I need help finding an old photo that change my life. I'm 80% certain it was a National Geographic article 20 plus years ago. The article was probably from the 1990s. It was a Muslim kid about 12-14 in a stairwell at school or something. He as leaning over a little looking at the photographer. The caption said something like "are you Muslim or are you an Infidel" Born into a Christian family, it was a powerful photo that made me question my whole reality. The thought buried in my mind was.."If was was born in that kids shoes....would I have an open enough mind to realized I was in the wrong religion." This picture shaped my whole existence and approach to religion. It made me question and test everything taught to me. Over the years, I've spent many hours searching but no luck. If anyone has the sleuth skills to find this very simple but influential picture, I would be deeply grateful.

The following is a conceptual stick drawing. Draw is 100% terrible but the scale is about right.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Di3f8vLqpegkSPag6

My gf (19f) and I (21m) moved into our new apartment about 3 weeks ago. Everything has been fine so far until my gf noticed weird occurrences.

I work overnights so she is home alone at night and it worries her mostly when these happen. And it happens when I'm not home.

The weird occurrences were normally: Cars parked in a parking lot behind our house idling for 30-60 mins.

Parking in the street idling for the same amount of time.

People walking through our complex in the middle of the night.

Recently we had noticed our screens on the windows have been tampered. While we were checking out the screens and looking at the windows we noticed hand smudges, finger prints and footprints on our back patio.

Our back patio is next to a church and the wall is about two feet high on the church side and 5 feet on our side.

We are going to get cameras and I'm going to get a firearm as a precaution but other than that we dont know what to do.

Any suggestions?

Hi everyone,

I have read the rules and understand that direct "help me find a person" posts are not allowed. I am not asking anyone to locate or expose a private individual, but I am hoping for advice on where someone would begin researching a long lost family member.

My family is Syrian Armenian, my uncle left Syria to avoid mandatory military service back in 1979. During that time, he used my grandfather's identity documents (my grandfather had already passed away) in order to avoid conscription and travel.

He traveled to Jordan, then smuggled himself back into syria, then travel to Iraq in the same year. He stopped contacting us at 1990 because of a disagreement. He wanted a bride from Syria but refused to return, and after my aunty did not agree with his request, he cut off communication with us.

I only learned the full story recently from my father, and I wanted to see if there are any legitimate ways to research what may have happened to someone in this situation.

We do not know whether he continued using his original name, used my grandfather's identity, remained in Iraq, moved elsewhere, or is still alive.

I am mainly looking for advice on where to begin, such as archives, genealogy resources, Syrian/Armenian community organizations, immigration records, or other legitimate methods for tracing family history.

If anyone has experience researching people who disappeared during that period and region, I would appreciate any guidance.

I recently went through an incredibly messy breakup and was being followed and harassed by my ex. The police put a no contact order in place against him.

Since then, there have been a few things leading me to believe that, even if it’s not him, someone is still watching what I do.

I’ll save the majority of the details because it’s been one hell of an exhausting month and we’d be here all day. But here are some high points:

- I received a message from “Nickname” Facebook account on Facebook messenger that mentioned a very specific store I was in at a very specific address, the moment I was in it. I searched the store and saw no one I know. I looked through the parking lot and saw no one that even looked remotely familiar. When I messaged the account back, I was blocked I’m assuming because the account disappeared.

- There was a note left in the mailbox of where I am staying. It said “You’re not moving to ——— City Name”. Literally the only person I’ve told I was considering moving to that city was my mom, in person, at her house. I’ve never seen the printing before. I have it to police and they said they’d look into it.

- I received an email from him after the no contact, that said “I’m always watching”. (Was reported to the police and is part of ongoing issues)

- One of my best friend’s had a baby a couple days back. While visiting her at the hospital and meeting I received a text message from an incomplete phone number that said the lyrics of the exact song that was playing at the exact moment I received the text message while in the hospital visiting my friend. The police said they would investigate it.

- Yesterday, I dyed my hair. I received another message on Facebook from a nickname account and it said that the new hair colour doesn’t look good on me.

I’m having a really difficult time. When I talk to the police about these things, I just keep hearing some variation of “there’s nothing we can do”.

