Mystery For Two Podcast: true crime, treasure & history

Katy Bellotte and Jack Allan

Each week, Katy and Jack share stories of true crime, treasure, conspiracies, and the cobwebbed corners of history.

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    The Burger King Dumpster Mystery

    A man is found unconscious behind a Burger King dumpster with no name, no past, and no record of ever existing, launching one of the strangest identity mysteries the FBI had ever seen. This episode unravels the decades-long search to uncover who “Burger King Doe” really was, and how the mystery was finally solved. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/mysteryfortwopodcast Sources: https://isogg.org/wiki/Benjaman_Kylehttps://newrepublic.com/article/138068/last-unknown-manhttps://abcnews.go.com/Health/man-amnesia-finds-family-searching-11-years/story?id=33864237https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2079505/https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/front_page/benjaman-kyle-asks-who-am-i/article_49997a20-73bd-5c7a-86c9-e12784dc462b.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-amnesia-20151004-story.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nwpvh7E0Mc

    54 min

  2. JAN 5

    The Curious Case of the Jims - coincidence or something more?

    Two boys born in the same Ohio hospital on the same day in 1939 grow up unaware of each other’s existence, but they somehow spend their lives making eerily similar choices, from the names of their wives and children to the cars they drive and the jobs they work. Decades later, a single phone call brings them together, revealing even more coincidences. Jack and Katy explore this curious case in today's episode. Follow Mystery For Two on Instagram: instagram.com/mysteryfortwopodcast & watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MysteryForTwoPodcast Sources: • Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart — Communicating Psychological Science: https://www.communicatingpsychologicalscience.com/blog/minnesota-study-of-twins-reared-apart • Carey, Benedict — “Twins Reared Apart: A Living Lab,” The New York Times (1979): https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html • Other Twin Research at UMN — Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research: https://mctfr.psych.umn.edu/other-twin-research/other-twin-research-umn • NPR Transcript — Program No. 1230111399: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1230111399 • Top Baby Names of 1939 — BabyCenter: https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/most-popular/top-baby-names-1939 • YouTube — Minnesota Twin Study video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lfDW75VhHc

    40 min

  3. 12/29/2025

    Treasure Buried Beneath a Parking Lot and a California Mystery

    On a seemingly ordinary day in Jackson, Tennessee, a construction crew uncovers hundreds of rare gold coins, sparking questions about their origin. Were they a forgotten Civil War stash, or connected to a 19th-century bank robbery and murder? Then, let's travel to California, where a couple walking their dog discovers the largest gold coin hoard in U.S. history - over 1,400 coins worth millions. Follow Mystery For Two Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryfortwopodcast/ Sources: Jackson Sun, September 15, 2013. Newspapers.com The New York Times archive. Newspapers.com RareGoldCoins Blog: “The Ten Rarest Liberty Head Quarter Eagles.” raregoldcoins.com Aud, Thomas L. Gold is the Key: Murder, Robbery, and the Gold Rush in Jackson, Tennessee. BrayBree Books RareGoldCoins Blog: Market Blog. raregoldcoins.com San Diego Union, April 17, 1861. CDNC PCGS News: Tennessee Treasure Mystery. pcgs.com NGC Coin News: Gold Dollars. ngccoin.com SFGate: California couple discovers $10M in gold. sfgate.com RareGoldCoins Blog: “Five Quick Observations: Dahlonega Quarter Eagles.” raregoldcoins.com TNGenWeb: Madison County Records. tngenweb.org PNC Legacy Project: Bank Artifacts. pnc.com Downtown Jackson TN History Trail. downtownjacksontn.com USA Today: Surprise windfall cash and gold coins. usatoday.com Littleton Coin Co.: 1890-CC Gold $5 Liberty Head. littletoncoin.com FoundSF: The Old U.S. Mint at 5th and Mission. foundsf.org Stock photos courtesy of Unsplash

    50 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    The Great Balloon Disaster and a Flying Saucer

