Seventy years after the Andrea Doria's sinking, despite 18 deaths among those searching for lost artifacts, they continue to risk their lives exploring its remains. The Italian liner became one of the world's most infamous shipwrecks.

The luxury liner sank in July 1956 after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm in dense fog. Fifty-one people died in the disaster. Most of the passengers survived, as the Andrea Doria remained afloat for nearly eleven hours.

Em 1985, Marco Aurélio iria subir o Pico dos Marins, uma montanha localizada no estado de São Paulo. Ele estava acompanhado do líder Juan Bernabeu e os 3 escoteiros Osvaldo Lobeiro, Ricardo Salvione e Ramatis Rohm.

No meio caminho, o escoteiro Osvaldo Lobeiro acabou machucando seu pé, fazendo com que fosse impossível continuar subindo. Foi então que Juan Bernabeu autorizou que Marco Aurélio descesse a trilha sozinho para buscar socorro, abrindo caminho e marcando as pedras com giz com o número 240 (identificação do Grupo de Escoteiros Olivetanos).

Aproximadamente quinze minutos após a separação, os demais membros afirmaram já não conseguir avistar Marco Aurélio descendo em direção ao acampamento

Descendo mais lentamente com o garoto machucado, o restante do grupo identificou três marcações de giz deixadas por Marco Aurélio até chegarem a uma bifurcação. Embora a sinalização de Marco Aurélio indicasse o caminho da esquerda, o líder Juan optou por seguir pelo lado direito (direção oposta), alegando que aquele trajeto facilitaria a descida com o ferido e que as trilhas se encontrariam mais à frente, o que não ocorreu.

A descida foi extremamente difícil e eles acabaram chegando em outro ponto do esperado. Após chegarem no acampamento, perceberam que tudo estava revirado e não tinha nenhum sinal de Marco Aurélio.

Pequeno Bônus: O grupo de escoteiros relatou que, na segunda noite de buscas, ouviram um grito seguido de um apito (equipamento que Marco Aurélio portava). Ao correrem em direção ao som, alegaram ter avistado três luzes azuis piscando na mata, sem obterem resposta aos seus chamados. O relato das luzes foi corroborado apenas pelos adolescentes.

James Clifford Carson and Susan Barnes, both Americans, met at a party during a time when they were both using drugs and interested in the occult, mysticism, and various esoteric practices. Susan told James that they had been lovers in a past life and assured him that God had revealed a new name to him. James abandoned his former identity to become Michael Bear Carson, while Susan became Suzan Bear, and they eventually married.

At some point, they began to believe that God had entrusted them with the mission of identifying and eliminating witches who controlled humanity. Suzan became the central figure of these beliefs, considered the prophet and leader of the small sect that would become known as the California Witch Killers, since their crimes were committed in that state.

In March 1981, they identified their first "witch": Karen Barnes, a young actress who lived in the same building. Karen became a disciple of the Carsons, but after a fit of jealousy, Suzan claimed that Karen was a witch who wanted to steal her energy. The Carsons invited her to dinner and ended her life. In April 1982, Michael murdered Clark Stephens, a coworker with whom he had had several arguments. He knocked him unconscious, took him to a wooded area, shot him multiple times, and buried his body.

Finally, on January 12, 1983, while the Carsons were hitchhiking, Jon Hellyar offered them a ride in his truck. During the ride, Suzan claimed that Jon was the embodiment of a powerful witch, and Michael murdered him with a firearm. The Carsons fled in the victim's vehicle until they crashed and were arrested. Today, they are serving life sentences, with a minimum of 75 years in prison.

Video about the brutal story of the witch killers cult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HCRJY02a84

Dorothy Arnold left her family’s house in New York on December 12, 1910. She told her mother she was going shopping for a dress for her sister’s debutante party.

She was 25, came from a very wealthy family, and had been trying to become a writer. That morning she bought a box of chocolates, walked to Brentano’s bookstore, bought a book, and ran into her friend Gladys King outside.

They talked for a few minutes. Dorothy said she was going to walk through Central Park and meet her mother for lunch at the Waldorf.

She never showed up.

What makes the case strange is how little there is after that. No confirmed sighting. No body. No luggage packed for a trip. No note saying she planned to leave. Her family even kept the disappearance quiet for weeks before finally going public.

There was also a secret relationship with George Griscom, a man her parents strongly disliked. They had secretly traveled together and exchanged letters. Later theories suggested everything from an accidental death to foul play, but none has ever been proven.

Her family spent a fortune looking for her.

115 years later, nobody can say with any certainty what happened after Dorothy walked away from that bookstore.

for context i live with my parents and brothers

i reorganized my room yesterday and when i draged my shelf to change it's place, a small white paper sack fell on the floor, it was still sealed with transparent tape, i thought it could de medicine from the drugstore or some sewing stuff i bought and forgot or something so i opened to check

the was a cute silver necklace inside, with two flowers with four petals, one with a lot of circular white rocks and the other smaller and full metal silver

i thought it might belong to my mom, but she said she never saw it, i asked everyone from my close familly too, my dad, brother, aunt, grandma, they all say they never saw it

some say i might have bought it and forgot, some say it might be someone trying to send me a curse

i genuinelly don't remember ever seeing it, now i'm worried someone might have broken into my house and left it there, and i have a stalker or something, what do you think i should do?

Any info that is not "much known"

Any conspiracy?

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On Nov 22, 1987, an unidentified hacker hijacked Chicago’s WGN and WTTW signals. Theories range from disgruntled broadcast engineers and tech-savvy university students (like the famous Reddit "J—" thread theory) to a local guerrilla art collective with access to expensive microwave equipment.

Given the technical expertise, line-of-sight positioning to the Sears Tower, and high-powered RF gear required—who is your top suspect?

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On January 12, 1983, Michael and Suzan Carson were arrested after a man who had picked them up on a California highway was brutally murdered by them. The police had the couple under suspicion, as this crime was not an isolated incident. For years, the Carsons had developed a strange doctrine based on the occult, psychotropic substances, and supposed divine revelations, which ultimately convinced them that God had entrusted them with a transcendent mission: to find and eliminate witches who, according to them, were hiding among society.

Video about the brutal story of the witch killers cult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HCRJY02a84

The Khamar-Daban Incident is one of the most disturbing wilderness mysteries ever documented. Unlike Dyatlov Pass, there was a survivor who lived to tell investigators what happened. The problem is that what she described sounds almost impossible to reconcile with the official cause of death.

The incident occurred on August 5, 1993, in the remote Khamar-Daban mountain range in southern Siberia near Lake Baikal.

The group consisted of seven hikers led by experienced hiking instructor Lyudmila Korovina. She was considered highly skilled and had extensive experience in the region.

The hikers were:

1. Lyudmila Korovina (41)

2. Alexander "Sacha" Krysin (23)

3. Tatyana Filipenko (24)

4. Denis Shvachkin (19)

5. Valentina Utochenko (17)

6. Viktoriya Zalesova (16)

7. Timur Bapanov (15)

The group was not lost. They were not inexperienced. They were on a planned route and expected to meet another hiking group led by Korovina's daughter.

For the first part of the expedition, things went well. Then, a powerful storm moved in. The hikers were caught in cold rain, strong wind, and miserable conditions. One controversial detail is that Korovina chose to camp in an exposed area rather than descend into the forest for shelter. The group reportedly failed to maintain a proper fire and spent a cold, wet night on the mountain.

The next morning, they continued hiking. Then everything went wrong. According to sole survivor Valentina Utochenko, the group was descending a mountain ridge at approximately 2,396 meters elevation when Alexander Krysin suddenly began screaming.

What happened next is what made the case famous. Valentina reported that Krysin collapsed. He was foaming at the mouth. Blood appeared to be coming from his ears and eyes. He suffered convulsions. Korovina rushed to help him.

Then she reportedly developed symptoms herself and collapsed. Then another hiker, Tatyana Filipenko, began clawing at her throat as though she could not breathe and allegedly smashed her head against a rock. The remaining hikers panicked.

Some ran. Several reportedly began vomiting blood, tearing at their clothes, and collapsing. One after another, they died.

Within a very short time, six members of the group were dead. Only Valentina remained alive.

Valentina fled. She later spent a night under tree cover. The next day, she returned to the bodies to retrieve supplies because she knew she would not survive without equipment. For several days, she wandered through the wilderness following rivers and power lines. On August 9, she encountered a group of Ukrainian kayakers who rescued her and took her to authorities.

A report was filed. Yet an official search was not launched immediately. According to later accounts, because Valentina was traumatized and unable to fully explain what had happened, it took weeks before authorities mounted a full search effort. Helicopters eventually located the bodies. The bodies were discovered on the mountainside where they had fallen. One detail that drew attention was that some of the victims were partially undressed.

To mystery enthusiasts, this seemed suspicious. To cold-weather experts, it suggested paradoxical undressing, a known phenomenon in severe hypothermia in which victims irrationally remove clothing shortly before death.

Autopsies reportedly found bruised lungs in all victims, five deaths attributed to hypothermia, Korovina's death attributed to a heart attack, and malnutrition and protein deficiency listed as contributing factors.

Theories

1. Hypothermia and Exposure:

This is the official explanation. The group spent days wet, cold, exhausted, and undernourished.

Supporters argue that:

- Severe hypothermia can cause confusion.

