About this episode

Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the mystery of Mel's Hole, a bottomless pit in Washington.

A bottomless pit in central Washington, 80,000 feet deep and impossible to fill. In 1997, one phone call to Art Bell turned a piece of local folklore into a national mystery. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate Mel's Hole.

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Akin

Guest: Dom Bettinelli

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Art Bell

Places: Washington, Mel's Hole

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