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| The Simulated Multiverse - Interview w/ Rizwan Virk | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:53:52 | |
Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford, and is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, computer scientist and bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse. He is the founder of Play Labs at MIT, a video game accelerator at MIT, and is also an advisor to the Galileo Project at Harvard. You can grab a copy of Rizwan's books here.....https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis/dp/1954872003 | |||
| Mafia Spies - Interview w/ Thomas Maier | 22 Jan 2025 | 00:43:24 | |
'Mafia Spies' by Thomas Maier, is a true story of espionage and mobsters, based on the never-before-released JFK Files.Revolving around the outlaw friendship of Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, two mob buddies, and their fascinating world.A spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts America’s first foray into the assassination business. Who killed Johnny and Sam—and why wasn’t Castro assassinated despite the CIA’s many clandestine efforts? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support. | |||
| Zodiac Killer News Update w/ Jen Bucholtz | 17 May 2023 | 00:50:06 | |
I'm sure we've all seen the news update on the Zodiac Killer. Here's some of the inside info on what's going on, that you won't read in the news. I'm joined by Jen Bucholtz to break down, and add to the recent information. | |||
| AMA w/'Deputy X' - Round 2 | 28 Apr 2020 | 02:05:52 | |
Well I got Deputy X on for another AMA. In this episode we talk about the paranormal, funniest stories, favorites cases, and everything in between. | |||
| Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano | 20 Apr 2020 | 02:07:51 | |
Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano is an Italian-American former underboss of the Gambino crime family. He is known as the man who helped bring down John Gotti, the family's boss, by agreeing to testify against him and other mobsters in a deal in which he confessed his involvement in 19 murders. | |||
| The Death of Christopher Case | 16 Apr 2020 | 00:23:07 | |
After a business trip to San Francisco, Christopher Case starts calling his friends saying a witch had put a curse on him and he only has a week to live. Then, police find his dead body, surrounded by occult objects. He was a healthy 35 year old but his official cause of death was heart failure. So, what happened? | |||
| Part 3 of 3 - 'Baby Face" Nelson | 13 Apr 2020 | 01:03:55 | |
Lester Gillis, better known as 'Baby Face' Nelson, was a young gangster and bank robber from Chicago. From a very early age he seemed to always get intro trouble. In 1934, he was named Public Enemy #1 and by the end of the year, he would be dead at the age of 25. During his crime spree, Gillis, using the alias George Nelson, was responsible for killing more FBI agents in the line of duty than any other person. | |||
| Part 2 of 3 - 'Baby Face' Nelson | 06 Apr 2020 | 00:42:06 | |
Lester Gillis, better known as 'Baby Face' Nelson, was a young gangster and bank robber from Chicago. From a very early age he seemed to always get intro trouble. In 1934, he was named Public Enemy #1 and by the end of the year, he would be dead at the age of 25. During his crime spree, Gillis, using the alias George Nelson, was responsible for killing more FBI agents in the line of duty than any other person. | |||
| Part 1 of 3 - 'Baby Face' Nelson | 30 Mar 2020 | 01:00:16 | |
Lester Gillis, better known as 'Baby Face' Nelson, was a young gangster and bank robber from Chicago. From a very early age he seemed to always get intro trouble. In 1934, he was named Public Enemy #1 and by the end of the year, he would be dead at the age of 25. During his crime spree, Gillis, using the alias George Nelson, was responsible for killing more FBI agents in the line of duty than any other person. | |||
| The Termite Gangs | 23 Mar 2020 | 00:51:49 | |
Over the course of six weeks in 2010, three banks were robbed in France using the same tunneling method. The suspects had to have inside knowledge, but still, nobody was ever caught. In this episode we talk about those robberies and many more after that by what authorities would call "The Termite Gangs." | |||
| The Death of Lester Garnier - w/cohost 'Deputy X' | 19 Mar 2020 | 01:24:20 | |
