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Mystery ship back in Malta

Authorities say a Maltese-flagged freighter that mysteriously disappeared in the Atlantic over the summer has returned to Malta.

Former archbishop's treasures found in river

A fresh mystery is gripping Britain's religious community: Just how did a treasure trove of rare medallions and coins collected by a former archbishop of Canterbury end up at the bottom of the River Wear?

Ind. money manager plans book about plane crash

An indicted Indiana money manager plans a book about his attempt to flee mounting personal problems, which ended with him parachuting from a plane that later crashed into a Florida swamp.

Fla. hotel heir slaying sparks bitter estate feud

The mysterious death of a Fontainebleau Hotel heir has triggered a family feud over his multimillion-dollar estate, with relatives accusing his wife of murder even though no one has been charged.

Top Iowa candidates? It's anyone's guess

Little more than a year before the general election, Iowa's top two races are effectively frozen — one by a potential candidate who hasn't decided whether to run, the other by a promised candidate who hasn't decided whether to be named.

Ex-driver pleads not guilty to killing Conn. mogul

The former chauffeur for a Connecticut real estate mogul who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to murder.

Ind. man who tried to fake death held on $4M bond

A former Indiana money manager who tried to fake his own death by jumping out of a small plane before it crashed in Florida appeared in court via video on Tuesday to face charges that he bilked a family member, friends and other clients out of $1.5 million.

Netanyahu mystery trip sets off flap in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu dropped out of sight for most of a day this week, a mysterious absence that has set off feverish speculation about what the Israeli leader was up to — and accusations he lied to cover up a clandestine trip to Moscow.

Sick goat found wandering around NYC's Bronx

It's another case of the wandering goat in New York City.

Goat wanders into nursing home in the Bronx

It's another case of the wandering goat. Officials say an emaciated-looking Nubian goat wandered onto the property of a nursing home in the Bronx, where two other goats were discovered in July.

State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops

Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited.

Traffic stop yields cash, phones, IDs and mystery

Sheriff's deputies in suburban St. Louis who pulled over a speeding BMW have stumbled into some international intrigue.

Seattle mystery man leaves hospital

A Seattle mystery man who calls himself Jon Doe but who has been identified by others as Edward Lighthart has been discharged from a Seattle hospital.

Ind. money manager faces more trouble at home

Authorities say the troubled Indiana money manager who tried to fake his own death in a plane crash to avoid financial ruin had built his investment businesses on the backs of people he knew — acquaintances, a friend of 10 years and even his own aunt.

EU probing alleged Balkan organ trafficking

Europe's top human rights watchdog launched a probe Monday into Serb allegations that ethnic Albanian guerrillas kidnapped Serb civilians during Kosovo's war, then removed their organs and sold the body parts on the black market.

Mass. to search for lost Revolutionary War ship

Somewhere along an industrial stretch of river pocked with rotting piers and towering salt piles north of Boston lies the answer to one of the great riddles of the Revolutionary war.

Bones lead to mystery Miami graveyard from 1900s

When Enid Pinkney was a girl in the 1940s, her grandmother would tell her stories about a black cemetery nestled in the northwest corner of Miami in an area once called Lemon City.

Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying case

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a millionaire Connecticut developer accused of real estate fraud.

Judge: Document release may jeopardize Conn. case

The trial of a man charged in the killing of a Connecticut real estate mogul could be in jeopardy because a copy of a defense motion pointing blame at the developer's ex-wife that was released to the public may have contained sealed documents, a judge said Thursday.

'Rockefeller' asks judge to toss kidnap conviction

Lawyers for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller asked a judge to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions, arguing that the state's mental health expert was unqualified and that a prosecutor made an improper closing argument.

Dog in Calif. came — somehow — from Saudi Arabia

A "sweetheart" of a dog now in a California shelter may be really, really far from home. His microchip says the knee-high, light tan Saluki came from Saudi Arabia.

'Rockefeller' lawyer promises appeal of conviction

Lawyers for a German man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller say they'll appeal his kidnapping conviction, calling it "the first chapter" in the case.

Ind. money manager guilty in Fla. plane crash

An Indiana money manger avoided trial in Florida by pleading guilty on Friday to federal charges that he intentionally crashed his plane to fake his death and flee financial ruin, but his legal troubles aren't over.

Scientists uncover culprit in Huntington's disease

Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding a horrific illness: Why people with Huntington's disease harbor a faulty protein throughout their bodies but it destroys only certain brain cells.

'Rockefeller' kidnapping case goes to jury

The kidnapping case of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller is in the hands of a Massachusetts jury.

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Rosetta spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery
Source: PhysOrg.com

Space jockeys have been using gravity-well slingshots for several decades. With variable results. Physicists do not like the word "variable"!

