On December 26, 1980, around 3am a USAF security patrol near the east gate of the RAF Woodbridge base observed strange lights descending into Rendlesham Forest located in Suffolk England. Initially, they thought it might be a downed aircraft, prompting them to investigate further. When the servicemen entered the forest they encountered a glowing object that was metallic in appearance and had colored lights. As they approached, the object seemed to move through the trees and animals on a nearby farm reportedly went into a frenzy during this time. The UK Ministry of Defence initially dismissed the incident as having no national security implications. So what did the USAF soldiers see in #RendleshamForest that night?    Link to Halt Tape: http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.html   MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Ridpath, Ian. "The Rendlesham Forest UFO case". IanRidpath.com"Unusual Lights Incident Rendlesham". suffolk.police.uk. Suffolk Constabulary. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Clarke, David. "The Rendlesham Files". David Clarke blog. Clarke, David. "Rendlesham: Analysis 17". UK-UFO.orgCopping, Jasper (6 August 2011). "Rendlesham Incident: US commander speaks for the first time about the 'Suffolk UFO'". The Daily TelegraphDunning, Brian (6 January 2009). "Skeptoid #135: The Rendlesham Forest UFO". Skeptoid"U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects". Reuters. 15 September 2010.  ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #unsolved, #UFO, #England

On November 29, 1970, a father and his two daughters were hiking in Norway’s Isdalen Valley when they came upon a grim discovery: the body of a deceased woman. Unable to identify her, authorities dubbed her the "Isdal Woman". Found near her were various items, including jewelry, a watch, bottles with labels scraped off, and clothes with removed labels. Subsequent investigation uncovered suitcases containing similarly unlabeled items, along with a coded piece of paper. Though the autopsy revealed she had ingested 50-70 sleeping pills, leading to a ruling of suicide, suspicions of murder persisted among some police and the public. The woman's extensive travels, use of fake aliases, and purported eyewitness accounts fueled speculation that she may have been a Cold War spy. The mystery of her identity and demise remains unsolved. MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Gyr, Marcel. “The Isdal Woman: An Explosive New Lead Points to a Swiss Banker.” Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 12 June 2023, www.nzz.ch/english/new-leads-in-unsolved-1970-death-lead-to-nazi-allied-swiss-banker-ld.1741613.‌Cheung, Helier. “Isdal Woman: The Mystery Death Haunting Norway for 46 Years.” BBC News, 12 May 2017, www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39369429.‌Dimuro, Gina. “Coded Messages, Fake Passports, and a Charred Corpse: Inside the Mysterious Death of the Isdal Woman.” All That’s Interesting, 23 Dec. 2022, allthatsinteresting.com/isdal-woman.‌Ferrarin, Elena. “The Isdal Woman Cold Case: Mystery over Her Identity Endures over 50 Years.” A&E, www.aetv.com/real-crime/isdal-woman.‌“Isdal Woman.” Wikipedia, 28 Apr. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isdal_Woman#.  ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #mystery, #history, #Norway, #ColdWar, #spy, #espionage, #crime, #coldcase, #unsolved

Seen across the world and told in various folktales, the Will-O'-the-Wisp is said to resemble a flickering lamp or lantern, often leading travelers astray from a safe path. In some cultures, the will-o'-the-wisps are often associated with ghosts, fairies, or elemental spirits. In modern times, the will-o-the-wisp has been seen as extraterrestrial rather than mystical. The will-o-the-wisp is also more commonly associated with a story about Stingy Jack who tricked the devil. In turn he was forced to wander the earth with a single ember that he carries in a hollow gourd, many now call this as a jack-o-lantern. So what or who are the will-o-the-wisps? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com)Anxiety - Madness Paranoia by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Trevelyan, Marie (1909). Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales. London. p. 178. ISBN 978-0854099382. Hoerrner, Mark (2006). "History of the Jack-O-Lantern". buzzle.com. Retrieved May 9, 2007. Leslie O'Malley (2015-10-15). "History of the Jack O'Lantern and the Legend of Stingy Jack". authenticireland.com. Brown, Alan (2002) "Haunted Places in the American South", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1-57806-477-5Trevelyan, Marie (1909). Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales. London. p. 178. ISBN 978-0854099382. Hoerrner, Mark (2006). "History of the Jack-O-Lantern". buzzle.com. Leslie O'Malley (2015-10-15). "History of the Jack O'Lantern and the Legend of Stingy Jack". authenticireland.com. Brown, Alan (2002) "Haunted Places in the American South", University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 1-57806-477-5In the Spirit of Science: Casting Light on the Enchanting Will-o’-the-Wisp. (https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/spirit-science-casting-light-enchanting-will-o-wisp-009566)Will-o’-the-wisp - Folklore Scotland. (https://folklorescotland.com/will-o-the-wisp/)Ghost Lights: Why do Will o’ the Wisps Appear Around the World?(https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/will-o-the-wisp/23362/)Will-o'-the-Wisp | Strange Britain. (https://strangebritain.co.uk/myths-legends-folklore/will-o-the-wisp)Will-o’-the-wisp - Ghost Light at Night | Mythology.net. (https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/will-o-the-wisp/) ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #jackolantern #willothewisp #supernatural #orbs

