Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

In 1993, the US Government served a search warrant against religious leader David Koresh. Koresh had been at the Mt Carmel Center in Waco, TX with a number of followers, including men, women, and children. The group had been stockpiling weapons and recently the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives known as the ATF had received a tip regarding illegal weapons on the premises. ...

Thousands have reported alien sightings over the years… but few have gained as much notoriety as this one. On the evening of November 30th, 1989, Linda Napolitano would claim she was abducted by aliens from her 12th floor lower Manhattan apartment. In 2024, Netflix released a 3 part series analyzing the evidence and the scrutiny. Linda maintains her story to this day. So the question is… was th...

On the cold spring morning of April 12, 1981, the quiet mountain town of Keddie, California, was changed forever by a quadruple homicide so heinous it seemed unbelievable.Decades later, the Keddie cabin murders remain a haunting puzzle, full of chilling theories, potential cover-ups, and questions no one has been able to answer. So today, we return to Cabin 28— trying to piece together unsettli...

On the cold spring morning of April 12, 1981, the quiet mountain town of Keddie, California, was changed forever by a quadruple homicide so heinous it seemed unbelievable.Decades later, the Keddie cabin murders remain a haunting puzzle, full of chilling theories, potential cover-ups, and questions no one has been able to answer. So today, we return to Cabin 28— trying to piece together unsettli...

When my niece was murdered in 2018, my interest in true crime turned to an obsession. I respect the victims and their families because I’ve been there. Every victims story deserves to be told. No chatting about my personal life or witty banter….I just get right to the case and tell the victim’s story.My personal story can be found in Season 1, episodes 17&18.You can listen to A Million Other Ch...

TW/CW: sexual assault and murder of a childA brutal and unsolved murder of a 16 year old girl left residents of a small town in North Carolina completely dismantled. At first glance, little is found about this cold case online. But the further I dug, the more disturbed I became. Despite multiple suspects being looked at, eyewitnesses coming forward, and boxes of damning evidence, to this day no...

Kaydra reads you a Christmas Creepypasta, then gets into the strangely high number of UFO sightings around Christmas time. Next, she'll leave you creeped out by the legend of Krampus and finally you'll hear the heartbreaking disappearances and murders of deranged serial killer and mall Santa Clause, Bruce McArthur.

TW: domestic violence, murderWhile Kaydra is working hard behind the scenes this week getting things ready for season 4, she brings to you a remastered version of an old Patreon episode. In this episode, Kaydra recaps episode 1 of the Netflix docuseries, "Worst Ex Ever." This episode highlights the crimes of Benjamin Obadiah Foster and his victims. An average of 24 people per minute are victims...

When you think of classic horror creatures… what comes to mind? Vampires? Werewolves? Demons? Absolutely. But what about the undead? Reanimated humans with just one goal in mind: to consume human flesh. These creatures are absolutely terrifying, captivating to watch on the big screen, and they’re iconic to the horror genre. But did you know tales of these beings go back for centuries? And there...

TW: murder, suicide, extreme racial violence Mississippi’s history whispers through shadows and time. From pre-war mansions where footsteps still echo long after midnight, to forgotten cemeteries where the air feels heavy with memories, there’s a lot to discuss about this state. The grounds have been soaked with blood, the cities chatter with chilling ghost stories, and its’ even said there are...

TW: Murder, sexual assaultThis time of year is often spent with the ones we love. It’s a time for conversation, connection, laughter, and the comforting chaos of shared traditions. But for some families, this time of year is a reminder of heartbreak and unanswered questions. So for today’s true crime episode, we will be focusing on 2 unsolved cases. These are the perplexing stories of John Wood...

In March 2001, 11-year-old Bethany Leanne Markowski vanished without a trace during a scheduled visit with her father. He claims she walked into the Jackson, Tennessee mall — and then she was simply gone. No witnesses. No confirmed sightings. No answers. Now, more than two decades later, Missing In Hush Town returns for a powerful second season to re-examine Bethany’s case with fresh ears and ...

