True crime stories & great mysteries

Murder of Sir Jack Drummond

When distinguished British biochemist Sir Jack Drummond was found dead on the roadside in France no one expected this case will gain international coverage and still after 60 years...

Death of Isidor Fink

Isidor Fink was one of the many immigrants from Poland that came to America in the beginning of 20th century in search of better life. His dreams, just like many others, were never fulfilled...

D.B. Cooper

On November 24, 1971 a very unusual crime took place - on board of passenger plane unknown man demanded ransom and two parachutes otherwise he will detonate the bomb in his briefcase...

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Voynich Manuscript

The mysterious book named after Wilfrid Voynich, a book dealer who purchased it in 1912. The manuscript contains 240 pages filled with text that so far was not deciphered and the pictures...

Roanoke colony

The Roanoke colony was one of the first British settlements in the North America. When the ships returned in 1590 the colony was deserted with word "Croatoan" carved in the post of...

The Somerton Man

In 1948 a corpse of unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, Australia. The contents of the hidden pocket is puzzling the investigators to this day.

Glenn Miller disappearance

Glenn Miller was one of the most recognizable band leaders in the swing era, his music is still admired today. On the peak of his career he decided to join the World War 2 effort and...

Smolensk air crash

During a trip to annual ceremonies marking the anniversary of the Katyn Massacre (when during the World War II over 20,000 Polish officers, previously kept captive, were killed by NKVD...

9/11 attacks

Two planes full of passengers hit the twin towers of World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 starting the one of most mysterious conspiracy theories in history. At 8:46 AM, five...

Korean Air Lines Flight 007

On September 1, 1983 Boeing 747 suddenly flew into Soviet Union airspace over Kamtchatka Peninsula. It was Korean Air Lines Flight 007 and soon Soviet fighters were sent to intercept the intruder...

UFO sightings

When we talk about UFO we often forget that UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object, which not necessarily means that that those objects have to be made by human or aliens - they...

High Rock event

In June 1966 four boys went on the top of High Rock (Wysoki Kamien) in Poland, where they wanted to see if the rumours of this place being haunted were truth. What happened to them...

Beast of Gevaudan

Wolf-like creature (or creatures) that terrorized the French province of Gevaudan in 18th century. Over 100 people were killed by the Beast of Gevaudan, but still we have no idea what the beast was.

Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is region in Northern Atlantic between eastern coast of United States and Bermuda Islands, where some unexplained events took place since 15th century. The Bermuda...

Ghost stories

Ghost stories are part of human culture - even in the Dark Ages our predecessors believed that we’re not actually dying when our body dies. The spirit, the soul or some other form...

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974

Perfect crime plan goes almost perfect - four men take over the New York City train and demand ransom.

Page Eight 2011

High MI5 Johnny Worricker officer gains access to the report that could put British Prime Minister in hot water. When Worricker’s superior dies of the heart attack it seems that the Prime Minister is gonna get away with it.

Exam 2009

Eight candidates for position in worldwide corporation is about begin the most difficult exam of their lives.

Jonathan Creek 1997

Jonathan Creek works for illusionist, but he uses his knowledge also to solve the mysterious cases such as murders or disappearances.