Twisted Mysteries

Justinn
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  • Documentary

Twisted Mysteries is your late-night descent into the dark. From chilling true crime and unsolved disappearances to paranormal encounters and the unexplained, each episode unravels stories that are strange, sinister, and impossible to ignore. Hosted my Justinn, this is immersive storytelling for those drawn to the shadows. Headphones in. Lights low. Let's get twisted.

  1. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    Ep. 30 The Candyman Halloween Bonus Episode

    On October 31, 1974, a Houston-area father took his children trick-or-treating and handed out five giant Pixy Stix he said came from a stranger's house. By bedtime, his 8-year-old son was dead. The panic that followed changed Halloween forever, but the truth behind it was far closer to home. This is the story of Ronald O'Bryan, "The Candyman." Sources include: O'Bryan v. State (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Sept. 26, 1979), the appellate opinionMara Bovsun, "'Candy Man' killer dad serves his own son a poisoned treat on Halloween in 1974," New York Daily News (2016)KTRK (ABC13 Houston), "The Candyman: Houston's own real-life Halloween horror story" (2014, updated 2018), including an interview with former Pasadena detective Harold NassifVice, "The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer" (Oct. 31, 2016)UPI, "The ex-wife of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, awaiting his execution" (March 30, 1984)Houston Chronicle photo and coverage archive, including the 1986 evidence photoSouthern Mysteries podcast, Episode 99, "The Man Who Stole Halloween"Investigation Discovery, "Killer Dad Dubbed 'Candyman' Poisoned Son With Cyanide-Laced Halloween Treats"Texas Monthly / Houston Press retrospectives

  2. 6d ago

    Ep. 29 Fan Favorite-Eastern Oregon Cattle Mutilations Remastered

    Eastern Oregon Cattle Mutilations: Something Is Killing the Cattle | Fan Favorite RemasteredDeep in the remote high desert of Eastern Oregon, something strange is happening. Cattle are being discovered dead under circumstances that have left ranchers, investigators, and entire communities searching for answers. Precise-looking cuts. Missing organs. Reports of little or no visible blood. And in some cases, no obvious explanation for what caused the animals’ deaths. Since 2019, a series of mysterious cattle deaths in Eastern Oregon has reignited a decades-old mystery—one that stretches back to the cattle mutilation scares of the 1970s. But what is really happening out on these isolated ranchlands? Are these deaths the result of predators, scavengers, and natural decomposition? Could human involvement explain the disturbing discoveries? Or is there something more unusual behind the reports? In this Fan Favorite Remastered Edition of Twisted Mysteries, we’re returning to one of our most unsettling Pacific Northwest investigations. We’ll examine the reported evidence, reconstruct the timeline, revisit the theories, and explore why cattle mutilation cases continue to inspire speculation about secret experiments, unexplained aerial activity, and the possibility of something we don’t yet understand. The evidence raises questions. The theories offer possibilities. But the mystery remains. 🎙️ Twisted Mysteries — Fan Favorite Remastered An updated presentation of one of our most intriguing investigations. 🌲 True Crime • Unexplained • Forgotten Stories • Pacific Northwest Mysteries Have a theory about the Eastern Oregon cattle mutilations? Share your thoughts in the comments. I’d love to hear what you think is really happening. 🎧 Listen to more episodes of Twisted Mysteries: https://linktr.ee/twistedmysteries Stay Twisted!

  3. Oct 19

    Ep. 28 Dark Secrets of Oregon State Hospital

    In 2004, lawmakers touring Oregon State Hospital found roughly 3,500 copper canisters of unclaimed ashes in a forgotten building. This episode walks through the documented history behind the hospital's ghost stories, from the 1883 opening to the discovery of the canisters, and separates the facts from the folklore. SOURCES Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health (oshmuseum.org) Perceptive Travel, "Compassionate Education Versus Dark Tourism at an Oregon Mental Hospital" Oregonian reporting on the 2004 canister discovery NBC News coverage of the remains and family reunification UPI Archives, 1983 obituary of the man involved in the 1942 poisoning

