The Most Mysterious Person of the Cold War: The Unsolved Case of the Isdal Woman

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024

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  • @tatersobrian2156
    @tatersobrian2156 6 месяцев назад +135

    The intro with the Sun and Mercury always tickles my brain. It feels like a distant, analog childhood memory.

    • @jessicalypsojessicakyliemc9879
      @jessicalypsojessicakyliemc9879 6 месяцев назад +15

      Right?! It's eerie, & the music makes it kinda creepy... It gives me a loneliness vibe, like it makes me think of how empty & desolate that planet is...

    • @N_3_Z
      @N_3_Z 6 месяцев назад +10

      It probably is an actual child-hood memory for some

    • @ryanjsmith1675
      @ryanjsmith1675 6 месяцев назад +20

      Bro ive been watching this since it was his pure silent videos with no narration and I'm glad thats one thing he kept genuine was that intro tune

    • @N_3_Z
      @N_3_Z 6 месяцев назад +4

      @@ryanjsmith1675 totally agree & same here, since year one!

    • @Yutyrant95
      @Yutyrant95 6 месяцев назад +7

      It's worked for 10yrs+, no reason it can't keep working!

  • @MarshaDawn20
    @MarshaDawn20 6 месяцев назад +32

    I am Norwegian by blood and have a cousin in Oslo---I will have to ask her what she thinks about this story--very interesting & mysterious, and who doesn't love a good mystery!? Thank you for presentation, Dark5, as I have been a loyal follower of your channel since the beginning, about 10 yrs ago...

  • @j.robertsergertson4513
    @j.robertsergertson4513 6 месяцев назад +36

    I'm curious about 2 things
    1) what the shoe store guy said ,She smelled like Garlic" ?
    2) prescription eczema cream?
    There's a chemical weapon arsine that can cause garlic body odor.
    And exposure to chemicals can cause eczema .

    • @morelenmir
      @morelenmir 6 месяцев назад +15

      Dimethylsulfoxide is also very well known to cause a garlic odour and is linked to the 'poisonous woman' case in the early 1990's. It is sometimes used to carry drugs and other active agents through the skin. Phosgene can have a garlic smell, and sometimes that of freshly mow grass.

    • @j.robertsergertson4513
      @j.robertsergertson4513 6 месяцев назад +5

      Thanks @morelemir , I'd forgotten about the poison woman.

    • @statementleaver8095
      @statementleaver8095 6 месяцев назад +8

      Glaxo Smith kline medical supplies
      Betnovat = Paraffin based......Extremely flammable
      People who are prescribed this are usually Dermatitis suffering patients.
      However Rubber/Latex boots are something that would irritate the condition 🤔🤔

    • @antlerking69
      @antlerking69 6 месяцев назад +6

      DMSO

    • @stankygeorge
      @stankygeorge 6 месяцев назад +4

      She was a chemist, maybe working on dirty deeds..

  • @surgery6865
    @surgery6865 6 месяцев назад +11

    Awesome ch ! And love ur others as well !!!

  • @MH7_256
    @MH7_256 6 месяцев назад +11

    This is what I needed today!

  • @nommadd5758
    @nommadd5758 6 месяцев назад +8

    Thanks for another great story!

  • @MattQrillz
    @MattQrillz 6 месяцев назад +25

    Dark 5 and Bedtime Stories are the most Reliable things in my life.

    • @mtamech535
      @mtamech535 6 месяцев назад

      You need Let's Read!

    • @MattQrillz
      @MattQrillz 6 месяцев назад

      @@mtamech535 I'm generally not open to suggestions from RUclips comments but , reading is a must.
      i'll have a suss now.

  • @RimfireAddicted70
    @RimfireAddicted70 6 месяцев назад +8

    There's no mention of how her travels we funded. There had to be a source for financing all of her travel, find that and the mystery will resolve fairly quickly.

    • @llywrch7116
      @llywrch7116 6 месяцев назад

      In other words, "Follow the money."

    • @beesmitty3435
      @beesmitty3435 5 месяцев назад

      Cash..
      The removal of all tags on clothing is 9/10 chance indicates a spook.
      When you combine that w her own changing identities and constant movement, I'd say it's a guarantee she was a spy.

