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On May 15, 1978, a man in Tucson, Arizona, heard something that should not have been possible. He picked up a Mayday signal from a boat in trouble off the Florida coast. The problem was that Tucson was thousands of…
A Baby Suddenly Stops Breathing One afternoon in January 1978, Janet Whittle was at home in St. Helens, England, feeding her three-month-old daughter, Lisa. After feeding and burping the baby, Janet placed Lisa in her crib and went to the…
On March 7, 1946, a 10-year-old boy was working in a field in South Africa when a sudden storm changed everything. The boy was leading a team of oxen while they pulled a heavy plow. He was trying to finish…
The Murder of Danny Longstreet Early in the morning of March 14, 1997, Danny Longstreet left his home in Higginson, Arkansas, for another quiet police shift. Longstreet was 39 years old and had joined the Higginson Police Department less than…
The Strange Phone Call On the afternoon of October 27, 2000, a secretary at a major electronics company in Taiwan answered a phone call at her desk. Instead of a normal conversation, she heard frantic screaming. The caller sounded like…
A Woman Found Dead on a Rotating Bed Around noon on November 19, 1976, a housekeeper named Ying was cleaning rooms at a hotel in Hong Kong. She reached room number two and knocked on the door. There was no…
Who Was Thomas McDermott? Just after 8:00 a.m. on May 14, 1900, 36-year-old house painter Thomas McDermott was sitting inside St. Patrick’s Church in Lowell, Massachusetts. A funeral Mass was taking place. McDermott did not know the person who had…
The Miner Who Went Back Into the Cave Around 5 p.m. on February 9, 1920, 46-year-old gold miner Albert Anton walked through the rain in Edgewood, Illinois. His mining crew had taken the day off because of the bad weather.…
Around noon on December 8, 1976, 59-year-old Oric Bovar entered the elevator of a luxury apartment building in New York City. He was carrying a bag of groceries. Oric was on his way to visit his friend Steven, who lived…
In August 2012, a dispute between neighbors at the Sable Ridge condo complex in Dallas, Texas, began with complaints about noise and dog waste. Six months later, the conflict ended with the murder of an upstairs couple. At the center…