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MF Thomas, Creator & Host
My Dark Path explores the fringes of history, science, and the paranormal. In every episode, creator and host MF Thomas illuminates a topic taken from the dark corners of our world. Combining his personal, on-location research with insights from experts, researchers and historians, every episode will intrigue, excite, and perhaps, send a shiver down your spine. Visit www.mydarkpath.com for more information.
Imagine stepping into a serene Wyoming forest for a simple elk hunt, only to fire a shot that defies physics—your bullet crumpling mid-air in eerie silence. What invisible force stopped it? On October 25, 1974, oilfield worker Carl Higdon faced this nightmare, turning to confront a neckless humanoid in a black jumpsuit: "Ausso One," communicating telepathically with slanted eyes and horn-like protrusions. Was this an alien hunter, mirroring Carl's own pursuit?
Compelled by an unseen will, Higdon swallows a mysterious pill and enters a hovering transparent cube. Inside: his miniaturized elk herd, frozen; two identical beings at the controls. In a flash, he's hurled 163,000 light-years to a blinding planet teeming with Earth animals in enclosures—and wandering humans, including a familiar gray-haired man. Abducted captives? Collaborators? Escorted to a spiraling tower, Carl endures invasive scans by a dozen entities, only to be rejected: "Not what we need." Why? His vasectomy? Age? Or something more sinister about their mutations and cosmic "hunting" for biological specimens?
Awakening disoriented in the dark, Higdon finds his truck impossibly relocated in a muddy ravine—no tracks, as if airlifted. Hospital tests reveal miracles: vanished tuberculosis scars and kidney stones, plus agonizing light sensitivity. Hypnosis with UFO expert Dr. Leo Sprinkle uncovers vivid details, backed by polygraphs, a deformed bullet, wilted grass, and locals' sightings of flashing sky lights. Skeptics cry hallucination from hypoxia or sci-fi influence, but parallels to Travis Walton's case beg: Are extraterrestrials harvesting us?
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There have been enigmatic aerial phenomena reported across the ages, shadowy forms gliding through the heavens that challenge our understanding of the possible, often manifesting as elongated vessels resembling colossal cigars or cylinders, silent and deliberate in their passage. From biblical accounts of fiery chariots descending upon ancient lands to the phantom airships that haunted the American West in the late 19th century, these sightings have sparked debates about secret human inventions, natural illusions, or intelligences from distant stars. Yet, in the frozen isolation of Soviet Siberia, where vast taiga forests conceal secrets and the weight of authoritarian silence stifles inquiry, a cluster of such encounters near the scarred site of history's most mysterious explosion invites profound speculation about what may lurk in the remote heavens.
This tale ventures into the remote wilderness surrounding the Tunguska River, a landscape forever marked by the cataclysmic blast of 1908 and later whispered to be a focal point for otherworldly visitations amid the Cold War's veil of secrecy. It encompasses thunderous detonations without craters, massive rotating cylinders birthing fleets of discs, and a witness whose path wove through the gulag's brutality and encounters with forgotten prisoners. At its essence is the 1953 observations of Benjamin Dodin, a gulag inmate whose detailed accounts of these craft not only defied Soviet orthodoxy but also suggested technologies transcending earthly bounds, prompting questions about whether these were clandestine prototypes, extraterrestrial scouts, or autonomous emissaries from multiple cosmic origins surveying our world.
Soviet citizens chronicled cigar-esque forms exhibiting physics-defying maneuvers. A 1965 submarine crew beheld a 200-meter entity submerging silently, sonar hissing briefly. 1915 Volga apparitions aligned with wartime Zeppelins, but 1896 San Francisco's ovate craft with voices and searchlights predated known airships.
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Dive into the chilling depths of one of America's most enduring UFO mysteries. If you're hooked on West Virginia cryptids like the Mothman, Bigfoot, or Grafton Monster, or fascinated by 1950s UFO sightings, alien encounters, and government conspiracies, this episode uncovers the eerie truth behind the Braxton County Monster. Host MF Thomas, who personally trekked to Braxton County last summer, unravels a 1952 close encounter of the third kind that left eight witnesses terrified and the world questioning: Was it an extraterrestrial visitor, a mechanical robot from another world, a misidentified natural phenomenon, or a secret missile test suppressed by the US government? Packed with eyewitness accounts, physical evidence, and lingering enigmas, this podcast episode blends history, folklore, and the unexplained—perfect for fans searching for information about the 1952 Flatwoods Monster.
Picture this: It's September 12, 1952, twilight in sleepy Flatwoods, West Virginia—a state dripping with eerie legends like the Mothman, Grafton Monster, and Snarly Yow, even inspiring Silent Hill's foggy nightmares. Amid the 1950s UFO frenzy, with the "Invasion of Washington" buzzing D.C. and Life Magazine hyping flying saucers next to Marilyn Monroe, a group of boys playing football spots IT: a massive fiery object streaking the sky. Pulsing cherry red to orange, trailing flames, wobbling like a dying aircraft—not a meteor, but something controlled. It vanishes behind a hill on the Fisher farm, igniting chaos.
Freddie May, just 11, recalls a "round ball of fire" spiraling like a leaf. Local bigwig Jack Davis swears it's a lit-up oblong craft, slowing to land, brighter than mercury vapor. No noise, just eerie descent. The boys bolt home, dragging mom Kathleen May, 35, into the fray. With 17-year-old Eugene Lemon and his dog, plus pals Neil Nunley (14), Teddie Neal, Edison May (13), Ronald Shaver, and tiny Tommy Hyer (6), they form an unwitting expedition. Flashlights in hand, they trek half a mile through darkening woods, spotting a red-purple flare atop the hill. Hearts pounding, they push on—unaware they're stepping into nightmare fuel.
The path steepens: Mist rolls in, thick and foreboding. A sharp metallic stench hits—like burning TV tubes—searing throats, watering eyes. Kathleen shudders, still smelling it decades later. Mechanical w
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In this spine-chilling episode of My Dark Path, host MF Thomas unravels the eerie legend of the Blackbird of Chernobyl, a mysterious creature rumored to have foreshadowed the catastrophic 1986 nuclear disaster. Blending eyewitness testimonies, historical timelines, and Slavic folklore, this episode dives deep into one of history’s most haunting mysteries. From the devastated streets of Pripyat to the ominous sightings of a headless, winged entity with glowing red eyes, discover the untold story that intertwines the paranormal with a real-world tragedy.
What’s Inside This Episode
- The Chernobyl Disaster Unveiled: Relive the harrowing timeline of the 1986 explosion at Reactor No. 4, from the initial power surge to the heroic efforts of liquidators and the evacuation of 115,000 Pripyat residents.
- The Blackbird Legend: Explore chilling accounts of a dark, monstrous figure—described as a grotesque fusion of raven and vulture—spotted by Chernobyl workers days before the meltdown.
- Slavic Folklore Roots: Learn how blackbirds, long seen as omens of death in Ukrainian and Slavic mythology, might connect to this supernatural tale.
- Paranormal Parallels: Draw connections to the Mothman legend and other global phenomena where disaster and strange sightings collide.
Why You’ll Be Hooked
- Gripping Storytelling: MF Thomas masterfully weaves history, science, and the supernatural into a narrative that keeps you on edge.
- Fresh Insights: See the Chernobyl disaster through a paranormal lens, enriched with survivor stories and cultural context.
- Mystery Meets History: Perfect for fans of UFOs, conspiracies, and historical enigmas, this episode bridges the known and the unknown.
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Dive into the extraordinary story of Marie and Mildred Maier, the original Doublemint Twins, whose encounter with an alien signal shook Chicago and exposed a shadowy government cover-up. On November 28, 1954, during a live WGN radio broadcast, the sisters recorded eerie, high-speed tones—described as a coded message resembling Jingle Bells—after host Jim Mills invited extraterrestrials to respond. What followed was a web of deception involving the CIA, fake Air Force officers, and a relentless UFO skeptic, Dr. Leon Davidson, who uncovered the truth.
Explore the Maier's journey from advertising fame as Wrigley’s Doublemint Twins to accidental UFO hunters. Their WGN recording, detailed in a rare 1955 Journal of Space Flight article, caught the CIA’s attention, leading to a covert operation to seize the tape. Posing as Air Force officers, CIA agents George O. Forrest and Dewelt Walker visited the sisters, claiming the signal was mere Morse code from a U.S. radio station. Was it?
