The 918 Files Podcast

CASE 000615MESA - The Empty Conversation

Three security guards. Three different nights. Three conversations with the same man. When surveillance footage shows each officer speaking to someone the cameras can't see, private investigator Charles Gwillam is called in to uncover the truth. What he finds raises more questions than answers.

CASE 000818COCONINO - The Camera That Wouldn't Stay On

A wildlife researcher working in a remote forest northwest of Flagstaff begins experiencing a strange problem: a trail camera he deploys is repeatedly found powered off. When he installs a second camera to monitor the area, the problem stops. When he removes it, the shutdowns return. Charles Gwillam travels to the site, conducts drone searches and ground surveys, but finds no evidence of anyone living nearby.

CASE 000530BISBEE - The Woman in the Window

A woman is reported being seen standing motionless in the window of a vacant apartment across a narrow alleyway late at night in an unoccupied apartment. No signs of entry were ever found. Surveillance operations conducted by Charles Gwillam of Zona Investigations produced almost nothing…except for one unexplained sound from inside the empty unit.

CASE 000705CHANDLER - The Reflection

A wedding photographer reviewing photos from a private ceremony at a property in Chandler notices something unsettling in a mirror reflection behind the family. The problem? Nobody remembers the man standing there…and he only appears in a single frame.

CASE 000104FLAGSTAFF — The Observatory Signal

Late at night near Lowell Observatory, a driver’s radio abruptly cuts from normal programming to a brief, structured transmission...clear, precise and unlike anything meant for public broadcast. No station change. No interference. Just a signal that wasn’t meant to be heard.