Let’s explore three more of the strangest unsolved mysteries! D.B Cooper On November 24th, 1971, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington started off as any other flight. That was until an ordinary looking man in a business suit handed a note to a flight attendant. Thinking nothing of it, the flight…
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“Cropsey” & The Crimes Of Andre Rand
Urban legends are a fascinating cultural phenomenon. They’re the the life blood of sleepovers and playground whispers, and even as we grow up, they keep a tantalising hold over our psyche, coming back to haunt us during nighttime drives or every time the lights flicker. But these are just modern day fairytales, aren’t they? They’re…
Lizzie Borden And The Fall River Axe Murders
Lizzie Borden took an axeand gave her mother forty whacks.When she saw what she had done,she gave her father forty-one. This dainty little skipping tune is familiar in playgrounds across the English speaking world. It was even heard echoing through my little Welsh schoolyard, back in the day. But what do we really know about…
The Amityville Saga, Part Two: The Lutz Haunting
If you thought the Amityville story begins and ends with a family massacre, I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Fast forward through the trial that found Ronald DeFeo Jr. guilty of six counts of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, and we’re in December 1975. 112 Ocean Avenue had been sitting empty for 13…
The Hawthorn Files 