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Benny Franks is known for a lot of things, but not really for his more salacious interests, yet he was likely in a s*x cult and wrote a LOT about his love of older women. It's largely due to Ben's charisma and humor that America won the war against the British but it was also his allyship of gay men that was essential in American's military victory. Tune in as we delve into the seedier side of this founding father! 

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Susan had always had a troubled history with men. All she'd ever wanted was to feel loved and safe. So when she met Tom, she thought she had it made until he said he didn't want children. Throwing her children away like trash, Susan never gave them what they deserved...to feel loved and safe. 

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TW/CW: This case is rough and has graphic descriptions of abuse of children. Sensitive listeners advised. 

Mitchelle killed her children to save her other children. This is a case of disgusting, deplorable and unimaginable abuse. A woman with a history of abuse herself projected her trauma on to two of her children while terrorizing the other two. Join us as we look into this heartbreaking case. 

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Some personal experience stories, UAP/UFO news and more! Join Lillian and Merris as they discuss the strangest things they've had happen to them personally, news of the odd and unusual and UFO's, of course. 

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Six months after single mother Kim moved out of her Gumi city apartment in South Korea, her mother found her two year old daughter Boram...dead. The child had been dead for some time. Kim swiftly confessed to abandoning her child, leaving her to starve to death in the apartment. What was, at first, a cut and dry case, quickly turned into a baffling and horrifying mystery when investigators did a DNA test. Join Lillian and Producer Will as they discuss this wild case. 

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Whether Shelly was disturbed by her mother's death or took after cruel, dear old grandmother, one thing was clear: Shelly was a monster. She manipulated and abused everyone who ran afoul of her, including her own children. Join us as we discuss this terrifying serial killer and monstrous mom. 

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Throw back time! Lillian and Merris are currently swamped, so have one of our most popular episode! If you're a new listener, we think you'll love this one. 

The Flatwoods Monster is such a bizarre story! And from West Virginia so maybe they hang out with the Moth Man! 

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Diane used people to make herself feel better, including her three kids. And when her kids were in her way of happiness with a married man? She drove them down a dark, deserted country road and shot them. Join us as we look into this tragic, horrifying case on Murderous Mothers May. 

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Because Mercury is in Gatorade and this HAPPENS EVERY DANG TIME, we had mild tech difficulties. The audio for Lillian is quieter than usual. Other than that, all is gravy! Please bear with us as we transition to different equipment and software <3 

Starting out our Murderous Mothers month, we study the case of Pom Pom Mom, Wanda Holloway. In a case stranger than fiction, we explore Wanda's obsession with cheerleading and living vicariously through her daughter, Shanna. Wanda never got to be a cheerleader because of her strict upbringing. But things would be different for Shanna! Until a rival made the team. Driven to darkness, Wanda tried to put out a hit on one of her daughter's classmate (and the girl's mother) to advance Shanna's cheerleading career.

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Woah! It's another Merris Monday on a Tuesday. To be FAIR we recorded it on Monday.
Who are they? Are they secret government agents? Are they Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith? Are they, themselves aliens or something more sinister, like a demon? Today, we explore the lore behind them, when they were first reported and several really creepy stories. 

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