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For centuries, historians believed that Egypt, Babylon, and Assyria were the only great Kingdoms of the ancient middle eastern world. But the early 20th century yielded the discovery of ruins that might indicate the existence of a fourth kingdom: the Hittites. Sponsors! Robinhood - Robinhood is giving listeners of Gone a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help you build your portfolio. Sign up at GoneCast.Robinhood.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 1930, New York State Supreme Court Judge Joseph Force Crater withdrew the equivalent of $78,000 dollars from his bank accounts and promptly disappeared. Authorities tried to track down the missing judge, but friends and family feared the worst: that Crater knew something, and was murdered for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On March 5, 1918, the Navy collier USS Cyclops sent its final message from off the coast of Barbados, stating it was on schedule to arrive in Baltimore on March 13th. But the ship never made it. No one ever heard from—or saw—the USS Cyclops ever again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In August 1980, three-month-old Azaria Chamberlain went missing in Australia's Northern Territory. Her mother, Lindy, claimed a dingo snatched her baby—but authorities and the media weren’t so sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 1935, infamous bootlegger and New York crime boss Dutch Schultz was gunned down in an upscale steakhouse. As Schultz lay dying in a hospital bed, he told police detectives about his five-million-dollar stash of loot in Upstate New York. The hunt was on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices