Seriously Mysterious - Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders & Historical True Crime
Seriously Mysterious is a true crime podcast hosted by John Lordan, who leverages over a decade of meticulous research experience from his popular YouTube shows, BrainScratch and Searchlight. Featuring baffling cases, from unsolved murders and mysterious disappearances to events that simply can't be easily explained, the core strength of Seriously Mysterious is its commitment to respectful, deep coverage, and dedication to truth and reason. New episodes released weekly.
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October 6, 2026 • 20 mins
A string of brutal murders leads to a killer, and a prosecution that leaves the jury baffled. Can they stop the monster known as "The Zoo Man," or will Kyle help him go free?
Thank you Knoxville News-Sentinel, wbir, murderpedia.org The True Crime Cam YouTube Channel and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS...
Thank you Knoxville News-Sentinel, wbir, murderpedia.org The True Crime Cam YouTube Channel and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS...
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September 29, 2026 • 19 mins
When 20-year-old Kaylene Oehling vanished into the night, it took three years to find her remains. Does a missing cell phone hold the key to what happened to her, and WHO is responsible?
If you have any information, please contact the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS, or 1-833-255-8477.
Thank you to the Oehling Foundation, Allegheny County Police, KDKA-TV, WPXI, WTAE, New Castle News, the Missi...
If you have any information, please contact the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS, or 1-833-255-8477.
Thank you to the Oehling Foundation, Allegheny County Police, KDKA-TV, WPXI, WTAE, New Castle News, the Missi...
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September 22, 2026 • 20 mins
A killer in the 1890s left a trail of murdered women, and a terrifying question. Did American have it's own Jack the Ripper, OR did the actual Ripper cross the Atlantic? This is the story of The Denver Strangler.
Thank you The Indiana State Sentinel, The Gleaner, The San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The Buffalo Post, The St. Joseph Herald, The San Francisco Call Bulletin, Lincoln Journal Star, k99.com, la...
Thank you The Indiana State Sentinel, The Gleaner, The San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The Buffalo Post, The St. Joseph Herald, The San Francisco Call Bulletin, Lincoln Journal Star, k99.com, la...
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September 8, 2026 • 22 mins
In 2004, Yolanda Bindics vanished into thin air. Her remains were found years later in a remote forest. Who killed her and left four daughters without their mother?
Call the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office tip line for Yolanda’s case at 716-703-5955.
Thank you to Margaret Queen, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, The Post-Journal, WKBW 7 News, WGRZ 2, WNY News Now, ABC News, Buffalo Toronto P...
Call the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office tip line for Yolanda’s case at 716-703-5955.
Thank you to Margaret Queen, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, The Post-Journal, WKBW 7 News, WGRZ 2, WNY News Now, ABC News, Buffalo Toronto P...
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September 1, 2026 • 19 mins
On a quiet summer night in 1912, an entire family and two young guests were brutally murdered in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. Was the killer never found... or just never found guilty?
Thank you The Courier, The Evening Nonpariel, The Rockford Register Star, The Daily Review, Rockford Daily Republic, St Louis Post Dispatch, The Casual Criminalist, Scott on Tape and Bedtime Stories YouTube Channels, Smithsonianmag.co...
Thank you The Courier, The Evening Nonpariel, The Rockford Register Star, The Daily Review, Rockford Daily Republic, St Louis Post Dispatch, The Casual Criminalist, Scott on Tape and Bedtime Stories YouTube Channels, Smithsonianmag.co...
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August 25, 2026 • 20 mins
A car veers into the highway median. Witnesses watch a man leap out and vanish into the woods, but the runner looks nothing like the missing 19-year-old driver, Logan Schiendelman. Who was behind the wheel, and where is Logan?
Thank you to Dateline and NBC News, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, NamUs, The Olympian, True Crime News, FOX 13 Seattle, KING 5, Trace Evidence, The Charley Projec...
Thank you to Dateline and NBC News, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, NamUs, The Olympian, True Crime News, FOX 13 Seattle, KING 5, Trace Evidence, The Charley Projec...
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August 18, 2026 • 21 mins
Years after Clayton Quayle disappeared, wild theories tried to fill the void, but today we cover the recent updates that are pulling this case away from the supernatural explanations.. and back to reality. Clayton Quayle is a victim of homicide.
If you have any information please contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (406) 843-5369.
Thank you KBZK, Great Falls Tribune, The Montana Standard, The...
If you have any information please contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (406) 843-5369.
Thank you KBZK, Great Falls Tribune, The Montana Standard, The...
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August 11, 2026 • 21 mins
Lyn Bryant was brutally stabbed while walking her dog, but months later when the investigation stalled, the killer seemingly came back to the scene to leave another clue. Now decades later, investigators have DNA, but strict UK legal restrictions may keep this case from being solved, and a killer on the streets.
You can contact Devon and Cornwall Police directly by calling 101 or by submitting a report online through t...
You can contact Devon and Cornwall Police directly by calling 101 or by submitting a report online through t...
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Five cases. One region. Zero closure. We’re piecing together the baffling disappearances of Tami Kowalchuk, Helen Tucker, Jennifer Enyart, Debra Honey-Hooks, and Danielle Mouton, known as the Tacoma Five. Were they the victims of a single predator, and is it a name we've heard before?
If you have information contact Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678.
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If you have information contact Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit at 1-800-543-5678.
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July 28, 2026 • 20 mins
Did the city of Austin create a single boogeyman to explain a series of brutal crimes, or was a lone killer truly walking their streets in 1885? Let's dive into this historical mystery together.
Thank you The History Guy, The Austin Weekly Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, historicmysteries.com, austinmonthly.com, jack-the-ripper.org and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
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Thank you The History Guy, The Austin Weekly Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, historicmysteries.com, austinmonthly.com, jack-the-ripper.org and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
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July 21, 2026 • 22 mins
Her friends thought it was a storybook marriage, but the public thinks her husband is responsible for her death. With new info released in June of 2026 I ask again.. will justice ever be served for Anne Barber Dunlap?
If you have information that can help, please call 612-673-2941.
Thank you to CrookstonTimes.com, WCCO Channel 4, Minnesota CBS Local, MPR News, and especially the investigative team at KARE 11 for...
If you have information that can help, please call 612-673-2941.
Thank you to CrookstonTimes.com, WCCO Channel 4, Minnesota CBS Local, MPR News, and especially the investigative team at KARE 11 for...
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July 14, 2026 • 20 mins
When a woman vanishes from a blood-stained kitchen, investigators wonder was she the victim of a brutal attack, or did she plan her own disappearance?
TIPS: 781-259-8111
Thank you The Boston Globe, Staten Island Advance, The Rutland Daily Herald, The Dark Curiosities and gabulosis YouTube Channels, findagrave.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Written by Frederick Crook - che...
TIPS: 781-259-8111
Thank you The Boston Globe, Staten Island Advance, The Rutland Daily Herald, The Dark Curiosities and gabulosis YouTube Channels, findagrave.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Written by Frederick Crook - che...
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July 7, 2026 • 21 mins
When 17-year-old Jeremy Jourdain left on Halloween night in 2016, his family expected to see him again soon, but 10 years later the people of Bemidji, Minnesota are still looking for him AND the truth.
Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/findworm
Have information? Please contact the Bemidji Police department at 218-333-9111. If you need to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-T...
Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/findworm
Have information? Please contact the Bemidji Police department at 218-333-9111. If you need to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-T...
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June 30, 2026 • 20 mins
Three innocent women were looking for companionship and a stable future in Victorian London. Instead, they found George Chapman.
Thank you The Press and Case Archives, The Old Bailey Trial Records, Casebook.org, murderpedia, our world is beauty.com, jack the ripper.org, the Soil of Crimes and Case of Crime Youtube channels and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Written by Frederick Cr...
Thank you The Press and Case Archives, The Old Bailey Trial Records, Casebook.org, murderpedia, our world is beauty.com, jack the ripper.org, the Soil of Crimes and Case of Crime Youtube channels and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
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June 23, 2026 • 20 mins
Four innocent children were just trying to enjoy childhood in 1970s Michigan, but a series of calculated abductions left an entire community paralyzed by fear, and families wondering how a monster could operate in plain sight.
TIPS: 855-642-4847
Thank you CBS News, Detroit Free Press, The Flint Journal, Grand Haven Tribune, Ann Arbor News, The Bay City Times, The Herald-Palladium, the Jackson Citizen Patriot, Home Tow...
TIPS: 855-642-4847
Thank you CBS News, Detroit Free Press, The Flint Journal, Grand Haven Tribune, Ann Arbor News, The Bay City Times, The Herald-Palladium, the Jackson Citizen Patriot, Home Tow...
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June 16, 2026 • 20 mins
Betty Shanks was an independent young woman living a quiet life, but a routine walk home left an entire nation wondering who was waiting for her in the dark. Let's dive into Queensland Australia’s oldest active unsolved murder case.
Thank you The Sunday Mail, The Courier Mail, www.abc.net.au, qhatlas.com.au, the Bella Fiori YouTube Channel and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
Thank you The Sunday Mail, The Courier Mail, www.abc.net.au, qhatlas.com.au, the Bella Fiori YouTube Channel and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.
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June 9, 2026 • 24 mins
Jared McColloch was on a clear path to turn his life around, but a trip in the middle of the night left everyone wondering what exactly was he doing, and why did he disappear?
Jared’s Army Linktree https://linktr.ee/jaredsarmy
Thank you Tammy Reppond, the family’s timeline, the Finding Jared McColloch Facebook page, The Vanished Podcast Episodes 430 and 431, Danelle Hallan, The Method & Madness Podcast...
Jared’s Army Linktree https://linktr.ee/jaredsarmy
Thank you Tammy Reppond, the family’s timeline, the Finding Jared McColloch Facebook page, The Vanished Podcast Episodes 430 and 431, Danelle Hallan, The Method & Madness Podcast...
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June 2, 2026 • 19 mins
Do you know about the murder that took place at Madison Square Garden and launched the "Trial of the Century?" Let's dig into the crime, but also how it exposed a dark underbelly of power and predatory abuse.
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2O...
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2O...
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May 26, 2026 • 17 mins
In Mattoon, Illinois residents reported a mysterious figure lurking in the night, spraying a sweet-smelling, paralyzing gas through open windows. Is the Mad Gasser just a piece of small-town folklore, a sign of mass hysteria or something far more dangerous?
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) ...
Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) ...
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May 19, 2026 • 19 mins
For decades, two women remained lost to history. Today we follow the investigative journeys that led to two Jane Does, finding their names and finding justice.
Thank you to the DNA Doe Project, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Alta, CBC, High Country News, Forensic Magazine, SF Gate, KGET News, ABC 7, A&E, KEYT News, and Wikipedia for information contributing...
Thank you to the DNA Doe Project, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Alta, CBC, High Country News, Forensic Magazine, SF Gate, KGET News, ABC 7, A&E, KEYT News, and Wikipedia for information contributing...
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