Appalachian Mysteria

By Jam Street Media

Society & Culture

What's Appalachian Mysteria about?

Welcome to Appalachian Mysteria, a true-crime podcast series that all started with Mared & Karen: The WVU Coed Murders and Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens. As the podcast has grown we decided to combine our feeds, join forces with Jam Street Media for season 3. Our new season Outlandish is now available. Listen now!

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Family Affair (Season 1 Upd...

11.15.2022

This episode is the last of a three-part update on Appalachian Mysteria Season 1 — Mared & Karen: The WVU Coed Murders. Without a doubt, these three episodes will be the most important updates since the season finished airing in ...

Appalachian Mysteria episodes:

11.15.2022 Family Affair (Season 1 Update: Part III) This episode is the last of a three-part update on Appalachian Mysteria Season 1 — Mared & Karen: The WVU Coed Murders. Without a doubt, these three episodes will be the most important updates since the season finished airing in ...
11.08.2022 Facing Demons (Season 1 Update: Part II) This episode is the second of a three-part update on Appalachian Mysteria Season 1 — Mared & Karen: The WVU Coed Murders. Without a doubt, these three episodes will be the most important updates since the season finished airing in ...
10.25.2022 Exhumation (Season 1 Update: Part I) This episode is the first of a three part update on Appalachian Mysteria Season 1 — Mared & Karen: The WVU Coed Murders. Without a doubt, these two episodes will be the most important updates since the season finished airing ...
10.10.2022 LIVE EVENT! THURSDAY OCTOBER 13! We're going to be giving a presentation on Season 3, Outlandish, this Thursday night at the Samuels Library in Front Royal Virginia. This is the northern entrance to Shenandoah National Park, where Yvonna Malbasha was accosted and Julie and Lollie ...
10.04.2022 Trailed As Appalachian Mysteria finished covering the story of Julie and Lollie, author Kathryn Miles completed her own book about the murders. In this episode, Kathryn uses her total access to Dierdre Enright's evidence to bring to light new information — ...
07.05.2022 Abandoned Summit Darrell Rice is released from prison, but the publicity of his indictments makes a normal life elusive. The FBI plans a summit to examine other possible murders by Evonitz, but it falls by the wayside. Two decades later, we give ...
06.14.2022 Strategic Reasons Forensic evidence throws the upcoming trial of Darrell Rice into upheaval, and an unexpected conclusion leads to yet another indictment. Several of our guests openly disagree on the final results. Resources: “Witness Point Out Suspect as Abductor” — Washington Post ...
06.07.2022 All Wrong, All the Time? We examine key evidence in the pre-trial hearings of Darrell Rice: jailhouse informants, the audio recording that gave rise to hate crime charges, a shifting timeline, and a phone call that Rice’s defense attorney calls “a bizarre piece of evidence”. ...
05.31.2022 Survival Mode Summary: Kara Robinson makes an escape, putting all the information she memorized to good use. Evonitz goes on the run. Kara talks to us about the complex ethics of telling stories like hers in the true crime genre, and explains ...
05.24.2022 Death Notice The Attorney General of the United States announces the indictment of Darrell Rice. We review the life story of the serial killer responsible for the deaths of Sofia Silva and the Lisk sisters, and interview his final victim about her ...
05.17.2022 Kindness and Fear Summary: As murders and abductions haunt Lignum, Rt 29, and Shenandoah National Park, three children are taken from their front yards less than 30 miles away. The girls are the first known victims of a serial killer who will become ...
05.10.2022 Once Upon a Time in the West We investigate claims that the Park Service has a history of transferring troubled rangers. An NPS whistleblower explains a coverup culture within the agency, and shares the story of a ranger who investigated both the Shenandoah and Colonial Parkway murders. ...
05.03.2022 Exploring Substantial Similarities Eight Years Earlier: The Navy undertakes “purges” of lesbians from its ranks. The first of Virginia’s Colonial Parkway murders looks eerily familiar. A southern con-man helps find the killer — and defrauds the victims’ families. Resources and links: The Lover’s ...
04.26.2022 1996 Someone is pulling over dozens of women on a road just 15 miles from Skyline Drive. Alicia Reynolds disappears. At least three bodies turn up in a small hamlet nearby. The Innocence Project fights to free a man convicted of ...
04.19.2022 It Felt Like The World Exploded A massive hunt for Julie & Lollie's killer begins. Some demand a hate crime investigation, drawing parallels to the attack of another lesbian couple hiking the Appalachian Trail. A lesbian defense lawyer finds herself arguing for the prosecution. Resources and ...
04.12.2022 Raveling Out The unsolved murder of a young couple in Shenandoah National Park shakes the gay and lesbian communities. One year later, a bicyclist is assaulted in the same area, and authorities begin to suspect him of serial murder. Resources and Links: ...
04.05.2022 Season Three Trailer - Outlandish A lesbian couple is found brutally murdered near the Appalachian Trail. As authorities build the first federal hate crime prosecution in the nation's history, a web of horrific crimes creeps down the Blue Ridge mountains into the heart of Virginia. ...
10.13.2021 Fitting the Crime Part 2 - Testing Truth The conviction of Glen Woodall begins to look suspicious as a rookie lawyer ushers West Virginia into a new era of DNA testing. Prosecutors fight the new forensic method tooth and nail, but the results will uncover a trail of ...
09.29.2021 Fitting the Crime Part 1 - A Town On Edge As ice storms sweep over Huntington, WV, a masked rapist is stalking the mall. After two abductions, suspicion falls on a nearby grave-digger with a checkered past. As evidence begins piling up, a forensic science superstar helps set the stage ...
