District Dark

In 1984, the kidnapping of Glico president Katsuhisa Ezaki exploded into one of Japan’s most infamous unsolved criminal cases. What began as a ransom plot soon turned into a nationwide campaign of extortion, poisoned candy threats, taunting letters to police and the press, and the hunt for a mysterious suspect known as the “Fox-Eyed Man.” In this episode, we break down the clues, the fear, and the...

In 1948, 21-year-old Mary Virginia “Jimmie” Carpenter arrived in Denton, Texas, to attend summer classes at Texas State College for Women — but after stepping out of a cab near Brackenridge Hall, she vanished without a trace. In this episode, we examine her final known movements, the mysterious clues left behind, and the theories that still surround her disappearance.

When West Point cadet Richard Colvin Cox walked out to meet a mysterious man on a cold January night in 1950, no one realized it would be the last time he’d ever be seen. In this episode, we examine the baffling disappearance of the young cadet, the strange leads that followed, and the questions that still remain unanswered decades later. Listener discretion This episode discusses a real-life disa...