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Ben McDaniel vanished in an underwater cave at Vortex Spring. Fifteen years later, the questions only got louder. Part 1.

By Prathamesh Kabra 53 Min Read

On August 18, 2010, McDaniel was last seen diving at the popular resort in Ponce de Leon, Florida. He was reported missing on August 20, 2010, and more than 15…

High School Prank or a Sign of the Times? ‘Dildo Safety’ Flyer Sparks Outrage

Ah, high school pranks — gluing lockers shut, swapping class signs, and, apparently, posting flyers about sex toy safety classes…

By Prathamesh Kabra 6 Min Read

Sarajevo Sniper Tourism: Dark Allegations That Reopened a Wartime Mystery

“I remember playing with a ball with other kids and hearing 'ping' sounds around me. It took me a few…

17 Min Read
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Jennifer Kesse disappeared on her way to work in 2006 and investigators now have new DNA to examine

Jennifer Joyce Kesse was twenty four, settled into her first condo near…

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25 Years Without Laurie: A Vanishing That Still Haunts Wisconsin

Mary Wegner has grown familiar with the ache of unanswered questions. Since…

10 Min Read
Brazil’s Lead Masks Mystery

On a quiet August afternoon in 1966, a young boy flying a…

15 Min Read
Paris Had a Brothel That Looked Like Versailles. Here’s What Went On Inside

Between the two world wars, Paris offered more than wine and art.…

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MAGA turns on itself as Musk, Ramaswamy, Haley, and Loomer brawl over immigration and H-1Bs

In the ironic theater of modern politics, a movement rooted in unwavering…

7 Min Read
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A child steps into Manhattan’s morning

On 25 May 1979, six-year-old Etan Kalil Patz pushed open the cast-iron door of 113 Prince Street wearing a blue corduroy jacket, fluorescent-striped sneakers and the black cap that proclaimed…

By Prathamesh Kabra 11 Min Read
The Girl Who Outsmarted a Serial Killer: The Incredible Survival of Lisa McVey
15 Min Read

In the mid-1980s, several young women vanished without a trace in Tampa, only to be found murdered in remote areas.…

The Letters Were Just the Beginning: Inside the Hunt for the Son of Sam
15 Min Read

(Letters are attached at the bottom of the article) New York was already on edge. The heatwave hadn’t helped. The…

King James IV of Scotland, in the 15th century once conducted a bizarre experiment
12 Min Read

On a small island in the Firth of Forth, the story goes, a king tried to make silence speak. Two…

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