We're back! And we're kicking off Season 4 with one of Colorado's biggest natural disasters. In 1921, the town of Pueblo experienced a devastating flood that took uncounted lives. And it wasn't just a flood - there was also mud, fires, and battering rams made of trains!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/1921-pueblo-flood#:~:text=The%20worst%20flood%20in%20the,be%20reshaped%20in%20its%20aftermath.

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/great-pueblo-flood-100-year-anniversary

Colorado Experience: The Great Pueblo Flood

How did the Pueblo Flood of 1921 happen

https://cdm16620.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/1921flood

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2021/05/27/how-many-people-died-during-pueblo-flood

https://www.cpr.org/2021/06/10/1921-pueblo-flood-recovery-photos/

https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2020/02/16/the-less-famous-flood/1698952007/

https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1850b/report.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado

On January 6, 1982 in the midst of a blizzard, two young women were murdered outside of Breckenridge, Colorado. The only thing linking them was an orange sock, and the case went cold for 40 years. That is until 2021 when true crime hero genetic genealogy swooped in to crack the case!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annette-schnee-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-1982-cold-case-murders-alan-lee-phillips-rescued-breckenridge-colorado/

https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-annette-schnee-murder-alan-phillips

https://unsolved.com/gallery/bobbie-jo-oberholzer-annette-kay-schnee/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Bobbie_Oberholtzer_and_Annette_Schnee

https://racinecountyeye.com/2022/09/20/man-convicted-murder-of-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer/

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=1514

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=1513

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/annette-schnee-bobbie-jo-oberholtzer-murder-evidence-photos/18/

Edward Ives was not what you would necessarily call a good man, and the wild story of murder and robbery that lead him to the hangman's noose is fascinating by itself. But the story of his botched hanging is what lead Colorado to stop using the noose as the method of putting criminals to death.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35705181/edward-ives

https://casetext.com/case/ives-v-people

https://www.dreamindemon.com/community/threads/eddie-ivess-botched-execution-and-replacing-the-noose-with-the-gas-chamber.58704/

https://www.westword.com/news/eddie-ivess-botched-execution-and-replacing-the-noose-with-the-gas-chamber-5867912

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121989295/mary_alice_ives

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155067346/henry_%22harry%22_ives

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/creepy-facts-scary-colorado-stories/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275069897/maud_ives

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/andrew-green-james-whitnah-and-denvers-last-public-execution

https://genealogytrails.com/colo/fremont/1929riot.html

The Pacific Northwest is known for its Bigfoot sightings, but did you know Colorado is also prime Sasquatch territory? There are even signs on Pikes Peak warning visitors to watch out!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/news/heres-where-the-most-bigfoot-sightings-get-reported-around-colorado/article_a00a550e-6853-11ee-b3ea-d38bcde9adf0.html

https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/news/heres-what-a-bigfoot-enthusiast-says-about-the-colorado-mountain-train-footage/article_4d84b8cc-6913-11ee-9b83-1712feef0da8.html

https://www.bfro.net/GDB/state_listing.asp?state=CO

https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/blog/bigfoot-colorado-s-most-mysterious-beast/video_b9d6d51c-13af-5c89-83a6-c7a428f05481.html

https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/blog/bigfoot-colorado-s-most-mysterious-beast/article_553765fe-91b2-5a9c-8244-08574bd583e0.html

https://www.visitestespark.com/events-calendar/spring-events/bigfoot-days/

“Monsters of the Centennial State; Cryptids & Legends of Colorado” by David Weatherly

Every fall in Colorado since time immemorial, a magical migration occurs. If you like spiders. If you don't, then thousands of tarantulas out wandering around looking for a mate is probably your nightmare.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://gazette.com/thetribune/tarantula-migration-season-returns-to-colorado/article_8bd85c72-5801-11ef-b020-83d15679a663.html#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%20between%20late%20August,in%20southwestern%20Colorado%20in%20October.

https://visitlajunta.net/tarantula-trek/

https://www.pikes-peak.com/colorado-tarantula-migration/

https://www.5280.com/what-to-know-about-colorados-annual-tarantula-migration/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_Grandmother#:~:text=Spider%20Grandmother%20(Hopi%20Kokyangwuti%2C%20Navajo,in%20the%20Southwestern%20United%20States.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/about-forest/districts/?cid=fsm9_032695

Randolph "Soapy" Smith was the King of Frontier conmen. His cons ran from shenanigans that felt like a 3 Stooges skit, to participating in what was later dubbed the "City Hall War" in Denver. He built shady empires, but you can't escape that kind of lifestyle unscathed.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

We've got special guest Erin Barnes (author of Easy Weekend Getaways from Denver and Boulder, and Glory Guitars: Memoir of a '90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrl, as well as PR Manager for Meow Wolf), talking about all manner of spooky things from haunted hotels in Victor to the UFO Watchtower in the San Luis Valley!

Check out more about Erin at erinkbarnes.com and gogogermaine.com

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Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at [email protected], check us out on ⁠Patreon @2girlswhoscareeasily⁠ and follow us on instagram and TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

This episode is all about the Wizard in the Mountains - Nikola Tesla! In 1899, Tesla built a lab in the burgeoning town of Colorado Springs, leading to a rumor that his experiments blew out the entire electrical system for the city and getting him kicked out of the state altogether. We'll explore the truth behind those rumors, and delve into the fascinating story of Tesla's time in Colorado.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/07/14/wizard-mountains

https://welweb.org/ThenandNow/tesla.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Experimental_Station

https://teslatech.info/ttmagazine/v4n1/seifer.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20120925002154/http://www.thedenvereye.com/nikola-tesla-in-colorado-springs/

Back in 2021, a story emerged that broke through the haze of the pandemic. A cult leader was found dead in Crestone, her body wrapped in Christmas lights and her face covered in glitter. Amy Carlson started her cult back in the late 2000s, but the group really gained traction when livestreaming became popular - using their online platform to sell all kinds of New Age goods. But the dark side of the group came to light with the death of their leader and the galactics failure to come retrieve her body.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Has_Won

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_(religious_leader)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria

HBO documentary - Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

https://www.gurumag.com/crestone-cult-love-has-won-leaves-man-to-die-in-desert/

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/colloidal-silver-what-you-need-to-know

Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking things off with the story of a murdered Jane Doe that went cold from 1954 until the early 2000s when a detective, a researcher, and a woman trying to solve the mystery of her missing great aunt team up - discovering what happened to two additional missing women along the way! This story is wild, and that's not even mentioning the infamous serial killer that may or may not be involved!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/14/after-55-years-boulder-jane-does-story-finally-coming-together/

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=250

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/remains-of-boulder-jane-doe-reburied/

https://www.cbdiai.org/uploads/1/2/4/0/124025868/boulder_jane_doe.pdf

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Someone_s_Daughter/pdFRwmW_x8kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/173d85v/boulder_jane_doe_how_a_1954_jane_doe_helped_solve/?onetap_auto=true&one_tap=true