House of Mystery True Crime History

the latest installment of the True Crime Commentary by Steven David Lampley for the week of Feb 18.2018

The latest top three conspiracy countdown from Dr. Joe Uscinski for the week of Feb 19, 2018 this one included the faked death of Bruce Lee!

The latest top three conspiracy countdown from Dr. Joe Uscinski for the week of Feb 19, 2018 this one included the faked death of Bruce Lee!

A scientific exploration into humanity’s obsession with the afterlife and quest for immortality from the bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer In his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans’ belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific attempts to achieve immortality by radical life extentionists, extropians, transhumanists, cryonicists, and mind-uploaders, along with utopians who have attempted to create heaven on earth. For millennia, religions have concocted numerous manifestations of heaven and the afterlife, the place where souls go after the death of the physical body. Religious leaders have toiled to make sense of this place that a surprising 74% of Americans believe exists, but from which no one has ever returned to report what it is really like. Heavens on Earth concludes with an uplifting paean to purpose and progress and what we can do in the here-and-now, whether or not there is a hereafter.

A scientific exploration into humanity’s obsession with the afterlife and quest for immortality from the bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer In his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans’ belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific attempts to achieve immortality by radical life extentionists, extropians, transhumanists, cryonicists, and mind-uploaders, along with utopians who have attempted to create heaven on earth. For millennia, religions have concocted numerous manifestations of heaven and the afterlife, the place where souls go after the death of the physical body. Religious leaders have toiled to make sense of this place that a surprising 74% of Americans believe exists, but from which no one has ever returned to report what it is really like. Heavens on Earth concludes with an uplifting paean to purpose and progress and what we can do in the here-and-now, whether or not there is a hereafter.

Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil” pulls back the curtain on the now imprisoned religious prophet to an estimated 15,000 followers of the FLDS Church who, before going to jail for two felony counts of child sexual assault in 2011, is said to have married at least 78 wives and have more than 50 children and controlled millions of dollars for the church. This two-hour special takes a look from the inside out at a community that was led for decades by a man who controlled many to quell his demands and desires. Revealing dark secrets that include the damage Jeffs did to young children, including his own, the special features extensive interviews with Jeff’s closest family, former church members and those who wrestled to bring him to justice. The special also highlights stories of those who fought back against Jeffs’ power and escaped his control with the intent to bring him down. Stories including those of the Lost Boys, a group of discarded teenage boys who find each other and the will to expose Jeffs’ crimes and the story of Elissa Wall, the child bride who became the lead witness in the trail that ultimately put Jeffs in prison.

Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil” pulls back the curtain on the now imprisoned religious prophet to an estimated 15,000 followers of the FLDS Church who, before going to jail for two felony counts of child sexual assault in 2011, is said to have married at least 78 wives and have more than 50 children and controlled millions of dollars for the church. This two-hour special takes a look from the inside out at a community that was led for decades by a man who controlled many to quell his demands and desires. Revealing dark secrets that include the damage Jeffs did to young children, including his own, the special features extensive interviews with Jeff’s closest family, former church members and those who wrestled to bring him to justice. The special also highlights stories of those who fought back against Jeffs’ power and escaped his control with the intent to bring him down. Stories including those of the Lost Boys, a group of discarded teenage boys who find each other and the will to expose Jeffs’ crimes and the story of Elissa Wall, the child bride who became the lead witness in the trail that ultimately put Jeffs in prison.

Publication Date: November 15, 2013. Author Tom Grant, on Murder At Lake Washington: The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain, Part 2: Silence: "Has anyone ever seen someone take out a full-page ad in a magazine that was designed to intimidate the media into not allowing someone to tell the facts about the suspicious circumstances of an individual's death? Who does something like that? And who threatens to sue the media without threatening to sue the person who actually told those details to the public? The main suspect in the murder of Kurt Cobain paid her high-priced attorneys to use such an unprecedented silencing tactic, but it backfired. Her attorneys were nothing but 'briefcase bullies' who lacked any real strength. They enjoyed blowing a lot of smoke--but when I stood up to them--they walked away with their tails between their legs. After all, they can't actually follow through with their threats. Why? Because I'm telling the truth and their client is lying." Tom Grant is the California state-licensed private investigator in Beverly Hills who was hired to find Kurt Cobain after Cobain left a drug rehab center in Marina Del Rey, California, on April 1, 1994 and was subsequently reported missing. Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994.

