Autumn's Oddities

La Llorona

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:28:48 +0000

Generations of Mexican children have grown up afraid of La Llorona—a wailing woman whose misdeeds in life have left her spirit trapped on Earth, where she cries for her children. She’s the stuff of legend—a myth and spooky bedtime story whose origins date back hundreds of years.

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Tales From the Podcast Host

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:07:14 +0000

Happy Halloween, Samhain, and thinning of the veil! I've had the voice of an albatross for the past few days, so please enjoy this re-release of my own personal ghost stories and paranormal experiences. They aren't for the faint of heart.

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The Greenbrier Ghost

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:01:35 +0000

Zona Heaster Shue—a young bride with her whole life ahead—died from heart failure or possibly complications from a miscarriage. Or was it murder? Zona’s heartbroken mother insisted her daughter had been murdered by her newlywed husband. Moreover, she claimed that Zona's ghost appeared to her and shared a story different from what her death certificate indicated.

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The Watseka Wonder

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:43:18 +0000

At the height of the spiritualist movement of the late 19th century, an obscure teen in a small Midwest town became a celebrity. Whether it was the effects of mental illness, an undiagnosed sleep disorder, or an actual case of possession, Mary "Lurancy" Vennum was thrust onto a national stage by true believers who were convinced that she had special powers to talk to the dead.

Baird, A. (1949). The Life of Richard Hodgson. London: Psychic Press.Bruce, H.A. (1908). Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters. New York: Moffat, Yard & Co.Hoffman, F.S. (1903). Psychology and Common Life: A Survey of the Present Results of Psychical Research with Special Reference to their Bearings upon the Interests of Everyday Life. New York & London: G.P. Putnam & Sons.Myers, F.W.H. (1903/1961). Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death. New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, Inc.Stevens, E.W. (1887). The Case of Lurancy Vennum. Chicago: Religio-Philosophical Publishing House.

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Baba Yaga

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:10 +0000

The Slavic crone, known for living in a house built on chicken legs and feasting on children, is a complex character. In fairy tales, women of a certain age usually take one of two roles: the wicked witch or the evil stepmother, and sometimes both. Baba Yaga is all that and a house on chicken legs.

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The Mysterious Death of the Toxic Lady

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:08 +0000

Just over 30 years ago, two dozen emergency room staff were mysteriously felled by fumes emanating from a dying young woman. Investigations turned up nothing — until a team of chemists from a nuclear weapons lab got involved. They claimed to have solved the mystery of what killed Gloria Ramirez and hospitalized the staff attempting to save her. But did they?

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Amy Bradley is Still Missing: Theories, Evidence & Similar Cases

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:09 +0000

In part two of Amy Bradley's missing person case, I'll delve into the most prominent theories that have evidence to support them and those that have been disproven. There are also more than a dozen cases of cruise passengers and crew missing or presumed dead. Some bear an eerie similarity to Amy and her disappearance.

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Amy Bradley Is Still Missing

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:09 +0000

Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the cabin she shared with her family aboard a cruise ship in the early morning hours. The 23-year-old has never been found, nor have her family or dear friends heard from her since 1998. The question of what happened to Amy remains a mystery, but there is a possibilty she's still out there somewhere.

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The Bizarre Disappearance & Death of Judy Smith

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:09 +0000

The case of Judy Smith -- who went missing in Philadelphia and was then inexplicably found dead more than 600 miles away in Asheville, North Carolina – is one that has baffled police and amateur sleuths alike. Despite several eyewitness accounts and sightings, it remains unclear if Judy Smith ever even traveled to Philadelphia to begin with, let alone went missing from the city. The lack of modern technology, such as CCTV footage, traffic cameras, and cell phone data, made for a timeline of events that’s incredibly difficult to confirm.

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The Vanishing at Flannan Isles

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:09 +0000

When three light keepers disappear from their post, those sent to investigate were left with more questions than answers. No sign of the light keepers was ever found, but the mystery of their disappearances endures.

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The Suspicious Death of Andre Jones

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:00:08 +0000

In the early morning hours of August 22, 1992, Charles and Esther Quinn were awakened by a frantic phone call from the girlfriend of Esther’s eighteen-year-old son, Andre Jones. She told them the Jackson police had arrested Andre.

The following day, the Quinns were informed by police that Andre had committed suicide while in jail. What followed were decades worth of investigations into not only Andre's death, but also other Mississippi inmates who died in the same manner.

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The Girl Who Fell to Earth

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:00:08 +0000

Strapped aboard plane wreckage hurtling uncontrollably towards Earth, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke had a fleeting thought as she glimpsed the ground 1,000 feet, or 3,000 metres, below her. The trees in the dense Peruvian rainforest looked like heads of broccoli, she thought, while falling towards them.

A wild thunderstorm had destroyed the plane she was travelling in, and the row of seats Juliane was still harnessed to twirled through the air as it fell. She lost consciousness, assuming that odd glimpse of lush Amazon trees would be her last.

But then, Juliane woke up.

Sources cited within the episode

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Roofman

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:07 +0000

Have you ever met someone who seemed too good to be true? A stranger who came to town and gave you a vague backstory about secret government work? That would send up a red flag for most people, and it did for Leigh Wainscott, but before she could end things with the new man in her life, police dropped a bombshell: John Zorn wasn’t really who he said he was. His true identity was Army reservist turned McDonald’s robber turned prison escapee, Jeffrey Manchester, also known as Roofman.

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Satanic Panic: Michelle Remembers

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:00:08 +0000

In 1980, Michelle Proby and her psychiatrist published a book describing supposed horrific childhood abuse by a Satanic cult. Soon after, Satanic Panic swept across North America. But was her story accurate or the product of hypnosis techniques?

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UPDATE: Guilty Verdicts & New Evidence in the 2nd Crystal Rogers Murder Trial

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:08 +0000

The final trial in the Crystal Rogers murder case has concluded, with both Defendants, Houck and Lawson, being found guilty. New evidence presented in the trial revealed the methods most likely used to dispose of Crystal's body, and cell phone evidence obliterated alibis. Next up, the "unindicted co-conspirators" are expected to be charged (hopefully).

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Leaving the Peoples Temple

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:00:09 +0000

The Mills family fled the Peoples Temple before the massacre at Jonestown, but they wouldn't survive. Only a year later, three of four members of the family living in a Berkeley cottage would be gunned down. The lone survivor claims not to have heard or seen a thing from the next room.

Sources cited within episode

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GAYDAR

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:08 +0000

Yes, you read the title correctly, it's an episode about US and other world governments attempting to create a real-life "gaydar" machine and/or a system to identify gay people. I wish I were making this up.

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The Hall-Mills Murder

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:08 +0000

In the mid-1920s, a double murder in New Jersey became a media obsession. On September 16, 1922, an Episcopal reverend and his choir-singing lover were found posed in a grisly tableau near a lover's lane. Social status, physical appearance, and, of course, money play a huge role in this sensationalized unsolved homicide.

SOURCES
https://www.nbfpl.org/local-history/hall-mills-murder-radio-broadcast https://www.nbfpl.org/george-wilson-collectionKatz, Hélèna. Cold Cases: Famous Unsolved Mysteries, Crimes, and Disappearances in America. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press, 2010.Kunstler, William M. The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Minister and the Choir Singer. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1980.Tomlinson, Gerald. Fatal Tryst: Who Killed the Minister and the Choir Singer? Lake Hopatcong, N.J.: Home Run Press, 1999.

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Justice for Crystal Rogers

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:09 +0000

I'm baaaaack! We're headed back to Bardstown, Kentucky, for a HUGE update on missing mother Crystal Rogers. There has been one trial so far, with two more defendants scheduled to be tried shortly. Finally, Crystal Rogers and her family may know justice.

SOURCES

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/crystal-rogers-disappearance-investigation-timeline-bardstown/417-3974f9aa-f845-4d67-a00c-fad30c803657
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/bardstown/crystal-rogers-death-investigation-suspects-trial-case-updates-latest/417-bbef69d8-d318-4d33-8633-c9d4e19fe146
CI, 23-CR-00309, COMMONWEALTH VS. HOUCK, BROOKS WILLIAM
https://interactive.whas11.com/pdfs/Commonwealthresponse.PDF
https://interactive.whas11.com/pdfs/def-brooks-houcks-sur-reply-in-opposition-to-motion.pdf

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Bringing Out the Dead

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:02 +0000

Happy Halloween! Here's a spooky little treat of an episode about seances, Ouija boards, and famous people in history who have believed in them (and were institutionalized because of it).

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The Battletown Witch

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:00:03 +0000

Today I’d like to tell you the tale of a woman minding her own business in the woods. She became the town scapegoat, and eventually, the hysteria and ignorance of her neighbors took her life.

Meade County, Kentucky is a small hamlet that packs a massive supernatural punch. In terms of dark tourism, this county boasts everything from sightings of Bigfoot, giants, a headless horseman, mysterious runes, and of course, a witch whose ghost still haunts the woods.

SOURCES
Women as witches: past, present and future; By Dr Charlotte-Rose Millar
https://weirdmeadecounty6.wordpress.com/
The Battletown Witch; By Gerald Fischer

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Mary Shelley: Mother of Modern Sci-Fi

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:03 +0000

The mother of modern sci-fi, Mary Shelley, had a life as interesting as the timeless fiction she created. A woman ahead of her time, her greatest work was an allegory for the struggles and tragedies of her own life, as well as a commentary on the politics of the time.

Trigger warning: miscarriage, infant death

SOURCES
The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece; by Roseanne Montillo

SLAVERY AND RACE IN FRANKENSTEIN; A VERSION OF THIS ESSAY WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS JASON M. KELLY, “SLAVERY AND RACE IN FRANKENSTEIN,” INDIANA HUMANITIES ONE STATE / ONE STORY: COMMUNITY READ PROGRAM GUIDE, VERSION 5 (20 MARCH 2018

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley

The Afterlife of Frankenstein: A Century of Mad Science, Automata, and Monsters Inspired by Mary Shelley, 1818-1918 (Clockwork Editions); by David Sandner (Editor)

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The Ghosts of Gettysburg

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:00:03 +0000

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is known as the location of one of the largest, most expensive, and deadliest battles of the American Civil War. There were an estimated 50,000 casualties during the bloody days at Gettysburg, and the nightmare of that battle never ended for some of the poor souls killed there. Some believe that the souls of those who suffered there may still roam across the hallowed grounds of the battlefield and throughout the town.

SOURCES
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield – January 1, 1991; by Mark Nesbitt
https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/the-ghosts-of-gettysburg/
https://destinationgettysburg.com/trip-ideas/a-day-in-haunted-gettysburg/
https://gettysburgmuseumofhauntedobjects.com/
https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/history/articles/ghosts-of-gettysburg
https://usghostadventures.com/category/haunted-cities/gettysburgs-most-haunted/

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The Dudleytown Curse

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:00:02 +0000

Can a whole town be cursed? The small village of Dudleytown in Connecticut, part of the Cornwall township, has experienced a series of unfortunate events since its inception in 1747. Bouts of insanity, suicides, and murder have plagued the city throughout its short history. Perhaps the Dark Entry Forest surrounding the village drove its people to madness.

Or so the legend goes…

SOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudleytown,_Connecticut#:~:text=Rumors%20and%20vandalism,-Dudleytown%20is%20said&text=From%20that%20moment%20on%2C%20the,violent%20deaths%20in%20the%20village.
https://web.archive.org/web/20131225230849/http://www.legendofdudleytown.com/maryob.gif
https://www.nytimes.com/1980/10/26/archives/connecticut-weekly-a-lost-town-populated-by-legends.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20130515214659/http://www.legendofdudleytown.com/morex2.html
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown
https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/americas-most-haunted-east/the-curse-of-dudleytown/
https://wokq.com/have-you-heard-of-this-haunted-new-england-town-thats-closed-to-the-public/

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Absolute Depravity: The Son of Sam Murders

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:00:03 +0000

You might be mistaken if you think you know the whole story of the Son of Sam. David Berkowitz, also known as Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, terrorized the New York City area from July 1976 to July 1977. Berkowitz killed six people and wounded seven, most using a .44 caliber Bulldog revolver. Since his conviction, Berkowitz has made a lot of outlandish claims, but his claim that he didn’t act alone in his murder spree might just be true.

SOURCES
The New York Times Archives; November 2, 1981, Section D, Page 14
The Ultimate Evil: An Investigation into a Dangerous Satanic Cult – January 21, 1988; by Maury Terry
https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-the-sismanplatzman-murders/40656676/?locale=en-US
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/son-of-sam-denied-parole-serial-killer-david-berkowitz/

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Death Rituals

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:24:51 +0000

Death ceremonies and traditions around the world often have a similar central purpose, regardless of the religion, sect, or geography of the people. That central purpose is community. From Victorian Era romanticizing of death to sky burials, there's an option for us all.

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The Murders at Corpsewood Manor

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 04:00:02 +0000

In the late 1970s, professor Dr. Charles Scudder and his companion Joey Odom left their lives in Chicago behind for simpler lives in the mountains of Georgia. There, they built their home by hand and furnished it with occult books and symbology. They frequently welcomed guests into their Pink Room for "parties." Eventually, the wrong person was let in, and tragic consequences followed.

SOURCES
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114723296/joseph_d-odomThe Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia - Amy Petulla (2016)
Atlanta Constitution articles

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The Ghost of Captain Joseph White

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:00:02 +0000

The 1830 murder of one of Salem's wealthiest octogenarians both stunned and captivated the public. At the trials of the accused, which featured the legendary orator Daniel Webster, a convoluted murder-for-hire plot unfolded. The details of the trial inspired such works of fiction as "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Scarlett Letter", with the ghost of Captain White still making himself known to visitors.

SOURCES
https://salempl.org/captain-joseph-white/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-murder-in-salem-64885035/
The Murder of Captain Joseph White: Salem, Massachusetts, 1830Walker Lewis; American Bar Association Journal; Vol. 54, No. 5 (MAY 1968), pp. 460-466 (7 pages); Published By: American Bar Association

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Leaving on a UFO: The Departure of Granger Taylor

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:02 +0000

During a massive storm on November 29, 1980, Granger Taylor left a note for his parents to find. It said that he had gone to board an alien spaceship after recurring dreams had told him he was going to embark on a 42-month interstellar journey. That night, Granger Taylor vanished. Both his family and the police spent months searching for him, but no one could uncover any leads on where he could be.

SOURCES
Spaceman; CBC Documentary
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/episodes/spaceman
https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/bcs-granger-taylor-left-a-note-saying-he-was-boarding-an-alien-spaceship
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Granger_Taylor
https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvwjkv/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor

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The Fresno Nightcrawler

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

The Fresno Nightcrawler is a cryptid that resembles a pair of legs draped in white fabric and not much else. While the sightings might immediately scream “hoax”, there are at least two instances of it being captured on video. Is there really a haunted pair of pants out there or is the Fresno Nightcrawler just another clickbait story?

SOURCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzlf8rNyuxk

George, Carmen (October 19, 2018). "Bigfoot, Chupacabra, and … Fresno Nightcrawler? Walking pants bring Fresno freaky fame".

The Fresno Bee. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Unwanted Visitors / Strange Sightings

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The Unsolved Murder of Oakey "Al" Kite

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 04:00:03 +0000

When typically reliable Al Kite failed to show up for work on May 24, 2004, his co-workers called his emergency contact who, in turn, called the Aurora, CO police. What they believed to be a welfare check turned into a gruesome murder investigation that became more confusing with each detail they uncovered.

SOURCES
https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/murder-of-aurora-man-remains-unsolved-15-years-later-but-police-still-believe-renter-killed-him https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=193 https://www.oxygen.com/the-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/crime-news/paul-holes-investigates-colorado-murder-of-oakey-al https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Cooper https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25163639/oakey-albert-kite https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/victim-oakey-al-kite-jr https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/05/al-kite-jr-dna-of-murder-with-paul-holes/

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The Suspicious Death of Molly Young

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

In the early morning hours of March 24, 2012, Molly Young drove to her ex-boyfriend’s apartment after receiving numerous calls and texts asking for help. The next morning, she was found in his room, on the floor next to his bed, with a gunshot wound to her head. Her death has initially ruled a suicide, but was amended to “undetermined”. The evidence is murky and circumstantial, but seems to heavily lean toward Molly having taken her own life, but is that the case?

SOURCES
Justice For Molly, Facebook Page
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thesouthern/name/molly-young-obituary?id=25592779 https://casetext.com/case/young-v-minton-1 https://www.isba.org/ibj/2016/09/lawpulse/mollyslawgivessomewrongfuldeathclai
https://media.crimewatchdaily.com/2017/11/07/mollyyoung-death-investigation-illinois-states-attorney-appellate-prosecutor.pdf

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The Bad Doctor: John Bodkin Adams

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

John Bodkin Adams was a British general practitioner, more than 160 of whose patients died under suspicious circumstances. Many of them just so happened to be very wealthy women and some 132 patients left him money or gifts when they died. Rumors started that Adams was killing them with drugs, but many of their bodies had been cremated before a post-mortem was conducted. Was Dr. Adams a serial killer or was he just a terrible doctor?

SOURCES
A Stranger in Blood: The Story of Dr Bodkin Adams; by Pamela Cullen

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Heaven's Gate Cult

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

On March 26, 1997, a tip from a former member led police to a grizzly discovery: 39 decomposing bodies in a San Diego mansion. The Heaven’s Gate massacre was the largest mass suicide that had ever taken place on US soil.

SOURCES
Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion; By Benjamin Zeller

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The Curious Case of Bobby Dunbar

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

On August 23, 1912, Percy and Lessie Dunbar loaded their two young sons and left their Opelousas home for a camping trip at nearby Swayze Lake. Four-year-old Bobby Dunbar wandered away from the family’s tent and disappeared that night. During a search, a boy matching Bobby’s age and description was found. Assuming this was the missing boy, “Bobby” was returned to the Dunbar family despite protests from a woman claiming to be the boy’s mother.

SOURCES
A Case for Solomon: Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping That Haunted a Nation Hardcover – August 14, 2012; by Tal McThenia (Author), Margaret Dunbar Cutright (Author)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/this-american-book-a-case_b_1756592?utm_hp_ref=books https://www.dail

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The Pollock Sisters & Other Cases of Reincarnation

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

The idea of life after death has confounded humans since the beginning of time. While it is truly impossible to know, endless theories have been proposed to lessen the blow of what is, quite possibly, nothingness after death. Reincarnation is one such possibility. The strange case of the Pollock twins is still cited as a credible instance of reincarnation.

SOURCES
Books cited within the episode
https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2016/12/STE17.pdf

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The Strange Disappearance of the Jamison Family

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:00:02 +0000

In October 2009, the Jamison family disappeared after touring a plot of land in Oklahoma. Days later, their abandoned pickup truck was found in a remote area of the Ouachita National Forest. Inside they found an odd assortment of items, along with their dog. There was no sign of the family.

SOURCES
https://www.enidnews.com/archives/found-remains-could-belong-to-missing-okla-family/article_082dab1f-6fa7-5586-90b6-bdfd60095352.html https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3669372f69d76f62079d9b/eufaula-familys-disappearance-still-a-mystery-one-year-later
https://okcfox.com/archive/missing-family-mystery-expands-thanks-to-video-and-anonymous-tipster
https://guardianlv.com/2013/11/missing-oklahoma-family-demons-and-drugs/
https://www.koco.com/article/latimer-county-skeletal-remains-identified-as-missing-eufaula-family/4299050

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The Tragic Kidnapping of Charles Ross

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:00:02 +0000

One evening in late September 1937, Charles S. Ross, the wealthy president of a greeting card company, was driving toward Chicago when he was pulled over and kidnapped at gunpoint by a pair of criminals. The ensuing investigation became one of the largest for the young FBI. The plot did not end well for Ross and one of the men who abducted him.

SOURCES
Seadlund v. United States, 97 F.2d 742 (7th Cir. 1938)

https://www.newspapers.com/article/marshfield-news-herald-charles-ross-chic/14593916/?locale=en-US

https://www.nytimes.com/1938/07/14/archives/seadlund-dies-in-chair-kidnapper-of-c-s-ross-pays-penalty-in.html

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The Tri-State Crematory Scandal

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:00:02 +0000

In 2002, investigators made a horrendous discovery at the Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Georgia. The owner had not cremated bodies that had been entrusted to him, but instead had dumped or buried them on the property. In all, 339 bodies were found on the 16-acre property. No explanation has been given as to why the bodies were not cremated.

SOURCES

Noble, a podcast by Shuan Raviv; Wavland Media
https://casetext.com/case/in-re-tri-state-crematory-litigation-3
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/pdf/tri-state-complaint.pdf
https://www.cremationassociation.org/cremationprocess.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20110718010013/http://www.wdef.com/node/2478

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Operation Flagship

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:00:03 +0000

In 1985, US Marshals collaborated with other law enforcement agencies to capture more than 100 fugitives from justice. They constructed an elaborate sting operation, luring the criminals with promises of brunch and free NFL tickets.

SOURCES

https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/history/historical-reading-room/fugitive-investigative-strike-teams-no-such-thing-free-lunch

Clark, Jerry; Palattella, Ed (2019). On the Lam: A History of Hunting Fugitives in America. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield

The Oliver North File: His Diaries, E-Mail, and Memos on the Kerry Report, Contras and Drugs; National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 113; February 26, 2004

Cocaine, Conspiracy Theories & the CIA in Central America; by Craig Delaval

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Aleister Crowley, The Wickedest Man in the World

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:04 +0000

In the final installment of the life and times of Aleister Crowley, the magician finds himself destitute, but somehow still traveling the world and creating communities that definitely aren't cults.

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Aleister Crowley's Desert Magick

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:00:04 +0000

In episode 2, Crowley and his protege travel to North Africa where they test the boundaries of their magical prowess. It only gets weirder from here, folks!

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The Beast: Aleister Crowley

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:04 +0000

Aleister Crowley was one of the most intriguing characters of the 20th century. He was a poet, a ceremonial magician, a mountaineer, an alchemist, a philosopher, a spy, and a self-described sex and drug addict. He was also known as “The Beast”, a title given to him by his own MOTHER, and the “wickedest man in the world.”

SOURCES
The Book of the Law; by Aleister Crowley and Rose Edith Crowley
Magick; by Aleister Crowley
Richmond, Keith (2012). "Through the Witch's Looking Glass: The Magick of Aleister Crowley and the Witchcraft of Rosaleen Norton". In Bogdan, Henrik; Starr, Martin P. (eds.).
Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism. Oxford University Press. pp. 307–34. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199863075.003.0013. ISBN 978-0-19-986309-9. OCLC 820009842

Spence, Richard B. (2008). Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult. Port Townsend, Washington: Feral House. ISBN 978-1-932595-33-8. OCLC 658217241.
Sutin, Lawrence (2000). Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-25243-4. OCLC 43581537.
Symonds, John (1997). The Beast 666: The Life of Aleister Crowley. London: Pindar Press. ISBN 978-1-899828-21-0. OCLC 60232203.
The Newsroom (23 November 2007). "House of the Unholy". The Scotsman. ISSN 0307-5850. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015

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The Demon of Brownsville Road

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:03 +0000

From the outside, the Victorian house at 3406 Brownsville Road in Brentwood, Pennsylvania looks like any other in the area. It was once a waking nightmare inside, though, according to the Cranmer family.

SOURCES
The Demon of Brownsville Road: A Pittsburgh Family's Battle with Evil in Their Home; by Bob Cranmer (Author), Erica Manfred (Author)
https://brownsvilleroadhouse.com/https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3406-Brownsville-Rd_Pittsburgh_PA_15227_M46302-08442
https://fox8.com/news/familys-years-of-terror-at-demon-house-takes-new-turn-evil-doesnt-like-being-exposed/
April 17, 1792The Freeman's Journal or The North-American Intelligencer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 2

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The Accidental Death/Su**ide/Homicide of Diane Ward

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:01:06 +0000

From the outside, Bob and Diane Ward had it all. They'd been married for 26 years, raised two daughters, and called a six-bedroom mansion in an exclusive neighborhood at Isleworth in Orlando, Florida home. Gunshots shattered that perfect illusion in September 2009.

SOURCES
STATE OF FLORIDA v. JAMES ROBERT WARD; CASE NO: 09-CF-13977-A-O
https://casetext.com/case/bond-safeguard-insurance-co-v-diane-elizabeth-ward
https://www.wdbo.com/news/local/diane-ward-death-suicide-says-coroner/mLwpRummy VO7DJYq14WDUI/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/murder-trial-millionaire-bob-ward-killed-wife-prosecutors/story?id=14532065
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2011/sep/24/millionaire-convicted-murdering-wife/

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Killed on the Fourth of July

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:00:07 +0000

On July 4, 1998, a trio of ATV riders found a body near an interstate exit in the Las Vegas desert. What the police thought was an apocalyptic skinhead was really Airmen Dan Shersty, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. Days later, they found the body of Lin Newborn, a local punk scene staple. The two men were best friends and the leaders of the local Anti-Racist Action group. They'd been lured to the desert by men with polar opposite views and murderous intentions.