06.23.2021 An Important Update We have several important updates regarding season two, “The Death of Alexander Stevens.” From the current state of Megan Shaffer’s appeals, to the unfortunate death of Alexander’s father and a scandal involving the presiding judge of the case, a lot ...
02.05.2021 Meet the Minds Behind Appalachian Mysteria Part 2 In a special two-part episode, the president of Jam Street Media, Matty Staudt, sits down with creators of Appalachian Mysteria, Kendall Perkinson, and Sarah James McLaughlin, to talk about their journey creating the first two seasons. Part two focuses on ...
01.21.2021 Meet the Minds Behind Appalachian Mysteria Part 1 In a special two-part episode, the president of Jam Street Media, Matty Staudt, sits down with the creators of Appalachian Mysteria, Kendall Perkinson, and Sarah James McLaughlin, to talk about their journey creating the first two seasons. They discuss their ...
01.07.2021 Mared and Karen: The Magical Plate Decoded As the true-crime world revels in the decoding of a cipher written by the infamous Zodiac Killer, the team at Appalachian Mysteria have unearthed a discovery of their own. With the help of Dr. Korshi Dosoo, Sarah has decoded the ...
05.06.2019 Closure is the Cruelest Word \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens A stranger approaches Teresa as the jury deliberates. The verdict is delivered, and we speak with two jurors about what went on behind closed doors. Thank you to our sponsor BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month by going to ...
04.10.2019 Manner of Death \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Two medical examiners take the stand. Megan testifies about the entire ordeal, closing out the trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
03.05.2019 Unanswered, Unasked \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Kromatic Media sets legal precedent in Maryland by obtaining Megan's 911 call from the morning Alex was found dead. Jay and Tristan – Alex's father and sister – take the stand. Thank you to our sponsor BetterHelp! Get 10% off ...
02.03.2019 Personal Revelations \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Sarah and Kendall get personal, Alex's therapist takes the stand, and a stranger testifies about finding Alex on her doorstep one week before High Rock. Thank you to our sponsor BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month by going to ...
01.18.2019 Mared & Karen: 49th Anniversary Update On the 49th anniversary of the disappearance of Mared & Karen, we check in with Geoff, Sarah and Jordan on updates since the final episode aired.
01.18.2019 The Third Interview \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Three defense witnesses all make a claim that could swing the jury's opinion. But is there any evidence? One of those witnesses helps to arrange a third police interview, only 48 hours after Alex is found dead. Megan's story has ...
12.16.2018 A Trial Begins \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Sarah and I visit High Rock for ourselves, where a new realization makes the case even more baffling. The trial begins with testimony from Steven Moon and the EMT who first arrived on the scene. Learn more about your ad ...
11.13.2018 Folie à Deux? \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens We try to find out who Alex & Megan really were. The second case file discovered by reporters makes the whole situation even more confusing. Pretrial hearings set the stage for an unusual prosecution. Try 5 pairs of glasses at ...
11.13.2018 A Significant Event \| Big Savage: The Death of Alexander Stevens Alexander Stevens is found dead in Savage River State Forest. Evidence of a ritual is discovered. A female companion emerges from the woods naked, injured and hypothermic. A strange and confusing tale begins. Try 5 pairs of glasses at home ...
07.02.2018 Cradle Will Rock: The Uninterment of Harry Spitz \| Mared & Karen: WVU Coed Murders On the 43rd anniversary of another Morgantown mystery, Kromatic presents a one-episode, stand-alone podcast from reporter Jordan Carter. This bonus episode is a special thanks to all of the Morgantown fans and supporters of Mared & Karen.
04.06.2018 Burden of Proof \| WVU Coed Murders In this, the final episode, we talk to a forensic pathologist about the state of the bodies, several characters from Parade of Horribles come back into play, Geoff reveals the identity of his top suspect, and Sarah offers an alternative ...
02.07.2018 Not Letting Go \| WVU Coed Murders In Episode 7, we flash forward to 2006 when a new investigation begins. We discover that the case affected those involved so strongly, they could not let it go. And we update listeners on where the case stands now. Try ...
08.27.2017 Reasonable Doubt \| WVU Coed Murders The final chapter of Clawson's story. We take a close look at his trials, his multiple confessions, and his potential innocence. We also see how Mared and Karen live on, even almost 50 years later. Learn more about your ad ...
08.01.2017 Window of Death \| WVU Coed Murders In this episode, a hard-working state trooper is fired, the governor lashes out at the press, a lost form of media is revisited, and we finally meet the man convicted of killing Mared & Karen. Learn more about your ad ...
07.02.2017 Parade of Horribles \| WVU Coed Murders In Episode 4, we examine just a few people on the long, deplorable list of suspects in the murders of Mared & Karen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.02.2017 Séance City \| WVU Coed Murders In Episode 3, the unidentified man at Mared & Karen's makeshift grave is investigated, Triangle is finally revealed, and panic hits WVU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.18.2017 88 Days Later \| WVU Coed Murders In Episode 2, the headless bodies of Mared & Karen are finally discovered, a crusading newspaper man is forced into retirement, and the murders take on a decidedly mystical tone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more ...
05.18.2017 The Disappearance \| WVU Coed Murders The epic story of West Virginia's most notorious murders begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.17.2017 Appalachian Mysteria \| The WVU Coed Murders The epic story of West Virginia's most notorious murders begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices