Mysteries that intrigue you?

[maduggar]

I love reading about unsolved mysteries, they fascinate me!

Here are a few of my faves ...

sommerton man

- this one has noise!

the Beaumont children - imagine 3 of your children going mising :(


What are yours? Stonhenge, UFOs, The Kennedeys ...?

[Eralc]

juneybean, I grew up in a village near Rochdale, and I clearly remember walking round a local reservoir that had a village under it - I don't think it was Ladybower - it was more local than that. Had forgotten all about it until you posted, but I remember it fascinating me as a child. Will ask my Mum if she remembers when I speak to her tonight.

[Eralc]

I have just done a bit of searching, and think it must have been Greenbooth Reservoir (just up the road from where I lived) Could it be that one? Wouldn't be that far from Heywood

[Gory09]

This thread is fantastic!

When I started reading it this morning (have missed a couple of things, mainly went on links) I was watching the number station thing while DS2 was in the kitchen. He said "are these number comming out of the computer? They are creepy!"
Eralc, I remember a neighbour of mine telling us about a village under a reservoir in the Peak District, I cannot remember the name though.

The story I would like to see solved is <a class="break-all" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Gr%25C3%25A9gory&ei=DSnFTImmAdKE5Abikoi5Aw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DL%2527affaire%2BGregory%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Divn" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank"> L'affaire Gregory I was 11 when it happened and have since read many books about it. They just reopened the case a week ago as they will try some more DNA tests of hair found on the little boy's body. I really hope this time they will find the killer as this story has caused lot of misery to a lot of people.

[juneybean]

Eralc I'll give it a google! my mum was raised in droylsden (hope I spelt that right lol)

[juneybean]

What I want to know, is why does Manchester keep drowning houses!!

[FrozenChocolate]

Bloody heck, Gory 09, that translation is terrible!!!

[Gory09]

Sorry I only read it in French and just posted the google translation, I will have a look.

Oh yes I see what you mean I will try to contibute to a better one when I finish Mnetting have the time.

[madugherowngrave]

Interested in that L'affaire Gregory but cant make any sense of it.

Enjoying all the new contributions! Havent read the thread for a few days, but have been chilled again

[Gory09]

madugherowngrave, I will give you a very short version of it. In 1984 a 4yo boy called Gregory Villemin was found dead in the River Vologne. His hand and feet had been tied and his face covered by his wollen hat.

It soon emerged that the family had previously received threatening anonymous letters.(Letters carried on coming after the death of Gregory, the author proudly admitting to killing the boy and saying that the father of Gregory deserved to have his son taken away from him)

Several people within the family were suspected of having killed the boy and in the early days the mother (Christine Villemin) was the prime suspect (stayed on and off for years but was eventually totally dismissed as the possible killer). However, a cousin of Gregory's dad was also suspected (Bernard Laroche) and Gregory's dad (Jean-Marie Villemin) killed him when he heard he was being arrested. The culpability of Bernard Laroche was never proven though, and, to this day the murder has been unsolved. Last year they have tried to DNA test the stampes that had been licked by the "corbeau"(anonymous sender) and nothing came out of it. They are now DNA testing some hair found on the boy in the hope to finally solve the mystery.

There is a lot morebackground to the story obviously, especially concerning a few other members of the family and several changes of judges dealing with the case and looking at very different angles. Witness statements were also changed constantly particularly the one of Muriel Bolle (sister in law of Bernard Laroche who was just a teenager at the time and was pressured by both sides of the family to match their theories (pressured by the Villemins to testifie against Laroche and by the Laroche side to incriminate Christine Villemin).

There was a very big involvement of media at the time which complicated things as some journalists were starting their own theories that were making detective work even harder.

[Katyathegringa]

Has anyone submitted this for classics yet?

[panasonic]

What about the old lady who is apparently seen talking into a mobile phone at a film premier for Charlie Chaplin in the 1920.

Lots of talk that she must be a time traveller!

