Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

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On a sunny cloudless day in March of 1876, meat began to fall from the sky over a small farm in Kentucky. To this day, no one is quite sure where it came from or how it happened. In our 182nd episode, we discuss this strange event, along with other weird things that have fallen from the heavens, like frogs, fish, red rain and even spiders. 

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On May 12th, 2018, a young Florida woman named Joleen Cummings left her job at a hair salon and was never seen again. Police quickly suspected foul play and zeroed in on one of Joleen’s co-workers, an elusive woman named Jennifer Sybert. When they investigated her, they not only uncovered what she had done to Joleen, but also her decades long run from the law including a laundry list of crimes and dozens of aliases. (Subject Matter Begins @ 11:33) 

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In this listener suggested episode we cover the case of Samantha Sperry, a young woman who went missing from a rural area in Kentucky in 2018. The last two people known to have seen her were her boyfriend and his father, but they have offered conflicting stories. (Subject matter begins -@ 5:00)

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This is one of the most bizarre cases we've covered, and it occurred in the Spring of 1922 in a small village in France. A small girl disappeared, only to be found 200 miles away, alive an unharmed weeks later. But the family soon began to suspect that they had the wrong child; a suspicion that was confirmed when the body of their actual child was found weeks later- along with the severed head of an unidentified male. Needless to say this one is confusing, so join us as we attempt to Dad Joke our way through this convoluted tale. (Subject Matter Begins @ 4:41)

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The second part of our convo with Bruce Bennett contains twice, dare I say THRICE the family friendly quality content as the first. Enjoy! 

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We once again had the privilege of speaking with Mr Bruce Bennett! So many yarns were spun that we made a two parter- enjoy! 

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Hey! Ever wonder why people get so skittish on Friday 13th? Neither did we! But we figured a Friday 13th themed episode was appropriate. We’ve tracked down some of the origins of this creepy unofficial holiday, along with several useless facts and a few horrific tragedies to top it off. SO, don’t take a shower, don’t walk down a dark alley, and for the love of God, don’t have sex in the woods- cause it’s FRIDAY 13th!!!!!! (Subject Matter Begins @ 6:00)

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In this episode we examine the story of Blanche Monnier- a beautiful young woman who was locked away for 25 years simply for loving the wrong man. But was she though? Everyone on the internet says so. Even people 100 years ago said so, but that was not exactly what happened. Join us as we first tell the "accepted" version of Blanche's story, then reveal what actually happened to her. (Subject Matter Begins @ 9:40)

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In the second and final part of our Maura Murray series, we examine some of the more popular theories as to what could have happened to Maura on that fateful night. (Subject Matter Begins @ 4:45)

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This is part one of our two part series on one of the most infamous missing persons cases in true crime- the disappearance of Maura Murray. In this episode, we give a brief summary of her life, then examine the last few days of her life before she vanished. We end by discussing the minor car accident that would end up being the last place she was ever seen. 

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