Crime and Conjure

For over 50 years a Long Island family struggled with the mystery of their missing loved one, feeling like no one else cared. A local documentary finally brought this case to light but what they discovered was that the answers had always been there and the police seemed to have been actively covering it up all along.

Fathers are given the role of being the backbones of the family. You may have heard of the Watts family story this past year. Well before the Watts Family there was the Longo family. Behind this picture perfect family was something so sinister that no one saw coming.

Thanksgiving is meant to be a joyous time when families come together and appreciate each other and all the blessings they have. However, a lot of extended families, whether due to religious, political or personality differences, find Thanksgiving more of a battle ground than a peaceful gathering. In this episode we discuss one Florida Thanksgiving battle that got way too real.

Sometimes the quirky, good Samaritan next door is actually the monster you need to watch out for. In the 80’s the people of the Hyde Park neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri never suspected a serial killer was living among them. This story is another prime example that outward appearances rarely show us everything a person is capable of.

This story highlights a long abandoned practice the majority of us wouldn’t dare take part in, modern day human sacrifice. Two teenage boys commit horrific acts of violence in an effort to "sell their souls to the devil".  Join us as we dive deeper into what and why these boys did what they did, as well as how it could have been avoided. 

A sinister and deranged priest holding church service one floor above his own personal dungeon, packed full of chained and tortured women, sounds more like the plot of a Hollywood horror movie than true crime. We assure you, this nightmare could not have been more real for six women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Forced to do whatever they had to in order to survive, this weeks story is about getting out of the House of Horrors alive.

The forest can be a beautiful and peaceful place. It can also be haunting and full of mystery. There is no place that proves this more than the Hagley Woods of England. This crime is not only unsolved, we don't even know who the victim was. Witchcraft, Nazi spies, magic candles, practical jokes gone wrong; what might have happened to this mysterious woman has no limits. 

Happy Halloween Conjurers! This bonus episode is a special treat all about Halloween! The only documented case of poisoned Halloween candy took place in Texas in 1974. This murder claws it's way into parent's worst fears even to this day. 

When the world seems to be going crazy around us we all want to feel like home is a safe sanctuary.  For one Illinois family, home became the scene of their worst nightmare. This is a story of a perfectly unassuming young family, viciously murdered in their own home, for seemingly no reason. Did they have secrets hidden so deep, those closest to them never had a clue or did evil come knocking at their door at random?

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This case while unique in it's own way, is far too common. The escalation from domestic violence to murder can happen in an instant. If you take anything from this case, please know that there is no good reason to stay with an abuser. Abuse, whether verbal or physical is not love.