C.R. Berry
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Babushka Lady and Umbrella Man – the enduring mystery of the unidentified JFK witnesses
The assassination of JFK is the United States’ most notorious and widely believed conspiracy theory. Numerous questions, suspicions and coincidences surround that fateful day, including several mysterious witnesses that were caught on film and still haven’t been identified… Polls have shown that the majority of Americans still believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act… Read more
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The Bermuda Triangle’s first victim – Italian explorer John Cabot
In 1498, John Cabot set sail on his third voyage to North America under the commission of King Henry VII of England – and disappeared mysteriously. Was he the first victim of the phenomenon that resides in the Bermuda Triangle? The Bermuda Triangle is a region in the North Atlantic Ocean generally regarded as being… Read more
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Researchers have discovered footprints, screws and microchips that are millions of years old
There are certain ancient artefacts that prompt questions, baffle scientists and spur all kinds of conspiracy theories. Some people interpret these out-of-place artefacts – dubbed ‘ooparts’ – as evidence of ancient visitations by extraterrestrials. But I have another idea… In 1998, a Russian research team discovered a rock in the Kaluga region of Russia, with… Read more
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Britain’s most famous ghost – the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
The most famous ghost in the UK is that of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, whose image was allegedly captured by photographers from Country Life magazine. Who is she? Is Raynham Hall really haunted by her ghost? Or is the photo a fake? The first recorded sighting of the Brown Lady was… Read more
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The Google Conspiracy – is the search engine on the verge of becoming self-aware?
How much do you know about Google? Or perhaps the more pertinent question is, how much does Google know about you? The idea for doing an article about Google came to me initially from my own technological fears. Now, I’m no technophobe, but I’m not someone who fully embraces the fast-moving technology boom we’re living… Read more
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Mysterious disappearances in Yosemite National Park – could it be Bigfoot?
Having visited twice, Yosemite National Park has got to be the most beautiful and awe-inspiring place I’ve ever seen. But is something sinister going on there? Are people being abducted by Bigfoot or perhaps even a clandestine branch of the government? David Paulides, an ex-cop who used to work near Yosemite National Park, has been… Read more
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Book Review – Deception Point by Dan Brown
My extra blog for this week looks at Dan Brown’s 2001 novel, Deception Point, one of his few non-Robert Langdon tales. Full spoilers for Deception Point ahead… Deception Point is about a government intelligence analyst called Rachel Sexton who is summoned by the President to help on a NASA discovery of enormous magnitude. We learn that NASA… Read more
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The CIA have confessed to assassinating Marilyn Monroe
Just over a month ago, retired CIA agent Normand Hodges made an astonishing confession: he was part of an assassination taskforce for the US government and murdered 37 people, including Marilyn Monroe… An article by World News Daily Report reported on 25th March that 78-year-old retired CIA agent Normand Hodges had admitted to committing 37… Read more
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Was Jesus’s resurrection the greatest hoax of all time?
Christians believe that Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans, buried in a tomb and came back to life three days later. He then appeared to numerous people over 40 days before getting whisked off to Heaven. Could this really have happened? Or was Jesus’s resurrection the greatest hoax of all time? In today’s increasingly… Read more
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Manic Street Preachers’ missing guitarist – did he jump or was he pushed?
Richey Edwards – former guitarist and lyricist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers – was known for having an air of mystery. On 1st February 1995, he became the centre of a new mystery – his own disappearance… Known for his eyeliner-heavy ‘Emo’-look, his enigmatic persona and his politically charged lyrics, Richey Edwards was the guitarist… Read more
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Is God a Martian? Ancient aliens and the Pyramids of Mars
Is there or was there life on Mars? Many people, including some scientists, believe that intelligent life used to exist on the Red Planet and that the evidence is already abundant. But how convincing is this evidence? And if ancient aliens did once dwell on Mars, what is their connection to us? Even though freezing… Read more
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