Mel's Hole Part 2

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As we dive further into the epic of Mel's Hole, we learn that in
the third phone call to Art Bell on the Coast to Coast AM radio
show on April 24, 2000, Mel reveals what had happened to him
since his initial calls in 1997. After supposedly taking the deal
from the US government to relocate to Australia and receive a
compensation of $250,000 per month for the lease of the land he
received in a divorce settlement from his wife, Mel was happy to
continue his research with medicinal plants and efforts with
wombat rescue near Perth. However, upon Mel's return to the US
and helping his nephew move from Tacoma to Olympia on the day he
was scheduled to return to the program for a follow-up interview,
there was an altercation on the bus he was riding. Mel was
detained for questioning and told he would be transported back to
Tacoma once authorities concluded their investigation. The next
thing Mel remembered is waking up in an alley in San Francisco,
missing his wallet, keys, belt buckle, and all of his back molar
teeth. There was evidence that Mel was administered an IV for the
twelve days he was blacked out. He had also discovered that his
land lease was revoked, ironically for improper use of the
property while he was away. Now broke and struggling to continue
his endeavors, Mel would call Art two more times with an update,
on January 29 and December 20, 2002, and his story would only get
weirder and wilder. In the time leading up to these calls, Mel
was contacted by Native Americans in the northern Nevada region
who offered to collaborate on medicinal herb research. While
sharing knowledge, they made him aware of another mysterious hole
that may have enhanced their plants, this time on federal
property used as grazing land for a community of Basque
shepherds. Mel would continue captivating Art with tales of fiery
ice exhibiting cosmically dense properties and a sentient,
otherworldly creature exiting the hole. Not only that, but Mel
possessed US dimes that might be proof of a parallel reality, the
same ones that he'd affixed to his stolen belt buckle. Like
almost every unbelievable tale we've come across, there are a
couple of logical assessments when we get to the bottom. If this
was all a hoax, it was well-crafted, consistent, meted out with
increasingly enthralling details over five years, and managed to
engross one of America's premier presenters of the paranormal
along with the broader audience. If all or any part of Mel's
story is genuine, then the implications are astounding. But no
matter if you believe "Mel" or his story made you roll your eyes
and chuckle, for most of us who enjoy this kind of fare, it's
proved to be a classic astonishing legend.

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