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we will meet two unusual investigators, the first is Frank McManus,
a retired LAPD officer turned PI, he is also a teacher. We will join him on one of his investigations to a home in Victorville, CA. The other, is Jason Moss, a young man who first entered the world of serial killers through correspondence. We will hear about his face-to-face meeting with John Wayne Gacy. |
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Contemporary Cannibals |
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historical accounts to modern times, the most fundamental human
taboo against eating human flesh continues to fascinate. We will investigate multiple modern occurrences of human cannibalism, and seek to understand how and why these cases occurred at all. We will also briefly examine evidence of pre- historic cases of cannibalism in seeking to understand how cannibalism, and the resulting taboo against it, began. |
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Strange Graves |
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the mysterious burial caves in Hawaii of the greatest of all Hawaiian
kings Kamehameha, to the Denver gravesite of Buffalo Bill Cody, to western folk hero Jeremiah “liver eaten” Johnson’s final resting place, this segment will investigate the strange stories and myths behind some famous graves, and will “dig deep” to uncover the reasons behind the “strangeness” of these graves. |
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Scary Monsters |
| Nessie,
… and Ogopogo, mysterious monsters seemingly roam the planet’s lands and seas. We will investigate the myths and reality behind the most famous monster stories of all time. One of these legendary monsters is actually a prehistoric sea-dweller called an “Oarfish”, that may be responsible for the creation of the myth of the dragon. |
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Bizarre Hobbies |
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"Kinetic Sculpture Race" in California, to the annual Halloween "Punkin Chunkin" in rural Delaware, to an Idaho native who takes great pleasure in launching a 70 pound anvil with a little black powder "assistant," this segment will seek to explore the crazy range of the bizarre hobbyists of the world. |
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