Unsolved Mysteries of the World

In 1999, an old rail tunnel was transformed from a forgotten engineering feat into a supernatural legend. The Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada was for the most part undisturbed and undiscovered until a young paranormal investigator and his friends publicized their encounters at the tunnel and distributed directions to its location. In just four months the tunnel transforms from a forgotten historical landmark into a paranormal hotspot rivaling the most famous in the world. Internet discussion forums exploded with talk of the tunnel, and paranormal groups and enthusiasts flocked to investigate.Exposed on television a few years later, the tunnel was well on its way to becoming an Urban Legend. And that is what fascinated me. I have always wondered where Urban Legends actually come from. How do they begin? How do they manifest? And what truth is hidden within their simple tales? The Blue Ghost Tunnel, as it has become known, developed and transformed online and within paranormal communities to what it is today. The legend is continuously molded and the truth becomes increasingly gray. This podcast provides a time-line of events, people's encounters, and historical facts to showcase how a legend is born, how it flourishes and how we can learn from this modern experiment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1999, an old rail tunnel was transformed from a forgotten engineering feat into a supernatural legend. The Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada was for the most part undisturbed and undiscovered until a young paranormal investigator and his friends publicized their encounters at the tunnel and distributed directions to its location. In just four months the tunnel transforms from a forgotten historical landmark into a paranormal hotspot rivaling the most famous in the world. Internet discussion forums exploded with talk of the tunnel, and paranormal groups and enthusiasts flocked to investigate.Exposed on television a few years later, the tunnel was well on its way to becoming an Urban Legend. And that is what fascinated me. I have always wondered where Urban Legends actually come from. How do they begin? How do they manifest? And what truth is hidden within their simple tales? The Blue Ghost Tunnel, as it has become known, developed and transformed online and within paranormal communities to what it is today. The legend is continuously molded and the truth becomes increasingly gray. This podcast provides a time-line of events, people's encounters, and historical facts to showcase how a legend is born, how it flourishes and how we can learn from this modern experiment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1999, an old rail tunnel was transformed from a forgotten engineering feat into a supernatural legend. The Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada was for the most part undisturbed and undiscovered until a young paranormal investigator and his friends publicized their encounters at the tunnel and distributed directions to its location. In just four months the tunnel transforms from a forgotten historical landmark into a paranormal hotspot rivaling the most famous in the world. Internet discussion forums exploded with talk of the tunnel, and paranormal groups and enthusiasts flocked to investigate.Exposed on television a few years later, the tunnel was well on its way to becoming an Urban Legend. And that is what fascinated me. I have always wondered where Urban Legends actually come from. How do they begin? How do they manifest? And what truth is hidden within their simple tales? The Blue Ghost Tunnel, as it has become known, developed and transformed online and within paranormal communities to what it is today. The legend is continuously molded and the truth becomes increasingly gray. This podcast provides a time-line of events, people's encounters, and historical facts to showcase how a legend is born, how it flourishes and how we can learn from this modern experiment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1999, an old rail tunnel was transformed from a forgotten engineering feat into a supernatural legend. The Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada was for the most part undisturbed and undiscovered until a young paranormal investigator and his friends publicized their encounters at the tunnel and distributed directions to its location. In just four months the tunnel transforms from a forgotten historical landmark into a paranormal hotspot rivaling the most famous in the world. Internet discussion forums exploded with talk of the tunnel, and paranormal groups and enthusiasts flocked to investigate.Exposed on television a few years later, the tunnel was well on its way to becoming an Urban Legend. And that is what fascinated me. I have always wondered where Urban Legends actually come from. How do they begin? How do they manifest? And what truth is hidden within their simple tales? The Blue Ghost Tunnel, as it has become known, developed and transformed online and within paranormal communities to what it is today. The legend is continuously molded and the truth becomes increasingly gray. This podcast provides a time-line of events, people's encounters, and historical facts to showcase how a legend is born, how it flourishes and how we can learn from this modern experiment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Sept. 2, 2010 at 11:20PM a call is placed to 9/11 notifying operators that someone had shot themselves at 4700 Sherlock Place in St. Augustine Florida. Within minutes of police arriving, the tragic scene is quickly determined to be a suicide. Within months, the medical examiner would flip-flop on the manner of death – from suicide to homicide, and back to suicide, all the while unable to answer simple questions.Police, determined that it was a suicide from the start, did not collect, handle or even test evidence. In fact, the entire investigation was virtually non-existent. They did not need to conduct an investigation as suicide was already a predetermined cause of death.A year later, under pressure and to reassure the public that his office had conducted a fair investigation, the Sheriff calls in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to conduct an