Mysterious Pals

Escaped Alcatraz or Died Trying? (Episode #34)

Alcatraz Prison, deemed inescapable during its 29-year stint as an American federal prison, was situated on an isolated island surrounded by cold, rough waters. Despite 13 other escape attempts by  dozens of other inmates (including 2 who tried twice), Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin may have successfully escaped on June 11, 1962, evading capture through meticulous planning, deception, and ingenuity. Their fate, whether they survived and lived as free men, remains a #mystery.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
“BOP: Alcatraz.” Www.bop.gov, www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp#:~:text=On%20March%2021%2C%201963%2C%20USP.
‌“Alcatraz Escape.” Federal Bureau of Investigation, www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape#:~:text=In%20its%20heyday%2C%20it%20was.
‌“The History of Alcatraz.” Www.alcatrazhistory.com, www.alcatrazhistory.com/rock/rock-01.htm.
‌“The Alcatraz Escape: Boldest Prison Break in U.S. History | History’s Greatest Mysteries (S5).” Www.youtube.com, youtu.be/s4iRCanCf4k?si=rN6UM2C7aqRIuoID. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
‌“John and Clarence Anglin, Two of the Only Men to Escape from Alcatraz.” Mental Floss, 8 Feb. 2022, www.mentalfloss.com/article/654311/alcatraz-escape-mystery-anglin-brothers#. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
‌“June 1962 Alcatraz Escape Attempt.” Wikipedia, 7 June 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape_attempt.
‌“Alcatraz Island.” Wikipedia, 18 Nov. 2023, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island.
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A Case of Teleportation? The Philadelphia Experiment (Episode#33)

According to the legend, towards the end of 1943 the United States Navy were conducting experiments in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. The experiment was purportedly conducted as part of a classified project aimed at making ships invisible to enemy radar. On October 28, 1943, it is claimed that the USS Eldridge was enveloped in a greenish haze, disappeared from sight, and reappeared in Norfolk, Virginia. Only to then instantly teleport back to Philadelphia in another flash. What followed was reports of sailors fused with the hull of the ship, many with traumatic brian injuries, and some even stuck in a time loop. So what really happened at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard? Was it an example of teleportation or something worse?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Carroll, Robert Todd (2015-11-21). "Philadelphia experiment". The Skeptic's Dictionary.
Steiger, Brad (1968). "The Mysterious Allende Letters". The Allende Letters. New York: Universal Publishing. pp. 4–9
Jessup, Morris K. (2003) [1955]. The Case for the UFO: Unidentified Flying Objects. Varo Edition. Castelnau-Barbarens, France: Quantum Future Group. Retrieved 2021-07-18 – via The Internet Archive.
Hochheimer, Andrew. “The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z.” The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z, https://de173.com/
Parker, Leo. “The Philadelphia Experiment: The Truth behind the Legend of the Disappearing Ship.” MSN, Trendy Digests, 16 Nov. 2023, https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/the-philadelphia-experiment-the-truth-behind-the-legend-of-the-disappearing-ship/ar-AA1k0EZu
“The Day Time Stood Still: Inside the Mind-Melting Mystery of the Philadelphia Experiment | by @ ThisNThat | Medium.” Medium, Medium, 30 May 2023, https://medium.com/@jamiebrandon02/the-day-time-stood-still-inside-the-mind-melting-mystery-of-the-philadelphia-experiment-2f8403bccf12
True Story Of The Philadelphia Experiment (Documentary). YouTube, 5 Sept. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6FDolgg5eo
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Proof of Reincarnation or Confirmation Bias? The Tale of the Pollock Twins (Episode #32)