July 10, 1988, San Francisco vice cop Lester Garnier was shot to death execution style in his car. His father later told police his son left abruptly after receiving two phone calls - at least one of them from a woman. They believed Garnier had been set up and killed by someone he trusted, possibly a rogue cop, or someone who worked with him in the Vice unit. | |||
| Part 4 of 4 - Carlos Hathcock aka "White Feather" | 17 Mar 2020 | 00:37:53 | |
In combat, Carlos Hathcock earned the nickname “White Feather”. The Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army called him this because of the white feather he wore on his bush hat to taunt the North Vietnamese to spot him sooner. US Marine Corps Snipers were known for their lethal accuracy during the Vietnam war. One such sniper was Carlos Norman Hathcock II who had an astounding kill record of 93. But it wasn’t his numerical achievement that made him a legend. | |||
| Part 3 of 4 - Carlos Hathcock aka "White Feather" | 09 Mar 2020 | 01:21:03 | |
In combat, Carlos Hathcock earned the nickname “White Feather”. The Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army called him this because of the white feather he wore on his bush hat to taunt the North Vietnamese to spot him sooner. US Marine Corps Snipers were known for their lethal accuracy during the Vietnam war. One such sniper was Carlos Norman Hathcock II who had an astounding kill record of 93. But it wasn’t his numerical achievement that made him a legend. | |||
| Haunted : The Heidi Wyrick Story | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:34:28 | |
The young Wyrick family had moved to the small town of Ellerslie, Georgia after buying their first house in 1989. Heidi's parents, Andrew and Lisa, wanted to move to the town to have a fresh start and to be in a safe place to raise a family. Shortly after moving in, Heidi had a new imaginary friend. | |||
| Part 2 of 4 - Carlos Hatchcock aka "White Feather" | 24 Feb 2020 | 00:47:50 | |
In combat, Carlos Hathcock earned the nickname “White Feather”. The Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army called him this because of the white feather he wore on his bush hat to taunt the North Vietnamese to spot him sooner. US Marine Corps Snipers were known for their lethal accuracy during the Vietnam war. One such sniper was Carlos Norman Hathcock II who had an astounding kill record of 93. But it wasn’t his numerical achievement that made him a legend. | |||
| Part 1 of 4 - Carlos Hathcock aka "White Feather" | 18 Feb 2020 | 00:32:52 | |
In combat, Carlos Hathcock earned the nickname “White Feather”. The Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army called him this because of the white feather he wore on his bush hat to taunt the North Vietnamese to spot him sooner. US Marine Corps Snipers were known for their lethal accuracy during the Vietnam war. One such sniper was Carlos Norman Hathcock II who had an astounding kill record of 93. But it wasn’t his numerical achievement that made him a legend. | |||
| Talking Jesse James w/ Mark West | 12 Feb 2020 | 01:06:34 | |
All you history geeks out there will love this. I got a chance to talk to a relative of Jesse James. We talk about his childhood, his life, and of course his death. If you enjoyed the four part series I did on Jesse James, you'll love this. | |||
| Murders at The McCormick Ranch | 29 Jan 2020 | 00:40:57 | |
In 1986, Mike McCormick led investigators to the bodies of four men, three of them on the family ranch, but always blamed his father, Tom, for the murders. With evidence suggesting both of them were involved in at least a dozen murders, how did one never get charged and the other get a 19 year prison sentence? | |||
| The Dickus Murders | 20 Jan 2020 | 00:26:28 | |
July 24, 2006 - Frankin, Indiana. Blake Dickus, 10, and Chynna Dickus, 26, were murdered in a home in the Branigin Woods neighborhood. | |||
| The Disappearance of Kierra Coles | 13 Jan 2020 | 00:31:13 | |
On October 2nd, 2018 - Kierra Coles, a young, pregnant U.S. postal worker, disappeared without a trace from her Chicago neighborhood. Since then there have been desperate pleas for help, but the case remains unsolved, with more questions than answers. | |||
| The Death of Dave Bocks | 11 Jan 2020 | 00:33:45 | |
