History, Mystery, & the Unexplained

History, Mystery, & the Unexplained

The show where we explore everything from true crime to cryptids, the paranormal, and beyond.

Episodes

March 14, 2025 16 mins

The stories of Sony Millbrook, Daniel LaPlante, and Albert Tirrell.

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March 7, 2025 15 mins

The brutal double murder of an elderly couple leads to a bizarre series of theories about their son Charles Rogers.

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February 28, 2025 16 mins

The story of Eddie Leonski the Brownout Strangler.

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February 24, 2025 7 mins

The only court case where a ghost gave testimony.

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February 21, 2025 12 mins

Fridays mean true crime. This is the dark tale of Anatoly Moskvin the dollmaker

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January 11, 2025 21 mins

A look at the Dybbuk box. The most haunted object in the world or just an old wine closet? We explore the story from inception till now.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Gryniewicz

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November 23, 2024 19 mins

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@hmunexplained

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history.mystery.u

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A look at real life tales of classic movie monsters; the vampire, the mummy, Frankenstein, and the werewolf. Today we look at the Count of Saint of Germaine, Su Kong Tai Djin, Giovanni Aldini, and the mummy of John Wilkes Booth.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm Opening

Artwork by - Gene Gryniewicz

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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July 8, 2024 13 mins

Today we look at the events of the historic race across the globe from New York to Paris in 1908.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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July 1, 2024 28 mins

This episode looks at the love triangle between Dave Kroupa, Liz Golyar, and Cari Farver. It’s a dark tale of stalking, arson, and murder.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history.mystery.u

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A quick look at the craziest conspiracy theories found online including Christ's tomb, Taylor Swifts double, a 13,000 year old satellite and more.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@hmunexplained

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history.mystery.u

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A look at real-life tales of exorcisms including the inspirations of Conjuring 3 and The Exorcism of Anna Eckland.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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Michael Taylor - 00:54

Arne Johnson - 12:08

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A look at real-life tales of exorcisms including the inspirations of The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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Anneliese Michel - 1:39

Donnie Decker - 9:20

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May 17, 2024 22 mins

A look at six tales of time travel and parallel dimensions from around the world.

1:29 - Robert Fentz - New York, USA

4:07 - Sergei Ponomarenko - Kyev, Ukraine

8:51 - Carol McElheney - California, USA

13:59 - John Zegrus - Tokyo, Japan

20:08 - Jophar Vorin - Frankfort-on-the-Oder, Germany

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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A look at three famous unsolved mysteries that were resolved by DNA. Including the Somerton Man, the Bear Brook murders, and the boy in the box.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history.mystery.u

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April 19, 2024 12 mins

Exploring tales of lands cursed by Native Americans including Kaskaskia, IL, Charles Island, CT, Saco, ME, Point Pleasant, WV, and Tenaya Canyon, CA.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@hmunexplained

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@history.mystery.u

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Today we explore hauntings, legends, and folklore from Illinois' Northern counties. Including tales of East Dubuque, Galena, and Elizabeth Illinois.

The Merry Building - 00:56

Turner Hall - 8:03

The Galena Poor Farm - 13:35

The many Elizabeths of Elizabeth Illinois - 18:23

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

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April 5, 2024 23 mins

Today we look at lesser known US presidential assassinations and assassination attempts, including James Garfield's assassin Charles Guiteau, William McKinley's assassin Leon Czolgosz, FDR's attempted assassin Guiseppe Zangara, and more.

Opening music by - Heather Engholm

Researched, written, and edited by - Christopher Demian

YouTube: / @hmunexplained

Instagram: / @hmunexplained

TikTok: / @history.mystery.u

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