Evidence Mishandling
Cases where crucial physical or documentary evidence was lost, severely contaminated, or disclosed far too late to be useful. We scrutinise chain-of-custody documentation alongside official disclosure logs. This lets us pinpoint the exact moment the handling procedures completely broke down.
How NASA Erased the Original Apollo 11 Telemetry Data Tapes
The original, unconverted recordings of the Apollo 11 moonwalk are gone. An internal investigation confirmed they were systematically erased and recycled by NASA logistics officers in the early 1980s to cover a severe tape shortage and reduce storage costs.
The AlzChem Loop – Inside the Creatine Consensus Factory
Influencers call it a universal brain booster. European regulators rejected the claim. We audited the funding trail to discover why the science on social media doesn’t match the official safety records.
Creatine and Bipolar Disorder – The Manic Switch Risk
Clinical trials consistently exclude bipolar patients to sanitise safety data. This investigation tracks the suppressed signal of "manic switching" from the 2007 Roitman incident to the 2018 Toniolo confirmation, revealing a significant hazard for consumers.
The Vegetarian Gap – The Creatine Intelligence Illusion
The "universal brain boost" claimed by creatine marketing vanishes in clinical trials of healthy omnivores. An investigation into the gap between the vegetarian "deficit" and the omnivore "ceiling."
The Abbess’s Code – Testing Hildegard’s ‘lingua ignota’
Hildegard of Bingen left a 1,011-word ‘unknown language’ and a distinct alphabet. We test what survives: glossary, hymn and letterforms. Does it scale beyond a naming list, and what do the numbers say?
The Voynich’s Two Voices – A Field Guide to A and B
Statistical fingerprints in the Voynich Manuscript split the text into two dialect families, Currier A and Currier B. We map where each sits in the book, which hands wrote them, and what that distribution implies.
When the System Breaks – The Yuba County Five Investigation
In 1978, five men vanished in rural California. A stalled search, split jurisdictions, and a missed tip meant one may have lived for weeks. This is how the system failed to hold the case together.
The Orphan Object – The Gold Waltham Watch of the Yuba County Five
On 4 June 1978, a gold Waltham watch was found beside Ted Weiher. Families said it was not theirs. No serial, no forensics, no chain of custody. Our inquiry shows how omissions turned a possible lead into an inert symbol.
The Compromised Witness – Re-evaluating the Yuba County Five
A single, shifting account steered the Yuba County Five narrative. This piece tests that testimony against the physical record, explains the official handling errors, and sets out what documents and tests are still needed.
The Yuba County Five – A Case Reclassified
For forty years, the disappearance of the Yuba County Five was a tragic accident. But a recently released official memo reclassifies the case as a homicide, revealing authorities now believe the men were victims of foul play.