Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

174. Reddit Scary Stories: Stalkers, Setups, and a Serial Killer (feat. Psychopedia)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

Today. Slater and I are reading Reddit scary stories about close encounters with people who were not who they said they were. A man offers a woman her dream job, but the company doesn't exist!? A friendly neighbor starts knowing things he was never told. A first date takes a deliberate detour. And a hitchhiker carrying a small child through a Montana blizzard may have been one of the most dangerous predators in American history.

TW: Abduction

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173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

In September 1991, a young mother in Arlington, Texas, Cynthia Gonzalez, left for a late-night appointment and never came home. Her car was found 40 miles away, and the investigation that followed would consume a legendary detective's entire career through serial killer suspects, failed polygraphs, and confessions that went nowhere.

Thirty-four years later, a college classroom full of students at the University of Texas at Arlington ,who weren't even born when she was killed, would find what everyone else missed.

If you have any information on the case of Cynthia Gonzalez, you can contact Detective Stafford with the Arlington Police Department at 817-459-5739

TW: Mention of SA

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172. Dark Mysteries of the Florida Everglades: The Flat Tire Murders, Missing Planes, and The Skunk Ape

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

In the summer of 1975, the bodies of young women began surfacing in canals along the edge of the Florida Everglades. To make matters worse, investigators blamed the victims for their own deaths. Today, we will cover many things the Everglades have swallowed. From serial killers to a doomed jetliner pulled from the sky, to a creature with over 600 documented sightings. The deeper you go, the stranger it gets.

TW: Death of minors, SA, mass casualty event

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171. Three Real Imposter Nightmares: Fake Uber Drivers, The Tourist From Hell, and more

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

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A college student gets into what she thinks is her rideshare. A speech therapist spends years pretending to be someone's mother. And a backpacker in Singapore accepts a stranger's offer to split a hotel room…then never calls home.

Three stories about the people who slipped through the cracks. By the time anyone realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

TW: Descriptions of Dismemberment, Mention of Self Harm

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/imposters

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170. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000

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In March 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts left a note for her roommate and took off on a solo cross-country trip. Nine days later, her wrecked Jeep was found by hikers at the bottom of a ravine in upstate Washington and Leah was not inside. What initially looked like a crash started to feel more sinister as the investigation continued. More than 25 years later the questions surrounding what happened only grow darker.

TW: Mention of suicide

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/leahroberts

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Presenting True Crime News: The Podcast

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:01:00 -0000

True Crime News: The Podcast is your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations, scams, and schemes. Host Ana Garcia is joined by crime experts, police officers, defense attorneys, and other leading authorities in their fields as they cover murders, scams, investigations, and unsolved crimes from across the country. Join us each week as we take you inside the biggest, most shocking, and most bizarre true crime cases.

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169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

Your terrifying stories are back, and they did not disappoint! From deep inside the Michigan woods, to a haunted church camp, to the backroads of Argentina, and a 2am parking lot encounter. Morgan from Two Hot Takes is joining us to read through tales that range from something inhuman in the trees to a dream that may have saved someone's life, as we try to figure out what is going on with you guys!!

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Mentioned Episodes:

Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UhNHFDDhXrKO8TeXFzL6y

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000749006441

Backwoods Horror: Creepy Encounters, Cryptids, and more // Dark Summer Series

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hvbTc9vbf7SXF2m0j8Ekh?si=NwLnd4s7QAa6Ry4zSV9qvg

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000660368212

Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost Ships, Lost Crews & Ancient Curses

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jNTQQuwArYg0bSEKdo81F?si=GuB1YagiT5G4uQffgKtq0A

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-starts-pounding-horrors-hauntings-and-mysteries/id1618084297?i=1000718719244

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168. The Scariest Reddit Stories We’ve Heard (feat. Kris & Celina from Can't Sleep)

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

Today, we’re reading Reddit's scariest stories with KallMeKris and CelinaSpookyBoo. From glitches in the Matrix that defy all sense of logic, haunted houses full of vengeful ghosts, and a man showing up at someone’s door at 2am knowing way too many intimate details about them. Some of these have explanations. Some of them don't. And honestly? The ones with answers are scarier.

Find Kris and Celina Here!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CantSleepChannel

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7d7IFyuNrSof7vv2kEd6wy?si=f9b68b5dbc294c13
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167. Something’s Lurking In The Woods: Terrifying Tales of Crawlers

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000

Why have so many people described seeing the same scary entity in the backwoods of Appalachia? Something that looks human, but not quite? Today, we’re talking about the terrifying entity people have been seeing in the woods for generations. “Crawlers”
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Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/crawlers

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166. Feral Children: The Wolf Girl of Devils River, The Ukrainian Dog Girl, and The Kellogg Experiment

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0000

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Feral Children used to be the stuff of legends, but their stories are shocking, devastating, and real. Today, we're diving into multiple stories of feral children: the girl who was raised by her dog when her parents forgot about her, the legend of the wolf girl of Devils River, and the human experiment where a scientist tried to raise his son alongside a chimpanzee to unforeseen consequences.

TW: Child Abuse, Animal Abuse, and Mention of Suicide

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https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/feralchildren
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165. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Haunted Forest, The Elevator Game, Britain’s Hannibal Lecter

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

When villagers in a remote Thai forest heard screams echoing from the woods every hour for three straight days, they were convinced the legends of ancient spirits haunting those trees had come to life. In Taiwan, a woman and her young daughter walked into an elevator, rode to the top floor of an 11-story building, and seemingly vanished, feeding into the internet's most haunting urban legends, “The Elevator Game”. And in England, a prisoner they call "Hannibal the Cannibal" has been locked in a glass cell underground for over 40 years, but how much of his legend is actually true?

TW: Suicide

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/theelevatorgame

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164. Backwoods Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Amy Bechtel & Polly Melton

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

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One summer, a 24-year-old runner parked her car on a remote Wyoming road, left behind a to-do list with one uncrossed item "run" and was never seen again. Across the country, another woman was walking with friends on a well-traveled trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, went off ahead of her friends, and vanished without a trace. Today, we're diving into two backwoods disappearances, where the search parties found almost nothing, and the questions still go unanswered.

These are the cases of Amy Wroe Bechtel and Polly Melton.

Both of the cases in today’s episode are open and unsolved. If you have any information please contact the below:

Amy Wroe Bechtel: Please Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-442-8477. or the Fremont County Sheriff at 307-332-5611

Pauline Melton: Please Contact Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 615-744-4000 or the National Parks Service https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.html

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/amybechtel

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163. Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:53:00 -0000

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A face drawn in the fog of a bathroom mirror that looks exactly like you. A husband standing in the doorway who doesn't speak, doesn't move — and swears he was never there. From djinn that fall in love through reflections to entities that mimic the people you trust most, these Reddit stories blur the line between what's familiar and what's something else entirely.

Find Two Girls One Ghost Here!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIdIQPeFulME3T_28ipIYw

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aFNuODLKP1NvhQb7P3Kbn

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162. How Reddit Solved a Cold Case // Lyle Stevik

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0000

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In September 2001, a housekeeper discovered an unidentified man's body in a remote Washington motel room, no ID, no belongings, and a fake name scrawled in the guest book. For 17 years, detectives hit dead ends while an obsessive online community became consumed by one haunting question: who was the man in room five? This is the story of how thousands of strangers refused to let him be forgotten. TW: Suicide If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. If you’re outside the U.S., you can visit an international helpline directory such as ‘Find a Helpline’ at findahelpline.com, where you can search for free, confidential support in your country.

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/redditcoldcase

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161. The Mysterious Murder of An Aspen Socialite

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0000

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In February 2014, Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister was discovered murdered in the closet of her mountainside home, sending shockwaves through one of America's most exclusive communities. This is a case of wealth, betrayal, a shocking confession, and lingering questions that remain unanswered to this day. Three people were arrested, but were any of them telling the truth about what happened that night?

TW: Suicide
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Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/aspenmurder

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160. Lost Media: Tapes Too Dark For The Public

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0000

Today, I want to look at two pieces of “lost media” with you all. One piece is lost because it was deemed too dark for the public to ever hear, and the other was lost when it was intentionally destroyed by the US government. That’s right, we’re going over the case of Timothy Treadwell aka Grizzly Man, and the Cavalese Tapes. So roll up your sleeves and let’s dive into the darkness together.

TW: Animal Mistreatment

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/grizzlyman

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159. The Mystery of The Setagaya Family Murders

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:01:00 -0000

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One of my most terrifying fears is the idea that someone is watching me without me knowing about it. Or worse, that someone is inside my home watching me without me knowing about it. If that freaks you out as well, this might be a tough episode for you. Because today we are going to tell you about one of Japan’s most horrifying mysteries, but at its core was a family who got a really bad feeling that someone was watching them.

TW: Child D*ath, Animal Ab*se

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/setagayamurders

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158. Inside the World's Most Haunted Castles | True Ghost Stories

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

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This week, we're exploring three of the world's most haunted castles—and the dark histories that made them that way. At Windsor Castle in England, we'll encounter the ghost of a beheaded king who appears whole. In Austria's Moosham Castle, we explore the only male dominated witch trials. And finally, we visit Himeji Castle in Japan to meet Okiku, the servant girl whose ghost inspired one of the most iconic images in horror.