Enter Dr. Leon Davidson, a Los Alamos scientist who believed UFOs were a CIA-orchestrated psychological warfare tactic. In 1957, Davidson contacted the Maiers, exposing inconsistencies in the CIA’s story and accusing the agency of fabricating UFO sightings to manipulate public perception during the Cold War. His dogged pursuit revealed a deeper conspiracy. The CIA’s 1997 report, The CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90, later admitted mishandling the case, confirming Davidson’s suspicions of agency involvement.
Set against the backdrop of 1954’s UFO frenzy, this episode uncovers a time when Cold War paranoia, public obsession with flying saucers, and government secrecy collided. The Maier sisters’ story is a microcosm of a nation grappling with the unknown. Why did the CIA go to such lengths to bury a single tape? Was the sisters’ recording evidence of extraterrestrial contact, or part of a larger psychological operation?
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Olga Schultz, born in South Dakota in 1913 to Russian immigrants, grew into a stunning, nature-loving woman. Her love for outdoor adventures was profound. In 1934, Olga married Carl Mauger, a carpenter in the oil industry, after a whirlwind romance. The newlyweds went elk hunting in Wyoming for their honeymoon. However, Olga disappeared under mysterious circumstances during the trip, leaving no trace despite an extensive search. Suspicions arose around Carl, but no conclusive evidence was found. Theories about her fate ranged from murder to a voluntary disappearance to start a new life, reflecting societal views on divorce at the time. Olga's case remains unsolved, the oldest cold case in Wyoming, with her story lingering as a blend of mystery and tragedy.
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Imagine being forced to run a race where losing means death. That’s exactly what happened to Grand Vizier Haci Salih Pasha in 1822, a dramatic and little-known chapter from the annals of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire, one of history’s most formidable powers, spanned over 600 years, commanding vast territories across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Renowned for its rich culture, breathtaking architecture, and intricate political system, it was a world where power and peril walked hand in hand—especially for the Grand Vizier, the Sultan’s second-in-command.
Haci Salih Pasha hailed from Izmir, a bustling port city in the Ottoman realm. His journey to power began modestly—serving as master of the barley and minister of powdermills—before his administrative prowess and loyalty propelled him to deputy grand vizier. In 1821, he ascended to the coveted role of Grand Vizier. Yet, this prestigious position came with a deadly catch: the Grand Vizier was often the fall guy for the empire’s troubles.
During Salih Pasha’s tenure, the Ottoman Empire grappled with the Greek War of Independence. For centuries, the Greeks had lived under Ottoman rule, but now they fought fiercely for freedom. The conflict was brutal, marked by atrocities on both sides. Despite Salih Pasha’s efforts, the Ottoman forces faltered, and Sultan Mahmud II grew increasingly displeased. In 1822, the Sultan summoned Salih Pasha to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, a sprawling complex that served as the sultans’ residence for over four centuries. Within its walls lay the Sultan’s garden—a serene oasis of lush greenery and elegant fountains, soon to become the stage for a life-or-death ordeal.
Upon arrival, Salih Pasha faced a chilling ritual: he was handed a cup of sherbet. White sherbet signaled safety; red meant death. When he received the red sherbet, his fate seemed sealed. But there was one last chance—the “Death Race.” In this extraordinary ritual, the condemned Grand Vizier had to outrun the chief executioner through the garden to the Fish Market Gate. Victory meant exile and survival; defeat meant immediate execution.
The odds were stacked against Salih Pasha. At 50 years old, clad in a long ceremonial tunic unsuited for sprinting, he faced a young, agile executioner across the garden’s winding paths and uneven ground. Everyone expected the executioner to triumph. Ye
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For two decades, a shadowy figure haunted the forests of Maules, Switzerland. Clad in a tattered military-style coat and an eerie gas mask, Le Loyon—also known as The Ghost of Maules—became a living legend. Who was this silent wanderer, and what compelled him to stalk the woods in obscurity?
In this chilling episode of My Dark Path, host MF Thomas embarks on a journey to uncover the truth behind one of Europe’s strangest modern mysteries. From eerie first-hand accounts to a haunting photograph that ignited a media frenzy, the tale of Le Loyon blurs the line between folklore, paranoia, and the unknown. Was he merely an eccentric recluse? A fugitive in disguise? Or something far more unsettling?
Through gripping historical parallels—including the bizarre disguises of fugitive Robert Durst, the decades-long isolation of WWII holdout Hiroo Onoda, and the outlandish stunts of Timothy Dexter—this episode explores the psychology of those who vanish into the shadows.
And then, there’s the final revelation—the cryptic farewell letter from Le Loyon himself. Did he truly disappear, or was he forced into the darkness by those who knew more than they admitted?
Step into the mist-shrouded woods and walk a dark path as we unravel the legend of Switzerland’s most enigmatic phantom.
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In this captivating episode of My Dark Path, we delve into the eerie and little-known UFO phenomena that emerged amidst the chaos of World War II in Poland. From luminous spheres floating over war-torn Warsaw to enigmatic alien encounters in remote villages, these stories offer a fascinating glimpse into a world where the extraordinary intruded upon the everyday struggles of a country under siege.
Listeners will journey through four riveting accounts, beginning with an 18-year-old resistance scout’s life-altering sighting of a metallic sphere shimmering with unearthly colors. Despite intense gunfire from German soldiers, the sphere remained impervious and eventually disappeared into the sky, leaving a trail of questions behind. Next, we explore the haunting tale of the Nowiny humanoids, an alien encounter involving a mysterious craft, otherworldly beings, and a chilling standoff.
The episode also highlights Poland’s experiences with the mysterious “foo fighters”—glowing orbs reported by soldiers and civilians alike, exhibiting intelligent movement yet harboring no apparent hostility. Finally, we recount the sighting of a fiery, spinning disk in the skies above Czudec, a phenomenon so unusual that even a battle-hardened World War I veteran was left baffled.
These wartime UFO cases, often dismissed or overshadowed by history’s larger narratives, mirror modern sightings of tictacs, discs, and spheres. Were they secret military experiments, natural anomalies, or evidence of extraterrestrial observation?
With vivid storytelling and meticulous research, this episode sheds light on forgotten tales of the uncanny that challenge our understanding of the past and offer new perspectives on the unexplained. Join us on this journey into the dark paths of history and beyond.
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Unravel the daring tale of Cold War espionage that reads like the plot of a Hollywood thriller. Set against the backdrop of the 1950s Space Race, we delve into the clandestine operation where CIA agents and a Mexican spy dismantled and studied a piece of Soviet space technology—the Luna satellite—right under the noses of the USSR.
From smoky salvage yards in Mexico City to the shadowy corridors of Langley, this story reveals the extraordinary lengths the United States went to in its quest to level the playing field in the Space Race. You’ll hear how a team of spies orchestrated one of the most audacious heists of the era, risking it all to gather intelligence that could alter the course of history.
What secrets did the Luna satellite hold? How did this covert operation remain hidden for decades? And what does this story reveal about the darker side of Cold War geopolitics? Join us as we uncover the full scope of this secret mission and explore the conspiracies that shaped the Space Race.
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In this chilling episode of My Dark Path, we explore the hidden dangers of America’s highways, where the open road has served as a hunting ground for some of the nation’s most notorious and lesser-known serial killers. From the sinister “Coastal Kills” of Pee Wee Gaskins to the elusive I-70 Killer, and the terrifying exploits of the Freeway Killers, we uncover how the vast highway system enabled these criminals to evade capture while leaving a trail of devastation. Learn how the FBI’s Highway Serial Killers Initiative is unraveling this dark legacy and shining a light on the forgotten victims. Buckle up for a journey down America’s dark highways.
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Could Dinosaurs Still Roam the Congo's Jungle? Venture deep into the heart of the Congo where whispers of the prehistoric refuse to fade.
Brontosaurs in the Congo takes you on a riveting journey alongside intrepid explorers who come face-to-face with the impossible: a living legend surfacing from the depths of Lake Tele. Witness the astonishing encounter that challenges our understanding of time and nature.
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What if I told you that in a quiet Polish village, a simple farmer claimed to have been taken aboard an alien spacecraft—examined by beings not from this Earth?