In 1957 sisters Jacqueline and Joanna Pollock tragically died after being hit by a drug-induced driver while on their way to church. A year later, their parents, John and Florence, welcomed identical twins, Gillian and Jennifer, into the world. Shortly after things soon became weird. Jennifer bore a birthmark resembling Jacqueline's, even located in the same spot. She also had a birthmark on her forehead in the same location as a scar on Jacqueline. Over time, the twins recounted memories of the deceased sisters, requested toys they had never seen by name, and mimicked their sisters' personalities and behaviors. They even displayed a fear of cars and reportedly reenacted their sisters' fatal accident. The parents claimed to have shared no prior knowledge of the deceased sisters to the twins. Despite their Catholic faith, the parents believed the twins were the reincarnation of his deceased daughters. Does this prove reincarnation or is this only a matter of confirmation bias?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Petkova, Martina. “Did the Pollock Sisters Prove Re-Incarnation?” The Mystery Box, 18 Jan. 2021, medium.com/the-mystery-box/did-the-pollock-sisters-prove-re-incarnation-3a993c782fa.
‌“Were the Pollock Sisters Reincarnated as Their Own Younger Siblings?” Ranker, www.ranker.com/list/pollock-sisters-reincarnation-story/erin-mccann. 
‌“Strongest Evidence in Favour of Reincarnation”: The Startling Story of the Pollock Twins.” Rtd.rt.com, rtd.rt.com/stories/the-mystery-of-the-pollock-twins/.
‌“In 1957, Jacqueline & Joanna Were Killed in a Car Accident. The next Year They Were “Reincarnated”.” Mamamia, 15 Nov. 2023, www.mamamia.com.au/pollock-twins/amp/. 
‌Veliz, Leslie. “The Reincarnation Mystery of the Pollock Sisters Explained.” Grunge, 27 Dec. 2021, www.grunge.com/717286/the-reincarnation-mystery-of-the-pollock-sisters-explained/.
‌H, Jim. “Pollock Twins: Proof of Reincarnation?” Historic Mysteries, 13 Aug. 2016, www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/pollock-twins/13607/.
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A Deep DIVE into the Underwater World of Mermaids (Episode #31)

For thousands of years stories of mermaids have been told across the world. While each culture has its own twist to legend, the core story remains constant. Sometimes it's a cautionary tale about the dangers of the ocean, and sometimes it’s of a forbidden love between a human and a merfolk. In any case, the question of why the story has endured from through pre-recorded and recorded history remains challenging. So, where did the legend of mermaids come from and why is it so common throughout nearly all parts of the world?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Briggs, K. M. (1976). An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Brownies, Boogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures. Random House. ISBN 0-394-73467-X.
Berman, Ruth, ‘Mermaids’, in Malcolm South (ed.), Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide (New York, 1987), pp 133-145.
 Halley, Catherine. “Mermaids: Myth, Kith and Kin - JSTOR Daily.” JSTOR Daily, https://www.facebook.com/JSTOR.org, 24 Dec. 2022, https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/.
“Mermaids | Mythical Creature Edward Worth LIbrary.” Mythical Creature Edward Worth LIbrary, Edward Worth Library, https://mythicalcreatures.edwardworthlibrary.ie/sea-creatures/mermaids/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024.
“Telling Tails Throughout History: Mermaids and Sirens | Queen Anne’s Revenge Project.” Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge Project, Queen Anne’s Revenge  Conservation Lab, 2020, https://www.qaronline.org/blog/2020-07-20/mermaids-and-sirens.
“The Incredible Origins of the Mermaid Myth - Ocean Info.” Ocean Info, https://www.facebook.com/oceaninfosite/, 4 July 2021, https://oceaninfo.com/exploration/myths-and-legends/mermaid-origins/.
“What Is a Mermaid? | Royal Museums Greenwich.” Royal Museums Greenwich | Home, https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-mermaid
Magnani, Arianna (May 2022). "Searching for Sirenes in the 17th and 18th Centuries: Fantastic Taxonomies of Anthropomorphic Fish in Chinese and Jesuit Texts" (PDF). Sulla Via del Catai (26): 87–105.
Wood, Juliette (2018). "Ch. 2: Lingering in sea caves: The world of the mermaid". Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 49–92. ISBN 978-1-441-13060-0.
Bassett, Fletcher S. (1892). "Chapter IV. Water-Sprites and Mermaids". Sea Phantoms: Or, Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All Times (Rev. ed.). Chicago: Rinehart & Company, Inc. pp. 148–201.
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Colossal Doodles or Messages to Heavenly Visitors? The Nazca Lines (Episode #30)

