It’s May of 2000, and Antarctica is deep into its over 7-month winter. At the Amundson-Scott base, only the toughest researchers and workers remain to conduct their studies within the continent’s constant dark. Scientist Rodney Marks was one of them and was now spending his second whole winter on the ice. However, one night, he fell gravely ill and soon died without anyone knowing why. When his body was retrieved months later, and it was determined he was poisoned, questions arose around the circumstances, lifestyle, and possible motives for the only possible murder in Antarctic history.

In the early morning hours of September 13th, 2013, Tiffany Whitton was shopping with her boyfriend, Ashley Caudle, when two loss prevention associates approached her. They informed her that they had seen her shoplifting on CCTV. Her next response? She ran off, and what’s even stranger is that she was never seen again. In a case filled with drug addiction, lies, and multiple arrests, the question remains: where is Tiffany Whitton?

Halloween is typically reserved for a different, more primordial form of evil. A time when the problems of this world are forgotten as we linger with the ghouls and goblins of the next. But what about the goblins of this world? Would we recognize them if we saw them ourselves? Would the monsters of this world wield evil weapons? Or would they be weird guys obsessed with esoteric political theory? Would they know dark magic, or did they simply get their start in evilness by coding B2B SAS? Are any of their hairlines actually real? On this Halloween episode, we dive into the backstories of 4 of our most evil billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Peter Thiel.

For many, Halloween is the one time of year when you can shed your skin and become another person, engaging in activities you would never even consider throughout the rest of the year. But some people take that as an excuse for cranking things up to eleven and wreaking havoc and chaos on their communities. Today, we’re looking at Halloween gone wrong: from over-the-top pranks to myths and legends, and even some crimes committed in the name of the Halloween spirit.

In 2018, Karlie Gusé was getting her school life back on track. She had spent the summer with her new boyfriend and had been introduced to marijuana. After she had been caught using weed on school campus, she was put into mandatory counseling sessions and a program to get her back on track. And while she was doing very well for nearly two months, that all changed when she smoked weed while at a small gathering with friends. She entered a state of psychosis, and her family thought it would be best if she slept it off. But when they woke up the next morning, Karlie was nowhere to be seen. Following years of searches, missing posters, and misinformation, the question remains: where is Karlie Gusé?

Everyone knows about the Dyatlov Pass Incident, but what if we told you there’s another, more mysterious incident that took place in Siberia’s Khamar-Daban mountains in 1993? On a seemingly routine hike, suddenly, six experienced students began convulsing, tearing at their clothes, and even bleeding out of their eyes. What’s more mysterious is that one survivor saw it all and disappeared shortly afterwards. Were they subjected to a secret military test? Experienced something paranormal next to the world’s oldest lake? Or something even more sinister on this lonely mountain pass?

After years of being independent in Miami, 31-year-old property manager Aileen Seiden was living happily when she reconnected with an old friend from High School, Zachary Abell. While the two became romantically involved, Zach refused to leave his other girlfriend, Christina Araujo. While Zach convinced Aileen to join their relationship, she was unaware that both of them had extremely violent tendencies. What followed was years of abuse within this throuple, a two-week road trip, a mysterious hotel room, and a question: who killed Aileen Seiden?

In the world of scammers, fraudsters, and snake-oil salesmen, one stands out: Pastor David E. Taylor. Known as the Face-to-Face Apostle, David has claimed to speak to Jesus in person while his ministry amassed a following that gave him over $50 million. But, on August 27th, 2025, he and his director, Michelle Brannon, were arrested on charges of money laundering, forced labor, and allegations of human trafficking. For over ten years, David operated an abusive scheme using unpaid call-center workers to scam thousands of people in exchange for miracles. How did one man go from an apostle of God himself with a Presidential Achievement Award to the subject of a massive FBI Raid?

For years, the quiet community of Gateway in Arkansas was terrorized by its police chief, Grant Hardin. A volatile man, Grant was known for chasing down residents, pointing service weapons at them, and constantly responding with violence. Following his resignation, Grant’s story took a dark turn that involved murder, an unsolved 20-year-old crime, and even a daring prison escape that left his victims wondering: Where is Grant Hardin?

For some of New York City’s most successful residents, Dean Faiello became a sought-after dermatologist. He had good looks, a ton of money, and was able to charm just about anyone. But, after he was busted for using prescriptions to fund his own drug habit, it was revealed that he was never even a doctor in the first place, and was using hazardous equipment to perform cosmetic surgeries he didn’t understand. Amidst all of this, one of his patients, 35-year-old Maria Cruz, went missing. What followed was a web of lies, even more fraud, and a disturbing discovery hidden inside the concrete of his old home.

