Rodney Marks' Death
What really killed Rodney Marks?
4.7 (25)
52 mins
Discover the mysterious death of Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks, who became violently ill while working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 2000. Explore the strange circumstances surrounding his sudden deterioration, the difficulties of investigating a death in one of the most isolated places on Earth, and the questions that remained after his body was returned to Australia.
Ep 1:
Into the Ice: Antarctica's First Murder
We journey to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station to meet astrophysicist Rodney Marks, a brilliant, purple-haired dreamer whose fatal poisoning may be Antarctica's first unsolved murder.
Ep 2:
Purple Hair, True Love, and 36 Hours of Hell
Rodney finds love and purpose at the bottom of the world, but a mysterious illness strikes fast, and 36 agonizing hours later, he's dead in his fiancée's arms.
Ep 3:
Methanol, a Vanished Doctor, and a Wall of Silence
An autopsy reveals lethal methanol in Rodney's blood, exposing a botched diagnosis, a broken blood analyzer, and a doctor who mysteriously disappeared from the face of the earth.
Ep 4:
The Reporter Who Won't Let Rodney Marks Go
Reporter Steven Davis has spent 23 years chasing the truth behind Rodney's death, uncovering institutional stonewalling and a chilling belief that this was deliberate murder.
Discussions (5)
Dawson
Level 4 · 1 week agoFlat battery. The man died from a flat battery.
Wyatt
Level 10 · 1 week agoheard the NSF literally googled the witnesses lmao
May
Level 2 · 1 week agoMurder by moonshine basically
