Buried

In 2008, retired teacher Ren Tiesheng vanished during a hike near Beijing. Despite extensive searches and clues, including a handwritten note, he was never found. Fourteen years later, his fate remains unknown, making it one of China’s most chilling unsolved mountaineering disappearances.

In 1995, Japanese cult leader Sachiko Eto orchestrated the ritualistic killings of six followers under the guise of spiritual cleansing. Her manipulation and cruelty shocked the nation. One survivor was her daughter, saved by her mother. Eto was executed in 2012 after a death sentence.

In 2019, top student Joel was exposed for secretly filming women in showers at the National University of Singapore. His actions stemmed from past trauma and a deceptive “exorcism” ritual. The case shocked the campus, led to legal consequences, and ruined his once-promising future.

In June 1996, two children were brutally murdered in Rowlett, Texas. Mother Darlie Routier claimed an intruder attack, but forensic evidence indicated a staged crime. She was sentenced to death. The case remains controversial—was it mental breakdown or calculated murder? The truth continues to divide opinions.

This podcast episode explores the Thai belief in Kuman Thong spirit dolls said to grant wishes. A chilling case in China and the downfall of Guo Meimei reveal how these spiritual practices can lead to manipulation, illegal trade, and dangerous obsession with supernatural shortcuts.

Warinthorn’s 2019 disappearance led to a shocking discovery: millionaire Apichai Ongwisit had murdered her and hidden her body in a steel box underwater. As police investigated further, they uncovered bones of multiple women, exposing a possible serial killer who had operated unnoticed for years.

In 1994, Gloria Ramirez died under strange circumstances in a California hospital. Many staff members fell ill without a clear toxic source. Theories ranged from chemical exposure to mass hysteria. Despite extensive investigations and speculation, no conclusive explanation was ever confirmed for the incident.

In 1934, a torso was found in a suitcase at Brighton station—identity unknown. A second victim led to Tony Mancini's arrest and later confession in 1976. Though Violette Kaye’s murder was solved, the first victim remains unidentified, possibly killed in a botched illegal abortion. Brighton's darkest mystery endures.

A deadly bus crash in Hong Kong’s Ting Kau village in 2003 led to ghost sightings and eerie sounds. Police investigations revealed no clear answers. Spiritual rituals later restored peace, but the memory of the 21 lost lives and the mysterious events still lingers in the village.