Monday, March 31, 2008

Mystery of the Dragon Fly UFO Drones May Be Solved 

Photos of odd-looking UFOs that eventually became known as the Dragonfly Drones appeared on the internet in 2007. The initial photos were allegedly taken in Capitola, California, and show an object hovering over a power line. After the drones became a hot topic of discussion on major UFO research blogs and websites, new photos appeared that were taken in other places by different witnesses. Now, the mystery of where these drones come from and what they are may be partially solved.

See also: Texas officer tracked Stephenville UFO's speed with police radar gun

Adak Island, Alaska UFO Hovers (Letter, Envelope, Audio Interview)

On the California coast, a UFO mystery

Unidentified falling objects a Crane Beach mystery

MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS IN SKY OVER TOWN

We are not alone: UFOs, aliens no strangers to Grand Valley

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:36 PM

Unlocking Stonehenge's secrets 

With cool video animation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 PM

Archaeologists Find Evidence of Origin of Pacific Islanders 

The origin of Pacific Islanders has been a mystery for years. Now archaeologists believe they have the answer. As Heidi Chang reports, they found it in China.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM

The Top 10 Historical Hoaxers 

If the pranksters among you need some inspiration for April Fools' day, look no further than this list of the most successful hoaxers from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:33 PM

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Mexico is magical to its warlocks and witches 

To kill a man, Alejandro Gallegos García explains, all you need is a black cloth doll, some thread, a human bone and a toad. Oh, and you must ask the devil permission, in person, at a cave in the hills where he is said to appear.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:08 PM

Women branded 'witch' beaten up 

In yet another shocking case of mob justice in Bihar, a 40 year old woman Lal Pari Devi, was tied up to a tree and mercilessly beaten up by village elders on Thursday.

With pic of the woman being tied to the tree by her husband.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:06 PM

Treasured Maps Of Early Florida 

Panfilo de Narvaez and some 400 conquistadors came to Florida looking for gold in the spring of 1528.

Eight years later, four survivors arrived in Spanish Mexico.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:02 PM

Princess Di case heading to jury 

It's finally the jury's turn to decide whether Princess Diana died in a tragic accident or was the victim of a sinister conspiracy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:00 PM

Children in voodoo's power 

Initiation ceremonies are ripping poor families in Benin apart and driving parents into despair and bankruptcy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:58 PM

'Doe Network' works to give names to the dead 

Their faces seem to float from Todd Matthews' computer -- morgue photographs, artist sketches, forensic reconstructions -- thousands of dead eyes staring from endless Web sites as though crying out for recognition. John and Jane and Baby "Does" whose nameless bodies have never been identified.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:57 PM

Victrola Favourites: the day of the crackle 

In the age of MP3s, when music can be downloaded, or deleted, at the click of a mouse, it's easy to forget how magical it was for people 80 to 100 years ago to hear the first musical recordings.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:44 PM

Alleys for Cool Cats 

While Paris has its boulevards and Miami its beaches, San Francisco’s lure is its labyrinth of back alleys, those mysterious midblock detours that seem to offer, in equal doses, the promise of discovery and the slightly scary possibility of getting lost — really lost.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:38 PM

Really big cat alarms N. Chicago 

North Chicago police officers were not able to capture a large cat-like animal reportedly on top of a building near the city’s police department Friday evening.

See also: Is there a cougar in Lake County?

And: Big cat sighting revealed in Suffolk

'We watched beast for 30 minutes'

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:36 PM

Deed to land in Florissant was signed by both explorers 

Seven weeks before explorer Meriwether Lewis died by mysterious gunshot, he sold land in present-day Florissant to one of the Chouteaus. Signing as a witness was his friend and fellow hero, William Clark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:25 PM

Da Vinci genius brought to life 

With cool photo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:22 PM

Dave Stevens, 52, Artist Who Created the Rocketeer, Dies 

A very nice New York Times obit. While I knew that Stevens used Bettie Page as a model for Cliff Secord's girlfriend Betty, I was unaware he helped her recover payments for unauthorized use of her image.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:21 PM

Old nuclear-missile silo now houses UFO research center 

Why does a man buy an old, windowless missile complex deep underground, only to spend his days tracking unidentified objects flying through the sky?

See also: UFO followers flock to Aztec

The elite agenda on UFO disclosure: Do we collaborate?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:03 PM

MY FAMILY’S PARANORMAL LIFE 

Imagine living in a household where paranormal activity is the normal way of life.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:59 PM

The 101 most useful websites 

Useful bookmark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:57 PM

Cthulhu cake! 

Ia! Ia!

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:47 AM

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Does `Strange Highness’ Overlap High Strangeness? 