Alcatraz Prison, deemed inescapable during its 29-year stint as an American federal prison, was situated on an isolated island surrounded by cold, rough waters. Despite 13 other escape attempts by  dozens of other inmates (including 2 who tried twice), Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin may have successfully escaped on June 11, 1962, evading capture through meticulous planning, deception, and ingenuity. Their fate, whether they survived and lived as free men, remains a #mystery. MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES “BOP: Alcatraz.” Www.bop.gov, www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp#:~:text=On%20March%2021%2C%201963%2C%20USP.‌“Alcatraz Escape.” Federal Bureau of Investigation, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape#:~:text=In%20its%20heyday%2C%20it%20was.‌“The History of Alcatraz.” Www.alcatrazhistory.com, www.alcatrazhistory.com/rock/rock-01.htm.‌“The Alcatraz Escape: Boldest Prison Break in U.S. History | History’s Greatest Mysteries (S5).” Www.youtube.com, youtu.be/s4iRCanCf4k?si=rN6UM2C7aqRIuoID. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.‌“John and Clarence Anglin, Two of the Only Men to Escape from Alcatraz.” Mental Floss, 8 Feb. 2022, www.mentalfloss.com/article/654311/alcatraz-escape-mystery-anglin-brothers#. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.‌“June 1962 Alcatraz Escape Attempt.” Wikipedia, 7 June 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape_attempt.‌“Alcatraz Island.” Wikipedia, 18 Nov. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #Alcatraz

According to the legend, towards the end of 1943 the United States Navy were conducting experiments in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. The experiment was purportedly conducted as part of a classified project aimed at making ships invisible to enemy radar. On October 28, 1943, it is claimed that the USS Eldridge was enveloped in a greenish haze, disappeared from sight, and reappeared in Norfolk, Virginia. Only to then instantly teleport back to Philadelphia in another flash. What followed was reports of sailors fused with the hull of the ship, many with traumatic brian injuries, and some even stuck in a time loop. So what really happened at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard? Was it an example of teleportation or something worse? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Carroll, Robert Todd (2015-11-21). "Philadelphia experiment". The Skeptic's Dictionary.Steiger, Brad (1968). "The Mysterious Allende Letters". The Allende Letters. New York: Universal Publishing. pp. 4–9Jessup, Morris K. (2003) [1955]. The Case for the UFO: Unidentified Flying Objects. Varo Edition. Castelnau-Barbarens, France: Quantum Future Group. Retrieved 2021-07-18 – via The Internet Archive.Hochheimer, Andrew. “The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z.” The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z, https://de173.com/Parker, Leo. “The Philadelphia Experiment: The Truth behind the Legend of the Disappearing Ship.” MSN, Trendy Digests, 16 Nov. 2023, https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/the-philadelphia-experiment-the-truth-behind-the-legend-of-the-disappearing-ship/ar-AA1k0EZu“The Day Time Stood Still: Inside the Mind-Melting Mystery of the Philadelphia Experiment | by @ ThisNThat | Medium.” Medium, Medium, 30 May 2023, https://medium.com/@jamiebrandon02/the-day-time-stood-still-inside-the-mind-melting-mystery-of-the-philadelphia-experiment-2f8403bccf12True Story Of The Philadelphia Experiment (Documentary). YouTube, 5 Sept. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6FDolgg5eo ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #philadelphiaexperiment

In 1957 sisters Jacqueline and Joanna Pollock tragically died after being hit by a drug-induced driver while on their way to church. A year later, their parents, John and Florence, welcomed identical twins, Gillian and Jennifer, into the world. Shortly after things soon became weird. Jennifer bore a birthmark resembling Jacqueline's, even located in the same spot. She also had a birthmark on her forehead in the same location as a scar on Jacqueline. Over time, the twins recounted memories of the deceased sisters, requested toys they had never seen by name, and mimicked their sisters' personalities and behaviors. They even displayed a fear of cars and reportedly reenacted their sisters' fatal accident. The parents claimed to have shared no prior knowledge of the deceased sisters to the twins. Despite their Catholic faith, the parents believed the twins were the reincarnation of his deceased daughters. Does this prove reincarnation or is this only a matter of confirmation bias? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Petkova, Martina. “Did the Pollock Sisters Prove Re-Incarnation?” The Mystery Box, 18 Jan. 2021, medium.com/the-mystery-box/did-the-pollock-sisters-prove-re-incarnation-3a993c782fa.‌“Were the Pollock Sisters Reincarnated as Their Own Younger Siblings?” Ranker, www.ranker.com/list/pollock-sisters-reincarnation-story/erin-mccann. ‌“Strongest Evidence in Favour of Reincarnation”: The Startling Story of the Pollock Twins.” Rtd.rt.com, rtd.rt.com/stories/the-mystery-of-the-pollock-twins/.‌“In 1957, Jacqueline & Joanna Were Killed in a Car Accident. The next Year They Were “Reincarnated”.” Mamamia, 15 Nov. 2023, www.mamamia.com.au/pollock-twins/amp/. ‌Veliz, Leslie. “The Reincarnation Mystery of the Pollock Sisters Explained.” Grunge, 27 Dec. 2021, www.grunge.com/717286/the-reincarnation-mystery-of-the-pollock-sisters-explained/.‌H, Jim. “Pollock Twins: Proof of Reincarnation?” Historic Mysteries, 13 Aug. 2016, www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/pollock-twins/13607/. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #pollocktwins

