On November 24, 1971, a man who identified himself as “Dan Cooper” boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 305. The short flight was scheduled to go from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, in only half an hour. However, Cooper had other plans for the commercial jetliner. Once the plane was in the …
Read MoreThree-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from Portugal while on vacation with her family in 2007. Kate and Gary McCann had taken their family to Praia da Luz resort in Portugal, where they were enjoying a warm summer holiday with their three children. The McCanns left Madeleine and her two younger siblings …
Read MoreIn early 1950, a group of armed robbers stormed the Brink’s building in Boston, Massachusetts. The team, headed by Joseph “Big Joe” McGinnis, used a complicated endeavor that left few clues behind. It was later deemed “the crime of the century” by newspapers and investigators. McGinnis brought in collaborators, like …
Read MoreCynthia Anderson mysteriously vanished from her job as a secretary at a law firm in August 1981. She had received threatening phone calls from a stranger for months leading up to her disappearance, and authorities immediately assumed that foul play was responsible for Anderson vanishing. However, the lack of physical …
Read MoreThe waves of the Atlantic Ocean can be unforgiving near Northern Scotland. Ships rely on lighthouses to approach the rocky shores if they intend to enter the UK from the north. One such lighthouse sits on the remote Flannan Isles, far from civilization and isolated from most of the UK. Scottish …
Read MoreIn 1969, a dangerous criminal nicknamed Zodiac in the press stalked the Bay Area of California. Authorities say the unidentified individual killed five people, though some investigators believe he committed more murders than the five that are commonly attributed to him. The killer achieved national notoriety by leaving a series …
Read MoreOn February 1, 1959, nine hikers in the Dyatlov Pass went missing. An investigation found that the group made camp on a slope in a remote region of Dyatlov, made themselves dinner, and seemingly went to bed as normal. However, at some point in the evening, something disturbed the group …
Read MoreOn August 18, 2010, 30-year-old scuba diver Ben McDaniel parked his pickup truck in the parking lot of a dive shop near Vortex Spring in Ponce de Leon, Florida. The employees of the shop knew McDaniel well–he was an avid diver and frequently made excursions to the Vortex Spring. By …
Read MoreCharles Lindbergh was one of the biggest celebrities of the early 21st century. He was Time magazine’s first Man of the Year in 1928, commemorating his significant achievements as a decorated pilot and pioneering aviator. Lindbergh was the first person to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, a feat that …
Read MoreOn December 1, 1948, a pair of joggers on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia, noticed a man lying on the sand. The man was well-dressed and appeared to be relaxing under the warm summer sun. They paid the figure no mind and continued on their morning jog. When they returned …
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