Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion—or the source of an inexplicable darkness?

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion&mdash;or the source of an inexplicable darkness?
Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod and facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast

Unexplained

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as ‘reality,’ whatever that is…

Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A story-based show mixing spoken-word narrative, history and ideas - often to terrifying effect - that explores the space between what we think of as real and what is not; where sometimes belief can be as concrete as &lsquo;reality,&rsquo; whatever that is&hellip;
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.

S08E14: Still Life (Robert the Doll)

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Back in the 1970s, in a quiet house on the edge of São Paulo, a young family became besieged by a series of inexplicable events, each more terrifying than the next.  

What followed would last more than a decade, and would leave even trained investigators and committed people of science struggling to explain it. 

Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.

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Back in the 1970s, in a quiet house on the edge of S&atilde;o Paulo, a young family became besieged by a series of inexplicable events, each more terrifying than the next.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What followed would last more than a decade, and would leave even trained investigators and committed people of science struggling to explain it.&nbsp;
Written by Richard MacLean Smith and Emma Dibdin.
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S09E35: A Land of Darkness Pt.1 of 2 (The Guarulhos Poltergeist)

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In 1968, Margaret O'Brien moved into a crumbling hunting lodge outside Dublin, hoping to fill it with artists. Instead she found herself at the mercy of terrifying forces beyond her control, and at the centre of it all, one strange, unnerving black cat, that some believed was not of this world...

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In 1968, Margaret O'Brien moved into a crumbling hunting lodge outside Dublin, hoping to fill it with artists. Instead she found herself at the mercy of terrifying forces beyond her control, and at the centre of it all, one strange, unnerving black cat, that some believed was not of this world...
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S09E34: Nine Lives (The Satanic Cat of Killakee )

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In 1956, two airliners collided over the Grand Canyon, killing all 128 people on board. Two weeks later, two students set off into the Canyon, journeying through a landscape steeped in ancient Native American history and haunted by stories of those who never left...

Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith

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In 1956, two airliners collided over the Grand Canyon, killing all 128 people on board. Two weeks later, two students set off into the Canyon, journeying through a landscape steeped in ancient Native American history and haunted by stories of those who never left...
Written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith
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S09E33: The Day You Came to Me (The Grand Canyon Plane Crash Mystery)

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S08E14: Still Life (Robert the Doll)

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