TW: sexual assault, murder, extreme violence In September of 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking in California. She would accept a ride from a man in a blue van by the name of Lawrence Singleton. Little did Mary know, Singleton was a monster. Mary's life would be forever changed. This is an unbelievable and inspiring case of survival, but also of other lives that were senselessly los...

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Lilith the vampiress

Listener/viewer discretion is advised. TW for suicide, gun violence, domestic violence, and filicide. In this episode, Kaydra sits down with Hope Hooton, a mother who has endured the unimaginable loss of her 2 children, Alec and Lydia, to filicide, the act of killing your own child. Hope shares the story of her relationship, the abuse she experienced, the steps she took to protect herself and h...

Kaydra invites some of her podcast besties to the show to read their favorite creepy stories from the internet. This episode commemorates 150 episodes of Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast! Happy Halloween!

a conversational episode discussing the paranormal, Adam's podcast, and what we're watching and reading this October

On April 11, 2005, a 56 year old man named Wu Shan left his townhome in the Gushan District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Over the past few months, the Wu Family had been very reclusive. Nobody had seen Shan leave his household in over a month, so neighbors took notice. Shan Wu then approached a neighbor. He was dirty, disheveled, and he appeared emaciated. He said just a few words to the neighbor: cal...

Today, we’re opening the vault of the unwanted, the uncanny, and the utterly cursed. From a box that plagued multiple owners with nightmares and faulty technology, to a chest that killed multiple recipients, these cursed objects carry with them the weight of tragedy—and the promise of terror.So pour yourself a drink, dim the lights, and join me... if you dare. Because for today’s episode, we’re...

Kaydra brings her sister back on the pod to discuss one of the most famous hauntings and iconic murder mysteries of all time. On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his parents and four siblings in their beds with a rifle at 112 Ocean Avenue on Long Island. DeFeo would claim he was driven by supernatural forces.The following year, The Lutz would move in, making horrifying claims of the...

In this conversational episode, Kaydra is joined by Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right, Ologies, My Favorite Murder, Purrcast).Today we will be stepping back—way back—into a world that’s as mysterious as it is mind-blowing. For over 160 million years, enormous creatures roamed the Earth, living, thriving, and disappearing long before humans ever did. The story of these prehistoric giants is ...

In 1994, a 13 year old boy named Nicholas Barclay would vanish from San Antonio, Texas. His disappearance never made the news. As time passed, his family knew the chances of him being alive were incredibly slim. But they were desperate for some type of closure. Over 3 years after Nicholas disappeared, his family would be contacted, saying Nicholas had been found alive in Linares, Spain. But how...

Kaydra's recovering from Crime Con! So this week, enjoy these rewind episodes from season 1! These are the stories of depraved men who committed phrogging, a phenomenon where people live in someone else's home without them knowing. These men were not only phroggers, but also tormented these families. First you will hear the story of Daniel LaPlante, then you will hear the story of Equeziel Zaya...

In the north eastern United States, there is a mountain range that is millions of years old and stretches for thousands of miles. For centuries, people who have walked these rolling hills have reported dark happenings, inexplicable phenomena, things that prowled the peaks searching for souls. These woods are strangled in fog. The pines lean in too close, their roots rising like ribs from the ea...

Today we will be discussing a creature that has managed to stay relevant since the beginning of time. A creature that continues to engage, terrify, and perplex people all around the world. We see them in books, television, and endless folklore stories. Scale-covered titans with emerald eyes, beasts of fable flame, guardians in the mist.With wings unfurled, they ride the sun, their shadows cast ...

Today we will be exploring one of the most famous mysteries of all time. On January 25, 1959, a group of 10 Russian students, all experienced hikers, would head to Mount Otorten in the northern Ural Mountains of Russia for a 16 day exploration.The trip had been organized by the hiking team of the Ural Polytechnic Institute and they were sent out on an approved route. 1 hiker would return early ...

