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Two coworkers walked into a high-end apparel store for a routine closing shift, but only one walked out alive, leaving behind a locked room, a brutal crime scene, and a story that didn't add up.

Did a family genuinely mistake an adult French stranger for their missing boy, or was adopting his lie the perfect cover for a much darker secret?

In 1962, American military leaders proposed a plan involving staged terrorist attacks to justify military action against Cuba, raising unsettling questions about the line between national security and government deception.

During the Cold War, the U.S. government secretly released chemical particles over American cities as part of Operation LAC. But why did they do it, and were the people below affected?

What if some businesses aren't staying open to make money—but to hide where the money is really coming from?

You’re scrolling, reading, and talking to people online—but how many of them are actually real, and who’s really on the other side?

For decades, people in Taos, New Mexico, have heard a strange, persistent hum with no obvious source—and while some call it a natural phenomenon, others wonder if the sound is coming from something much darker lurking beneath the silence.

A closer look at the rapid growth of data centers, what they actually do, how they affect the communities around them, and why they’ve become the subject of growing debate and speculation.

Today we take a deep dive into the growing controversy around Flock cameras, the data they collect, who has access to it, and why some people believe they’ve gone far beyond simple license-plate tracking.

We are Back! And better than ever with a brand new round of Paranoid with Patrick Simpson. Today we dig into the mysterious death of Heath Ledger. His death was ruled an accidental overdose. But the minutes following his discovery are still clouded with questions and mystery, which includes a phone call to a name you would never expect.......

Today we discuss what exactly the metaverse is, why it’s important, and how it is going to shape the future of society going forward… *Please excuse the poor audio quality at the beginning of episode*

In the 1980s the Soviet Union started a campaign called “Operation Infektion” to spread a theory that the United States created the HIV virus. Though the the United States adamantly denied the allegations, this theory still lives on today. So was this Soviet Sabotage, or a version of the truth?

In 1978, 4 young employees were closing the store at their local Burger Chef Restaurant, only to be kidnapped and killed by mystery men. Though the case has now gone cold, police have come close to solving to case, so much so that the suspect may have once been sitting right next them…..

Wes Craven, the creator of Nightmare on Elm Street, based his movie on a Cambodian refugee who died from a nightmare. But he wasn’t alone, throughout the 1980s thousands of healthy men around the world died in their sleep during nightmares, with no scientific explanation. Coincidence, supernatural, or something else….

In Feburary 2017, 2 young girls were found dead along a trail in Indiana. Though there were no initial leads, the girls were able to not only take a picture of the suspect, but also record his voice also. Despite all of this, the mystery has remained unsovolved. But with so much information out there police believe that someone, if not multiple people know exactly who the suspect is, but are too afraid to speak up. And that the suspect is still not far away from the scene of the crime......