For thousands of years stories of mermaids have been told across the world. While each culture has its own twist to legend, the core story remains constant. Sometimes it's a cautionary tale about the dangers of the ocean, and sometimes it’s of a forbidden love between a human and a merfolk. In any case, the question of why the story has endured from through pre-recorded and recorded history remains challenging. So, where did the legend of mermaids come from and why is it so common throughout nearly all parts of the world? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Briggs, K. M. (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. Random House. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.Berman, Ruth, ‘Mermaids’, in Malcolm South (ed.), Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide (New York, 1987), pp 133-145. Halley, Catherine. “Mermaids: Myth, Kith and Kin - JSTOR Daily.” JSTOR Daily, https://www.facebook.com/JSTOR.org, 24 Dec. 2022, https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/.“Mermaids | Mythical Creature Edward Worth LIbrary.” Mythical Creature Edward Worth LIbrary, Edward Worth Library, https://mythicalcreatures.edwardworthlibrary.ie/sea-creatures/mermaids/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024.“Telling Tails Throughout History: Mermaids and Sirens | Queen Anne’s Revenge Project.” Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge Project, Queen Anne’s Revenge  Conservation Lab, 2020, https://www.qaronline.org/blog/2020-07-20/mermaids-and-sirens.“The Incredible Origins of the Mermaid Myth - Ocean Info.” Ocean Info, https://www.facebook.com/oceaninfosite/, 4 July 2021, https://oceaninfo.com/exploration/myths-and-legends/mermaid-origins/.“What Is a Mermaid? | Royal Museums Greenwich.” Royal Museums Greenwich | Home, https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-mermaidMagnani, Arianna (May 2022). "Searching for Sirenes in the 17th and 18th Centuries: Fantastic Taxonomies of Anthropomorphic Fish in Chinese and Jesuit Texts" (PDF). Sulla Via del Catai (26): 87–105.Wood, Juliette (2018). "Ch. 2: Lingering in sea caves: The world of the mermaid". Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 49–92. ISBN 978-1-441-13060-0.Bassett, Fletcher S. (1892). "Chapter IV. Water-Sprites and Mermaids". Sea Phantoms: Or, Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All Times (Rev. ed.). Chicago: Rinehart & Company, Inc. pp. 148–201. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #unsolved #mermaids

The Nazca Lines, colossal geoglyphs, ranging from simple lines to intricate figures of geometric shapes, animals, and humanoids stretch across hundreds of square kilometers. Etched into the arid desert plains of southern Peru, they continue to mystify scholars and explorers alike. Yet, the true purpose and meaning behind these ancient drawings remain shrouded in mystery. Why were they created? How were they made with such precision? And what significance did they hold for the ancient Nazca people?  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @mysterious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Golomb, Jason. “Why the Nasca Lines Are among Peru’s Greatest Mysteries.” National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/nasca-lines.‌World, UNESCO. “Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa.” Unesco.org, 2009, whc.unesco.org/en/list/700.Owen Jarus. “Nazca Lines: Mysterious Geoglyphs in Peru.” Livescience.com, 21 Dec. 2022, www.livescience.com/22370-nazca-lines.html#section-theories-and-significance-of-the-nazca-lines.‌Britannica. “Nazca Lines | Archaeological Site, Peru.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/place/Nazca-Lines.‌Sood, Suemedha. “The Origins of Peru’s Mysterious Nasca Lines.” Www.bbc.com, www.bbc.com/travel/article/20111201-travelwise-the-origins-of-perus-mysterious-nasca-lines.‌“Who Were the Nasca? | British Museum.” Www.britishmuseum.org, www.britishmuseum.org/blog/who-were-nasca#:~:text=The%20Nasca%20people%20lived%20on.‌“What Is the Mystery behind the Ancient Nazca Lines?” What Is the Mystery behind the Ancient Nazca Lines?, www.trtworld.com/magazine/what-is-the-mystery-behind-the-ancient-nazca-lines-50318.‌“How the Nazca Lines Were Made | Blog Machu Travel Peru.” Peru Travel Blog | Machu Travel Peru, 7 Mar. 2018, www.machutravelperu.com/blog/how-were-the-nazca-lines-made.‌“Nazca Lines.” Wikipedia, 9 Mar. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines.‌“Exploring the Nazca Lines & Searching for Atlantis: The Lost City | Our History.” Www.youtube.com, youtu.be/gPwBRsT-pWs?si=BV438ueqw-qZ-Zhd.  ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #unsolved #nazcalines