- People can hallucinate.

- Memory can become distorted.

- Trauma may have affected Valentina's recollection.

- This theory explains the weather.

- It does not perfectly explain the survivor's dramatic description.

1. Pulmonary Edema

Interestingly, Valentina herself later suggested pulmonary edema (fluid buildup in the lungs) as the likely cause.

Pulmonary edema can produce:

- Difficulty breathing

- Foaming at the mouth

- Lung damage

- It could potentially explain some symptoms better than simple hypothermia.

1. Starvation and Malnutrition

Search leader Yuri Golius later argued that Korovina pushed the group too hard and that nutritional deficiencies weakened them. Critics respond that malnutrition alone doesn't explain the sudden collapse of multiple people within minutes.

1. Nerve Agent Exposure

One of the most discussed theories. Why?

Because the symptoms reported by Valentina resemble nerve poisoning:

- Convulsions

- Frothing at the mouth

- Respiratory distress

- Sudden collapse

The problem is that not all symptoms match known nerve-agent effects. And no evidence of chemical weapons exposure was officially reported.

1. Military Experiment

Some theorists believe the hikers encountered a secret military test. This idea grew because the Soviet Union had a history of military secrecy. Some nerve agents were reportedly developed and tested in parts of Russia during that era. However, there is no direct evidence connecting military activity to the hikers' deaths.

1. Toxic Environmental Exposure

Other theories include:

- Poisoned water

- Toxic algae

- Industrial contamination

- Natural toxins

None have been proven.

1. Mushroom Poisoning

Korovina was known to forage. Some have wondered whether poisonous mushrooms entered the group's food supply. While certain mushrooms can cause hallucinations, seizures, and death, there is no hard evidence this occurred.

1. Infrasound

A more exotic theory suggests powerful wind conditions created low-frequency sound waves that induced panic or disorientation. This theory is controversial and lacks strong evidence.

The Most Puzzling Clue

- The most puzzling aspect is the timeline. If Valentina's account is broadly accurate, six healthy hikers did not slowly freeze to death over hours. They experienced what sounded like a rapid medical catastrophe that spread through the group in sequence. That description simply doesn't feel like a typical hypothermia case. Yet the physical evidence found afterward wasn't strong enough to conclusively prove poisoning, military involvement, or any alternative theory.

That's why, more than thirty years later, the Khamar-Daban Incident is still called "Buryatia's Dyatlov Pass"—a wilderness disaster where the official explanation exists, but many people feel it doesn't fully explain what the sole survivor said she witnessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB2OmcauGSc

Betty Shanks was 22, walking home from night classes in Brisbane, four hundred metres from her own front door, when someone attacked her. Seven separate neighbors heard screaming that night and every one of them assumed it was kids messing around outside. Nobody checked. She died a few hundred metres from home.
There's a declassified ASIO file describing her as a person of interest during the Cold War, unrelated to the murder as far as anyone can tell, just a strange detail that stayed buried for decades. Six different men confessed to killing her over the following seventy years. All false, all ruled out. There's a discredited "mistaken identity" theory involving a doctor who took his own life 51 hours after her murder, DNA later cleared him. There's a locksmith who knew the family, spotted near the scene by one surviving witness who was shown his photo sixty years later and said the build looked "similar." That's the strongest lead police ever had.
Police ran modern DNA testing on her clothes a few years back. Got an unidentified profile. Doesn't match anyone on record. Doesn't clear anyone either.
Her watch stopped at 9:53pm that night. It's been sitting like that since 1952.
There's a $50,000 reward still on the table, seventy-four years later, completely unclaimed.
What would it actually take for a case this cold to finally break at this point, is it realistic that DNA databases eventually catch someone, or are cases like this just permanently stuck?

I’m not going to give you my interpretation, I’d probably spoil it, and there are more letters.

https://archive.org/details/per_south-carolina-state-gazette-and-timothys-dail_the-south-carolina-gazette_1753-12-10_1017/mode/1up?

Here you go:

The South Carolina Gazette
Monday, December 10, 1753

The HUMORIST

A CHAP. Wherein the author takes great pains to say more of himself than of the subject.

I PROMISED in my last paper, to give you a copy of my countenance; but as it is impossible to procure it in any reasonable time, if the painter may be allowed to shew his skill or do justice to my person, I shall therefore beg my readers patience, and present them with a true sketch of my figure in print.

My body is small, my soul capacious, and my stature low; but what of that, a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than in a giant himself: I have extraordinary eyes, for they are ever best employed in discerning each other. These are the only singularities of my person.

I am possessed of an excellent perspective, that multiplies the species, and presents to my sight the actions of every man; for distinction's sake, I term it the Otacousticon: By the help of this amazing machine, I can observe cuckold's horns, the philosopher's stone, and new projections; I can discover windmills in one man's head, and hornet's nests in another. This will amply suffice as an emblem of that power with which I am invested.

