A locked bedroom, a speeding train, a laundry with windows nailed shut from the inside. Let’s explore some murders that could not have happened, but did.
Weird Bit 5 - Have We Seen the Last of the Thylacine?
The "Tasmanian Tiger" or thylacine - the last of the big marsupial predators - supposedly went extinct in 1936. A rash of recent sightings, however, has sent a university team searching for them in the Australian Outback.
Episode 7 - A Walkabout Gone Wrong - The Lost Leichardt Expedition
A well-stocked expedition goes into the wilds of Australia and is never seen again. What happened to Ludwig Leichardt and his 7 men, 50 cows, 270 goats, 20 mules and 10 horses? Plus a bonus Weird Bit!
Weird Bit 4 - Automaton for the People
The Turk was a chess playing automaton that beat chess masters across Europe - in the 18th century. WTF?
Episode 6 - The Strange Case of the Eriksson Sisters
Beware of psychotic sisters from Sweden, especially when they run onto freeways. We look at this case in England from 2008 that involves identical twins, motorway cops and murder....
Weird Bit 3 - Nan Madol - The Other Mysterious Island
Episode 5 - Weird World Murder Mystery: Swinging in Sydney - The Bogle-Chandler Deaths
A swinging couple in 1960s Sydney head out for a late night New Year's rendezous. If only they'd got a room.