Strange Highness is THS’s proposed new term, and, is not the same as the common Fortean term of `High Strangeness’, or, is it? Indeed, one will find by reading excepts below that both `strange highness’ and `high strangeness’ seem to have some, or perhaps many, overlapping spaces.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:06 PM

New artifact discoveries on coast keep state archaeologist busy 

Interesting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:52 PM

Ghost hunters may investigate Johnson County poor farm, asylum 

No one has seen ghosts at the old poor farm and asylum, but county officials today gave their informal OK for a paranormal investigative team to make sure no spirits were lurking about.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:27 PM

'Psychic' nurse told patients there was a ghost on the ward 

It is claimed a nurse told Welsh patients recovering from surgery that she had seen a ghost on a hospital ward.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:20 PM

Popular hypnotist Raven dies at 41 

Rick MacDonlad, better known to fans as “Raven,” died earlier this week after suffering from a brain tumor for several years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:19 PM

Mountain lions in Kansas? 

I personally know a woman who has seen two Kansas mountain lions over a ten year period, both in the same spot. And not in the southern part of the state - right outside Kansas City. And yet officials still deny they're here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:17 PM

Creatures of myth at Field Museum 

"Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids" peeks behind Mother Nature's curtain to provide scientific explanations for some fantastic sightings and legends. In addition to the aforementioned creations, visitors can gain some insight into the mystery of "Bigfoot" and that multitentacled monster, the kraken, that scourge of Caribbean pirates.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:04 PM

UFO ROUND-UP 

Miss Ruthmary Anderson of Texas
"The Mystery of Other Worlds Revealed, 1952

South Texas UFO Stories (from KIII TV3 viewers).

And don't miss Latest UFO news in from India which has a very weird picture.

See also: Alleged UFO Pictures Cause Controversy On Net

UFO spotted in Wigan (video)

More UFO theories

UFO reports draws national attention to Capitola

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:05 PM

Experts: Two Guns Used in RFK Shooting 

With some video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:49 PM

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Experts: Sirhan Sirhan Did Not Kill RFK 

New forensics evidence presented Tuesday during a symposium at Foxwoods suggests Sirhan Sirhan did not fire the fatal shots that killed Sen. Robert Kennedy in 1968.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:36 PM

Molester claims he was victim of Bigfoot 

A man who claims that he was molested by Bigfoot as a child was ordered to serve 20 years in prison yesterday for his own molestation-related activities.

See also: Author says evidence proves Bigfoot exists (about Jeff Meldrum)

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:11 PM

Man killed on Mexico's Caribbean coast for casting an 'evil eye' 

Two men have confessed to brutally killing a man who made his living practicing witchcraft because they believed he had put an “evil eye” on a relative, officials on Mexico's Caribbean coast said Monday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:10 PM

Cult figure killed by Napa man, defense says 

Raphael repeatedly stressed to the jury that Davis, who taught Taylor and others about witchcraft and ran a cult of sorts, had a “hold” over Taylor and used his “powers” to control him.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:09 PM

UFO spotted over Corby 

With pic.

See also: Diagram, description of Texas UFO by law officers released to public

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 PM

The Mystery of Alchemy and its Influence on Baroque Glass Explored at The Corning Museum of Glass 

The impact of alchemy on glass will be explored in Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750, opening at The Corning Museum of Glass on June 27, 2008. The exhibition highlights the newly understood role of these 17th-century “chymists” in laying the foundation for modern material science. Often dismissed during their lifetimes as mere charlatans, their contributions to the creation of colorless lead crystal and gold ruby, two key developments in the history of glass production and artistry, have also previously been overlooked.


With cool photo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:00 PM

Wall of New Paltz house yields mysterious photos 

They've escaped their paper frames and the plaster wall that held them for more than a century. Nine faces, eight tintypes, no names, countless stories that will never be told, that can only be guessed at.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:58 AM

Seahenge returns to Norfolk 

“Something like 50 different axes were used to shape the timbers, at a time when it was thought bronze tools were incredibly rare,” said Dr Hanley. “Studies of the timbers have told us a huge amount about what was going on in Bronze Age Norfolk.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:57 AM

Planet X keeps a lot of survivalists busy with theories of destruction and chaos 

Village medicine men used to keep the tribe under control with threats of drawing on the Gods to cause mayhem to trouble makers.

Religion does a good job of keeping that trend alive: "sin and you will go to hell"

Fast forward 2008 years and you have people predicting that Planet X will arrive in 2012 and pass through our solar system before arching off on it's timeless odyssey around the Milky Way Galaxy.

And update.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:55 AM

MYSTERY TWIST IN CAVE MURDER TALE 

It was a murder mystery that gripped the people of Swansea and Gower, and almost 90 years on there is a new twist to the tale. Mamie Stuart vanished in 1919, but it wasn't until 1961 that her body was found, cut into three pieces and hidden in a Gower cave.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:53 AM

Undersea armour find is a mystery 

Thirty-five members of the Southsea Sub Aqua Club will be spending a week in July diving eight miles south of East Wittering, West Sussex, to try to discover why two tanks, two bulldozers and a field gun managed to end up 59ft under water.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:50 AM

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Was it a UFO above Corpus Christi Skies? 

He doesn't want to be identified because he says he doesn't want to draw attention to himself.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:02 PM

Monster Size Monsters! 

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:00 PM

Mystery haunts Elting Library 

On Oct. 25, librarian Jesse Chance noticed that someone had exited the library using the front door, leaving it unlatched and compromising the building's security system. Investigating, Chance reviewed the library's real-time security tape of the front rooms, zipping through it at high speed until he thought he saw the problem — a streaking blur. Expecting to see a person leaving the building, he took the tape back down to real-time speed and saw what he now calls "an anomaly."

With video. Very interesting. If it wasn't for the physical evidence (the door opening) I would say it was a insect on the lens. Pretty cool though.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:53 PM

D.B. Cooper Evidence Unearthed 

There could be a major break in the biggest crime mystery in Northwest history. The FBI in Seattle is beginning analysis of a long-buried parachute - the same type used by skyjacker D.B. Cooper when he jumped from an Northwest Orient Airlines 727 with a 25 pound money bag containing 200-thousand dollars ransom on Thanksgiving eve 1971.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:39 PM

Mystery tribe comes to light in Shaanxi 

Archaeologists believe they may have discovered evidence of a lost tribe, never before known in Chinese history. The findings come from an excavation in northwest China's Shaanxi province.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:35 PM

AFLong-lost painting found in country house: auctioneer 

A painting by French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau, missing for 200 years, has been found in a country house and could now sell for up to five million pounds, auctioneers said Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:30 PM

Mystery man's blood found in Linda Stein's apartment 

DNA evidence found in the Manhattan apartment of slain "Realtor-to-the-Stars" Linda Stein came from a man, officials say - raising new questions in the high-profile murder.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:20 PM

Monday, March 24, 2008

The sex magick of Jesus Christ 

Yup, you read that right. Adults only. Definitely not safe for work.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:44 PM

Pinky Expedition: Monster Considerations 

Cryptomundo's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:58 PM

From the Hex Archive 

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:54 PM

Shroud mystery 'refuses to go away' 

In a new documentary, we have been given intimate access that no other broadcaster has had before.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:48 PM

Sounds of ancient times heard at cathedral 

IT IS reckoned to be the earliest stringed instrument ever discovered and is the forerunner of the modern guitar.

Now an exact, playable replica of the 4,500-year-old Gold Lyre of Ur can be seen and heard for one morning only at Liverpool’s Anglican cathedral.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:44 PM

The Sun-Headed Men 

Archeologists, anthropologists and researchers from other scientific branches are trying to solve the meaning of those petroglyphs. There is neither a certain nor a single common opinion about this matter. However it may be said that there are two types of views.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:43 PM

Bandit Hypnotizing Bank Tellers, Cashiers - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando 

A mysterious bearded man in Rome is wanted by police for using hypnotism to mesmerize cashiers and bank tellers while he steals thousands of dollars.

With pics and video!

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:31 PM

Eustis vampire-cult killer subject of French film on serial murders 

A writer thinks Rod Ferrell would have killed more. But was the case overblown?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:27 PM

Strange Light Videotaped Hovering In Texas Sky 

With video.

See also: Glasgow's UFO fan club

Tale of a close encounter

THE REAL KGB UFO FILES

UFO' caught on camera in Sussex (with pic)

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:22 PM

Theories abound in quest to learn Roanoke Island colonists' fate 

As cold cases go, the fate of the Lost Colony makes Amelia Earhart's disappearance look like an Easter-egg hunt.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:15 PM

Brit explorer set to recreate Phoenicians’ epic voyage around Africa 

Philip Beales mission is to prove that the Phoenicians, an ancient civilisation that lived around the Mediterranean, completed a near-circumnavigation of the continent about 2,000 years before any Europeans.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:13 PM

Riddle of Birmingham school hit by flying ice 

THE origin of a large chunk of "meteor" ice which crashed into a school playing field in Birmingham remains a mystery.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:04 PM

Famous 1986 escape of Claude Dallas from Idaho prison could be a myth 

Law enforcement investigators now say the official account is probably false. Their skepticism is rooted in contradictory physical evidence, conflicting official accounts of what happened that Easter night and the disappearance of an independent review of the escape.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:02 PM

Notorious AMW Fugitive John List Dead at 82 

John Emil List's capture is one of the most amazing stories in the history of America's Most Wanted. He made headlines in 1971 when he brutally and methodically murdered five of his family members; he earned notoriety during his 18-year run from the law following the terrifying killing spree. But while List's run ended on June 1, 1989 as a direct result of AMW, his story truly came to an ultimate end on Friday, when he died while serving out his sentence.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:59 PM

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Giant marine life found in Antarctic 

Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:25 AM

Thursday, March 20, 2008

The WOLFMAN photographed!!! 

Benicio del Toro gets hairy. Looks cool.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:19 PM

40 Days to 6.66 Billion Humans 

Devil's Day is coming!

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:09 PM

Prof Michio Kaku on the science behind UFOs and time travel 

In 1600, the former Dominican monk and philosopher Giordano Bruno was burnt alive in the streets of Rome. To humiliate him, the Church first hung him upside down and stripped him naked. What made the teachings of Bruno so dangerous? He had asked a simple question: is there life in outer space?

