In this week’s episode, Charlie and Shelby close up shop (hopefully temporarily) with a story picked by Charlie - the Cleveland torso murders! Similar in nature to the Bella in the Wych Elm story, the dozen murders that occurred during the 1930’s in Cleveland, Ohio would rock the town to its core and send many people into a frenzy during the investigation. It’s got (lack of) glory, it’s got mystery, it’s got allure, it’s got homeless people’s tents being burned down, and it’s got the potential of a politician's relative being the culprit. With wide open arms, and a little bit of a buzz, we welcome anyone and everyone to join us for the final episode of Cite Your Sources before our hiatus.

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Sources:

In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland Torso Murders, Authoritative Edition, Revised and Expanded by James Jessen Badal.

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

https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mad_Butcher_of_Kingsbury_Run

In this week’s episode, while Shelby and Charlie close out the show and prepare for an indefinite hiatus, they invite you to join them as the liquor is poured, the jokes start flying, and the secrets come out while diving into the tumultuous, horrific life of Richard Speck. A Chicagoland native, Richard Speck would eventually be forced to grow up in an abusive household following his fathers death, where he would suffer a traumatic brain injury. Years later, and thanks to an immense lack of good parenting, his life would spiral until he brutally assaulted, and robbed, a house filled with nurses. Tune in to hear all about it - and much more - in the second to last episode of the show before we take a break!

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Sources:

The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders that Shocked a Nation by Dennis L. Breo and William J. Martin

The Townhouse Massacre: The Unforgettable Crimes of Richard Speck by Ryan Green

https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-speck

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

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/speck-richard.htm

https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1996/rt9605/960519/05200090.htm

https://tulsaworld.com/news/explicit-prison-video-of-speck-proves-embarrassing-to-officials/article_02795f3d-8df2-5767-a163-734a35d3d46f.html

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/richard-speck

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-richard-speck-chicago-mass-murder-book-20160424-story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSfV8apYug

In this week’s episode, Charlie and Shelby hit their 1 year anniversary with the show! They decided to take a break from the usual morbid topics to discuss a fad diet that’s been sweeping the nation for much longer than either of them imagined. Join us in a much more laid back, relaxed episode as the two lovely hosts boast about and bash the ketogenic diet and all of its alleged, and proven, benefits!

Opening music licensed from Peder B. Helland

Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

http://www.patreon.com/cyspodcast

http://www.esty.com/shop/CiteYourSources

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https://crispregional.org/the-pros-and-cons-of-a-keto-diet/

https://promedicahealthconnect.org/wellness/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-keto-diet/

https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/epilepsy/2018/how-do-ketogenic-diets-help-people-with-epilepsy-081418#:~:text=The%20ketogenic%20diet%20reduces%20the,autoimmune%20disorders%20can%20trigger%20seizures.

https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/dietary-therapies/ketogenic-diet

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/04/23/2215757/0/en/Best-Keto-Diet-Pills-2021-Review-Top-Ketogenic-Supplements.html

https://www.health.com/weight-loss/keto-diet-mom-loses-weight

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-weight/diet-reviews/ketogenic-diet/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/the-truth-behind-the-most-popular-diet-trends-of-the-moment/art-20390062

https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/treatments/dietary-therapy-consideration-for-epilepsy

https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/nutrition/pros-and-cons-of-ketogenic-diet

https://www.ocl-journal.org/articles/ocl/pdf/2018/04/ocl180020s.pdf

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/bcvvhn/i_feel_great_but_its_destroyed_my_marriage/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081212/no-carb-diets-may-impair-memory#:~:text=%22The%20brain%20needs%20glucose%20for,issue%20of%20the%20journal%20Appetite.

In this week’s episode, Shelby and Charlie try their best to maintain composure while discussing the illogical-ridden story of Willows Weep. The story involves a house in Indiana which is said to be haunted by ghosts, demons, evil spirits, shadow people, and a handful of other paranormal entities. Originally constructed in the 1800’s, the house has seen 7 deaths within its walls and even contains human remains beneath it. Paranormal investigator Dave Spinks had frequented the house, and spoken with the owner, before purchasing it himself. The stories about the house are questionable, for sure, but do you dare to travel to the location and see for yourself?

