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Was there a Zodiac murder before we knew the name? The method was similar, the victim, and then the boasting letters to the police and papers. But this was years before Zodiac claimed his first victims… That we know of.

Content Warning: There is talk of suicide, sexual assault, coercion and manipulation. Please skip this episode if you need to. Maybe he had done a stretch in prison, but Talia's Dad Larry was still awesome. And maybe it was weird when he started crashing in her dorm. Her roommates loved him. And maybe some people misunderstood those strange things he was asking your roommates to do - Oh, wait. This is Larry Ray's story, and if Billy Zane plays you in a movie, you know you have made some bad decisions. 

The two boys who had seen the UFO crash in the New Mexico months before Roswell waited until they were old men to tell their story. They had dates and names and even a piece of the alien craft made from this exotic, unearthly metal called "aluminum." But at least their story was consistent--  Oh, wait...

Most folks date the modern UFO era from 1947. Kenneth Arnold saw those skipping saucers in Washington and Roswell became extraterrestrial crash landing central. But what if an alien craft smashed into the New Mexican desert two years before Roswell? And what if it was right after, and right next to, the first atomic explosion?

In 2019, a niche website focused on e-commerce made a passing reference to some minor legal trouble the head of eBay was in. Months of surveillance, harrassment, and death threats later, and the world knew not to mess with eBay. This is not so much of David vs. Goliath story. This is more the story of Goliath jumping David in a dark alley and David left wondering what the hell he did to piss off Goliath.

The money pit seems a perfectly devised trap - dig tantalizingly close to the treasure and the sea fills it yet again, wrecking your  dreams. We end the Oak Island story with a deep dive into its history and if the money pit was devised by man or God.

Chalino Sanchez had left behind a dangerous life in Sinaloa and by the early 1990s had become a narcocorrido singing star in the U.S. He had killed, had been shot, and sang of the exploits of the cartels. In May 1992 he returned to Sinaloa for a tour. Halfway thru his performance at a sold out club in the state capital he received a note from a fan. Chalino's face went white...

What is at the bottom of the Oak Island Money Pit? We have theories. So many theories. Buried priate treasure. Loot from a French pay ship (which is a thing). Marie Antoinette's smuggled jewels. Knights Templar treasure, also smuggled. Rosicrucian stuff, something to do with Shakespeare. Or something more mundane?

Among get rich fantasies, finding buried treasure is harder than inheriting from a forgotten uncle, but way more fun. Oak Island has been enticing and frustrating treasure hunters for over 200 years with its impossibly well-protected money pit. In the first of a three-parter, we start with Oak Island's fascinating origin story.

40 miles outside of Idaho Falls, a skeleton crew run a micro nuclear power plant. They are poorly trained with little experience. One mundane task is to handle fuel rods that could explode if moved a few inches too far. And one of those workers has been drinking too much... 

From AI Jesus to AI fakery to insanely irresponsible AI-fueled kid's toys to an AI end of the world, we explore some recent AI headlines that point the way to a scarier future.

The U.S. Navy went all out looking for Amelia Earhart or her plane but never found a shred. Since then, many have searched and some have claimed to have spotted the remains of the lost aircraft if not even of Amelia herself. What happened? Did they find temporary solace on a tiny isle? Were they captured by the Japanese? Was it a planned disappearance? Or did they simply run out of fuel and ditch the little Lockheed Electra into one fo the loneliest places on the planet?

Amelia Earhart set out to be a pioneer and she was. She flew fearlessly, broke records, and even found time for forward-looking fashion. When she set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the world, she knew the second to last leg landing on tiny Howland Is. in the vast Pacific would be the most dangerous. It was. Part 1 of 2.

At nearly 7 square miles, Griffith Park is an urban wilderness in the heart of Los Angeles. The land was a gift from Col. Griffith J. Griffith. That was very generous. He was less generous to his wife Tina seven years later when he… Well, you'll see.

Nikola Tesla was an acknowledged genius. He had countless patents for a huge variety of inventions – the first remote control, the Tesla Coil, alternating current, and best of all he had nothing to do with the Cybertruck. So is he said he had invented a death ray, you would have to believe him. Or would you?