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The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? .................................Complete list of sources can be found hereMusic featured in this episode (licensed via Soundstripe):Rarefaction - Neon BeachWaltz of Friends - SolitudeCeridig's Heart - CJ-0Stable Breath - Sam BarshInto the Storm - MomentsI'm Drowning - Dr. DelightAlso featuring altered clip of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released"Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it.  ................................................................. Sources:YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchTablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-TzetnikTablet - Holocaust Pulp FictionJSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own ArtHaaretz - Who Were You, Karl Zetinkski?Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 21 Jul 1931, Tue · Page 7The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - 11 Jul 1930, Fri ·Page 2Salt Lake Telegram - 21 Jul 1931, Tue ·Page 1Encyclopedia Brittanica | Adolf EichmannEncyclopedia Brittanica | Lublin, Polandhttps://maps.org/news-letters/v08n1/08118sne.htmlhttps://maps.org/news-letters/v09n2/09203maa.htmlJSTOR - "Reader, Writer, and Holocaust Literature: The Case of Ka-Tzetnik" by Galia Glasner-HeledGDPR - "...The Right to Be Forgotten"BBC News - John BaldessariTate - The Story of OpheliaLost Media Wiki - Tzveiuntzvantzik – Lider (lost early poetry book; 1931)Collection: Bar Kochba-Theodor Herzl Prague Academic Association Collection | The Center for Jewish History ArchivesSpace (cjh.org)https://magazine.artland.com/artists-who-destroyed-their-own-work/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/82874/10-writers-and-artists-who-wanted-their-work-destroyed https://buryingbooks.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/worm-eaten-manuscripts-in-lizzie-siddals-coffin/Wikipedia | Stalag FictionBurying Books | Worm-Eaten Books in Lizzie Siddal's CoffinMusic (Licensed through Soundstripe):"Northern Lights" JMPSCR"The Path of Time" Moments (Adrian Walther)"The Birth of a Planet" Falls"To All Things" Moments (Adrian Walther)Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.)Sources:Backlinko - Reddit StatisticsYouTube - Best Posts & Comments - What's a dark piece of Reddit history...reddit.comMedium - KiwiFarms Went DownWikipedia - KiwiFarms Voices by Play.ht Excerpts from u/PickledPotatoes stories from archive provided by u/TheBooshmanMusic (licensed through Soundstripe):"Crazy Ideas" SOLOFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. .............................Sources:The Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta MagazineCorpsewood Manor - Autopsy of ArchitectureThe most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time... (libquotes.com)Satanic Panic’s long history — and why it never really ended — explained - VoxSherman Murders: 50 Old Colony Road - by Dennis E. Curry (substack.com)The Star has seen the Sherman crime scene photosWho killed Barry and Honey Sherman? The billionaire couple's son is offering $35 million to catch the killer - ABC NewsCourt documents reveal more details about 2017 homicides of Barry and Honey Sherman | CBC NewsBarry and Honey Sherman's bodies discovered in 'creepy' pose, reporter says | CTV NewsMurdered billionaire couple posed like 'creepy' life-sized figurines found in home: report (ctvnews.ca)Chattanooga TimesMusic:"Barracuda" Ghost Beatz"Long Way Home" CJ-0"Sussex" Stephen Keech"A Most Unusual Discovery" Wicked Cinema"Exploring the Unknown" Adam SabanFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

What do "Tom and Jerry," "The Simpsons," and "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have in common? More than you think. ....................................................................... Sources:https://geekdad.com/2015/06/the-gene-deitch-collection/ Gene Deitch - Lambiek Comiclopediahttps://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-some-enchanted-evening-almost-killed-show/Illustration History - Hanna-BarberaAbout Rembrandt StudiosEncyclopedia Brittanica - The Iron CurtainThe Comics Journal - Gene DeitchTom and Jerry: The First Reincarnation by Gene DeitchThe Simpsons' Milhouse May Quietly Have Been Created Before the Show (cbr.com)Simpsons Archive - Animation Magazine - "Matt Groening's Baby Turns 10"TV Tropes - AKOM Early Animation Footage - "Some Enchanted Evening"The New York Times - "For the Love of Prague" Media ReviewWikipedia - Gene DietchWikipedia - Mammy Two ShoesThe Simpsons - Worker and ParasiteCartoon Research: The Gene Deitch Collection"How to Succeed in Animation" - Chapter 21Anime News Network - "The Indestructible Studio Gainax"Music (licensed via Soundstripe):"Toony" Liberty"Long Way Home" CJ-0"The Iron Curtain" Wicked Cinema"The Coast of High Barbary" Fare Ye Well"Red Stripes" Hunter ParksFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Quinn Lovecraft tells you her own spooky campfire story about an abandoned place in the middle of nowhere.Sources:Weird Ohio by Andy Henderson, James A Willis, Loren Coleman, and Andrew Hendersonhttps://www.facebook.com/ghosttownfindlayQuinn Lovecraft's personal filesMusic:"Trick or Treat" PALA"Disappearance" Wicked Cinema"Hell's Bells" GEMMFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

William Bernard's strange death - and the equally strange fate of his body - tells us a lot about the chaos of goldrush-era San Francisco. ..........................................Sources:Daily Alta California 11 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)1854: William Snyder killed in most bizarre and terrifying way ever - FlashbakSacramento Daily Union 13 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)SF Genealogy (Archived Page)Smithsonian Mag | Doctor's Riots18 Oct 1875, 2 - The Daily News at Newspapers.comThe creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of the 19th century (theconversation.com)Hoodline | Remembering Yerba Buena Cemeteryhttp://www.sanfranciscocemeteries.com/yrbamap.htmlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/adipocerehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipocere11 Mar 1859, 3 - Daily National Democrat at Newspapers.comDaily Alta California 7 December 1858 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)Daily Alta California 1 July 1859 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157660637/manuel-reyshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882215/#:~:text=The%20mortality%20rate%20of%20pulmonary,in%20anticoagulated%20patients%20%5B2%5D.Circuses 1850-1869 (circushistory.org)https://www.thedeadhistory.com/blog/killed-by-a-circus-clownThe Transnational History of the Early American Circus - Bard Graduate CenterFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

What if a group of strangers started accusing you of a terrible crime just because you weren't very interesting? ...........................................................................Sources:Funny115Survivor: Kelly Shinn reacts to her infamous purple edit in Nicaragua (ew.com)Buzzfeed NewsIMDBEWThe Traidar Podcast Episode 5Tiktok - Benedict TownsendPurple Kelly's ConfessionalsPete Hunziker Cut from Below DeckThe Wrap | Interview with Jeff Probst"The Traitors: Australia""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12Music (licensed from Soundstripe):"All At Once" Midnight Television"Boo!" Dresden the Flamingo"No Brakes" Lewis Loatman"Satin" JMPSCRFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Why are people misremembering violent events en masse - events that never happened at all?............................................Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/23/world/asia/afghanistan-violence/index.htmlhttps://www.denverpost.com/2006/09/27/hostage-horror/https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsinhttps://mickey-pal.tumblr.com/post/168142627743/haiku-robot-russiansupporthttps://theghostinmymachine.com/2022/01/24/unresolved-what-happened-to-doveland-wisconsin-and-did-it-ever-exist-at-all/?fbclid=IwAR2-0b_t0EgyBSGht2ZdFA3bAi33LnGh48lBwFI-HqFfg_h5_s479s84oWwhttps://mysteriousfacts.com/the-story-behind-disappearance-of-people-from-anjikuni-village/https://www.americaisweird.com/was-doveland-wisconsin-a-real-place-and-did-it-vanish-in-the-1990s/https://www.historicmysteries.com/doveland/https://www.historicmysteries.com/aceredo/https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/20124664/#https://www.thetravel.com/sandy-island-googles-undiscovered-island/https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/mapshttps://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194349639/the-hype-for-a-fake-movie-zepotha-goes-viral-on-tiktokhttps://loseremo.tumblr.com/post/627117270398894080https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2019/10/30/project-sanguine-gecooper/https://www.tumblr.com/reallyndacarter/701549225507536896/dancer-2?source=sharehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/helltown-ohiohttps://www.engadget.com/redditors-troll-an-ai-content-farm-into-covering-a-fake-wow-feature-145006066.htmlThe Capital Times, 04 Nov 2004, Thu · Page 72Tumblr voices generated by Play.htMusic (obtained with license from Soundstripe):"Dark Hour" Falls"Cimmeria" Lost Ghosts"Focuser" Neon Beach"Bless Your Heart" Desert Dive"Grit" WastelanderFollow on Instagram: @31pod31

Shergar was a top-tier athlete who had just retired to have children when he was kidnapped by masked gunman, never to be seen again. This is the strange story of Shergar, the fastest racehorse in Ireland. ........................................................................................................Sources:https://www.history.com/news/the-troubles-northern-irelandhttps://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/irish-republican-armyhttps://www.twinspires.com/edge/racing/true-crime-in-horse-racing-shergar-stallion-lost/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2O2u9FOeeAThe Independent - 05 Feb 2008, Tue · Page 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpIzPuiDN60https://www.hsvma.org/brachycephalichttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/09/12/churchill-downs-horse-deaths-hisa/https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/sport/shergar-race-horse-kidnapping-ira-30-anniversary/index.htmlhttps://celticmke.com/CelticMKE-Blog/Shergar.htmhttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/shergar-irish-horse-kidnap#:~:text=In%20February%201983%2C%20Shergar%20was,who%20haven't%20been%20identified.Music (licensed via Soundstripe)"Homeland" Cody Martin"The Captain" Wicked Cinema"Last Train to New Orleans" AFTERNOONZ"Sandman" by Neon BeachFollow on Instagram: @31pod31