Best Midnight Mystery Archive Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 41-Brian Shaffer Part I 17:32

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Episode 41 Brian Shaffer · Part I — “Vanished in Plain Sight” The tape rolls, the escalator hums, and a doorway becomes a stage where nothing happens and everything changes. In Part I, we stay inside the hours before the disappearance—dinner with his father, a bar-hop back to the Ugly Tuna, a quick call to Alexis, and the camera frame at 1:55 a.m. …

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We all need a place to belong, but Rex McHattie isn't big on making friends. Especially not in church basements. And could the donuts be a little fresher? Listen in on the moment Rex meets his sponsor, Ralphie, for the first time. Longtime, First Time is an original narrative podcast produced by KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS. Follow us on Instagram: https…

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Episode 40-The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch Part 4 10:01

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Episode 40- Johnny Gosch · Part IV — “Aftermath, Advocacy, and the Echoes Still Heard” Noreen’s living-room walls are lined with boxes now—press clippings turned amber, government letters, and the dog-eared notebooks she once carried into every interview. In Part IV we sit with the aftermath. We trace how one family’s search grew into a national cr…

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Episode 39-The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch Part 3 17:04

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Episode 39- Johnny Gosch · Part III — “Networks, Narratives, and the Open File” The map on the wall is crowded: arrows, names, and theories that try to connect Johnny’s disappearance to something bigger. In Part III, we step through those rooms one by one—the organized-ring narrative, claims of institutional cover-up, links proposed to other Des Mo…

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5. The Archive 47:31

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The Witching Hour is back on air after the snowstorm of the century. Tonight's caller, Lucky Cunningham, shares his story of the last days of Wolf Bluff's most popular (and only) video store, The Archive. You could say he had some sucky luck with his hiring practices. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Greenville begins to question suspicious persons in the cas…

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Episode 38-The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch Part II 15:47

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Episode 380 Johnny Gosch · Part II — “Photos, Affidavits & a Story That Grew” The morning at the corner never answered the central question—so the case grew. In Part II, we follow Johnny’s file as it leaves West Des Moines and enters a national spotlight. We examine the photographs that ignited debate—where they surfaced, how analysts tried to date…

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Episode 37-The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch 15:13

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Episode 37, Johnny Gosch · Part I — West Des Moines, Iowa—September 5, 1982. Twelve-year-old paperboy Johnny Gosch heads out before dawn for his Sunday route—a morning that, for the first time, he’s running alone. At the bundle drop, other carriers fold and band papers as a car idles, loops back, and a man asks for directions through a passenger wi…

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DECLINED: Meeting with Shep Matthews 1:57

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There are perks to running a show that is only on when the rest of the world sleeps –– including not having to deal with the hustle and bustle of WBAR's daytime crew. Unfortunately, Shep Matthews didn't seem to get the memo... Longtime, First Time is an original horror-mystery podcast produced by KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS. Follow us on Instagram: http…

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Episode 36-The Disappearance of Genette Tate 16:53

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Episode 36-The Disappearance of Genette Tate 19 August 1978, Aylesbeare, Devon. Thirteen-year-old papergirl Genette Tate rounds a bend on Within Lane—and vanishes. Minutes later, two friends find her blue Dawes bicycle on its side, the front wheel still spinning and newspapers scattered across the tarmac. No shout, no tire marks, no witnesses. In t…

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Episode 35-Lucille Butterworth 12:11

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Episode 35-Lucille Butterworth 25 August 1969, Claremont, Tasmania. At 5:55 p.m. radio copy-writer and beauty-pageant finalist Lucille Butterworth waited for the city bus outside the Shalimar Hostel. Ten minutes later the shelter was empty, her evening gown never reached rehearsal, and the turquoise Holden sedan seen cruising Main Road faded into l…

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Episode 34-The Case of Laureen Rahn 14:25

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Episode 34-Laureen Rahn Spring 1980, Manchester, New Hampshire: Fourteen-year-old Laureen Rahn vanished from a third-floor apartment on Merrimack Street. When her mother returned after midnight, every hallway bulb on all three floors had been unscrewed, the front door was unlocked, and the back door stood open. A friend was asleep in Laureen’s bed.…

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Episode 33-The Disappearance of Ronya Livoni 16:38

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Episode 33-The Disappearance of Ronya Livoni On the warm, humid night of March 9, 1980, sixteen-year-old Ronya Livoni walked out of her mother’s home in the Darwin suburb of Moil. She didn’t take money, a change of clothes, or any belongings. She was never seen again. In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we revisit one of the Northern T…

