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November 25, 2010, Ruskin, Florida. On Thanksgiving Day, 2010 a man dressed as a law enforcement officer approached a house in the early morning hours and shot at a group of men, killing two of them and wounding four. Soon after, there were rumors that the shooter was “Mike,” a local ice cream truck driver who had been shot and robbed earlier that year.

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November 8, 2019. Jacksonville, North Carolina. Morgan Patten, 24, had traveled to North Carolina to visit her fiance, Phillip Brandon. He was a U.S. Marine and would be able to see her the following day. In the meantime, she walked from her hotel room to a diner to eat. Mysteriously, Morgan vanished from the diner and wasn't seen again until she was discovered at the scene of a crash. What circumstances led to Morgan's death and why had she been in a truck with two Marines? The two survivors weren't much help in explaining what had happened. Join us as we discuss the details of the case and explain what likely happened that evening.

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When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” It marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the name of Elon Musk? 




From Wondery, the makers of WeCrashed and In God We Lust, comes the wild story of how the richest man alive took charge of the world’s “digital public square.”




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February 3, 2003, Alhambra, California. Famous record producer Phil Spector invited a woman named Lana Clarkson home to his mansion for a drink. Not long after they arrived, he walked back outside and told his driver, “I think I killed someone.” The woman was found dead inside the mansion from a gunshot wound to the head. Lana Clarkson's friends and family believed she had been murdered.




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July 23, 1996. Lafayette, Louisiana. Janice Trahan was diagnosed with HIV in January 1995. She later told the authorities that she believed her former romantic partner, Dr. Richard Schmidt, injected her with the virus in August 1994 after she ended their 10-year affair. This was the first time that a US criminal court would consider phylogenetic evidence in a case.




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It’s hard to imagine losing a loved one. A wife. A husband. A child. For many, it is their biggest fear. From Wondery, The Vanished is a podcast that tells stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons cases. In the most recent episodes, The Vanished unveils the case of Beau Mann, in 4-parts. Beau Mann was last seen in November 2021, at a 7-11 in Los Angeles. At the 7-11, he got into an Uber and texted 9-11. But help never came, and Beau was never seen again.

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