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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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45: The Case of David Elmquist

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/02/11

On 9th February 2018, David Scott Elmquist died from self-immolation and the authorities were quick to rule it a suicide. But in the months that passed, David's family started to have some questions, there was some things that just did not make sense in the following investigation and now they're desperate for answers and for the case to be reviewed.Sign the petition here:

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44: The Mystery of Oak Island

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/02/04

Sometimes you need something a little bit lighter, so this week we're taking a look at the everlasting mystery of Oak Island, a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia where over two centuries ago, a seemingly never-ending pit was discovered. There have long been rumours of buried treasure, but nothing substantial has ever been found, bar some mysteriously inscribed stone, wooden platforms and the occasional strange item. What is there?

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43: The 1814 London Beer Flood

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/01/28

In 1814 a large brewery in the middle of London suffered an exploding vat of beer and although to some this might sound like a dream, the real story was tragic. Let's learn about it...

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42: Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Hanged in England

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/01/21

Today's story is more of a conversation starter than my usual mystery. In the 1960's, Ruth Ellis was convicted of the murder of David Blakely and was subsequently ordered to hang. The British public was outraged and believed that there were enough mitigating circumstances that her life should have been spared. What do you think?

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41: The Dane County Chimney Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/01/14

This week we're taking a look at the Dane County Chimney Doe, a skeleton found in a chimney in Madison, Wisconsin in 1989 that still remains unidentified. This is a Doe case that's proving particularly hard to get answers to - how did they even end up in the chimney in the first place? How were they not reported as missing?

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40: The Centuries Old Mystery of Theodosia Burr

Mysteries and Histories ·

2022/01/07

This week we're travelling back in time to the early 10th century, when Theodosia Burr, the only surviving daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr, boarded a ship to New York only for it to never arrive at its destination. Over two centuries later, and what happened to Theodosia is still a complete mystery, with only one clue in the form of a portrait of a beautiful woman.

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39: The Missing Fort Worth Trio: Rachel Trlica, Julie...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/12/31

Two days before Christmas in 1974, three girls went to do some last minute Christmas shopping at their local mall in Fort Worth, Texas, but they never came home. The next day a mysterious letter arrives, saying that the girls decided to run away for a week, but were they the ones who wrote it?

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39: The Invention of Vaccines: Edward Jenner and...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/12/24

This week we're taking a look at a historical story, with the invention of vaccines by a man called Edward Jenner to put an end to 'the scourge of the earth' (as he put it) smallpox - because apparently I just love the drama.

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38: The Unsolved Murder of Jacqueline Palmer-Radford

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/12/17

This week we're taking a look at a small, unknown case from the sleepy village of Eversley in Hampshire. Jacqueline Palmer-Radford was found murdered in her own kitchen in 1992, and despite some interesting leads no answers have ever been found.

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37: The Disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/12/10

This week we're going back to the 1970s to take a look at the case of Margaret Ellen Fox, a 14 year old who disappeared from New Jersey after going to meet a man called John Marshall about a babysitting job. But John Marshall didn't exist, and Margaret was never seen again.

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36: UNSOLVED SERIAL KILLER - The Eastbound Strangler

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/12/03

In late 2006, the bodies of four women were found in a drainage ditch behind a motel just outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey. They were all facing east, towards the city, all murdered under very similar circumstances. The killer, or killers, have never been found. What happened to them?

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35: How Hookworm Led To The 'Lazy' Stereotype of the...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/11/26

Be warned: this week's episode is not one for the faint-hearted as we are venturing into the world of parasites with a look at how hookworm led to the negative stereotypes of the American south.

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34: Dr No - Solved At Last?!

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/11/19

This week we're diving into the crimes of the mysterious Dr No, an apparent serial killer who roamed Ohio throughout the 80s and 90s, dumping the bodies of sex workers alongside the major interstates. It was recently reported that Dr No has been captured, but is this really the case? Let's find out.

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33: What Happened to Ernie Ortiz?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/11/05

This week I want to share the story of Ernie Ortiz, who was sadly murdered in Garden City, Kansas, in 2019. Two years on and there are no answers, the family are desperate for justice.

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32: Who Killed Tammy Vincent?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/10/22

This week we're taking a look at the case of Tammy Vincent, who was unidentified for almost 3 decades. Thanks to advances in DNA technology, she eventually got identified, only to find that that led to few further answers about who killed her. Can we help find answers?

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32: The Tragic Story of the Aberfan Disaster

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/10/15

In 1966, thousands of tonnes of mining waste fell on top of a small welsh village called Aberfan. Sadly, the majority of this landed on the primary school, burying the majority of the village's children alive. How did this come to happen and why?

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31: Unidentified: Clocaenog Forest Man

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/10/08

This week we're exploring a John Doe case from here in the UK. In 2015 a male body found in Clocaenog Forest in Wales and it's suspected that he'd been there a long time before this discovery. Who is he and how did he end up where he did?

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30: The World's Most Radioactive Man: Tokaimura...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/10/02

This week we're going to be learning about the Tokaimura Criticality Accident from Japan, in which three workers received high doses of radiation - one of them, Hisashi Ouchi, receiving the most radiation ever received by a human. I

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29: The Canary Girls: The Forgotten Women of World War 1

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/09/24

This week we're taking another look at piece of forgotten history, the UK's Canary Girls, who during World War 1 put their lives at risk to play their part in the war efforts. Why have they been pushed to the side?

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28: Where is Lauren Spierer?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2021/09/17

This week we're taking a look at the decade old disappearance of Lauren Spierer, who disappeared after a night out with friends. With there never being a single clue found as to what happened to her, it's important to share her story as far as possible with the hope that one day, it might reach the right person.

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