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4. Snowstorm in a Bottle 41:44

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The storm of the century has descended upon Wolf Bluff, and the WBAR staff are trapped in the studio with no heat, questionable food options, and absolutely no escape. As Mike, Ryan, and Fiona roam the halls of WBAR in search of supplies, Rex finds his own walls beginning to fall as he reveals his troubled and haunted upbringing to Kit, who shares …

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Episode 32-The Unsolved Case of the Zodiac Killer Part 2 18:42

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Episode 32-The Zodiac Killer PT 2 In Part II of The Midnight Mystery Archive’s two-part investigation into the Zodiac Killer, we shift from the chaos of the early murders to the cryptic aftermath. Who were the leading suspects? What was really in the infamous coded letters? And did the Zodiac stop killing... or just stop writing? We examine the evo…

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Episode 31-The Zodiac Killer Part 1 18:52

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Episode 31-The Zodiac Killer In this first installment of a special two-part episode, The Midnight Mystery Archive investigates the terrifying origins of one of America’s most enigmatic killers: the Zodiac. We retrace the bloody path from Lake Herman Road to Blue Rock Springs, through the eerie daylight attack at Lake Berryessa, and finally to the …

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Episode 30-The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse 16:35

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Episode 30 – “Vanished Without a Trace: The Jennifer Kesse Mystery” In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condo just hours after speaking with her boyfriend. Her car was later discovered at a nearby apartment complex, and grainy CCTV footage captured an unknown figure calmly walking away — a face hidden forever by th…

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Episode 29. The Stigmata 20:35

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Episode 29 – “Marked by the Divine: The Mystery of the Stigmata” They bled from their hands, feet, and sides—wounds mirroring those of Christ. Throughout history, individuals have claimed to bear the physical marks of the crucifixion. But what are we to make of these so-called “stigmatics”? Are they saints touched by the divine… or victims of psych…

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Episode 28-Amy Bradley 17:46

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Episode 28 – “The Vanishing of Amy Bradley” In March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley boarded the Rhapsody of the Seas with her family for a Caribbean cruise. She never made it home. Within hours of docking in Curaçao, Amy had vanished—leaving behind no signs of a struggle, no suicide note, and no body. Her sandals remained in the cabin. Her ID w…

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Episode 27-Jeffrey Epstein Part II 14:59

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Episode 26 – “The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Part 2 – The Network” Jeffrey Epstein is dead — but the story is far from over. In Part 2 of our two-part special, The Midnight Mystery Archive dives deep into the enduring theories, questions, and conspiracies that continue to surround Epstein’s empire. We examine the claims of intelligence ties, the murky …

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Episode 26-Jeffrey Epstein Part 1 17:09

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Episode 26 – “The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Part 1 – The Empire” He was a financier with no clear source of wealth, a jet-setter with powerful friends, and a convicted sex offender who somehow stayed above the law for decades. Then in 2019, he was arrested again. A month later, he was dead. In Part One of this two-part special, The Midnight Mystery Ar…

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3. The Curse of Wolf Bluff 50:11

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A body has been found. The town of Wolf Bluff is no stranger to disappearances, but when bones are uncovered on the edge of the woods, everything changes for our residents and the Wolf Bluff P.D.. Meanwhile, Rex welcomes a very much alive (and in-studio) guest, local historian Cliff Billings, who brings with him the town's most sacred text — the or…

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Episode 25-Danny Casolaro Part 2 17:14

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Episode 25-Danny Casolaro Part 2 In this second and final part of our investigation into the death of journalist Danny Casolaro, we dive deep into the tangled theories he was chasing — a network he called The Octopus. We examine the official suicide ruling and the disturbing contradictions in the autopsy, scene, and missing evidence. We explore how…

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Episode 24-Danny Casolaro Part 1 19:31

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Episode 24-Danny Casolaro Part 1 In August 1991, journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a West Virginia hotel bathtub — his wrists slashed, his briefcase missing, and his manuscript nowhere to be found. Days earlier, he had told friends and family that he was on the verge of exposing a vast conspiracy he called “The Octopus” — one that connect…

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Episode 23-Tamam Shud/Somerton Man 19:28

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Episode 23-Tamam Shud/Somerton Man On the first morning of December 1948, a man was found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia. He had no wallet, no ID, and every label had been cut from his clothes. In a hidden pocket, police discovered a torn scrap of paper with two haunting words: Tamám Shud — “It is ended.” What followed is one of the …

