EPISODE 106 - Cracking Christmas Stories Perplexed Podcasts podcast

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Send us a text The Lead Mask Deaths refers to a mysterious and unsolved case from 1966 in Niterói, Brazil, where the bodies of two Brazilian electronics technicians, Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana, were found on a hillside wearing formal suits, waterproof coats, and peculiar lead eye masks. Near the bodies were a notebook with cryptic instructions and empty water bottles. No signs of violence or struggle were found, and toxicology reports were inconclusive due to decomposition. The bizarre circumstances, including the lead masks (presumed to protect from radiation or light), have led to widespread speculation, involving everything from scientific experiments and spiritual rituals to UFO theories. The case remains one of Brazil's most perplexing unsolved mysteries. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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EPISODE 125 - TRUE or FALSE VOL 3 47:18

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Send us a text Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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EPISODE 124 - Carl Tänzler - Corpse Bride 1:14:37

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Send us a text Ohhh Carl Tänzler — now that’s one of the creepiest love stories you’ll ever hear, and not in a romantic way. Buckle up. Carl Tanzler (also spelled Tänzler), a German-born radiology technician in Florida in the 1930s, became obsessed with a young Cuban-American woman named Elena Hoyos, who was a patient at the hospital where he worked. She had tuberculosis, which was a death sentence back then, and despite his best (and very bizarre) efforts to "cure" her, she died in 1931. Now, here’s where things go from sad to straight-up horror movie : after she was buried, Carl secretly dug up her corpse , took it home, and kept it... for seven years . Yep. He lived with her body, trying to preserve it with wax, plaster, wires, and all sorts of grotesque DIY embalming. He even dressed her up, gave her glass eyes, and slept beside her. I know — ick doesn't even begin to cover it. Eventually, people got suspicious, and in 1940, the truth came out. He was arrested, but weirdly, the public was kind of fascinated and even sympathetic — some people saw it as tragic devotion rather than just total lunacy. Charges were dropped, and he went on to live quietly until his death in 1952. So yeah — love, death, obsession, and one extremely disturbing DIY project. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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EPISODE 123 - Timothy Dexter - The Informer Of Deer 1:05:23

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Send us a text Timothy Dexter (1747–1806) was basically a self-made millionaire, professional oddball, and accidental genius from Massachusetts. Imagine if Mr. Bean decided to become a tycoon — but instead of constantly failing, he somehow kept getting rich by doing things that should have crashed and burned spectacularly. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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EPISODE 122 - Christa Pike - The youngest woman sentenced to death 1:15:23

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Send us a text Christa Pike is the only woman currently on death row in Tennessee and holds the distinction of being the youngest woman ever sentenced to death in the United States since the death penalty's reinstatement in 1972. Born on March 10, 1976, in West Virginia, Pike was 18 years old when she was convicted of the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, a fellow student at the Knoxville Job Corps. Pike and two co-defendants—Tadaryl Shipp, who was 17, and Shadolla Peterson, who was 19—were involved in the crime. Shipp received a life sentence with the possibility of parole, while Peterson was released on parole after cooperating with the prosecution . Pike's conviction and subsequent death sentence have been subjects of ongoing legal challenges. In 2023, a Knox County judge upheld her death sentence, rejecting arguments that recent rulings on juvenile sentencing should apply to her case . In addition to her legal battles, Pike has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville. In 2024, a settlement was reached that allowed Pike more privileges and increased interaction with other incarcerated women, addressing concerns about the psychological impact of prolonged solitary confinement . Advocates for Pike's clemency highlight her severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as a history of childhood abuse and neglect. They argue that these factors, combined with her age at the time of the crime, warrant reconsideration of her death sentence. If executed, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in over 200 years and the first person executed in the state who was 18 at the time of the offense since the death penalty was reinstated. Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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EPISODE 121 - Bedtime Stories - Four Folklore 40:45

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Send us a text Bedtime stories for you this week. Kate tells us four folklore tales from around the world.... The Goblin Rat, Rauhnächte, Botan Dōrō & The Wendigo. Sleep well..... Support the show Thank you for listening. If you would like to see any of our videos and photos please check out the links below. If you like what you hear please be sure to like and follow as it really helps us keep doing this! Subscribe to the show and get access to the BLAM episodes @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/subscribe Please follow us @ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089047737544&sk=about https://www.instagram.com/perplexedpodcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@perplexedpodcasts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Please subscribe to our channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@perplexedpodcast/featured Please support the show @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2115848/support Buy us a coffee @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/perplexedpod Use this link & code to start your first podcast and grab your voucher. Using this code will support our show too so it's a win win!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2096726 Much love…

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