Sources cited within episode

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The Mysterious Disappearance of the Thai Silk King

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:00:09 +0000

On Easter Sunday in 1967, Jim Thompson took an afternoon stroll in the Cameron Highlands’ hills. The American, known as the “king of Thai silk”, was on vacation in Malaysia with friends. Something happened during his walk and Thompson was never seen again. His disappearance remains a mystery.

SOURCES
https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,899490,00.html
https://jimthompsonhouse.org/foundation/#:~:text=On%20March%2027%2C%201967%2C%20Jim,Thompson%20III.
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-01208R000100100104-7.pdf
http://www.themosttraveled.com/NewLand/Jim%20Thompson%20story%20part%204.pdf
“Who Killed Jim Thompson?”; short film by Barry Broman; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cic9Wh-MSw
http://www.themosttraveled.com/NewLand/Disappearance%20of%20Jim%20Thompson%20final%20briefing%20for%20website.pdf

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The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Jarosz

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:00:05 +0000

On December 28, 1964, the quiet town of Garfield Heights, Ohio was shocked by the brutal stabbing death of 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz. While there were several suspects and even two confessions, most were excluded using methods that no longer hold up as evidence. Her murder remains unsolved.

SOURCES
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Cold-Case/Homicides/Jarosz
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8949797/beverly-jarosz
In the Wake of the Butcher; by James Badal
The Murder of Beverly Jaroszby Pete Dove
Other books cited within episode

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A Long, Strange Trip: Astral Projection & OBE

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 04:00:05 +0000

Have you ever felt like you’ve had an out-of-body experience? Surveys suggest that between 8 and 20 percent of people claim to have had something like an out-of-body experience at some point in their lives — a sensation of the consciousness, spirit, or "astral body" leaving the physical body.

SOURCES
https://www.wikihow.com/Perform-Astral-ProjectionBesant, A. 1896 Man and his bodies, London, Theosophical Publishing House
Taming the Astral Body: The Theosophical Society's Ongoing Problem of Emotion and ControlJohn L. CrowJournal of the American Academy of ReligionVol. 80, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2012), pp. 691-717 (27 pages)Astral Projection: A Strange Out-of-Body Experience in Dissociative Disorder; Monitoring Editor: Alexander Muacevic and John R Adler; Varchasvi Mudgal, Rashmi Dhakad, Rahul Mathur, Ujwal Sardesai, and Virendra Pal https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/astral-projection

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Mermaids: Myth, Lore & Manatees

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:04 +0000

Ariel wanted to be where the people were, but most of the half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea known as mermaids wanted to be left alone. These legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since the advent of written history. While legends in various parts of the world differ, there are some common themes, fairly credible sightings, and manatees galore.

SOURCES
Mermaid Tales from Around the World; January 1, 1999; by Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Troy Howell (Illustrator)
Mermaids: Myth, Kith and KinBy: Akanksha Singh December 24, 2022, JSTOR Daily

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:04 +0000

In 1992, young sailor Allen Schindler, after a series of events that outed him to his entire ship, was found beaten so severely that he was unrecognizable while returning to the USS Belleau Wood while docked in Japan. What followed was a series of blatant omissions from the US Navy regarding the details of his brutal murder.

SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/magazine/what-the-navy-taught-allen-schindler-s-mother.html
https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A80479/datastream/OCR/view https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2015/11/11/new-details-emerge-brutal-1992-murder-gay-sailor-allen-schindler https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-25-mn-755-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20240221212012/https://www.windycitytimes.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=53394

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The Entity

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:00:04 +0000

In the 1970’s Doris Bither claimed, among other ghostly happenings, to have been sexually assaulted by three ghosts. Her case inspired a 1978 novel by Frank De Felitta titled The Entity and a film of the same name. The case parallels other popular “based on a true story” horror films of the time—including The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror—blending themes of paranormal investigation, tormented victims, and evil spirits.

SOURCES
https://laghosttour.com/the-entity-house/
Hufford, David. 1982. The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.
https://barrytaff.net/2011/08/the-real-entity-case-2/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/2021/10/a-closer-look-at-the-entity-photographs/
Robert Young (2015). Parapsychology: Ghosts and Hauntings

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The Bizarre Disappearance of Joan Risch

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:00:05 +0000

Late on the afternoon of October 24, 1961, police were called to a home in Lincoln, Mass. after a neighbor reported seeing a trail of blood leading from the house to the driveway. She discovered the unsettling scene after a young girl living in the house returned from a playdate to find her mother, Joan Risch missing. Several unconfirmed sightings of a disoriented Risch walking on nearby roads later that day were reported. Her disappearance remains unsolved.

SOURCES
https://charleyproject.org/case/joan-carolyn-risch https://web.archive.org/web/20180505203355/http://www.truth-link.org/pdfs/imgall.pdf
Ahern, Stephen A. (2020). A Kitchen Painted in Blood. Jefferson, North Carolina

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The End For the Golden State Killer

Tue, 28 May 2024 04:00:04 +0000

In the conclusion of the Golden State Killer series, the mask is finally lifted using modern DNA technology and the man also known as the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist, and the Original Night Stalker is brought to justice.

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The Golden State Killer Part 2: The Original Night Stalker

Fri, 24 May 2024 04:00:05 +0000

While the moniker for the GSK was the East Area Rapist in Sacramento, he was given a variety of names during the murders in Southern California. The Original Night Stalker was the most commonly used of those names, and seven attacks in Southern California are attributed to him.

SOURCES
Cited in previous episode

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The Golden State Killer Part 1: The Visalia Ransacker/EAR

Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:03 +0000

The Golden State Killer is one of the most infamous serial killers in United States history. Also known as the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist, and the Original Night Stalker, the Golden State Killer was active from 1974 to 1986 across California, committing at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and more than 100 burglaries. In 2013, true crime writer Michelle McNamara coined the Golden State Killer to encompass the many different monikers given to the same criminal.

SOURCES
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-08/man-in-the-window https://tulareda.org/ransacker/https://www.science.org/content/article/we-will-find-you-dna-search-used-nab-golden-state-killer-can-home-about-60-white https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219171/Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer – September 19, 2017; by Kat Winters, Keith Komos
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark; by Michelle McNamara

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Serial Killer or Unluckiest Man Alive?

Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:04 +0000

When Mary Horton Vail died on Oct. 28, 1962, her husband, Felix Vail, told police she drowned in a freak accident in the Calcasieu River in Louisiana. He wasn’t prosecuted at the time, but more than 50 years later – after two other women he was last seen with went missing – his luck finally ran out.

SOURCES
STATE of Louisiana V. VAIL; 17–354; 12-28-2017 (appeal)
STATE of Louisiana v. William Felix VAIL

https://charleyproject.org/case/annette-michelle-craver-vail#:~:text=Details%20of%20Disappearance,never%20been%20heard%20from%20again.
https://charleyproject.org/case/sharon-hensley

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Ghost Marriages

Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:03 +0000

For over 3,000 years, certain regions of China have practiced a tradition known as yinhun, or ghost marriage. This ancient ritual marries the souls of a bride and groom in the afterlife to ensure their ghosts won't haunt their respective families. But with everything, there's a dark side to this ritual that includes kidnapping, murder, and bidding wars.

SOURCES

Lo, T.W. Ghost Brides and Crime Networks in Rural China. Asian J Criminol 17, 371–389 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-022-09367-6
https://www.chinesefolklore.org.cn/web/index.php?Page=3&NewsID=16820
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_25326714
https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F1191965271%2FNsFhYjqu4&domain=weibo.com&ua=Mozilla%2F5.0%20%28X11%3B%20CrOS%20x86_64%2014541.0.0%29%20AppleWebKit%2F537.36%20%28KHTML%2C%20like%20Gecko%29%20Chrome%2F123.0.0.0%20Safari%2F537.36&_rand=1715101831500&sudaref=

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The Lore of Red River Gorge

Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:04 +0000

Red River Gorge is a canyon system located in central eastern Kentucky. It's home to some of the best rock climbing in the country, great camping spots, and plenty of flora and fauna. But the deep woods may contain dangerous creatures (besides bears) and secrets that an unlucky few have encountered.

SOURCES
cited within episode

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The I-70 Killer

Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:04 +0000

It’s a case that spans hundreds of miles and has had hundreds of suspects nationwide. A killer targeted people when they least expected and executed them mercilessly. The identity of the I-70 Killer remains unknown.

SOURCES
Dead End: Inside the Hunt for the I-70 Serial Killer; by Bob Cyphers

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Disappeared on a Deserted Highway

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:04 +0000

On the morning of February 14, 2013, Nicole Waller left her boyfriend’s home and disappeared, never to be heard from again. Her body was never found, but her car was.

SOURCES

Cody Johnston v. State of Montana:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mt-supreme-court/2186463.html#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20February,Her%20body%20was%20never%20found.

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Open Water: The Disappearance of Serena Karlan & Bison Dele

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:04 +0000

After years of admiring each other from afar, Serena Karlan and Bison Dele decided the time was right to pursue a relationship. After 9/11, they embarked on a sailing adventure in the Pacific. The couple and boat captain disappeared after Bison’s brother showed up unannounced. They have never been found.

SOURCES
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-20-sp-dele20-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/09/20/deles-brother-in-custody/a14eebe9-b9d4-4332-aaac-609090469b24/https://www.deseret.com/2002/9/13/19677308/fbi-probe-centers-on-dele/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-believe-ex-nba-player-was-slain/https://nypost.com/2002/09/17/nba-stars-case-is-murder/

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Operation Ghost Stories

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:00:04 +0000

Do you know who your neighbors are? After the Cold War, the FBI arrested 10 people who’d been spying for Russia for more than a decade. They’d been blending in with Americans, but in reality, they were sleeper spies. Their objective was to disappear into a community and not be recognized for what they were, leaving many questioning who they could trust.

SOURCES

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/operation-ghost-stories-inside-the-russian-spy-case https://vault.fbi.gov/ghost-stories-russian-foreign-intelligence-service-illegals https://vault.fbi.gov/ghost-stories-russian-foreign-intelligence-service-illegals/documents https://vault.fbi.gov/ghost-stories-russian-foreign-intelligence-service-illegals/videos https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/09/russian-spies-swap-us

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The Unsolved Murder of Josh Dufort

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:00:46 +0000

When the body of 23-year-old Josh Dufort was found by the side of the road in Henderson, Nevada, it appeared at first to be a random crime. Only after investigators found two life insurance policies taken out in Josh’s name by a new friend did they realize he’d been murdered.

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The Burger Chef Murders

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:00:04 +0000

When a group of young Burger Chef employees went missing from their night shift, police initially thought they’d stolen money and run. It was soon apparent that they hadn't gone anywhere willingly.

SOURCES

https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/12/28/from-the-indystar-archives-the-1978-burger-chef-restaurant-murders/72054036007/
https://vault.fbi.gov/speedway-indiana-burger-chef/speedway-indiana-burger-chef-part-01/view
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/site-of-1978-burger-chef-murders-to-be-torn-down-speedway-indiana-indianapolis-5725-crawfordsville-road/531-5f0c51dd-f92d-469c-b64d-94970bc74497
https://www.findagrave.com/virtual-cemetery/621592

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Moon Magic, Demon-Loving Woman: Dion Fortune

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:00:05 +0000

Where we left off, Dion Fortune was in the midst of a divorce and living in The Belfry, about to embark on a new leg of her journey. This time I’m getting into the good, the bad, and the ugly the details of one of the most influential people in modern paganism and Wicca.

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The Mystical Psychic Journey of Dion Fortune

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:00:03 +0000

Dion Fortune was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist, and author. She co-founded the Fraternity of the Inner Light and several other Theosophical organizations. Fortune was a proponent of philosophies that she claimed had been taught to her by spiritual entities known as the Ascended Masters.

SOURCES

[ T. W. C. Moriarty], Seven Aphorisms of Creation, Seven Cosmic Principles
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893). The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy (Original from Harvard University (2 volumes) ed.). Theosophical Publishing Society. vol 2, p 143, 191.
Graf, S. J. (2007). The Occult Novels of Dion Fortune. Journal of Gender Studies, 16(1), 47–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589230601116182
https://viewfromthebighills.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-cosmic-doctrine-its-seven-laws_4.html

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The Stephenville Sightings

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:00:02 +0000

On a cool night in January of 2008, the town of Stephenville, Texas was inundated with unexplained aerial sightings. The incident received widespread media attention at the time and remains among the most notable UAP events in the 21st century.

SOURCES
https://web.archive.org/web/20080208225743/http://www.ufocasebook.com/2008/sorrellssaga1.html.web.archive.org/web/20080115055543/www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/14/ufo.sightings.ap/in
explorer.naco.org/?county_info=48143. Accessed 4 Oct. 2022
https://www.npr.org/2008/01/16/18146244/dozens-claim-they-spotted-ufo-in-texas
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a37xb/netflix-encounters-messengers-stephenville
https://www.npr.org/2008/01/24/18375952/air-force-alters-texas-ufo-explanation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenville,_Texas#UFO_sightings
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a4018/4304170/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2023/06/14/ufo-mania-surges-as-aerospace-experts-grapevine-lecture-sparks-intrigue/
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/MUFON_releases_report_on_UFO_sighting_in_Stephenville,_Texas

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Justice for Joyce

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:00:03 +0000

For 40 years, one mother worked diligently to ensure that her daughter’s killer would be brought to justice. After decades of chasing would-be suspects, police finally realized that the person who killed Joyce McClain had been hiding in plain sight all along.

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The Unsolved Murder of Brittany McGlone

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 04:00:02 +0000

When Brittany McGlone was found violently beaten to death in her boyfriend’s bed, the tiny town of Winnsboro, Texas was stunned. Her murder investigation shed light on the men in her life who had motives to kill her and also brought up long-kept secrets that would shock everyone in her life. Her murder remains unsolved, although there is one suspect that stands out above the rest.

SOURCES

https://memorials.beatyfuneralhome.com/brittany-mcglone/2317914/obituary.php
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/crime/family-left-disappointed-after-dismissal-wood-county-cold-case/501-1d47fd65-79eb-4e36-9fd9-b8298b40ca47
https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/we-will-never-give-up-brittany-mcglones-family-remembers-her-on-the-16th-anniversary-of-her-murder/
https://www.facebook.com/justiceforbrittanymcglone/
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/15-years-later-arrest-made-2007-texas-homicide-19-year-n1298619
https://www.woodcountymonitor.com/stories/mcglone-murder-suspect-freed-after-no-bill,161986

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The Grim Sleeper

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:00:02 +0000

The women of South Central, LA didn’t realize they were being hunted by a vicious killer in 1988. Police hadn’t yet connected a series of murdered women to the same man, but after an intended victim survived an attempt on her life, they realized that a serial killer was preying on women in the community. It would take decades, but the man known as the Grim Sleeper would eventually face justice.

SOURCES

The Grim Sleeper; by Christine Pelisek
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-grim-sleeper-victims-snap-htmlstory.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/grim-sleeper-dies-death-row/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/us/grim-sleeper-trial-verdict/index.html#:~:text=Jurors%20took%20less%20than%20two,between%20slayings%20attributed%20to%20him.

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Interview With a Vampire?

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:00:02 +0000

Tracey Wigginton is infamously known as the Lesbian Vampire Killer by Australians. Wigginton and three friends lured an inebriated Edward Baldock to his death, allegedly to drink his blood. Wigginton stabbed him more than 20 times, almost severing his head.

SOURCES
The Vampire Killer; by Ron Hickshttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/lesbian-vampire-killer-who-drank-victims-blood/news-story/09102844937bc5d7f8ae57a6ecaa7d23Biting the hand that breeds: The trials of Tracey Wigginton; Deb Verhoeven - https://www.academia.edu/600264/Biting_the_hand_that_breeds_The_trials_of_Tracey_Wigginton

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No One Saw a Thing: The Shooting of Ken Rex McElroy

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 04:00:02 +0000

Retribution came slowly for Skidmore, Missouri’s town scourge, Ken Rex McElroy. After committing a string of heinous crimes and never facing consequences, the townspeople took justice into their own hands. As McElroy sat in his truck in full view of more than 30 people, multiple gunshots rang out and the town bully was gone.

SOURCES
In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri - By Harry N. MacLean

https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/ken_mcelroy/index.html

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The Unsolved Disappearance of Cindy Anderson

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:00:02 +0000

Cynthia “Cindy” Anderson got ready one morning for her job as a legal secretary. Cindy made it to work and was seen as late as 9:45 am. When her boss arrived at noon, all of the office lights were on and the door was locked from the inside. Cindy’s car was still in the lot, but she was gone. She would never be seen again.

SOURCES
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adults-1/Anderson
https://unsolved.com/gallery/cynthia-anderson/
https://www.howtorecoverfromfundamentalism.com/relationships-and-the-recovering-fundamentalist/relationship-vulnerabilities/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_Anderson
https://charleyproject.org/case/cynthia-jane-anderson
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/50/717/2332708/
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2011/08/04/Woman-s-disappearance-a-mystery-after-30-years.html
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-messenger-cynthia/21140449/

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The Tragic Deaths of Bruce & Brandon Lee

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:00:02 +0000

The film industry and martial arts were changed forever by Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee. Not only were they father and son, but they each met a bizarre and untimely end, spawning many conspiracy theories and a possible family curse.

SOURCES

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664576/
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/06/us/no-charges-filed-in-actor-s-death-during-filming.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-01-mn-17681-story.html
The Crow: The Story Behind the Film; by Bridget Baiss
Bruce Lee: A Life; by Brandon Polly

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A Change of Heart

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:15:01 +0000

Personality changes following organ transplants have been reported for decades, including accounts of recipients acquiring the personality characteristics of their donor. There have been numerous studies done to determine whether this is a real phenomenon, but the question remains: can organ donation recipients really inherit memories, talents, and even the personality of the donor?

SOURCES

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830708002103 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-suicide-victims-shared-same-heart-wife/Pearsall, Paul, et al. “Organ transplants and cellular memories ” Nexus Magazine April/May 2005;12:3 <http://www.paulpearsall.com/info/press/3.html>.Fitzpatrick, Laura. “A Brief History of Heart Transplants” Time Magazine Nov. 16, 2009 < http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1939493,00.html>.https://www.esalq.usp.br/lepse/imgs/conteudo_thumb/Cellular-Memory-in-Organ-Transplants.pdfCellular memory; R.T. CarrollDo cells remember?; P. JanisTransplants, cellular memory, and reincarnation; L. DosseyMechanisms of epigenetic memory; A. D’Urso et al.

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You Will Not Fear the Terror of Night: The 200 Demon House

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 05:00:02 +0000

Latoya Ammons and her three children claimed they were possessed by demons in an astonishing case that saw the involvement of police, children’s services, and even an exorcism or three. This is the story of the Ammons House, known to those who’ve experienced it as the house of 200 demons.

SOURCES

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2014/05/the-200-demons-house-a-skeptical-demonologists-report/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/27/family-possessed-seeks-exorcism/4939953/https://dam.tmz.com/document/da/o/2018/12/25/dafb10e721185a53a22c7148d6bc4784.pdf https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/02/02/purported-demon-house-has-been-demolished-by-zak-bagans/79651146/Demon House; ID Discovery Documentary

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The Harlow/Bern House

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:02 +0000

High in the hills above Los Angeles, nestled in the trees of Benedict Canyon, sits a 1930 Craftsman-style house that was once home to one of Hollywood's biggest stars. From the outside, the looks like a picturesque movie set. But the truth about 9820 Easton Drive is anything but perfect.

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SOURCES

Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of Jean Harlow; by Eve Golden

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The Survival Story of Susan Walters

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000

A woman comes home after a long day of work as an emergency room nurse and is attacked by a man sent to kill her. Only she’s not the one who died. This is the survival story of Susan Walters.

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SOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-edward-dalton-haffey-j/18130967/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190611012642/http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1158292506182310.xml&coll=7
https://original.newsbreak.com/@true-crime-mysteries-megan-1588233/2807116309578-man-sends-a-hitman-to-kill-his-wife-but-she-strangled-her-attacker
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14859827
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2014/06/portlander_who_hired_hitman_to.html
https://kpic.com/news/local/man-who-hired-hit-man-to-kill-wife-dies-in-prison
https://www.mamamia.com.au/woman-killed-hitman-hired-to-kill-her/

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The Lake Michigan Triangle

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000

From UFO sightings to lost ships and planes, to its own underwater Stonehenge, Lake Michigan has enough oddities to rival the Bermuda Triangle.

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SOURCES
https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/9000-year-old-stonehenge-like-structure-found-under-lake-michigan
https://www.greatlakesboating.com/2018/02/michigan-triangle-part-one
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/localnews/michigan-triangle/article_fe323f89-84b1-5df7-9082-cba6d9690fe6.html
https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/greatlakes-edu/pdfs/GLCurriculum/Activities/ClimateWeather/WhatIsGLTriangle.pdf
https://wcsx.com/2022/10/10/meet-the-michigan-triangle-our-version-of-the-bermuda-triangle/
Lake Michigan Triangle, The: Mysterious Disappearances and Haunting Tales (American Legends) – August 29, 2022by Gayle Soucek (Author)
https://blog.vortexboats.com/Mysterious-Lake-Michigan--The-Other-Bermuda-Triangle--1-59.html

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre stunned the world on February 14, 1929, when Chicago’s North Side erupted in gang violence. Gang warfare ruled the city during the late 1920s, as chief gangster Al Capone sought to gain control over the illegal sales of alcohol and other vices by eliminating his rivals.

SOURCES

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, William J. Helmer Jr. and Arthur J. Bilek
https://vault.fbi.gov/St.%20Valentines%20Day%20Massacre
https://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041019072541/http://foia.fbi.gov/stvalen/stvalen2.pdf

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The Vampire of Bergamo Part 2

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000

In part 2 of the ghastly tale of Vincenzo Verzeni, he is finally arrested and tried for his heinous crimes. His appeals exhausted, Verzeni finally admits to the depravity of his horrendous deeds.

Sources cited within episode

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The Vampire of Bergamo

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 05:00:03 +0000

In the late 19th century, a predator stalked the women and girls of Bergamo, Italy. The late 1800s saw a rise in serial sexual killings, some of the worst of which were committed by a killer known as the Vampire of Bergamo.

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SOURCES
Cited within episode

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Creepy Confidential x Autumn's Oddities After Dark

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:35:01 +0000

Hello there gentle listeners. I'm still on the mend, getting slightly better each day. Until I get my voice back, please enjoy this entertaining conversation (if I sound loopy, I didn't realize I was sick yet) with fellow Darkcast Network member Creepy Confidential. We cover everything from UFO conspiracies, our favorite cryptids, and the possibility of millennial ghosts. Buckle up, things got weird!

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The Curious Case of Chuck Morgan

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:00:02 +0000

In 1977, escrow agent Charles Morgan went missing for several days only to return home unable to speak, missing a shoe, and with plastic handcuffs on his wrists and ankles. After being taken, he was determined it wouldn't happen again. Not only did it happen again, but Charles Morgan never returned home. While his death was ruled by police as a suicide, the details surrounding the case add up to something much more sinister.

SOURCES
https://unsolved.com/gallery/chuck-morgan/
https://helloambler.com/however-there-were-major-problems-with-the-suicide-ruling/
https://archive.org/details/Danny-Casolaro
https://www.grunge.com/675172/the-odd-mystery-behind-charles-c-morgans-death/
https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/cold-case-strange-evidence-found-in-on-near-man-s/article_e84a1034-c078-5a43-81a1-e602f52eda02.html
https://www.12news.com/article/features/mysterious-death-botched-execution-and-disappearing-honeymooners-arizonas-horror-stories/75-486962872

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The Shark Arm Murder

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:00:02 +0000

On April 17, 1935, a fisherman hooked a small shark off Coogee Beach in Australia. Then a 13-foot, or four-meter, tiger shark swallowed the smaller shark, allowing itself to be caught by the hook as well. The fisherman just so happened to own an aquarium and decided the tiger shark would be his new attraction. But the small shark wasn’t the only thing the large tiger shark had gobbled up, though. Something the predator ate didn’t agree with it and would soon come back up.

SOURCES

The Shark Arm Case - By Vince Kelly

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qv3eyw/australias-weirdest-unsolved-murder-case-began-with-a-shark-coughing-up-a-human-arm

https://sharkattackfile.net/spreadsheets/pdf_directory/1935.04.25-SharkArmCase.pdf

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/how-severed-arm-regurgitated-by-tiger-shark-led-to-murder-mystery/news-story/183aa1246bdaa589cbc4b28965c04c1a

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The Mysterious Death of the Eight Day Bride

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:55:40 +0000

How a newlywed bride from Toronto drowned in just nine inches of stream water while her honeymoon cottage went up in flames is a mystery that gripped the city in 1947 and continues to puzzle investigators and the public.

SOURCES

Cited within episode

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Biosphere Madness

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:03 +0000

In the 1990s, a group of self-proclaimed hippies spent two years sealed inside a dome called Biosphere 2. Their glass-protected utopia turned out to be anything but, as they ended up nearly starving and gasping for air.

