Unexplained Mysteries

For thousands of years, biblical scholars and treasure seekers alike have looked for the missing Ark of the Covenant. Some believe it’s been lost to time. Others think it might have been smuggled out of Israel. But it could be hidden inside it's original resting place: the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choic...

According to the Bible, ancient Israelites used to transport the pieces of the Ten Commandments in a chest blessed by God. The chest safeguarded the Israelites, struck down their enemies, and helped lead them to the promised land. But after an invasion in 586 B.C.E., the fabled ark disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Did a nearby factory unleash a cloud of caustic gas? Were psychological factors at play? Or were the pits a symptom of nuclear fallout? Nobody’s exactly sure why so many people reported windshield damage in 1954. There are almost as many theories as impacted motorists… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

In the spring of 1954, Seattle suburbanites began noticing dime-sized dents and dings on their windshields. Within weeks, thousands of motorists across Washington reported mysterious divots — only for reports to die down as rapidly as they had begun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alberto Nisman’s mysterious death was initially ruled a suicide until a follow-up investigation reclassified it, raising terrible questions. Who killed Nisman, what were they trying to hide — and was his death orchestrated by then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

By January 2015, an Argentinian prosecutor had spent years investigating the country’s deadliest terror attack. Days after accusing the sitting president of a cover-up, Alberto Nisman was found dead in his home.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On April 1st, 2014, Dutch tourists Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers disappeared in the rainforest outside Boquete, Panama. Seven years later, the only clues as to what happened to them are a camera filled with mysterious photos, and a few scattered remains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a Washington D.C. intern disappeared in May 2001, her parents learned she was having a secret affair with a powerful politician. The case erupted into a nationwide scandal, but investigators were focused on all the wrong leads. If you enjoy this episode, follow Unsolved Murders free on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choi...

Dorothy Allison consulted on some of the most infamous crimes of the ‘70s, but despite her successes, she also faced skeptical critics. Was she really a well-meaning psychic? Or was her whole career a hoax? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1967, 43-year-old housewife Dorothy Allison awoke from a frightening dream: a young boy in a striped shirt drowned. Only, it wasn’t just a dream. The psychic’s vision marked the beginning of a 30-year career using her clairvoyance to solve crimes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An FBI agent, a world-famous art detective, and one of Boston’s deadliest gangsters all tried to track down the paintings stolen from the Gardner Museum. But no matter who was running the investigation, every suspected lead turned up dead… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On March 18th, 1990, Johannes Vermeer's painting, "The Concert," disappeared from the Gardner Museum. The thieves never ransomed it, and it's never shown up at an art auction. That masterpiece, and other artworks worth millions, seemingly vanished off the face of the Earth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

On December 26, 1900, a reserve lighthouse keeper arrived for his shift at a remote lighthouse off the coast of Scotland after being delayed by a storm. He found that the three other keepers had vanished from the tiny island without a trace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On July 13, 1980, over 300 people fainted en masse during a marching band jamboree in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England. Even after an official investigation, no has ever been able to explain what happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 6 years have passed since Rico Harris's disappearance, and today police still don't have any leads about where he went. Theories abound, suggesting he was murdered, attacked by wild animals... or faked his death so he could start a new life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In October 2014, former Harlem Globetrotter Rico Harris parked in a remote lot in a Yolo County Regional Park. Later, police couldn't determine why he'd driven there, why he'd left his car... or what became of him afterward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Chicago 1987, local television sets were commandeered by a man in a Max Headroom mask. His explicit and uncensored behavior caught the attention of millions who wondered: Who had the power to take over the airwaves? What was his motive? And if he struck again, what would he do next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

For roughly a century, from the 1860s to the 1960s, numerous people reported the same bizarre medical malady: horrible toothaches that didn't end until the offending molars exploded — inside their mouths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For almost a century, the Hinterkaifeck murders have run cold. Some point to a robbery gone wrong, political extremists, or even familial love triangles as possible motives behind the attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a rural German settlement in April 1922, five members of the Gruber family, along with their maid, were slaughtered in cold blood. While the Grubers had been the topic of town gossip for years, not even the police could fathom who might have wanted them dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45 million years ago, a group of monkeys somehow arrived in South America. Some scientists think the primates rafted across on floating islands, while others believe they trekked across a landbridge — a journey that took them millions of years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are two families of monkeys on the planet: the Old World Monkeys, which live in Africa and Asia, and the New World Monkeys native to South America. A discovery in 2015 confirmed that they share a common ancestor — but one major mystery remained. How did it cross the Atlantic Ocean?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Outside Glasgow, Scotland, a 1,000-square-foot slab of rock lies buried in a hillside, covered in ancient carvings. Is the Cochno stone the remnant of an ancient ritual, a rocky guidebook, or something more supernatural? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inexplicable rumblings from the heavens have dated back centuries. With no connection to the weather, many wonder if these strange noises are due to meteors, sonic booms, or if they're Biblical warnings that the end is nigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nobody really knows why Houska Castle was built, or why its strange layout seemingly defies explanation. It may be a last defense against a gateway to Hell, or host a portal through space and time. Or perhaps its real purpose is even more obscure… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices