"What happened at the Dyatlov Pass?" Is one of the 20th centuries greatest historical mysteries. Dive into the chilling 1959 Dyatlov Pass saga. Picture nine seasoned hikers, led by Igor Dyatlov, slashing open their own tent in the dead of night, leaving frozen footprints, a still-glowing flashlight, and bodies ranging from textbook hypothermia to bomb-like rib breaks, singed socks, strangulation markings, missing tongues, and coffin-style snow graves. You’ll get heist-style team intros, spine-tingling diary excerpts, and a whirlwind tour of theories—paradoxical undressing, avalanches, covert Soviet weapons tests, ball lightning, UFOs, even Yeti attacks—plus no-nonsense insights from an ex-FBI agent and a Marin County coroner who flatly refuse “accident” as the answer. With key files buried, cameras torched, and NDAs locked down, every fresh clue only deepens the frostbitten mystery—six decades on, the true story of Dyatlov Pass remains entombed beneath the Ural snow in this Soviet Secret.
Our longest episode yet and we ... won't be doing this again.
00:00:00 Catch-Up
00:26:16 A Soviet Secret
00:37:04 Meet Your Characters
01:01:10 The Journey
01:47:33 Into the Mountains
02:10:10 February 1st
02:15:20 Missing
02:17:15 The Tent
02:30:50 The First 5
02:43:35 The Funerals
02:50:29 First 5 Autopsies
02:57:00 Investigation
03:08:13 The Remaining 4
03:21:50 Remaining 4 Autopsies
03:43:05 Analysis
03:47:38 Funerals & Case Closed
03:57:20 Modern Investigation
04:17:50 Theories
04:49:20 Final Thoughts
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