Although the Zodiac Killer claimed in messages to newspapers to have committed thirty-seven murders, investigators agree on seven confirmed assault victims, five of whom died and two survived. He sent more than 20 written communications to police officials, newspapers, and individuals between 1966 and 1974 during his "reign of terror". So who is the Zodiac but more importantly why has the #zodiackiller become such a staple in the true crime world? See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals SPECIAL GUEST Brian from the band Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) and the Cream Team on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/creamteam) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Voigt, Tom (2021). Zodiac Killer – just the facts (1st ed.). Gresham, Oregon: Brainjar Media. pp. 189, 191, 193. ISBN 978-1-7370981-0-2.McCrary, Gregg. "Profile of the Zodiac Killer." Crime Library, www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/zodiac_profile/5.html.“The Zodiac Killer”. FBI.gov. March 3, 2007. (https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/march/zodiac_030207)Wang, Dean. "Jack the Ripper and The Zodiac Killer: How the Media Made Them Famous." FSS Falcon, www.fssfalcon.org/2601/opinion/jack-the-ripper-and-the-zodiac-killer-how-the-media-made-them-famous/.Charles F. Adams (2004), Murder by the Bay: historic homicide in and about the city of San Francisco, Quill Driver Books, ISBN 978-1-884995-46-0Flaherty, Thomas H. (1993), True Crime: Unsolved Crimes, Time Life Education, ISBN 0-7835-0012-2 p. 43Graysmith, Robert (1986, 2007 reprint), Zodiac, Berkley Books, ISBN 978-0-425-21218-9Graysmith, Robert (2002, 2007 reprint). Zodiac Unmasked, Penguin, ISBN 978-1-4406-7812-7Kobek, Jarett (2022). How to Find Zodiac, We Heard You Like Books, ISBN 978-1737842804Michael D. Kelleher, David Van Nuys (2002), "This is the Zodiac speaking", into the mind of a serial killer, Praeger, ISBN 978-0-275-97338-4Zodiac Killer: Code-breakers solve San Francisco killer's cipher - BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55285805.Nash, Tim (2008). “The Zodiac Killer: The Worst Kind of Serial Killer”.The Finer Times (https://www.thefinertimes.com/the-worst-kind-of-serial-killer)Carter, Jack (2015). “The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery”. Anomalien.com. (https://anomalien.com/the-zodiac-killer-terror-and-mystery/).Amicone, Francesco (August 14, 2023). "The investigation into Joe Bevilacqua to the DNA. Timeline of the Zodiac-Monster journalistic inquiry". Zodiac Killer – Mostro di Firenze. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.Beck, Malinda (August 27, 2018). "Could Any of These Men Have Been the Zodiac Killer?" Archived July 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine History.com. Méheut, Constant (June 22, 2021). "I've Cracked Zodiac, a French Engineer Says. Online Sleuths Are Skeptical". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Noyes, Dan (February 24, 2014). "I-Team: Friend confesses to being Zodiac Killer". KGO-TV. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

Although the Zodiac Killer claimed in messages to newspapers to have committed thirty-seven murders, investigators agree on seven confirmed assault victims, five of whom died and two survived. He sent more than 20 written communications to police officials, newspapers, and individuals between 1966 and 1974 during his "reign of terror". So who is the Zodiac but more importantly why has the Zodiac become such a staple in the true crime world? See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals SPECIAL GUEST Brian from the band Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) and the Cream Team on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/creamteam) MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Butterfield, Michael. "The Zodiac Killer: A Timeline". HISTORY. August 8, 2023.(https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-killer-a-timeline)Baur, Craig P. “The Zodiac Ciphers: What Cryptologists Know”. HISTORY. November 8, 2017. (https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-ciphers-what-we-know)Jenkins, John Philip. "Zodiac killer". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zodiac-killer. Accessed 25 March 2024.Voigt, Tom. “ZodiacKiller.com” (https://www.zodiackiller.com)"Understanding the Zodiac Killer: A Comprehensive Look at the Victims." CrimeDoor, 2023. (https://crimedoor.com/articles/understanding-the-zodiac-killer-a-comprehensive-look-at-the-victims-letters-and-code-breaking/)"The Zodiac Killer Theories in Based on a True Story, Explained". Oxygen Official Site. June 8, 2023.Voigt, Tom (2021). Zodiac Killer – just the facts (1st ed.). Gresham, Oregon: Brainjar Media. pp. 189, 191, 193. ISBN 978-1-7370981-0-2.McCrary, Gregg. "Profile of the Zodiac Killer." Crime Library, www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/zodiac_profile/5.html.https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/march/zodiac_030207Wang, Dean. "Jack the Ripper and The Zodiac Killer: How the Media Made Them Famous." FSS Falcon, www.fssfalcon.org/2601/opinion/jack-the-ripper-and-the-zodiac-killer-how-the-media-made-them-famous/.Charles F. Adams (2004), Murder by the Bay: historic homicide in and about the city of San Francisco, Quill Driver Books, ISBN 978-1-884995-46-0Flaherty, Thomas H. (1993), True Crime: Unsolved Crimes, Time Life Education, ISBN 0-7835-0012-2 p. 43Graysmith, Robert (1986, 2007 reprint), Zodiac, Berkley Books, ISBN 978-0-425-21218-9Graysmith, Robert (2002, 2007 reprint). Zodiac Unmasked, Penguin, ISBN 978-1-4406-7812-7Kobek, Jarett (2022). How to Find Zodiac, We Heard You Like Books, ISBN 978-1737842804Michael D. Kelleher, David Van Nuys (2002), "This is the Zodiac speaking", into the mind of a serial killer, Praeger, ISBN 978-0-275-97338-4 ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #zodiackiller