Dave Bocks, a 39 year old pipefitter, disappeared during the facility’s graveyard shift and was later reported missing. Eventually, his remains were discovered inside a uranium processing furnace. After the investigations, insufficient evidence was found relating to the death and the official ruling was that no foul play was involved. Some believed that he was murdered by one or more coworkers who suspected him of being a whistleblower in the 1984 nuclear emissions scandal. | |||
| The Disappearance of Carl-Erik Bjorkegren | 02 Jan 2020 | 00:43:01 | |
During the 1980's, the stock market as we know it today was born. In Sweden it was a major shift where buying and selling stocks became something for everybody and Sweden was pioneering the digital trading. That together with a few political changes and the success of Volvo and SAAB in the US giving them huge profits to Invest resulted in a booming market where people could make huge sums of money in a very short time span. Banks were still, by law, forced to be responsible and make sure that each loan was secure but financial institutes were not subjected to the same laws and that made it possible for people to take huge loans without any security. This episode is about the most successful and famous player in that market, before he disappeared without a trace, Carl-Erik Björkegren. | |||
| The Southend Werewolf - Bill Ramsey | 17 Dec 2019 | 00:41:17 | |
One of the more unusual cases from Ed and Lorraine Warrens’ case list, this comes from a seaside town in Essex, England. A man by the name of Bill Ramsey was believed to be possessed by a demon that manifested as a wolf. Growing up, Ramsey was a normal boy. Then one day at the young age of nine, he suddenly began exhibiting inhuman qualities that carried on through his later years, eventually leading to him being called "The Werewolf of Southend." | |||
| Mini-Bonus - The Death of Shannon Hercutt | 16 Dec 2019 | 00:14:10 | |
At first glance, it looked like Dawn Shannon Hercutt went for a late-night drive, veered off the road and plummeted 125 feet to her death. About a week later the autopsy results suggested something more nefarious. | |||
| Brown Mountain Lights - Interview w/ Shane | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:37:36 | |
In the last episode I mentioned that I had an interview with someone who recently saw the Brown Mountain Lights. Shane was nice enough to come on and tell us about his experience. | |||
| Stigmata | 09 Dec 2019 | 01:07:09 | |
People who have stigmata exhibit wounds that duplicate or represent those that Jesus is said to have endured during his crucifixion. The wounds typically appear on the stigmatic's hands and feet (crucifixion spikes) and also sometimes on the side (a spear) and hairline (a crown of thorns). If stigmata is real, there is no medical or scientific explanation for it. Wounds do not suddenly and spontaneously appear on people's bodies for no reason. So what exactly is Stigmata and is there any validity to it? In this episode I break down to cases and talk about what might be causing it. | |||
| The Death of Sgt. Sean Drenth w/co-host "Deputy X" | 25 Nov 2019 | 01:44:55 | |
On Monday, October 18, 2010 Sergeant Sean Drenth of the Phoenix Police Department was found shot to death in an alley. What fellow officers found when they responded to the scene continues to haunt them. Sgt. Sean Drenth, a well-liked 12-year veteran, sprawled on his back, dead from a blast from his own police-issue shotgun. Because there is evidence to support suicide or homicide, the case has been classified as undetermined. | |||
| Bonus Episode - Theresa Knorr | 19 Nov 2019 | 00:45:47 | |
*** WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT*** | |||
| The Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe | 01 Nov 2019 | 02:17:54 | |
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important and influential American writers of the 19th century. He was the first author to try to make a professional living as a writer. | |||
| The Death of Henry McCabe | 19 Oct 2019 | 01:02:50 | |
Henry McCabe was last seen on September 6th, 2015 and his death occurred sometime in the early morning of September 7th. His wife receives a bizarre voicemail on Sept. 7 at 2:28 a.m. which features two minutes of undecipherable noises, including what sound like growls and moans of pain. Near the end of the voicemail, the sounds suddenly stop and a voice can be heard saying, "Stop it." This is one of those cases that will have you scratching your head. | |||
| The Disappearance of Barbara Miller | 11 Oct 2019 | 00:45:19 | |
Barbara Miller was reported missing by her estranged ex-boyfriend on July 5, 1989, after attending the wedding of her best friend, Lori Wands, in Mifflinburg on June 30. | |||
