This episode unravels the centuries-old mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the first English settlement in North America that vanished without a trace around 1590. When Governor John White returned after a three-year delay, he found the colony deserted — no bodies, no struggle, only the cryptic word “CROATOAN” carved into a post.
Theories abound: the settlers may have joined local tribes, moved inland, or perished at sea. Others believe they were killed by hostile forces or consumed by the harsh wilderness. Artifacts discovered nearby and the mysterious Dare Stones hint at survival, but no definitive proof has ever surfaced.
Over four centuries later, Roanoke’s disappearance remains one of America’s oldest and most haunting enigmas — a story of hope, isolation, and the silence left by an entire colony erased from history.
This episode explores the medieval legend of the Green Children of Woolpit, two mysterious children who reportedly appeared in 12th-century England with green-tinted skin,...
This episode explores a mysterious event from 1803 Japan, where fishermen discovered a strange, round vessel—called the Utsuro-Bune—washed ashore with a foreign-looking woman inside....
This episode dives into the eerie legend of the Jersey Devil, a winged cryptid said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New Jersey since...