The Black Death, two World Wars, COVID. Throughout human history, catastrophic events, both man-made and natural, have been pervasive. Wars, natural disasters, and pandemics have become recurrent themes. Yet, is there a singular year that unequivocally stands out as the worst for humanity? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES “What Was the Worst Year in History?” Sky HISTORY TV Channel, www.history.co.uk/articles/what-was-the-worst-year-in-history. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. Seaver, Carl. “Ten of the Most Terrible Years to Be Alive.” History Defined -, 30 Jan. 2023, www.historydefined.net/ten-of-the-most-terrible-years-to-be-alive/. “Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History.” History Collection, 4 Dec. 2021, historycollection.com/countdown-worst-years-to-be-alive-in-history/. Jonathan H. Kantor  .f67943c9-aee5-4b4c-9cf0-7bd937c850f4{fill:#82b964;}  fact checked by Darci Heikkinen, et al. “Top 10 Worst Years to Be Alive in Human History.” Listverse, 7 Jan. 2022, listverse.com/2022/01/07/top-10-worst-years-to-be-alive-in-human-history/. Anastasi, Luciano. “Medieval History – the Worst Year in History to Be Alive.” Medieval History – Yesterday in a Nutshell, 11 Feb. 2023, historymedieval.com/the-worst-year-in-history-to-be-alive/. “Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918.” PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization, www.paho.org/en/who-we-are/history-paho/purple-death-great-flu-1918. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. “Why a Volcanic Eruption Caused a ‘year without a Summer’ in 1816.” CNN, Cable News Network, amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/17/world/tambora-eruption-year-without-summer-scn/index.html. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. “Year 536 Was the Worst Year to Be Alive - What Happened?” YouTube, 11 Mar. 2020, youtu.be/s3YTfhJmh1I?si=zcujOSrSjjikIDg3.  ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

Originally mentioned in 4 different annals of Ireland, collectively called the Annals of the Four Masters, the story of the Airship of Clonmacnoise was first mentioned in the 740s CE. While it has been retold numerous times throughout history, the base of the story remains the same. Specifically, during a gathering of many people a ship appears in the sky and lets down an anchor that snags on the earth. Then one of the crew from the ship in the air swims down to free the anchor but is stopped by the gathering crowd of onlookers. Sometimes the visitor drowns while being held back from returning to his ship. While other times he swims back and boards his ship which sails out of sight. So, why does so many different texts, including norse texts and even the Houston Post from 1897, report the same story?  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_palsPodcast Feeds: www.mysteriouspals.com EPISODE RESOURCES Carey, John (1992). "Aerial ships and underwater monasteries: the evolution of a monastic marvel". Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium. 12: 16–28. JSTOR 20557234.Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome (2015). "The sea above". In Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell (eds.). Elemental Ecocriticism: Thinking with Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 105–133. ISBN 9781452945675. Retrieved 23 April 2022.McCaughan, Michael (Fall 1998). "Voyagers in the vault of heaven: the phenomenon of ships in the sky in medieval Ireland and beyond". Material Culture Review. 48. Kuno Meyer, "The Irish Mirabilia in the Norse Speculum Regale," Érin, 4 (1910) Gougaud, Louis (1924). "L'aéronef dans les légendes du Moyen Âge". Revue celtique (in French). 41: 356–357. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

