These historical oddities are not for the faint of heart. This week Cathryn and Elisabeth find historical headlines involving four infants found in a trench, a runaway smallpox ambulance, the mysterious abduction of a young woman, and an incredibly in-depth autopsy report. 

Serial killer Henri Landru's crimes went unnoticed in war-torn France in the early 1900s until there was too much evidence to ignore. Tune in to hear Elisabeth discuss the trail of evidence that led to the discovery of Landru's true identity as well as his eleven victims.

Join us this week for more honorable mentions. We discuss a sad hemophilia story, a family thrice poisoned, and a weak cremation attempt. Elisabeth brings a few curious circumstances to the table and Cathryn wraps things up with a vintage domestic violence story that will make your skin crawl!

Martha Lowenstein Marek was born in Austria at the turn of the century. Her life was not easy from the start and Martha became creative when it came to survival, her tactics were not legal nor ethical. Tune in to find out just what things Martha committed and what ultimately became of her as a result of her decisions!

The girls dig up wild tales about a possible shark attack in 1890's Hawaii, an ax-wielding maniac, a tragic murder ending at the bottom of a well, and a man that loved his dog a little too much. We end off with a story of the longest beard in America and a hardening process you should all be doing with your children. 

This week Elisabeth leads us through some history on the ritual of exorcism. This light-hearted telling includes the practice among different religions, the true story of an 1892 exorcism in Germany, and the boy who inspired the 1973 cult classic film, The Exorcist.

This week we bring a collection of vintage Halloween honorable mentions! We discuss ghost sightings, traditions of Halloweens of past, pranks gone wrong, and a warning to all parents to not let kids light their own Jack-O-Lanterns.

In the 1600s, Connecticut was shaken to it's core when an epidemic of witch accusations swept the colony.  Those unfortunate enough to be accused of witchcraft were persecuted at an alarming rate. Tune in to learn about the much lesser known witch trials of early America as Cathryn describes interrogation tactics and signs of witchcraft. This story will give you all the vintage Halloween feels!

This week Cathryn and Elisabeth dig up some interesting headlines in history. The tales include the discovery of a lost fortune, a gas can mishap, a lightning bolt that struck through church services, a very flawed escape of the criminally insane, and a corn fodder accident. Cathryn ends off with a comical reaction to a fire in Chicago that involved a pet parrot raising the fire alarm. 

After leaving her Enfield, New Hampshire home early one Halloween morning in 1898, Bertha Huse was never to be seen again alive. Join us this week for Elisabeth's telling of Bertha's story along with the strange involvement of a local clairvoyant, Nellie Titus. You won't want to miss this story or it's ending at the bottom of Lake Mascoma.