TW: Mentions of possible s*icide, descriptions of t*rture

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/hauntedcastles

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157. "Something Is Mimicking My Sister" and Other Terrifying True Stories From Listeners

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Can listening to Heart Starts Pounding attract paranormal activity to your home? Today I'm reading the spooky stories YOU sent me, and they're absolutely terrifying. From haunted houses with dark figures and hidden tunnels, to roads that exist outside of time, to something that can perfectly mimic the people you love...these listener tales will make you question every shadow in your hallway.

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156. Lost Media Vol. 2: Missing Holiday Media

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

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What happens when beloved holiday entertainment crosses the line? From Disney's The Santa Clause hiding adult Easter eggs that horrified parents, to the 1997 Macy's Day Parade disaster NBC tried to erase, to Vincent Price's final grief-stricken performance that Disney deemed "unusable". These aren't just missing tapes; they're pieces of holiday history someone decided we shouldn't remember. TW: Graphic Description of injury

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/lostmediaholidays

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155. Vanished At Christmas: Two Mysteries That Will Make You Question Everything

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Today, I want to tell you about two winter mysteries that have haunted New York for over a century. The first is about Dorothy Arnold, who disappeared on a cold December day in 1910 after leaving a bookstore in Manhattan. And the second is about a devastating Christmas night fire in Staten Island in 1843, and the legend of the witch who started it.

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/witchofstatenisland

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Presenting: Otherworld | Zaza

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:01:00 -0000

Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner takes an open minded and journalistic approach to the subject matter and aims to uncover some of the biggest mysteries of the world and how people react to it.

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154. Christmas Horror Folklore: Krampus, Frau Perchta & The Other St. Nick

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Today I want to tell you about the dark origins of Christmas, before Santa Claus ever existed. We're diving into Frau Perchta, a Christmas witch who visited homes with iron scissors and a taste for porridge...whether she had to cut it out of you or not. We'll also cover the real Saint Nicholas and his disturbing miracles, and the demonic Krampuses who worked alongside him to drag sinners straight to hell. This beloved holiday is actually as dark as a Brother Grimms fairytale….

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/krampus

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153. Cold Cases Solved This Year

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Cold cases can sit on shelves for years without answers, but this year we’ve seen some amazing advancements in cases that police thought would never get solved. I want to tell you about three of them today, with twists that no one saw coming. We'll cover the Yogurt Shop Murders, and the shocking discoveries that led to arrests in the murders of Aliza Sherman and Doris Worrell.

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/yogurtshopmurders

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152. Reddit Scary Stories: Terrifying Cult Encounters With Amanda Montell

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0000

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Today, we're discussing real terrifying encounters that people had with alleged cults. We’re talking Scientology, people from a “church” showing up at your door to maybe kidnap you, and more. Joined by Amanda Montell, author of the book Cultish, and the host of the Sounds Like A Cult podcast.

Where to Find Amanda & Sounds Like A Cult:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmandaMontellPodcasts

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cult-of-kundalini-yoga/id1566917047?i=1000702659814

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/452tBQmqzU9wcisVglD8vW?si=rQYnpUTqQZmKD9SpRFr1zA

If you feel you need help getting out of a cult-ish situation, below is a support group:

https://www.igotout.org

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151. Mount Everest Horror: The Lost Climbers of the Death Zone

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Last year, a group of adventurers with National Geographic were hiking Mount Everest when they saw a human foot sticking out of the ice. Now, it is not rare to see dead bodies on the mountain, there are at least 200 of them scattered around Everest, and many of them act as markers for trails, frozen forever in time where they fell

But this human foot in particular, had been on the mountain for 100 years and solved a century old mystery…

Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/mounteverestbodies

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150. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Cropsey and The Missing Children

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0000

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Today, I want to tell you about a horrifying urban legend that haunted a community nearby the ruins of the abandoned Willowbrook State School in Staten Island for decades. Eventually, children started really disappearing from this community, so let's explore the real story behind the urban legend....

TW: Child Abuse, Child Death

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149. Skinwalkers, Stalked In The Backwoods, And Other Terrifying True Stories From Listeners (feat. Morgan Absher)

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A strange whistling in the desert. A suspicious man lurking for young hikers. A timeslip. A house whose inhabitant might not be living. And More. The spooky tales we received from listeners like you, with special guest Morgan Absher from Two Hot Takes!

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HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 4 "Win Or Die."

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Charlie and Zoe race against the clock as they confront the true horror of Shady Pines and learn the truth behind Fairchild’s death.

The Timekeeper, features Judah Lewis as Charlie, Chandler Kinney as Zoe, and Arjun Athalye as Gama. The Timekeeper was created, written, and directed by Matthew A Brown. Sound Design, Scoring and Mix by Jeff Schmidt Original Score composed by Joshua Zimmerman Additional dialog editing by Marika Perlmutter Executive Produced by Matthew A Brown, Kaelyn Moore, and Judah Lewis The Timekeeper is a production from Heart Starts Pounding.

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147. The Werewolf: H.H Holmes and His Murder Castle // MONSTERS SERIES

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Step inside the legend of H.H. Holmes and the chilling labyrinth he built during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. We'll follow a string of disappearances through the “Murder Castle” he built: a three story building with the sole purpose of killing as many people as discreetly as possible. Was Holmes a criminal mastermind, or has time twisted the tale?

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HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 3 "Shady Pines. "

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Charlie, Zoe and Gama head toward the coordinates Tim wrote down while he was playing the game, hoping to find him alive. Charlie keeps playing and finding more keys, but he can feel the Timekeeper closing in as his clock ticks down. The Timekeeper, features Judah Lewis as Charlie, Chandler Kinney as Zoe, and Arjun Athalye as Gama. The Timekeeper was created, written, and directed by Matthew A Brown. Sound Design, Scoring and Mix by Jeff Schmidt Original Score composed by Joshua Zimmerman Additional dialog editing by Marika Perlmutter Executive Produced by Matthew A Brown, Kaelyn Moore, and Judah Lewis The Timekeeper is a production from Heart Starts Pounding.

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145. The Boogeyman: Hinterkaifek, The German Family Slaughtered By A Stranger // MONSTERS SERIES

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Imagine you hear a strange sound coming from your attic one evening. What is scarier? That it’s paranormal? Maybe a ghost haunting your space? Or that it’s a person, an unknown intruder watching you from inside your own home? That is a question that a family in the German countryside had to ask themselves a hundred years ago. But we would never know their answer, because after hearing strange sounds coming from their attic, the entire family and their chambermaid were found brutally slain inside of their barn. What was tormenting the Gruber family?

TW: Child Death, Incest

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Spooky Listen! Jack the Ripper | CLUES Podcast

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000

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Today I’m sharing a special bonus episode from Clues, where Morgan Absher and I dig into the chilling mystery of Jack the Ripper.

In 1888, a brutal killer stalked London’s Whitechapel district, leaving behind mutilated victims, taunting letters, and a mystery that still grips the world. Jack the Ripper claimed at least five lives, and more than a century later, the clues he left continue to baffle experts and fuel debate.

We’re diving into the evidence, the suspects, and the chilling theories surrounding one of history’s most infamous unsolved cases.

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HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 2 "He's Always Watching."

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:30:00 -0000

Episode 2 of 4

After the video game behaves weirdly, Charlie and Gama pay a visit to Zoe (Chandler Kinney) to try and figure out how it works. Charlie storms out when Zoe’s boyfriend arrives, but calls on them for help once he comes to believe The Timekeeper is somehow watching him play. The Timekeeper, Episode 2 features Judah Lewis as Charlie, Chandler Kinney as Zoe, and Arjun Athalye as Gama. The Timekeeper was created, written, and directed by Matthew A Brown. Sound Design, Scoring and Mix by Jeff Schmidt Original Score composed by Joshua Zimmerman Additional dialog editing by Marika Perlmutter Executive Produced by Matthew A Brown, Kaelyn Moore, and Judah Lewis The Timekeeper is a production from Heart Starts Pounding.

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142. The Siren: Belle Gunness, The Husband Luring Serial Killer // MONSTERS SERIES

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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What would happen if you read an ad in a newspaper for your dream partner. They’re rich, they’re beautiful and they are looking for someone to share their life with. Would you answer, or is that too good to be true? Well, in 1906, dozens of men around the country had that exact problem, except when they answered these ads and went to go meet their future wife, they vanished without a trace.

TW: Child Death

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HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 1 "It's Just a Game."

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:01:00 -0000

Episode 1 of 4

17-year-old Charlie (JUDAH LEWIS) shows up to his job at Funland to find his co-worker, Blake, dead and the building on fire with an ominous message scratched into the break room door: Tick Tock. Believing the message may be connected to the 13 Keys video game Blake was playing, Charlie tries to learn more about Jacob Fairchild, the game’s creator. He and Gama (Arjun Athalye) discover a copy of 13 Keys on Blake’s computer. Charlie chooses to play, against Gama’s wishes, starting the clock and giving him 24 hours to find the 13 keys hidden in the game. If he fails? The Timekeeper comes. The Timekeeper, Episode one features Judah Lewis as Charlie, Chandler Kinney as Zoe, and Arjun Athalye as Gama The Timekeeper was created, written, and directed by Matthew A Brown Sound Design, Scoring and Mix by Jeff Schmidt Original Score composed by Joshua Zimmerman Additional dialog editing by Marika Perlmutter Executive Produced by Matthew A Brown, Kaelyn Moore, and Judah Lewis The Timekeeper is a production from Heart Starts Pounding

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140. The Vampire: Peter Kurten, the Blood Sucking German Serial Killer // MONSTERS SERIES

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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In 1929, bodies were turning up all over Dusseldorf, Germany with one horrifying thing in common. It looked like someone had bitten their necks, and in some cases, tried to drain them of blood.