The Emilcin alien abduction is one of the most compelling and controversial extraterrestrial encounters in European history. In May 1978, Jan Wolski, a humble farmer from the small village of Emilcin, Poland, claimed he was approached by two strange humanoid beings while driving his horse-drawn cart through the woods. According to Wolski, the beings were about 5 feet tall, with olive-green skin, slanted eyes, and wore black, tight-fitting suits. They led him to a white, rectangular craft hovering above the ground, where he was taken aboard. Inside, Wolski reported being examined by these creatures using advanced technology before being released without harm. His account, told with vivid and calm detail, caused a sensation in Poland, sparking debates among skeptics and believers alike. Though no physical evidence was found to substantiate his story, the incident gained enough attention to warrant an official investigation and remains a cornerstone of UFO lore in Poland, complete with a monument that now stands in Emilcin to commemorate the event.
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Explore humanity's enduring fascination with communicating beyond the grave. From the ancient ghost story of Athenodorus to modern-day spirit boxes, this episode traces our 2000-year quest to bridge the gap between the living and the dead.
Journey with us to the haunted Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, where ghostly encounters and paranormal activity abound. Discover the hotel's dark history and the spirits that allegedly roam its halls, including the vengeful Lucy and the mischievous Raymond.
Delve into the surprising world of spirit communication technology, from the early experiments of Roberto Landell de Moura to the groundbreaking work of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Learn about their attempts to create "spirit phones" and capture voices from beyond.
Explore the birth of Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) with pioneers like Attila von Szalay and Friedrich Jürgenson. Uncover the touching story behind Frank Sumption's creation of the modern spirit box, born from a father's grief and desire to communicate with his deceased son.
Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this episode offers a fascinating look at the intersection of technology, spirituality, and human nature. Join us as we examine the tools and techniques used in paranormal investigation, from Ouija boards to cutting-edge electronic devices.
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What flew past a DC-3 passenger plane on July 24, 1948, over Alabama, and why did the Air Force destroy the evidence?
In this intriguing episode as I’ll explore the Chiles-Whitted UFO sighting of 1948, one of the most compelling and mysterious encounters in UFO history. On the night of July 24, 1948, pilots Clarence Chiles and John Whitted reported seeing a glowing, cigar-shaped object with two rows of illuminated windows while flying their DC-3 airliner near Montgomery, Alabama. This extraordinary event lasted only seconds but left a lasting impact, stirring both public imagination and top-secret government investigations.
Discover how this sighting jolted the U.S. government into action, leading to a classified Air Force investigation and the subsequent destruction of key evidence. I dive into the details of the pilots’ observations, the government’s response, and the various theories that have emerged over the decades. From secret military experiments to extraterrestrial hypotheses, this episode covers it all.
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Dive deep into the Cold War's hidden history as we uncover the enigmatic Baku UFO Incident involving U.S. Senator Richard Russell. This captivating episode transports viewers back to 1955, during Senator Russell's secretive journey through the Soviet Union. Amidst the intense espionage and diplomatic tensions of the Cold War, Russell, alongside a small group of American observers, encountered what appeared to be an unidentified flying object near Baku, Azerbaijan. This sighting would later stir significant controversy and intrigue within the U.S. government.
Explore the detailed account of that mysterious evening when Senator Russell and his companions witnessed a baffling aerial phenomenon that challenged their understanding of technology and flight. We delve into the various theories surrounding the incident: Was it a clandestine Soviet aircraft, a psychological operation meant to intimidate, or truly an encounter of the extraterrestrial kind?
Through declassified documents, and expert analysis, we examine the implications of this sighting on international relations, aerospace technology, and military strategies during the Cold War. The episode also highlights the intensive investigations carried out by the CIA and the U.S. Air Force, which remained shrouded in secrecy amidst the spy games and technological races of the era.
This video is a must-watch for enthusiasts of UFO history, Cold War espionage, military history, and conspiracy theories. It sheds light on how this significant event influenced U.S. defense policies and perceptions of Soviet capabilities.
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Are we alone in the universe? Brazil's Billings Reservoir holds a story so chilling, it might just answer that question. We'll plunge into the enigmatic waters to reveal a chilling tale that transcends the ordinary bounds of reality. We'll spotlight a harrowing 1988 case where the inexplicable mutilation of a local man sparks a firestorm of questions and theories. The entire event blurs the lines between terrestrial and otherworldly, including the parallels to the Lovette-Cunningham case in New Mexico, hinting at a sinister pattern of abductions and autopsies that defy human understanding.
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The name of Al Kite's murderer - Robert Cooper - is not in doubt. But Cooper's real identity and his motivations remain a mystery 20 years later.
In this episode, I delve into the chilling and mysterious Al Kite case, a true-crime saga that has baffled investigators and captured the public's attention. Al Kite, a kind-hearted and well-respected individual, met a tragic and perplexing end in his own home. The case unfolds in Aurora, Colorado, where Al Kite was found brutally murdered in May 2004, sending shockwaves through the community.
The episode explores the eerie circumstances leading up to the crime, including the peculiar details of the stranger, Robert Cooper, who entered Kite's life under the guise of a potential roommate, only to vanish into thin air after the murder. Despite extensive investigations, the identity of this mysterious individual remains a puzzle, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and theories.
I'll dissect the key elements of the case, from the meticulous planning evident in the crime scene to the cryptic clues left behind. The episode also explores the three remaining hypotheses for the identity and motivation of the killer, Robert Cooper.
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North Korean sci-fi literature and cinema carry unique themes and messages that could only have originated in the Hermit Kingdom. This episode delves into how North Korea imagines a future of scientific and technological supremacy, often portraying the United States as the antagonist. It examines the historical context of North Korean science fiction, its role in promoting the state's ideology, and its imaginative narratives that range from space exploration to advanced robotics, all while emphasizing loyalty to the party and envisioning a utopian socialist future. Through stories and films, we discover a genre that serves both as propaganda and a lens into the hopes and dreams of a nation isolated from the world.
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In late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese citizens are vanishing without a trace. These are ordinary folks - a high school girl walking home from badminton practice, a couple on a romantic beach stroll, just regular people living their lives.
For years, these disappearances are shrouded in mystery. Families are left wondering, the public is baffled, and there are all sorts of theories floating around but without substantiation.
Fast forward to 2002. In a stunning revelation, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il admits, yes, North Korean agents had abducted these Japanese citizens. Why? This is where it gets chilling. North Korea was using these abductees to train their spies in Japanese language and culture. You're taken from your homeland to become a living textbook for foreign spies.
The number of abductees is a bit murky. North Korea initially admits to 13, but Japan says it could be much higher. Five of these abductees were eventually allowed to return to Japan, but the fate of the others remains a matter of dispute and heartache. North Korea insists some have died or never entered the country, but Japan has long doubted these claims.
This whole saga creates a massive diplomatic storm. It strains North Korea's relations with Japan big time, not to mention the pain and uncertainty for the families involved. Even today, it's a sensitive and unresolved issue, with Japan still seeking answers and North Korea often brushing it off.
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It's probable that the same person committed a series of axe murders between 1898 and 1912 across the United States, including the infamous 1912 Villisca axe murders in Iowa. And, this serial killer appears to have traveled by train to perform these heinous acts. If it were the same person, he was responsible for at least 59 deaths, with the potential to have committed up to nearly 100.
The theory of a single killer hinges on a pattern of behaviors and circumstances: the murders were typically carried out with an axe belonging to the victim, the majority of the murders took place near a train track, the killings were done at night, and the victims were often asleep in their beds.
The Villisca axe murders are the most notorious of these cases; however, with the passage of over a century, definitive answers are likely out of reach, and the true identity of "The Man from the Train" remains a subject of speculation.
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Haunted Cemeteries. Everyone knows of at least one.
It is not a coincidence that “Midnight” Mary Hart and “Crazy” Sarah Winchester lie within a short distance of each other in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. Both are daughters of New Haven, buried in the city that raised them.
These two women now, through no fault of their own, are associated with death and places of death. The reality is, however, they were simple human beings who loved, lost, and died. We tell their stories – well, more accurately their legends – because they are different, and odd and exciting, and make the world a more magical place, which is fitting and proper around Halloween-time. But maybe, for the rest of the year, we can let Mary and Sarah rest in peace, and not turn them into something they were not.