  4. Sep 28

    Ep. 27 The Green Run

    In 1949, the U.S. government secretly released the largest single dose of radioactive iodine in Hanford's history over Washington and Oregon — and classified it for 37 years. This episode traces the Cold War panic that caused it, exactly where it happened along Highway 240, and the decades-long fight for accountability that followed. #Hanford #GreenRun #TrueCrime #PacificNorthwest SOURCED REFERENCES - U.S. Department of Energy, "The Green Run" (Hanford.gov / energy.gov article, updated 2023) - National Park Service, Manhattan Project National Historical Park — "The Green Run" - Eastern Washington University Archives, "The Green Run" exhibit, Hanford Nuclear Historic Park Stories - Wikipedia, "Green Run" (cross-check only — verify against primary sources above before recording) - Hanford Health Information Network / Technical Steering Panel, Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project (NCBI Bookshelf) - Associated Press via KOMO News, "Massive Hanford downwinders case is closing" - Grist.org, coverage of 9th Circuit downwinders appeal - Undark / Cancer Health, book review of "The Hanford Plaintiffs" by Trisha Pritikin - Atomic Heritage Foundation / National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, "Hanford Downwinders' Struggle for Justice" - Washington State Route 240 / Hanford Site geography: Wikipedia, WSDOT route descriptions, AARoads guide

  5. Sep 21

    Ep. 26 A Town Gone Mad

    In August 1951, the town of Pont-Saint-Esprit, France was overtaken by a wave of hallucinations, delirium, and death. This episode walks through the outbreak, the investigation, and the theories that still compete to explain it. Sources listed below. 1. Gabbai, Lisbonne & Pourquier, "Ergot Poisoning at Pont St. Esprit," British Medical Journal, 15 Sept 1951, 2(4732):650-651. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2069953 2. Steven L. Kaplan, Le Pain Maudit: Retour sur la France des années oubliées, 1945-1958 (Fayard, 2008). 3. Hank P. Albarelli Jr., A Terrible Mistake (2009). 4. Mike Thomson, "Pont-Saint-Esprit poisoning: Did the CIA spread LSD?", BBC News, 23 Aug 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10996838 5. Christophe Josset, "Did the CIA poison a French town with LSD?", France 24, 11 Mar 2010. 6. Mental Floss, "When the French Village of Pont-Saint-Esprit Went Temporarily Mad," 2018. 7. John G. Fuller, The Day of St. Anthony's Fire (1968). 8. Wikipedia, "1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning."

  6. Sep 14

    Ep. 25 The Legend of Wally

    There's a legend in northeastern Oregon that's been told for well over a hundred years: something lives in Wallowa Lake, and it isn't a fish. In this episode, we trace the full story of Wally, the Wallowa Lake Monster — starting with the Nez Perce origin legend of Wahluna and Tlesca, through the first documented sighting in 1885, decades of eyewitness reports into the 1940s, 50s, and 80s, and the scientific theories (sturgeon, surviving plesiosaurs, oversized crustaceans) that still haven't closed the book on what people are seeing in that lake. Sources for this episode: 1. Cryptid Wiki (Fandom) — "Wallowa Lake Monster" — https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Wallowa_Lake_Monster 2. Creatures Unknown podcast, Episode 39: "Wallowa Lake Monster" — iHeart — https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-creatures-unknown-178712913/episode/episode-39-wallowa-lake-monster-273910861/ 3. Oregon Genealogy — "Wallowa Lake Monster, Wallowa County, Oregon" (historical account) — https://www.oregongenealogy.com/wallowa/womack/monster.htm 4. Mythical Encyclopedia — "Wallowa Lake Monster" — https://mythicalencyclopedia.com/wallowa-lake-monster/ 5. The Pine Barrens Institute — "Cryptid Profile: Big Wally" — https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/quick-cryptid-snippet-big-wally-aka-the-wallowa-lake-monster 6. Memoriam Development Podcast — "138 - The Wallowa Lake Monster" — https://memoriamdevelopment.com/podcast/138-the-wallowa-lake-monster/ 7. Vamzzz Blog — "The Wallowa Lake Monster of Wallowa Lake in Oregon" https://vamzzz.com/blog/wallowa-lake-monster/ 8. Folk Bestiary — "Oregon Cryptids and Folklore" (citing Wallowa County Chieftain reporting) — https://folkbestiary.com/oregon/ #WallowaLakeMonster #Cryptids #OregonFolklore #LakeMonster #Wally #PacificNorthwestLegends

  7. Sep 7

    Ep. 24 Sylvia Heitstuman

    In September 1982, Sylvia Heitstuman — a mother of six from La Grande, Oregon — vanished while walking her dog along Morgan Lake Road. Five days later, a massive search effort found her body in a nearby stream. She had been shot, but harsh weather conditions destroyed nearly all the forensic evidence at the scene. More than 40 years later, no one has ever been arrested. In this episode, we trace the disappearance, the search, the investigation's frustrating dead ends, and the ongoing effort by La Grande Police's cold case unit — including a recently age-enhanced composite sketch — to finally bring answers to Sylvia's family. 📌 If you have information related to this case, contact the La Grande Police cold case team: 541-963-1017 / jclever@union-county.org #TrueCrime #ColdCase #Oregon #UnsolvedMystery

  8. Aug 31

    Ep. 23 When The Mountain Takes the Clock

    What happens when the wilderness takes hours instead of a life? This episode traces documented “lost time” accounts — the Missing 411 archive, over a century of consistent reports from Ben MacDhui in Scotland, and a 2008 Hocking Hills account where daylight collapsed into near-darkness in minutes. We weigh the science (hypothermia, altitude, infrasound) against folklore that’s been telling this same story for centuries. Sources below. Missing 411 • Skeptical Inquirer, “An Investigation of the Missing411 Conspiracy” — https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/07/an-investigation-of-the-missing411-conspiracy/ • Skeptical Inquirer, “Assessing the Missing 411 Conspiracy Theory: A Conversation with Data Skeptic Kyle Polich” — https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/assessing-the-missing-411-conspiracy-theory-a-conversation-with-data-skeptic-kyle-polich/ • Unexplained Sightings, “Missing 411: Paulides’ National Park Cases” — https://unexplainedsightings.com/missing-411-paulides/ The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui • Spooky Isles, “What Is The Monstrous Big Grey Man Of Ben Mac Dhui?” — https://www.spookyisles.com/big-grey-man-ben-macdhui/ • Icy Sedgwick, “Who is the Grey Man of Ben Macdui?” — https://www.icysedgwick.com/grey-man-of-ben-macdui/ • Spooky Scotland, “Grey Man of Ben Macdhui” — https://spookyscotland.net/grey-man-of-ben-macdhui/ • ShukerNature, “The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui” — https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-big-grey-man-of-ben-macdhui.html • Connect Paranormal Blog, “The Enigmatic Big Grey Man of Scotland” — https://connectparanormal.net/2026/02/10/the-enigmatic-big-grey-man-of-scotland/ Hocking Hills time slip account • “Curious TIME SLIP Experience Reported in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio” (account originally shared via Expanded Perspectives) — https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/23895575-curious-time-slip-experience-reported-in-hocking-hills-state-park-ohio The Spooky Isles, Icy Sedgwick, and Spooky Scotland pages tell overlapping versions of the same Ben MacDhui accounts  Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: 6DDRFQVEPKU3TZNT, QJDDXYXX2NEOESOZ, DSGB6WJFNUNDTJQV, 9PPDCC4N7B6FFGFU

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Twisted Mysteries is your late-night descent into the dark. From chilling true crime and unsolved disappearances to paranormal encounters and the unexplained, each episode unravels stories that are strange, sinister, and impossible to ignore. Hosted my Justinn, this is immersive storytelling for those drawn to the shadows. Headphones in. Lights low. Let's get twisted.

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  • Creator
    Justinn
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Justinn
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