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I’d just finished listening to the Yoko Ono episode before your latest episode about Mike leaving. Just as I was starting to have feelings about the news, I remembered a line I had just heard in the Yoko episode about how the expectation of a band to stay together making brilliant edifying content in perpetuity is absurd. It’s a subconscious expectation I have with so many things I love, including this podcast, and making me aware of it and how ridiculous it is made this much less sad. You guys are wonderful and will continue to be so on your separate ventures

I too am a fan who found the podcast during the pandemic (summer of 2020) and probably had listened to nearly every episode 3 months later. As many others noted, I had concerned changes might be a foot this summer due to the lack of episodes, but had hoped it had just been a break. The thing I will miss most is the relationship between Mike & Sarah. The compassion, openness, and thoughtfulness with which they engage with each other and their ideas is so beautiful and admirable. It's inspired me to try and approach more of my relationships in that way. So while I do not want Mike to leave, the way in which you all shared with us listeners the news, the way in which y'all described the conversation that led to this change was so beautiful and so true to yourselves. Sometimes in life we have to let go of things (this is something I struggle with) when they no longer mean to us what they once did, when we no longer need it. The thoughtfulness Mike put into this decision and the way Sarah received it, shows the wonderfulness of both of you. It's just an example of everything I love about the podcast and the relationship between you two humans. And while I will be sad to see Mike go. But new adventures lie ahead and I'm so excited to see where this podcast goes. Life is a series of twists and turns, nothing is stagnant. Embracing change and allowing people to be true to themselves are essential to living. And also, please really, continue with OJ.

My first thought before realizing that Sarah would carry on with the show was, “but what about OJ!?” Those OJ episodes really got me through the pandemic. This is truly devastating news, and though I am relieved that we’re not losing YWA entirely, your dynamic with each other is unmatched and will be deeply missed. Mike, even in your farewell episode, you’ve helped me see another perspective. I am also going through transition, but not handling it very well so I appreciated your reminder to just “sit with it.” Wishing you the best of luck (and so happy you’ll still be over at Maintenance Phase).

Michael - thanks for keeping me company through the pandemic and all the best to you. Sarah - thanks for continuing to carry the torch. If you need a volunteer to be read to in the next Summer Book club, I volunteer as tribute. I came of age during the Satanic Panic and the book clubs have helped me make sense of that very strange time.

My favorite thing about this show has always been that it's given me hope. I feel comforted to know there are others out there like me. In a world of manipulative clickbait articles, outrage-inciting facebook posts, and overly reductive tweet threads, it can sometimes feel like we lost our humanity, that the world is filled only with angry, unthinking mobs. It's been such a blessing to have a space dedicated to brushing away the misinformation and uncovering the relatable human in every story. I'm gonna miss the dynamic between Mike and Sarah (Mike's shocked and earnest reactions have always been *chefs kiss*), but I think more than anything, Mikes departure once again inspires hope. The hope is that through this departure, there is an opportunity for more creators to be onboarded in this empathetic practice. With Mike working on his own new and existing projects, and with Sarah bringing on new guests, this could inspire a new wave of creators to take on the mantle, either as guests or through their own work. I really value everything you guys have done, and I hope that this isn’t the end, but just the beginning.

I am genuinely verklempt at the news that Mike is leaving YWA. I've been listening since 2018 and hearing you guys grow and develop together as hosts -- and, obviously, reaping the fruits of all your hard work in podcast form -- has been amazing. I think Mike is making the right decision to leave while you can be full of good feelings for the podcast and for what it did but also: just a little bit of weeping. (As an aside, because I think it's a good time: one of your greatest journalistic feats for me was your covering of the DC Sniper case. I grew up during that -- I lived very close to a number of the shootings, and things like having your normally-stoic mother drive you to school every day so she can shield you with her body on the way into the building? It was traumatic! I was originally really worried when I saw the first episode and had to listen in spurts, but. Mildred's story, wow. The kindness and empathy that you brought to bare was really amazing.)

Thank you both for you work, humor, and generosity of spirit for bringing us along. I'll continue the debunking of my own life, and appreciate the empathy and understanding that can come.

