18-year-old George de Costa Alves was flying his kite on Vintem Hill in 1966 when he first

noticed the smell.

It was a sunny day after a stretch of rain in the southeast of Brazil.

He was expecting the scent of dewy, fresh grass and clean air, maybe even some salt from

the nearby beach.

This was not that.

Instead, the strong, unmissable stench of rot hung thick in the air.

George searched around for the source when he saw it.

Two pairs of legs stretched out in the grass.

At first, it almost looked like two men were taking a nap, but the bugs and the smell

said otherwise.

What George was smelling was death.

Investigators were on the scene fast, and it quickly became apparent that this was not

going to be a normal investigation.

The two deceased men were both dressed in black suits and laying near their bodies were

two lead masks, not full face masks or lead N95s, but these masks were cut into the shape

of eyeglasses and were made of pure lead.

What found on them was a note that read, 4.30pm, be at the determined place, 6.30pm,

swallow capsules, after effect, protect metals, wait for mask signal.

What followed was a wild goose chase down the paths of secret societies, the occult and

even UFO sightings.

Welcome in, because today we're diving head first down the rabbit hole.

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