Show Notes
Shipwrecks, plane crashes, disappearances, and UFO sightings, oh my! This episode explores the Lake Michigan Triangle and many other wild and weird places, including a creepy doll-filled island with a dark past, deadly gas-filled explosive lakes, caves that harbor deadly viruses, and the most haunted place in the U.S. Thank you to our experts who contributed to this episode: Edward T. O’Donnell, Don Wildman, Holly Frey, Sami Jarroush, Dr. Joseph Dituri, Austin Rogers, Rebecca Leib, Adam Richman, Dr. Thor Hanson, David Mizejewski, Dr. Syra Madad, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, Sabina Magliocco, and Ramy Romany. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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