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Set to embark on a ferry trip around the Northeast, Poe suddenly disappeared, only to be found five days later behind a tavern bar in Baltimore, in an entirely disoriented state of mind. It was as if Poe’s writing, so filled with darkness and intrigue, foreshadowed his own death. The curiosity surrounding Poe’s sudden death has never ended, confusing historians and medical practitioners for over a century. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

Project MK Ultra was the code name of an illegal human experimentation program performed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1950's. Although drugs were intended for use as an aid to interrogations, it became known that the materials were instead used for harassment, discrediting and disabling purposes. Listen to learn more about the experiments within MK Ultra and the masterminds behind the operation. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

Gloria Ramirez's trip to the hospital caused workers to become ill after mere exposure to her body and blood, leading to her reputation as The Toxic Lady. In this episode, explore the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death in Riverside, CA. This episode has been remastered from its original May 2019 release. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

When Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont failed to return home after a run of the mill summer beach day in 1966, the largest land, sea, and air search in South Australian history began. Still unsolved after over 5 decades, their disappearance will forever be known as "the loss of Australia’s innocence." Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

From behind the walls of a Utah state penitentiary, Dan Lafferty infiltrated the lives of the Strack Family and set forth the string of events that ended with overwhelming paranoia and a suicide cocktail to kill 5. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

When the killer brothers, Dan and Ron Lafferty, wrote their own scripture, they not only prophesized a "Removal Revelation", but brought it to fruition themselves. Find out how and why in this week's episode. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

Throughout history, scary stories have been written to serve as warnings to the youth and general society... to frighten them into good behavior. But what happens when the bogeyman is real? The story of Carl Panzram is one filled with tragedy and terror that spans decades and continents, leaving a trail of bodies and horrors in its wake. Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

What does a fruity grape beverage have to do with a mass suicide? Well, maybe everything. This week, we'll learn about Reverend Jim Jones and the People's Temple, and the mass suicide that took place at Jim Jonestown in Guyana. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

The Jamison family story didn't end when they vanished into the Sans Bois mountain range. Instead, when they were found 4 years later, it only led to more questions. What happened to the Jamison family? Sources at www.drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In 1989, Faye and Ray Copeland became the oldest couple on death row at 69 and 79 years old. Tune in to find out how this duo earned the title. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

Over the course of a year and half, Japanese food companies were tormented by an elusive group blackmailing and poisoning the products of the country's biggest consumer brand names. They teased the police and got away without a trace. This is the story of the Monster with 21 Faces.  For a full list of sources, visit drhpod.com/blog/glico-morinaga --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

Even after your loved ones pass, they still may be only a phone away. In September 2008, the Metrolink Train Disaster took the life of Charles Peck. Despite being dead for 12 hours, his call phone continually made phone calls only to the people he loved the most. And back in 1988, Dean Koontz's experience with a phantom phone saved his life when his late mother warned him about his very own father. Find my sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

On California Route 204, the Villa family walked into a nightmare they couldn't have dreamt of. Instead of simple trash on the road, they found a VHS tape depicting a house on fire backed by a disturbing narration. This short episode features a case that could have gone unsolved if not for the video evidence and the power of internet traction.  Sources at drhpod.com/blog/the-stockton-arsonist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

The wild men are the feral humans that have lived so long in the wild that they’re closer to beasts than men. In 1969, six-year old Dennis Martin went camping with his family... could wild men be the reason he never returned? Sources at www.drhpod.com/blog/thewildmen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In a small Swedish village called Knutby lives a story of manipulation and brainwashing through sex religion that and religion that left the world in awe. Helge Fossmo convinced his lover that God was texting her orders for murder and two members of the congregation were caught in the crossfire. How did Sara Svensson get so disillusioned?  Sources at drhpod.com/blog/theknutbymurders --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

At 3335 West Moncrieff Place in Denver, Colorado, the Peters family had no idea just what (or who) was lurking in their attic. According to investigators, “A man would have to be a spider to stand it long up there” so dive down the rabbit hole with me to find out just how he did.  Find my sources at drhpod.com  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In 1935, visitors at the Coogee Aquarium Baths were shocked to witness the 4 meter (13 feet) long Tiger Shark vomit up an intact human arm. It was no shark attack, and this story leads us down a rabbit hole of deception, crime, and the seedy underworld of Sydney, Australia.  Sources can be found at drhpod.com/blog/the-shark-arm-case --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In 7 years, divorcee Cindy James reported over 100 incidents of harassment to police. They thought she was making all of it up, despite the lethal injections, stab wounds, and stocking left around her neck after every single attack. Do you think Cindy bound her own hands and feet behind or back, or is there more to the story? Sources at drhpod.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In 1987, best friends Kevin Ives and Don Henry were found on the railroad tracks in Bryant, Arkansas. Despite the thundering diesel horn as the train approached, the boys laid exactly parallel, arms straight down their sides, partially covered from a light green tarp from waist to knee, and they never so much as flinched when the train passed them right over. No one knows who put the boys there or why, but there's plenty of suspicion in this town known for drug trafficking and corrupted officials.  Sources: Unsolved- Don Henry and Kevin Ives Wikipedia- Don Henry and Kevin Ives Unsolved Mysteries- Don Henry and Kevin Ives Geocities- The Train Deaths Unsolved mysteries- Billy Hainline and Dennis Decker WSJ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support

In an anomaly now known as Ben's Vortex, Ben McDaniel went underwater in 2010 for a night-time cave dive and never returned. Despite the extensive resources spent on finding him, no sign of him was every recovered, and instead... only mystery and loss were left in his wake. Sources: Atlas Obscura Tampa Bay Times Archive Boredom Therapy Wikipedia- Vortex Spring Wikipedia- Disappearance of Ben McDaniel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drh-pod/support