Amiee Betro (The Botched Contract Killer) | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 184)

Aimee Jean Betro (born 27 August 1979) is a former American disc golfer, and criminal, convicted in the United Kingdom of attempting to carry out the contract killing of a shopkeeper in Birmingham in September 2019.

After striking up an online relationship with one of her co-conspirators, Betro travelled from the US to the UK in August 2019, and disguised herself in a niqab in order to carry out the assassination.

She attempted to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range, but her gun jammed, thus allowing him to escape.

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The Monster Study | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 183)

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The Monster Study was a non-consensual experiment performed on 22 orphan children in Davenport, Iowa in 1939 about stuttering.

The study was never published, and as a result was relatively unknown until a 2001 San Jose Mercury News article conducted by an investigative reporter, Jim Dyer.

He revealed the details and followed up with the former test subjects who were still living – none of whom were told it was an experiment.

A lawsuit took place and the seven test subjects from the "negative-reinforcement" group were awarded $925,000 by the State of Iowa for lifelong psychological and emotional scars.

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The Boy in the Box (Joseph Zarelli) | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 182)

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Joseph Augustus Zarelli , previously known as the "Boy in the Box", "Boy in a Box" or "America's Unknown Child", was an American 4-year-old male whose nude, malnourished, and beaten body was found on the side of Susquehanna Road, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957.

Zarelli appeared to have been cleaned and freshly groomed, with a recent haircut and trimmed fingernails, although he had suffered extensive physical attacks prior to his death, with multiple bruises on his body.

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What Happened to the Frog Boys? | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 181)

The Frog Boys were a group of five boys who were murdered while trying to catch salamander eggs in Daegu.

The incident attracted national attention, leading to a massive manhunt and extensive media coverage.

The case remains one of South Korea's most infamous unsolved crimes.

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The Jack Family Disappearance | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 180)

The Jack family of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on August 2, 1989.

The Indigenous Canadian family were last seen stepping into a pickup truck belonging to an unidentified man who had reportedly offered the family jobs at a logging camp.

The whereabouts of the family remain undetermined.

An anonymous call in January 1996 claimed that their bodies were buried on a ranch, but the caller did not elaborate on the claim and efforts to track down the caller were unsuccessful.

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Missing People United States Namus

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What Happened to the Clown that Cried? | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 179)

Contains distressing content regarding the Holocaust

The Day the Clown Cried is an unfinished and unreleased 1972 Swedish-French drama film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis about a circus clown imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp.

The film has gained notoriety and mystique over the decades both for its controversial premise and as a well-known example of an unfinished film.

Lewis repeatedly insisted that The Day the Clown Cried would never be released.

Still, Lewis seemed to relish being the keeper of one of Hollywood's biggest mysteries, saying that, ...

"The more I hear about it, the more I enjoy it.

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The Great Smog of London | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 178)

The Great Smog of London, which occurred in December 1952, was a severe air pollution event that lasted from December 5 to December 9.

It was caused by a combination of industrial pollution and high-pressure weather conditions, leading to a thick fog that blanketed the city.

The smog resulted in approximately 12,000 deaths and had lasting health repercussions, ultimately paving the way for significant reforms such as the Clean Air Act of 1956.

The event highlighted the dangers of air pollution and the need for regulatory measures to protect public health.

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