Buried

In 1994, a mysterious discovery was made on Hachijoo Island, Japan, when seven skeletons were found in the crematorium furnace just before the Obon festival. The bones, over ten years old, seemed to belong to a family, yet no graves were disturbed, and no unauthorized reburial was documented. The case remains unsolved, with theories ranging from secret rituals to supernatural explanations tied to...

The 1989 Shinkou Kamikakushi case involves the mysterious disappearance of 4-year-old Shinnosuke Matsuoka in Japan, who vanished within seconds while on a family trip to a relative’s isolated mountain home. Despite extensive searches and an eerie phone call from a stranger with local knowledge, the boy was never found. Thirty years later, a young man resembling Shinnosuke was found, claiming to ha...

Today on *Salattu*, we explore the mysterious 1963 Japanese “Totoro Case,” where 16-year-old Yoshiko Nakata was kidnapped and later found murdered in Kasumigaseki, Saitama Prefecture. Her death triggered a series of strange suicides and accidents, leading many to believe a supernatural element was at play. Though police focused on local suspects, the case remained unsolved, with little media cover...

The 1916 "Vampire Bela" case in Budapest is an urban legend involving a mysterious man named Bela who allegedly murdered multiple women, draining their blood and hiding their bodies in barrels. With no historical evidence, the story unfolds as Chief of Police Charles Nagy investigates, discovering gruesome details linked to Bela's life, mysticism, and disappearances. Bela's evasion of the police o...

This episode covers the 2003 disappearance and murder of Wang Lijuan, a taekwondo black belt, in Kuala Lumpur. After celebrating her father’s successful surgery, Wang vanished from a shopping mall parking lot. Security footage revealed her car leaving with an unknown man, leading to an extensive search. Days later, her body was discovered with signs of severe abuse, and the suspect, Ahmad Najib bi...

In 1976, Air France Flight F139 was hijacked en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where the hostages were held under the protection of President Idi Amin. With limited time and options, Israel devised a daring rescue mission, "Operation Thunderbolt," led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu. The operation involved a surprise nighttime assault by Israeli com...

In 1996, Blair Adams, a Canadian man convinced he was being pursued, fled thousands of kilometers across the U.S., displaying erratic behavior and repeatedly crossing the border. He ended up in Knoxville, where he experienced car trouble and checked into a motel. The next morning, he was found dead in a nearby parking lot, partially undressed, with his shoes under his head and belongings scattered...

The Alcàsser case involves the tragic 1992 disappearance and murder of three teenage girls—Antonia, María, and Miriam—from Alcàsser, Spain. They were last seen accepting a ride from a car near a gas station, and their bodies were later found in a remote area, revealing they had been brutally assaulted and killed. The investigation led to Miguel Ricart's confession, implicating himself and Antonio...

In 2006, Mongolian model Shaariibuugiin Altantuyaa traveled to Malaysia, where she was kidnapped and murdered by two police officers allegedly under orders from Abdul Razak Baginda, a defense analyst, and close associate of Malaysia's then Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Altantuyaa, who had threatened to expose corruption tied to a French arms deal, was shot and blown up with C4 explosives. Al...

The case of Azaria Chamberlain, who disappeared near Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia in 1980, is a chilling mystery that captivated the world. Initially, her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, claimed a dingo had taken their baby, but inconsistencies and forensic evidence led to Lindy's conviction for murder. Years later, in 1986, new evidence, including a piece of Azaria's missing clothing,...

In 1908, Oscar Slater, a German Jew living in Glasgow, was wrongfully accused of murdering an elderly woman, Mary Lyon Gilchrist, based on dubious evidence, including a brooch he pawned. Despite weak evidence and signs of a setup, Slater was sentenced to death, later commuted to life in Peterhead Prison. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, became convinced of Slater's innocence...

The mysterious case of Joshua Maddux, an 18-year-old who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found seven years later in the chimney of an old log cabin in Woodland Park, Colorado, remains unsolved. His decomposed body, found in a fetal position with only a shirt on, raised numerous questions. Despite the coroner ruling the death accidental, the cabin’s owner, Chuck Murphy, contested this conclu...

The "Script Murder Case" in Canada revolves around Mark Twitchell, a failed filmmaker and screenwriter who lured Johnny Altinger, a man he met through an online dating site, to a garage where he murdered him in October 2008. Twitchell had written a movie script about a serial killer and eerily carried out a real-life murder mirroring the plot. After Altinger's disappearance, police investigated an...