Immediately word of a vampire spread throughout the city, but that did little to stop the attacks, which would eventually point back to one of the most depraved human beings that we’ve covered on this show…

TW: Reference to child harm, sexual assault, incest, and animal cruelty.

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139. Reddit Scary Stories: Reddit Stories That Could Be True Crime Docs (feat. ‪Annie Elise)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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From a woman's mother in law attempting to kill her with latex gloves, a near child kidnapping where the biological parents were doubted, to having to take matters into your own hands with your stalker, these are all real Reddit Scary Stories so dark they could be True Crime Documentaries.

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138. Tortured Live on Stream: The Death of Jean Pormanove

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0000

At 4:47 AM on August 18th, 2025, after 280 hours of torture streamed live to thousands of viewers, Jean Pormanove died in his sleep while on camera. The official cause of death was cardiac arrest. But what really killed him was a system perfectly designed to monetize human suffering, to turn degradation into content, to transform a vulnerable man's destruction into entertainment. The streaming continues. The algorithm watches. And somewhere, another Jean Pormanove is typing his first message to his mother: "I feel like I'm being held hostage."

The question isn't whether this will happen again. It's happening right now, the only question is whether we'll keep watching.

TW: Torture, Death

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137. Lost Media You'll Never See: The Nickelodeon Tapes, Children's Program Hijacks and more

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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Lost media, TV urban legends, and the moments kids’ networks never wanted you to see. This episode investigates the rumored Nickelodeon “destroyed tape” from Legends of the Hidden Temple, real broadcast signal hijackings (including the infamous Handy Manny incident), and a haunting stop-motion short known only as “The Butcher.” From grueling game-show sets to vanished DVR recordings, we dig into how media disappears and why people won’t stop looking for it.

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136. Reddit Scary Stories: True Camping Horror Tales (feat. ‪National Park After Dark)

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:08:00 -0000

From a recent and tragic double murder in Devil's Den State Park, to a hiker entering a time warp, to unknowingly encountering a serial killer while camping, today we're talking through all the terrifying and mysterious national park stories.

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Episodes Mentioned:

110. Backwoods Horror: Unexplained Disappearances in the Alaska Triangle 122. Appalachian Trail Horror: Strange Encounters, Feral People, Mysterious Lights, and More 99. Horror In The Mountains: The Khamar-Daban Incident 127. Camping Horror Stories // Dark Summer VOL. 2 NPAD: Episode 4: A Serial Killer in Yosemite

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135. How Did This Yacht Crew Vanish Into Thin Air? The Kaz II Disappearance // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000

The idea of a “Ghost ship” -- a ship that is floating completely off course with its crew mysteriously gone or dead, has become more ridiculous over the years. Sure, maybe back in the day, with a lack of GPS tracking and communication a whole crew could vanish, but that could never happen today. Right?

The Kaz II which has been coined “The Ghost Yacht,” perhaps a more modern version of a ghost ship, and the fate of those three men—Derek Batten, James Tunstead, and Peter Tunstead—still remains a mystery to this day.

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134. The Mysterious Disappearance of The Beaumont Children: Australia’s Most Puzzling Unsolved Mystery // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000

In 1966, three children vanished without a trace in Australia, and no one knows what happened. It’s a mystery that still plagues the country to this day, and may credit it as the reason people started locking their doors there.

But today, we have a much clearer picture of the crime, who might have been responsible, and there’s even been updates on the case as of this year.

TW: mention of child abuse

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133. What Was Hiding in Germany's Göhrde Forest? The Göhrde Murders // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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This story starts with a police officer who was investigating a suspect in a missing woman's case. When the officer went down into the man’s basement, he found a secret, locked leather door in the far back corner of the room.

Now, to understand what was in that room, and who that man was, we need to start all the way at the beginning, and go deep into the Göhrde Forest where in 1989, multiple bodies were discovered deep within the woods.

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132. Abandoned Amusement Parks: Hauntings, Disasters, and more // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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Summer is the perfect time to visit an amusement park, but for every park that’s open and bustling during the warmer months, there’s one that’s fallen into disrepair and sits there abandoned.

But what causes this to happen? Well, sometimes a series of horrible accidents cause the public to lose faith in a park, and ticket sales plummet. Sometimes, a once in a generation disaster occurs and an entire city must evacuate, leaving the park inside empty. And other times, a park somehow winds up built on an ancient graveyard, and unexplained, supernatural events scare the public away.

Today, we’re talking about River Country, Pripyat Amusement Park, and Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park

TW: Child death

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Introducing: Campus Files

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:01:00 -0000

College holds a mythic place in American culture, but behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochures lies a far more complicated reality. Each episode of Campus Files uncovers a new story that rocked a college or university. Consider this your unofficial campus tour.

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131. The Mysterious Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0000

In 2014, while looking for two missing hikers, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, in Panama, officials came across a digital camera in the forest that they believed belonged to one of them.

The photos they found on that camera were disturbing, to say the least. And they held terrifying clues as to what happened to the missing girls.

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130. Reddit Scary Stories: Terrifying Encounters (feat. Investigator Slater)

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0000

From dodging serial killers, to fake ride share drivers, to finding someone in your room in the middle of the night, today we're talking all about terrifying close encounters.

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Psychopedia Episodes Mentioned:

EP42: Sex Parts: Severed and Stored

EP130: Greyhound Bus Beheading

EPS 113 & 114: Pinup Predator: Serial Killer Harvey Glatman (Parts 1 and 2)

EPS 134 & 135: The Serial Killer Next Door: Joel Rifkin (Parts 1 and 2)

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129. Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost Ships, Lost Crews & Ancient Curses // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Mysterious disappearances, lost shipwrecks, the Lake Michigan “Stonehenge”, strange lights above Lake Erie and more.

There’s something strange happening in the great lakes. These lakes in North America are much bigger than you would ever imagine, they hold about a fifth of the entire world’s freshwater. But they also hold some of the greatest unsolved mysteries. They are quite literally full of secrets.

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128. Rebecca Coriam: The Cruise Employee Who Vanished // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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In 2011, a 24 year old woman vanished from a Disney Cruise that was heading back to LA. And what at first seemed like an open and shut “man overboard” case quickly started to seem like something much darker. Leaving us with the question, does Disney know more than they’re saying??

TW: Reference to Sexual Assault

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127. Camping Horror Stories // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A young girl vanishes without a trace in the Alaskan wilderness. A camper loses 10.5 hours on his camping trip with no memory of what occurred in that time. And a young couple goes to a secluded part of a camp site, only to run into someone they’re not expecting.

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126. Annabelle’s Tour of Terror

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0000

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The internet freaked out last month when the haunted doll Annabelle was taken on tour around the country. Stories started circulating of buildings burning down in her wake, prisoners escaping, and even that she went missing at one point.

But what was really going on, and why was the Annabelle tour such a spiritually chaotic event?

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125. Zombie Illnesses: Rabies, Parasites and Prions

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0000

What kind of illness turns deer into stumbling, soulless shells of themselves—bodies wasting away, but never truly dying? Or drives healthy young men into violent frenzies that leave them strapped to hospital beds, terrified of water? This week, we’re diving into the terrifying world of zombie illnesses—real diseases that hijack the brain and erase what makes us human.

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124. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 2

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:22:00 -0000

In 1989, the body of a woman was found hog tied off the side of a road in Richmond British Columbia.

What followed was one of the longest coroners inquest in Canadian history. An inquest that would say the woman had died by an unknown event.

Although she was found with her hands and feet tied with nylon behind her back, although she had told police that for 7 years she was being harassed by an unknown person, a jury of her peers wasn’t convinced that any crime had taken place…

But how could that be? Well, today we are going to get into the very, very complicated death of Cindy James.

TW: Animal abuse, suicide

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123. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 1

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:37:00 -0000

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In 1989, the body of a woman was found hog tied off the side of a road in Richmond British Columbia.

What followed was one of the longest coroners inquest in Canadian history. An inquest that would say the woman had died by an unknown event.

But how could that be? Well, today we are going to get into the very, very complicated death of Cindy James.

TW: Animal abuse, suicide

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122. Appalachian Trail Horror: Strange Encounters, Feral People, Mysterious Lights, and more

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A strange man stalks two women on their camping trip. A strange dog has been caught on a loop for hundreds of years at the foot of a mountain. And lights that have no source, and no explanation. Today we're taking a trip through the Appalachian trail. Bring your flashlight.