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On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 PM a magnitude-9.0 earthquake occurred in the western Pacific Ocean, 80 miles east of the Japanese city of Sendai. The seismic activity caused significant displacement of the Pacific Plate, which, in turn, led to the generation of highly destructive tsunami waves. A wave measuring 33 feet tall hammered the coast and submerged parts of Sendai, including its airport and countryside. At first, reports of casualties following the Tsunami indicated hundreds had died with hundreds more missing. However, the numbers in both categories increased significantly over the following days as the magnitude of the devastation became apparent. But as the search for victims continued, the official count of those confirmed dead or still missing ultimately reached over 19,300.
The survivors, to this day, recount seeing spectral figures—strangers, familiar faces, and departed loved ones. Stories of hauntings emerged from homes, workplaces, public areas, beaches, and the devastated towns.
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The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, with 61 streets and over 4,000 shops covering 330,000 square feet or about the area of 6 football fields. Between 250,000 and 400,000 people visit it daily. This may make it first among the world's most-visited tourist attractions, with about 91 million annual visitors. The Grand Bazaar is also reputed to be the location of portals that can transport people around the world. But despite the rumors, one fact is incontrovertible: in 1591 thieves stole 30,000 gold coins in one of the most surprising thefts in the history of Istanbul.
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In 2007 Murat Yalcin Yalman was working in the holiday village of Kumburgaz Turkey as a night watchman. From this vantage point, he started seeing odd lights in the sky over the water. After seeing these objects on multiple evenings, he finally bought a video camera and started shooting. In the series of videos taken over 3 years, several types of objects were captured. All appear round or oval with a metallic structure. Haktan Akdogan, who also appears alongside Yalman in most of his public appearances, noted something extraordinary, noting that the video captures images of “beings who are inside the object. In the end, all this is one of the most extraordinary cases of all time.”
Almost 20 years later, the authenticity of the videos continue to be hotly debated.
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In 1974, archeologists discovered a junk, or a Chinese ship, that was abandoned sometime around 1270 in the port of Quanzhou. Onboard was cargo that conclusively proved the ship had been up and down the east coast of Africa. Subsequent investigations showed extensive contact between Africa and China from as early as 800. Chinese coins and pottery have been found in archeological digs in East Africa from present-day Somalia to Tanzania, and even a few artifacts in present-day Zimbabwe.
In 1414, during the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese admiral Cheng Ho sailed into the Indian Ocean with a fleet that dwarfed Columbus’s meager ships 78 years later. This voyage marked the third time the Admiral had sailed the Pacific and Indian oceans, exploring the world. He brought back information, trade goods, and a Giraffe, a gift for the emperor of China.
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UFOs continue to be a worldwide conversation topic, with new footage of UAPs sparking debate about the origin of these images. And truly, the investigation of unidentified flying objects is a global phenomenon. Today, we'll investigate some of the most famous incidents from Mexico.
Mexico ranks seventh globally for the number of UFO sightings. Today on My Dark Path, we will look at several UFO encounters, from José A. Bonilla’s photographs of a century and a half ago to sightings in Mexico from just this year. In Mexico, a UFO is known as an OVNI [pronounced Ov-nee], an acronym for “Objeto Volador No Identificado” (Spanish for “Unidentified Flying Object”). The U.S. Southwest and Mexico have long been a hotspot for strange sightings in the sky. Roswell, Area 51, and all sorts of sightings of strange craft have been reported from the American Southwest. These sightings do not stop at the border. Mexico has also been a magnet, with dozens, if not hundreds, of OVNIs spotted every year.
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In the early hours of Monday, June 10, 1912, an unknown intruder entered a two-story wooden house through the unlocked back door. The small Midwest settlement had a population of around 2,000, where everyone knew each other by sight, and the residents did not worry about crime.
But on that June night in 1912, once the killer had completed these grisly acts, he then did several things that mystified investigators at the time and then for decades thereafter.
The killings shook Villisca to its core, and the failure to convict the murderer despite several attempts only added to the growing fear and unease in the community. The reality was that the killer had disappeared without a trace, leaving no clue as to their identity or whereabouts. It was possible that the killer had slipped back into their own home in the area, or even escaped on one of the 30 trains that passed through the town every day, with a head start of up to five hours.
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I visited Moscow a few years ago for a My Dark Path research trip so I could finish the mini-series about the Secrets of the Soviets. Those episodes, like Stalin’s Bunker 42 and Soviet Psychic Spies, are available for My Dark Path Plus subscribers on Patreon. In addition to these stories, I also found other stories that were more contemporary, not only from the dark Soviet era. Those stories include that of the Chessboard Killer, a serial murderer who killed scores of people around the Bitsevsky Park between 1992 and 2006.
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With an evocative name like the Glasgow Necropolis, you'd expect this massive graveyard in Scotland to have a history rich in paranormal lore. But you'll be surprised by all the events here, including the well-documented hunt in 1954 for the Vampire with Iron Teeth. Here’s the unusual, spooky history of the Necropolis.
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There’s a sign, mounted on a locked door, four decks down from the flight deck on the USS Ticonderoga, a giant aircraft carrier, a sign reads “RESTRICTED SECURITY AREA / KEEP OUT / AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY / IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ENTER THIS AREA WITHOUT WRITTEN PEMISSION OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER” No one, except the men assigned to work in that room, was allowed to go through that door. Because behind that door are stored the nuclear bombs the Ticonderoga carries. And on the floor of that room the bombs are assembled by the sailors in the weapons division. They trained to do so efficiently, rapidly, in case they were called upon to arm the bombs for use. The location is the Philippine Sea during the Vietnam War. The date is December 5, 1965, and before this day is over, one of those nuclear weapons will be in the ocean, armed to go off with no way of recovering it or disarming it. Today, in our second part of our two part series on broken arrows – lost nuclear weapons – we will explore the only armed nuclear bomb the United States lost and did not recover. All other weapons lost had fissile material, but had not been primed to explode. The bomb lost by the Ticonderoga those fifty-seven years ago still sits at the bottom of the sea of Japan, still capable of detonating a full nuclear explosion.
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How could nuclear weapons, the most dangerous tools in the history of war, go missing? What are the events that cause them to go missing and how are they recovered? Join me as we explore a few of the stories of America’s Broken Arrows.
February 13, 1950, loss of a B-36 over Canada.
March 10, 1956, loss of a B-47 over the Mediterranean Sea
July 28, 1957, loss of a C-124 over the Atlantic
February 5, 1958, loss of a B-47 near Tybee Island, Georgia
January 21, 1961, loss of a B-52, North Carolina
February 1968, loss of the SSN-589 USS Scorpion, Mediterranean Sea
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Every Halloween, news coverage spikes about the risks of children consuming poisoned candy. This episode tells the stories of those who have intentionally tried to hurt children through adulterated candy and the origin of reason why parents all tell their children…don’t take candy from strangers.
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In 1925, Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the North Pole failed and his two planes were force to land on the ice without reaching their destination. His team of six barely to civilization aboard a single, stripped down plane. Amundsen, already a seasoned explorer, decided that he’d never again allow himself to be stuck on the ice. A year later, he successfully reached the North Pole aboard the Airship Norge, alongside American Lincoln Ellsworth and Italian airship designer, Umberto Nobile. Conflict among these men finally broke into the open as the Norge struggled back to civilization, barely surviving a terrible storm over Alaska. Then, in 1928 Nobile set out to reach the North Pole again, this time for the sole honor of his country, aboard an Italian named airship of his design with an Italian crew. But this trip would be beset with trials and horrific events that make the disaster of the Airship Italia one that haunts arctic explorers to this day.
Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula completely transformed the idea of vampires. And the pop culture image of Dracula’s castle is based on a building that never existed, but was an amazing creation of a writer’s imagination of a location in Romania he never visited. Today Romania is a tourist desination, in part driven by visitors’ desire to visit a place where the fictional events of the novel were set. They even buy dirt from a castle linked to a fictional vampire who never existed. We seek authenticity, the real, in the fictional…even when the story is about the most famous creature of the night, Dracula.
The story of the study of UFOs in the USSR reveals the conflict between the desire for knowledge and the communist objective of strict control over topics the government deemed to be unacceptable. This episode will share the stories of two of the most famous Soviet UFOlogists and some of the sightings which motivated them to fight against the government’s control of scientific discourse.
