Who is the rightful inventor of the motion picture? It's been accepted that Thomas Edison or the Lumière Brothers can lay claim to that honor. But what if the story isn't so simple? In this episode we look at the life and the mysterious end of Louis Le Prince. A man who got on a train ready to unveil his world changing invention only to vanish without a trace. How does someone simply disappear from a non-stop express train? ***I called Le Prince 'Le Grand' a few times during this episode. I have no idea why. I'm blaming a lack of sleep. My apologies. ~Katie***

Sources:
https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/louis-le-prince-created-the-first-ever-moving-pictures/

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33198686

https://www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-ideas/tragedy-louis-le-prince/

https://www.historyhit.com/culture/louis-le-prince-the-father-of-cinematography-who-vanished/

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/the-unsolved-mystery-of-yorkshires-vanished-film-pioneer-2945313

https://fstoppers.com/originals/mysterious-disappearance-louis-le-prince-father-cinematography-156151

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702108701603

https://www.satnavmag.com/post/louis-le-prince-the-father-of-film-who-disappeared

https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2022/0531/Who-invented-motion-pictures-Hint-Not-Edison-nor-the-Lumieres#:~:text=Most%20Americans%20believe%20that%20Thomas,in%20Paris%20in%20December%201895.

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Mystery-Disappearance-of-the-Man-Who-Invented-the-Motion-Picture-Camera-Louis-Le-Prince

https://www.thedailybeast.com/louis-le-prince-shot-the-worlds-first-motion-picture-and-then-disappeared-forever-was-it-murder

In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died in a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. The facts of his death are well-documented, but the cause (or causes) are still unknown to this day and the theories raised by Poe historians and biographers run from murder to alcoholism to rabies. In today’s episode we take a look at the tragic life and untimely death of the “master of the macabre” and explore some of the many theories that have been presented to explain the curious circumstances of his passing.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/

https://www.nps.gov/articles/poe-death.htm

https://www.history.com/news/how-did-edgar-allan-poe-die

https://poemuseum.org/poe-biography/

YouTube: Weird History: Bizarre Facts You Didn’t Know About Edgar Allan Poe

BuzzFeed Unsolved Network: The Macabre Death of Edgar Allan Poe

For centuries people have reported mysterious lights around Brown Mountain in Western North Carolina. Where they come from and what causes them is a mystery that has bewildered both scientists and believers in the supernatural. Join us as we discuss the story behind the Brown Mountain lights, the legends, the studies, and the theories. Maybe some things are just better left unknown.

Sources

Video evidence:

https://wlos.com/news/local/asu-scientists-capture-rare-images-of-wncs-brown-mountain-lights

Articles:

https://www.ncblueridge.com/great-little-blue-ridge-towns/morganton-mystery-the-brown-mountain-lights

https://www.romanticasheville.com/brown_mountain_lights.htm

https://www.ourstate.com/brown-mountain-lights/

https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/brown-mountain-lights/

https://www.carolinacountry.com/departments/departments/feature-story/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again/

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/10/the-brown-mountain-lights.html

https://www.deweyfox.com/alookbackatburke.htm

https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1971/0646/report.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/movies/alien-abduction-a-thriller-directed-by-matty-beckerman.html