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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2025 · 28 MIN

Catherine Hoggle Trial: Competency Ruling & Cold Case Clues

from Unexplained News Update · host Reese Halden

The Catherine Hoggle case takes center stage in this Unexplained News Update, as a Maryland court finally rules her competent to stand trial over the 2014 disappearance of her toddlers, Sara and Jacob. Host Reese Haldon traces the decade-long mystery from that September day in Montgomery County to years of psychiatric commitment, dropped murder charges, and now a renewed path toward a full trial that could, at last, force answers about what happened to the missing children. We also investigate a string of hard updates from the world of cold cases and natural hazards. A submerged Pontiac pulled from a North Carolina creek is linked to the 2003 disappearance of Travis Lamont Lynch, while remains found at Scotts Bluff National Monument are confirmed as missing young father Chance Englebert. From there, we examine Japan’s Nankai Trough megaquake advisory and the debated role of solar storms, before shifting into late‑night mode with an officer’s chilling “possession” call, glitch-in-the-Matrix stories, and a fresh listen to the classic Morehead Bigfoot “Sierra Sounds” recordings. Unexplained News Update is hosted by Reese Haldon and produced by Unexplained.co, where true crime, cold-case forensics, and high strangeness share the same signal. What do you think really lies behind these disappearances, quakes, and voices in the dark? Get more at The Unexplained Company This episode includes AI-generated content.

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