Three Theories explores some of the world’s most haunting mysteries. Each episode uncovers an unsolved mystery from history, true crime, paranormal, or the unexplained, retold with immersive detail and chilling atmosphere.
After the story unfolds, we break it down into three compelling theories. Some are grounded in fact, others stretch the limits of possibility, and a few venture into the unsettling unknown. Together, they offer different lenses on the same mystery to help you decide: What do you believe?
In January 2013, 21-year-old college student Elisa Lam vanished while staying at Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel. For nearly three weeks, her whereabouts remained a mystery until her body was disco…
In February 1959, nine hikers fled their tent on a remote Russian mountainside and never returned. Their bodies were discovered scattered across the snow: some frozen, some fatally injured, one missi…
In February 2004, 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray vanished after a car crash on a remote New Hampshire road. Her belongings were left inside the vehicle — her wallet, schoolwork, even alcoho…
In 1957, two young sisters — Joanna and Jacqueline Pollock — were killed in a tragic car accident in the quiet town of Hexham, England. Their parents were left devastated, their family forever alte…
In 1587, more than one hundred settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. When their governor returned from England three years later, the settlemen…
On the morning of July 2, 1951, investigators in St. Petersburg, Florida discovered a scene that defied all logic. Mary Reeser, a 67-year-old widow, was found almost entirely reduced to ash in her ap…
On a calm spring day in 1967, prospector Stefan Michalak ventured into the wilderness near Falcon Lake, Manitoba, expecting a routine search for precious metals. Instead, he encountered something ext…
On the night of April 11, 1981, a brutal and horrifying crime took place in the quiet community of Keddie, California. The bodies of Sue Sharp, her son John Sharp, his friend Dana Wingate, and Sue's …
Join us on Three Theories as we explore the mysterious disappearance of the Sodder children on Christmas Eve in 1945. A devastating fire destroyed the Sodder family home, but five of the ten children…