Happy 2024, Curious Listener! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season! I am so happy to be back with you! Today, we are back in my home state of Indiana with the story of the Steven Timothy Judy, a violent killer and the first person to be executed in Indiana via the electric chair since 1963.

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newspapers.com

indyencyclopedia.org

clarkprosector.org

morbidology.com

indystar.com

Today, Dad joins me on the pod, and we discuss notorious killer Robert Berdella. This is a rough one, Curious Listener, so be warned!

Sources:

allthatsintersting.com/robert-berdella

vintagenewsdaily.com

newspapers.com

Hi, Curious Listener! Today I have for you the story of the horrendous murders of the Meeks family, and the story of one brave little girl who helped get justice for her murdered parents and siblings. We also take a look at the advent of the foster care system in America in out "back in the day" segment.

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www.nationalcasagal.org

www.speakupnow.org/history-of-foster-care

www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html

Generation Why podcast

Four teenagers break into a house. One of them ends up dead. The rest are charged with murder.

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Podgist.com 

Generation Why podcast.  

Abc57news.com 

Wndu.com 

Abcnews.go.com 

Uslawshield.com 

Wikipedia.com 

Hi, Curious Listener! In today's episode, I have some ghostly tales from my home state of Indiana.

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onlyinyourstate.com

my mom :)

Today's episode involves a gruesome murder and a young boy who went down for it. But, did he do it?

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48 Hrs: The Case Against Michael Politte. CBS.

cbsnews.com

alternet.org

cinemaholic.com

Hi, Curious Listener! Welcome to a combo Back in the Day and Spooky-ooky episode! Today we discuss what born with a veil is and the superstitions surrounding the phenomenon. And...we look at the true story behind the scariest movie of all time--The Exorcist!

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www.reference.com

www.purplegarden.com

www.care.com

www.screenrant.com

The Exorcist. by William Betty. 1971.

Hi, Curious Listener! Today's episode finds us in Michigan. We are talking about Rose Veres AKA The Witch of Delray. Rose was accused of killing up to 11 men for their life insurance money in the 1920's -1930's. She was purported to be a witch having the power to curse people and even control the weather and shapeshift!

Sources: 

The Witch of Delray, by Karen Dybis. 2017. 

Weird Detroit: The Witch of Delray. weirddetroit.blogspot.com 

The Detroit News. www.detroitnews.com 

www.newspapers.com 

The National Registry of Exonerations. www.law.umich.edu 

99wfmk.com/rose-veres/ 

Buckle in, Curious Listener! This case is a doozy from go to woe! And, in our Back in the Day segment, we discuss the history of the death penalty. What is your stance on capital punishment?

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ww.deathpenwaltyinfo.org

www.worldpopulationreview.com

www.cbsnews.com

www.clarkprosecutor.org

www.abc7chicago.com

The Dispatch. Thurs., 16 May 1996.

ThePalm Beach Post., 18 May 1996.

www.biography.com/crime/richard-speck

A& E Investigative Reports. Prime Video.

The Indianapolis Star. Sun., 17 July 1966.

The Winnipeg Sun. 27 March 1988.

Hi, Curious Listener! Today we delve into the creepy story of the Michigan Hell House. We also discuss a "Back in the Day" remedy for all that ails you!

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Michigan Hell House. Steve Shippy and Cindy Kaza. HBOMAX. 2023

mhc.andornot.com

https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-celery-compound/131007534/

"Paine's celery compound 1898 MT" Newspapers.com, The Anaconda Standard, February 5, 1898, https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anaconda-standard-paines-celery-com/28644312/