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Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

S5 Ep35: The Incredible Fortitude of Barbara Jane Mackle

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.010.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In 1968, a bright young woman became the subject of a kidnapping plot cooked up from the mind of a narcissist who thought the world owed him something. Barbara Jane Mackle would find her revenge in a life well-lived.

Strange and Unexplained" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab & Three Goose Entertainment and is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that will leave you both laughing and sleeping with the lights on. You can get early and ad-free episodes and much more over at www.grabbagcollab.com

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Transcript

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