Mysterious Circumstances

Mysterious Circumstances

***EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*** -Crime/Mysteries/Paranormal/History- - A podcast that dives deep into the unsolved and interesting, with an unpolished and unscripted “pirate radio” style. If you like a conversational style podcast about mysterious stuff, you'll love this!! From 'PODCAST MAGAZINE' : Host Justin Rimmel does a solid job of making listeners feel like we are in the room with him while he shares particularly weird cases he comes across. If old-fashioned true-crime stories are your thing, you will certainly find them on Mysterious Circumstances, too. Justin also does a good job of being a bit skeptical when covering cases. While he doesn’t discount anything paranormal from the start, he does bring in reason and common sense. Whether you are looking for something a little different from the typical true-crime podcasts, or a little scarier, give Mysterious Circumstances a listen. - For all my promotions and deals: - https://mydeals.page/1bxp - Promo code 'MCPODCAST' - https://linktr.ee/MC_Podcast - Cover Art by Lindsay Sklarek - Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - Instagram - https://instagram.com/mysterious_podcast/ - Twitter - @podcastMC - - Email - Justin.mcpodcast@gmail.com - - To support the show go to https://www.patreon.com/mysteriouscircumstances - - Or you can buy me a beer through Venmo - @mcpodcast - Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.

Episodes

The Death of David Lewis

October 25, 2025 • 35 mins
In 1993, a mother and daughter returned home to find their husband and father, David Lewis, missing. Hours later, a deceased hit-and-run victim was found 1,600 miles away. It would take 11 years before the victim would be identified as David Lewis.

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The Moon Rock Heist

October 19, 2025 • 18 mins
Back in 1969 and the early 1970s, the world watched as Apollo astronauts collected rock samples from the lunar surface. These items, along with a piece of meteorite that could hold signs of life on Mars, were sealed to prevent contamination with the earth’s atmosphere and were ultimately stored in a safe at a Johnson Space Center lab in Houston. That’s precisely where three NASA interns found them in the spring of 2002.......and to...
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The Book of Murder - Interview w/ Matt Murphy

September 16, 2025 • 47 mins
Matt Murphy is a former Homicide prosecutor and current legal analyst for ABC News. He spent more than two decades assigned to the Sexual Assault and Homicide Units of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried some of the most compelling murder cases in America. During his long tenure in Homicide, he prosecuted cold cases, famous serial killers, no-body murders, and many more. Now in private practice, he regularl...
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The Crack City Strangler - Interview w/ Author B.R. Bates

September 16, 2025 • 53 mins
'THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Benjamin Atkins' offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America's most notorious serial killers.
In this interview, award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin "Tony" Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in the early 1990s. Known for targeting vulnerable women in Detroit's most dangerous...
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The Oswald Puzzle - Interview w/ Larry Hancock

September 16, 2025 • 34 mins
Larry Hancock earned his BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology and education. He's been researching Lee Harvey Oswald in depth for 35 years. We engaged in a discussion about the JFK assassination, with a particular focus on Lee Harvey Oswald. We explored Oswald's personality, intelligence, and interactions, as well as his experiences in Russia and his evolving political views. The conversation also touched on M...
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John 'White Devil' Willis

September 16, 2025 • 34 mins
John Willis claims to have been the only white person within Chinese organized crime - and it's backed by FBI agent Scott O'Donnell, who stated he has "never seen" a case like that of Willis. John Willis would become a crime boss for a sect of the Chinese Mafia. That group was a larger Chinese gang called Ping On. They were the ones who accepted him and became the family he needed. From the mid-80s to the late 90s, Willis's rank gr...
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The Simulated Multiverse - Interview w/ Rizwan Virk

March 19, 2025 • 53 mins
Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford, and is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, computer scientist and bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse. He is the founder of Play Labs at MIT, a video game accelerator at MIT, and is also an advisor to the Galileo Project at Harvard. 