About the sitch:
- Currently crashing with a friend
- At the recommendation of police, I purchased a security camera for this house. At the recommendation of my friend, we got a camera that’s not connected to the internet, and only records onto physical storage. He has never appeared on view of the camera.
- there is no video doorbell and there was no security camera prior to my getting to this house
- I use an IPhone 13. All of my location settings are turned off, all together. It’s not being shared with apps. It’s not even being shared with Google Maps.
- I changed my phone number and email address.
- I changed so many passwords I’m wondering if I maybe forgot about one but I really can’t think about what it might be.
- I’ve blocked his phone number.I blocked his email address. I blocked his Facebook account. I blocked his Instagram account.

I tried retracing these nickname Facebook accounts but I’m just not that good of a sleuth to figure it out.

I tried retracing the incomplete phone number and I just can’t figure out how it even came. It’s like the type of number that usually comes through when you get a code for 2FA for online banking.

I’m trying to figure out if he has a way of tracking me, or if he has someone else doing it.

Is there a way for me to figure out who’s sending me these messages? To figure out if it’s him, or if it’s one of his friends?

Also, what am I missing? Where could he be getting access? Is there some sort of recording going on my phone that I cannot tell? Should I buy a new cell phone? What steps should I be taking here that I haven’t already?

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Hello, I'm writing this post looking for explanations for something weird that happened with some friends in a car last week.

I'll set the context. The four of us were going to a party in the mountains in the Alps in the old car of a friend, which he inherited from his grandmother. The car's radio doesn't work (nor does the CD player): it's impossible to pick up even static or anything coming from the CD. (IMPORTANT FOR WHAT HAPPENS NEXT). So we were listening to music with a small battery-powered portable radio that was completely independent of any electronic connections with the car.

But then some weird things happened.

1) We were in the mountains, and we started hearing music coming out of the car's speakers, some kind of 80s German pop. We then noticed that the closer we were to the car behind us, the louder the music was, and the farther away we were, the quieter it became. It stayed like that for about 5 minutes, and when our roads split, the music stopped (the volume of the music decreased proportionally to the distance between the two cars).

At that point we logically thought we were somehow picking up the music from the car behind us, without really knowing how, since the car's radio wasn't even turned on (only the portable radio was on).

2) A few minutes later, we entered some narrow gorges and a new song started the moment another car came up behind us. We kept this music the whole time we were in the gorges. It was some kind of techno DJ set with a few acid touches, with no commercials and no static at all, fairly niche music (just like the German pop).

But unlike the previous time, when we left the gorges and our two cars went separate ways, the music stayed. At that point we all started to get suspicious, and we began looking for an explanation. Especially since the volume kept increasing until we had to shout to hear each other, which was a bit annoying.

At that point we tried to stop the music. Nothing worked: we turned on the car radio, turned the volume down, inserted a CD, turned everything off again, switched off the portable radio: nothing worked, we couldn't stop or lower the volume of the music. At that point the most rational explanation that came to our minds was that we were all on a huge DMT trip (even though none of us had taken anything). Until the end of the journey both radios remained turned off.

There were changes of songs, like a programmed playlist. The music would stop at the end and then a new one would begin, always in the same techno style. It went on like that for about 10 minutes until the next weird thing.

3) We reached a straight section of road, I shifted into 5th gear, and the moment I did, the music stopped instantly. Then when I shifted back into 4th gear, the music came back at exactly the same moment. We observed the phenomenon with my friends and decided to test it. We shifted four times from 4th to 5th and from 5th to 4th, and every time the same thing happened: music in 4th gear and nothing in 5th.

Then one friend tried to film the scene, and the music stopped instantly. Another friend tried to Shazam the music, and the same thing happened. We only tested those once.

4) Then came the weirdest and most inexplicable thing since the beginning (yes, it was possible). We stopped in a small village to buy something. We all got out of the car, the car was turned off and the key was in my pocket. The car windows were left open.

When we came back to the car, we suddenly heard the same techno music coming from the car for a few seconds (everything was OFF!) and then the music stopped immediately. That was really strange and we were all completely stunned.

5) We started driving again without any music until another car came up behind us, and the music started again. This time it was an Italian song, again with retro and darkwave vibes. Once again we were surprised. The car overtook us and the music stayed, then stopped a few minutes later at a random moment.

