A bottomless pit in central Washington, 80,000 feet deep and impossible to fill. In 1997, one phone call to Art Bell turned a piece of local folklore into a national mystery. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate Mel’s Hole.
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Links for this episode:
- “Mel’s Hole” (Wikipedia)
- “Mel’s Hole” (Grokipedia)
- Mike Johnston, “Getting to the bottom of Mel’s Hole” (Ellensburg Daily Record, March 31, 2012)
- John Zebrowski, “Expedition seeks paranormal pit” (The Seattle Times, April 14, 2002)
- Brian Dunning, “Falling into Mel’s Hole” (Skeptoid #156, June 2, 2009)
- Audio archive of original Mel Waters Coast to Coast AM appearances
- “Mel Waters” guest page, Coast to Coast AM
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Chapters:
- 0:00 – MYS423
- 0:13 – Intro
- 2:42 – Mel’s first call (Feb. 21, 1997)
- 5:01 – Neighborhood dump
- 6:50 – Measuring with fishing line
- 9:14 – Stone retaining wall
- 10:48 – No echo and spooked dogs
- 11:50 – The dead dog that came back
- 13:06 – Native American connection
- 14:00 – Second call (Feb. 24, 1997)
- 17:04 – Government arrives
- 19:26 – The black beam of llight
- 20:27 – Third call (April 2000)
- 22:00 – Australia relocation
- 23:38 – Twelve days missing
- 27:02 – 1943 Roosevelt dime
- 32:37 – Final call (January 2002)
- 32:51 – Nevada hole
- 35:06 – Ice experiment
- 38:36 – Lowering the sheep
- 40:12 – Seal-like creature
- 44:08 – Basque elder and second dime
- 45:23 – Mel goes off-grid
- 49:44 – After Mel
- 51:21 – Thank you to Patrons
- 51:54 – Sponsor: Transformed – The Legend of Rising Eagle
- 52:35 – Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary
- 52:58 – Theories
- 53:20 – Reason Perspective
- 1:04:27 – Faith Perspective
- 1:07:42 – Bottom Line
- 1:08:58 – Further Resources
- 1:09:37 – Mysterious Feedback: #412 The Earling Exorcism
- 1:15:10 – Your mysterious feedback
- 1:15:48 – Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
- 1:15:53 – Jimmy’s YouTube channel
- 1:16:31 – Next Time: Joseph Williamson’s Tunnels
- 1:16:57 – Mysterious World store
- 1:17:05 – Get your Mysterious merch
- 1:17:13 – Show notes
- 1:17:21 – Become a Patron
- 1:17:29 – Sponsor: The Grady Group
- 1:17:49 – Outro
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