ever brought.

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15:45

61: Who is Tempe Girl? | Unidentified Jane Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/06/10

In 2002 the body of a teenage girl was discovered behind a strip mall in Tempe, Arizona after she had died following a cocaine overdose. Despite a man coming forward saying he was the last person to see her alive with a detailed description of her last moments, investigators have never been able to find the girl's identity.

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35:57

60: What Happened to Holly Bartlett?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/06/03

Holly Bartlett was found unconscious at the base of a bridge in 2010 after a night out with friends. The taxi driver insists he dropped her outside her apartment building the night before but somehow Holly, who was a blind woman, travelled 300m in the wrong direction and somehow became so injured her family made the decision to turn off life support the next day. How did this happen?

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33:33

59: Some Case Updates: Mr Cruel, Madeline McCann,...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/05/27

Today we're taking a look at some old cases I've covered and sharing some big and some small updates that have recently come out about them. We have new suspects in the Madeleine McCann and Mr Cruel cases, Jane Doe updates and one exciting identification, a new victim announced for San Francisco serial killer the Doodler and more.

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17:49

57: A Jane Doe with a Name: Who is Lorraine Stahl?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/05/20

This week we're going to be discussing the case of Lorraine Stahl, the alias of a woman who's body was found in Ledyard, Connecticut in 1974. Whilst we do have an alias of hers and someone was even convicted for her murder, we still don't know her real identity, her family have never been notified.

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59:51

58: The History of Vaccines: Ancient Egypt to COVID-19

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/05/13

This week let's talk all about vaccines, from inoculation to the creation of the smallpox vaccine to Louis Pasteur, all the way up to the recent creation of the COVID-19 vaccines. A real one to nerd out to!

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39:40

56: Jesse Pomeroy: America's Youngest Serial Killer

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/05/06

This week we're going to be talking about Jesse Pomeroy, who at 14 years old became the youngest person to ever be convicted of first degree murder in Massachusetts after killing two children, but suspicion runs deep that he may have been responsible for the deaths of many more.

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48:02

55: The Bear Brook Murders: Almost Solved

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/04/29

This week we're going to New Hampshire to take a look into the Bear Brook murders and the web that has unravelled in the authorities attempts to find the identities of four murder victims found in barrels. Somehow, this case eventually led to them solving the identity of the Golden State Killer.

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54: Where is Alicia Navarro?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/04/22

14 year old Alicia Navarro went missing from her home in Glendale, Arizona on 15th September 2019 after leaving her mum a note promising that she would be returning. She hasn't been seen since and it's thought that she was lured away from her home by a person she met online through her love of gaming.

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42:03

54: The Lost Boys of Pickering

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/04/14

This week we're looking at the disappearance of 6 boys from Pickering, Ontario back in 1995. After telling friends they were going to 'goof off' at the marina, they all disappeared and after an unhelpful cursory search, police immediately assumed they died in the lake. But no trace of them or the boats have ever reappeared.

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53: Is Time Travel Real? | The Bold Street Time Slips

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/04/08

Something a bit lighter hearted this week as we explore the strange phenomenon of 'time slips', people momentarily, unintentionally travelling back in time before appearing back in the present. This seems to happen more in certain places than others, one of which being on Bold Street in Liverpool. Why?

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15:58

52: The Angel in the Meadow | Unidentified Jane Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/04/01

In 2010 a body was discovered outside an old carpark by Angel's Meadow, Manchester. It was clear that she had been there undiscovered for many decades, but 12 years since her discovery and investigators are no closer to finding out her name or her killer.

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39:48

51: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/03/25

On 12th June 1977, three Girl Scouts went to camp in Oklahoma for the week, but would never arrive home, instead being brutally murdered on their first night away. After an extensive manhunt for the person police believed to be responsible, he was acquitted at trial. Will there ever be justice?

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50: Jens Soering & Elizabeth Haysom: Guilty or Not...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/03/18

Very rarely today we're talking about what is technically a solved case, but a solved case that a lot of people still have doubts about to this day. In 1985, Derek and Nancy Haysom were found dead in their Virginia home and their daughter's boyfriend was found guilty of the crime. But did he really do it? Or was it their own daughter?

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31:20

49: The Finger Chilli Scam | THAT Wendy's Lawsuit

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/03/11

In 2005, Anna Ayala sat down to eat at a Wendy's restaurant and found a human finger in her chilli. What would follow was a media whirlwind, allegations thrown in all directions and eventually, an arrest. What actually happened and who did the finger belong to?

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46:52

48: The Texas Killing Fields | Part Two

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/03/04

Following on from last week's episode, this is part two of the Texas Killing Fields; a series of unsolved (and some solved) murders that happened along the I-45 corridor in south Texas from the 70s all the way through to 2006. Last episode we spoke about the 70s, this week we focus on crimes from the 80s onwards.

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42:39

47: The Texas Killing Fields | Part One

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/02/25

This week we've got part one of a two part series focusing on the Texas Killing Fields/I-45 murders, a decades long web of disappearances and murders along the I-45 between Houston and Galveston, Texas. In this episode we focus on the crimes throughout the 70s and a couple of early suspects.

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24:38

46: Who is Little Miss Nobody? | Unidentified Jane Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/02/18

This week we're looking at a Jane Doe case from 1960, when a 2-7 year old girl was found half-buried in a creek bed in Yuvapai County, Arizona. Almost 62 years on and we still have no answers, but her DNA is currently being analysed in the search for an identity.

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