SOURCES
https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/spaceship-earth-review-biosphere-2-documentary.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/spaceship-earth-tells-the-wild-story-of-biosphere-2-steve-bannons-eco-cult-disaster
https://biosphere2.org/about/about-biosphere-2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/01/08/biosphere-2-bogus-new-world/f2de366a-ed63-42a0-ae39-0393db18ea46/?utm_term=.5f1efce4d751
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Biosphere-2
https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/biosphere-2-what-really-happened https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/2021/8067539

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The Infamous Trial of Lizzie Borden

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:00:03 +0000

While many believed they knew the identity of the Fall River axe murderer, Lizzie Borden's trial attorneys put forth a defense made easier by the lack of evidence against her. Was she guilty? Did she have an accomplice? Or, was she innocent?

SOURCES

cited within

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The Murders of Andrew & Abby Borden

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:00:03 +0000

The Lizzie Borden murder case is one of the most famous in American criminal history. The New England crime and its seeming senselessness captivated the national press. And the horrible identity of the alleged murderer was immortalized by the children’s rhyme passed down through generations. This episode examines the murders of Lizzie's father Andrew and his wife, Abby.

SOURCES

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1439-autopsies
https://www.westfield.ma.edu/historical-journal/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lizzie-borden.pdf http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/LizzieBorden/bordenchrono.html
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-lizzie-borden https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lizzie-Borden-American-murder-suspect
Joseph Conforti, What It Means to Be American

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Killing The Missoula Mauler

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:03 +0000

Wayne Nance is one of the few serial killers to be killed by his final intended victims. Unfortunately, it would be too late for at least three people whose lives were snuffed out by the Missoula Mauler.

SOURCES

To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer; By John Coston
https://billingsgazette.com/wayne-nance-the-missoula-mauler/article_af33b419-ca33-50b8-b5e6-c592d4b23373.html
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-fleshing-out-the-bones/114717658/
https://www.khq.com/all_abc_fox/montana-murder-mysteries-the-gruesome-world-of-missoula-mauler-wayne-nance/article_a833d179-cf5c-5d4b-84e6-a6acb1dba557.html

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The Santa Claus Stick-Up

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

When Santa walked into First National Bank on December 23, 1927, it wasn't to make a deposit or apply for a loan. He was there to make a permanent withdrawal at gunpoint, along with his helper. What ensued was a massive manhunt for the bandits and a lot less holiday cheer in the town of Cisco, Texas.

SOURCES

https://archive.org/details/StartlingDetectiveMar1930/page/n13/mode/2up
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609749/santa-claus-bank-robbery-1927
http://www.texasescapes.com/MaggieVanOstrand/The-Night-the-Posse-Chased-Santa.htm
House, Boyce (March 1930). "The Santa Claus Bank Robbery".

Startling Detective Adventures"Wounded Cisco Bank Bandit Reveals Names of His Four Alleged Accomplices in Crime".

The Cisco Daily News. December 25, 1927"Third Victim of Cisco Holdup Dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 8, 1928

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Frozen: The Murder of Joanna Yeates

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

Never before had a missing pizza and a grey sock played such vital roles in a murder investigation. But this was all the police had to go on when 25-year-old landscape architect Joanna Yeates went missing on December 17, 2010.

SOURCES

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/joanna-yeates-killing-timeline
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/28/joanna-yeates-may-have-known-killer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12117460
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14339807
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/30/joanna-yeates-landlord-watched-arrest
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8820130/Vincent-Tabak-told-prison-chaplain-I-killed-Joanna-Yeates.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8820130/Vincent-Tabak-told-prison-chaplain-I-killed-Joanna-Yeates.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20140906044940/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Vincent-Tabak-killed-Joanna-Yeates/story-13588955-detail/story.html

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The Demon Slayer School

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

Led by a direct descendant of the God Thor, the warriors of the modern mystery school are dedicated to saving the planet with their own secret methods of martial arts, metaphysics, and magic. Former members claim that it isn’t all spiritual enlightenment, though, they allege that the school is nothing more than an MLM bordering on a cult.

SOURCES

https://www.incentrelondon.com/7-mystery-schools
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78ay3/inside-the-bizarre-cult-whose-members-allege-sexual-and-financial-exploitation
https://dialogueireland.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/modern-mystery-school-on-the-dialogue-ireland-blog-a-brief-history/
https://modernmysteryschoolint.com/

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The Disappearance of Lucie Blackman

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

It should have been the trip of a lifetime: two 21-year-old friends from the UK moved to Tokyo during a gap year to work and live in one of the most exciting cities in the world. But less than a month later, one of the women, Lucie Blackman, went missing. Her distraught family flew to Japan on a desperate search to find her, and one of the biggest manhunts in the country’s history began. What they found was a monster of unspeakable proportions.

SOURCES

People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman. By Richard Lloyd Parry. Jonathan Cape

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-06/tokyo-hostess-bars-little-understood-part-of-japans-nightlife/7927038

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A Deadly Date

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

When Colorado musician Scott Sessions didn't show up for a sold-out gig, his bandmates were worried but couldn't have imagined where he was. The discovery of a smoldering corpse in the mountains would lead investigators on a hunt for his killer and eventually, another body.

SOURCES

Case Motions and Transcript: Colorado v. Kevin Dean Eastman
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2022/07/22/peif-farewell-to-a-friend-justice-is-served-in-the-murders-of-scott-sessions-and-heather-frank/
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2020/10/16/months-after-murder-greeley-musician-details-emerge-case/3677990001/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/colorado-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-vicious-acts-of-violence-jealousy-and-control-in-murders-of-ex-girlfriend-and-her-new-lover/
https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

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Love Has Won

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:03 +0000

What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the group’s leader “Mother God” was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights, the eyeless sockets of her skull decorated with glitter.

SOURCES
Cited within episode

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The Music Box Murder

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

Lisa Ziegert drew people in with her sparkling blue eyes and warm smile. Her laughter was contagious. But her light was snuffed out and her murder remained unsolved for decades.

SOURCES

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/
https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2019/09/25/suspect-in-1992-slaying-of-mass-teachers-aide-pleads-guilty/
https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/lisa-ziegert-killer-gary-schara-hand-wrote-letters-saying-he-was-ready-to-face-the-music-25-years-after-murder.html
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5741697/lisa-zeigert-dateline-murder-case-gary-schara/
https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/09/gary_schara_ziegert_dna_evidence.html#:~:text=Those%20results%20finally%20came%20with,the%2025%20year%2Dold%20crime.&text=It%20is%20no%20exaggeration%20to,in%20its%20infancy%20in%201992.

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No Thank You: Turkey Day Crimes

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

The holidays are stressful for most of us, but especially for the folks on this list of turkey day dumb as*ses. Enjoy this smattering of thefts gone wrong, holiday stabbings, and cautionary tales.

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The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

Where is the tomb of Alexander the Great, one of the greatest rulers and military strategists of all time? He was only 33 years old when he died in 323 BC, but his final resting place remains a mystery.

SOURCES

http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma
Chugg, A. M. (2004), The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great, London.

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Pigeons, Peace Beams, & Death Rays: The Last Years of Nikola Tesla

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

In the second half of Nikola Tesla's life, the brilliant inventor conceived inventions that were precursors to technology we use daily. What he lacked was funding and support for his visions. One idea that came just before WWI that Tesla believed would end war forever: his "peace beam". Of course, the particle beam was only theoretical, but that didn't deter several countries from trying to weaponize it.

SOURCES

See previous episode

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Master of Lightning: Nikola Tesla

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

The engineer and scientist Nikola Tesla's name is surrounded by mystery and conspiracy theories, with speculation that he created a death ray. The scientist also had a plan for a massive tower that would, if it worked, create free electricity for all but died before he could execute his vision. After his death, his papers were seized by the FBI, but for what purpose?

SOURCES
https://vault.fbi.gov/nikola-tesla/Nikola%20Tesla%20Part%2001%20of%2003/view
https://www.chemeurope.com/en/encyclopedia/Free_energy_suppression.html
https://web.mit.edu/most/Public/Tesla1/alpha_tesla.html
https://www.history.com/news/nikola-tesla-files-declassified-fbi
https://www.energy.gov/articles/top-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-nikola-tesla
https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_mispapers.html

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The Cryptic Murder of Ricky McCormick

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 05:00:04 +0000

A man is found dead in the middle of a cornfield. The police are perplexed as to how he got there and what happened to him. Even more puzzling were the cryptic notes found in his pocket that no one, including the FBI, has been able to solve.

SOURCES

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2
https://www.kmov.com/2022/01/21/puzzling-case-help-solve-this-cryptic-cold-case-that-has-stumped-detectives/
https://www.stltoday.com/news/article_bcc02074-5b1a-11e0-b199-0017a4a78c22.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/us/01code.html

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The Blackout Ripper

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:03 +0000

In the cover of mandatory darkness, Gordon Frederick Cummins terrorized London during a six-day spree of murder and assault. A total of seven women were attacked, with four of them killed. Cummins, who had enlisted in the Royal Air Force, was stationed in northern London. Mainly attacking sex workers, the city became his hunting ground for a week.

SOURCES

The Blackout Murders: The Shocking True Story, By Neil R. Storey

In the Dark: The True Story of the Blackout Ripper, by Simon Read

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It Never Left

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:00:04 +0000

Happy Halloween! I've got something a little different for you, it's an original horror story I wrote based partially on true events. Decide what's real and what's not for yourselves!

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Monster Mash Monday

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Darkcast Network presents an assortment of our favorite cryptids and monsters! I'll be telling the tale of the Goatman of Pope Lick!

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Witches Cauldron Sunday...maybe a Vampire Too!

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Join me and some of my Darkcast Network family as we tell you the tales of some of our favorite witches... I'll be offering Hannah Cranna, the Witch of Monroe!

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Wicked Intentions

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Darkcast Network presents true crime cases sure to send a shiver up your spine as part of our Wicked Week of Halloween!

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Freaky Friday - A Haunting We Shall Go!

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Enjoy this bonus treat of an episode from myself and other Darkcast Network members, but be warned, it's a scary good time!

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In Space No One Can Hear You Scream

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Space is vast, cold, and dark which makes it the perfect setting for terrifying tales. Some of those who were brave enough to venture into the unknown had encounters that they couldn’t explain, but they sure tried to.

SOURCES

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/04/07/cooper-ufo-stories-from-credible-sources/8607ee62-1f41-4c66-b6c2-3ee9e848c6bc/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2a5vg8/i_am_buzz_aldrin_engineer_american_astronaut_and/cirrtxp/

Space snake: https://www.youtube.com/watchsi=om9MdUS3T637qOqF&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Farnettfiles.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjQsMTY0NTA2&feature=emb_share&v=krKIHoSTGnI

https://www.google.com/urlq=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/04/10/buzz-aldrins-ufo-sighting-moon-missions-mystique-might-have-simple-explanation/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1698165870415781&usg=AOvVaw1WpFeN8XRMXQwUOU2t2VgU

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/10/11/nasas-gordon-cooper-lived-with-ufo-secret-and-made-it-his-mission-to-expose-alien-knowledge/

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The Exorcist Murderer

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:00:04 +0000

The film The Exorcist has no shortage of lore surrounding its production. Strange deaths, injuries, and accidents plagued the film, but perhaps the most terrifying thing that happened on set was a scene that included a real-life killer. Paul Bateson killed at least one man and confessed to killing many more, but was he a serial killer or was he looking for a reduced sentence?

SOURCES

https://inmagazine.ca/2021/10/queer-crime-the-legend-of-the-serial-killer-who-was-in-the-exorcist/

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/07/archives/murderer-of-a-writer-is-implicated-in-cases-of-unsolved-slayings-he.html

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19771031&id=-QBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6360,2217416

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2008/a5885-05-opn.html

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The Night a Killer Canceled Halloween

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:40:02 +0000

Nearly 30 years ago, the streets of Bellaire, Ohio were eerily quiet on Halloween night. No children dressed as ghouls or goblins rang doorbells and asked for candy that night, trick or treat was canceled because of one young man and his horrifying actions.

SOURCES
https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951006-01.2.52&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951004-01.2.11&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------https://ledenews.com/convicted-double-murderer-nathan-brooks-eligible-for-parole-in-2025/https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A337726

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The Werewolf of Bedburg

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:00:02 +0000

In the late 16th century, the town of Bedburg, Germany was terrorized by a creature that slaughtered its cattle and stole its women and children, killing them with unspeakable cruelty. The horrified townspeople feared that they were being besieged by a demon, or, equally as bad, a vicious werewolf who lived among them.

SOURCES

The Werewolf in Lore and Legend (Dover Occult); Montague Summers
https://danarehn.com/2022/05/04/werewolf-petter-stump/

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/10/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europe
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-damnable-life-and-death-of-stubbe-peeter-a-werewolf-1590

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The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Before Jack the Ripper began his reign of terror, there was another mysterious entity stalking the streets of London. His name was Spring-Heeled Jack. During the Victorian era, Jack quite literally leaped into the headlines. Described as an impish ghoul by some newspapers, he has inspired authors and even the DC Comics anti-hero, Batman.

SOURCES

The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack: Victorian Urban Folklore and Popular Cultures; Book by Karl Bell

The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack | Book by John Matthews

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Film vs. History: The Amityville Horror

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

In 1974, as his parents and four siblings slept in their three-story home in Long Island, New York, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. executed them. In the aftermath, the crime scene became the subject books and a hit movie series, "The Amityville Horror."

Sources cited within the episode

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Stranded at the Party: The Murder of Chelsea Bruck

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Every year, a local musician would throw a huge Halloween party in Frenchtown Township, Michigan. Between 600 and 1000 guests would flock in their costumes to dance and drink around a bonfire until the wee hours. This was a huge party for the small town and 22-year-old Chelsea Bruck was thrilled to go. After a series of unfortunate events, Chelsea was stranded and walked away from the party alone, never to be seen alive again.

SOURCES

People v. Daniel Clay - Monroe County, Michigan – 38th Circuit Court - 16-243127-FC
https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2017/329692.html
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/who-chelsea-bruck-die-oxygen-series-dateline-secrets-uncovered-explore-halloween-murder
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/10/27/chelsea-bruck-murder-time-line/805527001/
https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2017/07/judge_to_killer_of_chelsea_bru.html
https://awnaves.medium.com/the-ghastly-halloween-rape-and-murder-of-chelsea-bruck-5ec4dedbd258

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Dangerous Games

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Playing paranormal games is tempting to many, especially this time of year. Some are a rite of passage in our youth, just harmless fun, and some are terrifying games where the objective is to survive the night. Play at your own risk, but be warned, some of these games are not for the faint of heart.

SOURCES

Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark; By Lucia Peters

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They Came in Through the Mirror

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000

If you say Candyman in the mirror five times, legend has it that he’ll appear and you’ll meet an unfortunate end. You’ve probably heard the urban legend and seen the movie, but you might not know that the movie is loosely based on a 1987 murder in Chicago when a killer came through a mirror.

SOURCES

https://www.chicagoganghistory.com/housing-project/grace-abbott-homes/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1068/p6466
https://casetext.com/case/mccoy-v-chicago-housing-authority
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/cause-of-death/
https://theconversation.com/candyman-the-urban-legends-behind-the-movie-and-why-we-find-them-irresistible-167126
https://www.google.com/search?q=hook+hand+urban+legen&rlz=1CAUSZT_enUS974US974&oq=hook+hand+urban+legen&aqs=chrome..69i57.7270j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Movie Monsters

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000

We’ve all got one. The thing we saw in a movie or heard a scary story about that struck a nerve somewhere within us, perhaps in our youth, causing a fear we can’t quite explain that persists into adulthood. For me, it’s not a monster, but it’s body horror that really gets under my skin. But for so many, the movies they watched as children and the monsters within them have left lasting impressions. Whether it’s Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Mummy, or Pennywise the clown from Stephen King’s IT, there’s most likely some creature on this list that scared you as a kid and possibly still does.

SOURCES

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror – October 12, 2021; by Michael Mallory (Author), Jason Blum (Foreword)

https://www.britannica.com/list/10-famous-clowns-from-comical-to-creepy#:~:text=John%20Wayne%20Gacy&text=This%20serial%20killer%20is%20arguably,charity%20events%20and%20children's%20parties

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/news/history-universal-monsters/

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Unknown Caller: The Strip Search Scam

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000

The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mainly in small US towns, that lasted for 10 years, beginning in 1994. An unknown male caller would phone a restaurant, claiming to be a police officer would convince managers to conduct strip searches of employees, and to perform other bizarre and humiliating acts on behalf of "the police". More than 70 such phone calls were reported in 30 US states before finally coming to an end in 2004 with an arrest.

SOURCES

Louise Ogborn v. McDonald's Corp., et al.
https://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?s=AZ&d=34103

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/investigations/2022/05/05/strip-search-hoax-kentucky-mcdonalds-fake-officer-scam/9598367002/https://netflixlife.com/2022/12/16/dont-pick-up-the-phone-what-happened-to-louise-ogborn/https://www.the-sun.com/news/6920053/who-is-louise-ogborn-and-where-is-she-now/https://web.archive.org/web/20100505233036/http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2007/09/courts_mcdonald.html

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:02 +0000

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a Halloween essential that has endured for centuries. Washington Irving's 1820 tale of a headless horseman who terrorizes the real-life village of Sleepy Hollow is considered one of America's first ghost stories.

SOURCES

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/nyregion/who-was-the-real-ichabod-crane.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FIrving%2C%20Washington
https://hudsonvalley.org/
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/27/nyregion/soapbox-ichabod-crane-s-namesake-or-not.html
https://ghostcitytours.com/ghost-stories/irish-ghost-stories/the-dullahan/

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The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:02 +0000

The Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders remain some of the Bay Area’s most baffling unsolved crimes. At least six women and girls were killed in the span of a few years, all of their bodies dumped nude on the sides of roads in Sonoma County, and all of them missing some personal item.

SOURCES

Lost Cost Highway, by Gray George

https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/239211

https://www.santarosahitchhikermurders.com/docs/scso_report.pdf

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sheriffs-officials-check-for-link-between-recent-cold-case-and-infamous-sa/

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The Fake Rockefeller

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000

For three decades, the man born Christian Gerhartsreiter claimed to be someone else. He posed as a British baronet, a cardiologist in Las Vegas, a Hollywood producer, a bond broker in New York, and, finally, as a member of the famous Rockefeller family.

Gerhartstreiter was arrested in 2008 after a weeklong FBI hunt for him and his daughter, whom he abducted during a scheduled custody visit. Within days of his arrest, Rockefeller’s true identity was discovered and word spread that he was the primary suspect in an unsolved 1985 murder in California.

SOURCES

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal

https://www.npr.org/2011/07/10/137624164/30-year-con-from-german-kid-to-rockefeller-scion

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/18/clark-rockefeller-murder-charge

https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/christian-gerhartsreiter-convicted-of-john-sohus-murder

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The Red Barn Murder

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:00:03 +0000

For 19th-century England, this was a tawdry tale of tragedy. But it has a supernatural twist that made it a sensational piece of newspaper fodder. It’s a bizarre and twisted tale of deceit and murder, seemingly solved by one woman’s dreams.

SOURCES

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Murder-in-the-Red-Barn

An Authentic and Faithful History of the mysterious murder of Maria Marten; By J Curtis

https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/22610885.really-happened-notorious-murder-red-barn-polstead/

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The Pizza Delivery Thrill Killings

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:04 +0000

On April 19, 1997, two men were lured to their deaths after a pair of teens ordered a pizza to be delivered to an abandoned house in Franklin, New Jersey. When asked why they did it, the teens said, “just for the thrill of it”.

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/22/nyregion/2-held-in-thrill-killings-of-pizza-men.html
https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2015/04/19/slain-son-s-memory-still/4043273007/
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/gallara-v-koskovich-886072092
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/2001/a-22-99-opn.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=8GpnqiGTAS0C&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=vreeland+and+koskovich&source=bl&ots=DDhoSbBjN6&sig=ACfU3U3aszae8BKM5nGjNkPQfZmmG_KUtA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdq7779ISBAxUUnWoFHdBUAFQ4MhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=vreeland%20and%20koskovich&f=false

The Pizza Killers: Just For the THRILL of It; by David Laiosa

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The Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:03 +0000

A well-known local news anchor vanished from her apartment parking lot, leaving behind a trail of belongings and her car. With little evidence and few eyewitness details, the search for Jodi Huisentruit went cold. Neither she nor her body has ever been found.

SOURCES

https://findjodi.com/
https://www.kimt.com/content/news/new-developments-regarding--508713111.html
https://uncovered.com/cases/jodi-huisentruit
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/michelle-martinko/
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1907&dat=19950629&id=MOAxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4986,3828051
https://www.kcci.com/article/jodi-huisentruit-disappearance-new-information-2023/44104613

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The Hangman

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Gerard John Schaefer was convicted for murders he committed while he was working as a police officer. While he was convicted of murdering "only" two victims, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer exhausted his appeals while simultaneously boasting — in writing and in conversation — of having murdered over eighty women and girls, although the true number of victims is unknown.

SOURCES

https://www.newspapers.com/article/31335180/lg-crime-serial-murderercop-girl/
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/133727420/
https://www.newspapers.com/article/100219708/fort-lauderdale-news/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/778633187
https://www.newspapers.com/article/103108202/the-palm-beach-post/
https://web.archive.org/web/20220709143237/https://www.miamighostchronicles.com/the-devil-tree.html
Parker, RJ (2014). "Protect and Serve: Gerard John Schaefer". In Hartwell, Deb (ed.). Serial Killer Groupies.
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/schaefer-gerard.htm

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The Slip & Fall Staging of Stacy Feldman

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:00:03 +0000

When Stacy Feldman died after allegedly falling in the shower, her friends and family knew something was off. The scene didn’t make sense and the autopsy couldn’t determine her cause of death. That, coupled with a visit from a mystery woman, led a group of women on a seven-year journey to find out what really happened.

SOURCES

https://gazette.com/denver-gazette/murder-suspect-on-house-arrest-has-been-on-bike-rides-around-denver-and-posted-the/article_653dae6a-aa98-11eb-97b3-4f4cf0b3eb70.html

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/denver-murder-case-robert-stacy-feldman-timeline/73-028b4b2b-f09b-43ff-99e3-a31b94e2a07d

https://patch.com/colorado/denver/robert-feldmans-denver-court-appearance-delayed

https://naplesshelter.org/strangulation/

https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/supreme-court/2019/18sa284.html

https://www.scribd.com/document/373141326/Robert-Feldman-Arrest-Denver

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The Abduction of Betty & Barney Hill, Part 2

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Their experience would kick off an Air Force inquiry, part of the secretive initiative Project Blue Book. The incident would also become the first-ever widely publicized alien abduction account and shape how stories like it were told from then on. Debate continues on whether the Hills were delusional, mentally unstable, fueled by sleep deprivation, or just plain liars

SOURCES

See Pt. 1

Analysis of the dress worn by Betty Hill during the September 19, 1961 abduction in New Hampshire; Author :Phyllis A. Budinger

https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/8862147/alien_abduction.pdf?sequence=1

https://www.astronomy.com/issues/1974/december-1974/

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The Abduction of Betty & Barney Hill, Part 1

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Betty and Barney Hill were catapulted into the international spotlight when in September of 1961 they claimed to have been abducted by aliens in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. While driving home to Portsmouth after a trip to Montreal, Canada in the middle of the night, they saw lights approaching from the sky. What followed is said to be the first well-documented and possibly the most legitimate UFO abduction in history.

SOURCES

https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006

https://www.nicap.org/reports/610919hill_report2.pdf

Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience: The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction – July 23, 2007by Stanton T. Friedman and Kathleen Marden

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/us/betty-hill-85-figure-in-alien-abduction-case-dies.html

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The Alabama Axe Murderess

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 04:00:02 +0000

What was left of the two men found scattered across Alabama backroads was known simply as “Mr. X” and “Mr. Y. It took nearly three weeks to identify them. They both looked the same, though, their arms and legs had been removed at the shoulders and hips. Their heads were still attached, but shotgun blasts to their faces rendered them unrecognizable. Police suspected this to be the work of a maniacal vagabond. It never occurred to authorities that they should be looking for an axe-wielding woman right in their own backyard.

SOURCES

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2017/01/08/don-noble-reporter-recounts-infamous-two-torsos-murder-case/22765700007/

Mr. X and Mr. Y; by Don Brown, 2016

https://www.newspapers.com/article/3215551/conclusion_of_viola_hyatt_trial/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/28491277/viola_hyatt_declared_sane_2101960/

https://alamosindex.lib.auburn.edu/vufind/Record/ADAHamg124829

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Spirit Portal: The Lee Family Haunting

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Portals act as a gateway to another plane of existence. Sometimes referred to as an energy vortex, or just a vortex, they allow spirits and other supernatural to pass through into our world. One family bought a house not realizing that they very well may have moved into a portal, in the Black Forest of Colorado, reportedly one of the most haunted places in the United States.

SOURCES

https://www.thirstcolorado.com/source/haunted-colorado

The Haunting Investigation of Black Forest; By John Kuykendall

https://hashtagcoloradolife.com/black-forest-colorado/

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The Denver Airport Conspiracy

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Before construction even began in September 1989, conspiracy theories have plagued Denver International Airport (DIA). The bustling airport has run the gamut of conspiracy classics, from hidden underground bunkers to secret societies, to aliens, to apocalyptic artwork. This conspiracy theory has something for everyone, including a demonic horse sculpture.