In this episode, learn more about cryptocurrency and one of the biggest crypto scams, perpetrated by Gerald Cotton, the founder of QuadrigaCX.
Learn the history of Grandpa Bredo Morstoel, the famous frozen dead guy, of Nederland Colorado and his grandson, Trygve Bauge, who cryopreserved him.
1. Origins of the town of Nederland Colorado
2. How Grandpa Bredo came to be cryopreserved then stored in a shed in Nederland.
3. Father of Cryonics, Robert Ettinger
4. The process of cryonic preservation
5. Two of the most controversial cryopreservation cases, including Ted Williams and Dora Kent.
6. What happened after Granda Bredo’s body was discovered by authorities in Nederland
7. The origin of Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy annual festival.
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Dive deep with us into the underground mines of Peenemunde and discover the horrors of WWII and its dark science.
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The World’s Fair is supposed to be a festival for accomplishments and advances in humanity throughout the world, but that wasn’t the case in 1904. Take a tragic stroll through St. Louis and learn about the unethical events that happened at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904.
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My Dark Path podcast explores the fringes of history, science, and the paranormal. This episode is a continuation of the “Vegas Field Trip” where stories of eerie happenings are explored as a backdrop following different tragic and fatal events in the past.
In this conversation, Thurkettle, Townsend, and Hodur explored hotel hallways, walking the floors of casinos ranging from some of the oldest to the biggest and most glamorous. Shared in this episode are more clips recorded by the team in the very places they were discussing in the pedestrian hallways around Bally’s, on the main floor of the Luxor, or in a restaurant in Binion’s.
Episode Highlights
About today’s conversation; More experiences of Thurkettle, Townsend, and Hodur in the dark tales of Las Vegas.
- The ghosts of Benny Binion’s hotel. La Palazza Mansion; The Death House
- Ghosts from the sins of corporations; the MGM fire disaster.
- The Curse of the Luxor
- A few Celebrity ghosts.
- Zac Bagans’ Haunted Museum
- Notes:
Three storytellers, Thurkettle, Townsend, and Hodur, rendezvoused in Sin City for a special My Dark Path field trip, recording clips of discussions had in key places surrounded by stories of supernatural happenings. The first clip was recorded in The El Cortez where the supposedly haunted room, 3300, sits in the historic wing our team was exploring. One of the biggest major criminal entities who made a fortune in driving the evolution of Las Vegas was Benny Binion; his hotel tells all about its ghosts. Despite being a convicted murderer and an experienced gambling hall boss even before his initial arrival to Vegas, there is a statue of Benny in Vegas today. His story started in Texas where he was born in 1904, but couldn’t go to school due to chronic poor health. Hence, Benny got his education by accompanying his father, a horse trader, on trips throughout the wild, wild west where many fellow horse traders also gambled.
As a teenager, Benny got more involved in the gambling business till he moved to El Paso where he began bootlegging and even committed murders, but walked scot-free based on his influence. When his destructive nature attracted attention beyond his influence, he moved to Las Vegas where he set up the Binion’s Horseshoe Casino, leveraging higher stakes than other casinos to attract high rollers, as well as many other perks that transformed gambling in Vegas to what it would evolve to become today. In the end, the law caught up with Benny as he was arrested for tax evasion and lost his Nevada gaming license but "The hotel Apache", the only section of Binion’s with its name restored, is the only hotel that will openly tell you it is haunted. At the front desk, there’s a pamphlet describing its history of haunted encounters with a card to report yours; this list is on the Dark Path Website. Interestingly, most cases were reported in the same rooms or areas of the hotel, with no explanation from the hotel as to why.
Another place in the suburbs known for supernatural events is the La Palazza Mansion also known as The Death Mansion, The Devil's Mansion, and The Hell House. Located in a residential neighborhood, miles from the Las Vegas strip, it was once owned by Tony “The Ant” Spilotro, who was an enforcer for one of the deadliest gangs in Vegas. Rumored to be the place where many of Tony’s heinous acts were carried out, the house is also known for legends surrounding it like having dead bodies in the backyard and a drain in a room for spilled blood to flow out. La Palazza does not offer ghost tours but there are stories of previous owners like Chris Martinez, who led the Ghost Ad
Learn about the chilling details of how Lake Mead and Nevada experienced a series of bodies in barrels.
Learn about the darker side of New Orleans and about the voodoo legend of Madame Marie Laveau.
Learn about the intriguing history of Ed & Lorraine Warren and their connection to Amityville.
Distance - Louis Lion
Brenner - Falls
Bloodline - Stephen Keech
Quiet Strength - Moments
Aquaducts - Falls
Spooked - jshirts
In this continuation of the Amityville Horror, learn more about the details the remained out of the public eye and the fabricated story of the Lutz's claims that the house was haunted.
Learn how the story of one of the most infamous mass murders in American history has been distorted over time. Join us to explore the crime that started the legend of the Amityville Horror.
Song credits:
Stroke of Midnight - Falls
Brenner - Falls
At the Stroke of Midnight - Moments
IsolationKevin - Graham
Taped - Acreage
Hallowed Halls - Moments
**In this episode we illuminate this dark path to learn more about the mysteries behind alien greys and what really happened to the Hills all those years ago.
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- How the Hills were allegedly hypnotized and tested by otherworldly beings.
- How people use the trauma of others to gain fame and profit.
- How fact and fiction merge when our minds want to make sense of the universe.
**Travel this dark path to learn how love, crime, and fire became a story that continues to resonate in Japan today.
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- How the Japanese fear and respect flames.
- The crimes of Yaoya Oshichi, and how they changed the history of Japan forever.
- How the writer, Ihara Saikaku, single handedly rewrote history.
Songs in the episode:
When Tomorrow Comes-Moments
Brenner - Falls
Siwa OasisIn - This World
Water Lilies - Cast Of Characters
DynastySimple - Thieves
One of the deadliest plants is parsley - but not for the reasons you might think. Travel this dark path to learn more about how parsley played a role in a horrible tragedy in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Travel this dark path to learn more about the dangers of the discovery of the Northwest Passage. Listen to Learn More About:
- Sir John Franklin, a captain who searched for the Northwest Passage
- Erebus McClure and the discovery of the Northwest Passage
- Kensal Green, the oldest of the Magnificent 7 Cemeteries
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Music
Loyalty by Tru Genesis
Brenner by Falls
Heart Calligraphy by Cody Martin
Music Box by Stephen Keech
Hope by Fair Frame
The Calm by Stephen Keech
Come walk this dark path of mistrust and persecution to learn more about the history of Christianity In Japan and Christian traditions unique to their culture.
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- The Japanese tomb for Jesus Christ
- The largest rebelion in Japanese history, Shimabara Rebellion, and why it happened
- Early Christian Missionaries in Japan
- Japanese leaders like Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu
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MUSIC:
Wilderness by Wild Wonder
Open Doors by Anchor
Lost in Sengkang by AEROPLANES
Fort by SAMMIE
Out of Oranges by Sam Barsh
Join us on this week's dark path into the lives of people in witness security, and learn more about the Italian Mafia on the way.
Listen to Learn More About:
—Notable Mafia members like Salvatore Maranzano, who established the five dominant Mafia families, and Joseph Barbra, a powerful mafia leader that established a famous soda company still around today
—Mafia terms like Costra Nostra and Omertà and their meanings
—Life inside the witness security
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Over The Grey Skies by Daniele Musto
That’s Life by CMJ
Passion by Tru Genesis
When In Rome by Avocado Junkie
Mariachi Dream by Federico Ferrandina
New Youtube Series: Von Zeppelin and the Airship
Come walk this dark path with us and plunge into the history of spies. Learn from MF Thomas' first hand experiences about the uncrackable codes used to transmit information at ‘number stations.’
Listen To Learn More about:
1. Number Stations and how they allow spies to transfer information
2. Real life spies, Kendall and Gwen Myers
3. The North Korean Broadcast that stirred up alarm
4. “The Buzzer,” or the most ominous number stations
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MUSIC:
Brenner by Falls
Brenner by Falls
War Banner by Cody Martin
Roulette by Alternate Endings
Revenant by Clark + Walker
Beez Kneez by Neon Beach
Overlord by Thorr
Polarities by Xenia Tunes
Edgerunner by Cody Martin
Polymath by Memory Theory
Perfect Spades by Third Age
You probably know a lot about the Salem witch trials, but did you know that it was not the site of the first witchcraft trial in the colonial United States? Accused witches had been appearing in New England courtrooms for half a century. In many ways, Salem was the last gasp, the most notorious, nightmarish outcome of a process that, maybe, made it inevitable. Come with us further back in time, down a dark path deep into the New England woods, where strangers coming to a strange continent needed a scapegoat for all the hardships that awaited them, and a face for all their fears.