Despite conquering much of the ancient world and believing himself to be the son of a god, Alexander the Great died under mysterious circumstances. However, what followed his death may be even more mysterious. Despite his expressed burial wishes, his kingdom descended into civil war, and his body became a political pawn. Taken by Ptolemy, his former friend and general, back to Egypt, Alexander's body and tomb vanished after several centuries, leaving their whereabouts and contents shrouded in uncertainty. MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES Walbank, Frank W. “Alexander the Great.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 23 Aug. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great.“Alexander the Great, King of Macedon - Archaeology Magazine.” Www.archaeology.org, www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma.‌Chrysopoulos, Philip. “All the Theories about Alexander the Great’s Tomb.” GreekReporter.Com, 27 Nov. 2023, greekreporter.com/2023/11/27/alexander-the-great-tomb-claims/. “The Burial of Alexander the Great.” Web.archive.org, 27 Aug. 2004, web.archive.org/web/20040827134332/www.greece.org/alexandria/alexander/pages/aftermath.html. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.O'connor, Lauren. The Remains of Alexander the Great: The God, the King, the Symbol. Vol. 10, 2009, digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=en.m.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=1097&context=constructing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.Skidmore.edu, https://classics.domains.skidmore.edu/lit-campus-only/primary/translations/Plutarch%20Alex.pdf. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.“The Project Gutenberg eBook of Anabasis of Alexander, by Arrian.” Gutenberg.org, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976/46976-h/46976-h.htm. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.“The Ancient History Bulletin.” Ancienthistorybulletin.org, http://www.ancienthistorybulletin.org/subscribed-users-area/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hall.pdf. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.Marr, John S., and Charles H. Calisher. “Alexander the Great and West Nile Virus Encephalitis.” Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 9, no. 12, 2003, pp. 1599–1603, https://doi.org10.3201/eid0912.030288.Pruitt, Sarah. “Alexander the Great Died Mysteriously at 32. Now We May Know Why.” HISTORY, 23 Jan. 2019, https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery.Backhouse, Matthew. “Toxic Wine Led to Greek Tragedy: NZ Scientist.” The New Zealand Herald, NZ Herald, 10 Jan. 2014, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/toxic-wine-led-to-greek-tragedy-nz-scientist/35NV6SUZ62ZU6KC6Q3NRXZD3HA/. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

It is estimated that Olivier Levasseur stole over £1 billion in today's value from raiding ships throughout the Caribbean, the coast of South America, and the Indian Ocean. Not to mention his biggest act of piracy would be used by Robert Louis Stevenson in his novel Treasure Island.  His successes granted him the title as one of the most successful pirates of his time. However, he was captured and hung in 1730 but his massive amount of treasure was never found. Legend says that before his execution, he threw his necklace with the cryptogram into the crowd and shouted "Find my treasure, the one who may understand it!"  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES Rennie, Neil (2013). Treasure Neverland: Real and Imaginary Pirates. Oxford: OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191668654.Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates, Don Carlos Seitz, Mineola, NY: Courier Dover Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-486-42131-7Nelson, Laura "Samuel Bellamy and Olivier Levasseur – Two Pirates Just Kickin' Around the Caribbean" in Pirates and Privateers http://www.cindyvallar.com/BellamyLevasseur.html"Olivier Levasseur". goldenageofpiracy.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.Exploration Mysteries: The Treasure of Olivier Levasseur. https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-treasure-olivier-levasseur/.Olivier Levasseur's treasure remains hidden – Historical articles and .... https://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/9279/olivier-levasseurs-treasure-remains-hidden/.Forgotten Oak Island Theories - Mysteries of Canada. https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nova-scotia/forgotten-oak-island-theories/.Exploration Mysteries: The Treasure of Olivier Levasseur. https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-treasure-olivier-levasseur/.Olivier Levasseur's treasure remains hidden – Historical articles and .... https://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/9279/olivier-levasseurs-treasure-remains-hidden/.The man searching for pirate treasure in the Seychelles. https://ena-news.com/international/travel/the-man-searching-for-pirate-treasure-in-the-seychelles/."Olivier Levasseur". goldenageofpiracy.org. Fox, E. T. (2014). Pirates in Their Own Words. Raleigh NC: Lulu.com. ISBN 9781291943993. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

Hailed as one of history's foremost military commanders, Alexander the Great rose to power in Macedonia in 336 BCE. His conquests spanned the Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia, forging a vast empire. However, at the age of 32, he was struck by a mysterious illness ultimately killing him. To this day, it is still unknown what or who killed him. MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES Walbank, Frank W. “Alexander the Great.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 23 Aug. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great.‌“Alexander the Great, King of Macedon - Archaeology Magazine.” Www.archaeology.org, www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma.‌Chrysopoulos, Philip. “All the Theories about Alexander the Great’s Tomb.” GreekReporter.Com, 27 Nov. 2023, greekreporter.com/2023/11/27/alexander-the-great-tomb-claims/. “The Burial of Alexander the Great.” Web.archive.org, 27 Aug. 2004, web.archive.org/web/20040827134332/www.greece.org/alexandria/alexander/pages/aftermath.html. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.‌ O'connor, Lauren. The Remains of Alexander the Great: The God, the King, the Symbol. Vol. 10, 2009, digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=en.m.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=1097&context=constructing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.Skidmore.edu. https://classics.domains.skidmore.edu/lit-campus-only/primary/translations/Plutarch%20Alex.pdf. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.“The Project Gutenberg eBook of Anabasis of Alexander, by Arrian.” Gutenberg.org, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976/46976-h/46976-h.htm. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.“The Ancient History Bulletin.” Ancienthistorybulletin.org, http://www.ancienthistorybulletin.org/subscribed-users-area/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/hall.pdf. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.Marr, John S., and Charles H. Calisher. “Alexander the Great and West Nile Virus Encephalitis.” Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 9, no. 12, 2003, pp. 1599–1603, https://doi.org10.3201/eid0912.030288.Pruitt, Sarah. “Alexander the Great Died Mysteriously at 32. Now We May Know Why.” HISTORY, 23 Jan. 2019, https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery.Backhouse, Matthew. “Toxic Wine Led to Greek Tragedy: NZ Scientist.” The New Zealand Herald, NZ Herald, 10 Jan. 2014, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/toxic-wine-led-to-greek-tragedy-nz-scientist/35NV6SUZ62ZU6KC6Q3NRXZD3HA/. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

