In the 1540s, a French peasant up and left his life, only to return just as suddenly almost a decade later. But trouble soon stirs and his identity is in question -- and identity theft in the 1560s was a crime that could be punished by death. In an age without DNA evidence, fingerprints, photographs, and with limited handwriting analysis and few records, how does one prove one's identity? Found out this incredible story on this week's episode. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the ..read more

The historic Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri is the inspiration for Twain's bestselling novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." But, the caves have also been home to some mad science as well as the paranormal. Take a trip with us into the belly of these caverns of wonder! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on o ..read more

In 1967, hundreds of people saw a winged humanoid with glowing red eyes. Who or what was this being? Is he a harbinger of death? Or do we need, as Adam suggests, #JusticeForMothman? Find out on this week's episode! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www ..read more

We are taking the old New York Mystery Machine on the road to Missouri where we find a guy claiming to be the first man abducted by aliens and taken to many planets in space during the 1950's. Did this really happen? If so...how? Adam sure has their theories on it! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon ..read more

No one knew Lulu Bailey was going to see Doctor Edwin Carman in Freeport the night of June 30, 1914 -- so who would shoot her through the doctor's office window? Learn more about this case on this week's episode and be sure to let us know your theories! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon ..read more

Did we find New York's first vampire?! While, the urban legend of Ludwig the Bloodsucker was making the rounds in the Bowery section of the Lower East Side, a German man who seemingly matches the description wad bragging about his love for human blood. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠⁠⁠Share it here!⁠⁠⁠ Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon ..read more

Throughout the 70s and 80s children all over Staten Island told stories of a hook handed monster who would snatch them up and bring them into the woods. But, around the same time parent became concerned as children all over Staten Island began to go missing. This is the story of Cropsey...Urban Legend...and real life monster. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? ⁠Share it here!⁠ Supp ..read more

Maggie Hourigan was a beautiful, mild-mannered, upstanding young woman when she was killed by attacker or attackers unknown. Who killed Maggie Hourigan? Explore the evidence on this week's episode, and watch out for Christina's ? hot take ?! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or paranormal story? Share it here! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon ..read more

In 2001, a 31-year-old man received a mysterious page on his beeper. He told his parents he was meeting a friend to play pool...and he was never heard from again? What happened to him? Did he run away? Or, did something terrible happen to him? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Patreon.com/NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow us on all the socials: Instagram ..read more

Did you know there was a Dalí at Rikers Island jail? "Was" is the operative word here - in March 2003, the painting disappeared. Learn the history of and last known whereabouts of this painting on this week's episode Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Patreon.com/NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merchandise Available: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.NYMysteryMachine.com Don ..read more