Dark Histories

Dark Histories

By Ben CutmoreHistory
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  • Americas First Documented Ghost: The Nelly Butler Haunting

    Half a century before the Fox Sisters showed up on the scene to propel mainstream spiritualism onto the populace of America, there was a much lesser known haunting taking place in the cellar of a small frontier settlement, named Sullivan in Maine. Though it was extensively documented at the time, the many eye-witness testimonies fell to the back pages of history. Despite its relatively unknown status, it remains as one of, if not the very first documented cases of a haunting in North America and is a story that culminates in an event that was utterly bizarre.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

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    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

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    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • A Topper & A Beaver: Thomas Briggs & Franz Muller

    All aboard, we're going back to the Victorian era to shed some light on the first ever murder on a train in Britain at a time when people were already terrified on this crazy new technology. It's not all high speed steam trains though, we've even got a super slow-mo police chase across the Atlantic!

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 9 min
  • The Murder of Julia Wallace

    We're crashing back to earth this week with the lesser known story of William Herbert Wallace and his wife Julia. This is a case named over and over again as the quintessential murder mystery, despite its relatively unknown status.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Transmissions from nowhere: Numbers Stations

    Starting off in 1890, we take a look back at the history of secret radio transmissions, leading up until today and unravel some of the mystery, whilst uncovering some new oddities, of what are known as 'Numbers Stations'.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Zigmund Adamski & Alan Godfrey: A Tale of Two Halves

    We head to the Yorkshire moors to take a look at one story of a mysterious death and then through bizarre coincidence, a second story of lights in the sky and little men with lamp like heads.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Roch Theriault & The Ant Hill Kids

    We take a look at Roch Theriault, the brutal leader of the Canadian cult, The Ant Hill Kids. More than mere eccentric, Theriualt brutally abused his followers in the name of God, going to depths of depravity that is rarely seen even for this podcast.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    This episode is sponsered by sudio.com headphones, use code darkhistories at checkout for 15% off, site-wide and free global shipping.

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run: Clevelands Torso Murders

    The Grisly story of one of Americas most evasive Serial Killers Vs one of Americas most famous crime fighters. The mad butcher carved up his victims throughout the 1930's, evading capture from an entire police department, headed up by none other than the infamous Eliot Ness. During the Great Depression times were hard and in Cleveland, they were all the more dificult as the dank, dark streets of the local shantytown were stalked by a crazed psychotic with a penchant for decapitation.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    This episode is sponsered by sudio.com headphones, use code darkhistories at checkout for 15% off, site-wide and free global shipping.

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 8 min
  • Emilie Sagée: The woman who wasn't there

    In 1845, Emilie Sagée took a job at the Neuwelcke boarding school. It was her 18th teaching position in 16 years. The girls of the school would soon find out why, when on numerous occasions, Emilie was seen wandering the halls or sitting at the front of class, even when she was known to be elsewhere. Often claimed to be the most well documented case of a doppelgänger, this week we dig deep to find the truth behind the stories.

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    This episode is sponsered by sudio.com headphones, use code darkhistories at checkout for 15% off, site-wide and free global shipping.

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
  • Emilie Sagée: The woman who wasn’t there
    In 1845, Emilie Sagee took a job at the Neuwelcke boarding school. It was her 18th teaching position in 16 years. The girls of the school would soon find out why, when on numerous occasions, Emilie was seen wandering the halls or sitting at the front of class, even when she was known to be elsewhere,
    56 min
  • The Crabb Affair

    This episode I get stuck into The Crabb Affair, a strange disappearance from 1956, surrounded by Cold War suspicion and government cover-ups. Who doesn't love a good spy tale? Especially one that is as suspicious as this.

    The intro to this episode contains a clip from a short British Pathe film that you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uojs8GU3NpI

    For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com

    Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories

    Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast

    Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories

    & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/

    Or you can contact us directly via email at [email protected]

    or join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt

    Music was recorded by me © 2017

    Other Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It's out of copyright now, but if you're interested, that was that.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 6 min

About Dark Histories

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Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.

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