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100. The Headless Valley — Legends and Lore
Men go into the Nahanni Valley, but they don’t come out. At least, not with their heads.
Sources:
https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/canada/experiences/news/the-haunting-history-of-this-canadian-national-park
https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mystery
https://www.outdoorjournal.com/news/secrets-nahanni-valley-headless-men/
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99. Rod Ferrell and the Vampire Cult Murders — Bela Lugosi’s Dead
A vampire cult? In Kentucky? You bet, and it ends in murder.
Sources:
- https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20200411/rsquovampire-killerrsquo-keeps-his-life-sentence
- https://www.courttv.com/trials/fl-v-ferrell-sentencing-phase-1998/
- https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20191202/florida-mother-of-vampire-cult-killer-irsquove-changed
- https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/11/19/vampire-murders-convict-rod-ferrell-wants-sentence-reduced
- https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-02-13-9802130350-story.html
- Cold Blooded: A True Crime Story of a Murderous Teenage Vampire Cult
- Reverie True Crime
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98. Granger Taylor — Space Oddity
Granger Taylor was a mechanical genius who could repair anything. But did he also go to space?
Sources:
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvwjkv/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor
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- https://zeph456.medium.com/did-granger-taylor-travel-to-space-a97a69094850
- https://www.wired.com/2009/11/inside-the-armys-far-out-acid-tests/
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97. Lizzie Borden — Family Affair
Lizzie Borden took an axe
Gave her mother 40 whacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father 41…or did she?
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Resources:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/LizzieBorden/bordenchrono.html
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/LizzieBorden/bordenhome.html
https://lizzieandrewborden.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TrialBorden1.pdf
https://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150601/NEWS/150609465
96. The Murder of Yvonne Layne Part 3
We conclude our investigation into the murder of Yvonne Layne. Did David pay Joe to kill Yvonne?
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95. The Murder of Yvonne Layne Part 2
We continue our investigation into the murder of Yvonne Layne.
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94. The Murder of Yvonne Layne Part 1 — Bloodbuzz Ohio
We know that Yvonne Layne was murdered in 1999, and we know that her ex-boyfriend, David Thorne, was convicted of hiring a friend to kill her. But what we don’t know is whether or not David Thorne is an innocent man.
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93. Carina Petrache — Crazy
Carina Petrache had the world ahead of her when a jealous boyfriend brutally ended her life. But was he criminally insane when he did it?
Sources:
- https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/05/27/convicted_murderer_commits_suicide_in_toronto_jail.html
- https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/04/25/man_guilty_of_seconddegree_murder_in_death_of_ryerson_student.html
- https://ryersonian.ca/tag/carina-petrache/
- https://theeyeopener.com/tag/farshad-badakhshan/
- https://ryersonian.ca/jury-hears-testimony-from-housemate-in-former-ryerson-student-murder-case/
- https://ryersonian.ca/psychiatrist-badakhshan-is-not-criminally-responsible/
- https://ryersonian.ca/psychologist-delusion-or-personality-disorder/
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92. Ben McDaniel — Octopus’s Garden
A diver enters an underwater cave and never returns. Did he drown in a tragic accident, or did something more sinister happen?
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Resources:
- https://disappearedblog.com/ben-mcdaniel/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cn08wk/to_those_who_have_been_following_the_ben_mcdaniel/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/98uqea/ben_mcdaniel_a_scuba_diver_went_missing_from_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150912080544/http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/local-news/deep-mystery-experts-disagree
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150720185609/http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/when-a-diver-goes-missing-a-deep-cave-is-scene-of-a-deeper-mystery/1163972
- https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/parents-of-lost-diver-pin-hopes-for-closure-on-team-of-dogs/1221502/
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