Audacy launches ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ YouTube new video podcast season
Audacy announced the return of the Unsolved Mysteries podcast, now expanding into video format on YouTube. The weekly series originates from the creators and producers behind the Emmy-nominated television program and the Netflix streaming adaptation. It draws all-new unsolved cases from the franchise's extensive archives while carrying forward its tradition of character-driven storytelling for the YouTube audience.
Production comes from Unsolved Media, Inc. in partnership with Audacy. Jordan Murphy hosts the series, bringing more than twenty years of experience in network television and film. Audacy manages sales and distribution responsibilities.
The new season premieres Thursday, October 29, in video on YouTube and on audio platforms everywhere podcasts are available. Fresh episodes drop weekly on Thursdays. Case updates from prior podcast and vintage television profiles appear on select Tuesdays during the season.
This season covers mysterious murders, strange disappearances, wanted fugitives, and unexplained deaths. It examines enduring mysteries such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the unsolved heist at Boston's Stewart Gardner Museum. Additional episodes highlight lesser-known cases that often reach the producers directly from viewers seeking answers.
“We’re thrilled to be expanding the Unsolved Mysteries brand in this pivot to the video podcast world,” said Terry Dunn Meurer, President and CEO of Unsolved Media, Inc. and co-creator of Unsolved Mysteries. “There are still so many mysteries that need to be solved and we know we can reach a wide audience on YouTube and through Audacy’s distribution. And we hope our audience can help solve these mysteries, as they have for decades.”
“‘Unsolved Mysteries’ has an incredibly passionate audience and a legacy that continues to resonate across generations, and we’re excited to bring the podcast into a new era with video,” said Leah Reis-Dennis, Head of Podcasts, Audacy. “With Jordan Murphy at the helm and all-new cases to explore, this next chapter brings a fresh dimension to a beloved franchise and offers advertisers new opportunities to engage with a devoted fanbase across both audio and video.”
Four brand-new episodes are available immediately alongside the announcement. The video podcast launch follows the recent release of the first feature-length Unsolved Mysteries documentary, Unmasking the Tylenol Killer, now streaming on The Roku Channel.
One episode examines the May 27, 2020, execution-style murder of Nick Cordova, 40, inside his heating and air conditioning company office. Cordova was FaceTiming with his children when two men entered; his daughter witnessed the struggle. His wife called 911, but he was already dead from a point-blank gunshot. Police found his business partner inside as a witness. Cash and valuables remained untouched, undermining a simple robbery theory. Surveillance captured two men fleeing in a pickup truck and one at an AM/PM minutes later, yet the case remains unsolved.
Another episode revisits the August 2017 death of Loraine “Lori” Lynn, 60, found slumped over a tractor with her head in a pond on the family farm. Lynn had decades of experience operating heavy machinery. Authorities initially ruled the death an accidental drowning, but her family suspected staging and pursued private investigation. The medical examiner later reclassified the case a homicide. Evidence collection gaps, overlooked surveillance, and lost time have hindered progress despite rewards and public appeals.
A third episode covers the March 5, 2016, disappearance of Joey LaBute, 26, after he left a Columbus, Ohio, bar. Fishermen recovered his body from a river three weeks later. The autopsy showed he was dead before entering the water, with no water in his lungs or stomach, no obvious injuries, and no substances explaining the death; both cause and manner remain undetermined. He left cryptic clues, including a phone call claiming he was “driving” when he was not in his car and a final text message of strange letters. No arrests have followed.
The final new episode details the July 11, 2006, daylight murders of Mary Cooper, 56, and her daughter Susanna Stodden, 27, on Washington’s Pinnacle Lake Trail. The experienced hikers from Seattle were shot in the back of the head. A witness saw them alive at the trailhead hours earlier. The brazen attack prompted a large search, yet investigators identified no suspect or motive. The case grew cold, leaving the family without answers nearly two decades later.
