In this emotional episode, we discuss the unsolved murder of Louisville’s first African-American (and first female) prosecutor, Alberta Odell Jones. Her inspirational life was brutally ended in 1965, and no one was ever charged for the crime. Who killed this brilliant woman?

(TW: Treating people with mental illnesses in horrific fashion.) Apologies for the late delivery; also, apologies for the sound issues. In this episode we delve into the history of Central State Hospital, which was located on the land where EP “Tom” Sawyer State Park currently stands. From its days as a plantation to the time when it featured water torture and beyond, Quinn does a deep dive into the hospital’s history.

In honor of our Historical Advisor Ron Duncan’s recent sojourn in the Uinta Basin, in this episode we are discussing “the paranormal Disneyland,” Skinwalker Ranch. We look at the history of the ranch, its current iteration, and answer the question: just what the heck IS a Skinwalker, anyway? We’re incredibly lucky and grateful to have Ron with us to talk about all things Skinwalker!

In honor of Quinn’s 1000 days of doing German lessons on Duolingo, she wanted to talk about a topic set in Germany; after consideration, she chose the Hinterkaifeck Murders, which occurred on a lonely farm in Bavaria in 1922. The violence of the killings is matched only by the eerie strangeness of the circumstances in which they took place. Trigger warnings galore, because this was a vicious crime.

This episode was recorded on September 4, 2022, and as we know Queen Elizabeth II, longest reigning British monarch and the former mother-in-law of the subject of the episode, died on that next Thursday, September 8, 2022. We had originally recorded this because the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death had just passed days earlier, and ironically the person Diana called “the top lady” passed away just days after that. In any case, this episode describes the life and death of “The People’s Princess,” as well as talking about the multitude of conspiracy theories surrounding her demise. Needless to say I can talk for days on the Royal family so we’re all lucky this only lasted about an hour.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the four-part Discovery Plus series, Finding Andrea. We look at the major characters, discuss the timeline of the disappearance and talk about how the editing of the show affects how the viewer perceives the story. Also we give Brooklyn 99 and great idea for a story if they ever want to reboot the series (fingers crossed!).

This week’s episode introduces us to the cold case of Andrea Knabel, a Louisville mom who vanished three years ago. Quinn relates the facts behind the disappearance, including several things that are not told in the four part Discovery Plus series about the case. Next week we will be going in depth into the series, so be sure to tune in for that!

Welcome to Tangentville—Population: 2! In this episode we delve into the history of gorgeous Ward Hall, just outside of Georgetown in Scott County. The Ward/Johnson family has a fascinating, albeit often dark and turbulent, place in the history of Kentucky; their story showcases so much that is both wonderful and terrible about our amazing state. Ward Hall is open for tours on the first two weekends of each month and is well worth a visit.

In this episode we discuss four cases where people have gone missing from across the entire state. For more cases visit: https://charleyproject.org

In this episode we talk about one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War: the Battle of Blue Licks. This was fought on August 19, 1782 near present-day Mount Olivet in Robertson County. What happens when an outnumbered band of tired settlers with floundering leadership faces a much larger force of British and Native Americans with a three day head start? Nothing good for the settlers. Also we complain about the heat which is basically all I’ve been doing for weeks now.