TRUE

A podcast that features strange stories and bizarre tales that you won’t believe are real… but they are, because they’re TRUE

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All new episodes starting Sept. 7th!

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The Order of the Solar Temple's motto was “money, sex, and joy”. Sounds attractive, but the strict rules, complete loyalty, and dying at the whim of your leader was a turn off. In 1994, the bodies piled up as members were ritualistically murdered and ceremonially set on fire.

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New homeowners were sent a letter that read... "Allow me to welcome you to the neighborhood. My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. It is now my time… Welcome my friends, welcome. Let the party begin.” It was signed The Watcher.

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It’s all fun and games… until you get caught. In the 1950s, game shows were all the rage. Producers realized the guaranteed way to create drama was to rig the outcome. When a disgruntled “loser“ blew the whistle, the hoax was revealed and the genre almost disappeared forever.

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When Father Hans Schmidt was arrested in 1913, he had committed a long list of crimes. But it’s the horrific murder of a young woman in New York City that sent him to the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison. To this day, he is the only Catholic priest in US history to be executed.

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Check out the latest episode, What's In The Freezer, out now on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

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If you need safe storage for things you don’t want found, there’s no better place than your freezer. From the congressman who hid $100k in pie crust boxes to the 97-year-old whose granddaughter continued to collect government assistance, the freezer is the place people don’t look

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Two men dressed as police officers arrived at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on March 18, 1990. An hour later, they drove off with half a billion dollars in artwork. The stolen items were never found and no one has been charged. It’s the most valuable property theft ever.

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Astronauts don't often make headlines beyond their space adventures. But Lisa Nowak changed that when she drove across the country to threaten her astronaut ex’s new girlfriend. With a successful career in the US Navy and NASA’s space program, she didn't take rejection lightly.

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Wow! Excited to be trending #31 on @pandoramusic today. The latest episode, The Circleville Letters, is the bizarre story of how anonymous letters terrorized and tore apart an entire town. Listen now on Pandora! #podcasts #truestory

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Through a series of anonymous letters, a mystery writer terrorized the residents of the town of Circleville, OH. The letters, which number in the hundreds, have ruined lives, destroyed families, and left the people of Circleville terrified of skeletons in the closet. Listen now!

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The Greenbrier Ghost helped solve her own murder. But this is not the only time the deceased have identified their killer. In his blog a victim documented the minutes leading up to his murder. Or a poisoned Russian spy was able to tell officials where, how and when he was killed

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Nine boats entered the round-the-world solo race, only one finished. Listen to the latest episode, The Race of Insanity, now.

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In 1968, adventurers set off on a race to be the first person to sail around the world solo, non-stop! Racers risked it all for the excitement and glory. Some would die trying. Nine boats entered that year. Only one crossed the finished line. Listen now!

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A high-speed police chase on TV – excitement, drama, anticipation of how it will end. Many end with the driver surrendering, but some end in spectacular fashion. From driving off the edge of a cliff to getting away backwards, people will do anything to escape a hot pursuit

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It’s a zoo out there, especially in the world of crime. Authorities think they’ve seen it all, but no, they haven’t. In 2018, a man was kidnapped and held for ransom in a hotel room… by an alligator. You know it’s a jungle out there when animals get involved. TRUE is back!

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When the events leading up to a death cause more alarm than the death itself, the more challenging it can be to put the pieces together. The last days of both Blair Adams and John Wheeler top the list of bizarre cases of erratic behavior that still have investigators puzzled.

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500 years ago, a nun started biting her fellow nuns, who began biting other nuns. Soon, the convent was full of sisters biting each other. That wasn't the only time a large group of people experienced a collective psychological episode, nor the strangest. Not even close.

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There’s the short con and the long game. The short con is quick, over in a second. The long con can take days or weeks. Then there’s Christian Gerhartsreiter. His con took place over three decades, involving one of the most famous and wealthy families in America. Listen now.