High Mystery

Deals with the Devil Part 4: Artists Christoph Haizmann, Guiseppe Tartini, Niccolò Paganini, and Philippe Musard Mysteries

In the 4th part of a 5 part series we examine the deals made with the devil by artists. Christoph Haizmann commonly depicted his dealings with the devil through his art. He even underwent exorcisms in order to win back the contracts that he signed with the devil. Guiseppe Tartini made a deal with the devil in order to compose one of the most beautiful violin sonatas called the "Devil's Trill". Niccolò Paganini was said to have been aided by the devil in order to be the most accomplished violinists to ever play. Philippe Musard was far from conventionally attractive, but despite his looks, became the first celebrity composer, his music would take audiences and cause them to lose control of themselves as if the devil was in the room.

The Global Hum Part 1: The Windsor Hum and the Taos Hum Mysteries

There is a strange hum that can be found in certain areas of the globe and can only be heard by a certain number of people but in all of the cases, the explanation is a mystery. Holly focuses on the Windsor Hum, in Ontario Canada, and the Taos Hum in New Mexico.

The Crooked Forest Mystery

Poland has a forest with a strange anomaly in which 400 of its trees grow in a strange manner, where they hook up at a 90 degree angle at its base. No one is certain how or why the trees took on such a strange shape, it is a mystery even to the locals.

The Death of Henry McCabe Mystery

Henry McCabe was a Liberian emigrant working for the Minnesota Department of Revenue when, after a night of drinking, he would disappear only to be found dead a couple months later in a lake several miles away from his home. The death would seem normal enough if it were not for a strange voicemail he left on the night of his death.

The Britney Spears Bush Administration Connection Mystery

Pop sensation Britney Spears has had a long career of success and failure, the bulk of which happened during the Bush administration. Was it a coincidence that many of Spears' most outlandish events coincided with that of the Bush administrations most controversial events? Or, could it be that the two were working together? 

The Disappearance (and Reappearance) of Chris Mystery

Our old audio guy Chris is back in the studio. He disappeared from the podcast to tour the country with a dance company but then things fell through and his location and status were all a mystery to us. He is back and now has a story to tell.

The Death of Bob Marley Mystery

Bob Marley was a famous musician that brought reggae and Rastafarianism into the mainstream. He was a social justice leader that had the power to influence and enact change in the people through his message and music. But, Bob Marley died at a young age from melanoma. There have been assassination attempts on his life when he was alive and it was believed that the CIA was after Marley because of the power he had over the masses. Was his cancer a successful assassination attempt or was it something else?

The Sloth Poop Mystery

Sloths live their lives in trees because all their most dangerous predators are on the ground. However, once a week they make a slow climb to the ground to poop. It is an unnecessarily dangerous dump. Because they only defecate once a week they could expel as much as a third of their body weight in dump. This dangerous game is a complete mystery.

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Mystery

Robert explains the mystery behind the Chicago Tylenol Murders. In 1982 the city of Chicago and the surrounding areas were hit with a string of deaths from poisoned Tylenol. Seven people died from cyanide poison after ingesting Tylenol. There was no reason given for the poisonings and though there have been people arrested in connection to the deaths, no suspect was ever arrested for the murders.

The Death of Rodney Marks AKA Antarctica's Only Murder Mystery

Ariana joins us as Holly presents the mystery behind the death of Rodney Marks. Several crimes have been committed in Antarctica though only one murder. Rodney Marks was poisoned with ethanol though who committed the crime is still a mystery.