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Nicholas Barclay, aged 13, went missing in June of 1994. His mother didn't alert police right away because Nicky was a rebellious child and often took off for a day or two. When three days passed, she finally called the police. Years would pass before any leads emerged and where those leads came from was a shock to everyone. Nicky was found. In Spain. Over three thousand miles away. Join us for this case where nothing is as it seems and everything you think you know is wrong. 

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Specifically, the character James Patrick Marsh from Hotel and the Hotel itself! Just like our previous cases that have taken on a folklore tall tale type status, there's a lot of misinformation out there! Like, was HH Holmes Jack the Ripper (spoiler alert: NO). In this episode, Willow does a deep dive on "America's First Serial Killer" Herman Mudgett, more famously known as HH Holmes. 

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From mysteriouschicago.com

https://youtu.be/3Fg_QSbSeqs 
victims list: https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/

https://www.salon.com/2017/07/29/the-white-city-devils-early-life-i-think-that-he-would-have-killed-her/

https://casocriminal.org/en/serial-killer/h-h-holmes-the-serial-killer-who-built-a-castle-to-kill-people/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hh-holmes-hotel

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/h-h-holmes-tests-confirm-serial-killers-body-in-grave-124868/amp/http://martinhillortiz.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-twenty-seven-murders-of-henry-h_27.html
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H.H. Holmes + Lake Michigan Triangle https://www.buzzsprout.com/1358788/6211951
H.H. Holmes “own story”  autobiography  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko5ayT9nHO8
Murder Hotel Documentaryhttps://tubitv.com/movies/521153/murder-hotel?start=true

UM Medical School Class of 1884 Holmes is #38 and Leacock is #73https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs1501/HS1501?chaperone=S-BHL-X-HS1501+HS1501;evl=full-image;quality=6;size=50;subview=detail;view=entry

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Many historical events and places inspired AHS's Hotel. Everything from the HH Holmes's Murder Castle in Chicago, to serial killers, to vampires. The Hotel Cecil in Los Angeles California was a big inspiration too. But why? Suicides, murders, two famous serial killers and the bizarre case of Eliza Lam put it on the map. However, just like most things, there's a lot of disinformation out there. On this Merris Monday, we seek the truth apart from the myth. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Hotel_(Los_Angeles)

https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles

https://deadline.com/2022/08/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-homeless-1235091415/

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/inside-the-infamous-cecil-hotel

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

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

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So, we all know this case right? It's one of America's most infamous unsolved murders. It's the story of a beautiful, young starlet, an aspiring actress working her way through Hollywood, waiting tables when she's murdered by a sadistic psycho killer and left in an upscale neighborhood, brutally dismembered. Except...that's not the real truth.  Join us as we debunk the lies and get down to WHO the Black Dahlia really was, Elizabeth Short. We also cover the famous suspects...and why not a single one of them is viable. 

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

https://reelreviews.com/shorttakes-56/morbidly-hollywood-no-ad/black-dahlia-death3

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

https://www.biography.com/news/black-dahlia-murder-mystery

https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-black-dahlia/

https://www.iamnotastalker.com/2013/10/15/the-spot-where-the-black-dahlias-body-was-found/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-killer

Great debunk on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ziTdhX4Tc

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From a century's old curse, to mysterious illnesses and deaths cumulating in murder, the Murder Mansion in Los Feliz has a rich and fascinating history. Join us as we explore the tragedy that left it abandoned for over 60 years and learn how it inspired American Horror Story's first season! 

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recent owners https://nypost.com/article/inside-loz-feliz-murders-house-harold-perelson/

morbid tourism https://www.morbidtourism.com/locations/id/5f5288015421b300173f6753

LA Weekly https://www.laweekly.com/the-story-of-the-los-feliz-murder-mansion-and-its-paranormal-aftermath/

Los Feliz Curse::http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/curse.html
https://youtu.be/ghZxx0QADmU

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/28/150-years-of-misfortune-in-l-a-s-griffith-park-a-curse-ghosts-and-now-an-unknown-womans-skull/

Bella Fiori https://youtu.be/NjmmDCHhCOs

New Buyers https://nypost.com/article/inside-loz-feliz-murders-house-harold-perelson/

Los Feliz Murder Mansion Podcast: https://thelosfelizmurdermansion.com/

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First episode of our October theme: The Stories Behind American Horror Story

When the colony's founder left to go get supplies, he never intended on being gone three years. But John White thought that he'd find the colonists just as he left them. Except when he returned, they weren't there at all. With only the word "CROATOAN" carved on a post, he had no time or ability to search for them on the neighboring island. As a result, the Lost Colonists of Roanoke became America's first unsolved mystery. Did they die? Were they killed by the Spanish? Indigenous people in the area? Aliens? BIGFOOT? The answer can never be definitive, but we have a pretty good guess...

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https://www.livescience.com/vanished-colonists-at-roanoke

https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-mystery-lost-roanoke-lost-colony-1921594

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

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

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/roanoke-colonies-the/

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Tupac was destined to be great. He came from activist parents and had it in his blood. But being raised in violence and poverty left it's indelible mark on the genius actor, poet, dancer, and rapper. He would lead a life of amazing success with darkness creeping in from all sides. Join us as we discuss the unsolved murder of one of hip hop's greatest, Tupac Shakur.

Our last episode of Celebrity Month! Next month's theme is the true crime stories that inspired American Horror Story!

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

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

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/tupac-amaru-shakur-3096.php

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

https://thesource.com/2020/03/11/today-in-hip-hop-history-tupac-shakur-sentenced-in-sexual-abuse-case-26-years-ago/

https://www.ladbible.com/news/woman-dated-wanted-man-europe-20220921

https://hiphophero.com/when-tupac-was-shot-five-times-during-a-robbery/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast%E2%80%93West_Coast_hip_hop_rivalry#:~:text=Focal%20points%20of%20the%20feud,based%20label%2C%20Death%20Row%20Records.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suge_Knighthttps://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/tupac-changes-suge-knight/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.

https://www.biography.com/musician/tupac-shakur

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Heiress to a vast fortune at the age of 12, Doris Duke became the richest little girl in the world. Never wanting for a thing, she indulged every whim, no matter how extreme. With her father's dying words of 'don't trust anyone' on her mind, she bought people like she bought artifacts and art. Then did away with them when they no longer served her. Join us as we discuss the cursed Duke family and how Doris got away with murder. 

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Sources: 

dr.phil episodehttps://youtu.be/cXxPDfsH4kk

links.lawyers version of events: https://youtu.be/8lV7rKtiwQI

a walk through of the estate in newport https://youtu.be/iXSj8FnT3q0shanghai-lahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri_La_(Doris_Duke)
What the History Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gMeA22rxkrVFd2B2T01p1?si=7wRKjD-BTlCAI6dxB8Ajpg

Vanity Fair Article https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/the-doris-duke-cold-case-reopens-eyewitness-speaks

doris duke original home movies
https://youtu.be/0bH94cEXq4M

casual criminalist https://youtu.be/z5CrzRPb6TM

journalist Peter Lance from Vanity Fair  on Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/63xp4nqlwZmFNCzjxPtgxd?si=YUK02fgnRfy2TJ9nYAjFrQ

dr.phil episode https://youtu.be/cXxPDfsH4kk

The Invisibles Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JGxVOy2aSOSh73ukAn6pY?si=WqFkPKD0SCGjoGPq0sfn2g

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Nearly sixty years ago, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bedroom. She was only 36 years old. Almost immediately after her death, both friends, colleagues and fans thought that her death was suspicious. Initially, it looked as though she'd simply overdosed, be it on accident or on purpose. And her tumultuous personal life seemed to back this up, as well as her history with addiction and mental health issues.  A closer look may say otherwise. Join Merris and Lillian as they look into the mysterious and suspicious death of icon Marilyn Monroe. 

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Sources: https://www.grunge.com/483527/disturbing-details-discovered-in-marilyn-monroes-autopsy-report/

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6042089/marilyn-monroe-death-press-aide-hold-key-final-hours/

https://dustyoldthing.com/marilyn-monroe-housekeeper-publicist-fled-us/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656#:~:text=Endometriosis%20

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/marilyn-monroes-final-hours

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/08/02/questions-linger-50-years-after-marilyn-monroes-death/15140467007/

https://apnews.com/article/709c9cb3a0afa87c7277c64ebffaada1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy

https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2020/08/05/marilyn-monroes-last-ride/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KoxlQWb0YI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfUxVpJbBaU&t=1642s

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TW/CW: DV, Child Death

Judith is best known for voicing Ducky in the Land Before Time. She was a multi talented little girl, appearing in movies, commercials and doing lots of voice acting. Unfortunately, her home life was anything by ideal. Her father abused both her and her mother. When Judith's mother finally decided to leave, her father did the unthinkable. He killed them both, ending her young life and her promising career. 

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Sources:

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https://reallifevillains.miraheze.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zsef_Bars

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

https://youtu.be/0g2haX16vHQ

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