independent review. Confident, that one law office investigating another law office would result in positive results, the Sheriff is upset when things spiral out of control.The investigation is never completed, and allegations swirl that lead to dismissals and formal complaints. Lawsuits are brought up on misconduct charges. The law, both local and state are at the mercy of what appears to be complete and udder incompetence or complete and udder corruption at the highest level. It tears the community apart and it tears a family apart.The victim, Michelle O'Connell, aged 24 and mother of a four year old girl.The boyfriend, who called 9/11, Jeremy Banks, a deputy sheriff for St. Johns County.As we delve into this case, you will note that this is not an unsolved mystery. It is rather, an unresolved mystery. Either you will believe Michelle O'Connell committed suicide, or you will believe Jeremy Banks, a deputy Sheriff committed murder and the police department covered the entire affair. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Sept. 2, 2010 at 11:20PM a call is placed to 9/11 notifying operators that someone had shot themselves at 4700 Sherlock Place in St. Augustine Florida. Within minutes of police arriving, the tragic scene is quickly determined to be a suicide. Within months, the medical examiner would flip-flop on the manner of death – from suicide to homicide, and back to suicide, all the while unable to answer simple questions.Police, determined that it was a suicide from the start, did not collect, handle or even test evidence. In fact, the entire investigation was virtually non-existent. They did not need to conduct an investigation as suicide was already a predetermined cause of death.A year later, under pressure and to reassure the public that his office had conducted a fair investigation, the Sheriff calls in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to conduct an independent review. Confident, that one law office investigating another law office would result in positive results, the Sheriff is upset when things spiral out of control.The investigation is never completed, and allegations swirl that lead to dismissals and formal complaints. Lawsuits are brought up on misconduct charges. The law, both local and state are at the mercy of what appears to be complete and udder incompetence or complete and udder corruption at the highest level. It tears the community apart and it tears a family apart.The victim, Michelle O'Connell, aged 24 and mother of a four year old girl.The boyfriend, who called 9/11, Jeremy Banks, a deputy sheriff for St. Johns County.As we delve into this case, you will note that this is not an unsolved mystery. It is rather, an unresolved mystery. Either you will believe Michelle O'Connell committed suicide, or you will believe Jeremy Banks, a deputy Sheriff committed murder and the police department covered the entire affair. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Sept. 2, 2010 at 11:20PM a call is placed to 9/11 notifying operators that someone had shot themselves at 4700 Sherlock Place in St. Augustine Florida. Within minutes of police arriving, the tragic scene is quickly determined to be a suicide. Within months, the medical examiner would flip-flop on the manner of death – from suicide to homicide, and back to suicide, all the while unable to answer simple questions.Police, determined that it was a suicide from the start, did not collect, handle or even test evidence. In fact, the entire investigation was virtually non-existent. They did not need to conduct an investigation as suicide was already a predetermined cause of death.A year later, under pressure and to reassure the public that his office had conducted a fair investigation, the Sheriff calls in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to conduct an independent review. Confident, that one law office investigating another law office would result in positive results, the Sheriff is upset when things spiral out of control.The investigation is never completed, and allegations swirl that lead to dismissals and formal complaints. Lawsuits are brought up on misconduct charges. The law, both local and state are at the mercy of what appears to be complete and udder incompetence or complete and udder corruption at the highest level. It tears the community apart and it tears a family apart.The victim, Michelle O'Connell, aged 24 and mother of a four year old girl.The boyfriend, who called 9/11, Jeremy Banks, a deputy sheriff for St. Johns County.As we delve into this case, you will note that this is not an unsolved mystery. It is rather, an unresolved mystery. Either you will believe Michelle O'Connell committed suicide, or you will believe Jeremy Banks, a deputy Sheriff committed murder and the police department covered the entire affair. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don’t let Prague’s dazzling bridges, beautiful architecture and charming cobblestone paths fool you—the city has a dark side. Often labelled one of the most haunted places in Europe, Prague was the site of three now-famous defenestrations, and a known meeting place for astrologers and alchemists in the 16th and 17th centuries. The city is crawling with ghostly sights and unsolved mysteries both rumored and historically documented.Here are four Ghosts and Legends of Prague See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Unsolved Mysteries of the World on our special Christmas Mysteries - five mini tales of strange events, unsolved murders and missing persons all occuring on or near Christmas Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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On April 6th, 1966 at 11am one of the world's most witnessed UFO incidents began in Clayton, a suburb of Melborne, Australia. Over 200 independent witnesses claimed to have seen up to three UFOs for up to 20 minutes in length, some within an arms length. The UFOs are said to have left physical evidence, travelled of up to 1000MPH and were investigated and the incident covered up by authorities.One witness is said to have seen the exact same UFOs a year prior and has photographic evidence along with eye-witness testimony.This is Unsolved Mysteries of the World, Season Two, Episode Five, The Westall UFO Sightings.It was a bright, sunny