The Midnight Mystery Archive

Episode 28 – “The Vanishing of Amy Bradley”

In March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley boarded the Rhapsody of the Seas with her family for a Caribbean cruise. She never made it home.

Within hours of docking in Curaçao, Amy had vanished—leaving behind no signs of a struggle, no suicide note, and no body. Her sandals remained in the cabin. Her ID was untouched. The cruise line delayed the search. And the investigation faltered.

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Episode 26 – “The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Part 2 – The Network”

Jeffrey Epstein is dead — but the story is far from over.

In Part 2 of our two-part special, The Midnight Mystery Archive dives deep into the enduring theories, questions, and conspiracies that continue to surround Epstein’s empire. We examine the claims of intelligence ties, the murky origins of his fortune, and whether he was acting as part of a larger blackmail opera...

Episode 26 – “The Jeffrey Epstein Files: Part 1 – The Empire”

He was a financier with no clear source of wealth, a jet-setter with powerful friends, and a convicted sex offender who somehow stayed above the law for decades. Then in 2019, he was arrested again. A month later, he was dead.

In Part One of this two-part special, The Midnight Mystery Archive unpacks the tangled rise of Jeffrey Epstein—from his early financial manipulati...

Episode 25-Danny Casolaro Part 2

In this second and final part of our investigation into the death of journalist Danny Casolaro, we dive deep into the tangled theories he was chasing — a network he called The Octopus.

We examine the official suicide ruling and the disturbing contradictions in the autopsy, scene, and missing evidence. We explore how a piece of case-tracking software called PROMIS may have evolved into a global surve...

Episode 24-Danny Casolaro Part 1

In August 1991, journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a West Virginia hotel bathtub — his wrists slashed, his briefcase missing, and his manuscript nowhere to be found. Days earlier, he had told friends and family that he was on the verge of exposing a vast conspiracy he called “The Octopus” — one that connected arms deals, stolen surveillance software, political corruption, and covert intelli...

Episode 23-Tamam Shud/Somerton Man

On the first morning of December 1948, a man was found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia. He had no wallet, no ID, and every label had been cut from his clothes. In a hidden pocket, police discovered a torn scrap of paper with two haunting words: Tamám Shud — “It is ended.”

What followed is one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century.

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Episode 22 – MK Ultra

For over two decades, a secret CIA program operated in the shadows — dosing civilians with LSD, experimenting on prisoners, and pushing the limits of psychological torture. Its name was MK-Ultra.

In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we peel back the layers of one of the most disturbing government programs in American history. Born out of Cold War paranoia, MK-Ultra was a mind control experiment tur...

Episode 21: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

On June 28, 1914, two gunshots fired on a street in Sarajevo shattered the peace of Europe and set the world on fire. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is widely known as the spark that ignited World War I—but behind the history books lies a far more tangled and sinister mystery.

In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archi...

Episode 20 – The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant

Revered as the most sacred object in ancient Israel, the Ark of the Covenant once led armies, parted rivers, and housed the very presence of God. And then, sometime after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE… it vanished.

In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we trace the history of the Ark from its divine origins to its mysterious disappearance. We explore the claims...

Episode 19 – The Circleville Letters: Secrets, Scandals, and a Town on Edge

In the late 1970s, the small town of Circleville, Ohio, was struck by a wave of anonymous letters that exposed secrets, accused residents of crimes, and threatened violence. The writer — or writers — seemed to know everything about everyone. When a school bus driver became the primary target, a man was mysteriously killed, and a booby-trapped sign nearly en...

Episode 18 – Room 1046: The Man Who Checked Out Without a Name

In 1935, a man checked into the Hotel President in Kansas City under the name Roland T. Owen. He had no luggage, paid in cash, and requested a windowless room. Over the next two days, hotel staff reported bizarre behavior: the man stayed mostly in darkness, spoke in whispers, and seemed to be hiding from someone named “Don.”

Three days later, Owen was found brutally bea...

Episode 17 – Into the Darkness: The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson

On a quiet spring night in 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson drove into the dark Minnesota countryside — and vanished without a trace. After crashing his car into a ditch, he calmly called his parents for help, guiding them toward his location. But despite being in contact with them for nearly an hour, Brandon was never seen again. What followed was one of the mos...

Episode Title: Vanished Before Sunrise: The Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit

It was a morning like any other in Mason City, Iowa — until the familiar voice of local news anchor Jodi Huisentruit didn’t appear on the air. Just hours earlier, she had spoken to her producer, apologizing for running late. By sunrise, she was gone.

In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we unravel the haunting disappearance of 27-year-old Jodi...

Episode Title: The October Surprise – Politics, Hostages, and a Hidden Deal?

In the final weeks of the 1980 U.S. presidential election, 52 American hostages remained imprisoned in Iran. President Jimmy Carter had failed to bring them home, and Ronald Reagan’s campaign was gaining momentum. But when the hostages were suddenly released on the exact day Reagan took office, the timing was too perfect for some to ignore.

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Episode 14: “The Clinton Body Count”

For over three decades, whispers have haunted the corridors of American power. A growing list of names — associates, advisors, adversaries — all dead under mysterious or controversial circumstances. Some say it's coincidence. Others believe it's conspiracy.

In this episode of The Midnight Mystery Archive, we take a deep, measured look into the “Clinton Body Count” theory — a sprawling web of cla...

Episode Title: The Dancing Plague of 1518 – Strasbourg’s Strange Summer of Madness

In the shadow of our last episode—Germany’s Hinterkaifeck murders—we pivot from the tragic and terrifying to the utterly bizarre. This time, The Midnight Mystery Archive travels to 16th-century Strasbourg, where a woman stepped into the streets and began to dance. She didn’t stop. And neither did the hundreds of others who followed her lead.

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Episode Title: The Hinterkaifeck Murders – A Farmhouse in the Snow

In 1922, on a remote farmstead deep in the forests of Bavaria, six members of the Gruber family were brutally murdered — one by one — with a pickaxe. No one saw the killer. There was no escape route. And strangest of all… it appeared the murderer stayed in the house for days afterward.

Livestock were fed. Meals were eaten. Smoke curled from the chimney. The family w...

Episode Title: The Boy Who Walked Into Darkness – The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden

On September 14, 2007, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left his home in Doncaster, England, withdrew £200 from his bank account, and boarded a one-way train to London. He told no one. He left no note. And he was never seen again.

Why did a quiet, intelligent boy with no history of trouble disappear so suddenly? Why London? And why did the CCTV footage ca...

Episode Title: The Springfield Three – Part 2: Into Darkness

In the second half of our two-part investigation, The Midnight Mystery Archive descends deeper into the mystery of the Springfield Three — a disappearance that has haunted Missouri for over three decades.

With no physical evidence and no confirmed sightings, the case grew cold. But the theories only multiplied: a hidden basement, a phantom green van, and a convicted felon...