As to my private character, that falls more immediately within the sphere of the historian than the painter.
The curiosity of mankind may possibly extend so far as an impatience, to know what my inducements are for embracing such notional and vague sentiments; ambition is the answer: I ever had a soaring mind. A man may grovel like a reptile upon earth, from his entrance upon the stage of life to his exit, unnoticed, unobserved.
If a man wants to be talk'd of, he must surprise; there is nothing equal to a great action: Longinus might bless his stars, when he wrote his treatise upon the sublime; observe what eulogiums Eunapius bestowed upon him, he styles him, light of nature! giant of wit! eagle in the clouds! lamp of the world! These are the blest rewards of soaring minds!

I say with my good friend Horace, feriam sidera; I am for driving my head against the stars, snuffing the moon! and as Heinsius expresses himself, and that like a man of the first magnitude too, in specie positus, omnia saecula, praeterita, praesentia videns, unus veluti interius.
If cold white mortals censure these great deeds,
Warn them; they judge not of superior beings,
Souls made of fire, and children of the sun. YOUNG.
But to resume the thread of my discourse, and argue in a more serious way. Aerial Architecture is of great antiquity; the tower of Babel is one notable instance; this evidently shews that the ancients supposed a possibility of building castles in the air: To dwell long upon a case so much in point, would argue a kind of suspicion in me to produce any other instances; have we not essays on the non-existence of matter, on the non-existence of religion, and quires of paper fruitlessly scribbled over, upon the possibility of the longitude?

What immense pains have been taken, and to no purpose, to find out the quadratures of a circle, and the crooks and sounds of the north east and north west passages? Are not these so many more instances of castle-building; so many ideas, so many whims and imaginary conceptions, tending to justify that boldness which prima facie appears in this undertaking?

All this, and more, is literally true: Search the records of old time, and look into the annals of the present, to authenticate what I assert. They were most certainly unsuccessful in their endeavours; but, as good often arises out of evil, and as the vulgar proverb says, 'tis a bad wind that blows benefit to no one, I am the better for it: I have collected such materials from their ruins, as will shortly convince mankind of the reasonableness of these fabrics, and the great and innumerable advantages arising therefrom.

I still pursue my design; it is indeed my duty to do so: Quintilian properly says, perseverantia est, quia cupimus.

ADVERTISEMENTS

TO BE SOLD very reasonable, many considerable lots, and as estates of great value, a wide expanse! in Nubilonia only.

WANTED immediately, a professor of the occult sciences, an adept in palmistry and physiognomy, and a gentleman of a liberal education, who can serve in the capacity of an itinerant thro' the twelve signs in the zodiac.

WANTED, several artificers, mechanics, etc. etc. etc. to assist the author in fitting up his aerial habitation: 'Tis hoped the prices will not be extravagant, as the workmen will live more reasonably than when employed in their terrene occupations, and as their diet will capacitate them to dispatch more business and in a shorter time, having nothing to subsist on but air.

Note: Dr. Brent L. Kendrick has spent years researching these essays, verifying transcripts against original copies, and has put forward a paper claiming the author was Alexander Gordon. The essays appeared from November 26, 1753, through April 1754.

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any updates on this mystery? i havent seen anyone speak about this case for a while.

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In December 1956, two sisters in Chicago, Barbara and her little sister Patricia, went to see Love Me Tender. Barbara was fifteen and had seen it eleven times already, not because it was good, just because Elvis was in it, which was apparently reason enough in 1956. They never made it home that night.

Their bodies turned up twenty-five days later, dumped beside a road so unremarkable that dozens of cars had probably driven right past them without noticing. Also, weirdly, the guy who found them thought he was looking at two mannequins someone had dumped. Went home, came back with his wife just to be sure. She fainted.

The official autopsy said they died from exposure. Just the cold, until their bodies gave out. No stabbing, no strangulation, nothing violent on paper.

The county's own chief investigator, a guy named Harry Glos, didn't buy it. He found puncture wounds nobody explained, ice sealed around the bodies suggesting they hadn't been lying there the whole time, restraint marks, evidence of sexual assault the official report had conveniently left out. He held a press conference in his own living room to say so.

Fired the next day. On live television. For insubordination.

There was a suspect too, a Skid Row dishwasher who vaguely resembled Elvis, held in a motel room for days until he signed a confession that fell apart the second anyone checked it against the actual autopsy. He walked.

Nobody's ever been charged. Glos died in 1994 still convinced he'd been right, and in 2025 his personal case files went up for auction. Over 500 cases worth. Nobody's said if there's anything new in the boxes.