The Bathroom Mirror Murder: The True Story Behind Candyman

The Bathroom Mirror Murder: The True Story Behind Candyman

The chilling strange crime said to have inspired the original horror film Candyman is the 1987 murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy in Chicago. McCoy called 911 and said someone was coming through her bathroom mirror. But this is more than the story behind a horror movie. It’s a deeper look at the terrifying idea that the places we trust most may not be as safe as we think.

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Gareth Williams "The Body in the Bag"

Gareth Williams "The Body in the Bag"

The death of Gareth Williams in 2010 has become one of the most unusual and cryptic mysteries after his nude body was discovered padlocked inside a duffel bag. Williams was a "codebreaker" who worked ...

5 Mai 28min

The Lost Bugatti | With Tim Donahue

The Lost Bugatti | With Tim Donahue

Re-release of a classic episode! One of WWII's lost treasures was the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic "La Voiture Noire", and it is estimated to be worth over $100 million USD if it's ever found. Unlike ot...

29 Apr 35min

Did Jack the Ripper Kill More Than Five?

Did Jack the Ripper Kill More Than Five?

Jack the Ripper is history’s most infamous unidentified killer, but the Whitechapel murder files included 11 brutal and still-debated killings. Beyond the names most people know are other women whose ...

14 Apr 51min

Special Announcement! A Study of Strange Returns April 14th!

Special Announcement! A Study of Strange Returns April 14th!

We are off for SPRING BREAK and will return in APRIL.Do you want to be on A Study of Strange? We want to hear your experiences with strange mysteries and the unexplained for an upcoming special episod...

31 Mar 1min

He Called 911 After Every Murder: The Weepy Voice Killer

He Called 911 After Every Murder: The Weepy Voice Killer

In the early 1980s, a serial killer terrorized the Twin Cities, and after every attack he called 911. Sobbing. Confessing. Begging police to find him before he killed again. His name was Paul Michael ...

24 Mar 20min

The Five Most Dangerous Documents in History

The Five Most Dangerous Documents in History

We tend to measure destruction in body counts and blast radii. But some of the most catastrophic forces ever unleashed on humanity came from words on paper. We're counting down five documents that cha...

17 Mar 21min

Denmark's Most Shocking Unsolved Murder

Denmark's Most Shocking Unsolved Murder

On February 20, 1948, detectives in Copenhagen are called to Peter Bangs Vej 74 after a couple had been brutally murdered in their apartment. The crime scene contained strange clues and details, and t...

10 Mar 26min

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