Oh dear, I genuinely shed a tear in the frozen food aisle this morning listening to the announcement. You're Wrong About got me through the darkest winter of my life and made me feel like I was among friends even when I was, well, in a room by myself. The show means so, so much to me and always will, no matter what its future may look like. Mike and Sarah, you have been my parasocial guardian angels and the cool & eloquent older siblings I never had and for that I can never thank you enough! Wishing you all the best, wherever your paths may take you - I'll always support your creative output in any way I can. I have just made a big life/career change myself and feel much freer and lighter as a result - hoping it will feel the same for you. Love always.

I feel a bit like my parents are getting divorced but it's ok because they still love me very much! Thank you for making such a brilliant podcast, in my heart I always knew such quality of thought, writing and people meant that it couldn't go on forever. I'm looking forward to what comes next.

I’m crying! You’ve been along with me through the pandemic, and made it much more tolerable than it would have been otherwise. I’m so happy that YWA will continue with Sarah, and that we still get to enjoy the wonderful Michael on Maintenance Phase, but this original duo will be missed so much. Thank you guys, for all of the wonderful hours of debunking, and for all the wonderful catchfrases you’ve provided us with.

Thank you Mike and Sarah for putting yourselves through so much on our behalf.

Hey everyone! Good to see I‘m not the only one getting emotional in here. I just wanted to say that I am in full support of you, Mike and Sarah, doing whatever you need to do and I am excited to see and support your new projects. But at the same time I am so heartbroken. This was my favourite podcast since wayyyy before lockdown and I‘ve been looking forward to the episodes every month. I know Sarah is continuing it, but it won‘t be the same and I think I‘m gonna have to have a good cry about that before I can move on. Anyways, I just wanted to say that this show meant so much to me, and I am so glad and thankful that you two spent so much time on it. <3

I just need to say “thank you” your podcast kept me sane on so many sleepless nights……

You—Mike and Sarah—are so talented, brilliant, empathetic, and you created magic together. Thank you for what you’ve given me. I’m so sad with the news, but happy that you’re doing what’s right for you. Please let us know the best way to support and follow you both outside of YWA. Thank you again and the very, very best to you both! Isabel

Omg, the tears! The only thing that’s helped them ebb is coming here and reading all’o’y’all fellow readers’ shared grief and gratitude, and thus feeling less alone. Which is of course one of the *grillion* things this podcast has done for SO many of us, esp through this weird, stupid pandemic: inviting us to gather ‘round its glowy, inviting light to learn stuff and deeply feel all the things - most importantly connection and belonging. Mike and Sarah: I cannot adequately articulate what it has done for my heart to listen to such smart, caring, HILARIOUS friends, as you excitedly shared your knowledge and perspectives, and to learn and think and laugh “with” you, weekish after weekish. The fact that you recorded and broadcasted all this is a gift. You’ve made the world a better place, and I can unequivocally say you’ve made me a better (and more insufferable) person. Mike: all that you do coming up will be awesome, I know. I am so glad you’re taking care of you by giving yourself space to suss out The Next Thing. Sarah: thanks a grillion for generously continuing the show. I know it will remain full of wisdom, empathy, and that rare and special shocked-into-hard-laughter that very much saved me during the pandemic. You’re both incredible humans. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I can’t overstate the impact you’ve had on me in the past year, when everything felt stuck in place. Your Patreon episode this past January put me on the path to an ADHD diagnosis and an empowering understanding of my brain. I can now see the possibility of harnessing my creative energy—as you so often talk about, Sarah. Your commentary on your creative process, even in this last episode, has been infinitely helpful to me. I’m glad you’re both embracing the need for change. Come what may with YWA, I look forward to continuing to follow both of your work (and btw Maintenance Phase has been a total game-changer for me too). I’ll take every opportunity to soak up your structural critiques and radical empathy. I’m so grateful for all of the good this parasocial relationship has brought into my life. ❤️

I have so much respect for both of you realizing that this was what you needed to do. But I'm also going to miss the podcast-that-was so much (even though I'm sure the new iteration will be good). Sigh. If only you had monetized hugely so Mike couldn't so easily walk away. It was lack-of-captialism all along.

Nice to come on here and see everyone feeling the same parasocial heartbreak I'm feeling. Mike you will be missed and Sarah thanks for continuing on, however that may look. You guys have created something really special here and this show and MP and YAG are the family of podcasts that keep me sane in this increasingly insane world

Thank you, Mike and Sarah! I found the show at the beginning of lockdown and you got me through many rough times with two kids in Zoom school and a partner who works in health care. So many times I just sent them in their rooms to play video games so I could listen to the show and work on a puzzle.... soooo many puzzles I'll admit some sadness that the show will be changing, but I'm also so excited to see what you guys do next. You are two of the most talented journalists out there and I know there are BIG things coming for you both. PLEASE keep us posted!

