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This week, A.C. Roberts dives into unidentified deaths.Most true crime cases start with the same questions—who did it, why did they do it, and how did they get away? But what if the biggest mystery isn’t the crime itself, but the person at the center of it? What happens when someone dies and no one comes forward to claim them—no name, no past, no answers? In the first part of our two-part season finale, we explore three of the strangest unidentified cases in history: The Somerton Man, found dead on an Australian beach with no ID and a cryptic code tied to his case; Lyle Stevik, a man who checked into a motel under a fake name and left behind nothing but a suicide note; and the bizarre Lead Masks Case, in which two men were found dead in Brazil under unexplained circumstances, their faces covered by lead masks and their deaths shrouded in mystery. Who were they? Why did their identities disappear? And what secrets did they take with them? Tune in as we explore the erased—the mystery of those who vanished without a name.

TRIGGER WARNING READ BY:

• ND Simpson

INTRO/OUTRO

• Apex Music

MUSIC

• Danijel Zambo

SOURCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_Man
• https://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/wiki/index.php/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-26/somerton-man-identified-by-adelaide-university-researcher/101266006
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Stevik
• https://dnadoeproject.org/case/lyle_stevik/
• https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/internet-sleuths-dna-link-john-doe-to-northern-new-mexico/article_5b9b5b6e-34b0-5b6b-8b1b-1b5a9f7a0c7a.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case
• https://www.damninteresting.com/the-lead-masks-mystery/
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w7gq9/the-bizarre-lead-masks-case-still-haunts-brazil

This week, A.C. Roberts explores one of Hollywood’s most haunting mysteries—the death of Natalie Wood. On a November night in 1981, the beloved actress disappeared from her yacht off Catalina Island, only to be found floating in the Pacific the next morning. The official ruling? Accidental drowning. But as the years passed, witness testimonies shifted, bruises on her body raised questions, and the actions of those aboard theSplendour came under scrutiny. Was it an accident, a tragic fight gone too far, or something even more sinister? With reopened investigations, new evidence, and a person of interest officially named, the truth about what happened that night may still be out there. Join us as we break down the contradictions, psychology, and unanswered questions surrounding one of Hollywood’s greatest unsolved tragedies. Justice is stillWanted.

TRIGGER WARNING READ BY:

• Lushika Preethrajh

INTRO/OUTRO

• Apex Music

MUSIC

• Patrick Runblad
• AVBE
• Euchmad

SFX

• Bosnow

Sources:

• "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind" (2020)

• "A Complete Timeline of Natalie Wood's Mysterious Death" – Harper's Bazaar harpersbazaar.com
• "What Really Happened to Natalie Wood?" – The Cut thecut.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Wood