See also: Bonnybridge UFO claim

You're not alone in County Durham

U.S. Air Force Drops Flares to Quell UFO Reports?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:23 AM

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:11 AM

Did you know it's illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament? Britain's silliest laws revealed 

It is illegal to stand within one hundred yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:08 AM

Witches’ Spells Linger in Eastern Serbia 

Wise men and women are still curing illnesses, predicting the future and even slaying dragons in this remote border region.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM

Successful lecture series to continue with look at Quantrill 

“What drove a mild-mannered, kind of diminutive man to become this fierce partisan guerrilla leader?” Crease said. “That’s kind of the thing I’ll explore.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:01 AM

Coins 'prove' Roman presence 

AN historian has succeeded where Time Team failed... to prove a Cheshire village was once home to the Roman army.

James Balme has found rare silver coins dating back to 100BC in field in Lymm - they would have been used to pay Roman soldiers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:46 AM

109-year-old rugby relic sparks mystery 

A 109-year-old fire-damaged pewter tankard awarded to one E.H. 'Tibby' Lissner is back in the possession of the Queensland Rugby Union after being rescued from a Tingalpa rubbish dump.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:38 AM

Mystery of stone hand found on doorstep 

"We were out of the house for no more than 15 minutes and during that time, someone came but, receiving no reply, simply left the hand on the doorstep."

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Regrowing Limbs: Can People Regenerate Body Parts? 

Progress on the road to regenerating major body parts, salamander-style, could transform the treatment of amputations and major wounds.

Via MetaFilter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM

Arthur C. Clarke RIP 

Science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who co-wrote the epic film "2001: A Space Odyssey" and raised the idea of communications satellites in the 1940s, has died at age 90, an associate said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:07 PM

Wartime author mystery 'solved' 

A former Luftwaffe fighter pilot may have ended the 64-year-old mystery surrounding the death of French writer and aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:03 AM

The Mystic Eye! 

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:32 AM

Woman convinced she has rare portrait 

Two years of research has convinced Port Elgin entrepreneur Maureen Berry that the "filthy dirty" oil painting her brother found in a British Columbia second-hand shop is an original portrait of a young Queen Victoria.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:13 AM

Indiana resident has discovered more than 100 unidentified graves 

Shirley Wolf has always had a keen interest in geology. So when she took up grave dowsing, one might not question her actions. Her work has resulted in the discovery of many unidentified black cemeteries around Southern Indiana.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:56 AM

Inland ghost hunters find the paranormal -- or the simply normal 

With pics and video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:54 AM

Book explores rumours from broadcast history 

Television not only convinces us of things we otherwise might not believe: It also convinces us of things that never actually happened. Just ask Bill Brioux, a former staff writer for TV Guide Canada and author of the book Truth and Rumors: The Reality Behind TV's Most Famous Myths.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:43 AM

Forensic Experts at Manson Site: Dig 

For years, rumors have swirled about other possible Manson family victims — hitchhikers who visited them at the ranch and were not seen again, runaways who drifted into the camp then fell out of favor.

See also: Photos : Forensic experts at Manson ranch

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:42 AM

Scientists Use DNA To Unravel Cats' Lineage 

If cat owners know anything about their pets, it's how enigmatic the creatures can be. But scientists have begun to pull back the feline veil, using the latest molecular tools to get a peek at their origins.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:35 AM

DID 'UFO LIGHTS' HERALD LINCOLNSHIRE EARTHQUAKE? 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:31 AM

I've brought secrets of pyramids to city 

It is the world's oldest massage technique and its secrets were lost for seven thousand years after being entombed in an Egyptian pyramid.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 AM

Our 10 Favorite Monsters 

LiveScience counts them down.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:09 AM

William Walker Atkinson 

The incredible sort-of true story of W. W. Atkinson.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:05 AM

A cold case from outer space 

That's more or less where Davis finds himself now, behind the wheel of his blue Ford Explorer, with his partner Frankie Dixon. They're cruising down streets, looking at utility poles and trying to figure out: Is that the one in these three pictures, the pictures with the unidentified flying object?

See also: ALIEN UFO Psychic to be revealed on ABC TV

Still explaining Phoenix lights 11 years later

Hometown history: UFO sighting never fully explained

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:04 AM

Pharmacist reveals secrets of ‘royal’ herb 

For decades a mysterious herb known as trinh nu hoang cung (royal virgin) has been coveted by those seeking a ‘magical’ cure for their ills and ailments.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:03 AM

The Antarctic iceberg that looks like a giant humbug 

Striped icebergs - with pics. Pretty cool. Via Fark Geek.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:03 AM

Monday, March 17, 2008

Discovery may solve mystery of how warship was sunk with all hands 

It is one of the world’s great maritime mysteries: how could Australia’s most distinguished warship fall prey to a poorly armed adversary with the loss of every one of its 645 crewmen?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:08 PM

Friday, March 14, 2008

Stage is set to flush out theatre's resident ghost 

He has been appearing at Edinburgh's Playhouse for 50 years, though theatre-goers are unlikely ever to catch a glimpse.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:37 PM

Mysterious meteorites may be remnants of destroyed dwarf planet 

A pair of mysterious meteorites discovered in Antarctica in 2006, may be remnants of a dwarf planet that was smashed apart early in the solar system’s history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:34 PM

Ancient Druids show and tell? 

