The Missing and Unexplained Podcast
True Crime
Happy New Year! I wanted to start 2024 with a mystery I have always been fascinated with.
In December of 1900, in the Flannan Islands on Eilean Mor, three lighthouse keepers, James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur, vanished in stormy weather and without a trace off the remote northwest coast of Scotland.
Theories range that the men perished due to supernatural forces, inhabiting the Island since pre-Christian times. Or a conflict broke out between the men, and they murdered each other in a rage. And finally, some think they were blown over the side of a cliff in a gale or swept away by a giant wave during a storm.
I was lucky enough to speak with Keith McCloskey, author of "The Lighthouse: The Mystery of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers." Keith's book is a tremendously gripping narrative rooted in his original historical research. Keith has written many books on aviation history and mysteries and another famous mystery, the Dyatlov Pass. You can check out Keith's books on his website, keithmccloskey.com. You can also find him on Facebook on his author page as Keith McCloskey.
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Season 2 Trailer - The Disappearance of Kris "Sherpa" Fowler
Interlude - An Interview with True North True Crime Podcast
Interlude - An Interview with Marissa Jones (The Vanished Podcast)
Interlude - An Interview with Jon Walczak (Missing in Alaska Podcast)
Interlude - An Interview with Andrea Lankford
Interlude - An Interview with Lorna Ferguson
Update - Podcast changes and Patreon launch
Interlude - A Quick Chat with Heather Shtuka
Interlude - An Interview with Jon Billman
Ryan Shtuka - Episode 4 - Green Dinosaurs
Ryan Shtuka - Episode 3 - The Search
Ryan Shtuka - Episode 2 - Sun Peaks
Ryan Shtuka - Episode 1 - Youth & Young Manhood
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