The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

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  Unabomber Part 1: The Biggest Manhunt in FBI History 26.09.2026 1t 7min

  Before Ted Kaczynski was a name on the news, the Unabomber was an anonymous figure who could vanish for years and return with a more lethal device. Part One follows the hunt from the first 1978 package bomb to the manifesto that finally made his anonymity vulnerable.
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  Unabomber Part 2: The Manifesto That Exposed Ted Kaczynski 26.09.2026 1t 11min

  Ted Kaczynski stayed hidden for 17 years, but the manifesto he believed would justify his crimes ultimately revealed him. Part Two follows the man behind the Unabomber from Harvard and the Montana wilderness to his arrest, legal battle and guilty plea.
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  VAULT - Aileen Wuornos: The True Story Behind Monster 26.09.2026 1t 20min

  Aileen Wuornos admitted killing seven men, but spent years changing the explanation for why she did it. Behind the woman portrayed in Monster lies a complicated story of trauma, murder, contradictory confessions and a first killing that remains central to understanding everything that followed.
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  Lizzie Borden: What Netflix’s Monster Got Wrong 22.09.2026 1t 8min

  In 1892, two people were hacked to death in a respectable Massachusetts home, and the only real suspect walked free after a trial that still divides opinion. Kyle and Adam dig into the evidence, the myths, the rhyme that got the numbers wrong, and the house where you can spend the night in the room where it happened.
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  Nasubi: The Real Life Truman Show 15.09.2026 1t 16min

  An aspiring comedian enters a sweepstakes challenge and unknowingly becomes one of Japan’s biggest television stars. Nasubi’s 15-month ordeal reveals how an unlocked door, an unseen audience and a desperate hope for fame can turn entertainment into exploitation.
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  The Tromp Family Mystery: The Australian Family Who Fled Their Own Minds 08.09.2026 1t 5min

  In 2016, five members of the Tromp family fled their farm in a single car, leaving behind their passports, credit cards and mobile phones. Why they fled remains one of Australia's greatest modern mysteries—a mystery that not even the Tromp family can fully explain.
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  MKUltra: The Dark History of CIA Mind Control and Frank Olson 01.09.2026 1t 32min

  MKUltra was the CIA’s secret Cold War programme built around drugs, hypnosis, interrogation, and the dream of controlling the human mind. This episode follows Frank Olson, LSD testing, Operation Midnight Climax, Donald Ewen Cameron, destroyed files, and the questions still buried under national security.
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  Genie Wiley: Dark History of the Child Hidden From the Whole World 14.07.2026 1t 25min

  Genie Wiley was the child hidden from the world for thirteen years before her rescue became a test case for language, trauma, and the ethics of scientific research. This episode follows her abuse, rehabilitation, and the systems that failed her after the door finally opened.
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  Somerton Man: The Mystery Given a Name After 70 Years 07.07.2026 1t 9min

  Somerton Man is one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries: an unidentified body found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide in 1948, a hidden scrap of paper reading “Tamám Shud”, and a trail of clues that only got stranger.
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  Bob Lazar: The Area 51 UFO Claim That Changed Everything 30.06.2026 1t 26min

  Bob Lazar claimed he worked at Area 51’s hidden S-4 facility reverse-engineering alien craft powered by Element 115. This episode follows the 1989 George Knapp broadcast, Lazar’s story, the credibility questions and the UFO lore it helped send mainstream.
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  DashCon 2014: The Failed Tumblr Convention and the Ball Pit Meme 23.06.2026 1t 26min

  DashCon 2014 was Tumblr’s infamous failed convention: a ball pit, guest cancellations, and a frantic $17,000 cash appeal that turned fandom excitement into internet legend. We trace how a dream of bringing online community into real life collapsed into one of the web’s most enduring event disasters.
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  Taylor Parker: Part 2, Reagan Hancock, Braxlynn Sage, and the Lie That Collapsed 16.06.2026 1t 9min

  A fake pregnancy, a roadside birth lie, and years of calculated deception sit at the centre of Part 2 of the Taylor Parker case. This episode follows how Taylor’s manufactured world of forged paperwork, invented crises, and false identities led prosecutors to argue that the murder of Reagan Hancock and the death of Braxlynn Sage were not panic or confusion, but the horrifying end point of a lie that had become too dangerous to survive.
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  Taylor Parker: Part 1, Fake Pregnancy, Inheritance Lies and a Foetal Abduction Case 09.06.2026 1t 2min

  The Taylor Parker case centres on a woman who convinced people around her that she was pregnant while also building a wider story of inheritance disputes, family sabotage and threats. In this first part of the episode, those lies escalate until Parker arrives at an Oklahoma hospital with a newborn she claims is hers, while investigators discover that the real mother, Reagan Hancock, has been murdered.
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  Marilyn Monroe: Dark History of How Hollywood Built and Broke an Icon 02.06.2026 1t 50min

  The story of Marilyn Monroe began unassumingly, with a shy, anxious girl known simply as Norma Jean. Out of a brutal childhood, Hollywood constructed the blonde bombshell: a persona shaped by damage, fame, and public fantasy, transforming Norma Jean into Marilyn Monroe, one of the most enduring icons on earth.
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  Zodiac Killer: Murders, Ciphers and the Unsolved Hunt 26.05.2026 1t 24min

  The Zodiac Killer terrorised Northern California with a string of murders, taunting letters and cryptic ciphers that helped turn the case into one of America’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. This episode follows the killings, the codes, the suspects and the silence that let the legend grow.
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  John Wayne Gacy: The Real Story Behind the Killer Clown 19.05.2026 1t 33min

  John Wayne Gacy was not just the “killer clown” of popular myth - he was a respected local figure who hid years of sexual violence and murder in plain sight. This episode follows the case from Robert Piest’s disappearance to the discovery of the bodies beneath Gacy’s house.
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  Murder in Room 1046: The Strange Death of Roland T. Owen 12.05.2026 1t 17min

  The Room 1046 mystery begins with a man calling himself Roland T. Owen, a hotel room in Kansas City, and a death that never properly made sense. When the victim was later identified as Artemis Ogletree, the case only grew stranger, adding false names, cryptic messages, and unanswered questions that still haunt it today.
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  Nepal Royal Massacre: The Prince, the Prophecy and the Palace Killings 05.05.2026 1t 11min

  The Nepal Royal Massacre began with a prophecy, a forbidden royal romance, and a family dinner that ended in gunfire. This episode traces Crown Prince Dipendra, Devyani Rana, and the palace killings that helped bring Nepal’s monarchy crashing down.
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  Michael Jackson Allegations, Part 2: Trials, Settlements and Legacy 28.04.2026 1t 36min

  Michael Jackson allegations sit at the centre of his legacy. We all know what we are talking about. In this episode, we examine the Chandler case that first ignited the scrutiny which would come to define the final phase of the King of Pop’s life.
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  Michael Jackson, Part 1: From Jackson 5 to King of Pop 21.04.2026 1t 17min

  Michael Jackson became the most famous performer on earth, but how was the King of Pop actually made? Today, we trace his journey from family pressure and child stardom to Motown polish and a relentless drive to outgrow everyone around him.