In towns along the Totes Gebirge Mountain range, there were reports of a convoy of trucks guarded by SS troops traveling to a lake called Lake Toplitz in early 1945. However, no official records of what the SS troops were doing at the lake or what was in the convoy was ever found. Then, in 1959 investigators recovered £700 million of counterfeit notes that Hitler had planned on using to sabotage Britain's economy from the lake. While multiple expeditions to the lake have found evidence of other Nazi activity, nothing has been officially extracted due to the dangerous depths of the lake. What about those multiple murder victims found around the lake who had connections to the Nazi testing station located at Lake Toplitz? Also, the tunnels found along the lake shores? So what else did the Nazi’s hide in Lake Toplitz? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES "The day peace broke out in Austria." The Guardian, 6 Apr. 2005, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/apr/06/austria.secondworldwar."How Nazi 'ghost train' packed with treasures including gold bars sank in a lake near Hitler's hideaway." Daily Mail, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3196686/How-Nazi-ghost-train-packed-treasures-gold-bar-lake-Hitler-s-hideaway-shines-spotlight-race-20BILLION-fortune-hidden-Reich-mystery-Werewolf-unit-s-lost-horde.html.MacGregor, Steve (Guest Author). "The Mystery of Lake Toplitz: Reputed to be The Dump For Nazi Gold, Platinum Bullion & Jewelry." War History Online, 13 Jan. 2019, https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/mystery-of-lake-toplitz.html."Explorer who searched for Hitler's gold train believes Polish lake contains Nazi loot." Daily Mail, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9768407/Explorer-searched-Hitlers-gold-train-believes-Polish-lake-contains-Nazi-loot.html."Unlikely group searches for artifacts." Gainesville.com, 8 Dec. 2008, https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2008/12/08/unlikely-group-searches-for-artifacts/. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

On December 1, 1948, the body of an unidentified man was discovered on Somerton Beach near Adelaide, Australia. The man had no identification, and all labels were removed from his clothing. In a hidden pocket of his pants, a scrap of paper with the words “Tamám Shud” (meaning “ended” or “finished” in Persian) was found. The circumstances of his death, linked to theories like espionage or poison, persist as an unsolved mystery despite extensive investigations. So, who was the Somerton Man and how did he die? MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES “Professor’s 15-Year Search for Answers Seeks to Crack the Secret Code to the Death of the “Somerton Man” Found on an Adelaide Beach | Herald Sun.” Web.archive.org, 12 Oct. 2016, www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/portrait-may-hold-key-to-somerton-man-beach-mystery/story-fni0ffnk-1226674957043. Accessed 30 Dec. 2023.‌“The Body on Somerton Beach | Past Imperfect.” Web.archive.org, 27 Dec. 2013, web.archive.org/web/20131227041357/blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2011/08/the-body-on-somerton-beach/. Accessed 30 Dec. 2023.‌“DEAD MAN FOUND LYING on SOMERTON BEACH.” News, 1 Dec. 1948, trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129897161. Accessed 30 Dec. 2023.‌“Somerton Man.” Wikipedia, 7 Aug. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_Man.‌“The Lost Man.” The California Sunday Magazine, 7 June 2015, story.californiasunday.com/somerton-man/. Accessed 2 Jan. 2024.“Researcher Says He Has Identified Somerton Man, Ending Decades-Long Mystery.” ABC News, 26 July 2022, www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/somerton-man-identified-melbourne-born-engineer-researcher-says/101272182.

In 1896 through 1897, North America witnessed a peculiar phenomenon characterized by sightings of strange lights resembling an airship. This event spanned from San Francisco to Chicago, captivating thousands of observers who reported the lights crossing the continent from west to east. Powered flight had not been invented yet but these ships were described as moving through the skies. Were these sightings aliens, fake news, or human ingenuity?  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES Clark, Jerome (1993), Unexplained! 347 Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena, Detroit: Visible Ink Press, p. 1, ISBN 0-8103-9436-7."Himmelserscheinung über Nürnberg vom 14. April 1561". NEBIS. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019.Colman S. Von Kevicsky, "The Ufo Sighting Over Nuremberg in 1561" Official Ufo, January 1976, pp. 36–38, 68. Dash, Mike (2000), Borderlands: The Ultimate Exploration of the Unknown, Woodstock: Overlook Press, ISBN 0-87951-724-7.Danelek, J. Allan (2009). The Great Airship of 1897: A Provocative Look at the Most Mysterious Aviation Event in History. Kempton, Ill: Adventures Unlimited Press. ISBN 978-1-935487-03-6.http://www.unmuseum.org/airship.htm 1996 Lee Krystek.Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 419.Bartholomew, Robert E. (1990). "The Airship Hysteria Of 1896-97" (PDF). Skeptical Inquirer. 14: 171–181.Bartholomew, Robert E. (1998). "Michigan and the Great Mass Hysteria Episode of 1897". Michigan Historical Review. 24 (1): 133–141. doi:10.2307/20173722.Cohen, Daniel (1981). The Great Airship Mystery: A UFO of the 1890s. Dodd, Mead & Co. ISBN 0396079903.Jacobs, David Michael (1975). The UFO Controversy In America. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-19006-1.Reece, Gregory L (August 21, 2007). UFO Religion: Inside Flying Saucer Cults and Culture. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-451-0. ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved

