The Stanley Hotel was never meant to be frightening — yet for over a century, guests and staff have reported footsteps, figures, cold spots, and moments that defy explanation. In this episode, Mr. Bones explores how a luxury mountain hotel became a legend built on ambiguity, architecture, psychology, and stories that refuse to die.

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On Thanksgiving Day in 1919, New York game protector John H. Woodruff left home to patrol the woods — and never came back. Two years later, his remains were found in a shallow creek grave, his skull split by what appeared to be a single, powerful axe blow.

In this 90-minute Thanksgiving special, Mr. Bones unravels the century-old mystery: Woodruff’s final patrol, the missing notebook, the suspects who made threats, the community’s silence, and why the truth behind his murder still haunts Schenectady County.

A forgotten crime. A violent secret. And a holiday forever shadowed by a disappearance.

In April 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a crowded bar in Columbus… and never walked out. Despite multiple cameras, hundreds of witnesses, and a massive search effort, no trace of Brian has ever been found.

In this 90-minute documentary episode, Mr. Bones breaks down the final hours caught on CCTV, the investigation that stunned detectives, the conflicting theories, and the emotional toll on Brian’s loved ones.

A man vanishes inside a building full of cameras. No exit. No evidence. No answers.

Nearly two decades later, this remains one of the most haunting unsolved cases in America.