SOURCES

https://www.flydenver.com/sites/default/files/pressKit/den_Conspiracies.pdf

https://nymag.com/news/features/conspiracy-theories/denver-airport-bunker/

https://www.denver.org/blog/post/myths-denver-airport/

https://www.flydenver.com/great_hall/denfiles

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/insider/chasing-conspiracy-theories-at-the-denver-airport.html

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The Revenge Killing of Trent DiGiuro

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:03 +0000

At 2:40 a.m. on July 17, 1994, a gunman peered through the scope of a high-powered rifle and took aim. Some 100 yards away, the target was sitting in a brown leather chair on the front porch of the blue house at 570 Woodland Avenue, just off the University of Kentucky’s campus in Lexington. Suddenly the quiet was shattered by the rifle's crack. The bullet hit its target, Trent DiGiuro, in the left ear, killing him instantly. It would take six years before his killer was identified and only through the actions of one brave woman.

SOURCES

https://trentdigiurofoundation.org/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ky-court-of-appeals/1542419.html

https://www.aseaofblue.com/2010/11/17/1819452/kentucky-football-remembering-trent-digiuro

Ragland v. Commonwealth: https://casetext.com/case/ragland-v-commonwealth-2

Commonwealth v. Ragland

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Murder in Room 205

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

On Nov 11th, 1983, the housekeeping staff at the Comfort Inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico was making their round afters check-out time. When the housekeeper got to room 205, she knocked on the door, and after getting no response, let herself in using her pass key. The housekeeper entered the room and within seconds, she realized she’d walked into a nightmare.

SOURCES

https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/19-years-later-killer-confesses/article_7a468959-99d9-55ab-af7b-1ae4f9cb22d9.html
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/a-decade-of-fear-women-who-were-killed-or-went-missing-in-santa-fe-during/article_3df494d8-c829-56d7-996e-d405c512b298.html
https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Man-pleads-guilty-to-two-20-year-old-murder-cases-7730449.php

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The Great Impostor

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:00:04 +0000

Ferdinand Waldo Demara held a lot of careers in his lifetime: he was a surgeon who successfully amputated a man's leg on a Canadian Naval ship, a Trappist monk, a prison warden, a pastor, and a professor of philosophy. How, you ask, could one man have mastered so many different skills? Well, he didn’t. Demara was possibly the greatest conman the world has ever seen and was only found out when his photo was put in a newspaper article commending his good work.

SOURCES

https://www.influenceatwork.com/7-principles-of-persuasion/

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/09/obituaries/ferdinand-waldo-demara-60-an-impostor-in-varied-fields.html

The Great Impostor: The Amazing Career of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, who Posed as a Surgeon, a Prison Warden, a Doctor of Philosophy, A Trappist Monk and Many, Many Others; by Robert Crichton

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Creature Feature: Mothman

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

What makes for a good modern myth? Is it something that seems to permeate pop culture and the minds of conspiracy theorists alike, but can’t be proven or disproven? Something that defies explanation yet so many attempt to explain it anyway?

The red-eyed, winged, bipedal, humanoid, bird creature known as the Mothman has intrigued the public for decades and his legend only continues to grow.

SOURCES
https://www.singularfortean.com/news/2017/6/10/a-timeline-of-the-chicago-flying-humanoid-sightings-so-far https://www.audubon.org/news/is-mothman-west-virginia-owl

Eyewitness account by Anthony Munger

https://u.osu.edu/vanzandt/2019/02/11/mothman-a-west-virginia-folklore/“

Couples See Man-Sized Bird…Creature…Something.” Point Pleasant Register, 16 Nov. 1966.

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Calls From a Killer

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Chaplain Bob Smith moved his family to a small town to escape big-city life. When his teenage daughter disappeared just steps away from their front door, he realized that evil could lurk anywhere.

SOURCES

https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/1990/23163-2.html
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/john-douglas-shari-smith
https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/34-years-ago-police-used-an-alabama-phone-number-to-solve-infamous-murder-of-2-girls.html
https://wach.com/news/local/a-former-miss-south-carolina-shares-story-of-triumph-through-tragedy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185320554/debra-may-helmick

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Destroyer of Worlds: Oppenheimer

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, the world’s first atomic bomb detonated in the New Mexico desert releasing a level of destructive power previously unknown to humanity. The first successful test of an atomic bomb, known as the Trinity Test, emitted as much energy as 21,000 tons of TNT and created a fireball that measured roughly 2,000 feet in diameter. That day, the world changed forever.

SOURCES

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer; May 1, 2006by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses, and Historians; July 7, 2020by Cynthia C. Kelly

https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hiroshima-nagasaki-75

https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/92/uranium

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Gone In 30 Seconds

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

On July 8, 2014, 28-year-old German national Lars Mittank was waiting in Bulgaria's Varna Airport for his flight back to Germany. Abruptly, Lars stood up from his chair and shouted, "I don't want to die here. I have to get out of here." He then dropped all of his belongings on the floor, including his cell phone and wallet, and began to run. His whereabouts are unknown.

SOURCES

https://www.grunge.com/639343/the-biggest-lars-mittank-theories-what-really-happened/https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/bulgarien-28-jaehriger-lars-mittank-verschwunden-interpol-sucht-ihn-a-989060.html https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-mystery-of-the-most-famous-missing-person-on-youtube-2https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/mental-health-disorders-common-following-mild-head-injury#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20reveals%20that,up%20care%20for%20these%20patients.

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Cursed Objects Vol. 2

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Get out your cursed objects bingo cards and see how you fare in the second installment! There are some very well-known items on the list and some you've probably never heard of. Either way, you'll at least know what to avoid should you come across one of these objects!

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The Writing on the Wall

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Karen Pannell was murdered in her home and it appeared that she’d written her killer’s name on the wall in her own blood. But was it a dying attempt to bring her murderer to justice, or was it a red herring?

SOURCES

https://casetext.com/case/permenter-v-state-
5

https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20130522a25

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2007/10/21/accused-tells-jury-his-side-in-stabbing-death/

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The Blood House

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:05:01 +0000

It was dark outside when the house at 1114 Fountain Drive began to bleed. The night had been like any other until a deep red liquid come up from the bathroom floor tiles. It seeped through the hardwood floors, splattered across the living room carpet, and seeped from nearly every crack and crevice in the house.

SOURCES

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19870911&id=VeZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6137,2292599&hl=en
https://cassandravoices.com/society-culture/culture/the-mythology-of-blood/
https://apnews.com/article/cd08567c68e800edf8b9123dc6828b37
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/us/source-of-blood-in-atlanta-house-still-a-mystery.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Raktabija

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Murder in the Lab

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Five days before her wedding, graduate student Annie Le disappeared from the secure research lab she worked in. Even with hours of surveillance footage and key card records, investigators couldn’t find her. Days later they would make a gruesome discovery that would confound them and shock the community.

SOURCES

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32810822
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/09/why-the-press-can-t-get-enough-of-harvard-or-yale-murders.html
https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-13-yale-missing_N.htm
https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-10-missing-student_N.htm

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The Bell Witch

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:00:02 +0000

It has been called America’s greatest ghost story and for good reason. In the decades since the “Witch” first manifested on the Bell family farm in the early 19th Century, the Bell Witch has attracted the attention of paranormal enthusiasts from around the world.

SOURCES

An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch: The Wonder of the 19th Century, and Unexplained, Joshua Gardner, 1894

An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch; Martin V. Ingram

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/robertson/2021/10/28/history-tennessee-bell-witch-could-science-explain-paranormal/8568160002/

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The Gentleman

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:00:02 +0000

In the low country fishing village of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, the locals are relaxed and friendly. Research librarian Laura Ling called Murrell’s Inlet home for a decade and everyone in town knew her by her warm smile. But a new man in town would everything upside down.

SOURCES

https://web.archive.org/web/20161221210508/http://www.doc.sc.gov/news/deathrowlist_0209.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20130725174336/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/04/18/met_450649.shtml
https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/2013/27224.html

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Gabby's Bones

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Newell Sessions thought he was being a good neighbor when he agreed to move “Gabby’s” shed. “Gabby” was moving from his Wyoming home and he made a deal with his neighbor that he would later regret. There was a lot more in that shed than Sessions bargained for, though, and a decades-long mystery was brought to light.

SOURCES

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/03/20/gabbys-bones-identified-joseph-mulvaney-iowa-missing-person-wwii-veteran-cold-case-homicide-murder/3129555002/
https://unsolved.com/gallery/skeleton-in-a-box/
https://mybighornbasin.com/unsolved-mysteries-the-skeleton-in-thermopolis/

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Watching, Waiting, Killing

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Stephanie Bennett was lovely inside and out. At just 22 years old, she had her whole life ahead of her. She got a great job out of college and moved to Raleigh, NC to start her adult life, but she didn't know someone was watching her and waiting for their moment to strike.

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The Queen of Death Valley

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Death Valley is a land of extremes. It is one of the hottest, driest, and lowest altitude places on Earth. Summer temperatures average well over 100 degrees and life in the desert can be incredibly difficult. So the name Death Valley seems like an accurate name for the region, but that wasn’t always the case. Legend has it that the actions of a demanding and greedy queen created the Death Valley of today.

SOURCES

https://historytogo.utah.gov/uhg-first-peoples-shoshone-indians/

http://mojavedesert.net/timbisha-shoshone/

https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm#:~:text=Death%20Valley%20is%20the%20largest,protected%20as%20officially%20designated%20Wilderness.

https://www.indigenouspeople.net/thequeen.htm

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Missing in Kansas: The Disappearance of Randy Leach

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Randy Leach got ready for a pre-graduation party on April 15, 1988, and left the house in his mother’s car. He picked up some friends and made a few stops before heading out to the secluded location. Randy was seen at the party by plenty of people, and although there are conflicting reports on whether he was drinking or taking drugs, he appeared very inebriated. Somehow, in the midst of a party, Randy and the car he drove there disappeared without a trace.

SOURCES

https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/mostwanted/mw_leach.shtml#:~:text=Leach%20had%20driven%20to%20the,his%20vehicle%20have%20been%20located.https://insearchofrandyleach.com/
https://www.kmbc.com/article/kmbc-cold-case-alberta-leachs-35-leavenworth-randy/40047400
https://charleyproject.org/case/randy-wayne-leach

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The Evil Spirit That Devours Mankind

Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

The Wendigo is a horrifying creature of Algonquin Native American legends said to devour human flesh, although it can never be satiated. But are they only part of Native American mythology or are there really cannibalistic creatures waiting for their next victim in the forest?

SOURCES

https://www.britannica.com/topic/wendigo

https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes/creatures/wendigo/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/

The Appropriation of the Windigo Spirit in Horror Literature; Kallie Hunchman, Ball State University

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The Drag Queen's Mummy

Fri, 26 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

The story of Dorian Corey, who is featured prominently in Paris Is Burning, is an aspirational one, but she was hiding an incredibly dark secret. Beneath the sequins dresses and feather boas in her closet, a decades-long secret lay decomposing.

SOURCES

The Drag Queen and the Mummy; Edward Conlon - Transition, No. 65 (1995), pp. 4-24 (21 pages); Published By: Indiana University Press

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OeQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=drag+queen+and+the+mummy&source=bl&ots=9P9lNELRMV&sig=ExToyAJtmc1naRfg0uv2HqUzj5k&hl=en&ei=KRw-TczzLMeh8QP_j4DbCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Appalachian Granny Witches

Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Appalachian granny witches were the doctors, midwives, healers, herbalists, and spiritual guides of their isolated communities for centuries. They used a combination of folk magic, herbal healing, religious scripture, and superstitions to treat the ailments of their neighbors, leading the church to eventually label many of them witches.

SOURCES

http://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barbara-Ehrenreich-and-Deirdre-English-Witches-Midwives-and-Nurses-A-History-of-Women-Healers.-Introduction..pdf https://www.proquest.com/openview/09e636c27c1613a37253af4588857195/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=37161 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southern-appalachia-folk-healers-granny-women-neighbor-ladies

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Bigfoot vs. The FBI

Fri, 19 May 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Legends of large, hairy, ape-like beasts can be found all over the world. Since the 1950s, the United States’ version of this has been “Bigfoot”, or Sasquatch depending on the region. Not only does the legend of Bigfoot serve as a reminder to those who would desecrate its woods, but in 1976, the FBI started on a file on the creature.

SOURCES

The "Truth" about the Bigfoot Legend; Linda MilliganWestern Folklore; Vol. 49, No. 1, Contemporary Legends in Emergence (Jan., 1990), pp. 83-98 (16 pages); Published By: Western States Folklore Society

https://vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/bigfoot-part-01-of-01/view

https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/man-claims-to-have-been-bigfoot-lawyer-represents-yakima-man-who-says-he-wore-costume/article_6b8a14d8-5175-5347-bc86-0b763d8e40ec.html

https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/079790.html

https://www.mthoodterritory.com/articles/cliff-barackman-and-the-north-american-bigfoot-center

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Spiritualism: Harry Houdini's Nemesis

Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Harry Houdini was arguably the greatest escape artist and magician of all time, but perhaps his greatest exploit was ridding the world of “the deceptions of mediums and spiritualists”. Harry Houdini lived his adult life in two halves: until 1922 he was a showman and even a silent movie star, but in his last years he tirelessly pursued those he believed took advantage of the bereaved.

SOURCES

https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1355&context=master201019

The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini – October 22, 2019by Joe Posnanski

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American Coup: The Business Plot

Fri, 12 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

The Business Plot was an alleged political conspiracy in 1933. Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler claimed that wealthy businessmen were plotting to create a fascist veterans' organization to be used in a coup d'état to overthrow President of the US Franklin D. Roosevelt, with Butler as leader of the organization and eventual Dictator in Chief.

SOURCES

Jonathan M. Katz’s new book, Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire

The Business Plot Smedley D. Butler, Anti-Democratic Dissidence, and the Recession of the American Right 1932-1936 By Grant Hamilton Stone August 2021

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Skóra

Tue, 09 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Polish student Katarzyna Zowada went missing without a trace in 1998, leaving her mother searching for answers. What was found of Katarzyna was little more than her skin, which had been peeled off, sewn into a suit, and worn by her killer. Investigators gave the case the codename, Skóra, which translates to the most chilling piece of evidence they had: Skin.

SOURCES

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543353/

https://kultura.onet.pl/fragmenty-ksiazek/brutalnie-zamordowal-studentke-i-ja-oskorowal-to-bestia-patrzymy-na-dzielo-potwora/61505y0

https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/krakow/szef-krakowskiego-archiwum-x-w-sprawie-katarzyny-z-dzialalismy-niestandardowo/ggzqqw9?utm_source=kultura.onet.pl_viasg_wiadomosci&utm_medium=referal&utm_campaign=leo_automatic&srcc=undefined&utm_v=2

https://dziennikpolski24.pl/krakow-przelom-ws-brutalnego-zabojstwa-sprzed-20-lat/ar/13660398

Horrifying True Crime Stories: Disturbing True Tales of Murder, Mayhem and The Macabre; By Danielle Tyning, 2020

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In the Cards: The Double Murder of the Goyena's

Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

A mother and daughter are found violently murdered in their home. The most obvious suspect had a solid alibi and there was no evidence left at the scene. Letters from the killer plagued detectives and the possibility of an occult killing loomed.

SOURCES

https://abcnews.go.com/US/murderer-brought-postmark-cellphone-call-handful-receipts/story?id=97081824
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/grand-jury-indicts-man-on-capital-murder-charge-in-2007-norfolk-killings/291-375842834
https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/ocis/search
https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/article_6ceb78f7-dc40-5bb4-9e13-242526fab240.html

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Lost At Sea

Tue, 02 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

On March 22, 2011, while working aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship off the coast of Mexico, crew member Rebecca Coriam vanished after a heated discussion on the phone, which was captured by the ship's cameras. To this day, her case remains unsolved, and somehow, no CCTV footage was found to indicate what happened to her.

SOURCES

http://www.cruisejunkie.com/Overboard.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/nov/11/rebecca-coriam-lost-at-sea

https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/wonder/

https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2011/11/articles/disappearances/mickey-mouse-games-is-disney-cruise-line-engaged-in-a-coverup-on-the-disney-wonder/

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/private-investigator-convinced-criminal-activity-10376368

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The Ghost Town Goth Murder

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Student Kelly Bullwinkle disappeared in 2003 after working a shift at a local restaurant. At first, authorities thought that she might have left on her own, but after finding her car abandoned in a mall parking lot, they realized that foul play was involved. A few days later a group of teens playing paintball in a wooded area called Ghost Town made a gruesome discovery in a shallow grave.

SOURCES

https://www.anylaw.com/case/people-v-noordman/california-court-of-appeal/08-17-2006/G6PbR2YBTlTomsSBHZE7

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-14-me-bullwinkle14-story.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8756200/kelly-laurel-bullwinkle

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MK-Ultra

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:30:01 +0000

MK-Ultra was a top-secret CIA project in which the agency conducted hundreds of clandestine experiments—sometimes on unwitting U.S. citizens—to assess the potential use of LSD and other drugs for mind control, information gathering and psychological torture. Although Project MK-Ultra lasted from 1953 until about 1973, details of the illicit program didn’t become public until 1975, during a congressional investigation into widespread illegal CIA activities within the United States and around the world.

SOURCES

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/project%20mk-ultra%5B15545700%5D.pdf

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-00498R000100100019-3.pdf

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JETBIZZ

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:00:02 +0000

On Harbor Blvd in Santa Ana, CA, a woman is found naked in a dumpster after having been left for dead. Her attacker wouldn’t be caught for several years, but only after leaving behind a trail of other traumatized victims.

SOURCES

https://www.ocregister.com/2007/12/17/detective-gets-a-break-but-is-it-enough/

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-the-nation/2018/09/23/dna-in-norcal-rapist-case-links-suspect-to-sexual-assaults-in-6-counties/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104771853/lee-roger-chandler

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-21-mn-26910-story.html

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A Deal with the Devil: Operation Paperclip

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:00:02 +0000

There’s a reason that most Americans have a healthy distrust of our government. We’ve seen or heard of once top-secret documents involving secret operations that decades later become declassified and learn of the sins committed in order to become a world superpower. One such declassified operation involves the US Government making a deal with the devil in order to obtain advanced technologies after WWII.

SOURCES
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Nazi Scientists to America Annie Jacobsen. (Little, Brown & Company, 2014)

https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/operationpaperclip-fbi1.pdf

The Rocket and the Reich (1995), Michael J. Neufeld

https://time.com/5627637/nasa-nazi-von-braun/

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/operation-paperclip

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Who Killed Venus Xtravaganza?

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:00:03 +0000

Transgender woman Venus Xtravaganza was featured in the groundbreaking documentary Paris is Burning, which delves into the Harlem ball scene of the late 1980's. Abruptly during the film, the audience is informed that Venus was murdered and that her body was discovered strangled to death under a hotel bed four days after her death. Her murder remains unsolved, but someone knows the truth.

SOURCES

Paris is Burning; Documentary by Jennie Livington, 1990

Jackson, J. D. (2002). The Social World of Voguing.

Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement.Bailey, E. A. (2009, April 23).

Constructing Home and Family: How the Ballroom Community Supports African American GLBTQ Youth in the Face of HIV/AIDS

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/vogue-a-seven-part-guide-to-ballroom-culture-6473265

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No Answers in the Ashes

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:00:02 +0000

A woman is found inside the rubble of her burned-down home. At first, the scene looked like a tragic accident, but the fire didn’t completely destroy the evidence. The victim had been shot before her home had been intentionally set on fire. This case unravels like a crime novel and someone seems to have gotten away with the perfect murder.

SOURCES

https://www.nola.com/news/northshore/five-years-after-nanette-krentels-death-in-lacombe-friends-seek-to-revive-investigation/article_a26b27de-039f-11ed-9020-8bc007a97452.html

https://people.com/crime/nanette-krentel-murder-father-speaks-out/

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-nanette-krentel-murder-mystery/

https://www.bagnellfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Nanette-Krentel/guest-book

https://www.wbrz.com/news/coroner-death-of-fire-chief-s-wife-was-homicide/

https://www.nola.com/news/northshore/civil-service-probe-aimed-at-north-shore-fire-chief-whose-wife-was-slain/article_262a748e-6817-56cb-bc72-5bcd732177b0.html

https://www.fox8live.com/2022/05/17/deputy-who-criticized-law-enforcement-nanette-krentel-death-illegally-arrested-judge-rules-appeal-expected/

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The Drama Club Murder

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:00:02 +0000

In a small Louisiana bayou town, a murder in a popular gay club sparked rumors of a hate crime, or worse, a serial killer targeting gay men… again.

SOURCES

https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2009/12/29/robert-lecompte/26885942007/

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-young-102

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The Silk Road Kingpin

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:00:02 +0000

You can find practically anything imaginable on the internet if you know where to look. Sure, you can get your household items and odds and ends on Amazon, but what about something more exotic? What if you’re looking for something illegal, like illicit drugs? One man became the kingpin of the dark web, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake that culminated in a massive federal investigation.

SOURCES

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/media/15309/ocr

https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/case-law-doc/cybercrimecrimetype/usa/2017/united_states_of_america_v._ross_william_ulbricht_no._15-1815-cr_2d_cir._may_31_2017.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ross-ulbricht-dread-pirate-roberts-silk-road-ex-girlfriend-fbi-declassified/

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Elvis Presley, the King of Rock N' Conspiracy Theories

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Legendary singer and actor Elvis Presley's death on August 16, 1977, stunned the music industry and devastated millions of fans worldwide. In the days following his funeral, speculation grew among a small group of skeptics that Elvis might not have died after all. Despite clear statements from doctors and a coroner that he was dead, disbelievers were adamant that he had faked his own death to go into hiding. There are even theories that Elvis’s twin brother, who died at birth, never really died and sometimes took his brother’s place on stage.

SOURCES

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2450/jesse-garon-presley

https://vault.fbi.gov/Elvis%20Presley%20/Elvis%20Presley%20Part%201%20of%2012/view
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1994/rt0994/940915/09160009.htm

https://www.graceland.com/biography

https://www.biography.com/musicians/elvis-presley https://biography.elvis.com.au/

Inner Elvis, by Dr. Peter Whitmer

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The Sunset Strip Slasher

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:00:03 +0000

During the spring and summer of 1980, there were several serial killers active in Los Angeles. During the 1970s and 1980s combined, a staggering 20-plus serial killers used the city as their hunting ground. At the time, LA was considered the homicide capital of the United States and possibly the world. It was in 1980 that another serial killer was active in LA, cruising the Sunset Strip for victims.

SOURCES

The Sunset Murders, by Louise Farr

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/3/41.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-carol-bundy-douglas-daniel-clark-20200117-udbka3nvoje2zlel2jocrqeexq-story.html

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It's Raining Pork, Beef, Fish & Frogs, Oh My!

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:00:02 +0000

When people say “it’s raining cats and dogs”, it’s typically metaphorical, right? Well, yes and no. The following cases are quite literally about objects falling from the sky that are not water. The official term for this strange phenomenon is non-aqueous rain and there have numerous reported cases of everything from meat, frogs, jellyfish, and spiders falling from the sky.

SOURCES

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/03/10/81687268.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/strange-rain-why-fish-frogs-and-golf-balls-fall-skies-180956527/https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/waterspout.html https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=86027546&searchType=1&permalink=y

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Bad Seed: The Murder of Shirley Carter

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:00:03 +0000

On June 19, 2015, a distraught man called 911 in Lacona, Iowa. He walked into his parent’s farm home to find his mother, Shirley Carter, on the floor surrounded by blood. His father Bill came racing home to find the horrific scene and his wife of 52 years dead on the kitchen floor. The immediate suspect wasn’t far from home, though.

SOURCES

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/rekha-basu/2016/06/17/basu-mothers-slaying-divides-father-son/86036754/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=

https://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/supreme-court/2021/18-0296.html

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Doppelganger: Murder & Myths

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:00:02 +0000

What would you do if you came face-to-face with someone bearing an uncanny resemblance to you? Would you run the other way or would you make contact? The mythology behind the doppelganger existed long before its depictions in literature and film. But what if your doppelganger sought you out, and not to have a chat? What if your doppelganger searched for you so that they could kill you?

SOURCES

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-doppelganger

https://www.gods-and-monsters.com/doppelganger.html

https://hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/Scocking-The-Doppelganger-Fact-Book

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160712-you-are-surprisingly-likely-to-have-a-living-doppelganger#:~:text=Even%20with%207.4%20billion%20people,extremely%20unlikely%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Teghan.

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(22)01075-0

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The NY CSI Slaying

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:00:03 +0000

When the body of NYPD narcotics lab criminalist Michelle Lee was found in her apartment brutally murdered, it was up to her colleagues to find her killer. They believed her death was revenge for helping put a drug lord behind bars, but they had no idea how far off they were.