    Balloons can be mysterious! Jack and Katy take listeners on a double-decker journey through two balloon-related tales. First they revisit Cleveland’s 1986 Balloonfest, a Guinness World Record attempt that went spectacularly wrong, and may (or may not) have contributed to two unfortunate deaths. Then, they jump to 2009 in Colorado, where a homemade silver balloon and a six-year-old boy named Falcon sparked a national media frenzy, only to reveal a shocking twist. Follow Mystery For Two Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryfortwopodcast/ Sources: Time.com – https://time.com/7302213/trainwreck-balloon-boy-netflix/ Fox8.com – https://fox8.com/news/balloonfest-86-35-years-since-downtown-cleveland-event-turned-disastrous/ NPR.org – https://www.npr.org/2009/11/13/120399278/balloon-boy-parents-plead-guilty SmithsonianMag.com – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444/ MentalFloss.com – https://www.mentalfloss.com/cleveland-balloonfest? YouTube.com – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-HRMgwrOI KOAT.com – https://www.koat.com/article/a-decade-ago-the-balloon-boy-hoax-captured-the-nation/29475231 People.com – https://people.com/trainwreck-balloon-boy-true-story-11772282 Time.com – https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/10/balloon-boys-father-attempts-to-prove-theres-life-on-mars/ NYTimes.com – https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/us/19balloon.html All stories are researched and shared following careful research and sincere effort. Though we are not professionals, we welcome corrections and strive to promptly correct any errors as new information comes to light.

    51 min

  5. 12/15/2025

    When Surfers Robbed a Museum and the $1 Diamond Mystery

    In the very first episode of Mystery For Two, Jack and Katy unpack a 1964 jewel heist at the American Museum of Natural History, and the mysterious 16 carat uncut diamond sold for just $1. J & K discuss the thieves’ unlikely break-in, the investigation, the bizarre recovery operation involving snorkels and a red Cadillac, and the very unfortunate murder that occurred later in connection to one of the thieves. Follow Mystery For Two Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryfortwopodcast/ Research sources: NYTimes.com – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/nyregion/natural-history-museum-jewelry-heist.html WisconsinHistory.org – https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2503 MSU.edu (Project GEO) – https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/kimberlites.html VanityFair.com – https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/murf-the-surf-docuseries-jack-murphy NYTimes.com – https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/21/us/murph-the-surf-ends-prison-term.html WallStreetJournal.com – https://www.wsj.com/articles/murf-the-surf-jewels-jesus-and-mayhem-in-the-usa-review-a-dashing-thiefs-darker-side-11675368747 NYTimes TimesMachine – https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/12/12/95007027.html?pageNumber=81 Newspapers.com – https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/464307937/ Newspapers.com – https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/534341997/?match=1&terms=terry%20rae%20frank Village of Eagle, WI – https://www.vi.eagle.wi.gov/ MacFound.org – https://www.macfound.org/press/40-years-40-stories/accessible-billionaires-legacy Amazon.com (Real Gems Store) – https://www.amazon.com/stores/REAL-GEMS/page/DFDB896E-F8D5-48D6-B61A-62B929357446?lp_asin=B07PZ5YVS1 StuffNobodyCaresAbout.com – https://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2016/10/19/color-views-manhattans-skyline-1960s/ CNN.com – https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/europe/louvre-password-cctv-security-intl AMNH Digital Collections – https://digitalcollections.amnh.org/archive/The-DeLong-Star-Ruby--100-3-carats--Burma--Myanmar--2URM1THISUT9.html AMNH Digital Collections – https://digitalcollections.amnh.org/archive/Midnight-Star-sapphire--116-75-carats--Sri-Lanka-2URM1THII117.html DigitalCommonwealth.org – http://digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:x346f361z Langerman-Diamonds.com – https://www.langerman-diamonds.com/products/5747-yellow-diamond-rough-1_02-ct-rough Wikipedia.org – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Gabor All stories are researched and shared following careful research and sincere effort. Though we are not professionals, we welcome corrections and strive to promptly correct any errors as new information comes to light.

    56 min
  • 5 Episodes

4.8
out of 5
28 Ratings

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Each week, Katy and Jack share stories of true crime, treasure, conspiracies, and the cobwebbed corners of history.

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