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Episode 22-MK Ultra 18:57

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Episode 22 – MK Ultra For over two decades, a secret CIA program operated in the shadows — dosing civilians with LSD, experimenting on prisoners, and pushing the limits of psychological torture. Its name was MK-Ultra. In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we peel back the layers of one of the most disturbing government programs in Americ…

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Episode 21-The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 20:47

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Episode 21: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand On June 28, 1914, two gunshots fired on a street in Sarajevo shattered the peace of Europe and set the world on fire. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is widely known as the spark that ignited World War I—but behind the history books lies a …

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Episode 20-The Ark of the Covenant 17:51

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Episode 20 – The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant Revered as the most sacred object in ancient Israel, the Ark of the Covenant once led armies, parted rivers, and housed the very presence of God. And then, sometime after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE… it vanished. In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we trace the history of t…

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Episode 19-The Circleville Letters 16:27

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Episode 19 – The Circleville Letters: Secrets, Scandals, and a Town on Edge In the late 1970s, the small town of Circleville, Ohio, was struck by a wave of anonymous letters that exposed secrets, accused residents of crimes, and threatened violence. The writer — or writers — seemed to know everything about everyone. When a school bus driver became …

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Episode 18-Room 1046 21:49

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Episode 18 – Room 1046: The Man Who Checked Out Without a Name In 1935, a man checked into the Hotel President in Kansas City under the name Roland T. Owen. He had no luggage, paid in cash, and requested a windowless room. Over the next two days, hotel staff reported bizarre behavior: the man stayed mostly in darkness, spoke in whispers, and seemed…

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2. There's Something in The Woods 43:06

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Tensions are high at WBAR. Between literal ghosts causing technical mayhem, a lack of sleep plaguing Fiona, Ryan existing, and god-awful coffee, the crew of The Witching Hour is hanging on by a thread. Whoever this ghostly apparition is, she's appeared to both Rex and Kit –– but what she wants? Neither of them has any clue. On the line tonight is T…

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Episode 17-Brandon Swanson 14:40

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Episode 17 – Into the Darkness: The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson On a quiet spring night in 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson drove into the dark Minnesota countryside — and vanished without a trace. After crashing his car into a ditch, he calmly called his parents for help, guiding them toward his location. But despite being in contact with th…

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Episode 16: Jodi Huisentruit 14:53

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Episode Title: Vanished Before Sunrise: The Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit It was a morning like any other in Mason City, Iowa — until the familiar voice of local news anchor Jodi Huisentruit didn’t appear on the air. Just hours earlier, she had spoken to her producer, apologizing for running late. By sunrise, she was gone. In this episode of Th…

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Episode 15-The October Surprise 14:45

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Episode Title: The October Surprise – Politics, Hostages, and a Hidden Deal? In the final weeks of the 1980 U.S. presidential election, 52 American hostages remained imprisoned in Iran. President Jimmy Carter had failed to bring them home, and Ronald Reagan’s campaign was gaining momentum. But when the hostages were suddenly released on the exact d…

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Episode 14-The Clinton Body Count 17:30

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Episode 14: “The Clinton Body Count” For over three decades, whispers have haunted the corridors of American power. A growing list of names — associates, advisors, adversaries — all dead under mysterious or controversial circumstances. Some say it's coincidence. Others believe it's conspiracy. In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we tak…

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Episode 13 Bonus: Dancing Plague of 1518 10:19

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Episode Title: The Dancing Plague of 1518 – Strasbourg’s Strange Summer of Madness In the shadow of our last episode—Germany’s Hinterkaifeck murders—we pivot from the tragic and terrifying to the utterly bizarre. This time, The Midnight Mystery Archive travels to 16th-century Strasbourg, where a woman stepped into the streets and began to dance. Sh…

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Episode 12: Hinterkaifeck 19:30

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Episode Title: The Hinterkaifeck Murders – A Farmhouse in the Snow In 1922, on a remote farmstead deep in the forests of Bavaria, six members of the Gruber family were brutally murdered — one by one — with a pickaxe. No one saw the killer. There was no escape route. And strangest of all… it appeared the murderer stayed in the house for days afterwa…

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Episode 11: Andrew Gosden 17:06

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Episode Title: The Boy Who Walked Into Darkness – The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden On September 14, 2007, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left his home in Doncaster, England, withdrew £200 from his bank account, and boarded a one-way train to London. He told no one. He left no note. And he was never seen again. Why did a quiet, intelligent boy with no …

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Episode 10 Part 2-The Springfield Three 16:17

