Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:40 - Content Warning + Summer Time!

1:31 - Muriel Joan Drinkwater

3:16 - Missing

5:19 - Investigation Begins

7:44 - Persons of Interest

12:09 - Harold Jones

16:34 - Cold Case & DNA Technology

20:05 - DNA Clears Potential Suspects

23:30 - New Possible Suspect

26:36 - Effects On The Family & An Unanswered Question

30:07 - Final Thoughts

Cold Trace Video - Documentary where they were testing the sound of shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yrRcHi0zl8&t=130s

https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/23/one-britains-longest-unsolved-crimes-murder-schoolgirl-muriel-drinkwater-23349284/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7708974.stm

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/the-muriel-drinkwater-case-can-they-crack-the-coldest-murder-case-lg98xvhzqlh?region=global

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/unsolved-murder-12-year-old-19232081

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/muriel-drinkwater-murder-harold-jones-16207548

https://herald.wales/national-news/crime/the-unsolved-murder-of-muriel-drinkwater/

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/detectives-link-muriel-drinkwater-and-sheila-martin-murders-vw3fx2ltcsp

https://morbidology.com/the-little-red-riding-hood-murder-of-muriel-drinkwater/

https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/muriel-drinkwater-murder-file-is-declared-secret-at-request-of-police-q62dm0jg93m

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/western-mail/20181019/281895889216744

The Times, 24 March, 2009 – “Even if it was 100 Years Ago, We’d Still Search”

South Wales Evening Post, 19 October, 2018 – “The Chilling Little Red Riding Hood Murder Which is Still Unsolved Today”

South Wales Echo, 2 May, 2019 – “DNA Rules out Valleys Child Murderer as Killer of Young Muriel in 1946”

Another Documentary:

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/muriel-drinkwater/umc.cmc.3yapmfrq6hja2vtrkmtsquci3?showId=umc.cmc.41vif7hpzcg5mmxge9iqjd89z

0:00 - Intro

0:25 - Disclaimer & Inspo for todays episode

1:21 - The Origin of Monopoly

2:44 - The REAL Origin of Monopoly

12:49 - The History of MI9

15:33 - Christopher Clayton Hutton

20:45 - Maps & Monopoly

25:58 - Getting the games into the POW Camps

30:18 - Knowing what to look for

31:42 - Sending a message

34:08 - Other ways they snuck stuff in

35:17 - The American Effort

36:43 - Game Over

38:22 - Declassified

Sources:

https://www.visitforgottonia.com/lizzie-magie-inventor-of-monopoly/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62285/how-brilliant-intelligence-officer-used-monopoly-free-wwii-pows

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ruthless-monopolys-secret-history/

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/mi9-the-ingenious-secret-service-of-the-second-world-war https://www.thelegendofq.co.uk/christopher-clayton-hutton.html

http://www.ww2rafcollection.co.uk/RAF_Collection/Aircrew_Evasion_&_Escape.html

A ton of other sources are linked on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hutton

https://invention.si.edu/invention-stories/woman-inventor-behind-monopoly

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=ohiou1651700929726961&disposition=inline

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Disclaimer - Requested Solved case
1:27 - The Man On The Beach
3:49 - Police Arrive
7:14 - Autopsy
10:28 - Un-Natural Death
13:19 - The Suitcase
20:48 - New Evidence & The Inquest
23:10 - The Book
28:31 - Jilted Lover Theory
31:00 - Spy Theory
33:54 - Derek Abbott
40:11 - Derek & Colleen’s Announcement
41:50 - Identity of the Somerton Man
45:13 - Muscular Calves
47:25 - Clothing tags
49:40 - The Code:
51:27 - The Divorce Documents
54:04 - Final Thoughts

►Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-enduring-mystery-somerton-man-one-of-australias-most-puzzling-cold-cases-50795611/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/somerton-manfamily-photographs-revealed-/101643524
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71520/mysterious-death-somerton-man
https://biographics.org/the-somerton-man-australias-greatest-crime-mystery/
https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/finding-information/discover-our-collection/stories-from-the-archive/but-what-poison-mystery-of-the-somerton-man
https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/tamam-shud-case-the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11063903/Toxic-marriage-explain-death-Somerton-Man-new-details-emerge-1948-mystery.html
https://ciphermysteries.com/tamam-shud-somerton-man/the-somerton-mans-secrets-part-1
https://anemptyglass.fandom.com/wiki/Genetic_Evidence
Divorce papers stuff: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-21/somerton-manfamily-photographs-revealed-/101643524
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-02/somerton-man-who-was-carl-charles-webb/101288890
Claims to have solved the “secret code”
https://www.abc27.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/703090579/rest-of-australias-somerton-man-case-mystery-solved-using-his-own-code-as-deciphered-in-2021-okcir-sociologist-reports/
Books about this case (prior to it being solved)
The Unknown Man – book by Gerry Feltus
Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery – by Kerry Greenwood
The Identity:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/australia/australia-somerton-man-mystery-solved-claim-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11451865/Somerton-Man-Charles-Webbs-true-identity-revealed-family-photographs-divorce-papers.html
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/27/somerton-man-mystery-identity-solved-identified-australia
https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/somerton-man-mystery-solved-professor-identifies-man-found-on-beach-in-1948/news-story/d66ba706a66e30561dbe0ba355edbfe0 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/somerton-man-identified-melbourne-born-engineer-researcher-says/101272182?fbclid=IwAR2AM4MaGLhu0l2wIPhG844dnkLCOu_hzRfDlVSUKRRAHqjnX8y9uMFnmdk https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62314555
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0:00 - Intro