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121. The Ghosts of Kadena Air Base

Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, isn't just the largest U.S. military installation in the Pacific—it's also one of the most haunted. From shadowy figures trying to enter through the gates to abandoned buildings that drive occupants to the edge, and the chilling laughter of ghostly children, Kadena’s legends are as eerie as they are enduring. But are the hauntings rooted in the base itself… or in the haunted history of Okinawa Island beneath it?

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120: Reddit Scary Stories: Feral People, Hospital Hauntings, Close Calls with Killers,, and more (Feat. Morgan Absher)

Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Today, Morgan and I share our favorite scary stories from Reddit. Which ones haunt you the most?

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119: The Burari Deaths: One Family, Eleven Bodies

Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 -0000

In 2018, 11 people in the Chundawat family were found dead from what looked like a ritual sacrifice. It left the public with questions: was the family corrupted by a evil guru? Was this a robbery gone wrong? Or was there something even darker at play?

TW: Suicide, child death

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118. Brazilian Horror Folklore: Animated Corpses, Old Hags, and Backwoods Creatures

Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Let's look at three of the scariest legends from Brazilian Folklore: Corpo Secos that rise from their graves, Pisadeiras that creep into your room at night, and the mighty Mapinguari that stalks the rainforest

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117. America's Most Notorious Baby Thief: Georgia Tann

Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 -0000

For 20 years in Tennessee, Georgia Tann ran American's biggest black market for children, trafficking over 5,000 kids. We cover how she built her business, and how some children eventually found their families.

TW: Kidnapping, child death, reference to sexual assault, reference to pedophilia

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The Murder of Laci Peterson | CLUES Podcast

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Check out the first episode of CLUES, a Crimehouse podcast that I'm hosting with Morgan Absher of Two Hot Takes. You can find future episodes of Clues on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts

When Laci Peterson vanished on Christmas Eve in 2002, the nation watched closely — but what investigators uncovered was darker than anyone imagined. Morgan and Kaelyn break down Scott Peterson’s suspicious alibi, the affair he tried to keep hidden, and the forensic evidence that turned the case. From hair found on his secret boat to disturbing internet searches and a chilling “go bag,” every detail is put under the microscope. This is more than a headline—it’s a puzzle that still stirs debate decades later. Join Clues Pod as we unravel one of the most haunting true crime cases in American history.

TW: Domestic Abuse, Child Death

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116. She Said She Was a Social Worker. Then Children Started Disappearing.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0000

For 20 years in Tennessee, a mysterious woman appeared on the doorsteps of single mothers, claiming to be a social worker. She would then disappear with their children.

TW: Kidnapping

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115. Deathbed Confessions: Small Town Murder // I Am DB Cooper

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A In 1957, a man approached a young girl in Illinois and asked if she wanted a piggyback. That was the last time she was seen alive

And in 1971, a man known as "DB Cooper" hijacked a plane, stole $200,000, and disappeared without a trace.

Both of these cases involved shocking confessions that were made with dying breaths.

TW: child death, kidnapping, reference to sexual assault

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Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/deathbed

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114. Ghosts on the Appalachian Trail, Creature Encounters in The Backwoods, and more Listener Stories

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A man sees someone who might not exist on the Appalachian Trail. Someone is lead into the

forrest by strange lights, and one woman smells something decomposing coming from a closet

on her campus…

These are Listener Stories, sent in from you guys.

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113. North Sea Horror: Terrifying Creatures, Lost Cities, and Submersible Disasters

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0000

The North Sea has the internet talking about how scary it is, but did you know people have been terrified of the sea for Centuries? Let's take a morbid tour through the history of the North Sea and talk about creatures from legends, the lost city that supposedly sits at the bottom of it, and the disaster known as the Byford Dolphin Incident.

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112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0000

On December 22nd, 2010, a man named Michael Faherty was found in his home nearly burned to ash. Nothing else around him had been touched by the fire, however. The official coroners report read: Spontaneous Human Combustion

But what is SHC, and why does it happen? Let’s take a morbid little tour through history

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111. Has The Martin Family Been Found? Case Updates And Answering Your Darkly Curious Questions // My Mailbag

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Has the Martin Family's car been found in the Columbia River? What happened to the Brazilian poisoner who tried to kill her husbands family? What is Hantavirus, the incredibly rare illness that killed Gene Hackman's wife? I'm opening my mailbag today to ask some of your burning darkly curious questions

TW: references but not not descriptions of the following- Suicide, child abuse, sexual abuse, animal death

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110. Backwoods Horror: Unexplained Disappearances in the Alaska Triangle

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0000

A man disappears in the middle of a race. A woman walks into the woods and is never seen

again. And a small town called Portlock swears there is something evil stalking them in the

Woods.

Some say there’s something supernatural happening in the ‘Alaskan Triangle’

Anyone having contact or information regarding Valerie Sifsof is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna at 907-262-4453 and reference incident number AK12219013 or the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 907-269-5038.

Anyone having contact or information regarding Michael LeMaitre is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers (907) 269-5511 and reference incident number AK12217370

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109. Glennon Engleman: The Serial Killer Dentist

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0000

Dentist by day, con man and serial killer by night. Glennon Englelman manipulated the woman around him to kill their loved ones in a get rich quick scheme, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.

TW: References to sexual abuse

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108. Australia's Most Haunted Prisons

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0000

Does the devil stalk the Isle of the Dead near the Port Arthur Prison? And what supernatural force keeps people out of cell 17 at Old Melbourne Gaol?

TW: references to child death

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107. Starvation Cult Uncovered in Backwoods of Kenya

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In 2024, over 600 bodies were found buried in shallow graves on a compound in the Shakahola forest. Paul Mackenzie had told his followers if they reduced their food intake, they would meet Jesus. This left many with the question- how did things get this bad?

Trigger warning: Child abuse

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106. Staying In The Most Haunted Airbnb in Salem (Feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0000

In part one of our series, I chat with Corinne and Sabrina from the Two Girls One Ghost podcast from inside the most haunted Airbnb in Salem, Massachusetts, The Henry Derby House. We talk about the dark history of the house, how it was involved in the Salem Witch Trials, and the entities people have reported seeing inside.

Check out part two, where we spend the night ghost hunting in the house! Available on the Two Girls One Ghost Feed

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105: Backrooms Horror

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In 2019, a photo of a liminal office space spawned a whole genre of horror called The Backrooms. But what are they, and what entities lurk inside? And are they a real place where some people actually get trapped?

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104. Lovesick: A Tale of Poison

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In March of 2023, an office manager at a dentist office in Colorado received a package that would make her blood run cold. It was cyanide, and it was addressed to her boss, whose wife had been in the hospital with a strange illness...

TW: Mentions of suicide, domestic violence

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103. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0000

A street in Turkey that swallows people whole. A lake full of mysterious bones in India. And a changeling in America. These are times that the legends were true.

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102. Mysterious Reappearances: Steven Kubacki and The Lake Michigan Triangle

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In 1978, Steven Kubacki went skiing near Lake Michigan and vanished without a trace.

Danny Filippidis was heading to his car to grab his phone when everything went dark.

What happened to these men, and do the strange areas where they were last seen have anything to do with their disappearances, and their even stranger reappearances?

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101. Brandon Lawson: The Chilling 911 Call That Baffled Investigators

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0000

In August of 2013, Brandon Lawson made a concerning 911 call, and then was never heard from again. However, just a few weeks ago, there was a huge update in the case. Get the full story in this episode.

TW: mentions of suicide

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Introducing The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:01:00 -0000

The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott is an episode-by-episode, behind-the-scenes breakdown of the AppleTV+ workplace thriller with the series’ creators, cast, crew, and celebrity superfans. Executive producer/director Ben Stiller and star/executive producer Adam Scott rewatched every episode of Season 1 and share in-depth, never-before-heard analysis in daily episodes. You can binge all of season 1 now! The companion podcast will continue into Season 2, beginning January 17 and dropping every Friday with the release of each new episode. From Audacy Podcasts, Audacy’s Pineapple Street Studios, Red Hour, and Great Scott.

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100. Real Life "Purge": Killers Inspired by Horror Movies

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0000

In 2016, Jonathan Cruz went on a four day killing spree inspired by the movie "The Purge". In 1985, Mark Branch wanted to live out his fantasy of being Jason from Friday the 13th. What causes some people to be inspired by horror movies to commit horrible acts of violence?

TW: Suicide

We made it to episode 100!! Thank you guys so much for everything, here's to the next 100

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99. Horror In The Mountains: The Khamar-Daban Incident

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0000

7 people hiked up a mountain in August of 1993, but only one made it down alive. What she saw up on the mountain had rendered her completely speechless and has mystified the world for over 3 decades.

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98. The Cases That Keep Us Up At Night // The Parlor (feat. Psychopedia)

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0000

I sit down in the Parlor of the Rogue Detecting Society Headquarters with my good friends Tank and Investigator Slater for a chat. They tell me about some of the cases that keep them up at night, and we chat about Slater's work investigating abuse cases within the Boy Scouts and Catholic Church

Tw: reference to sexual assault, suicide

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97. Who Killed John O'Keefe? : The Karen Read Trial

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0000

When John O'Keefe's body was found in the snow in January of 2022, there were more questions than answers. Eventually his girlfriend, Karen Read, was charged with his death. But as the case unraveled in court, dark secrets, illicit affairs, and police coverups came to light, proving that the truth would be hard to find.

