523 // Percy Fawcett

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In this new episode, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the 1925 disappearances of Percy Fawcett, his son Jack, and Jack's friend Raleigh Rimmell in the wilds of Brazil while looking for the lost city of El Dorado. Research by Kathleen Studer. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Fawcett. https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Amazon-Enigma-Percy-Fawcett/dp/B00710TEX6. https://www.spikeislandcork.ie/percy-fawcett/#:~:text=During%20June%201933%2C%20a%20theodolite,chief%20of%20that%20Indian%20tribe. https://www.history.com/articles/explorer-percy-fawcett-disappears-in-the-amazon. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/09/19/the-lost-city-of-z. https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/lost-city-of-z/. https://www.fawcettsamazonia.co.uk/program.htm. https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/percy-fawcett. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Carvajal. https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/cultures/sp07/summary. https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Bakairi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingu_Indigenous_Park#:~:text=The%20Upper%20Xingu%20region%20was,covered%20about%20250%20square%20kilometers.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_512. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mato_Grosso. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/letter-reveals-how-missing-explorers-wife-turned-to-clairvoyant-for-help/35194673.html. www.ancestry.com Follow Missing: IG:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447⁠⁠⁠. Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our entire network at ⁠⁠⁠http://crawlspace-media.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome back to missing. I am Tim here today with Lance. Lance, how are you today? I'm doing so well today, Tim. I hope all the listeners are doing just as well. I hope you're doing, you know, fantastic. I mean, what is there not to feel good about today? We have a story about an individual that has really captivated us. It really, like, sparks the imagination.
0:56.8	And it's yet another one that's been masterfully crafted by the great Kathleen Studer. How are you
1:02.9	today, Tim? I'm doing well over here. Yeah, very excited to go over this case, the disappearance
1:08.8	of Percy Fawcett.
1:11.7	He went missing in the early 1900.
1:13.8	So this is kind of a historical case, and we will go over it in depth.
1:18.4	And it's pretty wild.
1:20.2	So yes, big thanks to Kathleen for putting this research together for us.
1:24.1	All right, everyone, we are going to take a quick break here for commercial.
1:28.8	And we'll be right back to discuss the disappearance of Percy Fawcett.
1:32.3	Don't forget to follow us on social media at Missing CSM.
1:36.4	Thanks a lot for listening.
1:41.9	Welcome aboard the Turkish Airlines podcast channel.
1:49.2	Are you ready for a new adventure?
1:52.6	Mayor Haban passengers, this is your captain speaking.
1:55.5	Welcome aboard the inaugural episode of the Wideen Your World podcast, part of the Turkish airline series.
2:16.4	Okay, back here to discuss the disappearance of Lieutenant Colonel Percival Percy Harrison Fawcett.
2:24.7	He was a real-life Indiana Jones type because he was an explorer with a supreme spirit of adventure.
2:32.7	He ended up going missing in the wilds of Brazil in 1925 while seeking the lost city
2:38.6	of El Dorado, also sometimes referred to as the lost city of Z.
2:43.4	You know, hearing that he's a real-life Indiana Jones is one way to put it, as we explore
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