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Plane Crash 72 Days in the Andes | Survivor | Ep.178 Part Three Jun 01, 2026

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Plane Crash 72 Days in the Andes | Survivor | Ep.177 Part Two May 25, 2026

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Plane Crash 72 Days in the Andes | Survivor | Ep 176 Part One May 18, 2026

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This week, Sarah takes us deep into one of the most horrifying survival stories ever recorded — the 1972 Andes Plane Crash. What began as a routine flight carrying a Uruguayan rugby team across the snow-covered Andes Mountains quickly turned into an unimaginable nightmare when the plane smashed into the mountains at over 12,000 feet. Stranded in freezing temperatures with almost no food, no rescue coming, and death surrounding them at every turn, the survivors were forced to make decisions so disturbing that the story still shocks the world over 50 years later.

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Brian Shaffer | Mystery | Ep.175 May 11, 2026

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This week on Perplexed, Kate and Sarah dive headfirst into the baffling disappearance of Brian Shaffer — the medical student who walked into a bar in 2006 and seemingly vanished into thin air. But what starts as a deep dive into one of America’s most chilling unsolved mysteries quickly turns into one of the most heated debates the podcast has ever seen. Was Brian the victim of foul play, did he intentionally disappear, or is there something far stranger hiding in the gaps of the CCTV footage? As the theories spiral, so does the argument, with Kate and Sarah clashing harder than ever over what they believe really happened that night. Tensions rise, opinions fly, and for once… neither of them is willing to back down.

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Dr schneeberger & Candice Fonagy A Trial by Blood | Perplexing | Ep.174 May 04, 2026

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On Halloween night of 1992 something happened that divided the small farming town of Kipling, Saskatchewan. A young single mother accused the town’s well respected doctor of sexual assault while under his care. Wanting to save his reputation, the doctor took a blood test to prove his DNA was not a match for the samples found during the performance of a sexual assault exam. It was not a match.

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Israel Keyes | Murder | Ep.171 Apr 20, 2026

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Israel Keyes was an American serial killer active in the United States between roughly 2001 and 2012. Known for his calculated and methodical approach, Keyes committed multiple murders across different states, often targeting victims at random. He buried “kill kits” (weapons, cash, and tools) in remote locations years in advance, which allowed him to carry out crimes with little immediate trace back to himself.

Keyes avoided patterns that typically help investigators—he chose victims of varying ages and backgrounds, used different methods, and traveled extensively to separate his crimes geographically from his personal life. He was eventually arrested in 2012 after abducting and killing 18-year-old Samantha Koenig in Alaska. Evidence gathered after his arrest linked him to several other murders, though the full number of his victims remains unknown.

While in custody, Keyes gave limited information to investigators and died by suicide later that year, leaving many questions about the extent of his crimes unresolved.

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Kevin Haines | Survival | Ep.170 Apr 13, 2026

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Kevin Hines’s story centers on his struggle with bipolar disorder and a life-changing moment in 2000 when, at age 19, he jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in a suicide attempt. Miraculously, he survived the fall and was rescued.

Afterward, he went through a long recovery process and chose to speak openly about his experience. His story is about moving from deep despair to hope, using his survival as a way to advocate for mental health awareness and encourage others to seek help before it’s too late.

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Matthew Hoffman - The Killer In The Leaves | Murder | Ep.169 Apr 06, 2026

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Funny Conspiracy Theories | Perplexing | Ep.168 Mar 30, 2026

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Join us as we delve into some of the funniest weirdest most perplexing conspiracy theories !?

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Breck Bednar | Murder | Ep.166 Mar 16, 2026

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Breck Bednar was a 14-year-old boy from Surrey who loved gaming and computers. In 2013 he began chatting online with Lewis Daynes, an 18-year-old who pretended to be a successful computer programmer and slowly gained Breck’s trust.

Despite warnings from his mother, Breck agreed to meet Daynes at his flat in Essex on 17 February 2014. Shortly after arriving, Daynes murdered him. He was later arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

After Breck’s death, his mother Lorraine Bednar created the Breck Foundation to educate young people about the dangers of online grooming and meeting strangers from the internet.

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