The Nazca Lines, colossal geoglyphs, ranging from simple lines to intricate figures of geometric shapes, animals, and humanoids stretch across hundreds of square kilometers. Etched into the arid desert plains of southern Peru, they continue to mystify scholars and explorers alike. Yet, the true purpose and meaning behind these ancient drawings remain shrouded in mystery. Why were they created? How were they made with such precision? And what significance did they hold for the ancient Nazca people? 
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Golomb, Jason. “Why the Nasca Lines Are among Peru’s Greatest Mysteries.” National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2010, www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/nasca-lines.
‌World, UNESCO. “Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa.” Unesco.org, 2009, whc.unesco.org/en/list/700.
Owen Jarus. “Nazca Lines: Mysterious Geoglyphs in Peru.” Livescience.com, 21 Dec. 2022, www.livescience.com/22370-nazca-lines.html#section-theories-and-significance-of-the-nazca-lines.
‌Britannica. “Nazca Lines | Archaeological Site, Peru.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/place/Nazca-Lines.
‌Sood, Suemedha. “The Origins of Peru’s Mysterious Nasca Lines.” Www.bbc.com, www.bbc.com/travel/article/20111201-travelwise-the-origins-of-perus-mysterious-nasca-lines.
‌“Who Were the Nasca? | British Museum.” Www.britishmuseum.org, www.britishmuseum.org/blog/who-were-nasca#:~:text=The%20Nasca%20people%20lived%20on.
‌“What Is the Mystery behind the Ancient Nazca Lines?” What Is the Mystery behind the Ancient Nazca Lines?, www.trtworld.com/magazine/what-is-the-mystery-behind-the-ancient-nazca-lines-50318.
‌“How the Nazca Lines Were Made | Blog Machu Travel Peru.” Peru Travel Blog | Machu Travel Peru, 7 Mar. 2018, www.machutravelperu.com/blog/how-were-the-nazca-lines-made.
‌“Nazca Lines.” Wikipedia, 9 Mar. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines.
‌“Exploring the Nazca Lines & Searching for Atlantis: The Lost City | Our History.” Www.youtube.com, youtu.be/gPwBRsT-pWs?si=BV438ueqw-qZ-Zhd. 
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The Most Dangerous Game: The Case of the Zodiac Killer-Part 2 w/Special Guest Brian from Dethlehem (Episode #29)

Although the Zodiac Killer claimed in messages to newspapers to have committed thirty-seven murders, investigators agree on seven confirmed assault victims, five of whom died and two survived. He sent more than 20 written communications to police officials, newspapers, and individuals between 1966 and 1974 during his "reign of terror". So who is the Zodiac but more importantly why has the #zodiackiller become such a staple in the true crime world?
See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals
SPECIAL GUEST
Brian from the band Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) and the Cream Team on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/creamteam)
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Voigt, Tom (2021). Zodiac Killer – just the facts (1st ed.). Gresham, Oregon: Brainjar Media. pp. 189, 191, 193. ISBN 978-1-7370981-0-2.
McCrary, Gregg. "Profile of the Zodiac Killer." Crime Library, www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/zodiac_profile/5.html.
“The Zodiac Killer”. FBI.gov. March 3, 2007. (https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/march/zodiac_030207)
Wang, Dean. "Jack the Ripper and The Zodiac Killer: How the Media Made Them Famous." FSS Falcon, www.fssfalcon.org/2601/opinion/jack-the-ripper-and-the-zodiac-killer-how-the-media-made-them-famous/.
Charles F. Adams (2004), Murder by the Bay: historic homicide in and about the city of San Francisco, Quill Driver Books, ISBN 978-1-884995-46-0
Flaherty, Thomas H. (1993), True Crime: Unsolved Crimes, Time Life Education, ISBN 0-7835-0012-2 p. 43
Graysmith, Robert (1986, 2007 reprint), Zodiac, Berkley Books, ISBN 978-0-425-21218-9
Graysmith, Robert (2002, 2007 reprint). Zodiac Unmasked, Penguin, ISBN 978-1-4406-7812-7
Kobek, Jarett (2022). How to Find Zodiac, We Heard You Like Books, ISBN 978-1737842804
Michael D. Kelleher, David Van Nuys (2002), "This is the Zodiac speaking", into the mind of a serial killer, Praeger, ISBN 978-0-275-97338-4
Zodiac Killer: Code-breakers solve San Francisco killer's cipher - BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55285805.
Nash, Tim (2008). “The Zodiac Killer: The Worst Kind of Serial Killer”.The Finer Times (https://www.thefinertimes.com/the-worst-kind-of-serial-killer)
Carter, Jack (2015). “The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery”. Anomalien.com. (https://anomalien.com/the-zodiac-killer-terror-and-mystery/).
Amicone, Francesco (August 14, 2023). "The investigation into Joe Bevilacqua to the DNA. Timeline of the Zodiac-Monster journalistic inquiry". Zodiac Killer – Mostro di Firenze. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
Beck, Malinda (August 27, 2018). "Could Any of These Men Have Been the Zodiac Killer?" Archived July 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine History.com.
 Méheut, Constant (June 22, 2021). "I've Cracked Zodiac, a French Engineer Says. Online Sleuths Are Skeptical". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. 
Noyes, Dan (February 24, 2014). "I-Team: Friend confesses to being Zodiac Killer". KGO-TV. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.
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Reign of Terror: The Case of the Zodiac Killer-Part 1 w/Special Guest Brian (Episode #28)

Although the Zodiac Killer claimed in messages to newspapers to have committed thirty-seven murders, investigators agree on seven confirmed assault victims, five of whom died and two survived. He sent more than 20 written communications to police officials, newspapers, and individuals between 1966 and 1974 during his "reign of terror". So who is the Zodiac but more importantly why has the Zodiac become such a staple in the true crime world?
See the video podcast version: youtube.com/@MysteriousPals
SPECIAL GUEST
Brian from the band Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com) and the Cream Team on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/creamteam)
MUSIC
Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com)
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Butterfield, Michael. "The Zodiac Killer: A Timeline". HISTORY. August 8, 2023.(https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-killer-a-timeline)
Baur, Craig P. “The Zodiac Ciphers: What Cryptologists Know”. HISTORY. November 8, 2017. (https://www.history.com/news/the-zodiac-ciphers-what-we-know)
Jenkins, John Philip. "Zodiac killer". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zodiac-killer. Accessed 25 March 2024.
Voigt, Tom. “ZodiacKiller.com” (https://www.zodiackiller.com)
"Understanding the Zodiac Killer: A Comprehensive Look at the Victims." CrimeDoor, 2023. (https://crimedoor.com/articles/understanding-the-zodiac-killer-a-comprehensive-look-at-the-victims-letters-and-code-breaking/)
"The Zodiac Killer Theories in Based on a True Story, Explained". Oxygen Official Site. June 8, 2023.
Voigt, Tom (2021). Zodiac Killer – just the facts (1st ed.). Gresham, Oregon: Brainjar Media. pp. 189, 191, 193. ISBN 978-1-7370981-0-2.
McCrary, Gregg. "Profile of the Zodiac Killer." Crime Library, www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/notorious/zodiac_profile/5.html.
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2007/march/zodiac_030207
Wang, Dean. "Jack the Ripper and The Zodiac Killer: How the Media Made Them Famous." FSS Falcon, www.fssfalcon.org/2601/opinion/jack-the-ripper-and-the-zodiac-killer-how-the-media-made-them-famous/.
Charles F. Adams (2004), Murder by the Bay: historic homicide in and about the city of San Francisco, Quill Driver Books, ISBN 978-1-884995-46-0
Flaherty, Thomas H. (1993), True Crime: Unsolved Crimes, Time Life Education, ISBN 0-7835-0012-2 p. 43
Graysmith, Robert (1986, 2007 reprint), Zodiac, Berkley Books, ISBN 978-0-425-21218-9
Graysmith, Robert (2002, 2007 reprint). Zodiac Unmasked, Penguin, ISBN 978-1-4406-7812-7
Kobek, Jarett (2022). How to Find Zodiac, We Heard You Like Books, ISBN 978-1737842804
Michael D. Kelleher, David Van Nuys (2002), "This is the Zodiac speaking", into the mind of a serial killer, Praeger, ISBN 978-0-275-97338-4
ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS
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What was the Worst Year in Human History? (Episode #27)

