Join Georgia as each week she talks you through important pieces of history that more people should know about or true crime cases that require more public attention – awareness and education are key!
104: The Mysterious Case of a Woman Who Doesn't Exist | Mary Anderson
Jun 02, 2023
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In October 1996 a woman checked into a Seattle hotel under the name Mary Anderson, with hotel staff finding her dead in her room two days later. It would then be uncovered that Mary Anderson was a fake name, as was the address and number she provided. Who was she? Why did she end her own life in that hotel room?
102: The Day America Changed: The Oklahoma City Bombings
May 29, 2023
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On April 19th 1996, Timothy McVeigh detonated a car bomb out the front of the Alfred P Murrah building in Oklahoma City after spending years harbouring anti-government views. In that moment, the USA would change forever.
103: The UFO cult that killed 39: Heaven's Gate
May 26, 2023
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Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles were two people with unusual views of the world, they believed they were aliens sent from a higher kingdom, the two witnesses mentioned in the Book of Revelations. So how did they manage to convince 39 people to end their lives in a mass suicide?
101: MURDERED and discarded: who is Penny Doe?
May 19, 2023
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In 1990 the body of a woman was found in a culvert near Monroe Township in Pennsylvania, and despite investigation her identity and killer both still remain unknown. Who was Penny Doe?
100: The missing woman who might not even exist: Joanna Lopez
May 13, 2023
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In 1989 a bulletin about a missing woman called Joanna Lopez was broadcast overnight with no context on WMAQ Chicago, but the photo was low-res and all-round creepy. Then 2 years later, the same photo was re-broadcast. Who was Joanna Lopez? Why is there no evidence she even existed?
99: How did Milly Dowler's case finally get solved?
May 05, 2023
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In 2002, 13 year old schoolgirl Milly Dowler was abducted on her way home from school, her body found 6 months later - and investigators had no clue as to who was responsible. After almost a decade, in 2011, Levi Bellfield was convicted of her murder. How did they finally catch him?
98: The Almost-Solved Case of Moira Anderson
Apr 28, 2023
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In 1957, 11 year old Moira Anderson hopped on a bus in her home of Coatbridge, Scotland, and then disappeared. The bus driver that was a convicted criminal but for some reason the police didn't speak to him until 1992... what happened to Moira?
97: The UNEXPLAINED Phoenix Lights: Military or UFO?
Apr 21, 2023
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In 1997, people across Phoenix, Arizona saw a formation of unusual lights in the sky: 7 lights, travelling in perfect unison, non-blinking, no glow, just eery movement. Later that same night, a bunch of lights are seen again, this time moving up and down. Despite best efforts, the lights have never been explained. Was it alien activity?
96: The murder that inspired countless movies: Janett Christman
Apr 14, 2023
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On 18th March 1950, 13 year old Janett Christman went to babysit for family friends to earn some pocket money. At around 10.30pm that night the local police received a call from a girl screaming for help and then the line went dead. When the parents arrived home, they found Janett's body.
95: Smurfette Jane Doe | Unidentified in Houston
Apr 07, 2023
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In 2012 the decomposed remains of a girl thought to be between 15-17 were found in black bin bags behind a church in Houston. Despite a few identifiable features, Smurfette Jane Doe, named after the t-shirt she was wearing, is yet to be identified.