0:48 - Early Cutting Devices

1:43 - Childbirth & Post-Mortem Caesarian Sections

5:34 - The Symphysiotomy

8:34 - The First Chainsaws

13:25 - Caesarean section on a live woman

17:42 - Advancements in the Caesarean section

19:05 - Surviving a C-Section

21:46 -Medical Advancements

23:43 - Advances in the Chainsaw

26:14 - Chains & World War II

28:02 - Modern Chainsaw Use

SOURCES:

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/why-were-chainsaws-invented.htm

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fun-fact-unfortunately-chainsaws-were-invented-for-childbirth

https://egojournal.eu/journal/2024-3/caesarean-section-history-of-a-surgical-procedure-that-has-always-been-with-us/

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/the-chainsaw-in-world-war-two.html

https://ronixtools.com/en/blog/history-of-power-tools-series-history-of-chain-saw/

https://www.freerx.com/Blog/Details?s=Fascinating-History-Chainsaws

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-was-the-chainsaw-invented

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15209147/

https://www.waldwissen.net/en/learning-and-teaching/forest-history/the-history-of-the-chainsaw

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/12/symphysiotomy-irelands-brutal-alternative-to-caesareans

https://www.husqvarna.com/au/learn-and-discover/history-of-the-chainsaw-celebrating-60-years/?srsltid=AfmBOooxzOIhL4F2wzj6X3CyWl1TYA-NiedMFGncH59rrtmOXRQk9pUK

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Treating your pain during labor and delivery. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics site. https://uihc.org/health-topics/treating-your-pain-during-labor-and-delivery#:~:text=The%20medications%20may%20make%20the,%2C%20and%20Stadol%20(butorphanol).

Felton J. We Regret To Inform You That Chainsaws Were Originally Invented For Childbirth. IFLScience. 2021. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-chainsaws-were-originally-invented-for-childbirth/. Accessed March 25, 2021.

Western Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences, 1830;4(3):485-488.

The chain saw--a Scottish invention. Scottish Medical Journal. 2004;49(2):72-5. doi: 10.1177/00369330040490021

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Alsa Thompson, the 7 year old girl who confessed to being a serial killer! Baby Borgia, child serial killer?

►Sources:
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?tag=alsa-mary-thompson
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=7901
https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz002cpfkp/
https://imgur.com/gallery/seven-year-old-alsa-thompson-confesses-to-murders-los-angeles-1925-1928vN5
medium.com

It’s July 1976, all month long America has been partying hard for her 200th birthday. But on July 15th in the little town of Chowchilla, California all these celebrations come to a screeching halt when a school bus transporting 26 children vanishes.. poof.. just gone without a trace! People are speculating all kinds of wild things, was it the bus driver, did aliens somehow beem up the bus with the kids still inside.. I mean HOW in the world does a bus full of children just vanish into thin air? If you have never heard of this case, buckle up.. because this has got to be one of the most chilling and unbelievable crimes in American history

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

00:47 - Chatty Cathy

1:26 - Chowchilla

4:27 - Parents start to worry

5:52 - Bus is Hijacked

14:36 - Police Call for Backup

16:44 - The Van Stops

18:22 - Police Search Continues

21:07 - The Hole

26:39 - Police & The Media

28:16 - Escape Attempt

38:01 - The Rescue

40:56 - Immediate Aftermath

49:11 - Man Hunt

52:57 - Police Interrogations & The Plan

57:06 - The Plan For Ransom

58:25 - After Effects

1:00:00 - Childhood Trauma Study

1:02:41 - The Trial

1:06:19 - Parole

1:08:50 - Legacy

SOURCES:

HBO MAX Documentary - Chowchilla

https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidnapping

https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/301/Edward-Ray---A-Local-Hero

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/2/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/33/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-kidnapped-bus-full-children-buried-alive-approved-parole-rcna22056

Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind Thalidomide
This episode uncovers the chilling story of thalidomide — a drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with severe birth defects across the world.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Development of Thalidomide
8:36 - Medical Community Concerns
10:40 - History of Grünenthal
16:12 - Experimenting on Children
17:13 - Birth Defects
20:19 - How 1 Woman saved America
25:10 - Canada
27:20 - Thalidomide finally removed?
31:28 - Why was Thalidomide causing this
33:43 - After Effects
36:14 - Family reactions
46:02 - Criminal Charges
50:58 - Civil Court Cases
58:39 - The long Legacy of Thalidomide
1:00:42 -Thalidomide still in use?
1:04:56 - Mother who got samples

►Sources:
https://ahrp.org/from-the-holocaust-t...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
https://time.com/archive/6625598/medi...
https://www.thalidomide.ca/wp-content...

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Charles Vance Millar
6:25 - Millar's Will
10:32 - 9th Clause of the Will
12:53- Initial Response
15:03 - The Government
17:10 - The Great Stork Derby begins
21:40 - News Coverage
24:08 - Mrs. Lillian Kenny
29:25 - Grace Bagnato
31:54 - Mrs. X / Pauline Mae Clarke
33:17 - Media Headlines
37:37 - More Legal Battles
41:24 - The Contest Ends
44:22 - Court - Mrs Lillian Kenny
48:36 - Mrs. Grace Bagnato - Court
51:28 - Court Mrs. X / Pauline Mae Clarke
54:43 - Final Decision / Winners Announced
59:02 - How much money they got
1:03:06 - What they did with the money

► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events.

►SOURCES:
https://canadaehx.com/2023/08/01/the-great-stork-derby/
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/668/transcript
https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-stork-derby
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-a-dead-millionaire-convinced-dozens-of-women-to-have-as-many-babies-as-possible/
https://torontohistory.substack.com/p/the-great-toronto-stork-derby
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-great-stork-derby/
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-great-stork-derby-parshat-shemot/