Strange & Scary Mysteries of the Month is a compilation of the weird, disturbing and downright baffling stories currently happening in our world. From UFOs and serial killers to ancient sites, mysterious creatures and even ghosts – these are the Strange & Scary Mysteries of the month for March 2018 5. Ancient Mexican City DiscoveredJust half an hour away from Mexico City, the small Western town of Morelia had been sitting on a large secret for centuries. The old city of Purepecha was once a flourishing civilization during the 16th century. Less well known than their counterpart, the Aztecs, the Purépecha were a once thriving people before the Europeans ravaged the country. Now, scientists reveal they finally finished mapping out the old city, uncovering a massive ancient complex that rival even the biggest cities we have today. 4. Toronto Serial KillerBruce McArthur was considered the most unlikely suspect. For those he encountered, he looked like someone who was harmless, in fact, he even worked as a mall Santa – adding to his innocent-looking persona. But behind that kind exterior was a cold-blooded serial killer that hunted men in Toronto’s gay community. In 2010, Skandaraj Navaratnam was reported missing. He was last seen on September 6th leaving a gay bar with an unknown gentleman. Toronto police received a tip that Navaratnam had been murdered by someone with links to an online cannibalism ring and authorities found a potential suspect in James Alex Brunton. The Peterborough man was a member of the online cannibalism ring and was later charged for child pornography but was never proven to be Navaratnam’s murderer. 3. UFO Evidence in Oregon It was October 25, 2017 when an unidentified aircraft soared through the skies of the Pacific Northwest above Portland, Oregon. It was the Oakland Center Sector 31 that first detected the mysterious craft around 4:30 PM. Then After several minutes, the unknown craft caused huge concern as it veered off into a crowded stream of commercial airliners before disappearing from radar completly. Shortly afterwards, commercial airliner pilots reported visual contact. Some said it was too far from sight for them to provide an accurate description but at least one pilot said it was a white aircraft with the build of a Lear Jet. He couldn’t make out any marking on craft but added it was definitely big and moving very fast. 2. Death Penalty for Donald Smith Dubbed as the “Walmart Monster,” it took the jury just 12 minutes to unanimously recommend the death penalty for 61-year old child predator, Donald Smith. Smith was inside a Walmart store when he approached Rayne Perrywinkle and her two daughters. Rayne had mentioned the girls hadn’t eaten in a while and Smith offered to use his hundred and fifty dollar gift card for McDonalds to treat them. He also promised to buy clothes for the girls and Rayne trusted him enough, thinking he was merely a good Samaritan. However, while near the Walmart entrance where the McDonald’s was located, surveillance showed Smith luring 8-year old Cherish Perrywinkle outside of the store and into his van. It would take Rayne 20 minutes before she realized her daughter was missing and something was wrong. 1. 10,000-year-old AliensPaleocontact or more popularly known as the ancient astronaut hypothesis proposes that intelligent beings from outer space may have visited Earth during ancient times. While many dispute this theory, others believe proof of such events are still around today. In Charama, India, one possible piece of evidence was found inside a cave. Lying 130km from Raipur, the Chhattisgarh cave displays what is believed to be 10,000-year-old cave paintings depicting extraterrestrials.Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices