Unexplained

One evening in September 1994, strange lights are seen in the skies over Zimbabwe.  Two days later, 60 pupils of a rural primary school make the astonishing claim, that a UFO landed in their playground. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the late 1960s, there were few better places to enjoy a night out in Glasgow than the Barrowland Ballroom.  At weekends, as many as 2000 would cram into the venue to dance away the night.  Among them, was one of the UK's most notorious mysoginistic murderers, whose true identity remains to this day, Unexplained.  This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplai...

Part two of Season 07 Episode 15: In His Eyes a Flaming Glow As Gregori Rasputin's influence over the Tsar and Tsarina grows ever stronger, so too does the determination of his enemies to put a stop to it. By any means necessary. But how do you kill the man who cannot die? This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or w...

In the early 1900s, a strange enigmatic mystic ingratiated himself with the Russian royal family. It was the beginning of a new life for him – and for the royals.  Unknown to them then, it was also the beginning of the end... The man's name... Grigori Rasputin.  This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplai...

The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream. Elisa Lam has been missing for over two weeks when guests staying at the Cecil building begin to notice that the water coming out of their tabs has gone putrid… Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Part two of Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream. Detectives Tennelle and Stearns begin their investigation into Elisa Lam's disappearance.  Clues are thin on the ground until the emergence of some bizarre CCTV footage recorded the day Elisa went missing, which completely upends the investigation...  Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com...

The world of horror is littered with unnerving locations, with the hotel perhaps the most unsettling of them all. Hotels constitute a vast clash of psychical intersections, moving through time and all held together in one singular place. In 2013, one such place, became host to one of the most disturbing and tragic deaths of recent times. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or ww...

Early one chilly morning in March of 1977, Mary Gillespie checked her postbox and found a strange, threatening letter inside - addressed to her.  And so began one of the most bizarre incidences ever to befall the town of Circleville... This episode is written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com f...

Unexplained rerun: Chanctonbury Ring, an ancient and unusual landmark located in Sussex, England, and the surrounding countryside has long been considered by some to be a hotbed of strange and peculiar activity. In the 1970s, one local resident set out to dig a little deeper into the mystery only to find a little more than he bargained for... Go to @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast...

Unexplained Rerun In July 2009, at the height of war in Afghanistan, US and British forces struggle to get to grips with fighting a mostly invisible enemy, while simultaneously trying to win the hearts and minds of the people whose land they have invaded.   As part of Operation Khanjar, the US government's latest roll of the dice in their efforts to beat back the influence of the Taliban in Helman...

Second part of Season 07 Episode 12: The Jungle Never Sleeps So much of this story is comparable to a walk into the jungle - perhaps the very same walk that Lisanne and Kris embarked upon on.  All that can be done of course is to try and retrace the steps - their steps - and piece together what little clues there are. This episode was written by Ella MacLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith G...

In March 2014, the parents of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers waved their daughters off at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport as they embarked on a trip of a lifetime to Central America.  A month later they received the news that no parent wants to hear. The young women had gone missing and no one had a clue where they could be.  This epiosde was written by Ella MacLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smi...

RERUN EPISODE (Huge apologies to all, due to illness I've not been able to produce a new epiosde this week, but here is one of my past favourites from Season 4 instead.) In February 1978, five young men from the Yuba-Sutter area in Northern California took a short trip to watch their favourite basketball team. But the men never returned home.  It's a tragic and beguiling mystery that to this day r...

On March 10th 1928, 9-year-old Walter Collins left home to go to the cinema but never came back.  For months police worked tirelessly to find out what happened to him but drew only blanks.  Then incredibly, five months later, he was found alive and well living on the streets of DeKalb, Illinois. Or was he? This epiosde was written by Ema Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @...

Part Three of Season 7 Episode 10: Into the Badlands  As Robert Bigelow's team set about investigating the anomalous activity on the ranch,  strange horrors await them... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part Two of Season 7 Episode 10: Into the Badlands  As the weirdness on Tery and Gwen Sherman's ranch becomes more troubling, a strange organization led by the enigmatic Robert Bigelow offers to take it off their hands. They are looking for clear evidence of paranormal activity, and they think the Sherman's ranch might be full of it... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast...

In 1994, Gwen and Terry Sherman travel deep into the Uintah basin in Utah to view a potential new home.  The Myers Ranch is everything they have been dreaming of: 480 acres of prime, cattle-rearing pastures and scrubland. Unknown to Gwen and Terry, it is also full of strange and terrifying secrets... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more...

In 1878, a man named Kakisikutchin took his wife, six children, mother-in-law, and brother, out into the forest, to hunt food for the winter. But only Kakisikutchin returned.  His family had all died he said, and now he was being tormented by the wendigo.  This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or...

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 08: Walking on Snow In February 1954 the Daily Mail's huge Yeti expedition team arrives in the Himalayas.  Will they be able to succeed where so many others have failed, and bring back conclusive proof of the Yeti's existence? This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or...

For centuries people of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India, and China have recognized the existence of a strange ape-like creature said to stalk the vast Himalayan mountain ranges. It has many names.  In English, it's name is Yeti.  This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for mor...

No one knows exactly who The White Witch of Rose Hall is supposed to be, or if she was ever anyone at all. But it doesn't make the story any less real. Or any less terrifying... This epiosde was written by Ella McLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio...

The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 06: Look Me in the I  By 1975 Anneliese has endured countless exorcisms but they fail to relieve her of her strange and terrifying affliction. As her condition worsens, she insists the end is in sight... Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/li...

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 06: Look Me in the I  As Anneliese's condition worsens, Father Alt and his colleagues are left in no doubt that she has been possessed by a force of immense evil. It is time to begin an exorcism.  Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

In September 1952, Anna and Josef Michel celebrated the birth of their first child together, Anneliese. 24 years later, she was dead; the result, some have said, of the most terrifying and convincing case of demonic possession ever recorded. Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Part Two of Season 07 Episode 05: Jumpin' Jacks The search for the mysterious Spring Heeled Jack continues... This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith Go to twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.