In 1929, a pair of European lovers abandoned civilization for a remote island in the Galápagos. Their utopian experiment made headlines around the world. But within a few years, several residents had vanished or died under unsettling circumstances, leaving behind one of the strangest murder mysteries in the history of the islands.

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Special thanks to Abbott Kahler! Check out her book, Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II.

Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
Written by Joe Pompeo
Produced by Josh Fisher
Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs
Mixing and Mastering by Josh Fisher
Additional Editing by Mary Dooe
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English

See you next Wednesday!

In 1929, a pair of European lovers abandoned civilization for a remote island in the Gal&aacute;pagos. Their utopian experiment made headlines around the world. But within a few years, several residents had vanished or died under unsettling circumstances, leaving behind one of the strangest murder mysteries in the history of the islands.
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Special thanks to Abbott Kahler! Check out her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Eden-Undone-Story-Murder-Utopia/dp/0451498658">Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II</a>.
Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English Written by <a href="https://joepompeo.net">Joe Pompeo</a> Produced by Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design by Chris Childs Mixing and Mastering by Josh Fisher Additional Editing by Mary Dooe Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer is Jason English
See you next Wednesday!

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

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The Galápagos Murders

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