Listen to Learn More About:
- Puritan Culture and History
- Why Witch Trials became rampant among Puritans in Colonial America
- The first "witch execution" in the American Colonies
- The women that was convicted of witchcraft three different times
- The town in Connecticut that stayed out of the Witch Frenzy
- More unique witch craft trials before Salem's in 1692
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MUSIC:
Brenner by Falls
Stranded by Wastelander
The Void by Cody Martin
Burning by Chelsea McGough
The Blacksmith by Wicked Cinema
Exclusion Zone
Perfect Spades by Third Age
On October 26th of this year, government agencies have a deadline to finish a review of all remaining documentation related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, The last of four American Presidents to be murdered in our history.
We wanted to mark the occasion by taking a different approach. There are so many more stories to tell than the story of murder itself; moving, fascinating stories, even funny ones. We decided to zoom in and draw some of them out of the fog to share with you. What we found were stories about a telephone, a pink dress, and a comedian. Each of them, immortalized by the events of November 22, 1963; and each of them, in their own way, reminding us of the deeply personal dimension of this day that the world has never forgotten.
Listen To Learn More about:
- The Journalist who published the story about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
- Jackie Kennedy’s Famous Pink Channel Suit
- The Comedian who brightened the audience morning
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MUSIC:
Fire by SAMME
Inception by Falls
As I Dream by Moments
Something Bad is About to Happen by Rhythm Scott
Stopped Time by Moments
The nightmare these two women found themselves in was far from over. Throughout their lives, they had been exploited, by poverty, by sexism; and now the exploitation was coming from international politics. They were set up to take the fall for the people who actually planned this crime; and what followed as multiple nations got pulled into the ugly diplomatic aftermath had nothing to do with justice.
They were imprisoned, cut off, their lives dangling in the balance. And even though the world almost completely denied them a role and a voice in deciding their fate; we wanted to tell this story in a way that kept these two human lives front and center.
Listen To Learn More About:
- North Korean Assassination attempts
- The assassination of Kim Jong Un's older brother, Kim Jong Nam
- The women who murdered Kim Jong Nam, Sisti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong
- VX Nerve Agent
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MUSIC:
Brenner by Falls
Stormy Night by Ian Kelosky
Nocturne by Elision
Prowler by Hill
System Failure by Wicked Cinema
102 F by Dario Benedetti
Perfect Spades by Third Age
Get ready for a saga about a murder where the murderers, themselves, were victims, and a chillingly contemporary story of how innocent individuals can fall through the cracks when nations clash. **Nobody leaves this story with their hands clean.
Listen to Learn More about:**
- The mysterious assassination of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un's ( the current dictator of North Korea) older brother
- Kim Jong Un and his predecessors
- North Korean Culture
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MUSIC:
Ripley by Falls
Big Drum Barrage by Rhythm Scott
Sussex by Stephen Keech
Rising Sun by Colossus
Mystery by Third Age
Perfect Spades by Third Age
These men fought for Britain, France, Poland, and other nations. They were the most daring, imaginative, and brave Allied prisoners plunked into one facility, and for years against all odds and every setback, they relentlessly put the supposedly “escape proof” castle to the test. This is their story – not a single, dramatic mass escape, but a tale of soldiers who wouldn’t let themselves be just prisoners, who kept their fighting spirit alive and never, ever gave up.
Listen to Learn More About:
- Listen to Learn More about:
- The Fortress Colditz Castle
- MI9, the organization designated to help prisoners of war escapes
- Failed and successful allied escape attempts like:
- Frenchmen drilling escape tunnels down through the clock tower
- A British officer sewing themselves into a mattress
- A makeshift escape aircraft
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REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING/MEDIA:
Channel 4: Escape from Colditz Documentary
Britanica: Colditz Castle
Schloss Colditz History
Uktv: Colditz History
Conscript Heroes: Escapers from Germany
Archive: Colditz
MUSIC:
Intro: Brenner by Falls
Part 1: Change Will Come by Third Age
Part 2: Camargue by Allice in Winter
Part 3: All I have by Moments
Part 4: Romans by Lincoln Davis
White Rabbit: Perfect Spades by Thrid Age and Nu Alkemi$t
If you trace the dark path back through Wright’s life and work, there is a very good reason why he changed his design philosophy so radically. When Frank Lloyd Wright built the home he thought represented his ultimate dream, it became the site of a nightmare he could never escape.
Listen to Learn More about:
- The Murderer that killed a family and entire staff in Frank Lloyd Wright's home.
- The personal life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
- Architecture like The Guggenheim, Ennis House, and Taliesin
- Frank Lloyd Wright's early career and rise to fame
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MUSIC:
Falls by Brenner
Epic by Louis Lion
Lights Out by The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Crest and Mantle by Wicked Cinema
What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht
Perfect Spades by Third Age
REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING/MEDIA:
Architect Magazine
History: The Massacre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s love Cottage
Mental Floss: Gifts for True Crime Fans
Washington Post: He Burned Frank Lloyd Wright’s House and Killed his Mistress
Wisn: Motive for Murders at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home Still a Mystery
NY Daily News: Wright Mare Massacre Frank Lloyd Home
Messy Nessy Chic: Murder in the Blueprints of Frank Lloyd Wright
Washington Post: Outlook he Burned Frank Lloyd Wright’s House and Killed his Mistress— But Why?
NY Post: Frank Lloyd Wright was a House Builder and Homewrecker
Architecture Digest: Frank Lloyd Wright Facts
Sfgate: The Secret Curse of Owning a Frank Lloyd Wright
Harpers: Plagued by Fire- The dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright Site: John Storer House
LA Times: Best House Photogallery
How could an entire international competition involving dozens of nations and hundreds of elite athletes be stricken from the official history of the Olympic Games?
Listen To Learn More About:
- The founding of the IOC and Pierre de Coubertin
- The “unofficial” Olympic games of 1906
- The gold medalist who was borne with Polio and other amateur Olympians
- Athens’ fight to permanently host the Olympics
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REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING/MEDIA:
SR Olympic Sports
Why were the ancient Olympics Revived
The Second International Olympic Games in Athens
International Olympics Committee
BBC
Olympedia
Olympics Archive
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
MUSIC:
Of a Feather by Falls
Aurora by Bryant Lowry
Neon Moon by Night Driver
We Could Begin Again by Cloud Wave
Bright Star by SCRZG
Brenner by Falls
Perfect Spades by Third Age, Nu Alkemi$t
At the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, anyone who showed up on the day of competition would have an opportunity to compete.
And as for what events they would compete in? The classical Olympics were more than sporting events: they included poetry readings, debates, art, theatre, diplomatic meetings between sworn enemies. And Pierre de Coubertin wanted all of this in the modern Games.
This created an argument which, in some respects, carries on today: What constitutes an official Olympic Event? And that’s what we’re exploring in this first of two Olympic episodes on My Dark Path. These are the unusual, the forgotten and the absurd events run at the modern Games. Let’s see how deep we can dive – by the way, seeing how deep you could dive was one of the events…
Listen to Learn More About:
- Forgotten Sporting events like rope climbing, tug of war, croquet, and angling
- Forgotten Olympic art competitions like architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture
- Father of the modern Olympics Pierre de Coubertin
- Successful amateur Olympic competitor Spyridon Louis
READINGS AND ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
“9 Really Strange Sports That Are No Longer In The Olympics” (TIME)
“Going For The Gold” When Town Planning Was An Olympic Competition”
“Live Pigeon Shooting and Other Odd Olympic Games” (NPR)
“Live Pigeon Shootng” (Top End Sports)
“Pigeon Racing in 1900” (Top End Sports)
“Plunge for Distance” (Wikipedia)
“Plunge for Distance, Tug of War: The Olympics’ Sad History of Defunct Medal Events” (The Washington Post)
“Rope Climbing At the Olympic Game” (Top End Sports)
“The 10 Strangest Olympic Sports” (CNN)
“Thirteen Ridiculous Sports that Used To Be Part of the Olympic Games”
(24/7 Wallstreet; reblogged by Business Insider)
“Weird and Forgotten Olympic Sports” (How They Play)
MUSIC:
Stuck in Reverse by Bryant Lowry
Brenner by Falls
Astro Vision by PALA
I Will Deliver by Strength to Last
Visions by Caleb Etheridge
Heroes by Craig Allen Fravel
Derming of Unity by Cody Martin
Perfect spades by Third age, Nu Alkemi$t
So where did the idea of using an artificial electrical impulse to control the heartbeat begin? Well, as with most scientific progress, there’s a long chain of contributors, but I want to talk today about a transformational role played by an inquisitive man from Minneapolis, Minnesota named Earl Bakken; and the inspiration he got from a movie he saw when he was just a little boy.
