Samhain is almost here! In this episode we’re talking about the history of Samhain, it’s influence on Halloween, and ways you can celebrate.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain
https://time.com/5434659/halloween-pagan-origins-in-samhain/
https://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/samhainhalloween/
https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/celebrating-the-seasons/celebrating-samhain
https://www.mabonhouse.co/samhainsabbatcelebrate
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191. MAGIC: Celebrating Samhain

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The Magdalene Asylums were set up to reform fallen women. They didn’t.

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Sources:  

https://allthatsinteresting.com/magdalene-laundries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland
https://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abuse
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/world/europe/magdalene-laundry-reunion-ireland.html
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/11/03/what-about-the-lost-children-and-mothers-of-america
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/american-survivor-of-magdalene-laundries-in-the-united-states-speaks-out-190655121-237564601
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survivors-describe-rape-assaults-in-rare-look-at-us-magdalene-laundriesvideo-live-discussion-sponsored-by-janet-janet--suggs-llc-300972545.html


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

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284. MYSTERY: What Happened Inside the Magdalene Asylums?

This week Kara has a deep dive into a woman who grew up as the child of a wanted fugitive.

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Sources:  

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tyler-wetherall-interview-a3899586.html
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-relives-west-country-childhood-7144439
https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/my-dad-was-secretly-a-drug-smuggling-kingpin-on-the-run/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5574427/Growing-run-child-fugitive-drug-dealer-Woman-writes-youth-new-memoir.html
https://www.tylerwetherall.com/about-tyler
https://www.the-riffraff.com/single-post/2019/03/26/the-story-behind-the-cover
https://www.narratively.com/p/my-childhood-on-the-run-from-the-fbi
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34964886
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-16-mn-23268-story.html


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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283. INTERESTING: The Child of a Fugitive

Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment with twenty stab wounds, and police ruled it a suicide. Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Sources:  
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ellen-greenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Rae_Greenberg
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ellen-greenberg-death
https://www.lambmcerlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/inquirer.com-It-was-very-very-weird-A-civil-suit-reveals-new-details-in-the-case-of-Ellen-Greenberg.pdf
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-teacher-death-still-stokes-questions-from-family
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/05/suicide-or-homicide-parents-anguished-search-for-answers-lasts-years-after-daughter-dies-of-20-stab-wounds.html
https://www.crimescoop.org/news/ten-years-ago-ellen-greenberg-was-fatally-stabbed-20-times-10-times-in-the-back-of-the-neck-why-is-her-horrific-death-still-being-called-a-suicide
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-teacher-death-suicide-ellen-greenberg-parents-say-murder-48-hours/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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282. MYSTERY: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

When famous architect Stanford White was murdered in 1906, some called it the murder of the century. 

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_White 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kendall_Thaw 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit#:~:text=Nesbit%20became%20one%20of%20the,known%20%22Gibson%20Girl%22%20works. 
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/ragtime/white.html
https://avenuemagazine.com/stanford-white-murder-notorious-new-yorker/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/century/
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-stanford-white-murder


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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281. MURDER: The Murder of Stanford White

Here’s part two of one of the most famous unsolved cases out there—the shocking murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as The Black Dahlia.

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Sources:  

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://people.com/the-black-dahlia-body-discovered-anniversary-hollywood-murder-unsolved-8424809
https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short
https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/
Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com

Get to know us better:              
Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram            
Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram 

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Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
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191. MAGIC: Celebrating Samhain

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