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96. Heart Starts Pounding Wrapped!

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0000

What was HSPs most downloaded episode? What was my favorite episode to make? Which one scared me the most? This is the Heart Starts Pounding Wrapped Report!

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95. The Face In The Darkness // A Ghost Story

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Enjoy this rendition of Charles Dickens' ghost story "To Be Read At Dusk", and happy holidays!

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94. Cold Cases That Were Solved This Year

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:50:00 -0000

When a case goes cold, it's easy to lose hope that it will ever be sold. But sometimes a leap in technology, or even a deathbed confession, can help families get the closure they've been looking for.

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93. Internet Mysteries That Were Solved This Year

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:50:00 -0000

From the Mandela Effect, to a bunch of concerning Instagram accounts of AI generated children, to a mysterious curtain from Norway, we're looking at the craziest internet mysteries that were solved this year. In this episode we cover The Fruit Of The Loom Mandela Effect, Celebrity #6, and SmartSchoolboy9

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92. Long Haul Horror: Ghost Sightings and Creepy Encounters on The Open Road

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:50:00 -0000

From ghostly hitchhikers and terrifying truck stops to suspicious looking roadkill and strange noises in the dead of night, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether it’s an eerie sense of being watched or bizarre encounters with the supernatural, truckers share the scariest moments they've had while driving through the darkness. Buckle up and join us for a ride into the unknown – it’s going to be a long, dark road.

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91. Folklore's Most Wicked Witches

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:50:00 -0000

Have you heard about Baba Yaga who lives in the forrest in Russia and eats children down to the bone? What about the witch in Mexico who is responsible for men's disappearances to this very day. Today, we're diving into three scary tales of Witches

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90: Trapped: Man Kept Family in Secret Room For Years Waiting For The End Of The World

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:50:00 -0000

In 2019, a 25-year-old man walked into a pub in Ruinerwold. He told the bartender that his father had kept him and his 5 siblings underground for the last 9 years, and told them they were the only people left in the world.

TW: Child Abuse, reference of sexual abuse

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89: The Disturbing World Of Youtube Family Channels

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:50:00 -0000

The Stauffer family was accused of adopting a boy from China for social media clout, only to abandon him when it got too hard. What's the real story behind their decision, and what does that say about other families that put their children all over youtube?

TW: Child Abuse, Child Neglect

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88: Halloween Horror Folklore: The Scary Origin of Jack O' Lanterns, The Real Story Behind The Headless Horseman, and All Hallow's Eve Folklore

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Let's look into the legends, folklore, and history of the Halloween holiday. What does the devil have to do with jack o' lanterns? Who is the real headless horseman and where is he buried? And what stories were told around a fire at an All Hallow's Eve celebration thousands of years ago?

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87: America's Most Cursed Family: The Dark History of The Lemp Mansion

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The Lemp Mansion is considered one of the most haunted places in the country, all because of the Lemp Family that used to live there. The tragedy that befell them makes them one of the most "cursed" families in American History.

Tw: Suicide, animal death

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86: McKamey Manor Arrest: Did Extreme Haunted House Owner Go Too Far?

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:50:00 -0000

This past July, Russ McKamey (owner of the World's Most Intense Haunted Attraction, McKamey Manor) was arrested for attempted murder.

McKamey Manor is known for being an attraction where guests are physically and verbally abused. They can have teeth extracted without novocain, be buried alive, have their worst fears preyed upon amongst other things. Though guests are given a safe word to quit the experience, it is rarely respected.

Let's talk about what the charges were, why they were ultimately dropped, and look into the history of how McKamey Manor became the horror show it is.

TW: mention of domestic violence, descriptions of torture.

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85: The Hex Hollow 'Witch' Murder: A Spotify Podcast Serial Killers Crossover

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:45:00 -0000

Legend says that a witch was murdered at Hex Hollow, and on Halloween Night it turns into a portal to hell. But locals know there's a lot of truth behind that legend.

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84: 3 Stories That Prove You Shouldn't Go In Your Basement

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Basements are not just eerie, sometimes they hold secrets we may not want to know. Today, we're looking at 3 stories of people who experienced absolute terror in their basements.

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83: Cursed Cemeteries: Vengeful Ghosts & A Portal To Hell

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Two stories of the most cursed cemeteries on earth; Recoleta Cemetery, where the ghost of a teen girl torments visitors, and Stull Cemetery, said to be a portal to hell.

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82: Listener Stories: Sleep Demons, Ghost Children, and more

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Real life horror stories coming straight from listeners. We dive into stories of astral projecting, creepy toys buried in a backyard, evil imaginary friends, and more.

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81: The Horrors Of Pennhurst Asylum

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Pennhurst is often referred to as one of the most haunted places in America. It's not surprising, considering it was a mental asylum that opened in 1908 and was known for torturing, experimenting on, and holding captive it's patients. Today, we're going to dive into that dark history and the stories of the ghosts that still linger inside.

TW: Brief mentions of suicide and child abuse

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80: Eclipse Murders: An Astrology Influencer's Dark Spiral

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 01:50:00 -0000

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On April 8th, astrologer Danielle Johnson took her own life, and killer her fiance and youngest child. It wasn't until someone found her twitter feed that it became apparent she was fearing the coming eclipse.

TW: Suicide, brief mention of sexual assault

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79: Italy, a Murder and a Mystery: The Most Haunted Island & The Maso Murders

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Today, we're going to Poveglia, Italy's most haunted island, to hear stories of plague victims burned alive. Then, we're going to hear about a double murder in 1991 that shocked the entire country.

TW: Mentions of Suicide

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78: The Isdal Woman Mystery: Norway's Most Puzzling Cold Case

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:50:00 -0000

In 1970, a woman's body was found in the Isdalen Valley of Norway. She was badly burned though no trace of a fire was found near her, all of the labels on everything she owned had been removed, and traveled with fake identities and disguises.

Who was this woman, what was she doing in Norway, and what happened to her?

TW: Mentions of Suicide

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77: Terrifying True Urban Legends: Summertime Edition // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Lights of a ghost plane that illuminate a New Jersey forrest, the legend of a hermit who lives in the woods in Maine, and a woman found at the bottom of a lake in New York. These are three urban legends with some terrifying truths behind them

TW: Suicide

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76: Help Wanted: Lured By A Killer // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:50:00 -0000

We're looking at two cases of people who believed they were answering help wanted ads for summer jobs and were never seen again. The cases of Margaret Ellen Fox and The Jack Family.

TW: missing children

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75: Haunted Resorts: The White Witch of Rose Hall and The Ghosts of Hotel Del Coronado // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:50:00 -0000

We're continuing our descent into Dark Summer with a look at some of the most haunted, summery resorts in the world. Would you dare stay a night in the most haunted room at the Hotel Del Coronado?

TW: Suicide

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74: Human Experiments, Trafficked Athletes, and Poisoned Runners: America's First Olympics // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The 1904 Olympic Games were considered to be the darkest games in history. A mad scientist was able to run experiments on athletes while the games went on, runners were given poison to enhance their performance, and people were stolen from all over the world and forced to compete.

TW: Suicide, Racism

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73: Vanished At Summer Camp // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Bonnie Bickwit vanished with her boyfriend from a summer camp in Upstate New York in 1973, during a summer where a serial killer was terrorizing the area.

And in 1991, Jared Negrete was left behind by a troop leader on a hike, and then never seen again. The last photo left of him may hold a chilling secret.

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72: Backwoods Horror: Creepy Encounters, Cryptids, and more // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:50:00 -0000

We're exploring three tales of horror from the backwoods for this episode of Dark Summer. An army of the undead in Hawaii, a Cryptid in the woods of Wisconsin, and a strange man on the edge of someones property.

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71: Murder At Sea: A Cruise Mystery // Dark Summer Series

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The story of what happened to Klaus Schleke and Bettina Taxis one fateful night in 1987, and a twist you wont believe.

TW: minor descriptions of gore

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70: Amusement Park Horrors: Dark Summer Series

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:50:00 -0000

As we begin our Dark Summer Series, We're investigating three stories of deadly amusement park rides.

TW: child death, minor descriptions of gore

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69: Hit Man: The True Story of a Fake Contract Killer

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:50:00 -0000

What if I told you the most sought-after hit man in Houston in the 90's wasn't really a hit man? He worked for the police

Gary Johnson spent his career working with members of his community who thought they were hiring someone to kill their loved ones. They were other police officers, churchgoers, and parents. But they all had a dark side, and they all wanted instant gratification. And now, Gary is the subject of a new movie streaming on Netflix, HIT MAN.

TW: brief mention of suicide

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68: Stalking: Baby Reindeer Fact Vs. Fiction, Inside Venezuela's Nightmare Stalker, and Stories From Listeners

Thu, 23 May 2024 01:50:00 -0000

What's true and what's exaggerated in the Netflix show Baby Reindeer? And what does the real woman behind Martha think about it? We're also going to dive into the story of a woman who has been relentlessly stalking other women in Venezuela for 7 years, and share some stories that listeners reached out with.

TW: brief mention of sexual assault

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67: Listener Stories: True Horror Tales

Thu, 16 May 2024 01:06:00 -0000

A demonic presence from a dream that appears in real life. A ghost that knows people better than they know themselves. And a little girl who thought her friend in her basement was just imaginary.