  • @CheechElMexicano
    @CheechElMexicano 6 месяцев назад +47

    She was hiding from Puff Daddy

    • @Neil-Breen
      @Neil-Breen 6 месяцев назад

      P.diddy

    • @markhughes2556
      @markhughes2556 6 месяцев назад +5

      That doesn't narrow it down much

    • @alexsmith-gn4tp
      @alexsmith-gn4tp 6 месяцев назад +3

      😆🇬🇧

    • @jwtfuw6607
      @jwtfuw6607 6 месяцев назад

      Lol 😂... Diddy likes boys!

    • @Jammo1978
      @Jammo1978 4 месяца назад

      😂😂😂why she was flitting from 1 hotel to another 😂😂😂

  • @DeidraMorrissey52980
    @DeidraMorrissey52980 6 месяцев назад +8

    Luv these ❤ keep up the badassery😊

  • @Ol_Durty_Badger
    @Ol_Durty_Badger 6 месяцев назад +7

    Anyone who worked in “the industry” in the Cold War era would know these Norwegian cities very well. If new info About her is being obscured or withheld then we can be sure she operated for a foreign government.

  • @cthulholmhastur5317
    @cthulholmhastur5317 6 месяцев назад +4

    A Mata Hari...lost to the viciousness of humans against each other...and the sands of time.

  • @terrywashburn6347
    @terrywashburn6347 6 месяцев назад +4

    We would obviously need to know the significance of the 3 cities she frequented by finding out what they had in common...

  • @Zeppathy
    @Zeppathy 6 месяцев назад +6

    Decoding the Unknown just covered this 2 days ago with an hour long video. Always amusing seeing two creators having the same idea at the same time. Lol.

    • @alexsmith-gn4tp
      @alexsmith-gn4tp 6 месяцев назад +2

      Love ALL of Simon's channels ❤

    • @Not_so_epic_josh
      @Not_so_epic_josh 3 месяца назад

      @@alexsmith-gn4tphe is just fun to watch and I love his voice

  • @hlaw35
    @hlaw35 6 месяцев назад +4

    I'm wandering if it has more to do with organized crime rather then coldwar intrigue. Or maybe she was mentally ill but the circumstances of the case are so bizarre that investigators overshot their theories of espionage.

  • @felixdakat734
    @felixdakat734 6 месяцев назад +3

    Cheers Dark5. Cheers.

  • @joeegg90
    @joeegg90 6 месяцев назад +11

    This was covered in an excellent podcast by BBC/NHK, "The Isdal Woman".

  • @elizabethmoon5303
    @elizabethmoon5303 6 месяцев назад +14

    I love your videos can you make them a bit more longer please ❤

    • @poopmcgee3826
      @poopmcgee3826 6 месяцев назад +1

      NO

    • @migueltexidor2095
      @migueltexidor2095 6 месяцев назад +1

      He formats them for a reason. Any longer and people may lose interest and if shorter his revenue stream is effected he’s addressed it in the past . If someone watches the whole video he gets paid a certain amount but if they watch a portion or fast forward it’s less i think i could be wrong

  • @charliemclaughlin1042
    @charliemclaughlin1042 6 месяцев назад +3

    I think you made a video about this around 5 years ago

  • @nephilimslayer73
    @nephilimslayer73 6 месяцев назад +6

    Definitely a spy. Although it is sad that she has not been identified or claimed, I am sure that her legacy will live on.

  • @Jammo1978
    @Jammo1978 4 месяца назад

    She was moving from 1 Hotel to another running from Diddy 😂😂😂

  • @enikata7349
    @enikata7349 6 месяцев назад +2

    2 possible theories I have; first is that she was running and hiding from someone, maybe a husband, who was a powerful man. All the aliases could have been to hide herself but ultimately proved fruitless. Second is maybe she did think she was a spy, she was under a delusion of sorts and the fact is she did set herself on fire because of a psychotic break where she believed she was about to be uncovered.

  • @tomnps1671
    @tomnps1671 6 месяцев назад +14

    Self-immolation is one of the worst ways to terminate the life force.

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 6 месяцев назад +3

      and when it doesn’t hurt anymore, thats when you’re really in trouble bcuz at that point your nerve endings are eviscerated

    • @bryanmcdonald4351
      @bryanmcdonald4351 6 месяцев назад

      She took an overdose of sleeping pills before she was set on fire. They forgot to mention that

    • @brianhob8128
      @brianhob8128 6 месяцев назад

      Or was force fed medication to make docile...before being lit on fire by someone else. Burning cars with people is a practice to destroy evidence gangs use.

    • @sparkpenguin
      @sparkpenguin 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@bryanmcdonald4351 he did mention it.