Thank you so much for everything, I can't tell you enough how much YWA has done for me and gotten me through. Wishing you both nothing but the best and so infinitely grateful that you're carrying on with the show Sarah. Much love <3

Thanks Mike and Sarah, you have kept me company for a while now. You've made me a more considerate and empathetic human and I really appreciate that. Mike, I wish you the best for the future and I'll be sure to tune in to whatever happens next. The world is your oyster. Sarah, thanks for continuing and I can't wait to see what happens next. Thank you for your time, kindness intelligence and nuance. You're Wrong About has brought my partner and I closer together and gotten us through some dark lockdown days and provided so much joy. Godspeed ❤

Like many others, I am heartbroken to hear that Michael is leaving the podcast. I discovered your podcast in January of this year and listening to past YWA episodes this past winter was one of the true joys in my life during a dark time. As someone who was born in the early 1960s, for me, YWA has been a precious opportunity to see history through the eyes of two Millenials who love history as much as I do, but who have different lived experiences in viewing history than I do. One of the greatest things about YWA is how each podcast always sounds like a conversation between friends and I think that has a lot to do with the respect Michael and Sarah have for each other and the general sense of kindness both of you exude. Nevertheless, I can understand Michael's desire not to do the equivalent of Season 8 of Game of Thrones; no one needs that to happen. :-) So my best wishes to Michael with whatever direction your life leads, as well as my best wishes to Sarah with respect to the future of YWA.

I kinda had a feeling for the past couple of months that some sort of announcement like this was coming, but it's still sad! My friends and I (30-something Millennials) have all felt that same existential anxiety that you spoke about, and I related to everything you said deep in my bones. And Sarah, please take a break for a while if you need to! I'd much rather get less frequent episodes whenever something truly sparks your interest than for you to feel obligated to put out content just to keep a schedule. I discovered your show during the depressing pandemic winter of solitude, and I filled MANY lonely cold Minnesota days by doing puzzles while listening to YWA episodes. Thank you both for being my parasocial pals, and I'm excited to follow along wherever your passions lead each of you — YWA or elsewhere! ❤️

I’m so devastated about the news that Mike is leaving. Holding onto hope that after a trial separation, you will realize that you two belong together 🥺

Y'all did something great together, and I appreciate any time you gave to us. Sarah moving forward with guest stars sounds amazing. It's hard not to have selfish thoughts when something changes and you can't blame it on Les Moonves or Capitalism. Will limit it to, I hope Mike still comes back for YouTube drama bonus episodes from time to time.

I rewatched the first season of Unsolved Mysteries last year and learned that that is where my parents got the idea that Dungeons and Dragons was played in the sewers and the people who played it played to the death 🤦

When you two "met" online each of your instincts about the other was 100% on the money and I am so glad you listened to them. You are both brilliant in ways that complement and raise up the other and that's why I feel like the Beatles just broke up in front of my eyes. It was a privilege to have seen you two in action and you have been very generous with your fans while you figured it all out. I agree with Michael that you have set the tone for other projects that revisit past events and say "wait a minute here". It gives me hope that the young folks are going to be okay after all. Here's to a bright future for both of you beautiful people.

I have had a spidy sense for the last few months this announcement was coming. I feel slightly ridiculous but I am heartbroken about Mike leaving! I'm worried in a few months Sarah will leave too! Regardless of what happens, I just want to thank you both. This show has meant so much to me! As a deeply feeling 90s kid who often didn't know how to take in all the societal garbage, you guys have helped give me the context and verbiage I needed. You've helped me question the conscious and subconscious messaging I imbibed in my childhood. Much of it caused me sadness and depression. Hearing you guys talk through it helped me heal a piece of myself. It was empowering to realize where so much the messages came from and to realize I could lay much of it down. The world truly is a richer, better place when we seek to understand others instead of making hasty judgements. Anyway, I appreciate and respect you both so much!! Thank you 💕💕

My son and ai were the only two people I knew of who talked about the type of subjects YWA covers. He left for the military and just when I had this big hole where our conversations used to reside, I found this podcast. He'd listen too and we'd write or talk about it often. I cant explain how much that meant to us both. While I love the dynamic that you have together and will miss Mike, I'm overjoyed that Sarah is going to carry YWA forward. He empathy and adorable weird analogies are the warm blanket I need as I face the coldness of reality.

