Echoes of the Unknown

Christmas Inferno: What Happened to the Sodder Children?

In today's episode, we're traveling back to Christmas Eve 1945, where we'll investigate the baffling disappearance of five children in Fayetteville, West Virginia. What started out as a festive holiday evening for the Sodder family was transformed into an inexplicable tragedy that would haunt generations and become one of the most discussed unsolved cases in American history.

The Man Who Ran: The Baffling Disappearance of Lars Mittank

In today's episode, we’re traveling to a resort town on the Black Sea coast of northern Bulgaria, where a young German man named Lars Mittank was enjoying a summer vacation with friends. What followed is one of the strangest disappearances in recent history. In a climactic moment captured on surveillance footage that continues to haunt viewers, Lars sprinted out of an airport in broad daylight ... never to be seen again. 

Liquid Gold: The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist

In today's episode, we’re plunging into a story that’s sticky, sweet, and criminally Canadian. We’re heading to the quiet forests of Quebec, where one of the strangest and most lucrative thefts in modern history took place. Not diamonds ... not art ... not even gold. No, we’re talking about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

Halloween Horror: The Haunting Murder of Arpana Jinaga

In today's episode, we’re revisiting the haunting murder of Arpana Jinaga — a young woman whose life was brutally taken in her own apartment in Redmond, Washington, on Halloween night in 2008. This case represents one of the most perplexing crime mysteries in Redmond's history, and it left the community struggling to understand how such violence could occur in their midst.

Playground Mystery: The Abduction of Michael Dunahee

In today's episode, we’re revisiting one of Canada’s most heartbreaking and perplexing cold cases — the disappearance and presumed abduction of four-year-old Michael Dunahee. The young boy vanished without a trace from a playground in broad daylight, while his parents were just feet away. Michael's disappearance stands as one of Canada's most haunting unsolved mysteries.

Justice Melts Away: The Yogurt Shop Murders

In today's episode, we’ll be traveling back more than three decades to revisit one of Austin's most heinous crimes. The 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders has long been seared into the city's collective memory. The deaths of four teenage girls had ripple effects on a tight-knit community that previously had been comfortable leaving their front doors unlocked. This mass murder stands as one of Texas's most haunting unsolved criminal cases.

The News Anchor Who Vanished: What Happened to Jodi Huisentruit?

In today's episode, we’re diving into a chilling case that left an entire town on edge and continues to puzzle investigators 30 years later: the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. This is a story about ambition, community, fear — and a terrifying question: how could someone vanish without a trace, just steps from their own front door?

Into the Fog: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery

In today's episode, we're setting sail for a place known as one of the loneliest places on Earth: a rocky island off the coast of Scotland, where three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace. This story stands as one of Scotland's most enduring maritime enigmas, leaving behind questions and unsettling clues that continue to perplex investigators and historians to this day.

Stalked to Death: The Haunting Mystery of Cindy James

In today's episode, we’re delving into one of Canada’s most perplexing and haunting cases: the bizarre death of Cindy James. On a warm June day in 1989, the 44-year-old nurse was found dead under circumstances so strange they seemed straight out of a psychological thriller. Her death was the culmination of a long saga of alleged stalking, harassment, and terror that continues to baffle investigators and true-crime enthusiasts alike.

Vanished Without a Trace: The Brian Shaffer Mystery

In today's episode, we’re diving deep into the mysterious disappearance in 2006 of Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old medical student at Ohio State University who seemingly vanished into thin air. This case has haunted Columbus, Ohio, for nearly two decades, and it stands today as one of true crime's most baffling mysteries. The case has particularly captivated public interest because of its seemingly impossible nature - someone walking into a building and never walking out.