A crystal skull tied to jungle ruins, whispered curses, and an origin story that refuses to sit still. In this episode of The Enigma Files, we investigate the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull—the legend, the paper trail, and the forensic clues that blur the line between ancient relic and manufactured myth.

In December 1926, Agatha Christie—already one of the world’s most celebrated mystery writers—vanished without a trace. Her abandoned car, a nationwide manhunt, a false identity, and a hotel registration under her husband’s mistress’s name turned Britain upside down for 11 unforgettable days.

When Christie was finally found alive, nothing about her story added up… and she never explained what happened.

Was it amnesia? A staged escape? A psychological break? Or the greatest mystery she ever wrote?

This episode of The Enigma Files unpacks the clues, contradictions, and theories behind one of history’s most baffling disappearances.

Was Edgar Allan Poe trying to name his killer?

In this special Case Reopened mini-episode, The Enigma Files revisits the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe — found delirious, wearing another man’s clothes, and muttering a single name: “Reynolds.”

Historians dismissed it as nonsense. But what if Poe wasn’t hallucinating? What if “Reynolds” was one of the coopers — the election gang members who abducted and drugged men on voting day in 1849 Baltimore?

Join us as we reopen the case and explore the chilling possibility that Poe’s final word was the identity of his murderer.