This week, Kaydra is away in California at Midsummer Scream and recording all kinds of fun content. Enjoy this re-mastered Patreon leak where Kaydra gets into the urban legends of the USS Lexington and Demon's Road. If you enjoy this episode, please consider joining the Perplexed Society and supporting the show here.Special thanks to Charlie Leopold for editing this episode. Get 15% off your Co...

This is a feed drop! While Kaydra takes a break, enjoy Sierra's story telling and this episode Kaydra recorded over on the T&U feed a while back. When an esteemed surgeon is arrested for the murder of his wife, rumors begin to swirl, and things aren't quite adding up.-----------Want more twisted content, consider joining our Patreon. If you decide to join, you can expect welcome goodies and 100...

In late January 2013, there was an eerie sight in the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico in Bradenton, FL: an unmanned vessel, floating in silence. The boat was out of gas, the anchor was missing, and so was the driver. Where the driver of the boat had gone, and what happened to him still remains a mystery today. No facts, no answers, just theories. A father, a husband, a teacher, a man who had ...

In 1973, a new term would be coined that perplexed people around the world. The term was coined after a bank robbery in Sweden snowballed into a 6 day standoff involving 4 hostages. The hostages were all released unharmed, and they refused to testify against their captors in court. Additionally, the victims seemingly showed adoration for their captors, and hostility against police.So was this a...

What would you do if you saw a Lady in Black? What would you do if you were hiking in the woods, and saw a giant… standing over the hills in the distance? What would you do if you locked eyes with an unidentified creature in the ocean? Today’s episode is all about legends, haunts, and creatures from Monterey County, CA!To help the victims of the recent flooding in Central, Texas, consider donat...

July 4th weekend, Central Texas was flooded and many have lost their lives. Nearly 200 are still missing. If you are able to, please donate to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund. https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201 Additionally, if you or someone you know was directly affected by the floods or the tragedy at Camp Mystic, Crawford Clinics is offering extr...

In March of this year, I dove deep into the Satanic Panic, or so I thought. I left that week thinking the Satanic Panic was nothing more than a baseless moral panic, one that ended up ruining the lives of many innocent adults, and brainwashing children into having false memories, thinking they had suffered horrific abuse. But what if I told you that yes, while all of that is still true, there w...

We’re all familiar with clowns. Known for their colorful oversized costumes and facial features, distinctive makeup, and general buffoonery, their purpose is to induce hearty laughter. This career goes back thousands and thousands of years and still persists today. While many enjoy clowns, there are just as many if not more, young and old, who find clowns to be absolutely terrifying. So where d...

In the 1960s, a married couple from New Hampshire would share their unbelievable close encounter with the third kind. Their story would make headlines from coast to coast. They would go on to be studied by thousands of experts. And today, this encounter is still considered one of the most compelling accounts that proves there’s more out there.This is the story of the abduction of Betty and Barn...

Kaydra dives into another volume of perplexing listener stories! Enjoy 5 stories from listeners like you. Have a story you'd like to submit? Email Kaydra at perplexitymysterypodcast@gmail.com Story 1: Brianna's paranormal encountersStory 2: An aswang encounterStory 3: Nick's sleep paralysis and poltergeist experienceStory 4: Danica's haunted dollStory 5: Crime to Burn's April shares her encount...

Kaydra takes a break from story tellng this week and brings you a special feed drop: a crossover episode she recorded several months ago with Like Mother Like Murder! On November 25, 1996, Naomi Ruth Queen and Richard Wendorf were found murdered in their Eustis, Florida home. The perpetrators? A teen vampire cult. Check out Like Mother Like Murder wherever you get your podcasts. Apple PodcastsS...

Today we will be discussing the most feared monster in all of Filipino folklore. These shapeshifting creatures appear as humans during the day, and transform into horrifying predators at night. They have been described as having backward feet, reversed toenails and bloodshot eyes. These creatures are so deeply ingrained into Filipino beliefs, that some rural areas of the Philippines continue to...

