July 23, 1996: Tourists Disappear in Death Valley

1976 was a turning point for Heaven’s Gate. The spaceship that was promised had not arrived. Members were defecting. Nettles and Applewhite gathered their truest believers in Wyoming and made it clear...

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This week, we’re sharing a special four-part series from Cults on one of the most notorious cults in American history. In March 1997, a police officer responding to a 911 call discovered 39 bodies in ...

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16-year-old Laura Beyerly vanished after leaving her 1st period class at Los Altos High School. Her body was found a year later in the Santa Cruz mountains.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

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Maurizio Gucci was gunned down in the foyer of his office building in Milan, Italy. His murder went unsolved for two years before an informant shed light on the fatal shooting. Learn more about your a...

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The theoretical physicist vanished after sending a cryptic letter to his employer. Seventy years later, a man came forward with new information that changed everything. Learn more about your ad choice...

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Sarah Chesham was executed for a series of murders she swore she didn’t commit. Was she a victim of England’s poison panic? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The passenger aircraft crashed into the Alps, killing everyone on board, after the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and sabotaged the flight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

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After claiming to be the victim of an obsessed sex worker, Joey Buttafucco was charged with the statutory rape of 16-year-old Amy Fisher. He was released after 4 months. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard f...

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