In 1974, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was used to send a message into space as a part of the Interstellar Message Project. If there were intelligent life outside our planet, they could see this message and be informed of our existence. The announcement was broadcast at about 2,380…

In 1884, a prisoner, Michale “Smitty” Smith, evaporated from Cambria County jail and left a note to the warden that he would not return. He was about to be hanged for a murder that he did. But, how did he escape from the prison? The walls outside are 22 feet…

Missouri State Penitentiary was built in 1836, making it the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi. Slaves built the penitentiary, and over the years, it housed a variety of prisoners. Guards were known for beating and torturing inmates. After it closed in 2004, locals began to hold prison tours…

When I was 16 and my sister was 20, I drove across the nation with my friends. It was Spring Break. It was late, and we were well-rested and alert. I don’t remember the expressway we were taking. But it was Texas and New Mexico. We were having fun in…

In 1994, a government-controlled state-of-the-art radar tracking equipment captured this UFO on video at a remote tracking station known as Area S30 on the Nellis Test Range. The 7700 square miles above the range are monitored by radar-controlled cameras. The purpose of the cameras is to record jet-fighter training and…

Mike “Madman” Marcum attempted to construct a time machine on his front porch in Stanberry, Missouri, in early 1995. Instead, he started working on the Jacobs Ladder gadget. He was only 21 years old, and a student majoring in electrical at the time. Marcum can be considered intelligent when compared…

Marie Noe of Philadelphia was a strange woman who suffocated eight of her ten infant children between 1949 and 1968, with the other two dying naturally. SIDS was suspected in each of these deaths (sudden infant death syndrome). However, the authorities merely followed her husband Arthur’s belief in her innocence…

So what would you do if you saw headless dolls on your beach? And it speaks to you. “Hi, I’m Charlie. I will be your friend till the end,” a creepy female voice. You would run, would you? Several dolls are washed up on a Texas beach while scientists visit…

The Joliet Prison is one of the oldest prisons in America, It has a deep, dark history, and it was built in 1858 to house criminals. Inmates were forced to live in horrid conditions, and many inmates died here. The prison has six buildings, including the guard tower, administrative structure…