  • @williamestes629
    @williamestes629 6 месяцев назад +3

    My theory is she wasn't a spy officially, but sent in to test security of nations.

  • @klocugh12
    @klocugh12 6 месяцев назад +2

    Such a different narration from video by Simon Whistler on the same subject. Not making up my mind in either direction.

  • @InternetGravedigger
    @InternetGravedigger 6 месяцев назад +14

    "A significant amount of sleeping pills" in this case was between 50 and 70. Also, if she burned herself after covering herself with fuel (as seems indicated by the hat found under her) where was the gas can?
    As for the currencies, she had five 100 Deutsche Mark notes, 135 Norwegian kroner, and Belgian, British and Swiss coins.

    • @nugsymalone1247
      @nugsymalone1247 6 месяцев назад

      Maybe the gas was in something that burned easily? Just a guess

    • @flomojo2u
      @flomojo2u 6 месяцев назад +3

      Well, they did find several empty bottles, perhaps the fuel was in one or all of them? It definitely seems like there were some odd omissions in the investigation.

  • @stankygeorge
    @stankygeorge 6 месяцев назад

    I have no idea!

  • @mitchellculberson9336
    @mitchellculberson9336 6 месяцев назад +1

    She knew something about someone that didn't want her to tell.

  • @jcburgess2009
    @jcburgess2009 6 месяцев назад +10

    Your narration is so compelling I would listen to you marrate a phone book. You might even be better than Morgan Freeman. Cheers brother!

    • @HubertofLiege
      @HubertofLiege 6 месяцев назад

      He narrates five or six other channels

    • @xtabi8888
      @xtabi8888 6 месяцев назад

      AI voice

    • @HubertofLiege
      @HubertofLiege 6 месяцев назад

      @@xtabi8888 it has a website, Austin Nibbins?

    • @knot289
      @knot289 6 месяцев назад +1

      That is the worst form of blasphemy.

  • @forkoffgoogle
    @forkoffgoogle 6 месяцев назад +5

    Familial DNA test?

  • @josephwarra5043
    @josephwarra5043 6 месяцев назад +6

    Aliens

  • @Creator-Of-Chaos
    @Creator-Of-Chaos 6 месяцев назад +2

    Women do not self immolate themselves.

  • @zetectic7968
    @zetectic7968 6 месяцев назад

    This has been covered in more depth on other channels.

  • @markharder3676
    @markharder3676 6 месяцев назад

    The location of the body so far from civilization is hard to reconcile with espionage activities. No military facilities, offices or other locales worthy of surveillance in a remote alpine forest. What was she doing there?

  • @Lanwarder
    @Lanwarder 6 месяцев назад +2

    I think I should have my degree in unsolved mysteries, feels like I already know about most of them lol :( (This is not a brag, this is me spending too much time online, not having a house or kids lol.)

  • @reedmarkowitz
    @reedmarkowitz 6 месяцев назад

    Where's the intro music??

  • @LeydenAigg
    @LeydenAigg 6 месяцев назад +4

    The woman's identity and what she was doing is classified, and none of us have the need to know.

  • @tevman69
    @tevman69 6 месяцев назад +3

    RIP

  • @deshaefromarounthawayricha7324
    @deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 6 месяцев назад

    Who else is watching this while they at work!?

  • @flyinbrianz22
    @flyinbrianz22 6 месяцев назад +2

    Definately a spy

  • @louithrottler
    @louithrottler 6 месяцев назад +2

    Not like you to do a story everyone in the world has heard before

    • @THambrough
      @THambrough 6 месяцев назад

      What? I've never heard of it

  • @juanelorriaga2840
    @juanelorriaga2840 6 месяцев назад

    I think this will get solved soon we are seeing a lot of cold case mysteries getting solved lately

  • @tx.tactical3165
    @tx.tactical3165 6 месяцев назад +3

    👍👍👍

  • @itsa-itsagames
    @itsa-itsagames 6 месяцев назад +4

    Could've been even something as simple as an escort

  • @alzeNL
    @alzeNL 6 месяцев назад +5

    dont panic - its there at 1:35 :D

  • @krisdrinkwine6045
    @krisdrinkwine6045 6 месяцев назад

    Been following this channel for some time now. It seems you have run out of content and have started to re-hash old stories for veiws. I hope I haven't seen them all now.

  • @MarkMcGhee-t5h
    @MarkMcGhee-t5h Месяц назад

    She was selling secrets. Not to hard to figure it out. To whom, is the question.

  • @larrymor
    @larrymor 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hiding from her ex.