In 1978, the small enclave of Speedway, Indiana, had been rocked by crime, murder, and bombings. But Ruth Shelton, Daniel Davis, Mark Flemmonds, and Jayne Friedt were just clocking in for a closing shift at their local Burger-Chef on the evening of November 17th, 1978. When another employee found the shop open and the employees missing, he called the police. What began as a kidnapping investigation turned into a more grisly affair when their bodies were found in a rural field three days later. After nearly 50 years of tips, witnesses, and false confessions, the question remains: who committed the Burger-Chef murders?

For many parents, IVF and sperm donations have allowed countless families the dream of finally having children. But, with laws surrounding donations being nonexistent internationally, many men have taken advantage of the system and become serial donors. None more so than Johnathon Jacob-Meier, a Dutchman who is estimated to have anywhere between 1,000 and 3,000 children across the world. What drives these men to donate, real charity, sexual kinks, or a narcissistic belief that the world should be filled with their genetics?

For hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, the sandy beaches on the island of Koh Tao provide some of the best diving, relaxing, and partying Thailand has to offer. That was the goal of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller when they met one another on the island in September of 2013. However, after the pair were found murdered on Sairee Beach just outside of their hotel, numerous questions came up surrounding the involvement of police, potentially innocent people getting framed, torture, and the little-known Koh Tao Mafia pulling the strings.

On May 1st, 2023, a plane carrying Magdalena Mucutuy and her family crashed into one of the most remote sections of the Colombian Amazon. After the plane was discovered over a week later, it was found that her children were still alive and at the mercy of the dangerous jungle. What followed was nearly 40 days of searching, the military working with indigenous tribes, and hundreds of people combing the brush trying to find and save the lost children of the Amazon.

Chances are, you or your family has a box of Celestial Seasonings somewhere in your house. Easily the highest-selling tea brand of all time, Celestial Seasonings has come a long way since founder Mo Siegel and his friends were picking herbs in the Rocky Mountains. But the truth behind the brand is that it has its roots in a strange early 20th-century cult, involving everything from Jesus, Aliens, and Corn Flakes. The cult is named Urantia, and it has come under fire recently for having some extremely controversial takes on race and the foundations of humanity that followers might still believe to this day.

In 1994, Mexican Scientist Jacobo Grinberg was at the height of his career. His studies, which focused on the scientific elements of paranormal and psychic phenomena, had gained international recognition as he studied the brain waves of shamans, healers, and other practitioners of indigenous cultures. That’s why it shocked everyone that he disappeared only two days before his birthday. Could it have been the CIA, which was interested in the military applications of spiritual work? Could Jacobo have suffered a mental break following heavy use of psychedelics? Or could a rival and cult leader have convinced someone close to him to get rid of the famous doctor?

Since the 1970s, Northern California’s Humboldt County has been a major weed distributor across the country. When Medical marijuana was legalized in the 90s, this created a “green rush” of traveling workers, profitable farms, and more dangerous people looking to turn a buck on the grey and black markets. An area known as Murder Mountain had a reputation for violence and more dangerous individuals. Following the 2012 disappearance and murder of Garret Rodriguez, the mountain would soon be filled with more crime, a lack of investigation, and outlaw justice.

In August of 2012, Katelyn Markham seemed to have a flourishing life ahead of her. Just days away from her 22nd birthday, Katelyn was about to graduate from Art School and had planned to move to Colorado with her longtime fiancé, John Carter. However, one night after John left Katelyn’s house, she simply disappeared without a trace. What followed was over a decade of false leads, lies to investigators, and strange coincidences that all tried to answer the question: What happened to Katelyn Markham?

By the time Stephen Callahan was about to turn 30, his life needed direction. He had spent his 20s designing sailboats but found himself in a failed marriage and with little to no money. Looking for clarity, Steve took what he had left to build Napoleon Solo, a small sailboat capable of crossing the Atlantic. Steve made the passage without incident on his first voyage, from the Caribbean to England. However, on his return trip, Steve hit something during a rough storm, and his ship sank in the middle of the night. Now, surviving only off of a small life raft and the winds, Steve was forced to survive for 76 days in the middle of the Atlantic, eating only what he could fish and drinking water he could purify, all while trying to keep his mind sane.

On June 18th, 2023, the Titan Submersible operated by Oceangate Expeditions lost contact with its mothership, the Polar Prince, while on a commercial dive to visit the Titanic wreck. Hours later, the Polar Prince alerted the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, and the search was on to locate the Titan’s pilot and Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush, along with four other passengers. The imploded remains of the submersible were found on the ocean floor just a short distance away from the Titanic itself. Since then, dozens of ex-employees, submersible specialists, and friends of Stockton have come out since the disaster and pointed to his narcissism, debt to investors, and insistence on an experimental carbon fiber hull that ultimately killed Stockton and his passengers. On top of that, there's even a theory that Stockton knew the sub was going to implode, and wanted to take people down with him.