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Episode Title: The Springfield Three – Part 2: Into Darkness In the second half of our two-part investigation, The Midnight Mystery Archive descends deeper into the mystery of the Springfield Three — a disappearance that has haunted Missouri for over three decades. With no physical evidence and no confirmed sightings, the case grew cold. But the th…

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Episode 10 Part 1: The Springfield Three 23:23

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Episode Title: The Springfield Three – Part 1: A Quiet Night, A Vanishing Act On a warm June night in 1992, three women vanished without a trace from a quiet home in Springfield, Missouri. Suzanne Streeter, Stacy McCall, and Sherrill Levitt were last seen celebrating a high school graduation — laughing, smiling, and planning for the future. But by …

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Episode 9: Frederick Valentich Mystery 19:33

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Episode Title: The Last Transmission – The Disappearance of Frederick Valentich On October 21, 1978, a young Australian pilot named Frederick Valentich vanished while flying over Bass Strait. His final radio transmission sent a chill through the airwaves: he reported a strange, unidentified object hovering above his plane, his voice filled with ten…

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1. You're Gonna Be Fine 45:15

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Rex McHattie is no stranger to the paranormal; after all, his show, The Witching Hour, gets calls from listeners 5 nights a week detailing their scariest stories of mystery, murder, and malevolence. But this time, things are getting personal. Fresh off a ghostly encounter, Rex is back in the studio with his long-suffering producer, Kit Greenville, …

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Episode 8: The Disappearance of Leah Roberts 17:20

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Episode Title: Into the Wild – The Disappearance of Leah Roberts In March 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts left her North Carolina home without warning, abandoning her daily life for a road trip west. Inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, she seemed to be searching for something — freedom, adventure, or perhaps herself. But her journey took a dar…

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Episode 7: Cases from the Chippewa Valley 18:19

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Episode Summary: The Chippewa Valley of western Wisconsin is known for its quiet towns, winding rivers, and tight-knit communities. But beneath that calm lies a troubling pattern — a series of disappearances and deaths, stretching back decades, that remain unsolved. In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we explore four real, verified cas…

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Episode 6: Conclave Conspiracy-Poison in the House of God 16:55

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Episode 7: The Conclave Conspiracy – Poison in the House of God In the spring of 1550, cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. The doors were locked. The outside world shut out. But as the votes were cast, something far more sinister began to unfold. One by one, cardinals fell ill. Some collapsed after meals. Others died quiet…

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Episode 5: The Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley 15:01

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Episode 6: Vanished on Vine Street – The Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley La Crosse, Wisconsin. 1953. Fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley was supposed to spend the evening babysitting. She never came home. When her father arrived at the house on Vine Street, the scene was chilling: A broken window. Her shoes scattered in different rooms. Bloodstains. An…

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Our First Caller Is... 1:48

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Hear Laura's harrowing tale, and catch up with the whole crew at WBAR on Episode 1 of Longtime, First Time –– releasing May 12th at midnight. Longtime, First Time is an original narrative podcast produced by KNUCKLEDRAGGER STUDIOS. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ltftpod/ Follow KNUCKLEDRAGGER on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c…

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Episode 4: The Oakland County Child Killer 14:06

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Episode 4: Hunted – The Oakland County Child Killer Between 1976 and 1977, four children vanished from the quiet suburbs of Oakland County, Michigan. Mark Stebbins, Jill Robinson, Kristine Mihelich, and Timothy King were each taken, held for days, and then found — their bodies carefully cleaned, clothed, and posed. No arrests were made. No suspects…

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Episode 3: The Case of Asha Degree 16:14

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Episode 3: The Girl Who Walked Into the Dark – The Disappearance of Asha Degree Description: On a stormy Valentine’s night in 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree quietly packed her school bookbag, slipped out of her family’s North Carolina home, and vanished into the dark. Two motorists spotted her walking alone along Highway 18 before dawn — and then she…

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Episode 2: The Mary Celeste 17:15

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Episode 2: Ghost Ship – The Mystery of the Mary Celeste On December 5th, 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste was found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean—sails tattered, cargo untouched, and her entire crew missing without a trace. There were no signs of struggle. No distress call. The food was still on the table. The lifeboat was gone, but the ship w…

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Episode 1: The Case of Maura Murray 17:16

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Episode 1: The Vanishing Point – Maura Murray In 2004, 21-year-old Maura Murray crashed her car on a remote New Hampshire road… and vanished. No footprints. No phone calls. Just a wreck and a mystery that still echoes 20 years later. In our debut episode, we explore the timeline, the theories, and the obsession that turned this case into one of Ame…