When I was about eight years old, I bought the book Return of the Mummy by R.L. Stine (# 23 in his now infamous Goosebumps series). Reading this book at age eight kicked off a phase that a lot of kids go through: The fascination with mummies, specifically the ones of ancient Egypt. Even if you’re not super into ancient Egyptian mummies anymore (or never were), you’ve probably at least heard of the mummy’s curse. But do mummies really exact their revenge on those who disturb w

Most of my blogs fall into one of two broad categories: haunted places and the paranormal, or true crime. These two genres often overlap, but I think this is the first video I’ve done that falls squarely into both categories. This is the story of a brutal murder in a small town that is still unsolved over 100 years later, and the supposed hauntings that still plague the house where it happened. This is the story of the Villisca axe murders. Villisca is a small town in souther

Growing up in the 90’s, I can’t remember a time when hitchhiking was considered safe. It was popular in the 1970’s but, even then, people caught on pretty quickly to the fact that it could be dangerous. Unfortunately, a lot of people — especially young women — still caught rides with strangers, and many of them never came home. This is the story of a series of hitchhiker murders in the 1970’s in Santa Rosa, California. At least seven girls and young women were killed while hi

Edgar Allan Poe is a name you’re probably familiar with. The writer has often been called the father of the modern detective story, so it’s only fitting that he’s still stirring up mystery and publicity over 150 years after his death. Let’s explore the history of the man only known as the Poe Toaster. Edgar Allan Poe became a household name way back in 1845 upon publication of his still-famous poem The Raven. Unfortunately, fame didn’t seem to improve his life at all. He stil

A few weeks ago, I did a video on 10 haunted places in New Orleans. During my research for that video I came across a place called the Old Ursuline Convent Museum which, I realized later, I’d seen on a ghost tour years ago and forgotten about. I’d also heard the story of the casket girls that supposedly lived there back in the 1700’s. I was really interested in revisiting this legend, but wanted to save it for its own video. So here is the story of the casket girls of New Orl

For Americans, Thanksgiving is supposed to be a happy time, a time to be with family and be grateful for all that we have. But for one Florida family, Thanksgiving in 1985 was shattered when their youngest child disappeared. Although the case is technically considered solved, she hasn’t been seen in nearly 34 years and there’s no solid evidence to point to exactly what happened to her. I heard about this case a few months back and, for some reason, it stuck with me. Here is t

It’s always sad when someone dies, especially when their life is cut short at a young age. But perhaps it’s even more tragic when nobody can give a solid answer as to how the person died. Here are five people who died before they should have, and whose already tragic deaths are shrouded in mystery. 1. Molly Young Carbondale, Illinois resident Molly Young died at the age of 21on March 24, 2012. Her death was officially ruled a suicide, but her family and many members of the pu

Each year in the United States alone, 600,000 people go missing. Most of these cases are resolved quickly, but others linger for months, years or even decades. I’ve been wanting to do a video on missing persons cases for awhile now. But there are so many hundreds of thousands, both in the U.S. and around the world, that I couldn’t narrow it down to just five. So I’m narrowing it even further, by region. This week, I’m bringing you five unsolved missing persons cases from New

Imagine having a loved one go missing and wondering where they are and what happened to them. Now imagine a body is found elsewhere that nobody can identify. Much of the time, these missing persons cases and John and Jane Does end up matching. Sometimes they don't. Jane and John Does are sad, but also fascinating because of all the possibilities of what the deceased’s life was like. Here are five John and Jane Doe cases. 1. Mostly Harmless If you’ve never read Douglas Adams’s