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🗓️ 19 March 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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A mysterious disappearance in 1967 Thailand inspires a popular HBO show.
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0:00.0 | Ever wondered why people go on killing sprees? |
0:05.0 | Are you interested in exploring the paranormal? |
0:07.0 | Faffled by stories of previous lives. |
0:10.0 | Well so are we. |
0:11.0 | In each episode we'll be discussing the weird and wonderful stories of some truly confusing phenomena |
0:17.0 | and some horrific true crime cases. |
0:19.0 | Find us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok |
0:22.5 | and join us every Tuesday, |
0:24.6 | wherever you listen to your podcasts. |
0:26.9 | And be prepared to be totally and utterly, |
0:29.7 | perplexed. A Thai mystery. |
0:49.7 | I'm Jason Horton. |
0:50.8 | I'm Rebecca Leeb. |
0:52.2 | And this is Ghost Town. |
0:53.7 | Oh. I'm Jason Horton. I'm Rebecca Leeb. And this is Ghost Town. |
1:15.0 | If you're watching Season 3 of White Lotus, this episode might ring familiar to you in a lot of ways. |
1:22.3 | Beautiful art. Business conspiracies. Shady white men who do a little of this and a little of that. |
1:29.0 | Well, all of these elements don't come from thin air. In fact, this season of White Lotus is rumored to be inspired by a notorious Thai businessman, spy, silk merchant, and antique collector, |
1:37.1 | Jim Thompson. And just like the White Lotus, Thompson's end is its own mysterious and chaotic look into a time and place in Thailand. |
1:48.2 | You can decide how close this case is to the HBO show as we discuss the disappearance of Jim |
1:54.8 | Thompson. Even right after his birth in 1906, Thompson already had quite the reputation. Raised in Greenville, |
2:03.0 | Delaware, Thompson's dad was an extremely wealthy textile manufacturer, and his mom was the daughter |
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