I’m so sad! I feel like you guys are my friends lol. Please be well looking forward to see what you do next!

Jumping in on this love fest to share with you both how much this project has meant to me because I believe the gratitude I feel so immensely should be communicated directly to you. I was historically averse to podcasts (and even now few really pique my interest outside of the little universe of Mike and Sarah projects, and Citations Needed), but I was going through significant crisis in my life as a person realizing they are trans at the age of 30 in Mississippi. I was navigating being rejected harshly by my family for trying to have them know me, truly, for the first time in any of our lives, while also dealing with my mother jumping off the deep end into conspiracy horseshit about the election. In that moment of very real darkness and hyper-suicidality, one of my closest friends, Sarah, sent me the Losing Relatives to Fox News episode. Of course, the topic was deeply appropriate to so many of us in real time—even now—but more than anything, it was your charisma, brilliance, and the genuine bond the two of you share which hooked me. It reminded me of my own close friendships, and while I was too in crisis to really engage with the people in my life whom I am deeply bonded with, being able to be this fly on the wall of your wonderful friendship was such an important anchor, as so many others have said. I never imagined myself ending up on this side of parasocial relationships, but wow, I became so invested in this podcast, and your lives—what little I could know of them. I looked forward to every new episode while working my way through the back catalog. Hearing what you had to say about any topic, and hearing you know and love and trust each other was something that truly kept me grounded when it felt like I would fall off the earth into nothingness. I would be disingenuous if I said I was not feeling grief since I heard the news at 5:30 this morning. When I saw the title and the length of the episode, I was really anticipating that you were going to be ending the show, and I am so grateful and excited that isn’t the case. Both of you have taught me and reminded me of so many important parts of being human, after a lifetime of varying degrees of dissociative episodes, dysphoria, and many other more specific traumas. Mike, you remind me to not slack on my spotting quantitative bullshit skills and have demonstrated such structural brilliance and an incredible work ethic for insanely thorough deep dives into structural and institutional topics. Sarah, you have exemplified for me—when I most needed it—the power and importance of grace and empathy, despite the deep bitterness and alienation I had felt for so much of my life. Thank you both so much for starting this podcast and for keeping so many of us afloat as you were just trying to do the same for yourselves. You sharing this part of your life with us holds more meaning than I can adequately communicate with the language available to me. So, I will just leave it at this: You are both beautiful, brilliant souls who, by simply being yourselves, have shaped and changed people’s lives, and we love you deeply for it, parasocial in nature though this dynamic may be. Mike, I am glad you made this decision for yourself; I can identify with not being able to shake those feelings once they come; I look forward to continuing to hear your insights on Maintenance Phase. Sarah, thank you for soldiering on; I look forward to seeing where YWA goes from here. And when it is your time to leave this project, please do. We’ll all grieve as we are grieving now, of course; however, grief is not only pain—it is a deeply meaningful and pivotal experience, the incredible act of making space in ourselves for what we perceive and communicate as “loss”. With all the gratitude in this infinite expanse of self, Kyle

Hey guys! Really gonna miss this podcast. I feel like I'm losing a therapist, lol. I am looking forward to the next awesome thing you do, because I know it will be awesome! (yes, I just said "awesome' twice. Please forgive, I was a teenager in the 80's) Thanks for all the truth and compassionate perspective. Love ya.

I feel like I’ve lost a best friend, who I selfishly don’t want to let go of. I don’t know why I’m so emotional about this but I just am. I am going to miss this terribly. Thank you, thank you much for being an almost confidant, a friend.

I knew it. I knew it but still cried. You guys really helped get me through the last year and a half. Thank you.

Wishing you both all the best!

Hi to you both, So many things you said today resonate with me. I do feel that I have been massively rethinking and redefining so many things in my life and in my individuality these last 2 march. Your show has been a source of so much joy and really deep thinking for me. And as much as I am pained to loose Mike, I agree, we don't want a season 8 of game of thrones, and we want you to be happy. Can't wait for the next episode ! Much love from France <3

Just echoing the above comments but thank you Mike and Sarah, you are both absolutely wonderful and have made me a more thoughtful and informed person (and waaaaaay more annoying at dinner parties!). I am looking forward to hearing where Sarah takes YWA next and Mike I hope you find something new and exciting to bring your brilliance to!

