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Georgi Markov, a dissident of the Soviet Union and enemy of the state in his native Bulgaria, had been poisoned. It was one of the most devious acts of spycraft ever documented, and the "umbrella incident" stood out as an important clue. What happened during that fateful encounter on the street? Could an umbrella really have been turned into a secret weapon? And who was the mystery umbrella man who seemingly disappeared, never to be seen again?

What happened to the Soviet hikers of Dyatlov Pass and what was the "unknown compelling force" that they encountered? Subscribe now: http://bit.ly/DarkDocs

For centuries, a peak in the Ural Mountains of Siberia has been known to the indigenous Mansi people as Kholat Syakhl, or the “Mountain of Doom.” Its extreme, isolated, and hostile climate raised the specter of doom for anyone bold enough to attempt its slopes.

Given the danger, it should have been little surprise then, when in 1959 nine young hikers were found buried under the deep snow. At first glance, the incident could have easily been chalked up to an avalanche or freak storm. As investigators began looking further into the details of their ill-fated journey, however, it became evident that the mountain may be hiding an even darker secret behind its perilous reputation. Unexplained radiation readings, sightings of strange lights in the sky, and evidence of an unknown “compelling natural force” quickly turned the incident into one of the most mysterious unsolved cases in the world.