Last month in Stanway, England, archaeologists uncovered what is thought to be the first Druid grave ever found.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:08 PM

Gardai on prowl for mystery 'cat' beast 

With pic. Here kitty kitty.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:58 PM

Plenty more UFO sightings to report in Luton area 

Since last week's article about mystery lights in the skies over Luton and Houghton Regis, this newsdesk has been inundated with readers sharing their own experiences.

See also: UFO captured on tape in Pasco

Unexplained light above Halifax helps make West Yorkshire UFO hot spot

Gonerby UFO sighted over Saskatchewan

Alien Swarms Descend On Camera-Happy Argentina

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:50 PM

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:35 PM

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Oldest Animation Discovered In Iran 

Long considered a modern invention, animation has apparently been lying about its age. A 5,200-year-old bowl found in Iran’s Burnt City in the 1970s features a series of five images that researchers have only recently identified as being sequential, much like those in a zoetrope.

With video! Via Fark Geek.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:37 PM

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Pinky Report #1 

Loren Coleman over at Cryptomundo is looking for Pinky, a "living dinosaur."

See also: Pinky Expedition Notes, Continued

And don't miss: Sea Serpent Immune to Bullets

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:50 PM

Jailed for 'demonic' homicide 

SHE helped her boyfriend murder her best friend in a bizarre occult killing, but Angela Wells could be out of jail in just over a year.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Mystery surrounds death of Manchester police chief Michael Todd 

He headed an 18-month inquiry into whether CIA "torture" flights had landed at British airports, and last week played host to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they visited Manchester.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:22 PM

Finding Common Ground in the Hobbit Controversy 

Homo floresiensis, better known as hobbits: Are they a new species of human, one one that stood three feet tall, lived at the same time as our ancestors, and hunted dragon-like lizards? Or just a half-baked take on a few scattered pygmy bones?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:14 PM

Swarm of meteorites may solve Peru impact mystery 

So how could the meteorite make it all the way to the ground and gouge out a 15-metre-wide crater, such as the one found in the Peruvian town of Carancas?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:14 PM

UK top cop who led CIA probe found dead 

A city police chief who led an investigation into charges that Britain cooperated with secret CIA flights to transport terrorism suspects without formal proceedings has been found dead, his deputy said Tuesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:12 AM

MoD inquiry into Archway UFO mystery 

THE Ministry of Defence opened a file on the Archway UFO spottings - but decided against further inquiries as it did not deem the sighting a threat to national security.

With pics of the lights.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:05 AM

UFO investigator tries to separate fact from fiction 

Start talking about UFOs and one of two things generally happen: People scoff, or they talk about the weird thing they saw in the sky that time.


Sometimes they do both.

See also:

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:01 AM

Lake Norman has own monster myth 

Some people living along the shores of North Carolina's biggest lake suspect that some kind of strange, large creature exists beneath the surface.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:59 AM

Wikileaks Airs $cientology Black Ops 

An anonymous reader alerts us to new material up on Wikileaks: 208 scanned pages (in one PDF) relating to the Church of Scientology and its former "Office of Special Affairs" employee (and subsequent apostate) Frank Oliver.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:55 AM

50 years after being A-bombed by accident, a small S.C. community has made peace with history 

After 50 years, the question finally can be asked: Do you want ketchup on your “atomic fries”?

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 AM

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

'Magnetic Boy' keeps crashing computers 

An American schoolboy appears to have developed a special talent – for crashing computers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:28 PM

Neanderthal treasure trove 'at bottom of sea' 

Academic interest in what are being described as drowned Stone Age hunting grounds is likely to increase dramatically after the discovery of 28 Neanderthal flint axes on the sea bed off the East Anglian coast.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:27 PM

Utah Crater Mystery Cracked 

One of the longest-running mysteries in the U.S. National Parks has been solved: The crater-like Upheaval Dome in Utah's Canyonlands National Park was caused by a meteor impact, say German researchers.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 PM

Secret Quarry Bank Garden In Cheshire Opens For First Time 

With some pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:22 PM

Life: Who killed Marilyn Monroe? 

"I set out to prove it was a suicide. But I came to the wrong conclusion."

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:20 PM

Researchers: Peruvian Meteorite 'Doesn't Make Sense' 

This meteorite seemed to have flown in much faster than scientists thought possible for an object of this kind, and it apparently survived entering Earth's atmosphere intact, rather than splintering into bits as experts thought it should have.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:16 PM

Mystery beast raises concern 

"What these people are seeing and describing to me is all the same thing a large black animal, feline, and it's got powerful limbs and what most of them describe as jet black fur and a tail that's about a metre long and two to three inches thick with a boomerang curve at the end of it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:12 PM

Mystery of Aunt Pete's message in a bottle solved by soldier's grandson 

When "Aunt Pete" wrote to her soldier nephew in France in 1918, she had no idea what she was starting. Her letter began life inside a US mail bag, spent almost 90 years as a message in a bottle and ended up generating an avalanche of transatlantic emails.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:10 PM

