On 5 March 1963, Aeroflot Flight 191, a U.S.S.R domestic passenger flight from Vnukovo International Airport, was attempting to land at Ashgabat International Airport in a dust storm. Owing to the weather conditions the flight ought to have been diverted elsewhere, however the option to divert was neither suggested by air traffic control nor requested… Read More

On 13 February 1936, a passer-by spotted a mangled corpse, lying on rocks in shallow water, underneath the Morandi Bridge in the Italian city of Catanzaro. The body was quickly identified as that of Giuseppe “Pepe” Veraldi, a local young man. Despite protestations from the man’s family that he had been in good spirits and… Read More

If you are at all familiar with the name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it is probably as the writer and creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. You may even be aware that he had a strong interest in Spiritualism and more generally in all things paranormal. Being a prolific best-selling author as well… Read More

In 1913, whilst Clarence Willard was staying in England, he needed to renew his passport in order to be able to travel, and most importantly, in order for him to be able to return to the United States, his country of origin. Consequently, Clarence popped into the U.S. Embassy in London, in order to complete… Read More