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Dawn of Mantis Podcast

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  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    DOM Ep369 - KIDNAPPED: Elizabeth Smart REVIEW

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    In this episode, we review the recent Netflix documentary "Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart".

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    13 March 2026, 1:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 40 seconds
    DOM Ep368 - The Abduction of Morgan Nick (Pt. 2) - DNA Doesn't Forget

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    In this episode, we continue following the investigation, including eliminating several people of interest, and finally, we cover the DNA evidence that "linked" her abductor to the crime decades later. 

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    6 March 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 41 minutes 43 seconds
    DOM Ep367 - The Abduction of Morgan Nick (Pt. 1) - Into Thin Air

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    In this episode, we cover Morgan's life, the details of her disappearance,  and the beginning of the investigation. 

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    27 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 26 seconds
    DOM Ep366 - French Graves, Billy Goat Mayors and Bionic Kitties- Strange Stories From the Ether

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    In this episode we bring you a mixed bag of bizarre stories so outlandish that they are hard to believe.  

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    20 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 1 hour 27 seconds
    DOM Ep365 - "Don's Done Gone" The Disappearance of Don Kemp

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    In November of 1982, Don Kemp left his fast paced life in the New York advertisement business to take a solo trip across America and work on a book about history he'd deamt of writing for years. Instead, his 1979 Chevy Blazer was found abandoned off highway 80 in Wyoming. It was still running, had half a tank of gas, and there was one set of footprints leading into the frozen prairie. Don was never seen alive again. 

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    13 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 36 seconds
    DOM Ep364 - Arkansas Serial Killer James B Grinder

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    Teresa Williams, Crystal Parton, Cynthia Mabry, and Julianne Helton were real people with families, futures, and lives abruptly cut short by an inhuman monster. In December 1976, 13-year-olds Teresa and Cynthia and 14-year-old Crystal vanished in rural Arkansas. Years later in Missouri, 25-year-old Julianne Helton’s promising life ended in similarly horrific fashion. It would soon be discovered that all four girls were killed by the same man- James B Grinder. 

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    6 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 48 minutes 20 seconds
    DOM Ep363 - The Martin Family Disappearance

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    In early December of 1958, Kenneth and Barbara Martin gathered their three children into their Ford station wagon and drove from their Portland home to the Columbia River Gorge to collect greenery for Christmas decorations. At some point during the short trip, the family and their car vanished in the Oregon wilderness, and it would be close to 70 years before the Martin Family Mystery would solved.... at least, partially. 

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    30 January 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 5 seconds
    DOM Ep362 - The Unexplainable Disappearance of Terrence Woods, Jr.

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    On the afternoon of October 5th, 2018, 27 year old television producer Terrence Woods Jr was filming a reality show with a dozen other crew members in the remote Idaho wilderness when he suddenly threw down his equipment and sprinted into the woods. That was the last time he was ever seen. In the years since, many people have put forth their own theories as to what may have happened, including Terrence's parents. Was it a case of someone snapping and running away, or did something nefarious happen?

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    23 January 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 52 minutes 3 seconds
    DOM Ep361 - The Mystery of the "Bodies in the Bayou"

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    In this episode, we cover the curious case of "The Bodies in the Bayou". In September of 2025, a cluster of bodies was found in Houston's waterways within a two week span. This has caused many to suggest a serial killer may be at large. Law enforcement insists that is not the case, but could there be? 

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    16 January 2026, 2:00 pm
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    DOM Ep360 - Joyce McKinney and the "Manacled Mormon"

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    In 1977, a young Mormon missionary named Kirk Anderson vanished in Surrey, England, only to later reappear with a story that shocked both sides of the Atlantic. He alleged that Joyce McKinney, his ex girlfriend, and an accomplice had abducted him at gunpoint, transported him to a secluded cottage, and held him captive as a sex slave for days. This episode examines the known facts, the investigation, and why the so-called “Manacled Mormon” case remains one of the most controversial crimes of the 1970s.

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    9 January 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 54 seconds
    DOM Ep359 - The DOM 2025 Christmas Special!

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    Merry Christmas! In this episode, we examine three tragic events that have occurred on Christmas Day throughout the years, along with one mystery that has endured for over a hundred years. And of course, we do our best to sprinkle in a little comedy and holiday cheer amongst the mystery and mayhem. So, pour yourself a glass of eggnog, throw another log on the fire, put in those earbuds to drown out the in-laws, and have yourself a very “Mantis” Christmas!

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    25 December 2025, 2:00 pm
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