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A podcast to explore the unexplained, Straight-Up Enigmas discusses paranormal and supernatural events, as well as true crime, cold cases, and other mysteries.
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Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
On October 7, 1949, American actress Jean Spangler left her home in Los Angeles to meet with her ex-husband about a late child support payment, but she was never seen again. The only clues left behind were a purse with a torn strap and a note assigned to a mysterious "Kirk." What happened to Jean Spangler? Was gangster Mickey Cohen involved? Did actor Kirk Douglas have anything to do with the young starlet's disappearance? Listen to this week's episode to find out!
Articles Used in Research:
- https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/the-chilling-disappearance-of-jean-spangler-did-kirk-douglas-kill-her/
- https://www.filmsite.org/40sintro.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Spangler
- https://historichorrors.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/the-disappearance-of-jean-elizabeth-spangler/
Creative Commons for Music:
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Comfortable Mystery 3 - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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Comfortable Mystery 1 - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://incompetech.com/
- https://soundcloud.com/emelancholy/little-hands
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
The story of the Enfield Poltergeist, which inspired the 2016 horror-film The Conjuring 2, held the nation spellbound and became one of the most famous supernatural cases in history. It involved strange voices, levitation, flying objects, furniture being moved through the air, cold breezes and more—and while some call it a hoax, others consider it to be one of the most-witnessed cases of supernatural activity to date. Is it a hoax? Evidence of the paranormal? Listen to this week's episode to find out! This episode was created and produced by Jaden McKell. Promos by Into the Portal and Going West Podcast.
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
In the summer of 1974, in the dunes of Provincetown, a coastal resort community on Cape Cod, a teenage girl walking her dog discovered the badly decomposed corpse of a young woman. The woman, eventually named the "Lady of the Dunes," was found lying face down on a beach towel, nude, with a bandanna and a pair of jeans folded beneath her head. Several theories have been made over the years in an attempt to identify the Lady of the Dunes. In 2015, writer Joe Hill, son of horror novelist Stephen King, proposed one of the most popular after watching Steven Spielberg's classic film Jaws. Who was the Lady of the Dunes? What happened to her, and why? Was she really an extra in the movie Jaws, and, could the connection lead officials to her murderer? Listen to find out!
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
The Basano Vase is made of carved silver and was most likely created in 15th century Italy as a wedding gift for an Italian bride. On her wedding night, the new bride was found lying on the floor, dying, and clutching the vase to her chest. With her dying breath, the bride promised to return and seek revenge. No one knows exactly how she died, but now, the legend goes that every person who has owned the vase since has died within a three-month period. Where is the vase now? Why has it killed so many people? Listen to find out! Promo from Going West Podcast. Despair and Triumph by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400012. Artist: http://incompetech.com/. Dreamlike by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100410. Artist: http://incompetech.com/.
The Haunting Curse of the Basano Vase
The science of superstition - and why people believe in the unbelievable
Saturday Jan 19, 2019
Saturday Jan 19, 2019
In Straight-Up Enigmas' first episode, we covered the story of Jonbenét Ramsey, a child beauty-pageant queen, who was found dead in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado, home on Dec. 26, 1996. To this day, her case remains unsolved. New developments in the case, including a convicted pedophile's confession, will be discussed in this bonus episode. Theme song created and owned by Chuck Flyer. Comfortable Mystery 1 - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100287. Artist: http://incompetech.com/.
‘I watched her die’: Former Oregon man confesses to JonBenet Ramsey killing; police dismissive
New Details About Gary Oliva, The Man Who Confessed To Killing JonBenét Ramsey
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Cleopatra ruled Egypt for 21 years, during which she both married and killed her brothers, killed her sister, bedded Julius Caesar, and had a long-standing affair with Roman general, Mark Antony. Cleopatra is arguably one of the most recognizable female figures in history. But if her name is so famous and her story so well-known, then where is she? Cleopatra’s final resting place remains undiscovered to this day. How can someone so… legendary... just disappear? Was her suicide actually a religious sacrifice? Did she continue to scheme and plot right up until the end? Join us on this week's episode to find out what Cleopatra's plans might have been and where she might be resting. This episode was written and produced by me, Jaden McKell. The theme song was provided by Chuck Flyer. Desert City by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100564. Artist: http://incompetech.com/.
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
17-year-old high school senior, Debi Kent, went missing on the night of November 8, 1974 after leaving a school play with her parents. Investigators believe she was abducted and murdered by serial killer Ted Bundy while on his reign of terror in Utah. Bundy admitted to killing Debi just before his execution, but police were never able to locate her body. Was Bundy telling the truth? Was he the one responsible for Debi's disappearance? If so, where did he leave her body? Listen in as I discuss the probable murder of Debi Kent by Ted Bundy, including quotes and thoughts from members of the Kent family themselves. Music for this episode was provided by Chuck Flyer, Max Kaplan, and Kevin MacLeod. Anguish by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400047. Artist: http://incompetech.com/. Additional copyright information can be found at www.straightupenigmas.home.blog.
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
A mysterious surveillance video of Elisa Lam in the Cecil Hotel’s elevator shows that she might have suffered a mental breakdown before drowning herself in one of the hotel’s water tanks. Due to her strange behavior in the elevator, others think Elisa was running from an attacker—or worse—a demon of some kind. What really happened to Elisa Lam? Join us for this week’s episode to hear some of the strange circumstances and theories surrounding the enigma of Elisa Lam.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Early on Christmas morning, 1945, a fire destroyed the home of George and Jennie Sodder, leaving five of the couple’s 10 children dead. Or were they? The many mysteries surrounding the fire have made the Sodder children the center of one of America's most infamous unsolved cases. Listen in as we discuss the enigma of the vanished Sodder children. Copyright info: straightupenigmas.home.blog.
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move or speak. One of the more frightening elements of sleep paralysis is seeing dark, shadowy figures floating toward you or hulking in the corner of your bedroom. Science has found a way to explain away the appearance of shadow people during sleep paralysis episodes, but what does it have to say about those who have seen shadow people during their waking hours?