I hope you guys are feeling all of the love today following the announcement. Your impact has been huge and I don't know where else I'll get such nuanced and intelligent discussions, you've really changed perspective on so many things I was wrong about! You guys as a team will be so missed. I'm desperately hoping Mike returns as a guest for the finale of the OJ trial. Can't wait for more episodes and content from you both in whatever form they take. Much love to you both from London ❤️🇬🇧

This is my Parasocial Valentine to Mike and Sarah <3 I am so excited for this new stage in our relationship, even if one of you suddenly has a baby with Olivia Munn. But seriously, this show is a respite and an anchor. You have given the world something beautiful <3

Mike, thanks for all the episodes. My brain hears what your brain is feeling because it's definitely a shared existential thing going around. <3 I'm so glad you two could grow this beautiful thing together and you're not trying to run it into the ground but letting it change. Looking forward to still seeing you on Maintenance Phase. Sarah, I'm excited to see what you do with it and hope you can morph it into something more energizing for you. Y'all helped save my brain during the first lockdown and I'll always be grateful for that.

This is so sad…wishing you both well.

We’ll miss you, Mike :( thank you for all you’ve done with this show - it’s been a big comfort over the past year. <3

Gonna miss you Micheal! Glad we’re still gonna have Sarah

I'm tearing up after listening to the announcement. Mike and Sarah--I love you both. Thank you for this show.

Mike we love you!!!

I discovered YWA in Jan 2021 and binged the hell out of it all winter and spring. Y’all got me through some tough times! Thank you so much for creating this amazing podcast, can’t wait to continue to listen to Sarah, and best of luck to Mike with wherever life takes you next (I’m a big MP fan too, ofc😉)!💜

Very sad after the announcement this morning. I started listening around the time of the Yoko Ono episode and this will always be my favorite podcast of all time. Mike I’m so sad to see you go but I’m honestly inspired by you making a decision that protects your mental health and your sense of self-worth. Thank you for everything you’ve done here. Sarah, you are not alone, we are all here with you! Dang what a Monday.

almost cried on the bus this morning, but it’s not like i couldn’t feel it coming. i discovered the show around march or april, and i noticed that uploads have gotten less and less frequent. i wish the best to michael and i hope sarah keeps the show going for as long as she can. maybe he’ll come back as an occasional guest if possible?

I'm not sure if there'll be a separate thread about today's announcement, but I wanted to post a few thoughts here as I'm not using Twitter at the moment. Mike, this must have been a difficult decision and I admire you for doing what you need to do. I'm also really looking forward to seeing how the podcast evolves from here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has found a lot of comfort in listening to the show over the past couple of years. Both of you have brought some real joy into what has been one of the hardest times, and I'm really grateful for that. Wishing you both all the best!

Secret skeletons are the best skeletons. I wonder if they’ll ever be figure out what happened in that mysterious disappearance of the couple that went out into a remote location to partake of a dangerous activity. So weird. So mysterious. So unsolved.

Oh my God. The Science Vs episode on Blue Balls. Thank you Sarah. This is amazing and the best crossover episode in my podcast feed.

I'm going to go with the Fatima Apparitions and the ensuing "3rd Secret of Fatima," "The REAL Third Secret of Fatima," and "Lucia dos Santos was replaced with a double" conspiracy theories.

What really happened to Natalie Wood 🤔

This was one of my favorites as a kid and the soundtrack really brings me back. Thanks for sharing :-)

I would love to know what happened to Richey Edwards (of the Manic Street Preachers) he disappeared in 1995 and nothing has ever been discovered about his fate

Man oh man please tell me you guys will be covering the zodiac revelation

Looks like they caught Fumbles https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Fumbles And the Montana priest ended up on a list of accused child abusers, so, he might've been killed by a victim or vigilante. I was always partial to and also terrified by the alien/ufo related stories. The missing Malaysian Airlines flight is still really fascinating to me. I was at a conference a few years ago and saw a presentation by some people trying to find it using the recovered parts, ocean current data, and machine learning, but had no luck. The obvious reason is that it is trapped on the Lost island.

