5 Unsolved Mysteries From the Early Days Of the Internet

This video takes a deep dive into the peculiar events of the internet back in the 1990s and early 2000s that still haven't been solved today. It also covers topics which originated during this timeframe but did not become subjects of interest until much later.

Video contains:
- Disturbing Content
- Jump Scares

Viewer discretion is advised.

Google +: just kidding.

Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod

A special thanks to these patrons:
- Swingadee
- Winolotonolo
- Tommy Sharp
- Sl0rg
- Hannah Marsh
- Memo

ENJOY THE PROGRAM.

[lagoongames]

The Jeff the Killer image possibly being what is essentially a meme edit of a spammer's face is the funniest plot twist I have ever seen

[dstinnettmusic]

The good old days, when you could get a username like SlaveMaster and not have to add a bunch of numbers at the end

[John]

The earlier Jeff the killer photo is even more terrifying

[Macksbet]

i remember some AOL spokesman called my mom and told her i had the most logged in hours on AOL out of anyone ever back in like 1997

[riden_]

I'm really curious why hasnt this channel blown up yet...I just started watching and love the videos

[kupliann]

The story of the SlaveMaster actually sent chills down my spine

[terobal]

You cant just show jeff the killer for 10+ seconds on screen, thats sadism

[bswearingen]

Slender man was invented in a Somethingawful thread about photoshopping old pictures to write scary backstories too. Can’t believe how mainstream that got

[NyanCatHerder]

I feel like "Publius Enigma" was probably either a short-lived PR campaign or, maybe more likely, a very early ARG that fell through for some reason or another.

The Usenet site being shut down could have put a premature end to an ARG being run primarily through it. Some of the band members may very well have wanted to keep the mystery going by denying involvement. If so, it would be interesting to know where it was going.

It's also *just* possible that this was an actual and extremely tech savvy hacker, or a member of the crew who handled lighting at a particular concert, who wanted to mess with people. Either way, it was pretty obviously not a coincidence.

[alexb.]

Dial up noises are something that makes me fully agree with the disturbing content warning

[WaldoBagelTopper]

The internet in the 90s was a weird thing. You never quite knew when you were somewhere you didn't belong lol.

I am a male and with the hindsight only gained through adulthood, I see that the craziness took off pretty much from the offset of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Chats were crazy and you could feel the addictive nature of the web right off the cuff. I was about 13 or 14 when we finally got internet in the house. I took right off to the chats. And I dunno what it was about me, but I connected well with women in their 30s and 40s. And they would meet up with me in public places. And you can probably put the rest of the puzzle together after that. But yes, I was in the midst of predators and didn't know it.

[browniex]

- Timestamps -
00:00 Disclaimer
00:12 Introduction
00:29 SlaveMaster | The First Unsolved Mystery
02:36 Publius Enigma | The Second Unsolved Mystery
05:47 1-800-GOLF-TIP | The Third Unsolved Mystery
08:24 Markovian Parallax Denigrate | The Fourth Unsolved Mystery
10:18 Jeff the Killer | The Fifth Unsolved Mystery
12:47 Outro/Endscreen

[netro]

Ahh some old nostalgia with these freaky five

[brickmarttn]

Your channel is criminally underrated considering all the effort you put into your videos

[specialnewb]

I miss that time. I was just a kid and yeah crazies were everywhere but so was passion. So much less data mining, websites for stuff were run by people who loved the stuff, and it felt like everyone was excitedly exploring a new world.

[aytide]

I just subscribed to your channel, I am not disappointed. Everything you put out is quality

[joshmccann]

There's a few reddit threads about the 1 800 golf tip mystery including an actual recording of it

[superanimeniac]

The Markovian Parallax Denigrade was just spam sent to EXPLICITLY christian usenet groups. It was solved YEARS ago, aside from who was actually responsible. It wasn't a numbers station or anything like that.

Barely Sociable did a video on this forever ago.

[fhwolthuis]

I have heard somewhere that the golf tip was just running a test tape which people from the phone company used to test lines

[Merricat_likesu]

The story of the pictures origin is WAAAYYY more interesting than the actual Jeff the killer story