Episode 78: The 1962 Alcatraz Escape Conspiracy with Live, Laugh, Larceny Podcast

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05/29/24 • 64 min

In this episode, Kaydra tells Trevin and Amanda the hilariously fascinating story of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers. These three men are allegedly the only individuals to have ever successfully escaped from Alcatraz prison in California. But did they actually escape? The FBI claims the men drowned. Thank you to Ryan for recommending this topic.
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SOURCES:
1) https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape
2) https://www.britannica.com/event/Alcatraz-escape-of-June-1962
3) Conspiracies Decoded episode: "Mystery at Alcatraz"
4) https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/alca/escapes.html
5) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcatraz-inmates-survived-infamous-1962-escape-letter-suggests/
6) https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/
7) https://www.odysseyopenwater.com/history-of-swimming-from-alcatraz
8) https://fox59.com/news/national-world/new-evidence-in-60-year-old-alcatraz-prison-break/
9) https://nypost.com/2015/10/12/this-photo-could-finally-crack-a-notorious-alcatraz-cold-case/
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Episode 77: PART THREE- The Yuba County Five with Special Guest Tony Wright

Kaydra concludes this 3 part series. This episode features special guest, author Tony Wright. Tony wrote "Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five."
On the chilly night of February 24th, 1978, a close-knit group of 5 friends from Yuba City, California, would vanish. This case continues to baffle investigators and captivate the public's imagination, standing as one of the most perplexing missing persons cases in American history. In part three, we will get into theories, and hear Tony's thoughts on if this was foul play or an accident.
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SOURCES:
1) https://dyatlovpass.com/yuba-county-five
2) Book is "Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five" by Tony Wright
3) https://www.thehumanexception.com/l/the-yuba-county-5-revisited/
4) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/48047374/
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Episode 79: Hitler's Mysterious Death and Conspiracies

In this listener requested episode, Kaydra dives into the mysterious and another big conspiracy theory. It is widely believed that on the evening of April 30th, 1945, nearing the end of the war, Adolf Hitler and his mistress turned new wife, Eva Braun committed suicide in their Berlin bunker, 30 feet underground. But not everyone believes this to be true. Some allege this was a massive coverup, and that Hitler and his wife made it out alive, starting a new life somewhere else.
SAVE THE DATE! First ever virtual live show coming to you from YouTube Live on Saturday, July 13th, 2024 at 8 pm CST. Send your questions for the Q&A and send in your listener stories (all mysterious topics are welcome).
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SOURCES:
1) The book Unsolved Enigmas by Sam Pilger and Leo Moynihan
2) Mi5.gov.uk
3) Washingtonpost.com article by Ada Petrova and Peter Watson
4) History.com
5) Wikipedia
6) Holocausteducation.org.uk
7) Encyclopedia.ushmm.org/
8) britannica.com/biography/Eva-Braun
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