The real question is……does anyone remember the phone number? This is one of the weird things that stuck in my brain from childhood. I can still hear Robert Stack’s voice…..1-800-876-5353. I think it was also the number for America’s Most Wanted.

There was a major expose on the glitter industry and they introduced that the world’s top consumer of glitter is not only secret but a special, important secret that you - you - would never guess Edit: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html When I asked Ms. Dyer if she could tell me which industry served as Glitterex’s biggest market, her answer was instant: “No, I absolutely know that I can’t.” I was taken aback. “But you know what it is?” “Oh, God, yes,” she said, and laughed. “And you would never guess it. Let’s just leave it at that.” I asked if she could tell me why she couldn’t tell me. “Because they don’t want anyone to know that it’s glitter.” “If I looked at it, I wouldn’t know it was glitter?” “No, not really.” “Would I be able to see the glitter?” “Oh, you’d be able to see something. But it’s — yeah, I can’t.” I asked if she would tell me off the record. She would not. I asked if she would tell me off the record after this piece was published. She would not. I told her I couldn’t die without knowing. She guided me to the automotive grade pigments.

Will there ever be a new YWA? Sorry, feeling dramatic over here

I miss YWA :(

Fumbles aka Ross James Preston, a viewer of Unsolved Mysteries recognized him and police caught him with all of his robbery tools, he served 13 years of a 25 year sentence he got from a plea deal.

I’d want to discover who was responsible for The Atlanta Child Murders. I started school in Atlanta in 1980, and I had classmates who were related to victims. I remember the news closing by saying the time and asking, “Do you know where your children are?” Probably my first understanding of racial disparities came from my 1st grade teacher telling a group of us not to be worried because we were white; the killer only targeted Black kids. I know the answer is probably Wayne Williams, but I grew up surrounded by adults who had doubts. Some accepted he was guilty of some but not all, and some believed he was railroaded. I don’t know what the knowledge would do for me, but it’s very hard to escape the feeling that it would give me some kind of clarity or peace of mind.

Oooooh this got me thinking that I would love You're Wrong About Forensic Odontology.

This isn’t an unsolved suggestion but I thought it’d be cool if you guys could cover Sinéad O'Connor

I loved this show as a kid, and I developed a strong (and a tad unhealthy) attraction to Bob Stack 🥰

I had never heard of Glen & Bessie Hyde before listening to a podcast about them just today (National Park After Dark), and here they are mentioned again. Must be spooky season.

FUM-BLES! FUM-BLES! FUM-BLES! Re: number 4, don't they know it takes three to make a serial killer? Rookies. Also, Sarah, you had a really beautiful line in a previous newsletter: "Don't break your back trying to drag a down tree out of your path; find a different one. It's a big forest." I think about it a lot and have found it really helpful, so thank you for that.

Did you know that one of the mystery episodes on that show was the plot for the 90s horror Jeepers Creepers The beginning of the movie is taken right off an episode it’s hilarious

Tis on Prime if no one said that...(in Canada at least) I have literally been rewatching this as I read this and I did not notice the sci med thing ha ha ha ha

Suddenly find myself deeply invested in find the guy who died twice.

Oh man I miss this show. Where can you stream old episodes? I need them in my life!

Fumbles would be a great band name ;)

In Australia we've only had 120 years' worth of Prime Ministers and no assassinations BUT one of them did mysteriously disappear. Harold Holt got up one morning and went for a swim at the beach and was never found. So of course, we named at least one swimming pool after him. I'd like to know what happened to him. A recent community musical suggested he became the prince of a kingdom of merpeople which would be pretty sweet.

Okay obviously a different show/premise altogether, but all I could think about when reading this is this compilation of Jonathan Frakes telling Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction viewers that they're wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM-e46xdcUo

The mystery of who really killed Ron and Nicole. 🤔

And everybody, have you heard this guy's heavy metal cover of the Unsolved Mysteries theme song? I love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pzUgn6N-So&ab_channel=ArtificialFear

Sarah - have you watched the new Netflix version of Unsolved Mysteries? The new version of the theme song is great, maybe even more creepy than the original. And it is now structured without a narrator at all.

I misread the opening statement and thought „the world is a strange and dangerous place, full of physics“ which I guess is also true.

The Marfa Lights

How did I get all the bewbs in the family and my sisters have none? Just to clarify, I do not have more than two bewbs, just enough between the two to make a baker's dozen.