SOURCES

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ny-csi-michelle-lee-became-crime-scene-victim-forensic-student-gary-mcgurk-says-he-killed-her/

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/new-york-murder-most-foul-26555373.html

https://nypost.com/2009/05/22/arrest-made-in-csi-workers-murder/

https://nypost.com/2009/05/23/csi-ruse-in-nypd-gals-slay-scene/

https://nypost.com/2010/06/17/nypd-lab-tech-gushed-in-her-diary-about-con-man-who-killed-her/

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The Sinful Messiah: The Work Cult

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:02 +0000

During the 1970s and 1980s, Julius Schacknow ran a disturbing apocalyptic cult in the Connecticut suburbs. Schacknow, who called himself "Brother Julius," made bold claims including that he was the Messiah and that he was going to bring about the end of days.

SOURCES

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/sinful-messiah-the-work-cult-multiple-wives-exploitive-labor-murder

https://people.com/crime/brother-julius-schacknow-the-work-connecticut-cult-people-magazine-investigates/

https://buffalonews.com/news/ex-cultists-blast-leader-as-charlatan-brother-julius-cited-in-abuse/article_e47a3e0e-f185-5e3f-8245-7fe577bb5218.html

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Do I Have Alien Blood?

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:00:03 +0000

Do you or someone you know have a negative blood type, red or reddish-colored hair, a high IQ, sensitivity to light, and a predisposition to psychic phenomena? Then you may be the descendant of ancient aliens and/or gods.

SOURCES

https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/17/1/127/975586?login=false

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1210603109

https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/blog/golden-blood/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1930/landsteiner/biographical/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Sumerians/

http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/anunna/index.html

Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race Hardcover – January 1, 1998by Michael A. Cremo (Author), Richard L. Thompson (Author)

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Murder at Every Stop: The Crimes of Andrew Cunanan

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

After being dumped by his sugar daddy in California, Andrew Cunanan drove his way across the country committing murders any time he needed a car or some money. He killed indiscriminately, murdering those he knew and complete strangers alike until he made his way to Miami Beach, where he shot and killed fashion designer Gianni Versace.

SOURCES

Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History; by Maureen Orth

https://www.biography.com/history-culture/gianni-versace

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The Unsinkable Violet Jessop

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Would you consider someone who survived not one, not two, but three of the most infamous maritime disasters in history to be lucky or cursed? Could such a person even exist, and if so, why would any crew allow them onto a ship again? One such woman did exist and she actually considered herself to be lucky.

SOURCES

Violet Jessop (1997) Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of Violet Jessop, Stewardess.

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The Criminal Love of Bonnie & Clyde

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

She was a feisty five-foot waitress and amateur poet who wanted a better life. He was a tough-talking turkey thief who wanted out of poverty. Together, they were the most notorious crime couple in American history.

SOURCES

https://vault.fbi.gov/Bonnie%20and%20Clyde

The Lives and Times of Bonnie & Clyde; E.R. Milner

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Darkcast Network Not So Sweet Sweethearts Part 2

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:00:01 +0000

You can't have sweet without sour and these love stories will twist your face into a contorted mask of shock and intrigue. Happy Valentine's Day!

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Darkcast Network Not So Sweet Sweethearts Part 1

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:00:02 +0000

Enjoy this tasty little assortment of Valentine's Day treats from my fellow Darkcast Network members!

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Strange Kind of Love

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

There have been some truly great romances throughout history. Britney and Justin, Brad and Jennifer, Pam and Tommy, the list goes on and on. You know, just stable, happy, healthy relationships. These love stories are not any of those things, they are bizarre, some are funny, and some are deranged. Grab those chocolates, it’s about to get weird.

SOURCES

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/mexico/mexicocity/fdrs_feat_101_9.html?n=Top%252FFeatures%252FTravel%252FDestinations%252FMexico%252FMexico+City#:~:text=Diego%20Rivera%20and%20Frida%20Kahlo's,in%20a%20singularly%20Mexican%20drama.

https://lithub.com/did-mary-shelley-actually-lose-her-virginity-to-percy-on-top-of-her-mothers-grave/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279296/Edith-Casas-marries-twin-sisters-convicted-killer-Victor-Cingolani-claiming-hes-innocent.html

https://www.insideedition.com/gallery/meet-people-who-are-married-inanimate-objects-44311

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/identical-twin-brothers-marry-identical-twin-sisters-article-1.1239157

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/washington-woman-planned-to-marry-her-alleged-stalking-victim/

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To Love & Die in Silicon Prairie

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

On Friday the 13th, 1980, Betty Gore was brutally murdered in her home while her husband was out of town. The crime was so vicious that investigators believed it could have only been committed by someone who knew Betty, but they would have never guessed the who or why.

SOURCES

Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs; by Jim Atkinson and Joe Bob Briggs

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/

https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-candy-montgomery-case/

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The Unicorn Killer

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Holly Maddux had bigger ambitions than staying in her small East Texas hometown. Her views were in line with the hippie counterculture movement and she wanted to be in a city with like-minded people. It was there that she met a wannabe guru that would be her undoing.

SOURCES

https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/ira-einhorn-trial-1993

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-superior-court/1030703.html

THE UNICORN'S SECRET: Murder in the Age of Aquarius - by Steven Levy

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Texas Cadet Love Triangle

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:00:02 +0000

A popular student from a small Texas town is found dead after sneaking out of her house. After looking at the obvious suspects, her case goes cold until a phone call from the Naval Academy takes the case in an unexpected direction.

SOURCES

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1007875.html

https://people.com/crime/david-graham-diane-zamora-their-lives-now-2016/

https://casetext.com/case/zamora-v-state-4

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-texas-cadet-killers-revisiting-the-adrianne-jones-murder

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Disrespect is Death: The Murder of Sara Raras

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

A woman is brutally murdered in her home while in the midst of a nasty custody battle, but the killer's DNA isn't a match for any of the obvious suspects. Her case goes cold until a jailhouse informant comes forward with a confession and motive that no one could have guessed.

SOURCES

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/md-court-of-special-appeals/1455922.html

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Snakebitmgee's Mojave "M" Cave Mystery

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Avid hiker Kenny Veach claimed that he found a mysterious, vibrating cave in the Mojave desert on his YouTube channel. The cave was shaped like an "M" and in very close proximity to Area 51. But when he goes looking for it again, he disappears, never to be found. Was he taken by aliens or the government? Or did he fall victim to the perils of the desert?

SOURCES

https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/september-october-2019/11423/

https://www.ranker.com/list/kenny-veach-disappearance/jodi-smith

https://news3lv.com/archive/cell-phone-of-missing-hiker-found-near-abandoned-mine-shaft

M Cave Hike Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfdrY-2sROQ

I found the M Cave of Kenny Veach!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv4PsEfXL1E

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Deceitful Daughter: Jennifer Pan's Murder Plot

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Bich Ha and Hann Pan immigrated to Canada from Vietnam with the dream of becoming successful and giving their children a better life. They believed that their daughter was a straight-A student on the path to becoming even more successful than her parents. But Jennifer’s academic career was a complete work of fiction supported by a web of lies that eventually led to a murder-for-hire plot.

SOURCES

Grimaldi, Jeremy. A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story. Dundurn Books, November 12, 2016

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/20/jennifer_pan_tells_court_she_tried_to_call_off_hired_killers.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jennifer-pan-s-father-testifies-at-murder-trial-1.2585146

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/27/tragedy-of-golden-daughters-murder-plot-against-parents-resonates-with-asian-immigrant-children/

https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/11/13/youre-a-good-person-thats-made-a-mistake-here.html

https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/08/13/crown_finishes_presenting_evidence_against_jennifer_pan_in_murder_trial.html

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Poison Pen: The Circleville Letter Writer

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer terrorized the town of Circleville, Ohio, by sending threatening letters that exposed alleged secrets about the town’s residents. The campaign of terror first began in March of 1977 and by the time the final letter was sent in the 1990s, it is believed that close to a thousand were received by locals.

SOURCES

Cold Cases True Crime: True Murder Stories And Accounts Of Incredible Murder Mysteries From The Last Century - February 17, 2016; by Brody Clayton

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/poison-pen-murder/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6985853/circleville-letter-mystery-crime-murder-ohio/

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The Row House Murder of Robert Wone

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Late on the evening of August 2, 2006, 32-year-old lawyer Robert Wone was finishing up work at his office at Radio Free Asia in Washington D.C. Instead of commuting back to his home in Oakton, Virginia, Robert decided to stay the night with a friend from college in the city. However, just two hours after arriving at this friend’s house, Robert was dead, and the circumstances surrounding his death were baffling.

SOURCES

https://whomurderedrobertwone.wordpress.com/legal-documents/

Klein, Allison; Cauvin, Henri E. (2006-08-16). "Police Say Crime Scene Was Altered in NW Killing" The Washington Post.

http://whomurderedrobertwone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/FINAL-ORDER-1a.pdf

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Mr. Misery: The Mysterious Death of Elliott Smith

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

When the news broke in 2003 that Elliott Smith had committed suicide after a fight with his girlfriend, it seemed like a believable end for the tortured singer. But the manner in which Smith allegedly killed himself was so strange that it led many to believe that he was murdered.

SOURCES
https://justiceforelliottsmithcom.wordpress.com/autopsy-report/

https://justiceforelliottsmithcom.wordpress.com/press-articles/2004-spin-article-by-liam-gowing/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/19/popandrock.elliottsmith

https://rocknyc.live/two-forensic-toxicologists-comment-on-elliott-smiths-toxicology-report.html

https://rockerainsider.com/bios/jennifer-chiba-bio/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178922000556

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Where is Josh Guimond?

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:00:03 +0000

On November 9, 2002, Josh Guimond left a party at a friend’s apartment on campus, but he never made it back to his dorm. Josh disappeared without a trace and, 21 years later, his friends and family still don't know where he is or what happened to him.

SOURCES

https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_09_29_StarTribune_BehindThe_Francis_Hoefgen_ETC_3.htm

Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, Volume 3, Episode 6

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/kare11-extras/minnesota-unsolved-the-star-josh-guimond-student-who-vanished-from-campus-one-night/89-cb1f3ee0-a3fe-4d21-8708-3e71feceef85

https://www.newsweek.com/josh-guimond-unsolved-mysteries-season-3-theories-1754584

https://www.moviemaker.com/unsolved-mysteries-what-happened-to-josh-guimond-new-information/

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They Put a Man on the Moon?

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

The Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the most incredible achievements in human history up to that point. Despite this feat, some people claimed the “giant leap for mankind” had been faked entirely and that man had never really set foot on the moon. Conspiracy theories that the moon landing was actually a hoax that the U.S. government had staged quickly gained traction and haven’t let up since.

SOURCES

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/50-years-after-apollo-conspiracy-theorists-are-still-howling-at-the-moon-hoax/2019/05/23/ca5b4a3a-700e-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/technology-it-took-get-moon

https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/tools-and-technology-apollo-programv

https://www.universetoday.com/106887/apollo-conspiracy-theories-debunked-in-coming-video-series/

One Small Step? : The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to Dominate Earth from Space - January 15, 2008; by Gerhard Wisnewski

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Spontaneous Human Combustion

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:00:02 +0000

Descriptions of spontaneous human combustion date back to the 17th century, with a large number of cases recorded in the 19th century and a handful in the 20th and 21st centuries. Altogether, there are a few hundred recorded possible cases, with only a handful considered to be plausible.

SOURCES

https://www.nps.gov/articles/fire-prevention-52-spontaneous-combustion.htm
https://www.livescience.com/16215-spontaneous-human-combustion-real.html
http://anomalyinfo.com/?q=Topics/spontaneous-human-combustion-brief-history
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/10/20/the-curious-case-of-mary-hardy-reeser

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Sisters in Black: The Bizarre Drowning of Ocey Snead

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:00:02 +0000

On November 29th, 1909, police arrived at a dilapidated New Jersey home to find 24-year-old Oceana “Ocey” Snead lying dead in her bathtub. Inside a pile of clothing on the floor, police found a suicide note. In the months before, Ocey had lost her daughter and husband and had become despondent. Clearly, this was a case of a distraught woman who had taken her own life, right? Investigators didn’t believe it was so straightforward.

SOURCES
Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy – June 18, 2019; by Norman Zierold

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The Chippendales Crime Saga

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 05:00:02 +0000

Chippendale’s founder Steve Banerjee was obsessed with making sure his creation had no competition, and he was willing to do whatever it took to make sure that his male strip show was the only game in town. Even if that meant committing murder and arson.

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A Canadian Christmas Caper

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:02 +0000

On December 14, 1962, three men, one dressed as Santa Claus, walked into the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. Within just five minutes they had taken up $142,966 in cash, bonds, and travelers’ checks, killed two policemen, and fled the bank unscathed. The murders sparked the biggest manhunt in Montreal's, and possibly Canada's, police history.

SOURCES
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-when-the-santa-claus-bandit-struck-montreal-in-1962-christmas-was/

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/remembering-the-slaying-of-two-police-officers-50-years-later-1.1080583

Montreal's Irish Mafia: The True Story of the Infamous West End Gang; By D'Arcy O'Connor

https://thenewztimes.com/when-the-santa-claus-bandit-struck-montreal-in-1962-christmas-was-never-the-same/

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Holiday Nice Stories From Darkcast Network

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:00:02 +0000

It's a holiday bonus episode! My fellow Darkcast Network members are treating you to some lovely holiday tales, to offset yesterday's naughtiness!

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Holiday Naughty Stories from Darkcast Network

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:00:03 +0000

Check out the naughty list of Christmas/holiday folklore and cryptids brought to you by Darkcast Network! Who knows, maybe you're on the list.

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Krampus, The Baddest Santa

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:00:02 +0000

Every year in early December, children in Austria get ready for jolly old St. Nick to visit them. If they’ve been good, they'll get presents and a stocking full of treats. But if they’ve been bad, they’ll have to face Santa's dark counterpart, Krampus.

SOURCES
Krampus: The History and Legacy of the Mythological Figure Who Punishes Children during the Christmas Season; by Charles River Editors

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Wild & Wooly Christmas Crimes

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:00:03 +0000

It's a holly, jolly true crime fest, y'all! I present to you the wildest, most outrageous Christmas crimes that internet headlines have to offer!

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Black Christmas

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:00:03 +0000

I've been out with a nasty eye infection after traveling for a week, but I'm back and maybe weirder than ever. In my search for holiday topics, I came across an article claiming that the inspiration for the 1974 cult classic Black Christmas was actually based on a serial killer from Montreal.

Wayne Boden, also known as the Vampire Rapist, assaulted and murdered at least five women between 1969 and 1971 in parts of Canada. He was given his horrible nickname because of his penchant for biting the breasts of his victims.

SOURCES

Blood Thirst; The True Story of Wayne Boden Vampire Rapist & Serial Killer; June 25, 2020
by Alan R Warren

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The Body in Tampa Bay

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 05:00:03 +0000

Patrick Lee Mullins went missing after taking his boat out on Florida’s Braden River in 2013. His body was found over a week later in Tampa Bay, tied to a 25-pound anchor in four feet of water. His cause of death was a shotgun wound to the head, but no one could tell if he had inflicted the wound himself or if someone else had.

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Naughty Rock Stars

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:00:02 +0000

These rock stars definitely made the naughty list with their exploits that lead to arrests and became the stuff of legend. What else would we expect from them, though?

SOURCES

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/redlands-drug-bust-the-rolling-stones/
https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/San-Antonio-Ozzy-Osbourne-pee-Alamo-Cenotaph-16920580.php

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/david-bowie-mugshot-iggy-pop-1976-drug-arrest-auction-b1012690.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jan/16/boy-george-sentenced-handcuffing-male-escort

https://outsider.com/entertainment/music/jerry-lee-lewis-once-arrested-at-gates-of-elvis-presleys-graceland-heres-why/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-lee-roth-arrested-van-halen-book/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jim-morrison-arrest-history/

https://www.myradiolink.com/2022/01/13/flashback-paul-mccartney-busted-in-tokyo-2/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-arrest-history/

https://www.grunge.com/782928/how-many-times-was-joe-strummer-arrested/

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Black Metal Mania

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:00:03 +0000

From the depths of Scandanavia comes the crimes of the black metal community. While many members of black metal bands are simply musicians with corpse-like stage personas and a taste for darker ambiance, some took the imagery and sometimes violent lyrical content of their songs too seriously and made them a reality.

SOURCES

https://www.burzum.org/eng/library/a_burzum_story02.shtml

https://www.nme.com/photos/black-metal-murders-a-history-1413703

https://www.kerrang.com/7-darkest-black-metal-moments

https://metalheadcommunity.com/history-of-black-metal/

https://www.wanderingcrystal.com/fantoft-stave-church-black-metal-norway/

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Strange Love: Carl Tanzler & the Corpse Bride

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:03 +0000

Hey hey everyone, the flu is currently ravaging my household, so please enjoy an episode from the Patreon vault that was not previously released to the public. If you live in the US, enjoy your holiday with your family or your chosen family!

This is a tale of unrequited love in life that bled into a one-sided romantic relationship with a corpse after her death. Beware, this episode contains depictions of necrophilia and just plain disturbing behavior.

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The Tunguska Event

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

One hundred and fourteen years ago, hundreds of reindeer and a few dozen humans witnessed a massive explosion in Siberia, near the Stony Tunguska River. At the epicenter, there was little evidence of the blast's origin except for flattening 500,000 acres of uninhabited forest, scorching the land, and creating “glowing clouds” and shock waves that were detected around the world.

SOURCES

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/30jun_tunguska

https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion/

https://teslauniverse.com/nikola-tesla/articles/death-ray-nikola-tesla#:~:text=(Emphasis%20added.),cause%20of%20the%20Tunguska%20event.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/five-years-after-the-chelyabinsk-meteor-nasa-leads-efforts-in-planetary-defense

https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=100524

https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/around-the-world-in-4-days-nasa-tracks-chelyabinsk-meteor-plume/

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993Natur.361...40C/abstract

https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/best-russian-meteorite-conspiracy-theories/

https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1978QJRAS..19..282W

https://as.tufts.edu/physics

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Flight of Terror: Air France Flight 447

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

A passenger plane goes missing on a routine flight over the Atlantic. There’s no warning, no apparent cause, and no evidence. The mysterious disappearance points to a frightening possibility: could the very system designed to make flying safer be responsible? Investigators attempting to piece together what happened were shocked at what they found.

SOURCES

https://tailstrike.com/database/01-june-2009-air-france-447/

https://www.stewartslaw.com/news/air-france-af447-final-accident-report/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/07/05/156303873/crash-report-confirm-air-france-447-crashed-due-to-faulty-sensors-pilot-error

https://bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/flight.af.447.php

https://www.explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html

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Framing Bambi: The Murder of Christine Schultz

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

Laurie Bembenek was convicted of murdering her new husband's ex-wife, Christine Schultz, by shooting her in her own home. The evidence seemed to point to Laurie, but she was adamant that she had been framed. As it turned out, Laurie was a former police officer who had made enemies in the department for which her husband Fred currently worked and the only witnesses to the crime said that Laurie didn't do it.

SOURCES

https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/10/was-bambi-framed

https://law.justia.com/cases/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/1983/82-522-cr-5.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/wisconsin/court-of-appeals/1987/86-1186-6.html

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Sex, Lies, & Videotapes: The Murder of Vicki Morgan

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

Marvin Pancoast walked into the North Hollywood Police Station at 3:20 am on July 7, 1983, and admitted to beating his friend, Vicki Morgan, to death with a baseball bat. Marvin had no reason to kill Vicki. Was his confession true? As it turned out, Vicki had been writing a tell-all book involving very powerful men that went all the way to the top of the US government. Vicki had made some powerful enemies that had much more to lose than Marvin Pancoast.

SOURCES

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-05-me-1013-story.html

https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1984/9/the-woman-who-knew-too-little

Vicki Morgan: Famous True Crime Mysteries (Book 2)
by Real Stories

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The Black Widow of Orange County

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:00:02 +0000

Hospice nurse Donna Scott cared for wealthy land-owner Hamilton Somerville's wife and mother during their final days by managing their pain with prescription drugs. Hamilton and Donna married less than a year after his wife's death, but the word around town was that Donna wasn't faithful. In 2001, Donna frantically called 911, claiming that her husband had choked to death, but the autopsy told a very different tale.

SOURCES
Southern Insurance v. Somerville, 70 Va. Cir. 326 (2006); March 24, 2006 · Orange County Circuit Court · Case No. CH05-000034; 70 Va. Cir. 326; Southern Insurance Co. of Va. v. Donna Somerville et al.

https://cite.case.law/va-cir/70/326/

https://dailyprogress.com/news/arbitration-ends-somerville-death-suit/article_5a024193-ddb3-55e9-8eaf-c93421f56ff7.html

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/jun/29/20040629-094504-5864r/

https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2003/05/wife-killer

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The Poisoning of Mary Yoder

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:00:02 +0000

In a matter of days, healthy chiropractor Mary Yoder fell violently ill and died. Her death looked suspicious, but investigators couldn't have guessed just how twisted the plot against Mary was.

SOURCES

https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/06/kaitlyn-conley-seeks-to-overturn-conviction-in-mary-yoder-killing/65469691007/

We Thought We Knew You- by M. William Phelps

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Halloween Origins

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Halloween is a holiday celebrated annually on October 31, in which costumes are worn and children trick-or-treat. The now commercialized tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. This episode will look into the origins and history of Halloween and how they came to be.

SOURCES

Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween Paperback; by Lisa Morton

Samhain: The Ultimate Guide to Halloween and How It’s Celebrated in Wicca, Druidry, and Celtic Paganism – September 10, 2022; by Mari Silva

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1456/history-of-halloween/

https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween/

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Bonus Episode: Darkcast Sleepover

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:00:02 +0000

It's a bonus Halloween episode, y'all! Some Darkcast Network members have put together a compilation of spooky stories for your listening pleasure. Some are lore, and others you might wish weren't true. Either way, you're in for a scare!

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Most Haunted Places: Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

It's one of the most haunted places in the United States. Louisville's Waverly Hills Sanatorium has been called the most haunted building in America, the most haunted hospital in America, and so on, with an infamous history that draws paranormal investigators and dark tourists from around the world. Originally a schoolhouse, the building transitioned into a tuberculosis hospital where many thousands of people died and were disposed of down a body chute.

SOURCES

https://kyhi.org/waverly-hills-patient-death-index/

https://www.therealwaverlyhills.com/about/historical-society/

The Incurable: History and Haunting Of Waverly Hills Sanatorium; by Christopher Saint Booth

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The Wrong Door Slaying of Yoshi Hattori

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:56:42 +0000

In October 1992, Yoshihiro Hattori made an innocent mistake and knocked on the wrong door. The two boys were decked out in their Halloween costumes and thought they’d found the right house. Unfortunately, they had made an innocent mistake that cost Yoshi his life. A media frenzy followed, and later a massive campaign to change America's gun laws.

SOURCES
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/10/18/national/yoshihiro-hattori-30-years/

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/21/us/defense-depicts-japanese-boy-as-scary.html

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Death_of_Yoshihiro_Hattori

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Vampires!

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

How did vampires ingratiate themselves into the pop culture lexicon? Where did vampire legends originate and how much of them are just based on simple misunderstandings of science and medicine? How do you identify them and how can they be killed? I’m getting into all of that and more in this blood-sucking fiend of an episode.

Sources cited within episode

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The Trick-or-Treat Murder of Peter Fabiano

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Trick or treat had been over for hours in Sun Valley, California, just outside Los Angeles. All the ghosts and goblins had gone home, gorged themselves on candy, and been tucked into bed by the time the doorbell rang sometime after 11 pm at the home of Betty and Peter Fabiano. But it wasn’t trick-or-treaters at the door, it was a gunman, or was it a gunwoman?

SOURCES

https://calisphere.org/item/68c0858a50f437990ea6ce70f4604073/

https://the-line-up.com/creepiest-halloween-crimes

https://derangedlacrimes.com/?tag=joan-rabel

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/unreturned-love-killed-on-halloween-true-crime-e6255ad408d9

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The Great European Witch Hunt

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

We've probably all heard of the Salem witch trials, but prior to the afflicted hurling accusations at local townsfolk, there was a much larger witch hunt. The “Great Hunt” was a larger, more prolonged European phenomenon between 1560 and 1630 that led to 80,000 accusations and 40,000 deaths. Reasons for accusing a person of witchcraft varied, but more likely than not, few actual witches were tried and killed.

SOURCES

The European Witch Craze of the 14th to 17th Centuries: A Sociologist's Perspective; By Nachman Ben-Yehuda; American Journal of Sociology; Vol. 86, No. 1 (Jul. 1980), pp. 1-31 (31 pages); Published By: The University of Chicago Press

https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/the-robbins-collection/exhibitions/witch-trials-in-early-modern-europe-and-new-england/

https://qz.com/1183992/why-europe-was-overrun-by-witch-hunts-in-early-modern-history/

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Popper the Poltergeist

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 04:00:03 +0000

It may come as a surprise to you that the horror classic Poltergeist was actually based on true events.

In February 1958, strange things were happening at the Herrmann House on Long Island. The family was besieged by flying objects, popping lids, and all manner of paranormal phenomena. Was the family really being plagued by the paranormal, or was there a more pedestrian explanation?

