In the early 1930s, eight people settled on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos. Within five years, two were missing and two were dead.
Abbott Kahler’s book is Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II.
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Oct 30
Road Rage (Please Continue)
Today, an unlocked episode of Please Continue, in which Phoebe and Lauren discuss tense driving moments - including one encounter that still gives Phoebe chills. Plus, Phoebe’s mortifying habit, the next big trend in New York City, and very small pumpkins. If you enjoyed listenin ... Show More
55m 2s
Nov 2024
Love Murder Island: The Galapagos Affair
Three sets of exiles populate a remote Galapagos island at the dawn of World War II. All three groups are searching for different things, but all they found was strife, violence and heartbreak. Drama and terror abound when some islanders mysteriously disappear, another is found d ... Show More
1h 54m
Mar 2022
The Floreana Affair: Murder in Paradise
Given a certain degree of infamy thanks to Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands are far less famous for their role in playing host to a tiny, isolated German ex-pat community in the 1930s, living quietly, surrounded by the unending blue of the Pacific Ocean. The motley crew of s ... Show More
1h 8m
Jun 2023
90: LOST & FOUND: New York’s secret mass grave site | Dark History with Bailey Sarian
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Today we’re talking about a place that NYC has tried to erase from its maps: Hart Island. Since the day it was discovered, it has been used as a prison, a war training camp, and even an insane asylum. Today, millions of dead bodies are kept on ... Show More
29m 11s
Aug 2025
Paradise Poisoned: How Utopias Fall Apart
Dore Strauch and Friedrich Ritter make an unconventional couple, united by their contempt for shoes, root vegetables and, above all, society. In 1929 they leave Germany and begin anew on the deserted Galapagos island of Floreana. At first, it feels like a paradise, but soon crack ... Show More
41 m
Jun 2023
Unsolved: Semper Fidelis (Rocky Padilla)
<p>Two active marines are murdered in a park on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the decades since their deaths, the road for one of their brother’s has been a long, painful, yet hopeful journey.</p><p> </p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit <a href="https://anatom ... Show More
51m 55s