Adam and Elena Emery

Jason Bass

Georgia:

The disappearance of Adam Emery

Episode sources:

1. “A Leap of Fate” by William F. Powers (The Washington Post, September 24, 1994)

2. “Unsolved Mysteries” (Season 7, Episode 3)

3. “Young man mistakenly killed over dent in car” by Christopher Rowland (Providence Journal, September 5, 1990)

4. “The Mysterious Case of Adam Emery” by Christopher Allen (Newport This Week, August 27, 2020)

5. “FBI tweet reignites family's hope of tracking down convicted killer” by Bob Ward (Boston 25 News, January 3, 2017)

6. “FBI still following leads in Adam Emery disappearance“ (NBC 10 News, August 31, 2020)

7. “FBI asks for tips on 1993 Adam Emery disappearance“ (NBC 10 News, January 2, 2017)

Karen:

The story of the “Cardiff Giant”

Episode sources:

1. “A Colossal Hoax” by Scott Tribble

2. “When Giants Roamed the Earth” by Mark Rose (Archaeology Magazine) 2005

3. “The Cardiff Giant Fools the Nation, 145 Years Ago” by Evan Andrews (History) 2023

4. “Serialization: Broome County man promoted great hoax” by Gerald R. Smith and George Basler (Press & Sun Bulletin) 2014

5. “Made the Cardiff Giant” (The Sacramento Bee) 1897

6. “How The Cardiff Giant Became Perhaps the Greatest Hoax in American History” by Genevieve Carlton (All That’s Interesting) 2022

7. “George Hull (abt. 1821-1902)” WikiTree

8. “An Overview of Religion in the 1860s” (University of Missouri Library)

9. “Go Figure” by Patricia Calhoun (Westword) 2003

10. “FAKE OF A FAKE OF A FAKE: A giant tale of local lore” by Gerald Smith (Press & Sun Bulletin) 2016

11. “The Cardiff Giant, and Other Frauds” by GA Stockwell, MD (via Wikipedia)

12. “How Central New York Fueled the Flat Earth Debate” by Michael Brewster (Exploring Upstate) 2020

13. “Solid Muldoon” (Wikipedia)

The Cardiff Giant being exhumed during October 1869

Cardiff Giant, Farmers Museum Cooperstown, New York

(Smith Archive / Alamy)

George Hull

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