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Unsolved Mysteries
up in the air
Dec. 14, 2024
Mysterious Drone Swarms Won’t Always Be This Weird
Why it’s still hard to know what’s buzzing around overhead — and why you ain’t seen nothing yet.
By
Jeff Wise
political roadkill
Aug. 5, 2024
RFK Jr. Admits Planting Dead Bear in Central Park
Finally, a presidential candidate who isn’t afraid to admit he’d eat roadkill bear cub — or stage a fake bike accident to get rid of the body.
By
Chas Danner
unsolved mysteries
Nov. 9, 2023
What Really Happened to JFK?
One thing’s for sure: The CIA doesn’t want you to know.
By
Scott Sayare
unsolved mysteries
Sept. 8, 2023
Will We Ever Know Why Leon Black Paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 Million?
The private-equity billionaire is stalling a Senate probe into Epstein’s wildly overpriced, $158 million tax advice.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
unsolved mysteries
July 13, 2023
Secret Service Has No Clue Who Left Cocaine at White House
It was probably just some tourist, but now that the investigation is closed, we’ll never know for sure.
By
Chas Danner
unsolved mysteries
June 15, 2023
Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline?
New clues keep surfacing, and the most recent appear to implicate Ukraine.
By
Chas Danner
unsolved mysteries
Mar. 8, 2023
MH370 Is a Cold Case. But It Can Still Be Solved.
After nine years — and with a new Netflix series debuting — there are still positive steps that we can take to unravel the mystery.
By
Jeff Wise
military industrial complex
Feb. 13, 2023
Understanding the UFO War
Why the United States Air Force is suddenly blasting away at unidentified objects.
By
Jeff Wise
unsolved mysteries
Aug. 8, 2022
The Bodies Keep Piling Up at Lake Mead
Four sets of human remains have now been discovered in the rapidly receding reservoir since May.
By
Chas Danner
unsolved mysteries
July 14, 2022
Alex Murdaugh’s Alleged Crime Spree Gets Crazier
The notorious attorney is charged with murdering his wife and son a few months before trying to arrange a hit man to kill him for an insurance payout.
By
Matt Stieb
unsolved mysteries
Oct. 15, 2021
Does Trump
Want
Me to Think He’s Into Golden Showers?
I do not want to believe the pee-tape story, so I would appreciate it if Trump would stop offering suspicious denials no one asked for.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the swamp
Dec. 21, 2020
The Full(est Possible) Story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Press Event
A six-week, 37-source search for answers.
By
Olivia Nuzzi
tomorrow
Dec. 17, 2020
Senior Government Officials Keep Saying That UFOs and Aliens Are Real
Israel’s former defense chief talked about a “galactic federation.” Now a former CIA head is speaking out.
By
Eve Peyser
unsolved mysteries
May 1, 2020
Kim Jong-un Is Very Much Alive in Allegedly New Photos
Rumors of the North Korean dictator’s demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated, according to state-media images of Kim at a fertilizer factory.
By
Chas Danner
unsolved mysteries
Jan. 11, 2020
Who’s Behind Those Mystery Drone Swarms? An Investigation
A deep dive into FAA records offers a short list of suspects who have acquired the needed permits.
By
Jeff Wise
crime
Aug. 23, 2019
Nathan Carman Testifies About His Mother’s Mysterious Disappearance
“I did not hear her scream.”
By
James D. Walsh
jeffrey epstein
July 11, 2019
An Expert Thinks Jeffrey Epstein Built His Wealth Through Fraud and Blackmail
A professor working on a book about the mysterious financier believes he acquired his wealth through shady means.
By
Benjamin Hart
unsolved mysteries
July 11, 2019
Real Hedge-Fund Managers Have Some Thoughts on What Epstein Was Actually Doing
He claimed he was one of them, but the people who know the business best don’t believe it. They see something else instead.
By
Michelle Celarier
Mar. 15, 2018
Austin Package Bombs Appear to Be Targeting Prominent Black Families
The two people killed by the bombs are both linked to a historic black church in the Texas capital.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Dec. 26, 2017
What the New York
Times
UFO Report Actually Reveals
The takeaway appeared to be “flying saucers are real.” But a closer reading suggests a murkier proposition.
By
Jeff Wise
mh370
July 31, 2015
They Still Might Never Find MH370
Going Debbie Downer on the debris.
By
Jaime Fuller
unsolved mysteries
Sept. 15, 2014
The White House Is Protecting Obama’s Coffee Preference Like a State Secret
Maybe he’s a really big fan of pumpkin spice lattes?
By
Jessica Roy
unsolved mysteries
May 14, 2014
Is This Man the Zodiac Killer? His Son Says Yes
See a mug shot of Earl Van Best Jr., whom a new book claims was the notorious serial killer.
By
Joe Coscarelli
unsolved mysteries
Mar. 26, 2014
What Happens on a Ghost Flight? 5 Case Studies
Something similar may have taken place on MH370.
By
Adam K. Raymond
unsolved mysteries
Feb. 27, 2014
Is 19-Year-Old Miranda Barbour Really a Mass Murderer?
Weighing the evidence in a perplexing case.
By
Robert Kolker
the birds
Jan. 10, 2011
Turtle Doves Poisoned by Sunflower Seeds
Awful things.
By
Mike Vilensky
nbds
Jan. 7, 2011
Scientists: Mass Deaths of Creatures Occur All the Time
Not to worry!
By
Jessica Pressler
the birds
Jan. 3, 2011
5,000 Dead Blackbirds Had ‘Hit Something Very Hard’
When they shouldn’t have been out flying in the first place.
By
Mike Vilensky
the birds
Jan. 2, 2011
Thousands of Blackbirds Dropped Dead From the Sky in Arkansas This Weekend
Huh?
By
Mike Vilensky
goldmanfellas
Sept. 13, 2010
The Mysteries of the Goldman Sachs Partnering Process, Revealed
A former Goldman Sachs partner describes one of their most sacred rituals.
By
Jessica Pressler