Hey ghouls, I have a trip to Boston/Salem planned and would love any recommendations on where to stay in Boston (we’re also taking the train to NYC for the second leg of the holiday if that factors in), either general location or specific hotel, plus what to do in Salem!
I think I find missing person cases to be the most interesting of all. I love true crime and mystery stories, and the one thing that the true crime portion has told me is that humans always leave traces behind*. Always.* For example, even though this world is huge, and forests are deep and dark, people were able to find the remains of the Yuba City Five, when they were 20 miles away from where they left their car. And those two foreign exchange students, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, even remains of them were found, as well as some of their gear.
So, when someone goes absolutely completely missing - especially nearer to urban areas - it is very mysterious. I remember the case of that teenager who was driving home from a party up in Minnesota or Wisconsin, and he got lost, and he wrecked his car. Or that young woman in college who was having problems, and she too wrecked her car into the side of a barn. Both just completely disappeared. And Lars Mittank, the guy who disappeared on camera outside of the airport in Bulgaria.
I often wonder if sink holes can explain at least some of these disappearances. I'm sure that geologists are not consulted when someone goes missing in an open field, but perhaps there were no buildings built there because geologists have determined that section of land to be unstable, and have a high probability of sink holes appearing. Sometimes these disappearances happen on farmland, and large pieces of farmland are usually not fully walked on by people. Usually large machinery that has a wide footprint is used - meaning that no human may even know that there ever is a sink hole there in a field.
I know I'm just spouting off speculation here, but a sink hole would explain a lot of the instances when a trail of objects, or a trail of scent just stops. Sink holes can completely swallow something up, and then cover it over with earth. I just always wonder if that is ever taken into consideration while these missing person searches are happening.
hey guys im trying to join the discord but the link in the description of the podcast is expired. can anyone help me out? thanks :)
I listen on Apple Podcasts but I pay for the subscription. I’m going back and listening to old episodes but anything before 2025 has adds. Is this normal on apple podcasts and if so is Patreon the same way?
What do people think of the new show format & host?