Scientist says Buddhism showed there's life in space 

The world's chief exponent of the theory that tells life began in deep space and reached earth riding on comets said the philosophical backdrop for his theory was provided by Buddhism.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

NZ Forensic Imagers task of biblical proportions 

Global Intelligence Solutions Ltd a New Zealand based company has been invited by Professor Taylor from the USA to be part of a team of experts to analyse imagery that may indicate the presence of an anomaly that could turn out to be, Noah’s Ark!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:06 PM

Little Person Dressed as Gnome Caught on Video 'Stalking' Streets of Argentina Town 

Little person or fairy entity? Real or hoax? Article has links to video but you can also watch it here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:21 PM

Monday, March 10, 2008

Pygmy hippo snapped in Liberia 

With pic of the little fella.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:55 PM

The Deep Ones and the Madness of Crowds 

New Rigorous Intuition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:53 PM

Awesome Or Off-Putting: The Jersey Devil 

Cryptozoology has a stuffed-full menu of weird creatures that have had dozens of sightings all over the world. The Jersey Devil has got to be one of the best known, but it seems it's sightings don't happen quite as much as others in its great big monster family.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:51 PM

East Texans Organize For Bigfoot Search 

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the woods, East Texans prepare for another expedition to find Bigfoot in East Texas. A professional and well equipped group says it's ready to prove the mysterious hairy giant is roaming our neighborhoods.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:50 PM

Lizard Man sighted again (but Elvis is still dead) 

The Lizard Man is back! At least that's the word on the street - and on CNN. Two decades after reports that the seven-foot, three-fingered, three-toed monster had been sighted near Scape Ore Swamp in South Carolina, the brute is back in the national news. As a herpetologist who is currently writing a book on lizards, naturally I am intrigued by the story of a giant lizard-like creature.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:48 PM

Renaissance chess master and the Da Vinci decode mystery 

The rediscovery of this book is of much more than scholarly or antiquarian interest, for it has been suggested that its chess puzzle diagrams were not only designed by Leonardo da Vinci, but also drawn by him and, the most tantalising prospect of all, perhaps even composed by him.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:43 PM

Lizard Man a Cow Killer? 

Cryptomundo wonders. See also: Mermaid Found: 1917

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:19 AM

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Flying Off the Shelves 

The Pleasures and Perils of Chasing Book Thieves.

Ever wonder what books shoplifters favor? Via boing boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:36 PM

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:33 PM

Film tells story of one of Iowa's most notorious crimes 

"Haunting Villisca" is a fictional story built around the true-life near-century-old axe murders of eight people, including six children, at a house in the Montgomery County town of Villisca.

See also: The Axe Murder House of Villisca, Iowa

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 PM

Cougar on the prowl? It's the talk of the town 

A cougar is on the prowl. At least, many of us would like to think so. Everyone has been talking since city police spotted what they thought was a cougar last month. (Can a cougar be spotted? Wouldn't that be a leopard?)

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:35 PM

All the chi in China 

Shouting, whip-cracking, wrapping their ankles round their ears: the citizens of Beijing have strange ways to free the life force.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:27 PM

Mystery of the polar bear whose remains were found in Scotland 

A polar bear skull excavated from a cave at Inchnadamph in the Scottish Highlands is the only known remains of the species in Britain. It probably dates to about 18,000 years ago when massive ice sheets covered much of the country at the height of the last ice age.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:18 PM

'No mystery here' say the Knights of Malta 

An ancient Roman Catholic order tried yesterday to dispel the conspiracy theories surrounding it as it buried its Grand Master.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:17 PM

Tunguska meteorite: a warning from outer space 

Almost a century ago, on 17 June 1908, a massive explosion occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, in what is now Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Territory, Central Siberia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:12 PM

Man leaves mystery monument behind 

Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:11 PM

Tragedy again befalls prominent Gold Coast family 

The Point, which some believe inspired the fictional West Egg mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel "The Great Gatsby," has been at the center of a confluence of tragedies befalling the family.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:07 PM

Govt confirms bones 'may be Ned Kelly's' 

Archaeological digs at the former prison site in Coburg have unearthed unmarked coffins containing the remains of 32 prisoners executed at the Old Melbourne Gaol, Planning Minister Justin Madden said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:59 PM

Author believes he's unraveled Earhart mystery 

America's most celebrated female pilot of the 20th century simply ran out of gas and crashed into the ocean on July 2, 1937, says Doug Westfall, author of "The Hunt for Amelia Earhart."

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:58 PM

Friday, March 07, 2008

I Love the Yeti 

It's abominable!

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:16 AM

Last WWI Vet Gets America's 'Thank You' 

Frank Buckles, 107, of Charlestown, W.Va., was honored in Washington today as the last remaining veteran to have served with American forces during World War I.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:47 AM

Bottle collector finds treasures in Kingman 

There was a big hole dug in back of Prestige Auto Body on Friday afternoon. At the bottom, amid assorted dirt and detritus, stood a man named Scott Given: antique dealer, old bottle enthusiast and professional treasure hunter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:41 AM

Halloween in March 

o you believe in ghosts?

