Episode 5087: Dark Enigma - The Unsolved Mystery and Strange Death of Colonel Phillip Shue

Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained.  I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, frighteningly imagined creatures, supernatural beings and even some unsolved mysteries but I promise all sorts of weirdness.  So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma....  And on today’s Dark enigma well, we’ve got us an interesting listener suggestion!  So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight.  The choice of libation, as always my darlings, is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say Shue that will be a single shot and every time I say death, that will be a double shot.  Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so don your best flyboy outfit, and grab your best 10 gallon hat as we head to the great state of Texas for today’s offering of The Unsolved Mystery and Strange Death of Colonel Phillip Shue  April 16, 2003, seemed a typical day on the I-10. Traffic was moving well out of San Antonio, Texas, and nothing was amiss. That was until suddenly and violently, a tan-colored Mercury Tracer swerved straight into the median. The car bounced for well over 1000ft, became airborne, and then smashed back down onto the highway. Yet still, it wasn’t over. Landing correctly on its wheels, the vehicle continued to cruise down the road for miles before veering off to the right and smashing into a cluster of trees. Approaching the scene on Johns Road, Sheriff’s Department deputies found the driver deceased, seemingly from massive head injuries. Wearing full military fatigues, he would later be named as Air Force colonel Phillip Shue, aged 54. However, doubts about what had truly happened began to be raised right there at the scene. Investigators noted that there was no wallet or ID in the vehicle, and a deep wound to the chest didn’t seem to have been caused by anything in the crash. Another look would reveal that Shue’s left pinky finger had been severed, both nipples had been removed, and there were clear signs his wrists and ankles had been tied with duct tape.