  • @herrprepper2070
    @herrprepper2070 5 месяцев назад

    She had previously worked as Colonel Sanders private secretary. She copied the secret KFC recipe.

  • @donaldhenderson9918
    @donaldhenderson9918 Месяц назад

    That story has KGB written all over it.

  • @stonerman15
    @stonerman15 6 месяцев назад

    Cover old videos with new information and audio content

  • @jaredmehrlich6683
    @jaredmehrlich6683 6 месяцев назад +2

    De-Crip-ted

  • @rufuspipemos
    @rufuspipemos 6 месяцев назад

    Excellent episode. More of this kind of thing, please, and less alien nonsense.

  • @sammymartin7891
    @sammymartin7891 6 месяцев назад

    5 ?

    • @bobdenton1
      @bobdenton1 5 месяцев назад

      *Dark 5* is because some of their videos have lists of 5.

  • @jeffrey.carroll
    @jeffrey.carroll 6 месяцев назад

    Sunday Fun Day!

  • @DavidGreen-n1s
    @DavidGreen-n1s 6 месяцев назад +5

    There are only 3 reasons I watch this channel...
    1 PRESENTATIIN
    2 DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS,
    3 FOLLOW THROUGH
    (THIS IS HOW TO "RUclips")

    • @willj3145
      @willj3145 6 месяцев назад +1

      nice bot comment😂

    • @DavidGreen-n1s
      @DavidGreen-n1s 6 месяцев назад

      @@willj3145 Bru,.....that cost me THREE VELLUM WRAPPED ASSES,.....thanks for TOUR "CONTRIBUTION"

  • @kellyfinleybrown9313
    @kellyfinleybrown9313 6 месяцев назад

    🖤🖤

  • @danielshannon6027
    @danielshannon6027 6 месяцев назад +14

    Nobody gives a isht who's first!

    • @johnallen7098
      @johnallen7098 6 месяцев назад +1

      Sounds like someone is jealous

    • @danielshannon6027
      @danielshannon6027 6 месяцев назад +6

      @@johnallen7098 No, just a rational and mature adult who likes to watch videos and doesn't crave attention.

  • @PixelPusher1
    @PixelPusher1 6 месяцев назад

    It sounds like I can hear your desk

  • @Jammo1978
    @Jammo1978 4 месяца назад

    She was obviously a spy 🤷💯💯

  • @raymondtonns2521
    @raymondtonns2521 6 месяцев назад

    she was a spy

  • @UNcommonSenseAUS
    @UNcommonSenseAUS 6 месяцев назад +5

    Isralie soviet spy

    • @dner75-xh9le
      @dner75-xh9le 6 месяцев назад +2

      Why both? That makes zero sense. It's like saying she was an American North Korean spy.

    • @UNcommonSenseAUS
      @UNcommonSenseAUS 6 месяцев назад

      @@dner75-xh9le Israel is a soviet state you fool.
      Mossad, unit 8200 are full of gru, svu & a dozen other rus/soviet intel groups.

  • @akinchung6997
    @akinchung6997 6 месяцев назад

    Dark5 is really Dark😂 n 5 😘 ....

  • @prince_dogboy
    @prince_dogboy 2 месяца назад

    High class escort

  • @jaredmehrlich6683
    @jaredmehrlich6683 6 месяцев назад +2

    Up with hope. Down with dope.

  • @davidjohnson4298
    @davidjohnson4298 6 месяцев назад

    Spy

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 6 месяцев назад +3

    that penguin missile system is made to assassinate individuals with high intensity incendiary. one of that missile burnt her

    • @sidvich
      @sidvich 6 месяцев назад

      hallå fra Kongsberg :D

  • @josi4251
    @josi4251 6 месяцев назад +1

    First! Yay

    • @chaosiscandytome
      @chaosiscandytome 6 месяцев назад +1

      John Adlen was first….

    • @johnallen7098
      @johnallen7098 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@chaosiscandytome it's Allen... John Allen

  • @hasteandfury2424
    @hasteandfury2424 6 месяцев назад

    That was weak.

  • @jaredmehrlich6683
    @jaredmehrlich6683 6 месяцев назад

    Fifth of all ..

  • @johnallen7098
    @johnallen7098 6 месяцев назад +2

    First!

  • @Rydonattelo
    @Rydonattelo 6 месяцев назад +2

    Where is intro?.......
    DARK 5 PRESENTS
    🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧⚫🟧🟨🟧🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧🟧🟨🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
    We need intro.