Episodes

  • The Peter Boland Case - New Zealand's Forgotten Child
    Dec 8 2025

    In August 1957, nine-year-old Peter Boland vanished without a trace from a remote farm in New Zealand's Waioeka Gorge. Four men were with him when he disappeared—but their stories don't match. An extensive search involving 150 volunteers found nothing. No body. No clothing. Not even a footprint.

    But here's the shocking part: police never investigated. No file was created. No statements were taken. For sixty years, it was as if Peter never existed.

    What happened on that winter morning? Was it a tragic accident in the unforgiving New Zealand bush? Or was something more sinister at play? Why did the four witnesses give conflicting accounts? And why did authorities simply look the other way?

    In this 90-minute deep dive, Dead Drop host Paul Stiling uncovers one of New Zealand's oldest and most baffling cold cases. We examine:

    • The conflicting testimonies of the four men who were there
    • The family's six-decade fight for answers
    • The 2018 police investigation that came 60 years too late
    • Four evidence-based theories about what really happened
    • The coroner's 2023 findings and what they mean

    This is a story about institutional failure, a family's unimaginable grief, and the questions that refuse to die. Peter Boland deserves to be remembered. His story deserves to be told.

    ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode discusses the disappearance of a child and contains themes that some listeners may find distressing.

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    EPISODE CREDITS:Host & Producer: Paul StilingResearch & Writing: Dead Drop Team

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    40 mins
  • Harold Shipman: Britain's Most Prolific Serial Killer
    Nov 25 2025

    In this chilling deep dive, host Paul Stiling uncovers the horrifying true story of Dr. Harold Shipman—a trusted family physician who became one of history's most prolific serial killers.

    Between 1975 and 1998, Shipman murdered at least 215 patients, possibly as many as 250 or more. Operating under the guise of a caring doctor, he used lethal injections of diamorphine to kill elderly patients in their own homes, signing death certificates and attending funerals while hiding his crimes in plain sight.

    In This Episode:

    • Shipman's early life and the warning signs everyone missed
    • How he evaded detection for over two decades
    • The suspicious will that finally exposed him
    • The groundbreaking investigation and trial
    • The Shipman Inquiry and its lasting reforms
    • Lessons about trust, institutional failure, and protecting vulnerable patients

    This episode is meticulously researched using court records, official inquiry reports, and verified sources. We explore not just the crimes, but the systemic failures that allowed them to happen—and the reforms that followed to ensure it never happens again.

    Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of serial murder, medical malpractice, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Boleskine house: Scotlands Most Haunted Manor
    Nov 6 2025

    On the southeastern shore of Loch Ness sits Boleskine House—a manor with a history as dark and mysterious as the legendary waters below it. Built in the 1760s on allegedly cursed ground, this house has been the site of occult rituals, unexplained deaths, celebrity obsession, and devastating fires that nearly erased it from existence.

    In this comprehensive 90-minute investigation, we explore:

    • The legend of the 13th-century church that burned with its entire congregation inside
    • Colonel Archibald Fraser's act of political revenge in building the house
    • Aleister Crowley's infamous 1899 attempt to summon demons—and his failure to properly banish them
    • The tragic consequences for those who lived and worked at Boleskine during Crowley's tenure
    • Major Edward Grant's 1960 suicide in Crowley's former ritual room
    • Jimmy Page's fascination with Crowley and his 21-year ownership of the property
    • Malcolm Dent's experiences as caretaker, including unexplained phenomena and ghostly encounters
    • The mysterious 2015 fire that destroyed 60% of the house during Christmas shopping
    • The suspected 2019 arson attack just days after new owners purchased the property
    • The ongoing restoration by the Boleskine House Foundation and plans to open to the public

    This is a fact-based investigation drawing from historical records, documented accounts, and verified sources. No speculation, no exaggeration—just the remarkable true story of one of Britain's most notorious properties.

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    Sources include: The Boleskine House Foundation, historical records from the Scottish Highlands, Aleister Crowley's "Confessions," contemporary news reports, and documented interviews with former residents and caretakers.


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    34 mins
  • The CERN Conspiracy: Reality Rifts Or Collective Delusion?
    Oct 29 2025

    What if your memories aren't wrong? What if reality itself has changed?

    You remember the Berenstain Bears being spelt "Berenstein." You're certain New Zealand was northeast of Australia, not southeast. You could swear Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s. But you're wrong. Or are you?

    Millions of people worldwide share identical "false" memories. They remember a different version of reality – and they all changed their minds at exactly the same time. This isn't normal. This is the Mandela Effect.

    And it all started when CERN turned on the Large Hadron Collider.

    Deep beneath the Swiss-French border, the world's most powerful particle accelerator smashes protons together at nearly the speed of light. Scientists claim they're searching for the building blocks of reality. But what if they're doing something far more dangerous? What if they're accidentally tearing holes between parallel dimensions?