Darin Durden, president of the San Angelo Paranormal Studies group, didn’t. At least, not until he moved into a new house three years ago.

With ghost pic.

See also: Good grief! Owners say downtown comedy club haunted

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:07 AM

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Houston legend, 103, sues to get guitar back 

Huey Long sang with a classic group: the Ink Spots, and they performed all over the world.

Here's another story about this sad state of affairs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:51 PM

Witchcraft pardon plea rejected 

MSPs have rejected calls for the last woman to be convicted under witchcraft legislation to be pardoned.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:29 PM

Lawyer digs up Colonial capers 

A fter Lydia Wydell sauntered into Sabbath services, stripped off her clothes, and stood brazenly naked before the whole, shocked congregation, surely no one present that Sunday in Newbury in 1663 ever forgot her assault on their Puritan ways. But for all the uproar, Wydell's cheeky story was still lost to history - that is, until Diane Rapaport dug it up.

Wydell's tale is now the title piece in Rapaport's entertaining and informative new book, "The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts of Colonial New England." Call it Court TV meets the History Channel - in print.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 PM

The Daily Mirror 

Black Dahlia researcher Larry Harnisch has a cool blog at the LA Times.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:19 PM

26-Year Secret Kept Innocent Man In Prison 

Alton Logan doesn't understand why two lawyers with proof he didn't commit murder were legally prevented from helping him. They had their reasons: To save Logan, they would have had to break the cardinal rule of attorney-client privilege to reveal their own client had committed the crime.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 PM

New Claims, Problems for Oregon Coast Artifacts and Oddities 

Artifacts recently found on the coast apparently have a new owner and some exceptionally strange tourist attractions may be in danger.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 PM

Experts baffled by orange UFO 

WHAT glows orange, scours the skyline and leaves a black plume of smoke?

See also: Some Of The Things We Saw Were Literally Out Of This World

Secret UFO Meeting At The United Nations

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:30 PM

Allen girl, 9, finds mammoth's tooth 

That's a big tooth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:12 PM

The man who says he has the lost Ark 

With picture of the "Ark."

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:55 PM

1890s Colo. Murder Confession on Display 

That handwritten confession on a piece of wood — hidden inside a home for decades — went on display at a museum this week. The mystery, however, is not exactly solved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:52 PM

NYC Struck Again by Mystery Bomber 

For the third time in as many years, someone riding a bike and armed with a small explosive has struck in Manhattan, this time in the highest-profile location by far: a landmark military recruitment station in the heart of Times Square.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:51 PM

Concept airship that mimics a manta ray 

neat video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:22 PM

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Herb used by Charles II to keep royal mistresses in shape could help fight today's obesity epidemic 

Heath pea, which is also known as bitter vetch, was used in medieval times as a hunger suppressant when the crops failed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:22 PM

The mystery of mammoth tusks with iron fillings 

A giant meteor may have exploded over Alaska thousands of years ago, shooting out metal fragments like buckshot, some of which embedded in the tusks of woolly mammoths and the horns of bison.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:20 PM

Perugia Murder: Defending Knox 

Will Italian police ever charge Seattle student Amanda Knox for the 'extreme sex' killing of a British student? A lawyer examines the options.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:15 PM

Skeleton Could Hold Secret To Stonehenge 

A skeleton, which has been on prominent display in Salisbury Museum for nearly a decade, could hold the secret to Stonehenge's mysterious past and show the site to be an arena of gladiatorial combat, an archaeological expert has claimed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:05 PM

The Baggaley Bowl 

Deadwood’s city researchers link pioneer family with artifact from its Chinese immigrant history.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:56 PM

Severed feet story has legs in world media 

The story of how three severed feet - all in sneakers, right feet only - washed up on B.C.'s Gulf Islands was bound to travel.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:50 PM

Owner of Jack Ruby's gun aiming for big auction payday 

Jack Ruby's .38-caliber Colt Cobra would be unremarkable except for two things – it made history and it has had astonishing resale value.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:42 PM

Remote Ontario Lake Reveals Mysterious Ancient Structure 

While divers were conducting a unique submarine project in MacDonald Lake at the Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve, they encountered an ancient stone structure revealing proof of life from Central Ontario ancestors.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:40 PM

Taking Ghost Research to the Next Level 

A challenge to all ghost hunters: We need a breakthrough.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 PM

Dispelling the mystery of the urban myth - Peterborough Today 

A dark and dingy night. A lone woman. A car. The classic ingredients of an urban legend, the kind of which is currently the talk of Whittlesey. But why do we love hearing these tales so much, and is there any ever truth in them? Jemma Walton delved into the murky world of myths to find out.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:36 PM

Island's ancient dwarf men were not hobbits, but cretins 

A new war of words has broken out over the diminutive "hobbit", whose fossilised remains were found in a cave on a remote Indonesian island four years ago.

Ecstatic Australian scientists insisted at the time that they had unearthed powerful evidence of a previously-undiscovered human species who had lived on the island while mankind as we know it continued to develop in the "outside world".