We're diving into real tales of horror sent in by listeners.

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66: Terrifying True Urban Legends: The Canadian Wilderness

Thu, 09 May 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Two terrifying legends from deep within the Canadian wilderness. The first is about creatures in the woods that possess your mind and make you crave human flesh, and the second is the mystery of an entire village that vanished one night.

TW: Suicide, Cannibalism

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65: Old Hollywood Murder: The Mysterious Death of William Desmond Taylor

Thu, 02 May 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Hollywood's first whodunnit. Two young starlets, an angry mother, a scorned valet, a corrupt DA, and the dead body of one of Hollywood's most prolific directors. What happened to William Desmond Taylor, and who knows more than they're telling?

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64: Old Hollywood Curses: The Superman Curse, Rosemary's Baby, and more

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Can films be cursed? What about specific roles? Today we're going to look into the story of a curse that was placed on Hollywood in the 1800's, and the ripple effects that may have had.

TW: Suicide

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63: Old Hollywood Scandal: Clara Bow, The First 'It' Girl

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:00:00 -0000

From her tragic childhood, to her meteoric rise to fame, all the way through the scandal that ended her career. Who was Clara Bow? And why is her story so relevant today?

My Clara Bow Playlist

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62: Old Hollywood Ghosts: Haunted Hotels, Star-Studded Seances, and more

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The ghost sightings of the Knickerbocker Hotel, a woman makes a final attempt to contact her husband on the other side, and an actress whose premonition proved fatal. Join me as we discuss the ghost stories of Old Hollywood.

TW: Suicide, and brief mention of sexual assault

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61: Folklore: Southern Gothic Horror

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The haunting of the Gray Man, The vengeful Witch of Yazoo, and the man who made a deal with the devil. Today, we're exploring the horrors of the gothic south

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60: 8 Brutal Execution Methods from Ancient Times

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The waist chop, slow slicing, being thrown to the beasts, and more. Today, we're traveling back in time to check out 8 of the most brutal execution methods from ancient times

TW: Suicide, torture

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59: Haunted Mexico City: Three Tales of Horror

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 01:50:00 -0000

The legend of the Burned Woman, the Black House, and the ghosts of Lecumberri prison. Today, we're talking about the folklore, myths, and legends stemming from Mexico City

TW: Suicide

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58: Murder House: The Korean Cannibal Gang and the Woman Who Escaped Them

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:50:00 -0000

Rule #1: We Hate The Rich. Rule #2: Death is the only thing that awaits he who betrays this group. Rule #3: Never trust a woman, not even your own mother. This is the story of the Chijon Family, South Korea's most infamous gang, and the woman they kidnapped who lead to their undoing.

TW: Death, Torture, Animal Death

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57: Morbid Medicine: Human Experiments

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:50:00 -0000

A brain disease caused by a routine treatment, a deadly medical mixup during a medical trial, and a doctor hell bent on proving he can give patients cancer. Today's episode has 3 stories about what happens when you run tests on unsuspecting patients.

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56: She Fell From The Sky: The Sole Survivor of Flight 508

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:20:00 -0000

When Juliane Koepcke boarded flight 508 with her mother on Christmas Eve, 1971, she knew the airline they were flying had a horrible reputation. She never imagined that she'd be the only person of the 92 on board to survive the flight.

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55: Love and Lies Pt. 2: The Captor

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:50:00 -0000

In 2015, Robert Hendy Freegard disappeared with Sandra Clifton. Robert's shocking past is uncovered in the search to find her, including the story of a woman he held captive for a decade.

CW: Emotional abuse, kidnapping

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54: Love and Lies Pt.1: The Disappearance of Sandra Clifton

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:50:00 -0000

In 2011, Sanda Clifton found her perfect match on a dating site. Handsome, charming, successful--David Hendy was everything she wanted. The only problem was...David Hendy didn't exist.

CW: Emotional abuse

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53: Pet or Predator: The Deadly Consequences of Keeping Exotic Animals

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:50:00 -0000

What happens when a man tries to keep one of the deadliest creatures on the planet as a pet? Or when an Ohio man who has kept over 50 Lions in cages in his backyard decides he wants to unleash them on the town? Today, we're talking about the deadly consequences of people trying to keep wild animals as pets.

CW: Animal Abuse, Suicide

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52: Griselda Blanco: The Dark History of Cocaine's Queenpin

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 02:50:00 -0000

CW: Violence, Drug use, Kidnapping

Before there was Pablo Escobar, there was Griselda Blanco, a woman who left the slums of Colombia to become a billionaire boss of the cocaine trade. If there's one thing Griselda knew, however, it's that the high couldn't last forever.

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51: Terrifying True Urban Legends: Australia

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:50:00 -0000

A ghost ship. The Button Man. A shark that threw up a major clue to a murder. Today we're talking about Australian urban legends and the terrifying truth behind them.

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50: India: A Horror, A Haunting, and A Mystery

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 02:50:00 -0000

Women dropping dead inside of temples, a haunted limestone mine, and a mysterious orb of light attacking locals. We're doing a taste of Indian history and folklore by sampling one story from each category.

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49: Haunted New Orleans: Cursed Cemeteries, Voodoo Queens, and more

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:50:00 -0000

Come with me on my trip to one of the most haunted cities in the world, New Orleans. Which ghosts haunt the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1? Could Marie Laveau truly influence the legal system with her voodoo? And for as hard as I tried, did I actually see a ghost?

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48: Beneath The Icy Depths: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Martin Family

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:50:00 -0000

On December 7th, 1958, Ken Martin, his wife Barbara, and their three young daughters drove east of Portland to get a Christmas tree and were never seen again. What initially appears to be an accident, starts to feel sinister as more is revealed.

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47: "Smee": A Christmas Ghost Story

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 02:50:00 -0000

A game of hide and seek takes a paranormal turn.

In the spirit of the old Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories around the holidays, I present to you, a modern-day retelling of A.M Burrage's ghost story, "Smee"'

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46: The Winecoff Fire: The Deadliest Hotel Disaster in American History

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 02:50:00 -0000

On the night of December 7th, 1946, a woman working the night shift at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia smells smoke. A few floors up, a man is woken by cries for help. Within two hours, almost half of the guests will be dead.

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45: When Looks Kill: Mad Hatters and Other Deadly Trends in Fashion and Beauty

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:50:00 -0000

A woman loses the ability to move her arms, A man bursts into flames from seemingly nowhere, and one of the most notorious assassinations in history. What they all have in common may surprise you.

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44: Thanksgiving Day Terror: The Unsolved Case of The Blount Family

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:05:00 -0000

On Thanksgiving Day, 1985, Susan Blount awoke to screams coming from her living room. What she would find remains one of the strangest cold cases in Texas today.

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43: HSP x Murder With My Husband: Kaelyn and Payton Talk Strange Disappearances

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0000

I'm joined by my friend Payton from Murder With My Husband to bring you two stories of disappearances we could not stop thinking about. In 1928, the world's third richest man, Alfred Lowenstein, vanished mid-flight. On Halloween night, 2002, Chris Jenkins disappeared in Minnesota, leaving many to wonder if there was a 'Smiley Face Killer' operating in the shadows.

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42: Human Sacrifice: Dark Rituals Throughout History

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 02:50:00 -0000

Human sacrifice has been a part of many cultures throughout history. But why did they do it? And more importantly, what was it like for the person being sacrificed? In this episode, we dive into ritual sacrifice in places like the Aztec Empire and Cahokia.

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41: Two Marys, Two Murders: A Houston Cold Case

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:50:00 -0000

In 2000, two Houston-area women named Mary Morris were murdered in their cars within a few days of each other. 23 years later, it's still not certain if the two were connected.

If you have any information about the deaths of either Mary Henderson Morris or Mary McGinness Morris, you can contact Harris County Sheriff's Homicide Detective, Jeff Thomas (Jeff.Thomas@hctx.net). You can also call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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40: The Devil's Bible and Other Haunting Tales for Halloween

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:50:00 -0000

In honor of Halloween, I'm sharing some of the most chilling tales I've heard this year

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39: Listener Stories: Ghost Children, Haunted Campgrounds, and More

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:50:00 -0000

A ghost who steals, ghostly wailing being heard in the night. These are terrifying stories from listeners.

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38: Cursed Movies: The Wizard Of Oz and The Exorcist

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Can movies really be cursed? Today, we're looking at what's fact and what's fiction when it comes to The Wizard of Oz and The Exorcist being cursed

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37: Invisible Intruder: The Chilling Tale of the Denver Spiderman

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Here's a good reminder to check every nook and cranny of your house tonight....

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36: Into Thin Air: The Unsolved Disappearance of Joan Risch

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:50:00 -0000

What happened to Joan Risch the last day she was ever seen?

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35: Dark Therapy: Brainwashing and Forced Confinement

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:50:00 -0000

What happens when the system that says it'll help you instead uses you as part of their sick experiment? We're looking into two stories of people who were promised help, and instead became stuck in a broken system and faced brainwashing, torture, and imprisonment.

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34: Terrifying True Urban Legends

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 01:50:00 -0000

We've all heard terrifying urban legends growing up, but what happens when they're based on real events....