The Michelle Norris case is a tragic unsolved crime from 1988, in which seven-year-old Michelle disappeared from a playground in Central Falls, Rhode Island, and was later found murdered in a nearby swamp. The investigation revealed Michelle had been assaulted and suffocated, sparking a decades-long search for her killer. Key suspicions fell on her father, William Norris, whose contradictory state...

The Lead Masks Case of Brazil remains one of the country's most baffling mysteries. In August 1966, the decomposing bodies of two electronics technicians, Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana, were found on Vintém Hill, dressed in suits and raincoats with strange lead masks covering their eyes. A cryptic note was discovered beside them, indicating a timeline and the taking of a capsule, th...

In 2009, 26-year-old Chinese singer Han Yanfei mysteriously disappeared in Singapore after working at a karaoke bar in Chinatown. Her mother, Zhang Xiangyun, had recurring vivid dreams where she heard her daughter calling for help, describing a dark building with spiral stairs and the sound of ocean waves. Despite extensive investigations, including the discovery of her boyfriend's body, no solid...

The Russian Doll Case involves Anatoly Moskvin, a historian who exhumed and mummified the bodies of 26 young girls, believing he was preserving them for future resurrection. His fascination with death stemmed from a traumatic childhood event, and over the course of a decade, he collected these bodies, dressing them as dolls and treating them as his daughters. Moskvin believed he was "saving" the g...

In 2000, Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks died mysteriously at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, initially thought to be from natural causes. However, an autopsy revealed that he had ingested a lethal amount of methanol. Investigations led by New Zealand police officer Grant Wormold faced resistance from the U.S. National Science Foundation, which hindered efforts to collect evidence an...

The 2002 crash of China Airlines Flight CI611, which disintegrated mid-air en route from Taipei to Hong Kong, resulted in the deaths of all 225 passengers and crew members. Investigations revealed the crash was caused by a crack in the plane’s tail section, left unrepaired after a 1980 landing accident and concealed by improper maintenance. Over 22 years, the crack expanded until the fuselage fail...

The “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?” case remains one of Britain's most famous unsolved mysteries from World War II. In 1943, four boys discovered a human skull inside an elm tree in Hagley Wood, leading to the discovery of an unidentified woman’s skeleton. Despite forensic investigations and public appeals, her identity remains unknown. Various theories have emerged over the decades, ranging from...

In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers—James Ducat, Donald MacArthur, and Thomas Marshall—disappeared from the remote Eilean Mor island in Scotland under mysterious circumstances. When a ship, "Scotland's Lys," passed by and noticed the lighthouse was not illuminated, the Northern Lighthouse Board sent Joseph Moore to investigate. Upon arrival, Moore found the lighthouse in perfect working con...

The Ourang Medan case remains an enduring maritime mystery, dating back to 1948 when the American ship *Silver Star* received a distress call from the Dutch vessel *Ourang Medan*. Upon boarding, the *Silver Star* crew found all aboard the *Ourang Medan* dead in eerie, unnatural poses, with rapid skin decay and no signs of injury. The ship soon exploded and sank before further investigation could b...

The "Cruel Mary" case involves the tragic execution of a circus elephant named Mary in 1916 after she killed her abusive trainer, Walter Eldridge, in Kingsport, Tennessee. Although Mary was known for her gentle nature, she reacted violently after being repeatedly mistreated with a bullhook. Media reports exaggerated her brutality, but witnesses later testified that the killing was likely accidenta...

The case of Blanche Monnier is a chilling story of a French aristocratic family. Blanche, a young woman of beauty and grace, was imprisoned in a dark attic by her mother for 25 years after refusing to break off her relationship with a man deemed unsuitable. Her mother and brother kept her hidden, spreading rumors of her elopement. Blanche was eventually discovered in a horrific state of starvatio...

The story of the Frog Boys is one of South Korea's most tragic and unsolved cases. In 1991, five boys from Daegu went missing while searching for salamanders on Wolong Mountain. Despite extensive search efforts involving 318,000 people and over 200 million flyers, their whereabouts remained unknown for 11 years. In 2002, their remains were discovered on the same mountain, raising suspicions about...