Mile Higher

Molly McLaren’s life was very promising. As a college student with a keen interest in fitness and nutrition, she had amassed a following on social media through honest posts about her struggles with mental health and wellness, and for inspiring others to live life to the fullest. But after she met a man named Joshua Stimpson on Tinder, that same honesty and struggles with mental health were used against her as he stalked and harassed her on the internet and in real life. Only two weeks after they broke up, Josh stalked her to her gym and murdered Molly in broad daylight. This raises the question: how well do you know the people you meet online?

In 2023, the small town of Korumburra in Australia was shocked when 4 of its most well-respected community members were poisoned and on the edge of death. The murder weapon? A beef wellington cooked by their daughter, Erin Patterson. What followed was years of tracking cell-phone towers, foraging, and a web of lies that asked the question: Did Erin Patterson poison her own family with death cap mushrooms?

In March of 1982, Alpine Meadows ski resort near Lake Tahoe was experiencing the blizzard of the century. Ski Patrol members were bombing the hill, blind firing in whiteout conditions to prevent a massive buildup. However, when a wall of ice hit the ski terminal building at the base of the mountain, everyone asked how could this happen? Who was buried beneath? Is anyone still alive underneath the snow?

Perhaps the most useful invention in the 20th century didn’t come from a famous scientist but, maybe, a guy in his garage. Stanley Meyer claimed to have constructed the first engine that ran solely on water, and even said that it could get you from New York to LA with only 22 gallons. However, Stanley mysteriously dies while at lunch with investors, saying with his last words, “They poisoned me!” Now, over 20 years later, the question remains: Was Stanley Meyer killed for threatening the oil industry? How realistic was his invention? And where is the water car now?

When Real Housewives premiered the first season of their Salt Lake City installation, soon, the only cast member everyone was talking about was Mary Cosby. The outsized character rose to prominence as the leader of her grandmother’s church, Faith Temple Ministries, and sparked even more conversation when it was learned she didn’t just take her grandma’s church; she took her husband, too. However, Mary and her Step-Grandfather/husband, Robert Cosby, were soon under fire, following testimony from former church members that alleged spiritual, financial, and physical abuse by the church leaders. All of these conversations led to one question: Is Mary Cosby running a cult?