The Phantom Marine

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

William Willard Langston was declared dead on Iwo Jima. His wife and son moved on without him... then a man claiming to be him appeared in his hometown. The people who knew William his entire life were certain it was him. But as soon as he had arrived, he vanished.

On this new podcast from Unresolved Productions, New York Times bestselling author Chris DeRose attempts to decipher this bizarre and perplexing mystery.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Michael.
0:03.8	There is unfortunately not a new episode of Unresolved this week.
0:07.4	However, I am very happy to announce that there is a new podcast series from Unresolved
0:11.8	Productions called The Phantom Marine, hosted by my friend, New York Times best-selling
0:17.1	author, Chris DeRose, who you may know from the books Star Spangled Scandal, Presidents
0:22.2	War, or Founding Rivals.
0:24.3	The Phantom Marine is a detailed look at the story of William Willard Langston.
0:29.5	William Langston, a Marine that enlisted to fight during World War II, was believed
0:33.9	to have died during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
0:36.2	However, a man claiming to be him would visit his hometown nearly one year later, only
0:41.3	to disappear shortly thereafter.
0:43.5	Was this merely a hoax?
0:45.3	Or did William Willard Langston live beyond 1945?
0:49.8	During his research into the story, Chris has spoken to several people with knowledge of
0:54.3	it, and has managed to craft a story that is as every bit mysterious as it is in
0:58.9	intriguing.
0:59.9	There are two episodes already released, with a handful left to go, but I am going to
1:04.3	play for you the very first episode of The Phantom Marine, which is available now.
1:09.5	While you are listening, make sure to search for and subscribe to The Phantom Marine, available
1:14.7	now on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:24.9	Welcome to the first episode of The Phantom Marine Podcast.
1:28.7	I'm Chris Derose, and I'm delighted you're here, because I really need to talk about
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