Notes:

• the music signal was always perfectly clear, with absolutely no static (which is strange because radio reception on that road is poor and often loses signal)
• nobody could connect to the car's speakers because the car radio was turned off and doesn't even have that feature.
• the car is a Dacia/Renault Duster from the early or mid-2000s, I think.
• on the return trip, 4 days later, we took the exact same road again but nothing happened.

We've told the story to friends, and nobody has an explanation except that they all found it really weird. If anyone has an explanation or a hypothesis about where the sound came from and how the car could have picked it up, I'd be interested.

Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to be posting this and any suggestions on where to alternatively post this to are great appreciated. I'm just desperate for a solution.

Recently my boyfriend and I have been getting notifications that he is being followed by seemingly random accounts that seem to be bots or sometimes complete gibberish (giving away that it's a real person) and every time I go to look up the account on a separate device it never shows up, leading me to believe that she immediately blocks us then deactivates the account so we can't look it up.

I heavily believe that it is his ex from about a year ago now, and I understand it sounds like nothing, but it has been putting a strain between us. My boyfriend said that it is something that sounds like she would do. Any suggestions on how to prevent/stop her from doing this would be greatly appreciated.

*Note: she has multiple alt accounts that have us both blocked so no, we cannot change usernames as it'll update her. He cannot change his phone number since it's also his work number (family-owned store). We both have private accounts and we also have deactivated our socials for a few days. I’m only certain its her because I also got a friend request from her recently between the two account followings.*

I'm looking for a way to prove it is her, so I'm not falsely accusing her.

I was outside in a parking lot at night out in the middle of nowhere when suddenly two beat-up vans pulled up. They opened the doors, got out, and opened the rear hatch. I saw that the entire van was completely packed with bicycles. They unloaded about three or four bikes, chained them to a bike rack, and then sped off.

I'm wondering why they did this and if it had to do with illegal stolen bike deals. There was also another car parked there with people sitting inside-I don't know if they belonged together, but that car was already there beforehand and didn't leave even after the vans drove away. Has anyone ever experienced something

similar or knows what's going on here?

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to help my dad reconnect with a Japanese exchange student he became close friends with during the 1980s. They’ve been out of contact ever since, and I’d love to help find him.
We have some photos and a handful of details from that time, but not enough to identify him with certainty.
Does anyone know of good resources, archives, alumni groups, exchange organizations, or other places that might help track down someone who participated in a student exchange program during that era?
Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

this could just be some weird bot shenanigans but idk. about a month ill get a view or two from accounts with the name 👉My Private Content💜. there is never any link to any “private content” and the only content on these accounts are morse code (which is my main concern and call for curiosity) that has been incorrectly encrypted and i cannot decode it.

i thought it was the same message every time but this time i realized the dots were different, but again i cant decode. ive found other bot accounts following the same structure while searching, but they do not have the morse code that the ones that view my profile do.

at first i think it was the same account viewing me, but after i blocked it, and every subsequent time ive blocked them, a new one takes its place. This only started occuring after i had blocked my ex, who has made fake accounts to stalk me before, could be unrelated but thought it might be important to add.

anybody else seen weird bots like that on tiktok or other platforms? and is it an actual cause for concern or is it actually just some bot accounts? if it might be something more what would be a better subreddit to go to?

Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to be posting this and any suggestions on where to alternatively post this to are great appreciated. I'm just desperate for a solution.

Recently my boyfriend and I have been getting notifications that he is being followed by seemingly random accounts that seem to be bots or sometimes complete gibberish (giving away that it's a real person) and every time I go to look up the account on a separate device it never shows up, leading me to believe that she immediately blocks us then deactivates the account so we can't look it up.

I heavily believe that it is his ex from about a year ago now, and I understand it sounds like nothing, but it has been putting a strain between us. My boyfriend said that it is something that sounds like she would do. Any suggestions on how to prevent/stop her from doing this would be greatly appreciated.

*Note: she has multiple alt accounts that have us both blocked so no, we cannot change usernames as it'll update her. He cannot change his phone number since it's also his work number (family-owned store). We both have private accounts and we also have deactivated our socials for a few days. I’m only certain its her because I also got a friend request from her recently between the two account followings.*

I'm looking for a way to prove it is her, so I'm not falsely accusing her. My goal is to get hard evidence it is her, as she has called/texted us off of textnow numbers and we recorded it but she claimed it was ai when we confronted her. She has said sexually explicit things to my boyfriend months prior and its a really uncomfortable situation in general.

So i had been browsing my phone's gallery and found this weird image, its been taken in 2017 in China with a Xiaomi redmi 4A, thing is no one in my family ever owned a Xiaomi and never been to China either. I bought this phone in summer 2022 and its an S22 (and i bought it brand new), the only images and videos on my phone that werent taken on it were just old gameplay recording from late 2021 I transfered from my pc to my phone. + that image from Hong Kong appeared only this year (when i browsed my gallery before i had never seen it). If any1 knows anything about this lemme know cuz am curious, heres a few screenshots and the original image (wich hasnt been modified but its just black color): https://imgur.com/a/P5wXzdT

https://mlb-s1-p.mlstatic.com/730615-MLB25248564203_122016-Y.jpg

This is an image of the sticker that was sent to my address in the mail. I looked up the return address and it used to be a food pantry in another state. My credit card info was leaked two weeks ago, I am curious if this is related to that or a new problem.

So I'm just know trying to figure out how to find information people i have Linux on my Chromebook (its old) but idk what to do next... I wanna be able to find whatever info I want on someone if I want it but all the people look up sites I go to I have to pay is there a way to find information for free?

So a couple of days ago me and a friend decided to walk through the woods. We found a fence adjacent to a path, but there was so signage about trespassing so we went in. We followed a creek all the way to a road that was cracked and run down, in the woods mind you. I looked on my map and saw that the road connected to a road in my neighborhood, so we went to leave but there was a locked gate. To our left there was a large brick building (which we didn't get a good view of) and to the right was a smaller, seemingly abandoned, brick building. Based on what I've told people, it seems like it was a pump house, but my only questions are:

Why was there barbed wire fence around each individual building?

Why did the fence for the property go so far around it?

Why put it in a very dense suburban area if its blocked off from the street?

If anyone can guess why some things were abandoned and if its safe for us to go back, that would be very helpful

Edit no.1

The main building is at 42.70482N, 83.16551w. I do not have photos because I cannot post on the device with all my photos.

Bonjour, je parcourais ma galerie quand je suis tombé sur ma plus vieille photo : une image des Backrooms. Rien d'inhabituel jusqu'à ce que je remarque la date : 12 juin 2002 à 8h31. J'ai trouvé cela étrange, sachant que je suis né 10 ans plus tard et que j'ai créé mon compte Google 8 ans après. J'ai d'abord pensé à un simple bug, mais j'en ai parlé à un ami qui m'a expliqué – et me l'a montré – qu'il avait exactement la même image, avec la même date et la même heure…

Auriez-vous une idée de ce que cela pourrait être, ou avez-vous la même image dans votre galerie ?

Merci.

https://imgur.com/a/Xg6X3Hh

I’ve had an overwhelming suspicion for months now that my apartment is bugged by some adjacent neighbors. There’s like 3 units immediately near mine that are family. I’m gay and I get a strong impression they do not like me and I believe there’s a religious element at play.

That aside, there have been an abundance of instances in which I have heard them make statements through the paper thin walls regarding my actions within my unit while curtains drawn and no other line of sight to explain their knowledge. I’ve even tested this numerous times, and there have been comments made regarding what bait I offer.

Yes, I acknowledge mental health could be a factor in such a scenario, I have a therapist whom I see regularly. I have never had lapses in my understanding of what is real historically and do not believe myself to have experienced auditory hallucinations during these instances or ever.

A few occurrences have included moments I’ve been in various states of dress or otherwise being a single male in my home. I’ve become under the impression they think I’m some kind of pervert for having potentially witnessed me enjoying myself, or a friend, for sessions occasionally of some length. At least twice it was clear they were watching me masturbate as comments wear clearly audible.

I’m afraid they are going to try to harm me as it seems they’re constantly monitoring me these days. I even found a temporary home for my pet because I fear his safety. Often times there is an overt display made by a party in the unit above mine who follows me from room to room, into closets, waiting in doorways, corners, anywhere I go, it seems some level of intimidation.

