On the evening of November 30, 1989, Linda Napolitano awoke in her lower Manhattan apartment to find herself unable to move. She felt as though she was in the presence of other individuals, then she began to lift off her bed and was transported, as though by unseen hands, out her bedroom window several floors up, before being abducted into an unidentified ai ... Show More
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Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 1)
On the morning of February 8, 1983, a plumber working in London’s Muswell Hill neighbor opened a drainage cover behind a Cranley Gardens apartment building and made a horrific discovery—the drain was blocked by pieces of bone and human tissue. Upon investigation, detectives trace ... Show More
54m 42s
Feb 2
The “Hitman” Murders
In the early hours of March 3, 1993, someone snuck into the Maryland home of Millie Horn, where she lived with her disabled eight-year-old son, Trevor, and his nurse, Janice Saunders. After shooting both women in the head multiple times, the intruder smothered Trevor Horn to deat ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2024
The Pascagoula Alien Abduction
GET EVERY EPISODE AND BONUS CONTENT AT: www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast On October 11, 1973, two men, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, were fishing on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi when they claim to have been abducted by extraterrestrial beings. This shoc ... Show More
53m 29s
Oct 2025
613: The CIA, Men in Black and the Plot to Take Out JFK | The Maury Island Incident
June 1947. Harbor patrolman Harold Dahl witnesses six metallic objects over Maury Island, Washington. One drops molten slag onto his boat. A stranger in a black suit arrives the next morning, knowing details Dahl shared with no one.Two military investigators examine the debris. T ... Show More
42m 9s
Jun 2025
He Said Aliens Wanted Them Married - Abduction of Jan Broberg
A young girl, a trusted neighbor, and a lie so bizarre it sounds like science fiction. In this week's episode of Hot On The Case, we dive into the disturbing true story of Jan Broberg, the girl whose abductor convinced her they were chosen by aliens to fulfill a twisted mission. ... Show More
38m 9s
Aug 2025
Encounters x295 - Alien Abductions, UFOs, Men in Black & More
It’s alien week! From UFO-packed skies and alien boyfriends to hooded monks and late-night abductions, this episode is a wild ride through the strange and the otherworldly. We’re reading listener encounters that blur the lines between the creepy, the cosmic, and the just plain bi ... Show More
52m 28s
Sep 2024
The Scariest UFO Hoax—or Alien Invasion? (The Ummo Letters)
Starting in the 1960s, hundreds of scientists and regular people alike received these shocking communications, detailing a strange and advanced civilization from a distant star system. But were these letters the beginning of genuine extraterrestrial contact, or part of one of the ... Show More
21m 44s
Jan 2025
Roswell of Texas: The Aurora UFO
In 1897, locals of Aurora, Texas reported a UFO had crashed in their town. They supposedly discovered the body of an extraterrestrial, buried it in the cemetery, and never spoke of it again. Decades later, an Aurora resident claims the whole thing was a hoax, which prompts severa ... Show More
43m 24s
Aug 2024
Ep. 167: OHIO - Crashed On Purpose: The TikTok Killer Mackenzie Shirilla
In the summer of 2022, 16 year old Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her car into a brick building at 100 MPH. She would end up surviving her injuries, but sadly, her two passengers Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan would pass away at the scene. At first, this seemed like a horrific acc ... Show More
1h 37m