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

http://www.patreon.com/cyspodcast

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Willows Weep The Beginning by Dave Spinks

http://www.thehorrorzine.com/Morbid/WillowsWeep/WillowsWeep.html

https://paraholics.com/2019/12/04/mysterious-willows-weep-cayuga-in/

https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/4043-willow-s-weep

https://www.horrorsociety.com/2019/10/07/willows-weep-the-most-haunted-house-in-america-is-getting-a-feature-film-crowd-funding/

https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/More-than-just-a-ghost-story-Paranormal-investigator-calls-Vermillion-County-house-evil--564066521.html

https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/The-most-evil-haunted-house-in-North-America-Previous-owners-say-stories-around-Vermillion-County-home-are-a-hoax-563988101.html

ADDITIONAL INFO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6diOlG0s4

https://steamcommunity.com/app/381210/discussions/0/1471966894867589972/

https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/150634/huntresss-inspiration?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=235ab835ebbb9cc340673f1af0b7e730b1e1bbbb-1621388328-0-AZ068L5dE5He5get--M-Dx3tQ_odfGCOvaa7JFdu7q0JX-_3oU8bTkZbdXS_XT6LjEJ5em8mftJXqtSEjtD81_ZoLXAsB6MmeMLFhaYyHUPglStsl43ltK2MEa8z8jaGFz37dag5cUPJwy68IVNIAzxm60iyLrzwjHzeAIsvSB9aLg3f6shY9hq0_L4Si9zA2dx8iXP_nvwZi81y-RuzvTWIndpedmIq-q5jjvExTwJFv8WCrCIwBp2HK00LprN5DfGjwHvAvGhhIIMzTJ4foPdGp8wFYtmlkJJjyu2f4DIFO0lNSi-_ndo6C3ej3QMVXSGwUMNM9oNOJ2Lq66uXAN26sNUbfk6GKBjSJ2qqWHt9KdoZ2wLvQXqODVpk6pkdxosxpc1MiWASYwgOo_WXfUur_cSL6-rIapuLI-8LGEUQnMYibKINejFYyBgZzuUQUkPprXLue56IQjAGsYiydyqOVpo1A9gDQVtiK4_UcQGNnbKMgE3jzPHV9IYXScXLhbx7MgXSMiDy9jRlxShKeCo

Who killed Elizabeth Short, aka the Black Dahlia? We can’t say for sure, but tune in to find out more! In this week’s episode, Shelby and Charlie pull the curtains away from one of America’s most gruesome unsolved murders, the case of Elizabeth Short, the “Black Dahlia.” Born and raised in Massachusetts in 1924, Elizabeth was one of 5 daughters of Cleo and Phoebe Short. With her father having abandoned the family, later found to be living in California, Elizabeth, her mother, and siblings would be left to fend for themselves. Soon after finding out her father was in California, she went to stay with him and wanted to become an actress. On her travels and adventures, she would cross paths with hundreds of people, would date many men, would become engaged, and would ultimately be on the run. Last seen on January 9, 1947, Elizabeth would be found again, chopped in two, on the morning of January 15, 1947. The investigation into her murder would yield hundreds of suspects, would reveal corrupt cops, and would end up going unsolved, even to this day. However, we have some interesting theories backed by strong support that the killer, or killers, are known.

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

Black Dahlia: The Story of America’s Most Gruesome Murder by Roger Harrington

Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia by John Gilmore

The Black Dahlia: The History of the Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short by Charles River Editors

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

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

https://laghosttour.com/the-black-dahlia-murder-la-biggest-unsolved-case/

https://mainecrimewriters.com/2016/01/13/black-dahlia/

https://mainetoday.com/from-the-archives/the-black-dahlia-lived-on-munjoy-hill-an-unsolved-murder-from-the-vaults/

https://medium.com/friday-night-crimes/all-that-glitters-california-35500a5cb6bb

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-mysteries-the-black-dahlias-childhood-in-maine/343160746

https://www.thecrimemag.com/black-dahlias-murder/

In this week’s episode, Charlie and Shelby have an absolute blast exploring the mystery behind the Loretto Chapel staircase. This was hands down the rowdiest episode they've recorded. According to legend, it was built in an architecturally, physically impossible manner consisting of no nails, no means of support, and with a species of wood no one can identify. After building the chapel, a staircase was missing from the main floor up to the choir hall. Not wanting to sacrifice any seating space and refusing to simply use a ladder, the Sisters prayed to St Joseph. On the 9th day of prayer, a mysterious man arrived and constructed one of the most magnificent staircases ever built. He left without payment or thanks, and nobody can figure out how it works, what it’s made of, or who did it…. or can they?

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

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Loretto and the Miraculous Staircase by Alice Bullock

The Miraculous Staircase of Loretto Chapel by Chris Uch

Loretto Chapel: Santa Fe Miraculous Staircase--Historic Chapel--Wedding Venue

Loretto Chapel Staircase - The Legend of the Santa Fe Miracle

Our Story

spiral staircase in Loretto Chapel

Staircase

The staircase St. Joseph built in New Mexico

The Truth behind the Loretto Chapel Staircase

In this week’s episode, Charlie and Shelby take on what may be their biggest topic ever - the lost empire of Atlantis. After scouring a plethora of sources and reading a handful of books, or trying to, they believe they may have finally obtained enough information to provide a good estimate on the potentially fabled civilization’s location. While there may not be any of the sensationalized futuristic technology, like depicted in the Disney movie, Atlantis was still a highly advanced civilization for the time period that it (may have) existed. Go no further than this episode to hear an abundance of theories, investigations, ideas, and irrefutable evidences which suggest that Atlantis did, in fact, exist.

