By Tim Binnall
Space exploration, contact with the spirit realm, and Finnish occultism were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a possible ghost sighting in a new Amazon documentary series, a burglary that was solved using blood from a dead mosquito, a crop circle in England that changed overnight. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Communicating with the 'other side' was a hot topic of conversation this week on Coast to Coast AM with the intriguing topic explored on a pair of programs. First, on Monday night's show, filmmaker Rich Martini revealed his conversations with celebrities who have passed away, including Carl Sagan, who warned humanity to stop polluting the planet, and Elvis, who expressed appreciation for the new movie depicting his rise to fame. Then, on Tuesday night's program, paranormal investigator Scott Degenhardt and medium Leisa Williams discussed their work trying to solve cold cases by way of insights imparted from the spirit realm and shared EVPs from their sessions speaking with the 'other side.'
One of the more unique crop circle cases in quite some time unfolded this past week in England where a formation mysteriously transformed into a second design overnight. The incredibly rare two-phase form of the phenomenon began when a flattened circle with standing crops shaped into a hexagon was found on Sunday at a site known as Barbury Castle in the county of Wiltshire. However, when the sun rose on Monday morning, researchers were stunned to see that the shape at the center of the formation had dramatically changed into 12 'blades' comprised of four triangles each. The surprising transformation left one to wonder if this was intentional on the part of the design's creator or if they simply ran out of time and had to finish the next day.
Appearing on the anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, historian Robert Zimmerman joined the program on Wednesday evening to talk about the iconic lunar missions as well as the latest happenings in the world of space exploration. Noting that the landmark arrival of humans on the moon in 1969 was the precursor for the frenzy of activity we see today, he noted that NASA actually believed that the early missions only had a 50% chance of succeeding. Marveling at how commercial enterprises have revolutionized space exploration in recent years, Zimmerman talked about some particularly intriguing upcoming private ventures which include the first crewless mission to Mars and the delivery of a pair of rovers to the moon.
This past week saw a pair of videos featuring possible ghostly activity pop up in the news, beginning with a piece of security camera footage from a pub in England wherein a bottle of beer was sent flying off a shelf seemingly by way of an unseen force. The 300-year-old establishment boasts a rich history of spooky activity, which led the owner to surmise that the weird incident was the work of their resident spirit. Later in the week, viewers watching the new Amazon documentary series James May: Our Man in Italy were stunned to see what appears to be an apparition manifesting behind the show's host as he was standing in front of a mass grave.
The world of Finnish occultism took center stage on Saturday night's program as author Vesa Iitti discussed significant figures and groups who have contributed the country's rich history of searching for hidden knowledge. He recounted the influence of Pekka Ervast, who helped to bring theosophy to Finland by creating the Finnish Theosophical Society, and Aino Kassinen, who was dubbed the country's national clairvoyant. Iitti also detailed eerie cult activity wherein a mysterious group deposited human remains into a spring with the belief that doing so would cause a treasure to rise to the surface of the water.
Easily the weirdest story of the week came by way of China, where a ne'er-do-well wound up being busted for burglary by way of an amazing bit of detective work involving a dead mosquito found at the scene of the crime. Cops investigating the case surmised that the homeowners would not have left the dead insect as it was found smeared on a wall and, as such, theorized that perhaps the bug had bitten the criminal prior to its demise. Amazingly, their hunch proved correct as DNA found in the blood of the squished mosquito actually matched a criminal who had previously had their genetic information entered into a database. Upon arresting the suspected burglar, he not only confessed to that caper, but admitted to being behind five other break-ins that had yet to be solved.
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