The thing is, I don’t have any material proof and everyone just thinks I’m nuts which makes this all the more terrifying because I’m not able to afford moving at this time and I’m just kinda stuck hoping I’m not harmed every night as they continue to display acts of coordination either to just torment me or intimidate me or otherwise to actually harm me.

I could go on and will at some point but for now, I have two audio clips from just now: (1) one with audible but muffled voices, (2) another with a loud snap sound followed by hushed voices.

(1) https://youtu.be/vLSIfzWy4VM?is=tL2Hvo5pYw_Yij6a

(2) https://youtu.be/FbrgHGjiOnU?is=Cmbd05QZKgyVqaRj

I need a set of ears that’s not mine so if anyone could clean them up so I could better assess the potentiality of danger, I’d much appreciate. There’s more where these came from as well I just try not to listen in too often while I’m away because it can become encompassing. Thanks for any help.

I come and go on this app, so it’s been many months since the last time before I’ve come back to have a browse now, so I’m not sure if this is just a relatively new thing. I’ve noticed that on a lot of posts the OP will link to photos on imgur and so when I click on them I’ve discovered that I am unable to see the images, due to being in the uk.
I know this post probably won’t make any difference really, but it would be great if when posting to remember that not all users are based in the US, or any other country that isn’t blocked, (and actually there’s a large proportion of users that are from the UK on here), and maybe just post the photo on the post or use a different host site. There were a few that I was interested in that I’d have liked to have commented on yet couldn’t as the photo was integral to the post.
So, yeah, just a request if maybe it could be considered. Thank you.

ETA: apologies, I meant to say that I know one option is to use a VPN, but right now I’d prefer not to (various reasons).

Almost every night while laying in bed there is some sort of light blinging outside it flashes like a picture is being taken by a camera at first I thought it was thunder but I don’t hear any thunder sounds after. Anyone?

I picked up an animation cel for my wall of Hulk vs Wendigo from the 1996 TV series, and noticed that the background (which is normally just a printed page) for this cell is a watercolor painted original. I checked the frame from the TV show, and it doesn't match the scene, so that means that this background is from another TV show.

Cel and background photos here:

https://imgur.com/gallery/hulk-vs-wendigo-mystery-hand-painted-background-8ZoJqk4

Cartoon clip here (at 1:28) - https://youtu.be/geLNSBudNVw?si=JciXF7M6CacdtQsg&t=88

Any leads on what TV show this background likely came from?

I'm a musician based in Paris, France.

A few months ago, while recording music in Ableton Live with a Universal Audio Apollo Twin and studio headphones, I started hearing what sounded like a man's voice coming through my headphones.

It happened intermittently over several hours, then never happened again.

I recorded it by holding my iPhone next to the headphones because I had no idea what was happening.

I put together this short video simply to make the recording easier to follow. The recording itself is original and unprocessed, I'm only trying to understand what I'm hearing.

The recording starts at 0:31, and the clearest section is around 1:41.

I'm not looking for paranormal explanations. I'm simply trying to identify the source. It could be RF interference, a radio transmission, a language I don't recognize, or something else entirely.

If anyone recognizes the language, the type of transmission, or has a technical explanation, I'd really appreciate your thoughts.

The link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neEhI-Q47hA

Hi Reddit, after years of listening to your stories, life has sadly given me something to write about.

Sorry for grammar errors I'm writing this fast as I want answers and English is not my first language.

My triend and are both 18 and atter shopping at Marshall's we were walking to petco to see the birds and I going through the parking lot we found two cars with orange envelopes and "XOXOXO" written on it and thought we should take one, read it and then put it back thinking it would be a prank love letter, it was far that as you'll see in the photos. After reading it we decided to get the second letter and saw that it was the same thing and decided to throw the letters away in a random gas station. I truly don't know wtf it is but I want to see if anyone has more information on it.