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

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Atlantis and the Silver City by Peter Daughtrey

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)

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

https://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/plate-movement-200-million-years-ago-to-today/

https://sos.noaa.gov/Datasets/view-movie.html?video=plate_movement_400

https://steemit.com/ancient/@sintoniz/tartessos-survivors-of-atlantis

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atlantis-legendary-island

https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/atlantis.html

https://www.history.com/news/top-6-theories-about-atlantis

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis

https://www.livescience.com/64176-lost-city-atlantis-spain.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/maps/earths-tectonic-plates/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1342937X15000076

https://www.worldhistory.org/atlantis/

In this week’s episode, Shelby and Charlie journey eastward into the torrential and mysterious waters of the Bermuda Triangle. Riddled with disappearances, strange occurrences, and all kinds of anomalies, the duo bring you some of the harrowing tales of unfortunate souls that were taken by the mysterious waters. While there are dozens, hell, hundreds of disappearances and weird events that happen within the “Devil’s Triangle,” we bring you just a taste of the tales while offering a very likely twist ending of an explanation. Do you dare traverse the waters yourself to see if you can make it out?

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

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Into the Bermuda Triangle: Pursuing the Truth Behind the World’s Greatest Mystery by Gian J. Quasar

http://www.thequesterfiles.com/html/introduction_to_the_bermuda_tr.html

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

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

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html

https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-what-is-the-bermuda-triangle-and-why-is-it-considered-dangerous-145616

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/what-do-runway-numbers-mean/

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bermuda-Triangle

https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-flight-19

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/bermuda-triangle

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved-latest-theories-dr-karl-kruszelnicki-debunked-unexplained-disappearances-ships-planes-aeroplanes-vanish-conspiracy-lost-flight-19-alien-abduction-atlantis-methane-gas-vincent-gaddis-a7861731.html

https://www.stantec.com/en/ideas/airport-runways-what-do-those-big-numbers-mean#:~:text=All%20runways%20are%20numbered%20based,which%20a%20runway%20is%20oriented.&text=So%20if%20you're%20on,direction%2C%20depending%20on%20prevailing%20winds

In this week’s episode, Charlie and Shelby close the book on Aum Shinrikyo, the cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo. After receiving information of an impending police raid, Aum Shinrikyo sent 5 of its members out into Tokyo with the mission of causing a diversion so that attention would be drawn away from the cult. The diversion would end up causing several deaths, and up to thousands of injuries. Many members of Aum Shinrikyo were apprehended after the attack took place, with Shoko Asahara being executed in 2018.

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Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

Destroying the World to Save It by Robert Jay Lifton

Underground: The Tokyo Attack and The Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami

Cults, Death Cults, and Their Leaders by Leo Hardy

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http://www.esty.com/shop/CiteYourSources

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/aum-shinrikyo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_(Japanese_cult)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43395483

https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/consequence_management_in_the_1995_sarin_attacks_on_the_japanese

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tokyo-subways-are-attacked-with-sarin-gas

https://www.wired.com/1996/07/aum/

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

https://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/2008-gardner.pdf

In this week’s episode, Shelby and Charlie jump the international border once again to explore the life of Chizuo Matsumoto, the man who would become the leader of the infamous cult Aum Shinrikyo. Born blind and raised in an impoverished household, Chizuo would attend a special school for blind students where his inclination for violence and control would blossom and run rampant. Always longing for something more, Chizuo would get into proto-guruism, eventually creating Aum Shinsen no Kai and the Aum Corporation before finally changing the name to Aum Shinrikyo, and his name to Shoko Asahara.

Opening music licensed from Peder B. Helland

Song: Strange Wind

Album: It's Halloween

Sources:

Destroying the World to Save It by Robert Jay Lifton

Underground: The Tokyo Attack and The Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami

Cults, Death Cults, and Their Leaders by Leo Hardy

http://www.patreon.com/cyspodcast

http://www.esty.com/shop/CiteYourSources

http://www.redbubble.com/people/CiteYourSources

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aum-shinrikyo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_(Japanese_cult)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43395483

https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/consequence_management_in_the_1995_sarin_attacks_on_the_japanese

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tokyo-subways-are-attacked-with-sarin-gas

https://www.wired.com/1996/07/aum/

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

https://www.gwern.net/docs/eva/2008-gardner.pdf