Grand Lake is a beautiful and serene area of Rocky Mountain National Park that is also home to more than it's fair share of tragedy. The sad tale starts with a heartbreaking story from before white settlers arrived, and continues through the only official cemetery in a national park, and some political intrigue that ends in the murder of 4 individuals. So. Many. Ghosts.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://gograndlake.com/blog/grand-lakes-spooky-side/

https://grandlakehistory.org/grand-lake-history/historic-events/the-legend-of-grand-lake/

https://alwaysmountaintime.com/krky/articles/the-legend-of-grand-lake/

This episode is officially dedicated to Rattlesnake Kate - one of the (many) badass female settlers who killed 140 rattlesnakes BY HAND! Listen for the whole insane story, plus some bonus history of Greeley and some other awesome female pioneers!

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https://greeleymuseums.com/a-girl-and-her-snakes-the-story-of-kate-mchale-slaughterback/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7aTiy0d_WA

https://www.westword.com/arts/rattlesnake-kate-reignites-the-legend-of-colorados-famous-frontierswoman-13308617

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/greeley#:~:text=Founded%20as%20an%20agricultural%20colony,oil%20and%20natural%20gas%20development.

Jill Coit was a woman who loved being married - so much that she did it upwards of 11 times (although not all of those were legal...). Unfortunately for her 9th husband, she wasn't willing to just walk away. And that murder shed a potentially different light on the death of a previous husband as well. Hear all the details in this weeks episode! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

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

https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/coit-jill.htm

There's a common urban legend around Denver that there are bodies buried under Cheeseman Park because it used to be a cemetery. Turns out, it's no mere myth - moving the cemetery from the middle of Denver to make room for a park REALLY HAPPENED! And the way they went about it was flat out shocking. Tell us about your Cheeseman Park adventures at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesman_Park,_Denver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver#History

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/

https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/18/denver.park.cemetery/index.html

Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, 3rd edition

https://www.westword.com/news/denver-graveyard-cheesman-congress-park-botanic-gardens-15315234

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD18930418-01.2.210&srpos=27&dliv=none&e=19-03-1893-----en-20--21--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-The+Work+of+Ghouls-------0-Denver-----

Cañon City is home to 11 different prisons, so it should come as no surprise that it also hosts Colorado's only Prison Museum. This museums is located in the former Women's Prison, and teaches visitors about various aspects of prison life as well as displaying some truly fascinating prison memorabilia - Oh, and did we mention that it's SUPER haunted?!?

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://prisonmuseum.org/

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/preservation/2015/06/12/orange-black-brief-history-colorado-womens-prison

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

https://www.fox21news.com/features/we-are-canon-city/we-are-canon-city-unlocking-the-past-of-colorado-prisons/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/haunted-colorado-prison-museum/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTof5vfYK_I&ab_channel=Denver7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRydkKtCzRg&ab_channel=9NEWS

https://www.reallyhaunted.com/haunted-places-usa/colorado/colorado-prison-museum-canon-city-colorado/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwto_SM0-ro&t=3s&ab_channel=weepingwillo2010

In 1993, the cryogenically frozen body of Bredo Morstøl was moved to a Tuff Shed in the small mountain town of Nederland, CO. The legality of this was questionable at best, but caused quite the sensation ultimately resulting in an annual festival called Frozen Dead Guy Days and a shocking number of puns. Have you been to the festival? Send us your stories at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

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

https://frozendeadguydays.com/

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/events/frozen-dead-guy-days/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/nederland-end-frozen-dead-guy-days/

https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/11/03/frozen-dead-day-guys-cancels-2023-event-over-disagreements-with-nederland/

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/features/the-story-of-bredo-morst-l-colorado-s-frozen-dead-guy/article_fea3c342-57e1-5078-ae81-f839e879d5b2.html

Atlanteans, Emerald Tablets, and Lizard People - oh my! This week's story takes a look at the Brotherhood of the White Temple - a "religious organization" that settled in Sedalia Colorado, and it. gets. wild. Send us your stories at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/brotherhood-white-temple

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-shaver-mystery-the-most-sensational-true-story-ever-told/

https://www.westword.com/news/maurice-doreal-and-his-brotherhood-of-the-white-temple-awaited-the-apocalypse-in-colorado-7285649

http://iapsop.com/archive/materials/light_on_the_path_bwt/

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

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/600766.Maurice_Doreal?from_search=true&from_srp=true

Doreal, M. (1994). The Emerald Tablets of Thoth-The-Atlantean. Source Books Inc.

Katie surprised Andy this week with our first ever guest appearance! Brittaney from the 2 Girls And A TARDIS podcast joins us to share about the Unsinkable Molly Brown, AKA Margaret Brown - all her adventures, challenges, and the ghosts that were left behind! Send us your stories at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

The Rocky Flats Plant produced plutonium triggers for the better part of 40 years, and had numerous accidents that leaked radioactive waste into the environment. Just what was going on, and how much were the surrounding areas exposed? Send us your stories at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

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Sources: 

https://www.westword.com/news/rocky-flats-nuclear-weapon-colorado-plutonium-jefferson-county-mark-johnson-doom-with-view-11781634

Dondero, M., Jackson J., Trudell, J. (writers), Jackson, J. (Director). 2014, Oct 16. Colorado’s Cold War (Season 2, Episode 7). Colorado Experience. Rocky Mountain PBS. https://video.rmpbs.org/video/colorado-experience-colorados-cold-war1/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_contamination_from_the_Rocky_Flats_Plant#cite_note-78

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/rocky-flats-nuclear-facility

https://www.westword.com/news/rocky-flats-nuclear-weapon-colorado-plutonium-jefferson-county-mark-johnson-doom-with-view-11781634

William H. Dickens was a prominent and (supposedly) well loved founder of Longmont, Colorado. But when he's shot, people are left wondering if someone held a grudge, or if this wasn't the loving family it seemed. Send us your thoughts at [email protected], and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

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Pioneer Voices of Boulder Valley: An Oral History, by Anne Dyni

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=WTE19150602.2.18&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-rienzi+dickens+murder-------0------

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=LML19211014.2.8&srpos=2&e=-10-1921--10-1921--en-20-LML-1--txt-txIN-dickens-------0------

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/planning-and-development-services/historic-preservation/designated-landmarks/dickens-homestead-barn-root-cellar

https://caturner.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/mysterious-death-of-william-h-dickens/

https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/12/05/looking-back-on-150-years-w-h-dickens-murdered/

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3394/635423192341970000

https://www.kclonewolf.com/History/SandCreek/sc-documents/sc-colorado-third-regiment.html

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/public-safety-department/public-safety-chief/history-of-department/police-history