Go to You Tube and search for 'Charlie Chaplin mobile phone'

[PortBlacksandsDoppelganger]

panasonic ...it MUST just be out 21st century eyes putting that explanation on it....

Biggest mystery is definitely why isn't this thread in classics...

[Katyathegringa]

It doesn't actually look like a woman, more like a man in drag - did you see the size of "her" feet? I think it was added by some bored video editor who worked on the DVD release of the movie.

[SarahStratton]

Oh IS weird

BTW for those of you around earlier on in the thread I've spoken to the police and they are arranging for a statement to be taken. And thank you to those of you who messaged me etc, you made me feel a lot better

[rubbersoul]

It's interesting that a few people on here get sleep paralysis- I used to suffer from this (not sure why it stopped)

The first time it happened I was genuinely terrified- I could sense what I can only describe as an 'evil presence' in my room (but I couldn't see, although it was in the day I had the quilt blocking my vision and I couldn't move). I could also hear mechanical noises- I actually thought I was going to be abducted by aliens! I just knew that If I was able to look past my quilt there would be something horrific there (!)
I also used to have to 'push' my body to move- it almost hurt but I thought if I let myself go back to sleep I would die

It sounds silly now but these episodes were the scariest thing to ever happen to me!

[PortBlacksandsDoppelganger]

I'm pleased to hear that Sarah - much strength to you

[tinkgirl]

wow - have loved this thread. have recently posted this under another thread but....
my grandad went on a coach tour of scotland about 11/12 years ago. he sent a postcard to my auntie, it turned up a couple of weeks ago now, which was a few days after he passed away. He wrote the postcard on a Tuesday and died and was burried on a Tuesday. And to add to the wierdness, my auntie moved house last August and the postcard still managed to find her. The first line was "am having a lovely time". There was a stamp on it but no postmark.

[Exogenesis]

What about the island in scotland that everyone left but, killed all the dogs first? Or am I making it up?

[SarahStratton]

Gruinard? [hhmm]

[Exogenesis]

maybe I don't know. I just remember the story from when I was young of an island and all the people left but, before they did they killed all the dogs (maybe all the animlas.) I may be getting more than one story mixed up.

[cupcakesinthesnow]

I think it was anthrax. They tested anthrax on the island with a view to dropping infected linseed cakes over Germany. It's meant to have been cleared up now although so bacterialologist claim it's still not 100% safe.

[tinylion]

This is more spooky than a mystery, but it is a real true life story, honest to god.

When I was 9 or 10, I went to stay with a friend of mine who lived in a big house in Durham. She was lovely but her family was a bit odd, and I found out later that her dad was an alcoholic and she said pretty violent as well.

When we drove up, me, my mum and my granny all sat in the car looking at the house. It was huge and pretty dismal looking with big stone greyhounds in the garden.

Whilst we sat in the car, honest to god, we heard something scratching down the door on the right hand side. Just as if something had walked up, put out its nails and slowly and deliberately scratched (like nails down a blackboard) down the side. Very loud and distinctive.

My mum and granny were "oh my god, what the HELL was that?!" but after seeing i was a bit scared, played it down a bit and later on said "it was probably a badger". A badger?! In broad daylight. I do NOT think so.

Now I have no idea what it was, and when we got out (very gingerly) there were NO marks on the side of the car. I spent the weekend there, and it was a spooky horrible house. It had doors that opened onto other doors with small spaces inbetween (not sure if I'm explaining it right) so you had to keep both doors open otherwise you would be locked in a tiny space. Later on my friend said that things kept being moved around, the fish kept dying and other weird stuff including stones being thrown at the windows. Bear in mind, she didn't come from a particularly happy family.

Anyway, I mentioned it to my mum the other day and she does remember it, but files it under "things that I don't really want to remember". I lost touch with my friend, and she went off the rails and the parents split up.

It was very spooky and made me feel very uncomfortable....and I never want to hear that scratching noise again...

[juneybean]

Oo where abouts in Durham was it? :)