SOURCES

Popper the Poltergeist: The First Haunting Shown on TV (Real-Life Ghost Stories); by Megan Atwood

LIFE Magazine, March 17, 1958; House of Flying Objects, By Robert Wallace

https://www.nytimes.com/1958/03/04/archives/mystery-in-l-i-house-deepens-family-experts-police-stumped-house-of.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poltergeist-amityville-horror-survivor-real-fear_n_1335948

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Halloween Murders: Napa Nightmare

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:00:02 +0000

On Halloween night 2004, three women went to sleep in their home on Dorset Street in Napa, California. After they turned out the lights, a man climbed in after prying a window open and brutally murdered Adriane Insogna and Leslie Mazzara before fleeing.

One roommate escaped and when police arrived, they found blood everywhere and cigarette butts in the yard. While Lauren Meanza hadn't seen the killer's face, he'd left a staggering amount of DNA evidence at the scene.

SOURCES

Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country Murders by Paul LaRosa

Forensic Files: Season 14, Episode 8: “Good as Gold”

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Cursed Horror Films

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:00:03 +0000

For the month of October, you'll be getting nothing but spooky, scary, weird content from me, starting with cursed horror films. This list has some of the most revered horror classics and their supposed curses, including The Omen, Rosemary's Baby, The Crow, and The Exorcist. You decide if these films were just marred by a series of unfortunate events, or if the productions were cursed!

SOURCES

“Cursed Films”, Television Series, Shudder

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/tv/3368193/exorcist-curse-film-deaths/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/the-most-cursed-hit-movie-ever-made-rosemarys-baby

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-cursed-horror-movies-that-resulted-in-real-life-death-and-tragedy

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The Resurrection Men

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Sometimes referred to as body snatchers, resurrection men stole corpses from their graves and then sold them to physicians, universities, and scientists in an effort to advance medicine in the 19th century, but mostly for financial gain.

SOURCES

The Diary of a Resurrectionist, by James Blake Bailey

https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Anatomy+Act+1832

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafe

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447

https://library.uthscsa.edu/2015/04/the-diary-of-a-resurrectionist-the-value-of-death/

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The Most Hated Woman in America

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:02 +0000

It started with a letter taped onto the front door of the American Atheist Headquarters in Austin, TX on August 28, 1995. The letter claimed that the organization’s founding family, Madalyn Murray-O’Hair, her son Jon Murray, and granddaughter Robin had been called away for an emergency and not to worry. At first, nothing seemed strange other than their swift departure, but after about a week, members of the organization started to worry. This is a story of greed, abduction, and murder.

SOURCES

https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1272/madalyn-murray-o-hair

https://www.newsweek.com/madalyn-murray-ohair-most-hated-woman-america-netflix-atheism-biopic-574697

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/madalyn-murray-ohair

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The Battle of Los Angeles

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Less than three months after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, sightings of enemy submarines and aircraft off the coast of California culminated in an air raid and blackout being ordered for the city of Los Angeles. The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, ensued and 1,400 rounds of anti-aircraft artillery were launched at "enemy airplanes". When the smoke cleared, it appeared there had been no enemy attack at all. What had people seen and what had the armed forces fired at?

Sources cited within episode

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Candyman: Obsession, Stalking, & Lies

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Gulfort, Florida teacher Candy Williams beat cancer and was ready to start a new chapter of her life. It was then that she had a chance encounter with divorcee Joe Collier on the beach. Joe seemed too good to be true and their romance quickly blossomed. Soon, though, secrets from Joe's past came to light that were darker than anything a Lifetime movie could come up with. This is one woman's story of surviving a killer, hell-bent on having her all to himself.

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The Origins of Superstitions

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Why do we, as humans, do certain things and why did we start doing them in the first place? Some superstitions are so ingrained in modern English-speaking societies that many people perform them or, at least, feel slightly uneasy about not doing so. So why don't we walk under ladders? Why, after saying something good, do we knock on wood? Why do nonreligious people "bless" a sneeze? And why are black cats considered unlucky?

SOURCES

https://www.britishmuseum.org/membership/events/ancient-origins-modern-superstition

https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=3861&context=extensionhist

Sacred Texts, "The Origins of Popular Superstitions and Customs: Introduction"
Monica-Maria Stapelberg, "Old Wives' Tales?"

B. F. Skinner, "Superstition' in the Pigeon," Journal of Experimental Psychology #38, 1947

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One Foot in the Grave: The Murder of Shamaia Smith

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000

In March of 2007, 22-year-old Shamaia Smith went to work as an exotic dancer at a gentlemen’s club. When she didn’t return home after work and calls to her phone went unanswered, her family contacted the police. There were a few leads, but no one could have guessed the last person to see Shamaia alive.

SOURCES

State v. Otto: https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/Cases/AROcr/CR305/305CR56.pdf

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hartfordcourant/name/shamaia-smith-obituary?id=25150784

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Dating App Killer: Mary Kay Beckman & Anne Simenson

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Two women searched for love online and had much more in common than they realized. They were both blondes, worked in real estate, and both fell for the same man. They had no clue that what seemed like a harmless meeting with a charming man would turn deadly.

SOURCES

https://casetext.com/case/beckman-v-matchcom

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/man-imprisoned-for-stabbing-las-vegas-woman-dies/

Dating App Horrors: The Untold Story; A&E Network

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Fake Assassins: The Murder of Carole Garton

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000

On May 16, 1998, Carole Garton and her unborn baby were shot to death in their home. Almost immediately, the prime suspect confessed to killing her, but he had no motive. The confession was only the beginning of what proved to be a bizarre and twisted plot involving multiple assassinations and a supposed covert military operation called "The Company".

SOURCES

https://www.courthousenews.com/california-supreme-court-affirms-death-sentence-for-wife-killer/

https://thecinemaholic.com/carole-garton-murder-where-is-todd-garton-now/

Kill or Be Killed, by Robert Scott

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1891091.html

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Designing Death: Donna & Danny Fryman

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:00:02 +0000

How often in a murder investigation do the police have actual audio evidence of the incident and the aftermath? In the case of Donna Fryman and her ex-husband, Danny Fryman, the investigators had more evidence than they bargained for.

Donna Fryman never denied shooting him twice in the chest and once in the hand on January 12, 2004, but said she only fired to protect herself.

SOURCES

https://www.wave3.com/story/4598489/woman-acquitted-in-ex-husbands-death/

Snapped, Season 4, Episode 4

https://casetext.com/case/in-re-emge

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A Buyer Scorned: The Carmel Valley Freak Show

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Young couple Janice Ruhter and Jerry Rice engaged in a bidding war for their dream home in San Diego, California, in late 2011. To their surprise, their bid was accepted for the Spanish-style home on a picturesque cul-de-sac of Carmel Valley. They thought this was the start of a new chapter in their lives, but that’s when the campaign of terror began from an unknown stalker.

SOURCES

https://people.com/crime/kathy-rowe-charged-with-terrorizing-couple-speaks-out/

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/kathy-rowe-carmel-valley-rape-prank-home-rice-ruhter/1987054/

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-dream-house-20141126-story.html

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-guilty-plea-rape-ad-prank-case-2014nov24-story.html

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Death by Shark, Accident, or Murder?

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

On Friday, April 15, 1994, in San Diego, California, surfers noticed a shape bobbing in the water that seagulls were perched on. Upon inspection, what the surfers thought may have been a kelp outgrowth was actually the body of Michelle von Emster, completely naked aside from a brass bracelet and two rings on her left hand. The ME concluded that Michelle was the victim of a shark attack, but the experts disagreed.

SOURCES

https://www.maritimeherald.com/this-woman-was-killed-by-a-great-white-shark-but-all-clues-point-to-something-much-worse/

Global Shark Attack File, Ralph Collier
https://www.sharkattackfile.net/spreadsheets/pdf_directory/1994.04.16-Emster.pdf

https://space.navy/assassination-or-shark-attack-michelle-von-emsters-suicide-a-mysterious-case/

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A Haunting in Connecticut?

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

IN 1986, the Snedeker family moved into a duplex rental in Southington, CT, that had at one time had served as a funeral home. In the basement, they found various mortuary tools, including a hoisting apparatus for coffins, a medical gurney, blood drains, and toe tags.

Soon enough, the Snedekers were reporting all kinds of evil, including sexual attacks on multiple family members, ghostly apparitions, and abrupt, violent personality changes in the oldest son. Was it a hoax to get a book deal, or was the haunting real?

SOURCES
In a Dark Place (Ed & Lorraine Warren) – December 31, 2014

https://www.damnedct.com/damned-interview-ray-garton/

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/i-aint-afraid-of-no-ghost/2064835/

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Project Stargate: Psychics in the Military

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

In September 1995, the US military both publicly revealed and shut down Project Stargate, a 23-year, $20m (£12m) program of psychic spying, or remote viewing. The project began in 1972 after the CIA became concerned by reports that the Soviet Union was spending substantial resources on what it called "psychotronics" - or research into potential military applications of psychic and fringe-science phenomena. This is the U.S. government's foray into psychic spying.

SOURCES

Memoirs of a Psychic Spy: The Remarkable Life of U.S. Government Remote Viewer 001 by Joseph McMoneagle, Hampton Roads Publishing Co., 2002,

"An Evaluation of Remote Viewing: Research and Applications", American Institutes for Research, Sept. 29, 1995

Reading the Enemy's Mind: Inside Star Gate America's Psychic Espionage Program by Paul H. Smith, Forge Books, 2005

An Evaluation of Remote Viewing: Research and Applications" by Mumford, Rose and Goslin
https://www.remoteviewed.com/remote_viewing_history_military.htm

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Hollywood Noir: Thelma Todd's "Accidental" Death

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

On the morning of December 16, 1935, the lifeless body of early Hollywood star Thelma Todd was found in her car. Immediately rumors swirled surrounding her death, as the scene and the circumstances didn’t seem to add up. Was her death accidental, was it suicide or was it murder?

Sources

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-thelma-todd-19351217-story.html

https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/72532216/thelma-todd-death-riddle-pt1/

https://latimes.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22thelma%20todd%22&dr_year=1987-1987

The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd; By Michelle Morgan

Fallen Angels: Chronicles of L.A. Crime & Mystery – November 27, 2012
by Marvin J. Wolf (Author), Katherine Mader (Author)

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The SS Ourang Medan Ghost Ship

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:00:02 +0000

In June of 1947, several ships received a terrifying distress call from a freighter in the straits of Malacca. The unknown ship’s message said that the entire ship's crew was dead, with the operator finally sending out a final grim message, "I die".

What really happened to the crew of the SS Ourang Medan and did the ship even exist to begin with?

SOURCES

https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofmer40857unit/proceedingsofmer40857unit_djvu.txt

https://archive.org/details/mysteriesofships00emer

https://web.archive.org/web/20070205223141/http://www.neswa.org.au/Library/Articles/A%20cargo%20of%20death.htm

http://skittishlibrary.co.uk/the-myth-of-the-ourang-medan-ghost-ship-1940/

Death Ship in the South Sea; 1954 by Otto Mielke
Cargo of Death, by Roy Bainton

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The Body in the Barrel

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 04:00:02 +0000

On New Year's Day 1986, the body of 28-year-old Deborah Ann Wolfe was found at the bottom of a small irrigation pond outside her isolated cabin near Fort Bragg in North Carolina. She lived there, roughly 4 miles from the Fayetteville city limits, with her dogs. In conflicting reports, divers initially said they located her body inside a barrel. But local officials claim there was no barrel and called her death an accidental drowning.

SOURCES

https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2019/10/26/body-in-barrel-questions-linger-in-1985-fayetteville-drowning/2439020007/

Unsolved Mysteries (Episode #78); December 1990; Cosgrove-Meurer Productions, Inc.

https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/Abstract/1986/12000/Bodies_Found_in_the_Water__An_Investigative.5.aspx

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Murder Beneath the Surface

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Swedish journalist Kim Wall was only four years into her career when she was brutally murdered while submerged beneath the ocean in a submarine. She was interviewing Peter Madsen, an eccentric Danish inventor who had engineered his own vessel when she was killed. Several versions of events were told by Madsen, but the evidence told another horrifying story.

SOURCES

https://www.rememberingkimwall.com/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41536552

A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall Hardcover – July 7, 2020
by Ingrid Wall (Author), Joachim Wall (Author), Kathy Saranpa (Translator)

Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall; HBO Documentary, 2022

https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/who-is-peter-madsen-submarine-maker-and-murderer-of-kim-wall

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The Frankston-Tynong Murders

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Between May 1980 and November 1981, the skeletal remains of six women were found hidden in scrubland at Frankston, in bayside Melbourne, and at Tynong North, south-east of Melbourne. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 73 years old. The women didn't have much in common, except that they were on foot when they were taken, with the majority intending to take public transport during the daytime.

At times, investigators believed as many as three people could be responsible for the murders but ultimately decided this was the work of one person. That person remains unidentified.

SOURCES

Somebody Knows Something; On the trail of the Tynong and North Frankston serial killer; by Brian Williams

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/prime-suspect-in-40-year-melbourne-murder-mystery-dies-20200830-p55qqh.html

https://www.police.vic.gov.au/cold-case-tynong-north-murders

https://frankston-tynong.com/

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I Prefer Lemons

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Is it possible for someone to stalk you through your cell phone, even if it's off? To somehow know the most mundane details of your day? The Kuykendall family claims that they were relentlessly harassed by an unknown figure dubbed "Restricted" for months before everything abruptly stopped. Allegedly, the calls and texts to three different families came in around the clock for months, even when they got new phones and plans. Restricted seemed to be able to see and hear them at all times.

Was this a hoax or did someone take pleasure in having control over these families?

SOURCES

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/phone-stalkers-stymie-tacoma-family/

https://www.fcc.gov/spoofing

https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3312813&page=1#:~:text=Kuykendall%2C%20her%20sister%2C%20Darci%20Price,when%20they%20were%20switched%20off.

https://www.theregister.com/2007/06/26/cell_hack_geek_spook_stalk/

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The Vanishing Canoe Man

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:04 +0000

On December 1, 2007, John Darwin walked into a West End Central London police station and calmly told an officer, “I think I’m a missing person”. This was a bold claim coming from a man who had been declared legally dead in 2003. This is the strange and twisted almost-fairytale of Canoe Man.

SOURCES
The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The unbelievably true story behind the ITV drama – April 14, 2022; by David Leigh

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/anne-john-darwin-what-happened/

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The Acid Bath Vampire

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:00:02 +0000

In 1949, John George Haigh burst into the headlines as an inhuman monster, killing for financial gain. Haigh, a respectable, well-dressed, charming middle-class man disposed of at least six victims in a manner that led many to label him a vampire. According to his own confession, the mass murderer dissolved his victims in acid after drinking their blood.

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Where is Amelia Earhart?

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:00:03 +0000

On the morning of July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off from Lae, New Guinea, on one of the last legs in their historic attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Their next destination was Howland Island, roughly 2,500 miles away. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Itasca awaited their arrival, but they never made it to Howland Island. Despite massive search efforts by the U.S. government and private agencies, her disappearance remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century.

SOURCES

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305240

https://time.com/5486999/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amelia-earhart-search-resume-2014_n_4107310

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exploring-amelia-earharts-disappearance_b_4581713

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart

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Justice for Christopher McKinney

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:03 +0000

At the start of 2020, Louisville, Kentucky resident Christopher McKinney headed out with a group of friends for what was supposed to be a night of drinks and fun. Christopher would never make it home to his husband, though. He was struck by a bouncer and died shortly after, but no charges were brought and very little investigating was done by a police force that had many off-duty officers working at the very bar Christopher was killed.

SOURCES

Interview with Nick Clark

LMPD investigation records obtained through Nick Clark

https://queerkentucky.com/nowhere-bar-death-incident-leads-to-bill-filing-in-general-assembly-on-two-year-anniversary/

https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/scan-2020-09-01-13-32-04-158-002-1598987894.pdf

https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/1/11/gay-man-dies-after-altercation-louisville-bar

https://www.legalreader.com/nowhere-bar-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-over-fatal-january-2020-incident/

https://www.wlky.com/article/judge-grants-immunity-to-lmpd-metro-government-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-nowhere-bar/33864505#

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/01/06/nowhere-bar-death-settlement-lawsuit-over-louisville-death-christopher-mckinney/6563133002/

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/friends-remember-35-year-old-man-who-died-after-altercation-at-nowhere-bar/417-d6013063-01a4-4fa6-959f-be444e260db0

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/06/22/christopher-mckinney-widower-files-wrongful-death-complaint-against-nowhere-bar/3237174001/

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/louisville-nowhere-christopher-mckinney-punch-bouncer/417-3a1f3109-89a7-4260-b244-8fac786d8a46#:~:text=On%20Jan.,in%20the%20head%20one%20time.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/nowhere-bar-charges-altercation/417-05463b1f-b1dd-4238-9933-f1aa67d101f4

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/digging-deeper-focus-team-looks-into-crime-data-at-nowhere-bar/417-46feca92-f2dc-4106-aa82-e5f912677d7e

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/family-of-man-who-died-at-nowhere-bar-hires-attorney-to-seek-answers/417-0d37af51-fc97-478c-bda3-a5708804cf60

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/christopher-mckinney-private-security-guard-nowhere-bar/417-c028d97a-bd3b-4921-b7e8-366c3560aa38

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The Fugitive: Marilyn Sheppard's Unsolved Murder

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:00:03 +0000

The brutal 1954 bludgeoning death of Marilyn Sheppard and the controversial conviction of her husband, Dr. Sam Sheppard, is the most enduring murder mystery in Cleveland history. The horrible ordeal was the basis of the movie “The Fugitive.”

Dr. Sheppard’s conviction was overturned in 1966, but he died in 1970. Today, his family and the investigators who still fixate on the case believe the real killer was Richard Eberling, a convicted murderer and window washer at the Sheppard home.

SOURCES

https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/590

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/sheppard/1954TrialAccount.htm

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-sheppard-15

The Wrong Man: The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case; by James Neff

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What Happened to Natalie Wood?

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:00:02 +0000

On November 28, 1981, the weekend after Thanksgiving, one of Hollywood’s most enduring scandals took place onboard the Splendour, anchored off Catalina Island. On board were Natalie Wood, husband Robert Wagner, friend Christopher Walken, and Captain Dennis Davern.

After a night of heavy drinking, a heated argument ensued and Natalie disappeared. She was found dead in the water the next morning. There are several versions of events, but what really happened that night?

SOURCES

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/555020-natalie-wood-forensic-examination

https://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/untitled.pdf

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American Antihero: D.B. Cooper

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 04:00:02 +0000

It's the only unsolved hijacking case in the history of commercial aviation. On the afternoon of November 24, 1971—Thanksgiving Eve—a man boarded a flight from Portland to Seattle and slipped a note to a flight attendant. He threatened to detonate a bomb if he didn't receive a hefty ransom. Once he got the money, the hijacker released all passengers and ordered the crew to fly to Mexico. Mid-air, with cash in hand, the man jumped from the aircraft, deploying a parachute into the pitch-black sky.

This man has come to be known as D.B. Cooper, and after a 45-year FBI investigation, his identity, whereabouts, and motive remain unknown.

SOURCES

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking

https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper%20/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper

https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=20785090&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI1MDM1MDQ3NywiaWF0IjoxNjU2MzU0NzE2LCJleHAiOjE2NTY0NDExMTZ9.Ff4UHsCJz_Ie6gN7a_OGMz9uEdRFZuB2j74_9h4i0Q0

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Tales From the Podcast Host

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:00:02 +0000

I'm doing something a little different and letting you in on some paranormal experiences that I've had that help explain why I am the way that I am. This isn’t creepypasta, I haven’t made any of this up, these are all very REAL retellings of what I’ve experienced.

If you've had similar experiences, please send them my way and I'll read them in an upcoming episode!

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Bobby Mackey's Haunted Honky Tonk

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Now called the “most haunted nightclub in America”, Bobby Mackey’s Music World was originally opened as a large slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility that served the area until the 1890s. To dispose of the animal remains, a well was dug in the lowest part of the building that still remains. As you can imagine, the history of the building plus the numerous deaths that have occurred there, have only added to the haunted legend of this place.

SOURCES

Haunted Kentucky: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Bluegrass State (Haunted Series) Paperback – June 10, 2009
by Alan Brown

Hell's Gate and The Terror At Bobby Mackey's Music World 3rd Edition; by Douglas Hensley

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Little Green Men: The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Sixty-seven years ago, a family living on the outskirts of Hopkinsville, KY made headlines after claiming they'd been visited by "little grey men" after spotting an otherworldly aircraft floating over their farmhouse.

The incident, also called the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter, referring to the nearby unincorporated community of Kelly, was well documented in the media and pop culture: director Steven Spielberg cited it as part of the inspiration behind such films as E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

SOURCES

The Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO and Alien Shootout; by George Dudding, Liz Lamac

Close Encounter at Kelly and Others of 1955; Center for UFO Studies, 1978; by Isabel Davis and Ted Bloecher

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/tales-from-the-path-of-totality-62-years-ago-today-they-say-little-green-men-invaded-this-kentucky-farm-town/

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The Botanist and the Beast

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Jane Marie Prichard went into Blackbird State Forest early on the morning of September 20, 1986. She was collecting the final data she needed for her thesis in botany when an unknown assailant attacked and killed her. The killer left evidence, but the DNA didn't match up to the only suspect's. With no leads and no motive, her case went cold.

SOURCES

https://www.newcastlede.gov/1308/Jane-Prichard

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/08/12/u-md-slaying-suspect-freed-by-a-hair/6da6a6c7-cf3f-4628-848d-ebfb0c65bad4/

https://www.newcastlede.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14848/Prichard-CC-Document?bidId=

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-lloyd

https://delawaretoday.com/life-style/meet-the-men-solving-delawares-cold-murder-cases/

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Cursed Objects Vol. 1

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Just as spirits are known to attach themselves to places that held meaning during their lives, they’re also known to attach to their favorite objects, unwilling to let them go even in death.
From haunted bunk beds to Valentino's ring to James Dean's Little Bastard, these objects have brought only pain and suffering to those who possess them.

SOURCES

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/8058243/New-Zealand-museum-tells-pregnant-women-to-stay-away.html

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cursed-ring/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/myrtles

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1509284/archaeology-news-warning-ozti-iceman-ancient-body-curse-spt

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/19/Haunted-house-to-be-sold-bunk-beds-buried-in-landfill/4254572245200/

https://emadion.it/en/paranormal/cursed-objects/the-wedding-dress-of-anna-baker/

https://medium.com/@.Emily./the-curse-of-the-crying-boy-79d025bbfc5a

https://jalopnik.com/the-curse-of-james-deans-little-bastard-5113390

https://genius.com/Kevin-mannis-description-of-the-dibbuk-dybbuk-box-for-ebay-annotated

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Story-of-haunted-box-isn-t-just-a-tale-dreamed-up-3882396.php

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The Good Hart Murders

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Richard and Shirley Robison decided to spend the summer with their four children at their vacation home near Good Hart park, as they typically did. Their log cabin was located in the north woods on the shore of Lake Michigan. Secluded among the dense forest, the cabin was nearly impossible to see from the road. This peaceful area provided the setting for a gruesome massacre that remains unsolved more than 50 years later.

SOURCES

https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/case-closed/

https://www.goodhartstore.com/userfiles/filemanager/27kvhxrplzrfchd58vo1/

When Evil Came to Good Hart – June 25, 2008; by Mardi Link

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Summer Break

Mon, 30 May 2022 15:20:21 +0000

Hey hey my friends, Autumn's Oddities is taking a short break before kicking off Season 2. Feel free to check out my Patreon for a little cache of unreleased episodes if you miss me and remember, if it's creepy and weird, you'll find it here.

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The YOG'TZE Cryptogram Murder

Fri, 27 May 2022 04:00:02 +0000

In October of 1984, unemployed German food engineer Gunther Stoll stood up from his chair and exclaimed "I get it!", he wrote the word "YOG'TZE" on a scrap of paper, scribbled it out, and left his house for a pub. Hours later, he was found naked inside his car that had crashed into a ditch. Stoll had been hit by another vehicle elsewhere. Stoll did not survive his injuries, but he managed to tell investigators that four men he didn't know were in the car with him prior to the wreck. For months, Stoll told his wife that "they" were after him, but who were they, and were they responsible for his death?

SOURCE

https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/serie-ungeloeste-kriminalfaelle-yogtze-34-jaehriger-hinterliess-nur-eine-mysterioese-notiz-sein-tod-ist-noch-immer-ein-raetsel_id_9910176.html

https://the-line-up.com/yogtze-gunther-stoll

Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst; 12 April 1985; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzx4Zicfmus

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Project Blue Book

Mon, 23 May 2022 04:00:03 +0000

While flying his small plane in June of 1947, businessman and civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine objects moving at high speeds through the skies over Washington’s Mount Rainier. Widely publicized reports of Arnold’s experience, followed by an increasing number of reported UFO sightings, led the U.S. Air Force to begin investigating the incidents with Operation Sign in 1948.

The initial investigation resulted in the formation of Project Blue Book in 1952, which became the longest-running of the U.S. government’s official inquiries into UFO sightings, compiling reports on more than 12,000 sightings or related events from 1952 until its termination. The project, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was terminated on Dec. 17, 1969. Of a total of 12,618 sightings reported to Project Blue Book, 701 remained "unidentified."