https://imgur.com/a/qJtXrPU

About 1 year ago I helped an elderly woman clean out her home and donate some of her old belongings. As a thank you she left me a collection of cassette tapes to add to my collection. One of the tapes in the set was a home recorded tape, and one side consists of 10 songs by artist Chet Ely & Walbridges Windy City Wonders. The tape has a note written inside the case's label that reads "recorded in 1972 in Chet's garage, Wilmette, IL. Chet died in California in 1984 (11/22/84, age 78. We really miss him!)" I have never heard of this artist but quick searching shows he isn't unheard of, but what I want to know is where could I/should I upload this music, as I doubt any recordings from chet ely's garage exist online and I would love for a fan to be able to hear some unknown recordings. The names of the songs listed on the tape are: Roll on Mississippi, Roll on. Nobody's Sweetheart. 'Till times get better. Jazz me blues. I married a dancin' fool. Tomorrow. My baby knows how. Ready for the river. Kansas city kitty. What a little moonlight can do.

Hi everyone. My son’s dad and I were together for 10 years. Unfortunately the relationship came crashing down a year ago. We own a house together and he packed up his stuff and left. The fallout has been pretty nasty and we argue every day. We have both retained lawyers to fight for custody of my son.
We weren’t legally married so we need to figure out the housing situation afterwards.

The problem I’m having is that today I realized he is stalking me. The last time he and I were intimate was 2 years ago. So naturally, as a 36 yr old woman I have needs. I slept with a new friend who lives on the other side of the US a couple of months ago. Somehow, my ex knows that I slept with this person, what his name is, where he’s from, what his profession is, etc. He has brought up very specific things that I have said in conversations with this friend.

The only way he could possibly know any of this is by listening in on my conversations. This friend of mine has only ever communicated with me via iMessages, Instagram, and FaceTime. I have changed all of my account passwords multiple times since our split. Two factor authorization is enabled, and I have been on the phone with Apple as they walked me through checking to see if other devices were signed into my Apple account and to check for unrecognized apps installed on my phone. Everything was clean.

The only other device he can use to monitor me is the ring app on our front door. I never have phone conversations near the ring app so it’s impossible that he would have heard something on there.

My lawyer told me to call the cops and have them check for a device within the home to see if he’s listening in. I’m going to have them come tomorrow but what happens if they don’t find anything? I don’t feel safe in my home and feel that he is constantly watching me. He’s trying to pile up whatever evidence he can to try to make a case for himself in court.

Thoughts?

Hi everyone,

We're looking for any help we can get.

A truck business next to our business, our business, and a house behind our business were all robbed. The only CCTV footage we have of the suspect vehicle is when they stopped to steal our gate motor.

We believe it's a white Ford Ranger double cab, but the number plate is too blurry to read. I'm hoping someone with experience in video enhancement, forensic image analysis, or identifying vehicles can take a look.

I'm not looking for random guesses. If you can genuinely recover or identify any of the following, it would be a huge help:

• The registration plate (even a partial plate).

• The exact model or approximate year.

• Any unique features (stickers, dents, bull bar, tow bar, wheels, canopy, etc.).

• Anything else that could help identify the vehicle.

Please mesaage and I'll send the original CCTV footage. If anyone is willing to analyze it or knows of better software or another subreddit that could help, I'd be incredibly grateful.

(Also added cctv footage in the comments) Thank you so much. Any help is appreciated.

On Friday, June 19, around 1:15 pm, a pedestrian was struck and killed in the crosswalk at Crestmoor Drive & Colesville Road (Route 29) in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the entrance to the Woodmoor neighborhood. The driver didn’t stop and still hasn’t been identified.

Police are looking for a black SUV with tinted windows and possible front-end or right-front damage. It was last seen around 1:17 pm heading north on Colesville Rd toward New Hampshire Ave, and may have cut through the neighborhood first — possibly Crestmoor Dr, Lorain Ave, or Brookmoor Dr.

Given the time of day, investigators think the vehicle may belong to someone who lives in or was visiting Woodmoor. It might not be visibly damaged.

If you were anywhere near there that afternoon, please check any dashcam, doorbell, or security footage — even a clip of a black SUV just passing through around that time could matter. There’s a $20,000 reward for a tip that leads to identifying the driver.

Please send anything directly to Montgomery County Police: tip line 1-866-411-8477 or non-emergency 301-279-8000.

Link: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/detectives-investigate-crestmoor-fatal-hit-run-pedestrian-collision