Mysteries: Southern Sasquatch Pictures
Don investigates a handcrafted doll linked to one of the most memorable criminal cases of the 1930s, a glass bottle and a wire screen that served as a window into a scary encounter.
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Southern Sasquatch
In Portland, ME, the International Cryptozoology Museum has an ordinary wire mesh screen through which a horrific and legendary beast was first viewed by human eyes.
Southern Sasquatch
Reports from local authorities claim that the "Fouke Beast" ripped apart parts of Bobby and Elizabeth Ford's home, and left 3-toed tracks that were 17 inches long and 7 inches wide.
Charley Ross Kidnapping
The Museum of Connecticut Glass in Coventry, CT, has a glass bottle that bears a secret message from a heart-wrenching saga that consumed a family.
Charley Ross Kidnapping
In July of 1874, Christian Ross' 4-year old Charley was abducted. The culprits attempted to hold Charley ransom for $20,000 but when Christian's attempt to drop the money on the side of the tracks at a New York train station failed, Charley completely vanished, never to be seen again.
Trunk Murderess
The Pinal County Historical Society Museum in Florence, AZ, has on display a handcrafted doll that is linked to one of the most salacious and sensational criminal cases of the 1930s.
Trunk Murderess
This innocent child’s toy was made by an unlikely killer whose horrific deeds shocked the nation. Winnie Ruth Judd became enraged when the man she was having an affair with, Jack Halloran, began showering her roommates with gifts. On Oct. 19, 1931, two trunks arrived at Central Station in Los Angeles. In one trunk was a woman's bloody and ravaged body. In the other: the dismembered remains of Judd's second roommate.
Blue Fugates
The genealogical library of the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort is home to a dossier containing evidence of a bizarre condition that drove a group of people into the hills of the Bluegrass State for generations.
Blue Fugates
In 1960, hematologist Dr. Madison Cawein discovered that Martin Fugate and 4 of his 7 children were missing diaphorase, an essential enzyme that causes the blood to properly oxygenate. He injected the Fugates with methalyne blue, and the cure had nearly instantaneous results.
Seven Miles Under the Sea
Perched on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, DC, the National Museum of the U.S. Navy displays a hulking object that attempted one of the most daring marine explorations of the 20th Century.
Seven Miles Under the Sea
The expedition was most called off before it began due to rough sea conditions. But on January 23, 1960, Jaques Piccard and Don Walsh descended to the deepest depths of the ocean and the lowest point on earth, Challenger Deep, after 4 1/2 hours in a state-of-the-art watercraft called Trieste.
Watergate on Wheels
The Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame Museum in Ohio pays tribute to one of the sport’s most historic events -- the World Championships held nearby at Akron's Derby Downs.
Watergate on Wheels
Amongst the many sleek, gravity-powered racers inside the hall, is one with a very dubious claim to fame. In 1973, Robert Lange helped his nephew, Jimmy Gronen of Boulder, CO, create the ultimate racing machine. What he failed to mention to his 14-year-old nephew is that he inserted a hidden cache of metal and wires connected to a battery-powered magnet that drew the car to the metal in the starting gate.