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Between 1978 and 1988 the remains of seven women were found viciously stabbed to death, then discarded around the Vermont and New Hampshire sides of the Connecticut River Valley. Then in August of 1988 after an extremely violent attack on Jane Boroski that almost takes her life, these killings mysteriously stop. To this day these murders remains unsolved, and Jane's attacker is still unknown. Will we ever find out who the Connecticut River Valley Killer is? Join us on this episode of Fathomless as Jen and Amanda discuss these tragic cold cases and potential serial killer.

It's almost Spooky Season and what better way to kick off the season than going on a good old fashion monster hunt! Join us on this episode of Fathomless as Amanda and Jen discuss tales and witness accounts of creepy cryptids across New England. From sea serpents, possible aliens, the great and wildly famous Coonigator and spectral moose that may or may not protect the forest from evil? Just kidding Amanda made that last but up but we do have a Spectral Moose!

LINKS:

Majority of the stories in this episode were collected from the following site: Legends & Folklore Archives - Strange New England (strange-new-england.com)

On June 25, 2015, the city of Boston and the entire nation was horrified by a grim discovery on the shore of Deer Island. Stuffed in a trash bag was the decaying body of a small girl believed to between 2-3 years old. This discovery launched a massive search for any answers. For months Baby Doe's face was plastered everywhere across New England in hopes of finding out who she was. It wasn't until a concerned neighbor came forward that the nation learned her name. Though we are still unsure of what happened to Bella Neveah Amoroso Bond.

Join us on this episode of Fathomless as Jen takes us through the timeline and investigation of this tragic case.

In January of 1998 Tom and Elieen had just finished their two-year tour with the Peace Corps and decided to celebrate 10 years of marriage with a scuba diving excursion across the world. They started their journey with a place they had always dreamed of diving, The Great Barrier Reef.

But on January 25th, 1998, the couple experienced a nightmarish turn of events as they are accidentally abandoned in open water on St. Crispin's Reef. But did they drown on the reef after being left at sea? Or did something more mysterious happen?

HELP SAVE THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: 

Protecting the Great Barrier Reef - DCCEEW

What we’re doing to save our Reef and how you can help - Great Barrier Reef Foundation

ADOPT A CORAL – Coral Gardeners

https://wwf.org.au/adopt/adopt-a-turtle/

RESEARCH LINKS:

http://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=414
https://allthatsinteresting.com/tom-eileen-lonergan
https://www.cairnspost.com.au/travel/anniversary-of-the-disappearance-of-us-couple-tom-and-eileen-lonergan/news-story/814543d20b389bb49572e010797f361d?nk=81d4b99ce2a2b64b666d0893e017ec0c-1721827091
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/from-the-archives-1998-two-scuba-divers-lost-left-behind-in-open-water-20210122-p56w2l.html
https://peacecorpsworldwide.org/open-water-pcvs-thomas-and-eileen-lonergan-fiji/
https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/a-mystery-resurfaces-20040807-gdye6x.html

WELCOME BACK TO FATHOMLESS!!!

In the early summer of 2016, Vibeke Rasmussen, professor, foster mother and dear friend to all, was violently stabbed to death in her apartment in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The investigation and tragic events that followed are nothing more than frustrating than anything. Join us as Jen takes us back to her hometown for this Fathomless deep dive!

**WARNING- THIS CASE DICUSSES TOPICS LIKE SELF HARM AND SUICIDE. IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS FEELING LOST, ALONE, AND LIKE THERE IS NO WAY OUT PLEASE SEEK HELP WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:

Free and confidential emotional support available 24/7

Free, confidential and secure 24/7 service for LGBTQ young people.

Provides trans peer support; run by and for trans people. Available 24/7.

LINK: Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotlines | Mass.gov

LINK: National Hotline for Mental Health Crises and Suicide Prevention | NAMI

We have all sat through a US History class at least once in our life. But it wouldn't be right for us to just let the 250th anniversary of one of the greatest organized protests in American history go unrecognized. Join us on this episode of Fathomless as we discuss one of the most pivotal moments in Massachusetts history...and possibly some other nonsense as always.

We all know who Santa Claus is; he brings gifts to good children on Christmas Eve. But in European folklore, Krampus comes for those children who are on the naughty list.

In the early hours of Christmas Day 1945 Jennie and George Sodder awoke to their room filling with smoke and their house ablaze. They managed to escape the home with four of their nine children but five of the Sodder children were trapped on the third floor of the home...or so they thought...