SOURCES

https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/ufo/usaf_fact_sheet_95_03.pdf

https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf

https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104590/unidentified-flying-objects-and-air-force-project-blue-book/

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/UFOsandUAPs/proj_b1.pdf?ver=2017-05-22-113513-837

https://vault.fbi.gov/Project%20Blue%20Book%20%28UFO%29%20/Project%20Blue%20Book%20%28UFO%29%20part%201%20of%201/view

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/UFOsandUAPs/nas_re1.pdf?ver=2017-05-22-113513-883

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Dark Angels of Death: Donald Harvey & Richard Rogers

Fri, 20 May 2022 04:00:03 +0000

In this special episode, CJ from Beyond the Rainbow Podcast and I are covering two "angels of death", nurses Donald Harvey and Richard Rogers. While Harvey murdered the very patients he was supposed to be nursing back to health, Rogers targeted gay men at bars, dismembering them and disposing of their bodies in trash cans along the highway.

SOURCES
https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/inmate-charged-in-cincinnati-angel-of-death-donald-harveys-fatal-prison-beating

Aggression and Violent Behavior; Volume 19, Issue 3, May–June 2014, Pages 288-301; Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers; Clare S. Allely, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson, Christopher Gillberg

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177927028/donald-harvey

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/hospital-worker-mass-murder-article-1.2090795

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/03/us/former-nurse-s-aide-admits-9-killings-in-hospital.html

Donald Harvey, “Angel of Death”, Radford University Depart of Psychology; 2005; Elizabeth Sellers, Pannill Hedgecock, Melissa Georges
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Harvey,%20Donald%20-%20fall,%202005.pdf

https://www.grunge.com/438526/a-look-at-donald-harveys-tragic-childhood/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/inmate-charged-in-cincinnati-angel-of-death-donald-harveys-fatal-prison-beating

MAN FLED CLUTCHES OF GAY-SLAY SUSPECT (nypost.com)

Crime Scene: Dismembered man tied to 'Last Call' killer (lohud.com)

'Last Call Killer' revisited: Richard Rogers of Staten Island trolled victims at gay bars in Manhattan - silive.com

What Really Happened With the 'Last Call' Killer Who Terrorized NYC's Gay Nightspots in 1980s and '90s? - A&E True Crime (aetv.com)

Richard W. Rogers: An Evil Human Being — Criminally Intrigued

Serial Killer Who Dismembered Gay Men Seemed 'Mild Mannered,' Says Roommate | Crime News (oxygen.com)

PATTERN IN A TRAIL OF DEATH – Hartford Courant

Mutilated Torso Held to Be That of County Man (latimes.com)

Cold Case Jack Andrews (ct.gov)

‘Last Call’ by Elon Green: Book Excerpt (vulture.com)

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The Luna Park Ghost Train Fire

Mon, 16 May 2022 04:00:35 +0000

On June 9, 1979, a fire broke out on the ghost train ride at Sydney’s Luna Park. The fire killed 7 people, 6 of them children. It’s still considered one of Sydney’s greatest unsolved mysteries even after more than 40 years, as authorities have never conclusively found the cause of the fire.

There’s an official explanation, but there are also theories that won’t go away, including one involving a demon named Moloch and the fire being started as part of a child sacrifice.

SOURCES

Coronial Inquest Results into the fire and deaths at Luna Park - Coroners Court New South Wales; Kevin Anderson
file:///home/chronos/u-8d7f3b0626dbf9d13d8bfd0c0ec1b9d4dcfd63e5/MyFiles/Downloads/luna_park_fire_1977_-_findings.pdf

https://www.coroners.nsw.gov.au/coroners-court/search.html?searchtext=kevin+anderson+luna+park

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/luna-park-ghost-train-fire-calls-for-new-inquiry/12420940

https://www.lunaparksydney.com/our-history#:~:text=Sydney's%20Luna%20Park%20is%20a,Island%2C%20New%20York%20in%201903.

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/luna-park-tragedy-30-years-on-i-lost-my-whole-family-30927

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Killer Doctor: Wendi Mae Davidson

Fri, 13 May 2022 04:00:02 +0000

In January of 2005, San Angelo, Texas veterinarian Wendi Mae Davidson called Dyess Air Force Base and reported her husband Staff Sgt. Michael Severance missing. Wendi claimed that she'd taken her sons to visit her parents and when she returned, Michael was nowhere to be found, and he'd supposedly left without his truck or cell phone.

Severance wasn't yet AWOL, but after his leave time was up, the Air Force began an intensive search for him. Suspecting that Davidson's version of events wasn't true, a tracking device had been installed on her car that led investigators to a ranch. They would eventually find Michael Severance there, but Wendi Mae claimed she had only found him dead and disposed of his body in an absolutely gruesome manner. Toxicology reports would prove otherwise.

SOURCES

A Poisoned Passion: A Young Mother, her War Hero Husband, and the Marriage that Ended in Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library); by Diane Fanning

https://casetext.com/case/davidson-v-davidson-2003#:~:text=In%202006%2C%20Wendi%20was%20convicted,%2C%20at%20*1%20

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1129251.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/third-court-of-appeals/2014/03-13-00522-cv.html

https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=07472492&tdcj=01407817&fullName=DAVIDSON%2CWENDI+MAE

https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2006-12-01/veterinarian-sentenced-25-years-husbands-murder

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The Unsolved Murder in the Stacks

Mon, 09 May 2022 04:00:03 +0000

The story of Penn State University graduate student Betsy Aardsma’s unsolved murder has haunted the campus as a kind of urban legend for more than five decades. Although told as a ghost story, those who investigated fear that her very real murder is being forgotten.

On Thanksgiving weekend 1969, 22-year-old Betsy was murdered by a single stab wound to the chest in the stacks of the Pattee Library. Her killer has never been caught.

Promo: Batwings & Butterflies

SOURCES

https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/murder-in-the-stacks-50-years-later-still-no-answers/article_b6280ed6-1a18-11ea-a966-2b1ac6ebcdcb.html

https://lancasteronline.com/news/who-killed-betsy-aardsma/article_960ccf9d-03af-59f4-a8fb-4c5749caff40.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/unsolved-murder-penn-state-student-betsy-aardsma-haunts-community-52-n1284867

Murder in the Stacks: Penn State, Betsy Aardsma, and the Killer Who Got Away; by David Dekok

https://lancasteronline.com/news/who-killed-betsy-aardsma/article_960ccf9d-03af-59f4-a8fb-4c5749caff40.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/unsolved-murder-penn-state-student-betsy-aardsma-haunts-community-52-n1284867

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The Colonial Parkway Killer

Fri, 06 May 2022 04:00:04 +0000

Between 1986 and 1989, the Colonial Parkway thoroughfare in Virginia served as a suspected serial killer’s hunting grounds. The killer or killers responsible for the Colonial Parkway murders targeted couples as they sat in their vehicles, each incident taking two lives at a time. Six people are confirmed dead and another couple remains missing and presumed killed.

SOURCES

Predators on the Parkway: A Former Homicide Detective Explores the Colonial Parkway Murders (Spingola Files Book 2); by Steven Spingola

https://www.wtkr.com/2010/04/15/new-suspect-in-the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-shock-to-victims-families/

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/article_a7918d4c-8305-54e2-a645-5da3ce8e2f6c.html

https://www.wtkr.com/2010/06/15/retired-detective-delivers-report-to-families-of-colonial-parkway-murder-victims/

https://fredericksburg.com/news/crime_courts/after-20-years-shenandoah-national-park-double-murder-still-unsolved-but-the-fbi-says-the/article_c161cfe5-156e-50e7-8b76-0761f186ae79.html

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Mythical Creatures & Monsters: International Edition

Mon, 02 May 2022 04:00:02 +0000

I'm taking you on a trip around the world to investigate some of the most bizarre and frightening (in some cases funny) cryptids, creatures, monsters, ghosts, and demons. Some of the featured creatures include the Acheri, Shirime, Anansi the spider, Rompo, Dijiang, Doppelgänger, Bokknerijders, Bunyip, and Leyak.

SOURCES

http://www.flutopedia.com/refs/Rink_1889_EskimoTalesAndSongs_FP.pdf

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Kwaku_Anansi_(Earth-7082)

Bedd Gelert: Its Facts, Fairies, and Folk-Lore (Portmadoc: Llewelyn Jenkins, 1899); D. E. Jenkins,

https://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/handle/1903/20479/Kim_ResearchPaper.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=3

https://archive.org/details/adescriptionthr00boregoog/page/n4/mode/2up

An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures Paperback – August 12, 1978; by Katharine Briggs

Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
By Claude Lecouteux

Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth Paperback – November 17, 2001
by Carol Rose

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The Murder Castle's Master: H.H. Holmes

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

H. H. Holmes was possibly America’s “first” serial killer. Underneath the sensational stories of Holmes’ killings is a con man who spent his entire life lying, scheming, and tricking people, in particular, women. While Holmes admitted to killing 27 people, the real number is somewhere between 9 and more than 200. Aside from the fact that he killed an unknown amount of victims while holding court in the Murder Castle he built for himself, there are also the theories that he may have been the even more infamous killer, Jack the Ripper.

SOURCES

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America – February 10, 2004; Erik Larson

Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago Paperback – Illustrated, August 4, 2008; Harold Schechter

“’American Ripper’: Inside Investigation into Serial Killer H.H. Holmes.” Rolling Stone, June 25, 2018; Eric Killelea

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The Suspicious Death of Ellen Greenberg

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia teacher, was found by her fiance with a knife protruding from her chest sitting upright against their kitchen cabinets. She had 20 stab wounds to her head, chest, and the back of her neck. Her fiance had allegedly been at the gym when her death occurred, and he returned to the apartment to find the door locked from the inside and the security bar in place. Almost immediately, investigators concluded that Ellen had committed suicide by stabbing herself, based solely on the fact that she took antidepressants and saw a therapist. How could and why would this woman have stabbed herself this many times in order to end her own life? Is it even medically possible, given her wounds, that she could have?

Promo: Nopeville

SOURCES

City of Philadelphia Office of the Medical Examiner Investigation Report:
https://www.scribd.com/document/493099059/Ellen-Greenberg-Case-File

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/02/17/ellen-greenberg-pennsylvania-ag-suicide-ruling-stabbed-manayunk/

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Lethal Lothario: James "Bluebeard" Watson

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

James “Bluebeard” Watson was a Southern-born chameleon and lothario who married at least 25 women and killed a third of them. He had so many aliases that he sometimes lost track of who he was at any given time. His real name and his true birthdate were unknown even to him. From the turn of the century until 1920, Watson eluded law enforcement officials, leaving a bloodstained trail of dead wives in cities from Canada to Washington to Idaho to Los Angeles.

SOURCES

The Case of J. P. Watson, the Modern "Bluebeard"; Bryant Hoag and Edward Huntington Williams; Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Nov., 1921), pp. 348-359 (12 pages)

American Bluebeard: Lies and Dead Wives
by Alene Burnett-Reaugh

https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/james-bluebeard-watson-serial-killer-14490554.php

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22470-atypical-genitalia-formerly-known-as-ambiguous-genitalia

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The Lady in the Lake: Florence Unger

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Experts can’t seem to agree on exactly what happened in the case of Florence Unger's drowning death. It’s another accident, murder, or suicide case that looks pretty cut and dry until you find out what was happening behind the scenes and when forensics come into play. Luckily, this isn’t one of those cases without a definitive answer.

SOURCES

https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.2003.10.31.001/109

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8037630/florence-gabrielle-unger

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1239278.html

Afraid of the Dark: The True Story of a Reckless Husband, his Stunning Wife, and the Murder that Shattered a Family; book by Tom Henderson

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Vampires of New Orleans

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 04:00:02 +0000

You probably know all of the myths and lore. But are vampires just fictional characters derived from Bram Stoker's Dracula? Or, are they rooted in reality? Are vampires real?

The tales of the allegedly real vampires of New Orleans, the Count St. Germain, The Casket Girls, and The Carter Brothers may convince you that they are.

SOURCES

https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/jacques-st-germain-louisiana-vampire/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/vampire-new-orleans-mysterious-case-jacque-and-comte-de-st-germain-009019

https://www.scribd.com/document/363972138/The-Great-Secret-of-Count-St-Germain-pdf

https://yesterdaysamerica.com/the-forgotten-history-of-two-new-orleans-vampires/

New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend (Haunted America) – September 25, 2017 by Marita Woywod Crandle

https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans

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The Voodoo Queen: Marie Laveau

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:00:06 +0000

Although there is plenty of information about Marie Laveau in the legends of New Orleans, separating the fact from the myth has always been a challenge. Nearly everything that is known about her originates in the oral traditions, which were embellished, making an already larger-than-life persona practically immortal in the tales that exist today.

Promo: And Then They Were Gone

SOURCES
The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans; Book By Denise Alvarado and Carolyn Morrow Long

https://www.scribd.com/read/441382435/The-Magic-of-Marie-Laveau-Embracing-the-Spiritual-Legacy-of-the-Voodoo-Queen-of-New-Orleans

http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1572-the-marie-laveau-phenomenon.html

http://www.hauntedneworleanstours.com/marielaveau/marielaveau/

https://64parishes.org/entry/marie-laveau-2

https://www.newspapers.com/paper/the-times-picayune/824/

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New Orleans' Most Shocking Crimes: Madame LaLaurie

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:00:04 +0000

Madame LaLaurie holds a horrific place in the history and lore of New Orleans. If ever a house was haunted, it would be the Lalaurie Mansion and it’s attic used for the sole purpose of torturing and murdering enslaved people in the most grotesque ways you could possibly imagine. The wealthy socialite is estimated to have killed between 50 and 100 people.

SOURCES

Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House; Book by Carolyn Morrow Long

Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans’ Most Famous Murderess Revealed; Book by Cosner Love & Lorelei Shannon

Journey Into Darkness: Ghosts and Vampires of New Orleans: book by Kalila Katherina Smith

https://64parishes.org/entry/delphine-lalaurie/

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New Orleans' Most Shocking Crimes: Zack Bowen & Addie Hall

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Little more than a year Addie Hall and Zack Bowen found love and gained national attention in the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, Zack jumped to his death from a French Quarter hotel with a suicide note in his pocket confessing that Addie was in their home. But she wasn't alive. Parts of her dismembered body were in the fridge, on the stove, and in the oven. This is one of New Orleans' most gruesome cases.

SOURCES

Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans; Book by Ethan Brown

https://www.scribd.com/read/182580992/Shake-the-Devil-Off-A-True-Story-of-the-Murder-that-Rocked-New-Orleans#

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The 27 Club: The Devil & Robert Johnson

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Robert Johnson was the inaugural member of the 27 Club. He has been called the greatest blues musician of all time and many argue he laid the foundation for what would become rock and roll. His death is contested and his life is infamous because, as rumor has it, Robert Johnson traded his soul to the devil for the ability to play the guitar.

Promo: Horrifying History

SOURCES

Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson Hardcover – June 4, 2019
by Bruce Conforth (Author), Gayle Dean Wardlow (Author)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1557967/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musician

https://www.loudersound.com/features/robert-johnson-the-impact-he-had-was-monumental

https://www.neh.gov/news/reconstruction-vs-redemption

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/robert-johnson-myth-devil-crossroads-story/

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The 27 Club: The Murder of Mia Zapata

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:00:02 +0000

Mia Zapata was the singer and frontwoman of The Gits, a Seattle punk band, at the time she was found brutally murdered on July 7, 1993. Since she was 27 years old at the time of her death, she is part of the infamous 27 Club. With no viable suspects, her case went cold for nearly a decade before an arrest was made.

SOURCES
The Gits; 2005; Documentary by Kerri O’Kane

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-of-appeals/1329872.html

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/mia-zapata-death-murder-music-seattle-dna

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/mia-zapata-punk-musician-murdered-in-1993-changing-seattle-grunge-scene-694965/amp/

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-murder-of-mia-zapata-816919e23a09

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mia-zapata-murderer-dead-1170206/#:~:text=Jesus%20Mezquia%2C%20the%20man%20convicted%20of%20murdering%20Seattle%20musician%20Mia,He%20was%2066%20years%20old

https://unsolved.com/gallery/mia-zapata/

https://pitchfork.com/news/34514-mia-zapatas-killer-sentenced-for-good-finally/

https://musicoholics.com/first-look/that-one-fateful-night-what-happened-to-mia-zapata/27/

http://www.teachhomealive.org/

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-gits-mn0000077821/biography

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The Mysterious "Suicide" of Annie Börjesson

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:00:02 +0000

On a cold Scottish December morning, a man was walking his dog along Prestwick Beach when he made a terrible discovery. On the beach, he found the body of a deceased woman, covered in sand and seaweed. It appeared that she’d washed up with the tide. Later identified as 30-year-old Swedish national Annie Börjesson, her death was deemed a tragic suicide. However, there’s much more to the story and you can decide what you believe happened here based on the facts and theories that abound in this case.

SOURCES

https://www.scottishreview.net//AnnieBorjesson.pdf

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/police-say-died-drowning--24708035

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18110420.scottish-police-didnt-follow-protocol-swedish-womans-death/

http://www.annierockstar.com/

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A Brief History of Witches

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:00:03 +0000

Images of witches have appeared in various forms throughout history—from evil, wart-nosed women gathered over a cauldron to green-faced, cackling women riding through the sky on brooms wearing pointy hats and melting when water is thrown on them. In pop culture, the witch has been portrayed as everything from a nose-twitching suburban housewife, to a teenage witch learning to control her powers and a trio of charmed sisters battling the forces of evil. The real history of witches, however, is dark and, often for the witches, or those accused of being witches, deadly.

SOURCES

A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, & Pagans Paperback – March 26, 2007
by Jeffrey B. Russell (Author), Brooks Alexander (Author)

https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738715889

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream

Witches and Witchcraft; book By Dean Miller

The Practice of Witchcraft Today: An Introduction to Beliefs and Rituals
By Robin Skelton

Case Study: The European Witch Hunts, c. 1450-1750 and Witch Hunts Today. Gendercide Watch.

https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-324

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Horror at Fox Hollow Farm

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:00:03 +0000

In the early 1990’s, Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana was bought by Herb Baumeister, a local business owner, and family man. Although never brought to trial, he was the prime suspect in the disappearance of a number of men from the Midwest over two decades.

Investigators recovered more than 5,000 human bone fragments on the property from as many as 17 different victims. Only five of those victims were able to be identified. It’s believed that most of them were murdered in and around the home’s indoor pool.

SOURCES
You Think You Know Me: The True Story of Herb Baumeister and the Horror at Fox Hollow Farm (Ryan Green's True Crime) – April 12, 2018
by Ryan Green

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/westfield/2019/05/17/fox-hollow-farm-murders-where-bodies-were-buried-now-sale/3667251002/

https://serialkillersinfo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/herbertbaumeister.pdf

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The Kennedy Family Curse

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:00:03 +0000

From plane crashes to assassinations, overdoses to terrible illness, the Kennedy family has been struck by a bizarre amount of devastating tragedies over the years. After a car crash in 1969, Ted Kennedy, who had by this point lost 4 of his siblings under tragic circumstances, wondered aloud if “some awful curse did actually hang over all the Kennedys”.
The sheer number of tragic illnesses and deaths involving the family has led many to deem them ‘cursed’ in some respect. The tragedies suffered by the Kennedys, combined with their glamour, ambition, and power, have captured the imagination of people across the world for decades.

SOURCES
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/rosemary-kennedy
The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years; book by Edward Klein
https://www.scribd.com/read/200210777/Curse-Of-The-Kennedys-And-Other-Powerful-Family-Tragedies
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated

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The House Built by Spirits

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:00:03 +0000

It has over 160 rooms, 40 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, but only one shower. It has stairs that lead to the ceiling, and doors that, when stepped through, will drop you a story or more. It has 10,000 windows, a number of which are placed on inside walls, including a $1500, $40,000 in today’s money, stained glass window made by one of the most expensive companies in the world, Tiffany.

This is the Winchester Mystery House, the house built by spirits; and this is the story of its creator and how it came to be.

SOURCES

https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahs-story/
https://www.scribd.com/read/250305991/The-House-Built-By-Ghosts-The-Strange-Tale-of-the-Winchester-Mystery-House
https://facts.net/winchester-house-facts/
https://www.biography.com/personality/sarah-winchester
http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com/

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The Hanging Death of Keith Warren

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:00:03 +0000

19-year-old Keith Warren was found hanged by the neck in a wooded area behind a townhouse in 1986. Before his mother was even notified, he was cut down and taken for embalming to a funeral home. There was no autopsy or toxicological testing done before ruling his death a suicide.

This is by far the most bizarre death scene and surrounding set of circumstances that I've ever covered.

SOURCES

https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com/
https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com/pathological-and-toxicological-investigations-of-keith-warrens-death/
https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com/72/
https://www.thekeithwarrenjusticesite.com/77/

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The Questionable Death of a Deputy's Girlfriend

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:00:02 +0000

After a concert at the St. Augustine Amphitheater in 2010, Michelle O'Connell and Jeremy Banks headed home with some friends. Minutes after their friends left, Banks claims that Michelle O'Connell found his service weapon and shot herself with it.

When St. John's County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene, they recognized Banks as one of their very own deputies. This is another case where there was very little investigating done and extremely questionable circumstances surrounding a death.

SOURCES
http://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2017/03/two-doctors-disciplined-in-michelle.html
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/michelle-oconnell-mom-world-golf-village-father-killed-days-after-bombshell-records-request/930734259/
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/03/02/killing-of-michelle-oconnell-case-researcher-remains-unsolved-more-than-2-years-later/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/us/florida-rusty-rodgers-jeremy-banks-lawsuit-dismissed.html
https://www.scribd.com/doc/219466713/Michelle-O-Connell
https://www.scribd.com/document/272978822/Investigative-Report-SCANNED-O-Connell

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The Suspicious Death of Jill Wells Part 2

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 05:00:03 +0000

The Suspicious Death of Jill Wells

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:00:03 +0000

Unusual Suspects: The Whitaker Family Murders

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:04 +0000

On December 10, 2003, the Whitaker family of Sugar Land, Texas walked into an ambush in their own home after a graduation dinner for their son, Bart. It was clear that someone wanted it to look like a robbery gone wrong, but it became quickly apparent that this was a hired hit.

Promo: Ye Olde Crime Podcast

SOURCES

Savage Son – September 26, 2017; book by Corey Mitchell

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-plotted-familys-murder-executed-governor/story?id=53274744

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Upper East Side

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:00:03 +0000

Gail Katz-Bierenbaum was last seen at the Upper East Side Manhattan apartment she shared with her husband, Dr. Robert "Bob" Bierenbaum, on July 7, 1985. Bob claimed that he and Gail argued that morning and Gail walked out of their apartment on east 85th Street to sunbathe in Central Park. Gail has never been heard from again.

Investigators believed that Robert was involved in Gail's disappearance for many years and was responsible for her presumed death, but didn’t have enough evidence to make an arrest in the case.