    This investigation reveals:

    🔬 The disturbing correlation between CERN operations and reality shifts📊 Leaked documents suggesting CERN detected "dimensional anomalies"
    🗣️ Whistleblower testimonies from alleged insiders about containment protocols🌍 Why geography itself seems to be changing on a global scale🧠 The mass psychological warfare or quantum physics breakthrough?⚠️ Government suppression of Mandela Effect research💀 The terrifying theory that we all died in 2012 and jumped timelines⚛️ What happens when reality warfare becomes possible

    "There are containment protocols. When certain types of anomalies are detected, teams are dispatched to manage public perception. It's damage control for something they don't fully understand." - Anonymous CERN Insider

    From the Berenstain Bears to anatomy changes, from missing continents to altered corporate logos – the evidence is mounting. Social media platforms are systematically censoring discussions. Researchers are losing funding. And CERN refuses to address the allegations directly.

    As CERN prepares for even higher energy experiments in 2025, the question isn't whether we should be concerned. The question is whether we're already living in the wrong timeline.

    Are we consciousness refugees from a reality that no longer exists? Did the world end in 2012, and we just don't remember? Is CERN weaponising reality itself?

    Your memories are trying to tell you something. It's time to listen.

    ⚠️ WARNING: This investigation contains theories that may fundamentally alter your perception of reality. Listen at your own risk.

    Based on extensive research, leaked documents, and exclusive testimonies. No topic is off limits. No question too dangerous.

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    47 mins
  • PORT ARTHUR: WHERE SHADOWS NEVER REST.
    Oct 1 2025

    Journey to Tasmania's most haunted location for an in-depth exploration of Port Arthur's layered history. From its origins as one of the British Empire's harshest penal colonies (1830-1877) to the devastating 1996 massacre that changed Australia forever, this episode examines the documented history, paranormal phenomena, and lasting impact of this infamous site.

    What we cover:

    • The brutal convict system and systematic psychological torture
    • Life in the Model Prison and Point Puer boys' reformatory
    • Extensive documented paranormal activity and ghost sightings
    • The April 28, 1996 massacre - Australia's worst mass shooting
    • How the tragedy transformed gun laws across an entire nation
    • The "layered haunting" phenomenon - spirits from two eras
    • Could the location itself have played any role in the violence?

    This episode contains detailed discussion of historical violence, systematic abuse, and the 1996 mass shooting. Listener discretion advised.

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    58 mins
  • The Phantom Of Sally In The Woods
    Sep 29 2025

    Journey into one of Britain's most terrifying paranormal hotspots with this 90-minute deep dive into Sally in the Woods near Bath. Host Paul Stirling investigates nearly 200 years of unexplained accidents, ghostly sightings, and tragic history surrounding the infamous Brown's Folly tower and its underground mine network. Featuring eyewitness accounts, historical research, and multiple theories about who Sally really was - from documented widow Sally Gibson to legendary Roma victim. A chilling exploration of how trauma, landscape, and human tragedy combine to create one of the West Country's most enduring mysteries.


    ⚠️ WARNING: Some listeners may find content disturbing. Drive safely on country roads.

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    35 mins
  • The Woman Who Never Was: Unmasking Mary Jane Kelly
    Sep 23 2025

    Was Jack the Ripper's most famous victim actually living under a false identity? In this 90-minute investigation, we explore the compelling evidence that Mary Jane Kelly - the woman found brutally murdered in Miller's Court in 1888 - may not have been who she claimed to be at all.

    Join host Paul Stiling as we uncover:

    • The suspicious gaps in Kelly's background
    • Evidence of deliberate identity falsification
    • Three alternative theories about her true identity
    • Why the police investigation was unusually limited
    • The cover-up that may have lasted 135 years

    Was she an Irish revolutionary? A Welsh refugee? An American fugitive? Or someone else entirely? This deep dive examines archival evidence, expert interviews, and previously overlooked clues in one of history's most famous cold cases.

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    36 mins
  • THE HAUNTED WOODS OF KENNALL VALE
    Sep 22 2025

    investigation into Cornwall's most mysterious location. Deep in the wooded valley of Kennall Vale lie the ruins of a Victorian gunpowder factory where six workers died in devastating explosions between 1812-1910. But death was only the beginning of the story.

    This comprehensive deep dive explores the tragic industrial history, documented accidents, and persistent paranormal phenomena that have made Kennall Vale one of Britain's most investigated haunted locations. From shadowy figures glimpsed among the ruins to modern investigators capturing unexplained footage, this episode examines eyewitness accounts, historical records, and recent paranormal evidence.

    Featuring detailed analysis of the 1838 explosion that killed a father of ten children, the mysterious William Dunstan case, and compelling testimonies from visitors who've encountered the unexplained in these ancient woods.

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    Warning: Contains descriptions of historical workplace accidents and deaths.

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    35 mins