Criminal

During the trial of the police officers who’d beaten Michael Stewart, the medical examiner, Dr. Gross, kept giving different opinions about the cause of Michael’s death. A juror said that he “was not a very convincing witness.” buff.ly/R5xw5Fg

About his life on an uninhabited island, Friedrich Ritter wrote that people “obviously believe that we are living an idle life like Adam and Eve in paradise. This is a pleasant delusion.” Our latest: buff.ly/5kfVssI

“The Baroness said that if you wounded an animal and nursed it back to health, that animal is going to be loyal to you forever. So it seemed that she wanted to test this theory on human beings.” New episode: buff.ly/5kfVssI

In the 1930s, a baroness moved to the Galapagos – she brought her two lovers, a gun, and a whip. Not long after she arrived, things started going wrong on the island. New today, “Death in Eden”: buff.ly/5kfVssI

Before Friedrich Ritter moved to the Galapagos, he decided to have all of his teeth removed – and got a set of steel dentures to replace them. New today: buff.ly/5kfVssI

In the early 1930s, eight people settled on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos. Within five years, two were missing and two were dead. New today: buff.ly/UCiazXx

Federal prosecutors described what happened to William Woods as “a Kafkaesque plot that resulted in the false imprisonment, involuntary hospitalization and forced medication” of a man who’d done nothing wrong. buff.ly/T0LhBh4

In July 2023, Detective Ian Mallory arrested a man in Wisconsin who said his name was William Woods. But when Det. Mallory asked what his father’s name was, William Woods gave him the wrong name. buff.ly/T0LhBh4

“I just can’t imagine living in a situation where no one believes that I’m me.” New today: buff.ly/T0LhBh4

Det. Ian Mallory began to investigate the case of William Woods by requesting any criminal records he could find - and he realized that someone had been impersonating William Woods for over 30 years. buff.ly/T0LhBh4

When Det. Ian Mallory was assigned to investigate a case of two men claiming to be the same person, he said he’d never seen anything like it. Both men said they had proof – birth certificates, social security numbers, and driver’s licenses. Listen now: buff.ly/T0LhBh4

In 2023, two men told police the same story: each man said that his name was William Woods, and that his identity had been stolen. New today: buff.ly/0T8KVk0

In 1983 Michael Stewart was working as a model, a DJ, and an artist — he told a friend he wanted to paint giant murals across the country. After his death, his friends and family held onto his art. In 2019, some of it was shown publicly for the first time. buff.ly/R5xw5Fg

After he learned Michael Stewart had died, Jean-Michel Basquiat went to Keith Haring’s studio and painted a black silhouette surrounded by police on the wall. The painting would later become known as “Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart).” buff.ly/R5xw5Fg

Police said they arrested Michael Stewart for allegedly writing graffiti in the subway. But Michael’s friend Keith Haring said he’d been arrested four times for graffiti — once with a news crew following him — and he'd never been treated like Michael. buff.ly/R5xw5Fg

In the middle of the night on September 15, 1983, students living near Union Square said they heard someone crying out for help. They saw police surrounding a man on the ground. “There were perhaps 40 witnesses. Not one of them went to the phone.” buff.ly/R5xw5Fg

On September 15, 1983, Michael Stewart was on his way home from a nightclub when police arrested him. Thirteen days later, he was dead. New today: buff.ly/0T8KVk0

In our latest, a prank that lasted for 10 years. “A lot of mystery has just disappeared. Most of us think we know everything. So, it's really kind of funny when something can knock us for a loop.” buff.ly/DJ1dTu8

Q: Do you think of your father when you pull a good prank? A: Yes, absolutely. In our latest, a very special kind of mystery. buff.ly/DJ1dTu8

“If it is anything dangerous, then we should be warned. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Today, the mystery behind the unidentifiable tracks that appeared on Florida beaches for a decade: buff.ly/DJ1dTu8