| The Disappearance and Death of William Hurley | 04 Oct 2019 | 00:49:26 | |
On October 8, 2009, William Hurley disappeared from Boston, Massachusetts. He had been attending a Boston Bruins game at TD Garden and had called his fiancée to pick him up halfway through the match. She drove to the stadium, but when she arrived, Hurley was nowhere in sight. She called him to find out where he was waiting, and she heard him ask someone where he was. A man said "99 Nashua Street,” and Hurley told her his cell phone was going dead. She drove to the address, but Hurley was not there. | |||
| Part 3 of 3 - The Westies : Lords of Hell's Kitchen | 18 Sep 2019 | 02:05:48 | |
The Westies, a gang long known to law enforcement officials, if not to the public, as one of the most savage organizations in the long history of New York gangs. Led by Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, The Westies' savagery permitted them to murder with virtual impunity - no one would testify against them. New York law enforcement officials hold the Westies responsible for more than 30 murders during the 1970's and 80's. | |||
| The Death of Josh Rubin | 29 Aug 2019 | 00:49:40 | |
Josh Rubin was thirty years old when he disappeared from New York on Halloween night 2011. | |||
| Part 2 of 3 - The Westies : Lords of Hell's Kitchen | 20 Aug 2019 | 02:13:15 | |
The Westies, a gang long known to law enforcement officials, if not to the public, as one of the most savage organizations in the long history of New York gangs. Led by Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, The Westies' savagery permitted them to murder with virtual impunity - no one would testify against them. New York law enforcement officials hold the Westies responsible for more than 30 murders during the 1970's and 80's. | |||
| Appalachian Ghost Stories and Legends | 19 Mar 2023 | 01:24:52 | |
In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, there's no shortage of folklore, legends, and ghost stories. Here are some of them. | |||
| Interview w/ Terry Hobbs of the West Memphis 3 Case | 05 Aug 2019 | 00:42:29 | |
If you are into true crime, you're familiar with the West Memphis Three. Well, today I interviewed Terry Hobbs. We talk about him, some of his personal thoughts on the case, and his book that is out now called 'Boxful of Nightmares: Terry Hobbs' personal memoirs on the West Memphis Three Murders'. | |||
| Part 1 of 3 - The Westies : Lords of Hell's Kitchen | 30 Jul 2019 | 01:32:46 | |
The Westies, a gang long known to law enforcement officials, if not to the public, as one of the most savage organizations in the long history of New York gangs. Led by Jimmy Coonan and Mickey Featherstone, The Westies' savagery permitted them to murder with virtual impunity - no one would testify against them. New York law enforcement officials hold the Westies responsible for more than 30 murders during the 1970's and 80's. | |||
| Interview w/ Darren Schaefer - Host of 'The Cooper Vortex' | 21 Jul 2019 | 01:02:32 | |
When I first talked to Darren Schaefer about the D.B. Cooper case, I was blown away. His podcast, The Cooper Vortex, is the one stop shop for a deep look into this case and the suspects. Join us as we talk about it! | |||
| Part 2 of 2 - Roy DeMeo and The Murder Machine | 18 Jul 2019 | 01:22:41 | |
Roy DeMeo was a made man of the Gambino crime family and a notorious serial killer. He is infamous for heading the "DeMeo Crew" which operated out of his bar the Gemini Lounge. A gang suspected by the FBI of somewhere between 75-200 murders between 1973 and 1983. The majority were disposed of so thoroughly that they were never found. The crew also gained notoriety due to their use of dismemberment as a method of disposing of their victims. | |||
| Part 1 of 2 - Roy DeMeo and The Murder Machine | 09 Jul 2019 | 01:19:05 | |
Roy DeMeo was a made man of the Gambino crime family and a notorious serial killer. He is infamous for heading the "DeMeo Crew" which operated out of his bar the Gemini Lounge. A gang suspected by the FBI of somewhere between 75-200 murders between 1973 and 1983. The majority were disposed of so thoroughly that they were never found. The crew also gained notoriety due to their use of dismemberment as a method of disposing of their victims. | |||
| Shadow People | 26 Jun 2019 | 01:16:55 | |
