Between The Cracks

Richard Cox: The Missing West Point Cadet

Hudson Valley Horror Month II is upon us! From here through Halloween, we’ll be discussing bizarre cases that have taken place with the Hudson Valley.Up first, the bizarre disappearance of Richard Cox. Richard was a 22yr old cadet, second-year cadet, who disappeared from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.In January 1950, he was visited by a man whose name who called himself “George” three times over the course of a week. On the third occasion, Cox and "George" left West Point to get dinner. He was never seen, nor heard from, again. Join us as we attempt to unravel the events of that fateful evening.

Scarecrow Village

Before we head into Hudson Valley Month II, we’re taking the show on the road. For the first time in BTC history, we’re heading to Japan 🇯🇵! We’re not heading to the big tourist attractions, oh no no! We’re on our way to Nagoro. More infamously known as Nagoro Doll Village. The village in the Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Although it has a stunning landscape, thats not whats been gaining it attention! It seems that the village is filled with over 300 life sized dolls. Each with its own identity and backstory. Even more, dolls out number humans 300 to 27. Join us  as we try to uncover wth is going on here!
 
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Edward Mordrake

Back in the 1800s, a gentleman was born with an abnormal condition. It seems Edward, was born with a face at the back of his head. According to legend, the face could whisper, laugh or cry. Mordake repeatedly begged doctors to remove it, claiming it whispered bad things to him at night. Mordake died by suicide at the age of 23.Now the question becomes, was this true or merely an urban legend. Join us as we discuss the truly bizarre case of ole Eddie Mordrake.
 
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Tilikum

This week we’re looking into the tragic story of Tilikum. Tilikum was an Orca who was captured in Iceland in 1983. He was taken from his family at only 2yrs old. From there, he was shifted around to various locations throughout North America until ultimately landing at Sea World in Orlando.As you could imagine, Tilikum didn’t take well to his new surroundings. He was seemingly bullied by the other orcas and caged in a 20x30ft cage during non-show times. This lead to the belief that Tilikum developed psychosis. As he began to deteriorate mentally, his behavior became increasingly more unpredictable.….as to be expected.As of 2023, there have only been four deaths resulting from captive orcas. TIlikum is responsible for three of them. This includes one poor soul, who broke into the park after hours and thought it would be a good idea to take a swim with him after hours.
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SS Kamloops

On December 7, 1927, the SS Kamloops, a Canadian lake freighter, seemingly vanished while navigating the treacherous waters of Lake Superior.Rescue and recovery attempts were unsuccessful. It wasn’t until 50 years later, when the wreckage of the SS Kamloops was found at the bottom of Lake Superior. Just off the coast of Isle Royale, Michigan. From that point forward, things only got increasingly more unnerving.The wreckage proved to be a time capsule. Basically frozen in time due to the cold temperatures of the lake. Amongst the findings were remnants of the cargo it was carrying, clothing, and get this, a nearly perfectly preserved corpse. Divers have reported very bizarre interactions with the corpse known as “grandpa.” Essentially making the SS Kamloops a living graveyard.

Disturbing Lost Media

We have a really interesting one for you coming up in a few weeks. We’ll be discussing some very bizarre, and rather disturbing, lost media cases. As the name suggests, ‘lost media’ is a term used to describe media that is nonexistent, missing, or unavailable to the public. Media that has either been lost or hidden. Some of these pieces of media are highly unnerving and are honestly better left unseen. That’s exactly why we’ll have Chris take a look at all of them! 

The Disappearance of Joanna Lopez

Buckle up, folks. This case is as bizarre and creepy as it gets. This week, we take on the missing person’s case of Joanna Lopez. The unnerving thing here is that many believe this young lady never even existed at all.On 1/14/89 as a Chicago NBC affiliate was going off air in the early morning hours after the conclusion of the national anthem, a bizarre missing person ad displayed on the screen. It was a very low quality, extremely non descriptive missing person poster of Joanna Lopez. As you can see, the picture itself offers little in way of identification of this young lady.The screen remains as is, with this photo, no voice-over explaining the case, nothing but a phone number of the Chicago police missing children division. The image stayed on the channel for hours with nothing but the eerie sound of static in the background.From there, it only gets weirder. Till this day, no one has been able to identify Joanna Lopez. That is, if she even existed at all.
 
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The Expressionless

This week we take on one of our most bizarre cases to date. Urban legend or not, something is very unsettling about this tale. It seems that in 1972, a woman arrived at Cedar Senai hospital. She was covered in blood and wearing nothing more than a white gown. That’s not even the bad part. Apparently this “woman” had a mannequin-like appearance. That’s right. Although she could move her limbs about, she had absolutely no facial movements. Once the staff got her into a hospital bed, they noticed that her face seemed to have some bizarre human-like mask covering. From there, things only got worse!!! Join us next week as we take on the legend of The Expressionless.

The Taos Hum

The week, we head to Taos, New Mexico to examine “The Hum.” What’s the hum you say? Well, it’s a name given to widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise audible to many but not all people. Sounds harmless enough, however, it’s driving some residents nuts!! This week we examine the possible causes….perhaps, the reason is much more darker than people think!

Pont-Saint-Esprit: The Town That Went Mad

This week we head to Pont-Saint-Esprit, France to take a look at how/why the good citizens of this town collectively went mad one summer day! It seems that on August 16, 1951, which started off like any other day, I might add, one by one the residents of this southeastern French town reported feeling ill. Shortly after that, they began having bizarre delusions. Such as the feeling of snakes covering their bodies, as well as flowers growing out of their bodies. Some went so far as to attempt suicide. Deaths were even reported!Theories range from a bacteria ridden flour used on bread baked in the town to a bizarre CIA experiment.Join us  as we send Chris to France to nibble on some marbled rye!
 
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