Hoffa

I'm torn between what really happened at the Diatlov Pass or what happened to Bryce Laspisa. I love Unsolved Mysteries and things like Buzzfeed Unsolved. It's all so fascinating and lends a little bit mystery and morbid wonder to the world. It also allows me to be a capital R Romantic sometimes.

Definitely Fumbles.

I like the idea that two priests dead confirms that there's a priest-selective serial killer on the loose.

I watched Unsolved Mysteries every Wednesday night with my dad during its original run. I hated when my grandmother visited because it was always on Wednesdays. That meant that I had to talk to my grandmother instead of learning about ghosts or UFOs or murder. I tried listening to their podcast, but that spot in my brain that wants to hear about ghosts and murder is gone. I think it died with Robert Stack.

I used to think all television was live and real time and it made watching Unsolved Mysteries exceptionally disturbing.

Wait wait wait you HAVE ago watch the spontaneous combustion episode. I literally through for years there was a since possibility I might just burst into flames.

I'm a traditionalist, I still have questions about JFK. Also, how deep did the Business Plot/plots against Harold Wilson go?

That music will creep me out every time. When I was little I lived on a dead-end and would run to change the channel when the theme music came on the TV or I would be in a ball of panic all night. Imagining I saw someone creeping outside (We had big windows). And yet... I loved that show. (obviously I would turn the channel back for the actual show.)

Oh I always love reading these I would like to know where my ladybird sweater is, i feel like it has to be somewhere in my house and get I haven’t seen it since like 2015. The contents of my old room have been moved around so many times, how could it not have turned up by now?

Playing hooky at grandma’s house and watching unsolved mysteries and game show network all day. We’ll call it a supplemental education. The Circleville Letters story is on YouTube. Yes it’s narrated by Dennis Farina but it still gives me the spooks 😬

I'm sure fumbles has a really compelling story but I think the husband who was found dead twice takes the cake

Looked up Fumbles on the Unsolved Mystery Wiki. It referenced a similar case: He has been nicknamed the "Chevy Chase Bandit" because in a Beverly Hills bank robbery on November 3, 1987, he tripped and fell in a similar way to how Chevy Chase tripped and fell on Saturday Night Live before saying "Live from New York".

Oh and who killed Hae Min Lee. Then if Adnan is innocent, he could get exonerated and her family could have some peace.

Nessie. I know it's supposedly been "debunked" a number of times by very expensive science, but bitch keeps appearing to people anyway, soooooooo... #nessieissmarterthanscientists #slippycryptid #nessieandornessies

I’d go for Angela Hammond. The episode wasn’t an amazing one, but she’s from my hometown and it’s largely a case of we-all-think-we-know-what-happened-to-her-but-nothing-will-ever-be-done-about-it-for-reasons-I-can’t-explain. Also, I hope you’re both doing okay, and I’m excited to see what’s coming ❤️

this made me nostalgic for a show i've never seen... very, very excited about the possibility of a true crime episode. i think a lot of true crime youtubers grew up steeped in copaganda like the rest of us, but since they spend a lot of time looking at cases where the cops failed, they would only need a small nudge to shift their perspective slightly.

Amelia Earhart, and Brandon Lawson

One that always got me was a case of spontaneous combustion. I think it aired in the early 90s? I can’t remember all the details. The thought of randomly catching on fire scared the entire fuck out of me lol.

I was already listening to an Unsolved Mysteries podcast that examines old cases episode by episode and looks for updates (Resolved Mysteries podcast) as well as the official UM podcast. Be still my heart, I adore this post. ❤️ If I could solve any, it would definitely be DB Cooper.

I've recently discovered that the original creators of Unsolved Mysteries have a new podcast. It's very much done in the same style as the show. I just wish they would offer UPDATES or SOLVED episodes! https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/unsolved-mysteries-48659

Thank you for the post Sarah. I was crying with the laughter at "Fumbles". A couple years before my husband and I moved to Butte, MT; some hikers found legs in a bag in the woods near town. As far as I know, the police have not been able to figure who they belonged to. That's the one I would solve. https://mtstandard.com/crime-and-courts/buttes-curious-case-of-severed-legs-unsolved-mystery/article_8ae23858-ed0d-11e2-8939-001a4bcf887a.html -Sarah Jo

For a long time, ever since we started seeing a lot of pearl-clutchy thinkpieces wondering where, oh WHERE is this Sudden and New interest in true crime is coming from, I'm like...bitch, what? People have been fascinated by true crime for CENTURIES. It's just that now there are like 100x more ways for people to consume content about it. You used to have to stalk a courtroom or hoard the tiny morsels from the papers. Now you can choose from 832847 podcasts (and I listen to every single one, it seems). There's nothing new under the sun. As for the crime? I'd want to know who killed Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother. Because if everything we presumably know about that situation is accurate, it's impossible for her to have done it, but it's also impossible for anyone else to have done it.