Shadow people are supposedly supernatural beings that believers claim to see wandering about in their peripheral vision or tormenting them during stages of sleep paralysis. While various creatures of this description have long been a staple of folklore and ghost stories, the modern version gained popularity from the discussions of Heidi Hollis on Coast to Coast AM radio talk show, in 2002. | |||
| Part 3 of 3 - The Disappearance and Death of Hailey Dunn | 30 May 2019 | 00:34:12 | |
Hailey Dunn left her mother’s home on Dec. 27, 2010 and was never seen again. Shawn Adkins, the live-in boyfriend of Hailey Dunn’s mother, Billie Jean Dunn, told authorities Hailey reportedly told him that she was walking to her father’s house, then planned to spend the night with a friend. | |||
| Part 2 of 3 - The Disappearance and Death of Hailey Dunn | 20 May 2019 | 00:47:50 | |
Hailey Dunn left her mother’s home on Dec. 27, 2010 and was never seen again. Shawn Adkins, the live-in boyfriend of Hailey Dunn’s mother, Billie Jean Dunn, told authorities Hailey reportedly told him that she was walking to her father’s house, then planned to spend the night with a friend. | |||
| Part 1 of 3 - The Disappearance and Death of Hailey Dunn | 16 May 2019 | 00:19:08 | |
Hailey Dunn left her mother’s home on Dec. 27, 2010 and was never seen again. Shawn Adkins, the live-in boyfriend of Hailey Dunn’s mother, Billie Jean Dunn, told authorities Hailey reportedly told him that she was walking to her father’s house, then planned to spend the night with a friend. | |||
| A Murder in Kalamark | 13 May 2019 | 01:06:56 | |
On April 14th, 2004 - Roger Lindberg and his brother Sune were attacked in their home in Kalamark, Sweden. Sune survived while Roger did not. Within days the local police zeroed in on their suspect who was identified as Kaj Linna. He was charged and found guilty of the crime. Then, out of nowhere a Swedish podcast picked up the case and found that Kaj might have been wrongfully convicted and it turns out that he was. Kaj was released from prison after serving 13 years. But that still leaves the question, who killed Roger Lindberg? | |||
| My Night At The Indiana State Sanatorium | 22 Feb 2023 | 01:26:52 | |
Back in June of 2022 I decided to stay the night with a group of people at the Indiana State Sanatorium. This episode is done a little different than most. In this one I narrate the different audio clips we picked up while we were there and also add some context to what's going on in each one. Saturday, June 10th, 8:30pm - Sunday, June 11th, 4am. Come join me!!! Fairfield County Infirmary in Ohio.. https://ghosthuntsusa.com/haunted-locations/fairfield-county-infirmary-ghost-hunt/ July 15th, Live Show in Buffalo https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hillbilly-horror-stories-brohio-mysterious-circumstances-live-in-buffalo-tickets-460240771537 August 19th, Live Show in Detroit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhs-7th-anniversary-in-detroit-tickets-459396787157 | |||
| Bonus - The Death of "Baby X" | 08 May 2019 | 00:28:49 | |
On November 17, 1989 the body of an infant girl was found in Rupert, Idaho. This was not just any unsolved case though. She had been dead for no more than five days and was dismembered, disemboweled, possibly skinned, and burned. Both hands were missing. So was the right arm, at the shoulder. The abdominal organs had been cut out, leaving only the lungs and a portion of the upper heart chamber. The body had been placed in the metal drum on its back, clothed, before being torched with gasoline. If you think that's weird.....this case gets alot weirder than that!!!! | |||
| The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor | 01 May 2019 | 01:36:31 | |
In 1922 William Desmond Taylor was shot in his home in the middle of the night and his death, in the midst of other Hollywood scandals, led to the start of people’s interest in the inner-workings of Hollywood. | |||
| Part 3 of 3 - The Life and Crimes of John Dillinger | 18 Apr 2019 | 01:53:52 | |
During the 1930s Depression, many Americans, nearly helpless against forces they didn’t understand, made heroes of outlaws who took what they wanted at gunpoint. Of all the lurid desperadoes, one man, John Dillinger, came to evoke this Gangster Era and stirred mass emotion to a degree rarely seen in this country. He operated with a group of men known as the "Dillinger Gang" or "Terror Gang", which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations, among other activities. | |||