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This week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie investigate the enduring mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the shocking real-life case of William Woods, a man whose identity was allegedly stolen and lived by someone else for over 30 years. From lost planes and Pacific i ...  Show more

A nuclear whistleblower killed on her way to the press, and a Bavarian law office where a teenage secretary unknowingly made paintings spin and phones dial themselves — two of history's most unsettling unsolved cases, in one episode. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The So ...  Show more

Remembering the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Japan and triggered a nuclear emergency in 2011. Max Pearson, who reported from Japan at the time, presents eyewitness accounts of the disaster which left thousands dead and led to many questioning the future of the country' ...  Show more

In March, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale rocked Japan. 30 minutes later, the country experienced the largest tsunami in its history. And then came the blizzard. The three coinciding natural disasters killed over 15,000 people. In the moths following these ...  Show more

On 29 September 2009, a devastating tsunami hit Samoa, killing 149 people and leaving a trail of destruction. For Lumepa Hald it was a terrifying day which resulted in a tragic loss. She tells her story to Gill Kearsley.(Photo: The devastation in Samoa after the tsunami in 2009. ...  Show more

This 2013 episode covers a tsunami that struck the coast of Japan in January 1700, . It took a while -- a long while -- to figure out where the catalyzing earthquake had been.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.