Jodi Huisentruit was a TV anchor for KIMT in Mason City, Iowa, in the mid-90s. She mysteriously vanished from outside her apartment one morning after telling a coworker she’d overslept. Huisentruit’s disappearance is one of the strangest missing person cases in recent history, as there is essentially zero physical evidence …
Read MoreOn August 21, 1911, a man named Vincenzo Peruggia accomplished something every cat burglar wishes they could do. He stole the Mona Lisa, one of the most iconic paintings in the world. He did so with little fanfare, simply walking out of the Louvre with the Mona Lisa tucked under …
Read MoreOn August 6, 1930, a New York State Supreme Court Justice named Joseph F. Crater disappeared without a trace from New York City. Crater’s disappearance caused a media sensation and received massive publicity, but his whereabouts and ultimate fate remain a mystery. What happened that late summer day in NYC, …
Read MoreIn the 1970s, Philip Taylor Kramer was the bassist for the rock band Iron Butterfly. He played with the psychedelic rock band from 1974 through 1980 before leaving the group to pursue a career in computer science. He became an inventor and aerospace engineer and helped the US develop the …
Read MoreOn December 22, 2000, a group of armed men orchestrated an elaborate and violent heist in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. The thieves utilized a shocking combination of misdirection and the threat of direct violence to make off with three priceless masterpiece paintings. Authorities recovered the paintings in 2005, but …
Read MoreIf you’ve ever purchased a bottle of Tylenol from your local pharmacy, you might have noticed a few unusual things about it. Every bottle of medication in the US comes with a tamper-proof seal, a piece of foil glued to the lid that indicates the bottle is safe to purchase. …
Read MoreIs there a more fun and magical experience than taking a fun Disney Cruise over the high seas? Such fun, vacation-friendly surroundings are hardly the place you’d expect to play host to a missing person’s case. However, in 2011, that’s exactly what happened. Crew member Rebecca Coriam was caught on …
Read MoreOn the evening of March 18, 1984, Ezaki Glico CEO Katsuhisa Ezaki was taking a relaxing bath. Two armed, masked men broke into his home and kidnapped him, shocking his mother, wife, and children, who were all home at the time. The assailants sent Ezaki’s company, Japanese candy manufacturer Glico, …
Read MoreThe bizarre death of Michelle von Emster continues to confound investigators. Was her death a freak accident, or was she the victim of a brutal murder? On Friday, April 15, 1994, in San Diego, California, surfers noticed a strange shape in the water that two seagulls were resting on. Upon …
Read MoreYou see someone stalking through an alley at night. You’re not sure why they’re acting so cagey, but you see them eyeing a parked car nearby. They jimmy the door, trying to get in, nervously looking over their shoulder as they try to enter the vehicle. Has this person just …
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