The Shelldrake Files
The Shelldrake Files
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The Shelldrake Files is a weekly podcast uncovering real mysteries, true crime, and unexplained events. We dig into the facts, follow the evidence, and piece together stories that keep you thinking long after the episode ends. If you’re drawn to cases that don’t add up, you’ll feel right at home here.
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S1E12 Alaska Disappearances: The Cases Search Teams Cannot Explain
Alaska disappearances don't make the news the way they should. The state logs more missing persons per capita than anywhere else in the country — and a significant number share conditions that…
S1E11 The Crater Lake Pattern: Unexplained Disappearances in the Cascades
Crater Lake in Oregon has been linked to missing-person cases that often come up in Missing 411 discussions. The Crater Lake region is steep, remote, and fast-changing, and those conditions shape…
S1E10 She Vanished in 10 Seconds (While He Watched)
Two wilderness disappearances, years apart, tied to remote public lands and National Parks. This Missing 411 episode looks at cases discussed by David Paulides, where someone can be there one moment…
S1E9 Charles Morgan: The $2 Bill Murder Mystery
In June 1977, Charles Morgan—also known as Chuck—was found dead in the Arizona desert wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a cryptic $2 bill. The official ruling? Suicide. But strange clues, mafia…
S1E8 D.B. Cooper - The ONLY Unsolved Plane Hijacking in U.S. History
The only unsolved hijacking in U.S. history: On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself D.B. Cooper pulled off the perfect crime - hijacking a plane, collecting $200,000 ransom, and vanishing into…
S1E7 The Terrifying Legend of Michigan's Dogman
What is the Michigan Dogman? For over 130 years, this terrifying half-man, half-beast creature has haunted the forests of Michigan. From the first recorded sighting in 1887 near the Manistee River to…
S1E6 He Went to Write a Book...and Disappeared Forever
In 1988, journalist and aspiring author Keith Reinhardt arrived in the quiet Colorado town of Silver Plume, searching for inspiration. What he found was a dark mystery—and what happened next shocked…
S1E5 This Pilot Vanished Mid-Sentence...
On October 21, 1978, 20-year-old pilot Frederick Valentich took off from Moorabbin Airport in a Cessna 182, heading toward King Island across the Bass Strait. He never arrived. Minutes before…
S1E4 Ralph Sigler: The Army Officer Who Fooled the KGB
The mysterious death of U.S. Army intelligence officer Ralph Sigler remains one of the Cold War’s most disturbing secrets. In April 1976, he was found dead in a Maryland motel—wired to a lamp,…
S1E3 They Had the Worst Camping Trip Imaginable...
The Cowden Family was celebrating Labor Day Weekend in 1974 when they vanished from their campsite. Seven months later, they were found — one tied to a tree, the others hidden in a cave.Send us Fan…
S1E2 Blind River: Murder on Highway 17
In June 1991, a quiet Ontario rest stop became the scene of a brutal double murder and an unsolved mystery that has haunted Canada for decades. In the dead of night, a stranger with a shotgun…
S1E1 200 Yards from Safety: The Mark Hanson Story
March 1975. Twenty-one-year-old Mark Hanson set out with friends on a spring break hike from Davenport Gap into the Great Smoky Mountains. By afternoon, a sudden storm swept across the ridges —…
S1 Introducing: The Shelldrake Files
A brand-new season of The Shelldrake Files begins with an inside look at what this show is all about. In this special introduction, Rich shares the origins of the channel, his passion for digging…
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The Shelldrake Files has published 13 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
The Shelldrake Files is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 19m.
