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Mugshot Mysteries

Mugshot Mysteries

Hosts Kathryn and Gabriel dive deep into historical crimes, infamous outlaws, unexplained mysteries, and modern cases that divide America with the kind of dark humor and chemistry that makes hour-long deep dives fly by. From vintage mugshots to ghost ships, from exorcisms to healthcare scandals, from disappeared outlaws to haunted houses: if it's unsolved, unexplained, or unforgettable, we're putting it in the lineup.

What we cover: True crime (historical and modern), cold cases, paranormal investigations, unsolved murders, conspiracy theories, forgotten criminals, and the mysteries that still haunt us. Expect thorough research, psychological analysis, skepticism mixed with curiosity, and two hosts who aren't afraid to disagree, joke, or go down rabbit holes together.

Our vibe: Smart storytelling meets dark comedy. We take the cases seriously but not ourselves. Because sometimes the best way to examine a murder, a haunting, or a centuries-old mystery is with a partner who gets it

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The Mandela Effect: Did CERN Change Your Memories? Pt. 1
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Aug. 31, 2026

The Mandela Effect: Did CERN Change Your Memories? Pt. 1

Support Mugshot Mysteries and unlock 12+ bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MugshotMysteries June 2026. One hundred meters beneath the border between Switzerland and France, two beams of protons that have circled a 27-kilometer ring for eighteen years are steered out and dumped into a block of graphite one final time. The Large Hadron Collider, the largest machine humanity has ever built, is powering down for four years of upgrades. Its public status page, after nearly two dec...
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Ruth Snyder: The Jazz Age Murder That Invented True Crime
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Aug. 24, 2026

Ruth Snyder: The Jazz Age Murder That Invented True Crime

Support Mugshot Mysteries and unlock 12+ bonus episodes and original case files on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MugshotMysteries January 12, 1928. Inside Sing Sing, hardened crime reporters stand shoulder to shoulder in the witness room, and at the center sits a woman: hair shorn for the electrodes, wrists and ankles strapped, swallowing hard but not crying. In seconds Ruth Snyder will become the first woman executed in New York in over thirty years. And as the current surges, a reporter ...
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Victor Lustig: The Con Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice
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Aug. 17, 2026

Victor Lustig: The Con Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice

Support Mugshot Mysteries and unlock 12+ bonus episodes and original case files on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MugshotMysteries Paris, 1925. The Eiffel Tower is rusting, expensive to maintain, and quietly rumored in the papers to be a candidate for demolition. To most Parisians, that's background noise. To a sharply dressed man in a suite at the Hotel de Crillon, forged government stationery in his briefcase, it's an opportunity. He is not a politician, not a diplomat, not even French. B...
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Son of Sam: Did David Berkowitz Act Alone? Pt. 3
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Aug. 10, 2026

Son of Sam: Did David Berkowitz Act Alone? Pt. 3

Support Mugshot Mysteries and unlock 12+ bonus episodes on Patreon Yonkers, 1976. Above the Hudson sits the ruin of what was once the grandest garden estate in America, its terraces gone feral, its old stone gatehouse renamed the Devil's Cave by local teenagers. And through 1976 and into 1977, people walking the trails keep finding dead German shepherds. Nobody calls it a case, because it isn't one. A year later, a man from this same neighborhood confesses to eight shootings and blames a demo...
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Son of Sam: How a Parking Ticket Caught David Berkowitz Pt. 2
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Aug. 3, 2026

Son of Sam: How a Parking Ticket Caught David Berkowitz Pt. 2

Brooklyn, July 31, 1977, a few minutes past two in the morning. A patrol officer writes up a yellow Ford Galaxie parked too close to a fire hydrant, tucks the ticket under the wiper, and drives on. He never looks inside the car. He has no reason to. That parking ticket will do more to end the biggest manhunt in NYPD history than hundreds of detectives managed in a year, and no one will understand its importance for another ten days. This is Part 2 of our three-part Summer of Sam series, and it'
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Son of Sam: Fear City and the Year New York Didn't Know Pt. 1
July 27, 2026

Son of Sam: Fear City and the Year New York Didn't Know Pt. 1

Summer 1975. Tourists landing at JFK are handed a pamphlet by off-duty police officers. On the cover is a hooded skull. The title is "Welcome to Fear City," and inside is a survival guide advising visitors to stay off the streets after six, never ride the subway, and if at all possible, not to come at all. It is a real document, printed by the unions representing the men whose job was protecting New York. The city is broke, burning, and shedding thousands of cops. And into that city, one year la
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