In the 17th and 18th centuries, under King Louis XIV’s rule in France, a man remained imprisoned across various prisons for decades. His identity, shrouded in mystery, has never been revealed. Legends suggest he perpetually wore a mask of iron to conceal his face, raising questions about his background. Was he a political prisoner, a nobleman, or even the king’s secret brother and rightful heir to the throne?  So, who was the man in the iron mask?  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES ‌“The Man in the Iron Mask | French Convict | Britannica.” www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/biography/the-man-in-the-iron-mask-French-convict.“Man in the Iron Mask.” Wikipedia, 28 Sept. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.‌“The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.” Wikipedia, 27 Sept. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicomte_of_Bragelonne:_Ten_Years_Later#Part_Three:_The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask_(Chapters_181. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.“How Voltaire Helped Spread the Legend of Europe’s Most Famous Prisoner, the Man in the Iron Mask.” CrimeReads, 8 July 2021, crimereads.com/voltaire-man-in-the-iron-mask/. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.Voltaire, 1694-1778, et al. The Age of Louis XIV. Internet Archive, London, Fielding and Walker, 1779, archive.org/details/agelouisxivtowh00grifgoog/mode/1up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.Voltaire, 1694-1778, et al. Questions Sur L’Encyclopédie. Internet Archive, [Geneva : s.n.], 1770, archive.org/details/questionssurlenc01volt/mode/1up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.“Great Cipher.” Wikipedia, 1 July 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cipher#:~:text=The%20Great%20Cipher%20(French%3A%20Grand. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.Cataldo, Federico. “The True Story of the Man in the Iron Mask.” Www.ancient-Origins.net, www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/story-man-iron-mask-002419.“Mystery Unmasked.” The Current, 27 Apr. 2016, news.ucsb.edu/2016/016743/mystery-unmasked. For more about Paul Sonnino’s hypothesis: Sonnino, Paul. The Search for the Man in the Iron Mask. Rowman & Littlefield, 7 Jan. 2016. #history #mystery #truecrime #unsolved #manintheironmask #frenchhistory #ironmask #voltaire

In the 17th and 18th centuries, under King Louis XIV’s rule in France, a man remained imprisoned across various prisons for decades. His identity, shrouded in mystery, has never been revealed. Legends suggest he perpetually wore a mask of iron to conceal his face, raising questions about his background. Was he a political prisoner, a nobleman, or even the king’s secret brother and rightful heir to the throne?  So, who was the man in the iron mask?  MUSIC Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) SOCIAL LINKS Website: www.mysteriouspals.comEmail: mysteriouspalsonline@gmail.comYoutube: @MysteriousPalsFacebook: @mysteriouspalsInstagram: @mysteriouspalsX/Twitter: @myserious_pals EPISODE RESOURCES ‌“The Man in the Iron Mask | French Convict | Britannica.” www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/biography/the-man-in-the-iron-mask-French-convict.“Man in the Iron Mask.” Wikipedia, 28 Sept. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_Iron_Mask. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.‌“The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later.” Wikipedia, 27 Sept. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicomte_of_Bragelonne:_Ten_Years_Later#Part_Three:_The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask_(Chapters_181. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.“How Voltaire Helped Spread the Legend of Europe’s Most Famous Prisoner, the Man in the Iron Mask.” CrimeReads, 8 July 2021, crimereads.com/voltaire-man-in-the-iron-mask/. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.Voltaire, 1694-1778, et al. The Age of Louis XIV. Internet Archive, London, Fielding and Walker, 1779, archive.org/details/agelouisxivtowh00grifgoog/mode/1up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.Voltaire, 1694-1778, et al. Questions Sur L’Encyclopédie. Internet Archive, [Geneva : s.n.], 1770, archive.org/details/questionssurlenc01volt/mode/1up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.“Great Cipher.” Wikipedia, 1 July 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cipher#:~:text=The%20Great%20Cipher%20(French%3A%20Grand. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.Cataldo, Federico. “The True Story of the Man in the Iron Mask.” Www.ancient-Origins.net, www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/story-man-iron-mask-002419.“Mystery Unmasked.” The Current, 27 Apr. 2016, news.ucsb.edu/2016/016743/mystery-unmasked. For more about Paul Sonnino’s hypothesis: Sonnino, Paul. The Search for the Man in the Iron Mask. Rowman & Littlefield, 7 Jan. 2016. IMAGES Episode Thumbnail: Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons