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On Valentine’s Day, 1945, the peaceful village of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire was shaken by one of Britain’s most brutal and mysterious murders. Charles Walton, a 74-year-old farm labourer, was fou…

On Valentine’s Day, 1945, the peaceful village of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire was shaken by one of Britain’s most brutal and mysterious murders. Charles Walton, a 74-year-old farm labourer, was fou…

In the quiet town of Villisca, Iowa, 1912, eight people—two adults and six children—were bludgeoned to death in their sleep with an axe. Over a century later, the crime remains unsolved. Who murdered…

In the quiet town of Villisca, Iowa, 1912, eight people—two adults and six children—were bludgeoned to death in their sleep with an axe. Over a century later, the crime remains unsolved. Who murdered…

Two sisters, identical in every way, walk into traffic on one of the UK’s busiest motorways. Cameras capture the horror: one is struck by a lorry, the other hit head-on by a car. Moments later, one o…

He was supposed to be home by sunrise. Instead, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents from a gravel ditch, stranded miles from his hometown, promising to wave them down at a nearby bar. For …

In a quiet German village in the mid-1800s, a young woman named Gottliebin Dittus began to experience something unholy. It started with whispering in the walls and footsteps in the night—but soon esc…

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This episode contains discussion of graphic violence, mental illness, religious rituals including exorcism, and the murder of a family member. Listener discretion is strongly advised, …

On October 21, 1966, a coal waste tip collapsed onto the Welsh village of Aberfan, burying a school and killing 144 people — most of them children. But in the days and weeks before the tragedy, stran…

In May 2001, the city of New Delhi was seized by fear. Hundreds of residents reported attacks by a mysterious, simian-like creature with glowing red eyes and metallic claws. It leapt across rooftops,…

In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Seller…

In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Seller…

In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details …

In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details …

In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black…

In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black…

In 1976, the small town of Circleville, Ohio began receiving anonymous letters - threatening, accusing, and frightening in their knowledge of the private lives of the community. Over the next two dec…

In November 1928, a quiet Pennsylvania farming community was shaken to its core when a respected local man was brutally murdered in his own home—stabbed, beaten, and set on fire. His killers claimed …

In November 1928, a quiet Pennsylvania farming community was shaken to its core when a respected local man was brutally murdered in his own home—stabbed, beaten, and set on fire. His killers claimed …

In August 2016, an ordinary Australian family of five vanished without warning, abandoning their phones, passports, and sense of reality. What began as a quiet road trip spiralled into a bizarre jour…