Nurse laid to rest 30 years after mystery death
Source: CNN

A British woman who died in mysterious circumstances more than 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was due finally to be laid to rest Monday, her father told CNN. Helen Smith, a nurse who was working in Jeddah, fell to her death from an apartment building on May 20, 1979.

Woman's Charred Body Found In Unburned Trailer
Source: wftv.com

- A woman's death in Mims, investigators say, is major mystery. Her body was found burned inside her trailer, but the trailer itself wasn't charred. "I don't know, this is a mystery and a half," campground employee Toni Cord said.

Deforestation the Death of Nazca Civilization
Source: Allianz

The mystery of the disappearance of the vanished Nazca people, the same ones who are known for the many fanciful designs etched into the desert plateau, may have been solved. Scientists found pollen from a vanished nitrogen-fixing tree, the huarango.

Mystery of the dream man - Why have people around world dreamt about this face?
Source: bild.de

The strange, slightly smiling face has appeared in the dreams of at least 2,000 people across the globe, even though they don't know who he is. Internet rumours have been swirling about whether it is a real phenomenon or some sort of contrived hysteria.

Mysterious 'star-like luminary' amazes onlookers worldwide
Source: Examiner

Something is being spotted in the sky, and it defies conventional logic.

New View Reveals How DNA Fits Into Cell
Source:

Cells are tidy packers, cramming DNA into nuclei to create a tangle-free, dense ball with pieces that are still accessible, researchers report October 9 in Science.

Murder in Whitechapel ... (Scott's Writing Assignment: Screens)

Relatives could only muse on Polly's final moments as they stood in her room in Whitechapel. The place was a doss-house, sometimes called a flop house, and she shared the room with four other women.

Novangelist: A Mysterious Land?
Source: novangelist.blogspot.com

Some speculate the Templar Knights built these walls on the way to hiding their treasure

Mysterious ruins may help explain Mayan collapse
Source: USA Today

Why did an ancient Mayan people just seemingly walk away from this site? They abandoned pyramids, palaces, corn grinders, tools, plantations, and homes for no reason that the scientific team has been able to discern.

Proof of Extraterrestrial Life? China Eclipse UFO Filmed by 9 Separate People
Source: All News Web

Summary adapted from AllNewsWeb.com (Source: Michael Cohen, AllNewsWeb) Will the Chinese government help disclose the fact of the existence of extraterrestrial craft hovering over our planet?

Bermuda Triangle plane mystery 'solved'
Source: BBC News

Two of the so-called Bermuda Triangle's most mysterious disappearances in the late 1940s may have been solved.

Murder on lovers lane
Source: msnbc.com

They were young and in love. Parked on Lovers Lane. They never saw the stranger hiding in the dark. 14 times he struck. 14 young lovers, murdered.

Giant statues reveal red hat secrets: study
Source: Yahoo! News

British archaeologists said Monday they believe they have solved the ancient mystery of how the giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.

Mystery Author Stephen J. Cannell Guests on "Castle" Season Premiere
Source: cannell.com

Mystery author Stephen J. Cannell guest stars on the premiere episode of "Castle" on ABC-TV, September 21st. "Castle" follows the adventures of Rick Castle, a crime and horror novelist, who helps the NYPD homicide department solve crimes.

Tangled web
Source: msnbc.com

Sandra was a woman who always seemed to desire the very best -- in the very worst way.

Alien baby bizarre creature tests cant identify DNA - will mystery ever be solved?
Source: bild.de

The DNA of the bizarre 'alien baby' cannot be identified, despite four labs using the latest methods - will the mystery ever be solved?

Folks strawstruck at standing broom
Source: wtsp.com

Buzz about a broom standing upright and unsupported at a downtown Prattville business is sweeping the town.

Strange sea creature dubbed 'Muck Monster'
Source: ABC Action News

There's something lurking just under the surface of the Lake Worth Lagoon.

Ex-con, 'flim-flam artist' says he witnessed Jimmy Hoffa's burial - MLive.com
Source: News Impact - MLive.com

Ted Lee Stall says he witnessed Jimmy Hoffa's burial at a farm in Hartland Township in 1975 and that the family of his one-time boss, Teamsters official Rolland McMaster, gave the FBI the gun used to kill Hoffa.

Fishermen bring home USAF boat
Source: baynews9.com

A Madeira Beach commercial fishing crew came across a mystery at sea -- a capsized boat with a military connection.

Hijackers demand ransom for missing Finnish freighter
Source: dw-world.de

Finnish media on Saturday said that a ransom demand had been received from the people who hijacked the freighter "Arctic Sea".

Ben Novack death: A saga of murder and mayhem
Source: MiamiHerald.com

This needle-shaped suburb on the outskirts of New York City has had just a handful of homicides since becoming a village in 1982.

Driver found dead in bullet-riddled car on Florida's Turnpike
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A shooting that led to a fatal car crash and turned a busy highway into a quiet crime scene Friday has left police with a mystery -- and they need witnesses to help them solve it.

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