Publication Date: November 15, 2013. Author Tom Grant, on Murder At Lake Washington: The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain, Part 2: Silence: "Has anyone ever seen someone take out a full-page ad in a magazine that was designed to intimidate the media into not allowing someone to tell the facts about the suspicious circumstances of an individual's death? Who does something like that? And who threatens to sue the media without threatening to sue the person who actually told those details to the public? The main suspect in the murder of Kurt Cobain paid her high-priced attorneys to use such an unprecedented silencing tactic, but it backfired. Her attorneys were nothing but 'briefcase bullies' who lacked any real strength. They enjoyed blowing a lot of smoke--but when I stood up to them--they walked away with their tails between their legs. After all, they can't actually follow through with their threats. Why? Because I'm telling the truth and their client is lying." Tom Grant is the California state-licensed private investigator in Beverly Hills who was hired to find Kurt Cobain after Cobain left a drug rehab center in Marina Del Rey, California, on April 1, 1994 and was subsequently reported missing. Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994.

Can you imagine the helplessness and fear that a five-year-old would feel when he's first visited by extraterrestrials? How about the look on his parents' faces when he confesses his alien encounter? Chosen: Chronicles of an Alien Abductee is Byron W. Lacy's firsthand account of what modern science insists is only folklore. The first encounters come when he is young—with "little men" entering the room as he hugs his teddy bear. They masquerade as cartoon characters to ease his concern, a dancing Captain Hook—minus the hook—joining his comrades. Future visits lead to psychic connections with his visitors. Admitting such encounters takes courage, especially when similar comments by a family member placed her in a mental hospital. But Lacy lays it all out on the table as he details what it's like to be an alien abductee. Chosen: Chronicle of an Alien Abductee isn't just for the disbelievers. It's a free discussion of Lacy’s experience—one meant to encourage other abductees through their own moments of skepticism both from others and within.

Can you imagine the helplessness and fear that a five-year-old would feel when he's first visited by extraterrestrials? How about the look on his parents' faces when he confesses his alien encounter? Chosen: Chronicles of an Alien Abductee is Byron W. Lacy's firsthand account of what modern science insists is only folklore. The first encounters come when he is young—with "little men" entering the room as he hugs his teddy bear. They masquerade as cartoon characters to ease his concern, a dancing Captain Hook—minus the hook—joining his comrades. Future visits lead to psychic connections with his visitors. Admitting such encounters takes courage, especially when similar comments by a family member placed her in a mental hospital. But Lacy lays it all out on the table as he details what it's like to be an alien abductee. Chosen: Chronicle of an Alien Abductee isn't just for the disbelievers. It's a free discussion of Lacy’s experience—one meant to encourage other abductees through their own moments of skepticism both from others and within.

Robbie has been married for twenty-four years, to his lovely wife and they have three beautiful daughters together. He focuses his entire core of beliefs, around his family and faith in God. The strength comes from the tight unit of family he has, who supports him totally in everything he does within the Paranormal and Spiritual fields. Robbie incorporates the family structure in the business of creating television, movies and his writing, which gives a real strong foundation for his family working together. They, as a family, are very active in community social and charity events and this also stems outward to other communities as well. Work hard, play fair and love life, while doing everything you possibly can to make a difference for the better is a motto Robbie lives by.

Robbie has been married for twenty-four years, to his lovely wife and they have three beautiful daughters together. He focuses his entire core of beliefs, around his family and faith in God. The strength comes from the tight unit of family he has, who supports him totally in everything he does within the Paranormal and Spiritual fields. Robbie incorporates the family structure in the business of creating television, movies and his writing, which gives a real strong foundation for his family working together. They, as a family, are very active in community social and charity events and this also stems outward to other communities as well. Work hard, play fair and love life, while doing everything you possibly can to make a difference for the better is a motto Robbie lives by.

In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Almost all of America believed Hauptmann guilty; only a few magazines and tabloids published articles questioning his conviction. In the ensuing decades, many books about the Lindbergh case have been published. Some have declared Hauptmann the victim of a police conspiracy and frame-up, and one posited that Lindbergh actually killed his own son and fabricated the entire kidnapping to mask the deed.Because books about the crime have been used as a means to advance personal theories, the truth has often been sacrificed and readers misinformed. Hauptmann's Ladder is a testament to the truth that counters the revisionist histories all too common in the true crime genre. Author Richard T. Cahill Jr. puts the "true" back in "true crime," providing credible information and undistorted evidence that enables readers to form their own opinions and reach their own conclusions.

In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. Almost all of America believed Hauptmann guilty; only a few magazines and tabloids published articles questioning his conviction. In the ensuing decades, many books about the Lindbergh case have been published. Some have declared Hauptmann the victim of a police conspiracy and frame-up, and one posited that Lindbergh actually killed his own son and fabricated the entire kidnapping to mask the deed.Because books about the crime have been used as a means to advance personal theories, the truth has often been sacrificed and readers misinformed. Hauptmann's Ladder is a testament to the truth that counters the revisionist histories all too common in the true crime genre. Author Richard T. Cahill Jr. puts the "true" back in "true crime," providing credible information and undistorted evidence that enables readers to form their own opinions and reach their own conclusions.