morning at Westall High School and the a late morning sports session was wrapping up on the school's cricket oval. As the children and teachers prepared to head back in, a strange object in the sky appeared and children and teachers began to point and question.The object appeared to be large, silver colour disk and flew over the school and hovered for a moment before moving once again. Over 50 eye-witnesses indicate that the movement of the object is what perplexed them the most. They indicated it was able to float motionless and then be able to move, very very fast.Word of the strange object spread quickly and all eyes were looking up at the strange disk. Student, teachers, faculty members, local residents and farmers all looked up in amazement and bewilderment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brandon Lawson went missing shortly after he made one of the most cryptic 9-11 calls ever placed. No one has been able to interpret the 911 call fully and today it remains a mysterious piece of a tragic puzzle. Brandon Lawson has never been seen or heard from since and today his case remains a mystery with many speculating what actually happened that fateful night.This is Unsolved Mysteries of the World Season 2 Episode 4, The Disappearance of Brandon LawsonBrandon Lawson was a 26 year old man from San Angelo, Texas. He was an oil field worker and father of four children and he also had a common law wife named Ladessa Lofton. He is described as being 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighing approximately 230 pounds. He was a Caucasian male with brown hair and blue eyes. Lawson has multiple tattoos on his arms and has a scar on his chin and left knee and one of his ears is pierced. At the time of his disappearance, Lawson was wearing a yellow shirt, camouflage-print shorts and white 2013 Air Max shoes.The last time anyone had seen Brandon was on August 8, 2013 in San Angelo, Texas. He and his longtime girlfriend got into an argument which led to Brandon leaving the home at around 11:54 p.m., with the intentions of going to his father's residence. Approximately 45 minutes later, Brandon called his brother Kyle to tell him that he had run out of gas. What is known is that following his phone call to his brother Kyle, something mysterious happened and Brandon phoned 911 — and advised the dispatcher that he was "in a field" and needed help and that he needed police.Take a listen to the unedited version of the 9-11 call. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some say that the thing that appears at the end of Jett Rd. In San Antonio Texas is a ghost, while others believe it to be a creature of unimaginable horror.Whatever it is, it haunts the minds of young children and entices teenagers to test their bravery on what locals call Donkey Lady Bridge.The Urban Legend is a well-known San Antonio legend which has many variations and eye-witness encounters and on this episode we will reveal the mystery of Donkey Lady Bridge.This is Unsolved Mysteries of the World, Season Two, Episode Three, The Donkey Lady.Whatever the Donkey Lady is, a ghost, or a physical creature, she is said to roam the woods around the end of Jett Rd and will appear on the bridge. She is said to jump upon your vehicle as you cross the bridge and damage the body with her hooves. Anyone capturing a glimpse will no doubt scream in horror, as they see what appears to be a woman with a donkey face.Like all urban legends there are various stories surrounding the inception. One story tells of a woman who lived in the nearby woods in the 1950s who was attacked by her drunk husband one night. The husband set her house on fire, killing her children and badly burning the woman. She was terribly disfigured in the fire, fusing her fingers and toes together creating hoof-like hands and feet. Her head was so badly burned in the fire that it healed in such a warped, elongated way, it resembled that of a donkey. Legend tells that she is roaming the forested area by the tragedy in search for her children. If you honk your horn, it is said she will be alerted and chase you down. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The psychomanteum dates back to ancient times, where a person would gaze into a still pool of water. This silent and steady gazing into a reflective pool would produce apparitions or visions.In 1958, Greek archaeologist, Sotiris Dakaris investigated the Dodona oracle spoken of by Homer and Herodotus, where supplicants would wait their turn at the oracle in complete darkness. An extensive maze led to a long central apparition hallway where the experience took place. There Dakaris found the remnants of a bronze cauldron ringed with a banister which made it appear that the people who were seeing the apparitions would be gazing at the cauldron.Mention of a ritual process for contacting the dead can be found in many of the writings of the ancient Greeks. The writings described how individuals were guided through subterranean chambers over a series of several days, and finally taken into an area, a "necromanteum", containing what is believed to have been a large cauldron-type vessel. Water or oil filled the vessel providing a reflective surface for the initiated individual to contact the dead.Dr. Raymond Moody modified this process to fit more in the modern day. He coined the term "psychomanteum". Dr. Irene Blinston expanded and modified Dr. Moody's psychomanteum, and psychomanteum process, developing "The Portal". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

According to the legend, the spirit of "Annie Palmer" haunts the grounds of Rose Hall Plantation near Montego Bay, Jamaica.The story states that she was born in Haiti to an English mother and Irish father and spent most of her life in Haiti. When her parents died of yellow fever, she was adopted by a nanny who taught her witchcraft and voodoo. She moved to Jamaica and married John Palmer, owner of Rose Hall Plantation. Annie murdered Palmer along with two subsequent husbands and numerous male plantation slaves, later being murdered herself by a slave named "Takoo".A song about the legend called "The Ballad of Annie Palmer" was recorded by Johnny Cash.But is any of the legend true? What really haunts Rose Hall? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.