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THE MAX HEADROOM INTRUSION: SOMEONE HIJACKED LIVE TELEVISION AND WAS NEVER CAUGHT

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Episode 138 | History's Mysteries — Mysterious EventsIn this Mystery episode we focus on the Max Headroom signal intrusion of November 22nd, 1987 — the night someone with broadcast-level technical knowledge overpowered the signals of two Chicago television stations, transmitted 90 seconds of bizarre costumed footage on live TV, and disappeared without a trace that the FCC or FBI was ever able to follow.This episode covers who Max Headroom was and why someone chose that mask, how broadcast signal intrusion works technically and why it required serious equipment and expertise, what the masked figure said and did during the WTTW transmission, and why nearly 40 years later the case remains officially unsolved with no charges ever filed.The flyswatter woman was wearing a French maid costume. She has been gone for nearly 40 years.#HistoryMystery #MaxHeadroom #BroadcastPiracy #Chicago #MysteryPodcast

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