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Mafia Spies - Interview w/ Thomas Maier

January 22, 2025 • 43 mins
'Mafia Spies' by Thomas Maier, is a true story of espionage and mobsters, based on the never-before-released JFK Files.Revolving around the outlaw friendship of Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, two mob buddies, and their fascinating world.A spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts America’s first foray into the assassination business. Who killed Johnny and Sam—and why wasn’t Castro assassinated despite the ...
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Alcatraz Ghost Story : Interview w/ Author Brian Stannard

March 14, 2024 • 68 mins
In this episode I get to talk to Brian Stannard, author of the book 'Alcatraz Ghost Story', based on the life of Roy Gardner. Roy was an American criminal active during the 1920s. He stole a total of more than $350,000 in cash and securities and several times escaped from custody. He is said to have been the most hunted man in Pacific Coast history, having had a $5,000 reward for his head three times in less than a year. The newspa...
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Alexander 'Superkiller' Solonik

February 24, 2024 • 93 mins
Alexander Solonik was a Russian gangster, known for his reputation as a notorious hitman in the Russian criminal underworld. Also known as Sasha-Macedonian and Superkiller, Solonik admitted to committing 43 contract murders and was involved in Russian Mob activity for much of the 1990s until disappearing after his third escape from prison. Solonik was found dead in Athens, Greece, in 1997.

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The Death of Charles Walton

January 8, 2024 • 82 mins
Charles Walton was found murdered on February 14th, 1945 in Warwickshire, England. The foremost police detective of the era, Chief Inspector Robert Fabian, led the investigation into Walton's death. The chief suspect for the murder was Alfred John Potter. However, there was insufficient evidence to convict Potter and the case is currently the oldest unsolved murder in the Warwickshire Constabulary records. The case has also earned ...
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Interview w/ Dale Julin

January 6, 2024 • 76 mins
Dale Julin was the Evening News Anchor at WJCL TV-22, the Hearst Television Station in Savannah, Georgia, and the Sunrise news anchor at KSBW TV-8, the Hearst Television station in Salinas, California. He is a Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist who's spent 10 years investigating who the Zodiac Killer is. In his new book "Catching Zodiac : A True Crime Memoir with 'Poste' Script", Dale talks about his journey and the evi...
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War Against the Mafia - Interview w/ Dan Dorsky and Mike Campi

October 4, 2023 • 93 mins
War Against the Mafia: How a Prosecutor and an FBI Agent Devastated the New York Mob.
The true story of two law enforcement figures—one an FBI agent, the other a federal prosecutor—who led some of the most relentless and successful attacks on organized crime in American history.
A unique and unexpected set of circumstances caused former federal prosecutor Dan Dorsky and former FBI agent Mike Campi to finally step forward and reveal t...
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Interview w/ Dr. Gary Simonds - Neurosurgeon and Author

June 27, 2023 • 69 mins
Dr. Gary Simonds is a highly experienced neurosurgeon, former head of an academic neurosurgery program at Virginia Tech/Carilion Clinic. He is a Professor, and teaches regularly at, the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.He was a biochemistry major at Dartmouth College. He went on to medical school at Rutgers and Neurosurgery residency and medical research fellowship at Walter Ree...
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The 1929 Detroit Occult Murders

June 14, 2023 • 36 mins
On July 3, 1929, police officers walked into the house located at 3587 Saint Aubin Street in Detroit. Inside, they found a man named Benny Evangelista dead, seated behind his desk. His hands were neatly folded in his lap as though in prayer. Upstairs they found Mrs. Santina Evangelista and their four children dead as well. Benny was known as a mystical healer and many people in the community sought his help. So why would someone wa...
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1996 Varginha UFO Incident - Interview w/ Bryan Bowden

June 7, 2023 • 67 mins
The Varginha UFO Incident involves a series of events in 1996 when residents of Varginha, Brazil claimed seeing one or more strange creatures and at least one unidentified flying object (UFO). Other associated claims include the capture of one or more extraterrestrial beings by the Brazilian authorities, animal fatalities at a zoo, and a woman impregnated by an extraterrestrial.


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Zodiac Killer News Update w/ Jen Bucholtz

May 17, 2023 • 50 mins
I'm sure we've all seen the news update on the Zodiac Killer. Here's some of the inside info on what's going on, that you won't read in the news. I'm joined by Jen Bucholtz to break down, and add to the recent information.

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Haunted : The Heidi Wyrick Story

April 19, 2023 • 34 mins
The young Wyrick family had moved to the small town of Ellerslie, Georgia after buying their first house in 1989. Heidi's parents, Andrew and Lisa, wanted to move to the town to have a fresh start and to be in a safe place to raise a family. Shortly after moving in, Heidi had a new imaginary friend.

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Brown Mountain Lights - Interview w/ Shane

March 22, 2023 • 37 mins
In the last episode I mentioned that I had an interview with someone who recently saw the Brown Mountain Lights. Shane was nice enough to come on and tell us about his experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Appalachian Ghost Stories and Legends

March 18, 2023 • 84 mins
In the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, there's no shortage of folklore, legends, and ghost stories. Here are some of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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