At 7:18 AM on June 12, 1962, a guard at Alcatraz reached into a cell to wake Frank Morris. The head on the pillow rolled off the bed and bounced on the floor. It was made of soap, toilet paper, and real human hair.

Three men vanished from the most secure prison in America — using sharpened spoons, stolen raincoats, and a small accordion. Whether they survived remains one of history's greatest unsolved questions.

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Between 1933 and 1945, a secret Japanese military facility processed thousands of prisoners — men, women, children — calling them 'logs.' The experiments conducted there remain among the most horrifying in modern history. And the deal that buried it all may be even worse.

Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of biological warfare, human experimentation, and mass death.

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Nine experienced hikers cut their way out of their tent in the middle of the night, in −40° weather, and walked calmly into the darkness. They left their shoes behind. None survived. This is the Dyatlov Pass incident — one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century.

Content includes: descriptions of death, disturbing injury details, and extreme cold exposure.

Sources: Wikipedia, Donnie Eichar 'Dead Mountain' (2013), Gaume & Puzrin Nature Communications (2021), Russian Prosecutor's Office (2020).

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