CONTROVERSY - TV Series

We’re counting down the TOP 5 Most Shocking Olympic Scandals… A bronze medal-winning gymnast lies about her age, a marathon runner hitches a ride to cheat his way to victory. A fencer uses a hidden button to fake strike counts. Hundreds of athletes are doped without their knowledge, and a basketball team fakes being disabled to win Paralympic gold. These are the scandals that changed Olympic history. About the Show: Controversy is a TV series featuring True Crime, Mysteries & Scandals visually re-imagined through immersive storytelling. #cheating #olympics #truecrimestories -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Official Website: https://controversyhq.com 🔍 Become a ‘CI’ Controversy INSIDER [It’s FREE!]: https://controversyhq.com/ci https://instagram.com/controversy_hq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠ Note: All information presented in this episode is based on publicly available sources and is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. We strive for accuracy but cannot guarantee that all information is current or correct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Sources: Fred Lorz's Marathon Cheating (1904) History: https://www.history.com/news/the-strangest-olympic-marathonSports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/23/1904-st-louis-olympics-marathon-chaos-daily-cover The 2000 Sydney Gymnastics Age Scandal CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/08/22/gymnastics.protest/The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2000/aug/29/olympicgames.gymnasticsOlympics.org: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sydney-2000 Boris Onischenko's Fencing Fraud (1976) BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35084621Sky HISTORY TV: https://www.history.co.uk/articles/10-olympic-cheating-scandalsOlympics.com: https://olympics.com/en/original-series/episode/onischenko-pushes-the-button-and-oversteps-boundaries-for-fencing-glory The Spanish Paralympic Basketball Scandal (2000) The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2000/dec/12/athletics.duncanmackayBBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1624300.stmCNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/12/11/paralympics.scandal/index.html The East German Doping Program (1970s-1980s) BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-19760073Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/east-germanys-doping-scandal-122819205/The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/22/the-legacy-of-east-germany-doping-programme-olympicsLondon Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/the-desperate-plight-of-former-east-germany-athletes-suffering-mental-and-physical-destruction-following-doping-regime-a3119811.htmlIron Curtain Project: https://www.ironcurtainproject.eu/en/how-east-and-west-germany-abused-and-drained-their-athletes/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🙏 A big thanks to the amazing video, audio, and AI tools that help make our visuals stunning including, Storyblocks, Runway, DALL·E & Midjourney. ————————————————————————————————————————

Unidentified Body Found with Cryptic Note? I Somerton Man Mystery I Controversy On a quiet morning, the serene shores of Somerton Beach in Australia become the location of a mystery that has baffled experts for over seven decades. An unidentified man's dead body is discovered, impeccably dressed, with no signs of struggle or distress. In his pocket, a small scrap of paper with a cryptic message that reads "Tamam Shud" – Persian for "ended" or "finished." What does it mean? Who is this man? And why does every clue seem to lead to a dead end? Join us as we delve into one of the most perplexing unsolved murder cases in history. This is the Somerton Man Mystery. About the Show: Controversy is a TV series featuring True Crime, Mysteries & Scandals visually re-imagined through immersive storytelling, hosted by Ryan Thomas. #truecrimestories #unexplained #unsolvedmysteries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Official Website: https://controversyhq.com 🔍 Become a ‘CI’ Controversy INSIDER [It’s FREE!]: https://controversyhq.com/ci https://instagram.com/controversy_hq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠ Note: All information presented in this episode is based on publicly available sources and is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. We strive for accuracy but cannot guarantee that all information is current or correct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Sources: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamam_Shud_case Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-the-somerton-man-50702997/ BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46396691 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/15/somerton-man-australian-police-ask-for-exhumation-to-solve-70-year-old-mystery ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-19/the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man/100147918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🙏 A big thanks to the amazing video, audio, and AI tools that help make our visuals stunning including, Storyblocks, Runway, DALL·E & Midjourney. ————————————————————————————————————————

5 Children Kidnapped in a Fire? I Sodder Family Fire I CONTROVERSY Christmas Even 1945 - a house fire consumes a family home and supposedly kills 5 children. But in the ashes, no human remains were found, no bone, no teeth…nothing - “cremated’ they said. Was this a tragic accident or a cover-up to hide the kidnapping of innocent children…and what about the suspected sightings over the years or cryptic note sent 20 years later from the now adult son? This unexplained true crime mystery is the Sodder Family Fire Mystery. About the Show: Controversy is a TV series featuring True Crime, Mysteries & Scandals visually re-imagined through immersive storytelling. #truecrime #unexplained #controversy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Official Website: https://controversyhq.com 🔍 Become a ‘CI’ Controversy INSIDER [It’s FREE!]: https://controversyhq.com/ci https://instagram.com/controversy_hq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠ Note: All information presented in this episode is based on publicly available sources and is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. We strive for accuracy but cannot guarantee that all information is current or correct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Sources: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/ History.com: https://www.history.com/news/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-five-sodder-children-mysteriously-vanished-after-a-christmas-eve-fire-in-1945 BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46646903 Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/13044/mysterious-disappearance-sodder-children All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/sodder-children-disappearance Medium: https://medium.com/the-true-crime-times/the-strange-disappearance-of-the-sodder-children-90b2018b5fa7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🙏 A big thanks to the amazing video, audio, and AI tools that help make our visuals stunning including, Storyblocks, Runway, DALL·E & Midjourney. —————————————————————————————————————

They danced to death! A bizarre and terrifying phenomenon unfolds in Strasbourg. The year is 1518 and a women steps out of her home, and suddenly her feet begin to move…against her will, twisting, turning, tapping…she dances uncontrollably. As hours turn to days, she does not stop. Her feet bleed, her body weakens, but still, she dances. Then, it spreads like wildfire, dozens, then hundreds of men, women and children all compelled by the same urge dance. Day and night for days then weeks they cannot stop. Some collapse, some die from exhaustion, heart attacks or strokes. Was this a case of mass hysteria, a curse, or something even more sinister? This unexplained mystery is the Dancing Plague of 1518. About the Show: Controversy is a TV series featuring True Crime, Mysteries & Scandals visually re-imagined through immersive storytelling, hosted by Ryan Thomas. #dancingplague #unexplained #controversy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Official Website: https://controversyhq.com 🔍 Become a ‘CI’ Controversy INSIDER [It’s FREE!]: https://controversyhq.com/ci https://instagram.com/controversy_hq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚠ Note: All information presented in this episode is based on publicly available sources and is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. We strive for accuracy but cannot guarantee that all information is current or correct. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Sources: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-dancing-plagues-struck-medieval-europe-134836201/ History.com: https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518 BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32622490 Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639196/dancing-plague-1518 National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/140709-dancing-plague-strasbourg-strange-but-true Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🙏 A big thanks to the amazing video, audio, and AI tools that help make our visuals stunning including, Storyblocks, Runway, DALL·E & Midjourney. ————————————————————————————————————————