Thank you for that illustrious list! I have copied and pasted it into my Google Keep, to forever have at my fingertips when requested! ❤

Hey, that was great! I love reading your stuff. Thank you! I would definitely pursue the secret skeleton.

This makes me think about the recent tik toks discussing the “thought I was a spy as a kid” to lesbian pipeline. Spy work is not so different from detective work, I think. Hope you’re keeping well and cozy 🌻

scared in broad daylight by the Discover Channel by 1) ebola, 2) spontaneous human combustion, 3) ball lightning, 4) volcanoes springing up from the ground with no warning

Antoinette Cayedito and Elizabeth Campbell have always been the ones I remember and watched for updates.

I'd make a beeline to Dyatlov Pass.

This post spoke to my heart. It's been a LONG week and yet this post has me smiling about that damn trench coat that I know I would rock so hard. Hope to hear you guys soon 🥰🥺😘🙏

Most of my memories of tweendom seem to involve me being home alone and watching this show and being scared out of my mind! So glad you can relate.

One of the old Unsolved Mysteries involves a lost cave/cavern/rocky vestibule full of gold. I would like to find that and live a cozy gnome life and buy you all pumpkin bread and snickerdoodles and your warm seasonal beverages of choice.

One of my other patreon subscriptions is to a podcaster obsessed with Unsolved Mysteries (Robin Warder of The Trail Went Cold) so a. for a moment I was really confused and b. my interests are just getting recursive now.

I'd want to solve where TF Gabby Petito's murder is hiding so her parents can greive in peace without the media circus. I don't want this to turn into a cold case.

So, I'm from Melbourne, Australia, and I specifically remember YEARS ago a 71 year old lady Lucia Amenta went missing. They ended up finding her body in a barrel. Those same types of barrels were found in her backyard, and her sons bought cars with their insurance pay outs and specifically had GOTOFF and BAIL as their license plates. There's speculation of her husband also being involved. No ones been convicted for the murder and the case is cold, but because she was 71 at her time of death, I feel like the media just dropped it and there hasn't been much since then. Her son's were investigated but nothing was found. I feel really strongly about this case. I used to drive past her missing posters and pray that she gets found. I still think about her all the time. I always wonder, had she been younger, would there have been a conviction? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-17/body-in-barrel-case3a--father-and-son-seek-immunity-before-tes/5161164

miss you my sarah girl 🥲 hope you and mike and drinking something warm and eating a very soft snickerdoodle.

It would be really hard to choose. Black Dahlia, Zodiac, Johnny Gosh, West Memphis 3, maybe even Jon Benet Ramsey, just because I hate that people think her brother did it.

I read each of those in Robert Stack’s voice.

Hello from my home in Central FL, the new HQ for finding fumbles.

The one I’d want to solve is the disappearance of Heidi Allen on Easter Sunday, 1994. While two men were arrested and one convicted of her kidnapping and murder, recent developments cast doubt on his conviction. Unfortunately, he died in prison a few years ago. It’s a case that is the go-to missing person case from my neck of the woods, and I remember being little and passing by these huge WE REMEMBER HEIDI signs on the road. Every few years there’s a new piece of information that comes out, and to me it’s just so fascinating.

We gotta get moulder and Scully into the fire one

The Glenn and Bessie Hyde is one of my top Unsolved Mystery segments of all time, followed by...OLIVER THE POSSIBLE HUMANZEE. (No need to solve this one, though, because UPDATE: he is just a bald chimpanzee.)

Miss you!!

Sarah! we miss you are wrong about terribly, where have you guys been? Please come back!

I think I’d opt to solve the mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart. All her badassness while alive gets overshadowed by the mystery of her death, so let’s clear the shadow and bask in the badassery.