Listen To find out more about:
- How Mary Shelly's Frankenstein influenced the invention of the pacemaker.
- The Life of Mary Shelly, and the circumstances that lead to her writing Frankenstein
- How Earl Bakken and other scientists invented the pacemaker
- Earl Bakken (credited inventor of the pacemaker) and his life
- The first battery and how it was invented
For Full show notes visit: mydarkpath.com
Sources
REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING:
Tufts Now: Think you know your Frankenstein?
Thought Co: Frankenstein Themes, Symbols, and Literary Devices
Sparknots: Frankenstein
New York Times: Earl E Bakken Obituary
Eetimes: Pacemaker was born of a blackout
Csoonline: What are the security implications of Elon Musk’s neuralink?
NBC News: Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts Chips in Pigs Brains
Encyclopeida: Luigi Galvani
Health Grades: Pacemakers
Heart: Pacemaker
Edu News: Remembering Earl Bakken
WSJ- Earl Bakken Pacemaker
Medtronic Newsroom
The Bakken
Earl Bakken
Sickness In Time by MF Thomas
Sickness in Time by MF Thomas Podcast
Killafornia Dreaming Podcast by Roseanne Sinclair
MUSIC:
Spiral by Thorr
Brenner by Falls
Chemical Chains by Empyreal Glow
Parliament’s Crisis by Cody Martin
Pins and Needles by Tide Electric
Weeping Toothcrust by Isaac Joel
Autumns by Simple Thieves
Perfect Spades by Third Age, Nu Alkemi$t
It’s one of the darkest stories we’ve told here – the story of a man who became famous for saying he saw a UFO, and who became a terrorist because his own government invited him to. The UFO wasn’t real, but the bombings, terror, and death that followed – they’re as real as it gets.
Listen to learn more about:
1. Cult psychology
2. Aladino Felix's UFO Sighting
3. The former Brazilian government leaders that secretly supported a cult
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REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING (more found on website):
Publica: Atentados de direita fomentaram AI-5
The Guardian: Brazil cult leader who 'contacted aliens' backed dictatorship with terror attacks
Kraspedon Contact Claims
Mysterious Universe: Investigation Finds Brazilian UFO Cult Leader Was a Terrorist
The Guardian: Brazil President Weeps
Encyclopedia: Krasperdon, Dino
Cults and Cosmic Consciousness: Religious Vision in the American 1960s
Penn Today: Cult or Religious Movement
Eccentric Lives and Particular Notions by John Michell
USC NEWS: Powerful Years for Religion
Archive of Freeservers
Aladino Félix: From Contactee to Terrorist
Cults and Cosmic Consciousness: Religious Vision in the American 1960s
Religion in Brazils Free Market Faith
Dino Kraspedon: MY CONTACT WITH FLYING SAUCERS
MUSIC:
Golden by Midnight Daydream
Brenner by Falls
The Grid by Cody Martin
Miles Away by Michael Briguglio
Departure by Alice in Winter
Lucid Dreaming by Elision
Perfect Spades by Third Age
As well-documented as things are, there’s so much left that’s unknown. And the speculation about just what the Nazis could be capable of didn’t start in the aftermath as historians and scientists worked to put together a record of it all. It had an impact on the battlefield at the peak of the fighting.
Maybe the best way to capture this dark path of imagination where I found myself on this dark and stormy night, of wondering how far the reality of Nazi ambitions went, and how these other legends about them could have evolved, is to tell you the story of the Foo Fighters. And no, I’m not referring to the band from Seattle that was just voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I’m referring to how they got their name. It’s a story that involves a Chicago comic book artist, a 19th-century fantasy novel, and one of our favorite things here at My Dark Path – strange lights in the sky…listen to learn more about
- Project Bluebook: the United States Military investigation into flying saucers and other unexplainable phenomena
- the extraterrestrial kraut fireballs that troubled WWII pilots
- The Nazi's Flying Saucer Project
- How The Foo Fighters got their name
- Project Bluebook
- The origins of the phrase, "a dark and stormy night" and "the pen is mightier than the sword"
SEE FULL SHOW NOTES AT https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode13
REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING:
Smoky Stover
Smokin' Rockets by Patrick Lucanio
http://www.luft46.com/misc/sackas6.html
Washington City Paper
Pseudoscience in Naziland by Willy Ley
The Durant report of the Robertson Panel proceedings
The Coming Race PDF
The Coming Race Book
MUSIC
Victory, Elison
Brenner, Falls
Rise, Louis Lion
Darker Days, Alternate Endings
Bloom, Bryant Lowry
Two Lives, Alice in Winter
Perfect Spades, Third Age, Nu Alkemi$t
The Museum of Automatons is packed with automatons... mechanical figures that move and speak. Imagine what Walt Disney would have designed in the 18th century - automatons were attempts to mimic human figures in remarkable ways. Really, just the first glimpse at the future of robotics...or at least robots that would mimic humans and other animals. But automatons weren’t just gifts wealthy European families commissioned and gifted to others. An automaton like some exhibited here defeated Napoleon at the height of his military and political power. But it didn’t beat him on the battlefield. It defeated him on a chess board. (See Full Show notes and script at mydarkpath.com)
REFERENCES/ADDITIONAL READING:
Levitt, Gerald M. The Turk, Chess Automaton (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2000)
Standage, Tom: The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine (New York: Walker, 2002), 22–23.
MUSIC:
Prelude - Filthy, Brian Lowry
Intro - Brenner, Falls
Part 1 - Fleeting, Alice in Winter
Part 2 - Hidden Beneath, Michael Briguglio
Part 3 - Morning Call, Marie
Part 4 - Birds of Prey, Wicked Cinema
Rabbit Hole - Perfect Spades, Third Age & Nu Alkemi$t
Air travel to Hawaii is actually an amazing story of innovation, imagination, and tremendous courage as well as a great deal of tragedy. Like most opportunities we have in our lives, it’s easy to take for granted the sacrifices that made them possible. So, it’s a dark path that eventually opens up into the sunny skies to the land of Aloha, and involves an event you may never have heard of, but which I don’t think you’re going to forget. Today, we’re telling the story of the Dole Derby. Keep your seatbelts fastened.
REFERENCES:
Race to Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
1903-The First Flight - Wright Brothers National Memorial (US National Park Service)
Great Adventure Stories : Rafer Brent : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming
Actual newsreel footage of the participants and some of the takeoffs:
[Dole Air Race, 1927] : Kinograms : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming
MUSIC:
Stacks, Elision
Brenner, Falls
Nuclear Conception, Alice in Winter
Paths of Glory, Stephen Keech
Moonchild, Elision
Color of Distance, Chelsea McGough
Perfect Spades, Third Age
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In Singapore, there’s a park known as the Haw Par Villa, an expansive theme park filled with over 1,000 statues, and hundreds of detailed three-dimensional dioramas. Of course, lots of parks have statues and memorials of people from history. But these dioramas set Haw Par Villa apart; and make it a much wilder, much stranger place. At the epicenter of the park is the Ten Courts of Hell. It’s a self-guided tour through the experiences one would expect from hell. Or at least, the Hell imagined by the multicultural mythology that makes Singapore so unique. While the purpose of the park was to show children the consequences of their bad behavior, the implementation created something rather dark and foreboding. And now, the park has gained a reputation as haunted.