Promo: A Nefarious Nightmare

SOURCES
https://abc7ny.com/robert-bierenbaum-gail-katz-murder-disappearance-2020-tonight/11151762/

The Surgeon's Wife: A True Story of Obsession, Rage, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library) Kindle Edition
by Kieran Crowley

https://casetext.com/case/people-v-bierenbaum-2

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Murder at The Devil's Teeth: Part 2

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Happy Valentine's Day! This isn't a romantic tale, if you want to hear something romantic, albeit twisted, check out my Patreon episodes on Carl Tanzler. The conclusion of the Satanic Panic riddled investigation into Jeanette DePalma's death and the introduction of a potential serial killer targeting young women hitchhiking in New Jersey. Promo: Let's Start a Cult SOURCESDeath on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey; July 20, 2015; book by Jesse Pollack (Author), Mark Moran (Author)https://store.weirdnj.com/

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Murder at The Devil's Teeth: Part 1

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

When 16-year-old Jeanette DePalma's body was found on a cliff aptly named The Devil's Teeth, the police were sure that her murder was related to witchcraft. There was Satanic and occult imagery surrounding her badly decomposed body. The only problem is, many of the people who viewed the crime scene claim that no such symbolism existed. This is a twisted case of Satanic Panic that leads into serial killer territory. Promo: The Dumb, Found Dead SOURCESDeath on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey; July 20, 2015; book by Jesse Pollack (Author), Mark Moran (Author)https://store.weirdnj.com/

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The Living Dead in Haiti

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

When Clairvius Narcisse was admitted to the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he was suffering from a sudden onset illness. His condition deteriorated rapidly and he fell into a coma. Two days later, on May 2, 1962, he was declared dead by two attending physicians, and his sister Angelina identified his body. Narcisse was buried in a small cemetery near their village of I’Estere. Here the story of Narcisse should have ended, but 18 years later, in 1980, a vacant-eyed man approached Angelina in the village market and claimed to be her long-dead brother. He claimed to have been brought back as a zombie by a bokor and was declared to be the living dead. Promos: Reddit on Wiki and A Little WickedSourcesThe Serpent and the Rainbow; Book By Wade Davishttps://www.harvardmagazine.com/sites/default/files/zombie_1986_small.pdf

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The Unexplained Death of Rey Rivera: Part 2

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In the conclusion of the bizarre death of Rey Rivera, I get into the infamous "note" and some theories on what could have happened if his death weren't a suicide. Bust out your tinfoil hat, because there are some wild theories!Promo: Batwings & ButterfliesSOURCESAn Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere – Deckle Edge, November 6, 2018by Mikita Brottman REY RIVERA, SUICIDE OR HOMICIDE?: There is only one truth and science holds the key – February 16, 2021by Miryam Moya https://prosecutorspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/fact-sheet-on-the-death-of-rey-rivera.pdfhttps://prosecutorspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/fbi-report-exhibit-1.pdf

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The Unexplained Death of Rey Rivera

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Loving husband Rey Rivera got a phone call that sends him running from his Baltimore home and he never returned. Days later, his body was found beneath a hole in the Hotel Belvedere and investigators quickly leaned toward suicide. But the injuries don't match a fall from a great height and Rey wasn't suicidal. In the weeks before his death, he had become paranoid and wrote a strange note alluding to secret societies. Did Rey Rivera jump from the hotel rooftop or did something more sinister befall him? SOURCESAn Unexplained Death: The True Story of a Body at the Belvedere – Deckle Edge, November 6, 2018by Mikita Brottman REY RIVERA, SUICIDE OR HOMICIDE?: There is only one truth and science holds the key – February 16, 2021by Miryam Moya https://prosecutorspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/fact-sheet-on-the-death-of-rey-rivera.pdfhttps://prosecutorspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/fbi-report-exhibit-1.pdfUnsolved Mysteries, Season 1, Episode 1; Netflix

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Spy Game: The Isdal Woman

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

A woman is found burned alive in the remote mountains of Isdal, Norway. Identifying her turned out to be impossible because she sanded off her own fingerprints and removed all labels from clothing and objects in her possession. The police ruled her death a suicide because of drugs found in her body, but a plethora of Cold War era evidence led many to theorize that the Isdal Woman was a spy or an intelligence agent with seven different identities. This case is the stuff spy novels are made of: disguises, secret meetings, NATO missile tests, and a woman who went to great lengths to keep her identity a mystery for over 50 years. SOURCESIsdal Woman. Life and Death: Norway's Biggest Mystery; Book by L. Robinsonhttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/3523995/could-north-forensic-artists-facial-depiction-help-solve-50-year-old-mystery-surrounding-womans-death-in-norway/Cheung, H. 2017. “Isdal Woman: The mystery death haunting Norway for 46 years” on BBC.com.Dimuro, G. 2018. “Spy, Murder Victim, Or Something Else? The Mystery Of The Isdal Woman” on All That’s Interesting.Hansen, S. & Higraff, M. & Skille, O.B. & Aardal, A. & Kristoffersen, E.B. 2016. “The Isdalen mystery” on NRK.

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Elevator to Another Dimension: The Strange Death of Elisa Lam

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

On Feb. 19, 2013, a maintenance worker at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles made a gruesome discovery in the building's main water tank: the body of missing 21-year-old Canadian student, and hotel guest, Elisa Lam. Hotel guests had been complaining of foul-smelling water and low pressure, which prompted a search of the tanks. In the days prior to her disappearance, Elisa had exhibited odd behaviors, which got her removed from her shared room. Once the LAPD got involved, found footage of Elisa in the hotel elevator was released to the public and the conspiracy theories surrounding her death began. But what really happened to Elisa Lam? SOURCESVideo footage of Elisa Lam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjVBpyTeZM Gone at Midnight: The Tragic True Story Behind the Unsolved Internet Sensation Hardcover – Illustrated, February 25, 2020; book by Jake AndersonCrime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel; Netflix Docuseries

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Fatal Attraction: Shayna Hubers

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

To those who didn’t know them, Ryan Poston and Shayna Hubers seemed like one of those couples you love to hate on social media. He was a handsome 29-year-old Cincinnati attorney. She was beautiful, young, and a gifted student. Their romance began like a tale as old as time when he added her on Facebook after stumbling across her bikini spring break pictures and slid into her DM's. Soon, they began their seemingly storied romance. But it ended in a hail of gunfire nearly 18 months later, on October 12, 2012, when Shayna shot and killed Ryan at his apartment in the Cincinnati suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky.SOURCEShttps://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/2018/10/18/judge-sentences-shayna-hubers-to-life-in-prison/https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/supreme-court/2020/2018-sc-0667-mr.htmlSmiling in her mugshot: http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/367745Killer Cases: Murder in the Kentucky Hills; December 17, 2020; A&Ehttps://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=&s=KY&d=77767

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Urban Legends Series: Western U.S.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Well, this is it, this is the last iteration of my Urban Legends series, ending it with the Western and Northwestern regions of the U.S. The legends included today are from Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, and Hawaii, so you know they're good just there's too much land mass to not have weird happenings! SOURCEShttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~hawnpac/libguides_docs/pak_urbanlegends.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/10984210/waialae-drive-in-ghost19-may-1959/https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/massacre-rocks/https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/march-april-2018/5504/https://romantic-oregon-coast.com/haunted-lighthouses.htmlPeg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide: A Biography Paperback – October 25, 2013; book by James Zeruk Jr.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=20020516&id=NHUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288,4231450https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/the-legend-of-devils-towerMontana Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History’s Mysteries, 2nd Edition; book by EDWARD LAWRENCE - CONTINUED BY MICHAEL OBER

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Urban Legends Series: Southwest U.S.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Fill up the tank because we're traversing the vast Southwest U.S. as we continue on our Urban Legends trip. This episode features the lore of Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona, so bust out your cowboy boots and try not to lock eyes with any skinwalkers! SOURCESGhosthunting Colorado (America's Haunted Road Trip) Paperback – September 13, 2016; book by Kailyn LambGhost Stories from the American Southwest (American Storytelling) Paperback – Unabridged, June 1, 1991; book by Richard Alan YoungThe Navajo Skinwalker, Witchcraft, & Related Spiritual Phenomena: Spiritual Clues : Orientation to the Evolution of the Circle Paperback – May 1, 1997; book by Joanne Tellerhttps://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/records-uncover-mystery-behind-utah-grave-bearing-antichrist-reference/https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/24-killed-in-horrific-bus-train-crash-that-inspired-ghost-tracks-legend-in-san-antonio

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Urban Legends Series: Northeast U.S.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

I'm back from the brink of death and ready to continue the legend trip, while semi-medicated, through The Northeast United States. This episode explores the legends of the oldest parts of the U.S., including Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. SOURCESNew England's Things That Go Bump In The (New England's Collectible Classics) Paperback – January 1, 1981; book by Robert Cahill The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster; Book by Brian Regal and Frank J. EspositoJagendorf, M. A. Upstate, Downstate: Folk Stories of the Middle Atlantic States, New York: Vanguard Press, 1949https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/journal/the-legends-and-myths-of-sweet-hollow-and-mount-misery-a-long-island-mysteryhttps://www.stmaryshistory.org/cpage.php?pt=83https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/oct/10/20041010-102416-3747r/http://www.native-languages.org/hobomock.htmhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/americas-stonehenge-mystery-hill

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Urban Legends Series: Midwest U.S.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Let's continue on our road trip across the creepiest parts of the United States with part two of the Urban Legends Series. This time I'm covering the tales of the Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota.I don't know if you're ready for some of these because the Midwest has some of the creepiest urban legends in the country. SOURCESEncyclopedia of Urban Legends Paperback – Illustrated, November 17, 2002; book by Jan Harold Brunvandhttps://www.dailydot.com/irl/walking-sam-myth-lakota-pine-ridge-suicides/https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/4375-bloodspoint-road.htmlhttps://www.times-online.com/news/nd-legends-who-remains-on-white-lady-s-lane/article_f436ab28-8a58-11ea-beba-8b3cf43f21c9.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WuhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8AEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2747%2C5934344https://armed-with-silver.com/2020/03/13/the-werewolf-of-defiance/https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/stevens-point-wi/attractions/boy-scout-lane

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Urban Legends Series: Southeast U.S.

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year's Eve! Part one of my Urban Legends Series takes us to the Southeast Region of the U.S.: West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana.Hold on to your fried chicken and sweet tea, I'm covering everything from the Goat Man of Pope Lick to Mothman to Lake Lanier, y'all! SOURCESEncyclopedia of Urban Legends Paperback – Illustrated, November 17, 2002; book by JanHarold BrunvandGood Old Boy and the Witch of Yazoo Paperback – January 1, 1998; book by Willie Morrishttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pope-lick-trestle-bridgehttps://www.ncblueridge.com/great-little-blue-ridge-towns/morganton-mystery-the-brown-mountain-lightshttps://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-113-summer-2021/the-haunting-of-lake-lanierhttps://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginiahttps://www.scaryforkids.com/skinned-tom/https://digitalalabama.com/alabama-ghosts-and-haunted-places/hells-gate-bridge/46067https://www.southernthing.com/julia-legare-ghost-story-2655248048.html

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Sameena Imam: The Star Wars Text Murder

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

All Sameena Imam wanted for Christmas was to spend the holiday with her boyfriend, Roger Cooper. But Roger was leading a double life, with a long-time partner at home, and he wasn't planning on giving her up. He told Sameena they were going to be together and that he was leaving his partner. But in reality, he and his brother David were plotting to kill Sameena and communicating using Star Wars references. SOURCEShttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3283074/THIRTY-years-jail-callous-calculating-Costco-boss-murdered-one-three-lovers-brother-helped-him.ht https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/sameena-imam-mentor-guide-counsel-10298683https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crime/brothers-accused-of-killing-sameena-imam-used-star-wars-code-3037394

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Christmas Traditions, Cyptids, and Lore

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

We all know the holiday customs of our own cultures and religions, but do your traditions involve witches, demons, giant cats, or sauna elves? Let's take an educational and festive trip around the world to learn about traditions, cryptids, and lore that make the holidays special.SOURCEShttps://www.cnn.com/travel/article/kfc-christmas-tradition-japan/index.htmlhttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/indonesia.shtmlKrampus: The Yule Lord Paperback – Deckle Edge, October 27, 2015; Book by Brom Weird Christmas: A Collection of Curious and Crazy Customs and Coincidences Concerning Christmas; Book by Joey GreenNordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark (Nordic Folklore and Stories, Illustrated Nordic Book for Teens and Adults) (Tales of) (Traditional Tales) Hardcover – Illustrated, August 13, 2019; Book by Chronicle Books (Author), Ulla Thynell (Illustrator)https://www.welove-indonesia.com/blog/christmas-indonesia/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mysterious-christmas-pickle-tradition-hiding-germanChristmas Traditions in Latin America / Tradiciones Navideñas de Latinoamérica (Latin American Celebrations and Festivals / Celebraciones Y Festivales En Latinoamérica) (English and Spanish Edition) Library Binding – Illustrated, January 30, 2010; book by Kerrie Logan Hollihan (Author)

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The Crimes of Santa Claus

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Did you ever stop to think about the fact that if Santa Claus were real, how many crimes would this guy be committing? Well, the answer to that question is that he would be breaking A LOT of federal and state laws and committing a giant sack full of crimes. Tis' the season for breaking and entering!So shut your chimney flu and turn on your security system, because today I’m covering the Crimes of Santa Claus.SOURCEShttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Santa-Claus

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Holiday Horror: The Ashland Tragedy

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

This week I'm kicking off our fun old-fashioned Christmas with an old-timey triple murder, again, in Kentucky. On Christmas Eve 1881, the bodies of three teenagers were found in their burned-down home. But the fire wasn't an accident, it was set intentionally to cover a terrible crime. The men responsible were eventually brought to justice, but not before multiple citizen-lead militias fought the militias of guards intended to protect the prisoners to issue some vigilante justice.SOURCESThe Ashland Tragedy: Murder, a Mob and a Militia in Kentucky – January 25, 2021; book by H. E. "Joe" Castle (Author), J. M. Huff (Author)Murder in Old Kentucky – July 1, 2005; book by Keven McQueenHere is a link to the lyrics of The Ashland Tragedy Song

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Cocaine Bear and The Bluegrass Conspiracy

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Crooked cops, cocaine cowboys, and conspiracy all started in my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. Oh yeah, there's also a coked-out 175-pound black bear. SOURCESThe Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs & Murder Paperback – March 7, 2016; book by Sally Denton https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cocaine-bear-elizabeth-banks-keri-russell-1235010081/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/871/572/44183/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/12/nyregion/parachutist-dies-with-cocaine-sack.html

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Australia's Hannibal: Katherine Knight

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but no woman had more fury than Katherine Knight. The rough and tumble Australian abbatoir had a nasty habit of physically abusing and dominating her partners, eventually skinning one in the same manner as one of the animals in her slaughterhouse. Trigger warnings all around, this one is gruesome!SOURCESBeyond Bad: The Life and Crimes of Katherine Knight, Australia's "Hannibal"– February 6, 2003; Book by Sandra LeeBlood Stain Paperback – October 28, 2005; Book by Peter Lalor Katherine Knight | Crimes That Shook Australia | S1E06

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The Exorcism of Roland Doe

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

I'm currently in the middle of a move, so please enjoy an episode that was previously for Patreon members only. Patreons, I'll make it up to you in the form of TWO bonus episodes this month!This is the TRUE story of the events that inspired the film, The Exorcist.

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The Girl In The Chute: Phoebe Handsjuk

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000

On the evening of December 2, 2010, 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was found dead on the floor of the refuse compactor room at the bottom of her luxury apartment complex in South Melbourne, Australia. Phoebe was heavily intoxicated at the time of her death, but the coroner ruled that she had put herself into the chute, despite her apartment being ransacked and the troubled relationship with her older, live-in boyfriend. This is another case where you can decide for yourself if this was an accident, suicide, or murder. SOURCEShttps://www.phoebehandsjuk.com/Into the Darkness: The Mysterious Death of Phoebe Handsjuk – September 1, 2017; Book by Robin Bowleshttps://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2016/phoebesfall/CoronerFinding.pdfhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/coroner-finds-baillee-schneider-death-was-self-inflicted-after-break-up-20200616-p552y1.htmlChute Experiment Video: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/fresh-questions-over-bizarre-death-of-melbourne-woman-phoebe-handsjuk-who-fell-12storeys-to-her-death-in-a-garbage-chute/news-story/c365ec259a0190a253f3f1a58ee9aaf2

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The Phantom Killer of Texarkana

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Over a span of ten weeks in 1946, a masked serial killer haunted the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas before vanishing into thin air. The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, which they were later called, still remain unsolved. SOURCESThe Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror; Book by James PresleyPresley, James (May 6, 1971). "Texarkana Gazette article". Texarkana Gazette.https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders

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Thanksgiving Butcher: Omaima Nelson

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

If you live in the U.S., Happy Native American Heritage Day, Happy Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, and Black Friday to you! The day started out like any other Thanksgiving Day in November 1991, but instead of a roast turkey and the fixins, Egyptian model Omaima Nelson's husband was on the menu. Put your fork down before you listen to this one! SOURCESSnapped; Episode 1, Season 14; Oxygen Deadly Women: Volume 1: 18 Shocking Murder Cases; Book by Robert Kellerhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/omaima-nelson-california-woman-convicted-grisly-murder-husband/story?id=14675780https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-10-me-2582-story.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2045969/Black-widow-butchered-ate-husband-BBQ-sauce-thanksgiving-1991-denied-parole.html

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The House of Gucci Murder

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

The true story of the Black Widow, Patrizia Reggiani, and the murder she commissioned in the name of fashion. This saga has everything: glamour, greed, sex, murder, betrayal, and a raging quest for power and status. SOURCESThe House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed; Book by Sara Gay FordenLady Gucci: The Story of Patrizia Reggiani; Documentary, ID Discovery https://www.hautehistory.co.uk/gucci-timeline/house-history-the-gucci-timeline

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The Death of Marilyn Monroe

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Marilyn Monroe, an American icon with a tragic past perhaps more famous in death than in life. I'm covering the facts and the many conspiracies surrounding her death, so you can decide for yourself if you think her death was a suicide, an accident, or murder. SOURCEShttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/29/No-evidence-Marilyn-Monroe-murdered-DA-says/1635409986000/The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe; Book by Sarah ChurchwellMarilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-Up; Book by Milo Speriglio Marilyn Monroe: The Biography; Book by Donald SpotoThe Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe; Book by Robert Slatzerhttps://www.biography.com/actor/marilyn-monroe Marilyn; Book by Norman Mailer http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/deathcert/monroe,%20marilyn_dc.pdfhttps://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-marilyn-monroe-19620806-story.html

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The Disappearance of Kristin Smart: Part 2

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In the conclusion of Kristin Smart's case, the evidence that lead to the arrest of her killer is detailed. It's not a happy ending entirely, but you'll definitely smile when you hear the details of the arrests. SOURCESKristin Smart Archives; James R. Murphy Jr., A Law Corporation; https://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-22/judge-rules-paul-flores-and-father-to-stand-trial-in-1996-kristin-smart-killingYour Own Backyard; Podcast and investigation by Chris Lambert https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kristin-smart-disappearance-photos/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/topics/kristin-smart-case“The Disappearance of Kristin Smart”; Dateline;16th episode in Season 33Deposition of Paul Flores; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDE65VaGEMhttps://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/

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The Disappearance of Kristin Smart: Part 1

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

A college student goes missing after being walked home after a party in 1996. She was never seen again and her body has never been found. The ONLY suspect is the last person who saw her alive, the man that walked her home. SOURCESKristin Smart Archives; James R. Murphy Jr., A Law Corporation; https://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-22/judge-rules-paul-flores-and-father-to-stand-trial-in-1996-kristin-smart-killingYour Own Backyard; Podcast and investigation by Chris Lambert https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kristin-smart-disappearance-photos/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/topics/kristin-smart-case“The Disappearance of Kristin Smart”; Dateline;16th episode in Season 33Deposition of Paul Flores; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDE65VaGEMhttps://murphylawcorp.com/tag/kristin-smart/

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The Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Teresita Basa was brutally murdered in her apartment in 1977, but that wasn't the end of her story. Teresita assisted detectives in catching her murderer from beyond the grave.SOURCES"Unsolved Mysteries" Episode #2.25 (TV Episode 1990) - IMDbTeresita, the Voice from the Grave: The Incredible But True Story of How an Occult Vision Solved the Murder of Teresita Basa; Book by John O'Brien, Edward Baumannhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/17/voice-from-the-grave-evokes-a-murder-trial/13b6d805-2413-4015-b70a-b9b28ab5d40d/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205142201/teresita-basa

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The Black Widow of LaPorte: Belle Gunness

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:00:00 +0000

The story of the Black Widow of LaPorte, Belle Gunness, one of the most prolific serial killers in American history that you've probably never heard of.SOURCESHell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men; Book by Harold Schechterhttps://laportelibrary.org/at-the-library/explore-local/belle-gunness/https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness

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The Bizarre Death of Rebecca Zahau

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:00:00 +0000

A beautiful woman is found dead at a mansion in a wealthy beach town, apparently by suicide, only one day after a tragic accident involving a child in her care. But did she die by her own hand? She's been hung, bound, and gagged. Were there really a tragic accident and a suicide in two day days at the Spreckles Mansion, or was it foul play? SOURCEShttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2018/04/04/rebecca-zahau-verdict-adam-shacknai-responsible-coronado-mansion-death/486598002/Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau; Oxygen specialhttps://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-zahau-day6-story.htmlhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/mysterious-death-rebecca-zahau-bizarre-case-stands-today/story?id=53425140https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronado-mansion-victim-painted-message-door-died/story?id=14435011

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Ed & Lorraine Warren: Pt 2

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

The conclusion of the tale of Ed & Lorraine Warren and their most terrifying cases. In this episode, I cover Annabelle the doll and the demonic possession/murder case that inspired The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do it. SOURCESThe Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren; Book by Gerald Brittle – September 30, 2013Devil's Road: The True Story of Ed & Lorraine Warren; Shock Docs, ID Discoveryhttps://nypost.com/article/amityville-horror-house-real-story/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-warrens-occult-museum-monroe-connecticuthttps://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/slideshow/ed-lorraine-warren-cases-the-conjuring-222531.php https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren/articles/11-things-you-need-to-know-about-legendary-paranormal-investigat

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Ed & Lorraine Warren: Pt 1

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Over the course of 50 years, Ed, a demonologist, and Lorraine, a trance medium, looked into thousands of cases around the world. The paranormal investigations they documented led to the creation of the horror films The Amityville Horror, The Conjuring franchise, Annabelle, and A Haunting in Connecticut.

SOURCESThe Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren; Book by Gerald Brittle – September 30, 2013Devil's Road: The True Story of Ed & Lorraine Warren; Shock Docs, ID Discoveryhttps://nypost.com/article/amityville-horror-house-real-story/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-warrens-occult-museum-monroe-connecticuthttps://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/slideshow/ed-lorraine-warren-cases-the-conjuring-222531.php https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/devils-road-the-true-story-of-ed-and-lorraine-warren/articles/11-things-you-need-to-know-about-legendary-paranormal-investigat

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Urban Legend Classics

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

We’ve all heard them. Your aunt’s cousin knows a guy who went to high school with the girl that this happened to. The person telling the story swears this really happened, and you should be careful, or you could end up like them. Today's episode is Urban Legends, and some of them are true!

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OWN BRAIN Fact-checking strategies to limit urban legends spreading in a segregated society; Academic paper; Marcella Tambuscio & Giancarlo Ruffo https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s41109-019-0233-1https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/16/fact-check-origin-stories-popular-phrases-urban-legends/5939942002/Urban Legends: How They Start and Why They Persist; By Heather Whipps August 27, 2006https://www.livescience.com/7107-urban-legends-start-persist.htmlhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/candy-man-kills-son-poisoned-halloween-treat-article-1.2850247https://www.vice.com/en/article/8ge87v/halloween-killer-ronald-clark-o-bryan-candy-man

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Robert the Doll

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Science tells us dolls are inanimate objects and can’t move or hurt us. But those who care for Robert the Doll and the thousands who visit him each year know better. Lights flicker. Cameras malfunction. Letters of apology arrive on a daily basis. The bizarre circumstances surrounding Robert have earned him a reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
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Robert The Doll; Book by David L. Sloanhttps://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-dollhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/robert-dollhttps://southernmostghosts.com/most-haunted-places-in-key-west-2-east-martello-museum/

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Trailer

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000

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The Gainesville Ripper

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0000

I'm continuing my series on true stories that inspired some of the biggest horror movies. In this episode, I talk about the absolute horror of a human being that inspired the movie Scream.

SOURCESThe Making of a Serial Killer: The Real Story of the Gainesville Murders in the Killer's Own Words – February 1, 2011; Book by Danny Rolling A Monster Of All Time: The True Story of Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper; Book by JT Hunter; Rj Parker Publishing, Inc., Sep 7, 2018 20/20: The Devil in Gainesville; Season 43, Episode 21; ABC News

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The Cambodian Sleep Deaths

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In keeping with this month's spooky theme, here are the TRUE EVENTS that inspired Wes Craven's classic horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

SOURCEShttps://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/10/us/nightmares-suspected-in-bed-deaths-of-18-laotians.htmlSudden death in sleep of Laotian-Hmong refugees in Thailand: a case-control study; R G Munger; Am J Public Health. 1987 September; 77(9): 1187–1190.Refugee Stress and Folk Beliefs: Hmong Sudden Deaths; Shelley R. Adler https://moodle.swarthmore.edu/pluginfile.php/80112/mod_resource/content/0/Adler-_Hmong_Sudden_Deaths.pdfhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-effect-when-intense-belief-kills/245065/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001278.htmhttps://www.vulture.com/2014/10/nightmare-on-elm-street-oral-history.html

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Ed Gein: The Ghoul of Plainfield

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

For the month of October, I'll be covering real cases that inspired some of the biggest horror movies. The gruesome true story of the man who inspired the characters Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill. This one is not for the faint of heart!SOURCEShttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-GeinThe Real Leatherface; Book by Sandra McClain Ed Gein: Psycho; Book by Paul Anthony WoodsEd Gein: The Real Psycho; Shock Docs; ID Discovery

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The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

A mother of five vanishes on a Kentucky highway, leaving her car and belongings behind. Did she just pick up and leave, or did something more sinister happen to her? SOURCEShttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/crystal-rogersThe Disappearance of Crystal Rogers; Docuseries, Oxygen https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/08/26/crystal-rogers-what-to-know-about-missing-kentucky-mom/5599212001/https://www.wdrb.com/news/6-years-after-her-disappearance-fbi-says-its-in-final-stages-of-crystal-rogers-investigation/article_15fa6b10-db9c-11eb-8dfb-6b33fd5a15de.htmlhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/06/who-is-missing-mother-crystal-rogers-kentucky/3307842001/https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/unsolved/crystal-rogers-bardstown-mom-disappearance-timeline-human-remains-found/417-eda11144-8c9e-43e9-bdfd-51b740b1cf2bhttps://www.thetimestribune.com/news/local_news/journalist-dedicated-to-finding-truth-in-5-unsolved-murders/article_6df717d3-da1a-536a-bf30-5eb68c60e5cf.html

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