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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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158: The people who believe they're DEAD | Walking...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/06/17

What would you do one day if you woke up dead? You're walking, talking, but you're dead: your brain and skin and organs no longer belong to you. Well, for those with Cotard's Syndrome, that is a terrifying reality.

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36:08

157: The abduction of Heather Teague

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/06/07

In August 1995, 23 year old Heather Teague went sunbathing on Newburgh beach in Henderson County, Kentucky. Then someone emerged from the woodland behind, pulled her up by her hair and threatened her with a gun, forcing her back into the trees. And wildly, this was all witnessed by a man and his telescope 25km away, in a different state.

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18:12

156: Midtown Jane Doe identified... but who killed her?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/31

In 2003, workers prepping a building for demolition in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, discovered a body encased in concrete in the basement. After 21 years, the girl was identified at Patricia McGlone, but now the search is on for who killed her.

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44:03

155: The Connecticut River Valley Killer

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/29

Through the 70s and 80s, multiple women were found murdered along the Connecticut River Valley - until one woman, Jane Boroski, survived a brutal attack and the killer seemed to go into hiding. Who is the Connecticut River Valley Killer?UPDATE: as of Tuesday 21st May 2024 (after I recorded this), a search warrant has been enacted in the home of a man in Newport. No more information has been released at this time.

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39:43

154: Who killed Liz Barraza?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/20

In 2019, Liz Barraza was setting up a garage sale on her driveway whilst neighbours got up and ready for the day. And then a car pulls up, someone gets out, and shoots her. Who was this mysterious person? Was it a random attack? Mistaken identity? Had someone taken out a hit on her?

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27:40

154: Who WAS Joseph Chandler Newton III?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/18

In 2002 authorities in Eastlake, Ohio were called to a suicide in an apartment and it looked like it was going to be an open and shut case... until it turned out that the man, who they thought was Joseph Chandler Newton III, had been living under a false identity for YEARS. Recently he was identified, but no-one knows why he went on the run, abandoning his family forever.

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35:44

153: Who killed Amy Gellert?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/13

One night in 1994, Bob and Bunny Lehton arrived home from church to find a masked intruder in their home, pacing back and forth, saying they were just there to rob them and was waiting for a lift. Despite all offers for him to take what he wished, the man refused to leave... until the couple's daughter Amy Gellert came home. Amy was brutally attacked and died from her wounds, with the perpetrator escaping on foot. He's never been found.

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18:26

152: The Volusia County John Doe

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/05/08

In 1972, a male body was found in a secluded area in Volusia County, Florida. At the time it was thought that the remains were that of an adult, but testing decades later showed that it was more than likely a child, a pre-teen boy. For decades, investigators have been looking in the wrong places, but could he be found now?

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25:10

151: The unsolved case of Vera Anderson

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/26

32 years ago, much-loved mum Vera Anderson received a phone call that resulted in her leaving her home at 10pm on a Saturday night and driving to a quiet, deserted area. Hours later, she would be found murdered in her car, in what appeared to be a hit. Despite extensive investigation, authorities have never found any motive, any reason as to why someone might want Vera dead.

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33:01

150: The solved case of Yara Gambirasio

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/21

FROM THE VAULT: In November 2010, 13 year old Yara Gambirasio disappeared after gymnastics in Lombardy, Italy. What followed was one of the most intensive police investigations ever seen in Italy, and eventually, her killer was captured.

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42:23

149: Lauren Agee: accident or murder?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/14

In 2015, 21 year old Lauren Agee went to a weekend festival with her friends but little did she know she wouldn't be returning home. There's been lots of speculation over the years as to what happened to Lauren, law enforcement wrote it off as an accident but her family has never accepted that, because as you'll come to see they didn't actually investigate the case...

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27:06

149: The Doodler | Unsolved Serial Killer

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/13

FROM THE VAULT: From 1974-1975, a number of murders and assaults took place in San Fransisco, all targeted at gay men. The police took little to no interest in investigating the plights of the queer community, so to this day, the so-called Doodler killer goes unidentified.

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31:56

149: CASE UPDATES | Colonial Parkway Murders, Redhead...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/12

Today's episode is featuring a number of updates on cases I've covered in the past, small and big! We have a murderer being found in the Colonial Parkway case, movements in the Redhead murders, the Amelia Earhart plane potentially being found, and as always, plenty of Doe identifications and updates.

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34:30

145: The Solved Case of Rebecca Schaeffer

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/07

FROM THE VAULT: Rebecca Schaeffer was an up-and-coming American actress with a bright life ahead of her, when it was tragically ripped away at age 21. Her murder would bring to light gaps in the law around stalking, leading to questions as to how this was allowed to happen in the first place.

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57:13

148: The Crimes of Henry Lee Lucas | The Confession...

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/04/05

In 1983 a transient man called Henry Lee Lucas was arrested for the murder of an elderly woman called Kate Rich and as he stood in court for his crimes he asks 'what about the rest of the people I killed?' Beginning a frenzy throughout law enforcement across the country. He would go on to confess to over 600 murders, but how many people did Henry Lee Lucas REALLY kill?

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56:56

145: The Disappearance of Misty Copsey

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/03/31

FROM THE VAULT: In 1992, 14 year old Misty Copsey went missing from Puyallup, Washington after visiting a fair with her best friend. Despite many clues pointing in multiple directions, there's never been any trace of her found.

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17:13

147: Who was One Eyed Jack?

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/03/29

In August 1979, a resident of Tok, Alaska found a decomposed body at the side of a quiet country road. Investigators were soon able to pin down his killer, but One Eyed Jack, as he would come to be known, has never been identified.

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41:53

144: The Salem Witch Trials

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/03/24

FROM THE VAULT - For centuries we've seen multiple different iterations of women being accused of witchcraft, of having too much power, men screaming how they must be stopped; the most famous of which is the Salem witch trials. But do you know the full story?

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41:29

146: The disappearance of Lars Mittank

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/03/22

In 2014, Lars Mittank travelled to Bulgaria for a week away with friends. An unfortunate encounter means he gets a burst eardrum and is unable to fly back home to Germany, being left alone in a foreign country... what happens next has never been explained.

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37:03

144: The Radium Girls

Mysteries and Histories ·

2024/03/18

FROM THE VAULT - in 1917, the Radium Luminous Material Corporation started producing luminous paints called Undark, with companies quickly realising how helpful luminescent watch faces would be for the military. Hordes of women were employed in factories, tasked with the painstaking job of painting the watches... only as we all know, radium and humans do not mix.

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