We're diving into some terrifying urban legends that ended up being true.

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33: Vanished in The Wilderness Pt. 2: The Cult

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Why did Boris Weisfeiler disappear in 1985. And did the cult hiding out deep in the Chilean wilderness have anything to do with it? Today, we're exploring the Colonia Dignidad.

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32: Vanished in The Wilderness Pt 1: The Professor Disappears

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:45:00 -0000

When Boris Weisfeiler embarked on a solo vacation to Chile, he never returned. What came next was a deeper and darker rabbit hole than anyone could have ever expected

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31: Haunted DC: White House Seances, Lincoln’s Ghost, and More

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:50:00 -0000

We're diving into the two most haunted houses in DC, The White House and The Halcyon House. Who was the ghost that tormented Taft's staff, which first ladies are most often seen haunting the White House grounds, and who was the eccentric owner of one of DC's most haunted houses, The Halcyon House?

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30: Nasubi: The Darkest Reality Show You Haven’t Heard Of

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:50:00 -0000

When Nasubi was cast for the Japanese reality show Sweepstakes Life in 1998, he didn't know he'd spend the next 15 months in a studio apartment with no food or clothes. All while 17 million people across Japan were watching...

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29: Morbid Medicine: History’s Deadliest Cures

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:50:00 -0000

From drilling holes in your skull to eating tapeworms for weight loss, we're looking at some of the most morbid medical advice that's been given throughout history

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28: Folklore: Stories of Appalachian Horror

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Witches in the woods, screams in the middle of the night, the most haunted piece of land in all of Appalachia. Bring a backpack, because we're going deep into the Appalachian wilderness to hear the most terrifying folklore around.

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27: Harvard’s Dirty Secret: Bejeweled Skulls and Grave Robbing

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:50:00 -0000

The manager of Harvard's Medical school was just indicted for selling human remains to oddities shops, but the history of Harvard's involvement in black market corpse dealings goes back over 250 years. Let's travel through the morgue, past the skeletons found in Harvard's walls, all the way back to the most high profile murder to ever happen at the school.

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26: Murder On The Lake: Finland’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:50:00 -0000

What happened the night of June 4th, 1960, when three teens were murdered at Lake Bodom in Finland? And why has no one ever been charged with the crime?

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25: Disney Deaths Pt. 2: The Disney Dark Ages

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:50:00 -0000

The "Disney Dark Ages" was a period of time from the late 90's to the early 2000's that marked the bloodiest era in the Disney parks' history.

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24: Listener Stories: Haunted Disney and More

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:47:00 -0000

A haunted ride at Disney, a mysterious man at a car wreck, and a haunted house being rented by college students. Welcome to the Heart Starts Pounding Campfire where we're sharing real-life terrifying stories.

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23: The Monster With 21 Faces

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:50:00 -0000

In 1984, an anonymous group in Japan known as The Monster With 21 Faces tormented police, poisoned candy across the country and kidnapped a man. To this day, their identity and purpose remain one of Japan’s greatest unsolved mysteries.

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22: National Park Horror: True Stories of Terror

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:55:00 -0000

Dangers inside of National Parks, both strangers and freak accidents. We'll hear about people who got the sense something was watching them, feral people potentially living in the parks, as well as horror stories of people falling into geysers and off of the Grand Canyon

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21: Bonus: The Dark Psychology of Lizzie Borden (feat. Women & Crime)

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Let's take a modern, scientific lens to last week's Lizzie Borden case, and try to understand why someone would commit this crime. Dr. Amy Schlosberg and Dr. Meghan Sacks, professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, join me today to break down the case with what we know today about criminology. Together, they host the Women & Crime podcast.

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20: Lizzie Borden: A Fresh Look at a Classic Case

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 01:50:00 -0000

What really happened the morning that Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered with an axe, and why is it still unsolved? Let's dive into the real story, full of the twists and turns that make that day one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history.

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19: Supernatural Survival: Mysterious Near Death Encounters

Thu, 25 May 2023 00:50:00 -0000

From explorer Ernest Shackleton crossing the Antarctic, to famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, many famous stories of survival have included a supernatural being come to be known as The Third Man. Who is this presence that gives guidance and encouragement in extreme survival situations?

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18: Disney Deaths: Tragedy in the Happiest Place on Earth

Thu, 18 May 2023 01:50:00 -0000

You may have heard that “no one dies at disney” but is that really true? Let’s look into the deaths of Mark Maples, a 15 year old who died on the Matterhorn, Dollie Regina Young who died on the same ride, and Deborah Gail Stone, who was crushed on the America Sings Ride.

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17: The Unsolved Mystery of The Lead Masks Case

Thu, 11 May 2023 01:50:00 -0000

Did something supernatural occur in Brazil in 1966?

That’s when two men were found deceased on Vintem hill wearing black suits and lead masks, with a note by them that read

“4:30 PM be at the determined place.

6:30 PM swallow capsules, after effect protect metals wait for mask signal”

We’re going straight down the rabbit hole in this episode, into the world of the occult, seances, secret societies, and aliens. Buckle up.

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16: The Greenbrier Ghost: A Haunting Tale of Murder and the Supernatural

Thu, 04 May 2023 02:09:06 -0000

Can a ghost point to the person who murdered them? In 1897, Zona Heaster Shue's mother thought Zona's ghost visited her in the night with vital information, an event that infamously became the only time a ghost's testimony was used in court. Known as the Greenbrier ghost, did Mrs. Shue really see her daughters ghost, or was there something else at play?

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15: Special Edition: Is There A Serial Killer In Austin Right Now?

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 02:00:00 -0000

Four bodies have been recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas this year, causing many to wonder- is there a serial killer currently operating, and are these drownings at all connected to similar ones five years ago?

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14: Ghosts of War: Haunting Encounters in Afghanistan and Iraq

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:00:00 -0000

Ghosts of Russian soldiers, red eyed creatures made from smoke. These are real life horror stories from soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq in the early 2000's who saw the unexplainable.

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13: Listener Stories: Terrifying True Ghost Stories

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 02:03:06 -0000

Spine tingling, bone chilling, and downright mysterious hauntings. Listeners share their own heart pounding tales about a headless cowboy, two separate ghost sightings in the military, and a girl who believes she may have gotten a sign from her deceased sister.

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12: Murder At Road Hill House: The Scandal That Shook Victorian England

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:00:00 -0000

When Mrs. Kent learned of the grisly murder of her three year old son, she had only one thing to say. “Someone in the house has done it”

What would follow would be the biggest whodunit of the 19th century. The Kent family would have their dirty laundry hung out to dry as London’s top detective investigated them all for the murder of Saville Kent

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11: Deathbed Confessions: Chilling Secrets Revealed

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0000

Imagine if the final words you heard from someone were so bone-chilling that they forever altered your perception of them.

These deathbed confessions rocked families, changed the course of police investigations, and showed where the bodies were buried.

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10: Fatal Dose: Three Tales of Radiation Poisoning

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:48:54 -0000

A child with a deadly capsule. A rich playboy who lost his jaw and then his life. A fuel plant worker who absorbed more radiation than anyone in history.

We're telling three stories about one of the deadliest forms of energy and the people that shouldn't have gone near it.

Listener discretion is advised

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9: Horrifying Tales from the Troubled Teen Industry

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0000

In the middle of the night, strangers ripped Zara from her bed and told her she was going to a troubled teen wilderness therapy program. Little did she know, the troubled teen industry would prevent her from going home for over three years.

The Troubled Teen Industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that holds kids prisoner and may do more harm than good in their attempt to rehabilitate teens. Wilderness therapies expose teens to extreme physical conditions for months on end. Today we're going to hear stories from inside those programs, including Zara's.

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Links for this episode:

Breaking Code Silence (donate and read more stories)

https://wjactv.com/news/local/new-ruling-could-lead-to-retrial-for-man-convicted-of-1993-murder-of-teen

https://wildernesstherapyinfo.tripod.com/id22.html

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/losing-erica-cynthia-clark-harvey-doesnt-want-anyone-elses-child-to-die-in-a-wilderness-therapy-program-6431310

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/when-wilderness-boot-camps-take-tough-love-too-far/375582/

https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elan-school

https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/life/health-wellness/2022/12/08/wilderness-therapy-troubled-teen-industry/9890694002/

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/practice/2021/5-facts-about-the-troubled-teen-industry/

https://bcsnetwork.org/category/our-stories/

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8: Natalia Grace: ’Orphan’ Horror Movie Come To Life (feat. Jeff Topolski)

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0000

Writer Jeff Topolski (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins us this week to answer the question: Was Natalia Grace Barnett a murderous woman parading as a child, or a victim of terrible adoptive parents?

In 2010, a 6-year-old girl named Natalia Grace was adopted by Michael and Kristine Barnett. The Barnetts, as well as national headlines, would go on to portray Natalia as a disturbed con artist pretending to be a child. According to the Barnetts, she made their lives hell and repeatedly threatened to kill their children. In today's episode, we're going to break this whole story down, piece by piece, and examine all it's layers to figure out what was really going on. Buckle up because it's going to get even crazier than what the headlines were writing.

