State of the Unknown | Documentary Stories About America’s Unexplained
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Strange things happen. Sometimes they leave records.
State of the Unknown examines strange events that disrupted real lives.
From documented hauntings and unexplained encounters to cases that forced police, clergy, doctors, or investigators to respond, each episode focuses on what actually happened — who was involved, what was reported, and what changed afterward.
These are not campfire stories. They are incidents with names, dates, locations, and consequences.
Some have clear explanations. Others do not.
But all of them left a mark.
If you’re drawn to strange events told straight, without exaggeration, without theatrics, this is your show.
New episodes every week.
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S2E57 Creature Encounter: The Flatwoods Monster | The West Virginia Encounter That Created an American Monster — Ep. 57
In September of 1952, a group of boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia looked up from a football game and saw something bright cross the sky.It appeared to come down beyond a nearby hill.What happened…
S2E56 Paranormal Encounter: Black-Eyed Children | The Witnesses Who Refused To Open The Door — Ep. 56
Join host Robert Barber as he examines one of the most unsettling modern paranormal phenomena: reports of Black Eyed Children.The story begins with a reported encounter in Abilene, Texas, where…
S2E55 UFO Encounter: The Levelland Incident | The Texas Sightings That Stopped Cars in Their Tracks — Ep. 55
In November of 1957, drivers on the rural roads around Levelland, Texas began reporting something strange.Their engines sputtered. Their headlights went out. Their vehicles stopped working near…
S2E54 Poltergeist Case: The Seaford Incident | The Long Island Disturbance That Drew National Attention — Ep. 54
In 1958, an ordinary family home in Seaford, Long Island became the center of one of America’s strangest poltergeist cases.Join host Robert Barber as he investigates the Seaford incident, the famous…
S2E53 Creature Encounter: The Enfield Horror | The Case That Turned a Small Illinois Town Upside Down — Ep. 53
Join host Robert Barber as he examines the Enfield Horror, also known as the Enfield Monster or Enfield Creature, one of Illinois’ strangest reported cryptid encounters.In April 1973, Henry McDaniel…
S2E52 Haunted Object: Robert the Doll | Why Visitors Apologize After Taking His Photo — Ep. 52
Robert the Doll is one of the most famous haunted objects in the United States.For decades, the doll has been connected to stories of movement, strange sounds, changing expressions, camera…
S2E51 Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery | The Place Where the Dead Don’t Stay Buried — Ep. 51
Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery has a reputation, and it didn’t come from stories alone. Visitors have reported seeing figures moving between the headstones, unexplained lights in the trees, and one…
S2 Bonus Episode | Beyond the St. Louis Exorcism: What Do Real Exorcisms Actually Look Like?
The St. Louis exorcism shaped what many people think possession is supposed to look like, but what do real cases actually report?In this bonus episode of State of the Unknown, Robert Barber steps…
S2E50 The St. Louis Exorcism: The Case That Inspired The Exorcist—and Shaped What People Think Possession Looks Like (Episode 50)
In 1949, a teenage boy in St. Louis became the center of one of the most documented exorcism cases in American history.What followed involved multiple priests, medical observation, and handwritten…
S2E49 The Snedeker Haunting | The Case Inside a Funeral Home That Investigators Couldn’t Explain — Ep. 49
In the 1980s, the Snedeker family moved into a house in Southington, Connecticut, looking for space and stability while their son Philip underwent cancer treatment. What they didn’t fully understand…
S2E48 The Lindley Street Poltergeist | The Girl Said It Was a Hoax… So What Did Police Witness? — Ep. 48
A young girl said the haunting was a hoax. But police were inside the house when objects reportedly moved….In 1974, police were called to a small home on Lindley Street in Bridgeport,…
S2E47 The Cash–Landrum Incident | The Night the Sky Burned Over Texas — And What It Did to Them — Ep. 47
On December 29, 1980, three witnesses driving along a rural road outside Dayton, Texas reported one of the most unusual UFO encounters ever documented in the United States.Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum,…
S2 Bonus Episode: The Black Forest Haunting | The Colorado Poltergeist Case That Was Never Explained
In the late 1960s, a quiet home in the Black Forest area near Colorado Springs became the center of a disturbing series of events. The family living there claimed objects moved on their own,…
S2E46 The L-8 Ghost Blimp | The U.S. Navy Airship That Landed Without Its Crew — Ep. 46
The L-8 Ghost Blimp is one of the strangest unsolved aviation mysteries of World War II — a Navy patrol airship that returned from a mission over the Pacific with its engines running and its crew…
S2E45 The San Pedro Poltergeist | When LA Police Responded to the Unexplainable — Ep. 45
In the late 1980s, a family living in San Pedro, California reported a series of unexplained disturbances inside their apartment. Objects allegedly moved without physical contact. Items fell from…
S2E44 The Mothman and the Silver Bridge Collapse: Witness Reports Before the 1967 Disaster — Ep. 44
In November 1966, residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia began reporting encounters with a tall, winged figure near the McClintic Wildlife Management Area, known locally as the TNT Area. Police…
S2E43 The Ammons Demon House: The Possession Case Authorities Could Not Explain — Ep. 43
In 2011, a family in Gary, Indiana reported escalating disturbances inside their rental home on Carolina Street. What began as unexplained noises and strange behavior would eventually involve the…
S2E42 Coral Castle: The 30-Ton Mystery That Defies Explanation — Ep. 42
Coral Castle is one of the most enduring mysteries in American history.In South Florida, a single man named Edward Leedskalnin spent decades building a massive stone monument entirely on his own. He…
S2E41 The Entity: The True Story of Doris Bither and the 1974 Culver City Poltergeist — Ep. 41
In 1974, a woman named Doris Bither reported a series of disturbing events inside her small rental home in Culver City, California. What began with unexplained object movement soon escalated into…
S2E40 The Pascagoula Incident | The Abduction Secretly Recorded by Police — Ep. 40
In October 1973, two shipyard workers walked into a Mississippi sheriff’s office late at night and claimed they had been taken against their will. What followed was documented by law enforcement,…
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