Cold Case Chronicles

This episode explores the 1948 discovery of an unidentified man on Somerton Beach, featuring the latest developments in the case including the 2022 exhumation and DNA analysis. We delve into the mysterious coded message found in his possession, the potential connections to Cold War espionage, and the significance of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in the case. Through interviews with cryptographers a...

The bizarre circumstances surrounding Elisa Lam's death at the Cecil Hotel in 2013 sparked countless theories and online investigations. This episode presents a detailed analysis of the surveillance footage showing Lam's strange elevator behavior, the water tank discovery, and her digital presence including her Tumblr posts. Through interviews with forensic psychologists and hotel safety experts,...

This episode examines the heartbreaking discovery of a young boy's body in a cardboard box in Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood in 1957. We explore the recent breakthrough in identifying the victim as Joseph Augustus Zarelli and how genetic genealogy finally put a name to America's longest-running unsolved murder case. Through interviews with forensic experts and cold case detectives, we analy...

In June 1992, Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzie Streeter, and Suzie's friend Stacy McCall vanished without a trace from a house in Springfield, Missouri. The episode delves into the peculiar circumstances of their disappearance, including the mysteriously broken porch light, wiped-down house, and multiple vehicles seen in the area that night. Through new interviews with original investigators an...