Thank you so much to Jeff Topolski for joining me today. You can follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com

Links cited in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Mothers-Nurturing-Genius-Autism/dp/0812983564?asin=0812983564&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9884021/Russia-seeks-return-of-adopted-boy-in-US-after-brothers-death.html

https://nypost.com/2010/04/09/us-woman-put-adopted-russian-son-on-one-way-flight-alone-back-to-homeland/

https://www.insideedition.com/couple-who-hoped-to-adopt-ukrainian-orphan-shocked-people-think-shes-an-adult-posing-as-child-56997

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2022/02/20/kristine-michael-barnett-natalia-update/6802645001/

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/09/18/michael-kristine-barnett-daughter-abandon-ukraine-adoption-dwarfism-prodigy/2364895001/

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2019/09/27/kristine-and-michael-barnett-walked-a-small-crowd-of-reporters-and-news-cameras-on-their-to-their-in/3779458002/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

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7: Hospital Hauntings feat. Hospice Nurse Julie

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0000

This episode is about the supernatural things that happen around the time of someone's death, either leading up to it or right after. We read stories from people who experienced the unexplainable right when their loved one died and hear from two healthcare workers about a supernatural phenomenon that is common when someone is dying.

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6: Scary Campground Tales

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0000

Pack a bag, today we're going to a spooky campground. In this episode, we hear two terrifying campground tales.

The first one is The Tale of The Solo Traveler- a tale of a girl who learns something may have been watching her while she camped.

And then we hear a tale from a listener of a time when their husband's intuition while camping may have saved them both.

Heart Starts Pounding is written/produced by Kaelyn Moore

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5: The Mysterious Reappearance of Mary Edens

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0000

On Christmas Eve, 1924, a devastating fire broke out at a schoolhouse in Babbs Switch. 36 people died in total, and every person who was at the schoolhouse that night was accounted for. Except for one person- 3-year-old Mary Edens. Her aunt remembered passing her out of a window to someone, but no one knew what happened to her afterward.

Until 30 years later, when a woman shows up at the Edens home claiming to be Mary. She's welcomed in with open arms, but is she really who she says she is? Something starts to feel off to people in the community....

Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Additional commentary by Leo, and music by Artlist.

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4: The Sodder Children Disappearance

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:00:00 -0000

On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire broke out in the Sodder family home destroying the entire house and taking five of the nine children with it. Shortly after the fire, and due to some VERY strange evidence, the father of the family started to believe that maybe the children were actually....kidnapped

In this episode, we'll deep dive into the night of the fire as well as the bizarre events that took place afterward to try and figure out just what happened to those children that fateful night.

Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore, with additional commentary by Leo. Enjoy what you're hearing? Leave us a rating and follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. If you have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast, email heartstartspounding@gmail.com.

sources:

https://seletyn.com/2019/11/08/fayco-history-the-sodder-children/

https://stacyhorn.com/2005/12/28/long-long-long-sodder-post/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/

https://www.npr.org/2005/12/23/5067563/mystery-of-missing-children-haunts-w-va-town

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3: A Naval Base On A Haunted Swamp

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:01:00 -0000

What if I told you there were a bunch of people in the Navy in Groton, Connecticut who believe their military homes are haunted? And that some of those people believe it's a result of the ancient and mysterious land they live on?

In this episode, we hear from Jack, a behavioral health tech in the Navy who feels something strange coming from the swamp by his house, called Gungywamp. Jack believes the ghost stories told on his base are maybe because of it.

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2: Haunted House Tales From Listeners

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 03:48:00 -0000

Have you ever wondered if the sound outside your door at night was really a ghost? In this Episode- Kaelyn hears from two listeners with chilling haunted house tales, and Leo gives a little bit of their take on it.

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1: The Devil in the Nursing Home: America’s First Female Serial Killer

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:03:00 -0000

Amy Archer-Gilligan was one of America's first female serial killers, killing up to 60 of her patients with her "special" lemonade...

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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

174. Reddit Scary Stories: Stalkers, Setups, and a Serial Killer (feat. Psychopedia)

173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case

172. Dark Mysteries of the Florida Everglades: The Flat Tire Murders, Missing Planes, and The Skunk Ape

171. Three Real Imposter Nightmares: Fake Uber Drivers, The Tourist From Hell, and more

170. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts

Presenting True Crime News: The Podcast

169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)

168. The Scariest Reddit Stories We’ve Heard (feat. Kris & Celina from Can't Sleep)

167. Something’s Lurking In The Woods: Terrifying Tales of Crawlers

166. Feral Children: The Wolf Girl of Devils River, The Ukrainian Dog Girl, and The Kellogg Experiment

165. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Haunted Forest, The Elevator Game, Britain’s Hannibal Lecter

164. Backwoods Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Amy Bechtel & Polly Melton

163. Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

162. How Reddit Solved a Cold Case // Lyle Stevik

161. The Mysterious Murder of An Aspen Socialite

160. Lost Media: Tapes Too Dark For The Public

159. The Mystery of The Setagaya Family Murders

158. Inside the World's Most Haunted Castles | True Ghost Stories

157. "Something Is Mimicking My Sister" and Other Terrifying True Stories From Listeners

156. Lost Media Vol. 2: Missing Holiday Media

155. Vanished At Christmas: Two Mysteries That Will Make You Question Everything

Presenting: Otherworld | Zaza

154. Christmas Horror Folklore: Krampus, Frau Perchta & The Other St. Nick

153. Cold Cases Solved This Year

152. Reddit Scary Stories: Terrifying Cult Encounters With Amanda Montell

151. Mount Everest Horror: The Lost Climbers of the Death Zone

150. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Cropsey and The Missing Children

149. Skinwalkers, Stalked In The Backwoods, And Other Terrifying True Stories From Listeners (feat. Morgan Absher)

HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 4 "Win Or Die."

147. The Werewolf: H.H Holmes and His Murder Castle // MONSTERS SERIES

HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 3 "Shady Pines. "

145. The Boogeyman: Hinterkaifek, The German Family Slaughtered By A Stranger // MONSTERS SERIES

Spooky Listen! Jack the Ripper | CLUES Podcast

HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 2 "He's Always Watching."

142. The Siren: Belle Gunness, The Husband Luring Serial Killer // MONSTERS SERIES

HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 1 "It's Just a Game."

140. The Vampire: Peter Kurten, the Blood Sucking German Serial Killer // MONSTERS SERIES

139. Reddit Scary Stories: Reddit Stories That Could Be True Crime Docs (feat. ‪Annie Elise)

138. Tortured Live on Stream: The Death of Jean Pormanove

137. Lost Media You'll Never See: The Nickelodeon Tapes, Children's Program Hijacks and more

136. Reddit Scary Stories: True Camping Horror Tales (feat. ‪National Park After Dark)

135. How Did This Yacht Crew Vanish Into Thin Air? The Kaz II Disappearance // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

134. The Mysterious Disappearance of The Beaumont Children: Australia’s Most Puzzling Unsolved Mystery // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

133. What Was Hiding in Germany's Göhrde Forest? The Göhrde Murders // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

132. Abandoned Amusement Parks: Hauntings, Disasters, and more // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Introducing: Campus Files

131. The Mysterious Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon ​​// DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

130. Reddit Scary Stories: Terrifying Encounters (feat. Investigator Slater)

129. Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost Ships, Lost Crews & Ancient Curses // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

128. Rebecca Coriam: The Cruise Employee Who Vanished // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

127. Camping Horror Stories // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

126. Annabelle’s Tour of Terror

125. Zombie Illnesses: Rabies, Parasites and Prions

124. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 2

123. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 1

122. Appalachian Trail Horror: Strange Encounters, Feral People, Mysterious Lights, and more

121. The Ghosts of Kadena Air Base

120: Reddit Scary Stories: Feral People, Hospital Hauntings, Close Calls with Killers,, and more (Feat. Morgan Absher)

119: The Burari Deaths: One Family, Eleven Bodies

118. Brazilian Horror Folklore: Animated Corpses, Old Hags, and Backwoods Creatures

117. America's Most Notorious Baby Thief: Georgia Tann

The Murder of Laci Peterson | CLUES Podcast

116. She Said She Was a Social Worker. Then Children Started Disappearing.

115. Deathbed Confessions: Small Town Murder // I Am DB Cooper

114. Ghosts on the Appalachian Trail, Creature Encounters in The Backwoods, and more Listener Stories

113. North Sea Horror: Terrifying Creatures, Lost Cities, and Submersible Disasters

112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

111. Has The Martin Family Been Found? Case Updates And Answering Your Darkly Curious Questions // My Mailbag

110. Backwoods Horror: Unexplained Disappearances in the Alaska Triangle

109. Glennon Engleman: The Serial Killer Dentist

108. Australia's Most Haunted Prisons

107. Starvation Cult Uncovered in Backwoods of Kenya

106. Staying In The Most Haunted Airbnb in Salem (Feat. Two Girls One Ghost)

105: Backrooms Horror

104. Lovesick: A Tale of Poison

103. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

102. Mysterious Reappearances: Steven Kubacki and The Lake Michigan Triangle

101. Brandon Lawson: The Chilling 911 Call That Baffled Investigators

Introducing The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott

131. The Mysterious Disappearance of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2