Vladimir Pokhilko was the president of AnimaTek, a software company based out of San Francisco, CA. The conclusion of his legacy for the last 2 decades has been as follows: not seeing a way out of his financial troubles, in 1998, Pokhilko brutally murdered his 39 year old wife, Yelena Fedotova, and their 12 year old son, Peter, before he completed suicide. But recently, a 2022 documentary has a...

On Thanksgiving evening, November 28, 1985, there would be a deadly explosion at Hilltop Mobile Home Park at 7800 Jacksboro Highway between Lake Worth and Azle, Texas, just outside Fort Worth. The explosion would kill three members of the Blount family: Joe Blount, his daughter Angela, and Angela’s cousin, Michael Columbus. And to this day, what happened remains a mystery. This is the story of ...

Established in 1867, Fort Concho was built along the banks of the Concho River in San Angelo, Texas to protect frontier settlements, patrol and map the vast landscapes of West Texas, and to quell local threats. Hundreds of soldiers lived here, they would have comradery here, a second family, but they also experienced extreme trauma, battles, violence, bloodshed. And it seems some of the residen...

In this Patreon leak episode, Kaydra shares 3 spine tingling encounters from the /LetsNotMeet subreddit. These are terrifying allegedly true stories of first person encounters with dangerous people.------Donate to the Wilma June Nissen Amplified DNA Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-dna-tech-to-find-wilma-june-nissens-killerWAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT:Join the Patreon for perks and ad...

In another special collaborative episode, Perplexity brings you a double disappearance episode. Kelsey from A Trial by Podcast tells the infamous story of the disappearance of Brian Shaffer and Kaydra covers a Perplexed Society member request, the heartbreaking disturbing disappearance of Niqui McCown.If you have information on the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, you are urged to contact the Co...

In this special collaborative episode, Kaydra brings on Nikki from the Serial Napper podcast. The ladies share 2 mysterious and suspicious death cases. Kaydra covers the death of Phoebe Handsjuk and Nikki covers the unsettling death of Jelani Day.Be sure to check out Serial Napper wherever you get your podcasts! https://serialnapper.comIf you have information on the Phoebe Handsjuk case, fill o...

What would you do if you awoke to find yourself in another dimension? Or if you looked around your room and saw subtle differences, like your bedsheets were different? Is it possible to wake up in another dimension? Are glitches in the matrix real? This is the story of Lerina Garcia and other glitches in the matrix.----------------------WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT:Join the Patreon for perks and a...

In a remote area of Siberia in June of 1908, there would be a massive explosion. According to most scientists, this explosion was caused by an asteroid that exploded with the power of 250 Hiroshima bombs. This explosion would be spotted around the world and have ripple effects. But at the time, hardly anyone knew it had happened because this area of Siberia was so incredibly remote. It wouldn’t...

In the 1800s, a cemetery in Brunswick, NY opened to the public. The 22 acres were lush and green. Today, the cemetery is abandoned. While it is full of historic monuments and markers, many areas are falling apart and it is often vandalised. The cemetery is only open to the public one day out of the year. This place is chalk full of urban legends, stories of tragic deaths, and alleged paranormal...

Beginning in about the 1980s, a wildfire would spread throughout the US, and by the late 90s, to many parts of the world. These were modern day witch trials. A distorted lens of hysteria had taken over, and the end result would be more than 12,000 unsubstantiated cases of Satanic ritualistic abuse. Lives were destroyed by unspeakable rumors and wrongful convictions. Not even Dungeons and Dragon...

On October 4, 1978 the body of a young female would be found along a rural road in Lyon County, Iowa. She was badly decomposed, partially clothed, and had been bound with rope. She was labeled a Jane Doe and the case quickly turned cold. She wouldn’t be identified until 28 years later in 2006. What happened to this woman and who was responsible remains a mystery to this day. This is the story o...