The Black Death, two World Wars, COVID. Throughout human history, catastrophic events, both man-made and natural, have been pervasive. Wars, natural disasters, and pandemics have become recurrent themes. Yet, is there a singular year that unequivocally stands out as the worst for humanity?
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EPISODE RESOURCES
“What Was the Worst Year in History?” Sky HISTORY TV Channel, www.history.co.uk/articles/what-was-the-worst-year-in-history. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. 
Seaver, Carl. “Ten of the Most Terrible Years to Be Alive.” History Defined -, 30 Jan. 2023, www.historydefined.net/ten-of-the-most-terrible-years-to-be-alive/. 
“Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History.” History Collection, 4 Dec. 2021, historycollection.com/countdown-worst-years-to-be-alive-in-history/. 
Jonathan H. Kantor  .f67943c9-aee5-4b4c-9cf0-7bd937c850f4{fill:#82b964;}  fact checked by Darci Heikkinen, et al. “Top 10 Worst Years to Be Alive in Human History.” Listverse, 7 Jan. 2022, listverse.com/2022/01/07/top-10-worst-years-to-be-alive-in-human-history/. 
Anastasi, Luciano. “Medieval History – the Worst Year in History to Be Alive.” Medieval History – Yesterday in a Nutshell, 11 Feb. 2023, historymedieval.com/the-worst-year-in-history-to-be-alive/. 
“Purple Death: The Great Flu of 1918.” PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization, www.paho.org/en/who-we-are/history-paho/purple-death-great-flu-1918. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. 
“Why a Volcanic Eruption Caused a ‘year without a Summer’ in 1816.” CNN, Cable News Network, amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/17/world/tambora-eruption-year-without-summer-scn/index.html. Accessed 9 Mar. 2024. 
“Year 536 Was the Worst Year to Be Alive - What Happened?” YouTube, 11 Mar. 2020, youtu.be/s3YTfhJmh1I?si=zcujOSrSjjikIDg3. 
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How do you Sail to Heaven? The Airships of Clonmacnoise (Episode #26)

Originally mentioned in 4 different annals of Ireland, collectively called the Annals of the Four Masters, the story of the Airship of Clonmacnoise was first mentioned in the 740s CE. While it has been retold numerous times throughout history, the base of the story remains the same. Specifically, during a gathering of many people a ship appears in the sky and lets down an anchor that snags on the earth. Then one of the crew from the ship in the air swims down to free the anchor but is stopped by the gathering crowd of onlookers. Sometimes the visitor drowns while being held back from returning to his ship. While other times he swims back and boards his ship which sails out of sight. So, why does so many different texts, including norse texts and even the Houston Post from 1897, report the same story? 
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Carey, John (1992). "Aerial ships and underwater monasteries: the evolution of a monastic marvel". Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium. 12: 16–28. JSTOR 20557234.
Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome (2015). "The sea above". In Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell (eds.). Elemental Ecocriticism: Thinking with Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 105–133. ISBN 9781452945675. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
McCaughan, Michael (Fall 1998). "Voyagers in the vault of heaven: the phenomenon of ships in the sky in medieval Ireland and beyond". Material Culture Review. 48. 
Kuno Meyer, "The Irish Mirabilia in the Norse Speculum Regale," Érin, 4 (1910)
 Gougaud, Louis (1924). "L'aéronef dans les légendes du Moyen Âge". Revue celtique (in French). 41: 356–357.
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Where Do You Bury A God? The Tomb of Alexander the Great (Episode #25)

Despite conquering much of the ancient world and believing himself to be the son of a god, Alexander the Great died under mysterious circumstances. However, what followed his death may be even more mysterious. Despite his expressed burial wishes, his kingdom descended into civil war, and his body became a political pawn. Taken by Ptolemy, his former friend and general, back to Egypt, Alexander's body and tomb vanished after several centuries, leaving their whereabouts and contents shrouded in uncertainty.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
Walbank, Frank W. “Alexander the Great.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 23 Aug. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-the-Great.
“Alexander the Great, King of Macedon - Archaeology Magazine.” Www.archaeology.org, www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma.
‌Chrysopoulos, Philip. “All the Theories about Alexander the Great’s Tomb.” GreekReporter.Com, 27 Nov. 2023, greekreporter.com/2023/11/27/alexander-the-great-tomb-claims/. 
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