So, perhaps it’s not a surprise that some of these spooky statues and dioramas are thought to be haunted. But what about haunted dolls? How does something created for a sweet and innocent purpose, something that provides comfort and safety to so many, come to get such an evil reputation? In a world with so many dolls, how does one single doll become infamous?
Learn more about the history of three famous haunted dolls; Peggy (who inspired the story of Annebelle), Robert & the girl-doll of the Yesterdays’ Museum.
For images and full show notes visit: http://mydarkpath.com/season1episode9-1
References
Peggy & Annabelle:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160522230945/http://www.warrens.net/annabelle.html
- https://www.nhregister.com/lifestyle/article/Real-Annabelle-story-shared-by-Lorraine-11382545.php
- https://www.glamour.com/story/real-story-behind-annabelle
Robert:
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/robert-doll
- https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll
Pediophobia & the Yesterdays’ Museum:
- Antoinette May, Haunted Houses of California
- Eva Marie Simms, “Uncanny Dolls” New Literary History 27.4 (1996): 663-677.
Music:
- Sportscenter, Ghost Beatz
- Brenner, Falls
- Falling, Alice in Winter
- Stranger Danger, Alternate Endings
- Onward, Chelsea McGough
- Perfect Spades, Third Age, Nu Alkemi$t
Once upon a time, I was in Shanghai, and I needed a birthday present for a friend.
Shanghai is a captivating city; one I love to visit. I always enjoy my time there. It’s vibrantly alive with culture, history, and commerce. For many years it was called “The Paris of the East,” due to its cosmopolitanism, and its sophistication. I love it so much that my next novel, Like Clockwork, is based in this incredible city. On this particular day on this particular trip, I went to the shopping district around Nanjing Road. There are so many little shops and stalls mixed with western brands crowding the marketplace that you can easily lose your bearings if you’re not careful.
…I picked up a so-called “Rolex” that I thought my friend would love, and examined it while the shopkeeper promised to make me a good price.
“Is it real?” I asked, jokingly.
“If you cannot tell the difference,” she asked, “does it matter?”Listen to learn more about
- Four Treasuries Project – an entire library of books, meant to gather a comprehensive record of Chinese history, philosophy, and literature.
- The creation of the Beijing Opera, a complex art from that combines song, dance, acrobatics, mime, acting, elaborate makeup and costumes, telling stories of romance, war, heroism and villainy.
- How the performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Tokyo by Chinese students brought western theater styles to China.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode9
Luis Ribeiro was dumped on the side of a road, his body filled with bullets. John Tillman’s high-flying, globe-trotting adventure ended with him dying alone after years in a prison cell. Leonardo Notarbartolo barely had a moment to celebrate his success before his diamond district apartment was traded for a cold, dark cage.
Their heists practically stand as works of art in themselves – the product of intense discipline, creative thinking, and strokes of brilliance; they show a sort of daring that captivates, even inspires.
But there’s always the aftermath. The paranoia. The punishment. The violence of the world you wanted to escape coming to claim you. It seems like the money is never the reward.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode8
John Glenn. Alan Shepard. Scott Carpenter. Gordon Cooper. Gus Grissom. Deke Slayton. Wally Schirra. These are the names of the members of the Mercury Seven— America’s first astronauts, charged with the task of being the human faces of a massive collective effort to beat the Soviet Union in a race to space. And, of course, charged with the task of actually manning the rockets that could take them higher than man had ever flown before.
The Soviets Union had their own astronauts, or more accurately, cosmonauts. Their story, especially the most famous among them, Yuri Gargarin, is fascinating, in part, because their story has many parallels to our own American astronaut program, but also because of the differences. Some subtle, some glaring. The differences make their story poignant, something to be understood and appreciated, if only to understand what is true about the human condition. Listen to learn more about
- Early space projects in the United States and the Soviet Union, including Sputnik, Mercury, and Vostok and key leaders like Sergei Korolev.
- The life of Yuri Gargarin, including his childhood in Klushino, his education, interest in flight, recruitment and training as a cosmonaut.
- The first non-humans in space, including Albert I, Albert II from the United States plus the Soviet space dogs, Tsygan, Dezik and the most famous Laika.
- The launch of Vostok 1 and Yuri Gargarin’s mission. Insights about his instant global celebrity, his fall from Soviet grace and his controversial death in a flying accident.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode7
Amid the astonishing destruction of World War II in Europe and Asia, the mainland of the United States had been spared from the ravages of this global conflict. While several isolated attacks took place on the coasts, the dictators in Berlin & Tokyo sought super weapons to use against the US.
For Japan, one of these super weapons came in the form of the Fu-go balloon project that involved launching 9,000 explosive laden balloons from Japan to the US. Listen to learn more about
- The earliest scientific discovery of the jet stream.
- The anxiety of the American population in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Niihau Incident, and the I-17 submarine attack on Santa Barbara.
- The Battle of Los Angeles.
- The origins of the camps where the US government interned Japanese-Americans.
- The Japanese Fu-go strategy and why the US government kept this audacious attack secret at the end of the war.
- The origins of the U.S. Army 555th Parachute Battalion, the Triple Nickles.
- The Firefly Project, where the Triple Nickles became the first smoke jumpers, suppressing the fires caused by the Fu-go balloons.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode6
The desire to know if Unidentified Flying Objects are real continues to grow in the USA and world-wide, especially with recent releases of previously classified video from the Department of Defense.
One encounter yet to be explained was that of Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson, whose UFO sighting left his patrol car damaged and his memory blank. The Fort LTD still sits in a museum today in northern Minnesota, a tangible reminder that UFOs remain an unknown and unidentified source of mystery to this day. Listen to learn more about
- The complex history of UFOs in the US, with the majority of sightings being traceable to weather events, military aircraft and birds.
- US Air Force’s Project Blue Book, containing 701 UFO sighting events that cannot be explained.
- The beginnings of UFO sightings in the US beginning as early as 1639 when the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including its Governor documented a series of strange encounters with unidentified phenomena.
- The pilot Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 encounter with a set of flying objects, which amid a period of cold-war anxiety, led to the press misquoting Arnold to coin the term flying saucers.
- One of the strangest UFO encounters—that of Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson—which left his patrol car damaged and his memory blank.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode5
How does someone’s corpse get so exploited and degraded that, decades later, everyone mistakes him for a prop? After Elmer McCurdy’s death, his embalmed body was exploited as a sideshow attraction, a movie prop, and ultimately a decoration in an amusement park’s haunted house. Listen to learn more about
- Elmer McCurdy—a train robber who was killed in 1911 after attempting to steal $400,000 from a train in Oklahoma.
- When a TV crew preparing to shoot an episode discovered that the mannequin they thought was just a prop was actually a human corpse.
- The history of Hollywood and the events of Elmer McCurdy’s life that led to his death.
- The implications of how easy it can be to dehumanize others.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode4
How did a luxury international hotel brand in Taipei earn the reputation as one of the most haunted hotels in the world?Listen to learn more about
- Key moments in the history of Taiwan, including its founding by Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-Kuo.
- How the Hyatt hotel brand was founded.
- The history of ghost stories.
- MF Thomas’ personal experience at the Taipei Hyatt.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode3
Today Peenemünde is a small German town that borders the Baltic Sea. It sits amid a beautiful patchwork of farmland and national parks but the peaceful environment belies its role in the Nazi government’s development of V1 flying bomb and V2 rocket. Listen to learn more about
- The early visionaries of rocketry, including Hermann Oberth, Herman Potočnik, & Wernher Von Braun.
- The impact of the V1 and V2 programs on the war strategies of both the Axis & Allies during World War II.
- How the secrets of Peenemünde, including the use of slave labor from concentration camps, were smuggled out to the allies.
- The secret plans of the Nazi government to bomb New York City using multistage rockets.
- Robert Goddard, the father of American rocketry and his role in major inventions.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode2
Airships became one of the most visible and popular methods of travel in the early 20th Century before the Hindenburg accident and competition from airplanes made airships almost an afterthought. Listen to learn more about
- The early inventors who created the first hot air balloons and those who applied balloon technology to create airship.
- Count Von Zeppelin, the father of the modern airship. Learn what inspired his work, including where he took his first balloon ride and his perseverance that led to the modern airships.
- How the future of airships was changed by world wars, Zeppelin’s successor Hugo Eckener and the Hindenburg accident.
The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode1