For 27 years, the disappearance of three young boys from their home in Newfoundland has perplexed not just Canada, but the world who has come to learn of their case. Adam, Trevor, and Mitchell O'Brien were set to visit their father, Gary O'Brien during a custody agreement, but never made it back home. To this day, we don't know where they are, or what happened to them. Will we ever?   Sources - Shawn Morrissey - Dark Side of Seoul - Check out their channel! https://www.darksideofseoul.com/podcast/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/xv8xz0/obrien_brothers_abducted_from_newfoundland_canada/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182027/http://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/media/Missing/index.html https://globalnews.ca/news/3220144/20-years-later-diana-saunders-still-searches-for-her-3-missing-sons/ https://www.forthelost.org/family/obrien.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181240/http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2016/11/9/20-years-on-diana-boland-hopes-to-be-re-4682492.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/missing-boys-still-alive-mother-believes-1.1078761 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-police-trying-to-refresh-o-brien-lead-1.174920 #missing #newfoundland #truecrime #torbay

Two brothers go on a massive crime spree that leaves a devastating path. Why would they do it and who are the innocent people that had to suffer because of them?   sources - https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/carr_brothers/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150943/http://cjonline.com/stories/110502/kan_carrbros.shtml#.VY68unbP1qY https://www.kmuw.org/crime-and-courts/2016-08-10/family-members-of-carr-brothers-victims-want-to-oust-kansas-supreme-court-justices https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/court-affirms-death-sentences-for-carr-brothers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTFM-23neU4&ab_channel=EXPLOREWITHUS   #wichitamassacre #truecrime #podcast #crime #wichita

Quite possibly the most darkest secret that Japan has as a nation. World War II is known to us for how gruesome it was and the major impact it had on the world. We know well of Nazi Germany and the horrid acts committed against the Jewish people as well as the Gypsies and other groups deemed less than, but not many people have spoken about Imperial Japan and the absolutely grotesque acts committed on not just Korea, China, and all of Asia as well as its effect on the Western World.  This is the horrific story of Unit 731.  Sources -    https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/09/02/september-2-1945-unit-731/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/unit-731 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/mukden-incident#:~:text=On%20September%2018%2C%201931%2C%20an,to%20retaliate%20and%20invade%20Manchuria. https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/unit-731/ https://medium.com/leadership-counts/pardoning-devils-the-american-cover-up-of-imperial-japanese-unit-731-504f966cf08d#:~:text=Although%20responsible%20for%20some%20of,by%20the%20United%20States%20government.

We have a case directly from my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. January 2007 shook Tennessee to its core with the gruesome murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/24/archives-horror-christian-newsom-killings-focus-what-happened-chipman-street/597805001/ https://www.oxygen.com/injustice-with-nancy-grace/crime-news/channon-christian-chris-newsom-murdered-in-knoxville https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Timeline-of-the-Channon-Christian-Christopher-Newsom-murders--513420461.html https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/01/06/time-no-cure-pain-torture-slayings-channon-christian-and-christopher-newsom/96196018/ https://tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/davidsonl.opn_.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030411/https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/boyd-trial/boyd-trial-day-1-a-burned-body-by-the-tracks-a-final-glimpse-of-the-victims-before-the-murders/51-e6dc07b3-4f6d-4de1-b184-bf00613ed7b9 https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/01/23/baumgartner-disgraced-ex-judge-dead-70/1059954001/ Youtube – “Documentary: The Murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom” – Knoxville News Sentinel

A night that was supposed to be a dream come true for many young people in 1970 turned into an inferno nightmare. Something as simple as making sure all the proper safety protocols were in order was overlooked, leading to one of the worst nightclub fires in history. Requested by youtube user: reneauvray3440 Sources - https://alchetron.com/Club-Cinq-Sept-fire#club-cinq-sept-fire-70de7083-ab52-4184-90a3-68d902d169f-resize-750.jpeg https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-10-Worst-Nightclub-Fires-in-History https://www.alamy.com/dramatic-fire-at-the-57-nightclub-makes-146-victims-saint-laurent-du-pont-isere-france-1970-image398083592.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/1/newsid_2537000/2537937.stm https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/02/archives/142-are-killed-by-fire-in-locked-dance-hall-in-france-20-survive.html https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/pire-c-est-bruit-du-silence-50-ans-apres-tragedie-du-57-souvenir-chagrin-sont-toujours-intacts-1889626.html Youtube – “France’s Worst Discotheque Fire – The Horror of The Club 5-7 Disaster” – The Raven’s Eye

August 2005 saw one of the worst Greek Aviation accidents to date. Helios Flight 522 departed towards Athens but would never make its destination all from one small, yet fatal mistake.   Source - https://simpleflying.com/helios-airways-flight-522/ https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-11/Helios737_AccidentReport.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025024/http://famagusta-gazette.com/helios-crash-background-information-p237-69.htm https://greekherald.com.au/culture/ghost-flight-121-lives-lost-2005-helios-airways-crash/ Youtube – “Helios Flight 522: How a Single Switch Killed 121 Passengers” – Real Horror

Lacey Fletcher was a 36 year old woman who had been living with her parents when a horrific 911 call was made. Police arrived to find a scene unlike any other. Lacey had been fused to her couch in her own urine and feces while her parents claimed to have "loved her to a fault".   We're discussing what we know so far about her case. Currently, her parents' trial is set for March 20, 2024 where they can face up to 40 years in prison for her death.    sources- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13066981/coroner-lacey-fletcher-dead-couch.html https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/19cehq9/lacey_fletcher_starving_girl_melted_into_couch/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/8364707/update-lacey-fletcher-death-rotting-remains-couch-neglect/ https://nypost.com/2024/02/10/news/coroner-never-saw-homicide-like-lacey-fletcher-woman-found-melted-to-couch/

Horror beyond your biggest nightmares. In 2014, the Biological Resource Center in Phoenix, Arizona was raided by the FBI after allegations that its owner, Stephen Gore, was selling bodies for profit and defrauding the next of kin of the victims.  Sources - https://www.mainlinehealth.org/blog/whole-body-donation#:~:text=After%20your%20body%20has%20been,it%20helped%20advance%20medical%20science. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-business/ https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/fbi-shines-light-on-now-shut-down-human-chop-shop-in-phoenix https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/dr-gore-and-the-human-remains-racket-8a5a7a00f6b1 https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/n0rcaa/arizona_human_chop_shop/ https://nypost.com/2019/07/25/fbi-finds-bodies-sewn-together-like-frankenstein-in-human-chop-shop/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwhPYMYXWkI&ab_channel=ABC15Arizona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwWNIdUPwo&ab_channel=ABC15Arizona https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-business/ https://www.wrbl.com/news/national/58-million-verdict-reached-in-human-chop-shop-case/

A case that rocked Itaewon, giving in further to negative stereotypes of foreigners. We witnessed first hand the public demand for justice help put a runaway suspect behind bars...but was it truly justice? Was it police incompetence or their pride?    sources -  https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/037/0000009394?sid=102 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%20%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 https://slownews-kr.translate.goog/52768?_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc https://m.khan.co.kr/national/national-general/article/201504051022311#c2b https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/728505.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYP2v8yd1WY http://usacrime.or.kr/doku/doku.php?id=%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%B0%EB%B2%94%EC%A3%84:%EC%A3%BC%EC%9A%94%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%B0%EB%B2%94%EC%A3%84:%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4&ckattempt=1

Everyone loves a good legend, especially if it includes ghosts and things that go bump in the night! Here are some spooky legends from South Korea to keep you warm during this winter season~   Sources - https://ginabearsblog.com/scary-korean-horror-stories-and-legends/ https://www.korea.net/Events/Overseas/view?articleId=18358 https://moonmausoleum.com/the-jayuro-road-ghost/ https://snackfever.com/blogs/magazine/beware-you-re-in-for-a-scare-korean-urban-legends-that-ll-give-you-goosebumps https://www.creatrip.com/en/blog/10743

A brief breakdown of how North Korea began as a country. The topic of North Korea as a nation is so immense, so a good start is to get a breakdown on the founding.    Sources -   https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/north-korea-history https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/blog/north-korea-history https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/korea-north/ https://www.britannica.com/place/38th-parallel https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/people/kim-il-sung https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kim-il-sung-death-anniversary-how-north-korea-founder-became-cult-personality-1455758

We're going to dive into the history of Princess Deokhye, the last princess of Korea. A beautiful young woman who was dealt some rather unfair cards, we're going to summarize her history, and how she ended up being sent to Japan only to be forgotten before finally returning years later.   Sources -  https://dkmc194.medium.com/the-tragic-life-of-the-last-princess-of-korea-b6812df49041 https://www.factinate.com/people/princess-deokhye-facts https://www.sutori.com/en/story/princess-deokhye--Wcs2cdfbv4ynmEzVEUR3dHWY https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/deokhye-of-korea/princess-deokhye-the-tragic-tale-of-koreas-last-princess/ https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/09/135_61101.html https://thetalkingcupboard.com/joseon/royal-ladies-of-joseon-dynasty/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171029033818/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100809-231193.html https://artsandculture.google.com/story/keepsakes-from-princess-deokhye-the-last-princess-of-the-korean-empire-national-palace-museum-of-korea/-wXRcEwj2y-zIw?hl=en https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100808000154

We're back at it with some more tales and legends from the Appalachia Region! We have some mysterious lights, some lunar influenced individuals, and a spooky kitty!   Sources - https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191226144559/https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1971/0646/report.pdf https://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again/ https://www.carolinacountry.com/departments/departments/feature-story/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/moon-eyed-people-cherokee-legends/ https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/moon-eyed-people/ https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm

Number for Seoul's Yangcheon Police Station - +82 2-2093-8324)   In the early 2000s, South Korea had a strain of murders and crime. One of these is an unsolved murder case where the key evidence happens to be a Mashimaro Rabbit sticker. To this day, the case, as of now, remains unsolved.   Sources - https://ubitto.com/blog/events/6-scary-unsolved-crimes-in-korea/ https://youtu.be/68Agh_MbSNw http://www.kyen.kr/m/view.php?idx=3158 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%95%EB%8F%99%20%EC%97%B0%EC%87%84%ED%8F%AD%ED%96%89%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 https://cappies.tistory.com/m/372

It isn't a surprise that with any disaster, haunting memories will follow as well as ghost stories. However, despite the ghost stories we hear, what happened at Okawa elementary school on the day of March 11, 2011 was extremely real and very heart-breaking as well as horrifying.    While we do discuss some of the ghost stories today, the real topic of today is Okawa Elementary School, and keeping the memory alive for the sake of those lost as well as their families.    Sources - Ghosts of the Tsunami Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone – Richard Lloyd Parry https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011 https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/disasters-conflicts/where-we-work/japan/great-east-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/02/japan-earthquake-before-and-after/100251/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/the-school-beneath-the-wave-the-unimaginable-tragedy-of-japans-tsunami https://www.bing.com/search?q=Toshiya+Ishizaka&aqs=edge..69i57&FORM=ANCMS9&PC=U531 Grieving father: flawed thinking behind 2011 tragedy | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Tsunami's Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors : NPR (9) The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - Epidemic of Ghosts - YouTube Okawa parents seethe at tsunami 'murders' - YouTube   #japan #disaster #Okawa #OkawaElementary #fukushima #ghost #ghostsofthetsunami

While Fukushima Daiichi is the plant that comes to mind when people think of the Nuclear Disaster that occurred in Japan in 2011, not much is said about the sister plant that managed to survive the nuclear catastrophe that could have been.   Subtle differences in leadership played a key factor for motivation and overall how the plant outcomes turned out. We'll discuss today how Fukushima Daini was left mostly unharmed.  Sources: https://hbr.org/2014/07/how-the-other-fukushima-plant-survived https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01053/ https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2023/06/engineer-who-saved-nuclear-plant-from-meltdown-shares-leadership-lessons.html https://www.quality.org/knowledge/%E2%80%8Bfukushima-daiichi-and-daini-%E2%80%93-tale-two-leadership-styles https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tepco-declares-Fukushima-Daini-for-decommissioning   #fukushima #disaster

March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes ever to be recorded in history would hit Japan, causing massive amounts of damage. The resulting Tsunami, would claim more lives and result in the destruction of many buildings like the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Looking back on those days, tons of controversy came to light in these crucial moments showing just how dangerous nuclear power can be.   Sources - https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-daiichi-radioactive-water-release-75becaaf68b7c3faf0121c459fdd25af https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/radiation-from-fukushima-disaster-still-affects-32-million-japanese https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/fukushima-radiation/index.html http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2202&Itemid=3292 https://youtu.be/qRKScRgsUaE https://youtu.be/lRmaugZUIGU https://youtu.be/JPpsMCdztlQ https://youtu.be/rBvUtY0PfB8 D Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (history.com) britannica.com/event/Fukushima-accident Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster | Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org) 10 Facts About the Fukushima Disaster | History Hit https://e360.yale.edu/features/anatomy_of_a_nuclear_crisis_a_chronology_of_fukushima Fukushima Daiichi Accident - World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org) The History of Nuclear Power in Fukushima | Nippon.com Fukushima disaster was preventable, new study finds - USC News Manual Shutdown of Reactor at Unit 1 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Start-up Operation |TEPCO News|TEPCO Excessive Insertion of Control Rods at Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Periodic Inspection|TEPCO News|TEPCO https://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/10110201-j.html Timeline: A Nuclear Crisis Unfolds In Japan : NPR Lessons from Fukushima disaster 10 years later | Stanford News #fukushima #history #disaster

I was extremely fortunate and honored to sit down with IGoBart to talk about his channel! Famous for his "Welcome to my Dong" series, Bart has traveled all over South Korea and into North Korea as well! I sat with him to talk about his beginnings, his inspirations, experiences, and some more! I hope you all will enjoy his story as much as I did. Make sure to go check out his channel as well! iGoBart - YouTube

In 1995, one of the most brutal murders would happen on the Job Corps campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. The events that lead up to this and the aftermath are nothing short of horrific. A beautiful woman who lost her life way before her time out of rage and jealously is forever linked with the only woman on death row in Tennessee.   Sources - https://www.tn.gov/correction/statistics-and-information/death-row-facts/women-on-death-row.html https://volopedia.lib.utk.edu/entries/job-corps-student-murdered-on-agriculture-campus/ https://original.newsbreak.com/@nik-1590556/2795610243913-the-cruel-killing-by-the-youngest-woman-on-death-row https://www.newsweek.com/colleen-slemmer-mom-wants-christa-pike-tennessee-death-row-executed-1600738 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/victims-mom-christa-pike-execution/51-3665cad8-4d07-4f4a-bad5-d7de4fe05e9a https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/victim-begged-for-life-as-killer-panicked-tape-says-ep-894307697-353645181.html/ https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/trusting-others-too-much-cost-colleen-slemmer-her-life-ep-894347083-353644861.html/ https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Christa_Pike https://torontosun.com/news/world/hunter-death-row-damsel-christa-pike-wants-sentence-commuted   #truecrime #colleenslemmer #christapike

20 years ago, one of the deadliest fires in American History happened in a nightclub, claiming the lives of 100 people. We reflect back on that night, look on those responsible, and remember the victims as they deserve to be remembered. sources- https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/06/20130206-the-station-fire-timeline-of-a-tragedy-ece/35431247007/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rhode-island-nightclub-burns https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/19/20130219-station-tragedy-leads-to-tougher-fire-code-ece/35432063007/ https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=100988 https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2012/09/14/station-fire-anniversary https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-station-nightclub-rhode-island-fire-deaths-owners/ https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/remembering-the-station-nightclub-fire/ https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighting-history/articles/station-nightclub-fire-lessons-code-changes-follow-tragedy-VsJH1dv8rXfbtUlG/ https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/10/24/48-hours-show-makes-no-mention-station-nightclubs-overcrowding/6165535001/ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/us/rhode-island-where-100-died-in-nightclub-fire-adopts-new-code.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/22/us/fire-in-a-nightclub-the-band-group-persevered-by-making-circuit-of-smaller-clubs.html https://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/nightclub.pyro/index.html #stationnightclub #americanhistory #truecrime #stationnightclubfire