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The Disturbing Forty-Year Mystery Of The “Sarah Joe”

Many ships, boats, and even airplanes have disappeared without a trace. But the case of the ‘Sarah Joe’ is one that perhaps stands out from the rest. Not least because the wreckage of the small fishing vessel turned up thousands of miles away on a remote island. Then, a shallow grave was discovered of one of the dead crew. Where had the boat been all this time? And perhaps of more importance, where were the missing crew…?

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 15, 2019
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
9 min read
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The Still Unsolved Assassination Of Olof Palme

The murder of Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme on the evening of 28th February 1986 shocked the entire country. Not least because the assassin, still officially today, remains at large. Did somebody high up in the intelligence agencies of the world’s governments order his death? Or was it a simple, but tragic case if mistaken identity…?

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 2, 2019
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
7 min read

The Tamam Shud Case – Who Was The Mysterious Somerton Man?

In the early hours of 1st December 1948 residents near Somerton Beach discovered the dead body of a man wearing a suit and tie laying on the sand. It would hail the start of one of the most perplexing mysteries of the twentieth century. One that still fascinates researchers into cases of the unsolved even today, two decades into the 2000s…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 1, 2019
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
14 min read

The US Navy Blimp L-8 Mystery

When the US Navy L-8 crashed to the ground on the morning of 16th August 1943 in a residential neighborhood in a suburb of San Francisco, aside from what caused the crash, the most perplexing aspect for investigators was what had happened to the two-man crew? Neither pilot’s body was ever recovered. And what’s more, no satisfactory answer has ever been given as to what happened that morning off the California coast…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
January 25, 2019
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
8 min read
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Crater Lake – From Monsters to Bigfoot: The Mysterious Waters

There are numerous strange areas of land or stretches of water. One of the most mysterious, without doubt, is Crater Lake in Oregon. Legends of this most strange location go back thousands of years through the oral traditions of the Native American tribes of the area. As the “settlers” of the New World encroached on such land, the old world and new world would meet, resulting in the many strange occurrences on record…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
December 26, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
9 min read

The Strange And Chilling “Princess Doe” Case

The identity of a dead girl, her face so badly beaten it was simply a mess of crippled bones and mashed-up flesh, has remained a mystery since her discovery in a lonely New Jersey cemetery in the summer of 1982. Referred to as “Princess Doe” by investigators and researchers alike, despite several theories, no arrests have ever been made. What’s more, we are no closer now than we were over thirty years ago to knowing the identity of this most unfortunate young woman…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
December 21, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
7 min read

The Tunnels Of Tampa! Further Evidence Of A Subterranean World?

A discovery of an apparent underground tunnel network near Tampa, Florida has again opened and reignited the debate as to if a network of ancient tunnels may indeed reside deep below the collection of metropolis-like cities that make up the United States. And indeed, as many other discoveries have uncovered over the timespan of “modern archeology”, under most other cities that make up our modern world…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
December 19, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
6 min read

The UFOs, Ghosts, And Portals Of Transylvania’s Hoia-Baciu Forest

Transylvania is already home to some of the most disturbing legends of the world, but the Hoia-Baciu Forest is awash with such strange activity it has the label of the “World’s Most Haunted Forest”. It isn’t just strange apparitions and ghostly phenomena that occurs there, though. The area plays host to numerous UFO sightings, as well as legends of portals and gateways to other worlds and dimensions…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
November 8, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
8 min read

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Dyatlov Pass incident from early-1959 is without a doubt one of the most mysterious and chilling encounters on record. Not least as we still don’t know why nine experienced hikers met such a bizarre and horrifying end. There are many theories still discussed and debated as to just what happened in the cold, snowy Ural Mountains. And they range from the darkly intriguing to the outlandish and bizarre…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
October 28, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
24 min read
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The Curse Of The Otzi Mummy

A strange find on the Austrian Alps in September 1991 would unleash the curse of the Otzi Iceman, otherwise known as the Otzi Mummy – at least according to some researchers. While there is no definite proof of an actual curse, the fact is seven quite mysterious deaths of those involved with the discovery have occurred, leading some to question just what might be the truth behind this mysterious find…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
July 20, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
6 min read

The Blurred World Of Paranormal Murders

Any murder is undoubtedly horrific and needless. However, when aspects of the paranormal, or satanism and witchcraft enter into the mix, they take on an altogether darker feel. And what’s more, these sort of murders, while comparatively very low, happen more than we realize. Further still, they are not a new phenomenon, with one of the better-known cases, still unsolved to boot, stretching almost 100 years…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
March 2, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
10 min read
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The Bella In Wych Elm – A Witch? Or Nazi Spy?

The discovery of the skeletal remains of a young woman by four children in England in April 1943 would prove to be one of the most mysterious and unsolved cases of the twentieth century. And one still unsolved today. Was the deceased the victim of a strange occult ritual? Or, as clues would suggest over the years, was she connected to a Nazi spy ring…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
February 23, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
12 min read

The Bizarre Case Of Gareth Williams – The Body In The Bag!

On 23rd August 2010, the body of Gareth Williams was discovered, locked in a hold-all bag, zipped and locked from the outside, with the key found inside the bag and the bag itself in the bathtub. Despite it being a particularly hot summer, the heating in the apartment was turned up to full. All indications were Williams was the victim of foul play…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
January 15, 2018
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
6 min read
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The Bone-Chilling And Mysterious Death Of Elisa Lam

The case of Elisa Lam is without a doubt one of the most chilling and mysterious of the twenty-first century. And is a case that is still unsolved with no apparent breakthrough anywhere in sight. Lam’s dead body was discovered in a sealed water tank just short of three weeks after she disappeared while on a “west coast trip” in Los Angeles, California. How she, or anyone else, managed to get on to the roof without tripping the security systems, or indeed, lift the heavy-duty industrial door to the water tank in just one of many dark enigmas surrounding this tragic death…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
August 7, 2017
Last Updated
September 28, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
8 min read
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The Highly Suspicious Death Of Pope John Paul I

Many researchers have highlighted inconsistencies in the sudden and mysterious death of Pope John Paul I in September 1978, only 33 days after taking the position – a position he hadn’t coveted, but one with which he planned to rid the Vatican of corruption and ties to secret societies whose own ideology was far at odds with its own. At least officially. The death of Pope John Paul I is not only suspicious, it is perhaps a window through which to see the true inner workings of the Vatican, at least for a time in the late-1970s…

By
Marcus Lowth
Published Date
August 5, 2017
Last Updated
September 27, 2021
Estimated Reading Time
8 min read