But now an opposing group of Australian researchers say the tiny people on the island of Flores were not a separate branch of the human family tree after all, but were stunted Homo sapiens - early modern man - who did not grow because of iodine deficiency while in the womb.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:32 PM

Scientists Hope to Listen for Alien Life 

Many scientists refuse to believe that humans are alone, given the 200 billion stars in our galaxy.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:24 PM

Animals have empathy and show feelings, says scholar 

Animals are emotional and empathic beings which show their feelings, according to a leading American scholar from the University of Colorado, in Australia for a series of public lectures.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:20 PM

Revealed: Army surgeon actually a woman 

The mystery of the pioneering British Army surgeon who successfully fooled Victorian society into thinking she was a man throughout her extraordinary life has finally been solved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:19 PM

Real or Fake? The Frightening Creatures of '10,000 BC' 

The fantastic creatures depicted in the movie — from the giant carnivorous birds to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths — actually once existed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:18 PM

A Claim to Camelot 

What’s a V.F. editor to do when a respectable financier, Jack Worthington, who looks a lot like John F. Kennedy, says he believes he may be the murdered president’s son, and offers the magazine an exclusive?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:16 PM

Selkies and kelpies: The fairytale degree 

Postgraduate course in Scottish folklore to investigate country's ancient myths.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 PM

Rare Helen Keller pic with doll discovered 

Researchers have uncovered a rare photograph of a young Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan, nearly 120 years after it was taken on Cape Cod and tucked inside a family album.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

He’s Back: Lizard Man 

Cryptomundo checks it out.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:38 AM

Monday, March 03, 2008

Revealed: How MI5 recruited an astrologer in plot to outwit Hitler 

In November 1942, a neatly typed report was delivered to room 055 of the War Office, the secret address for MI5. The document, A Survey of 1943, revealed one of the most bizarre attempts by Britain to gain an advantage over Nazi Germany: the second-guessing of Adolf Hitler's horoscope.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:50 PM

Woodford Green Ufo Spotter Claims Coverup 

A man who spotted a UFO in the skies above Woodford Green believes there is a conspiracy to cover up "something strange" about Woodford.

See also: Third Texas officer comes forward on UFO sightings

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:36 PM

Paranormal group learns art of dowsing, visits historic haunted sites 

Claudia Metz has been called a nut job, a kook and a wacko.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:30 PM

Mysteries of lost and found 

A century-old book of the dead and a carefully-folded newspaper cutting with a small photograph of a boy wrapped inside have got staff at a Dundee supermarket playing detective.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:27 PM

Welsh lecturer searches for lost ark of the covenant 

Tudor Parfitt, a respected Hebrew lecturer at the University of London, spent 25 years trying to find the ancient religious relic. Regarded as the holiest object in the world by the Jews, it mysteriously vanished more than 2,500 years ago from Jerusalem.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:21 PM

Irish "crown jewels" heist continues to baffle, a century on 

It has the stuff of a good crime novel: palace scandal, a taboo gay sex ring, murder, money and politics and a century on, the theft of Ireland's "crown jewels" still tantalizes -- and is still unsolved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

Chilling message found in Jersey chamber of horrors 

As the first picture of a “punishment room” under Haut de la Garenne in Jersey was released today, a creepy message written on a wooden post against a wall said: “I’ve been bad for years and years.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 PM

Christopher Columbus: Was He Really a Hellene? 

Was Columbus Greek?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 PM

Why Does the Kremlin Need 3,200 White Mice? 

"Visions of gigantic rodent horror movies come to mind," one blogger wrote. The Times of London reported that "wild theories" have even been suggested tying the mice to "torture or experiments with polonium-210, the radioactive poison."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:42 PM

Owners To Open 'Mystery Room' Sealed For 50 Years 

The owners of a one-time Clayton gas station built in the 1960's plan to open a recently-discovered "Mystery Room" they believe has been sealed for nearly fifty years, and they are asking local Johnston school kids to help them guess what's inside.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:35 PM

Mystery Ice Chunk Falls From Sky in Gastonia 

With predictable "it fell off a plane" explanation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:29 PM

In 'Gibtown,' Life Is A Carnival 

In the carnival capital of the world, a clown rides to Wal-Mart on a tricycle.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:17 PM

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Japanese scientists eye mysterious 'Planet X' 

Scientists at a Japanese university said Thursday they believed another planet up to two-thirds the size of the Earth was orbiting in the far reaches of the solar system.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:28 PM

Mysterious 'lightning' spotted as 'quake hit Louth 

A woman in Westgate said she saw what she thought was ball lightning as the earthquake rumbled through Louth.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:25 PM

'I have known about Jersey paedophiles for 15 years,' says award-winning journalist 

The award-winning journalist who exposed terrible abuse in Islington children's homes now reveals horrifying links to sinister discoveries at Jersey's Haut de la Garenne.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:15 PM

Wisconsin man's amazing memory attracts interest from scientists 

For as long as he can remember, Brad Williams has been able to recall the most trifling dates and details about his life.

For example, he can tell you it was Aug. 18, 1965, when his family stopped at Red Barn Hamburger during a road trip through Michigan. He was 8 years old at the time. And he had a burger, of course.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:55 PM