Freaky AF

Welcome to Nopeville! A city where all the horrors that make you say NOPE are rumored to have gathered and made their home. Join your guides, Christine and Jen, on an all inclusive tour as they introduce you to your worst nightmares from the paranormal, supernatural, true crime, fiction, and non-fiction.

Get ready for this bloody tour, Tourists, because we take you back in time to visit a couple of the most gruesome royals in history, Vlad the Impaler, and Elizabeth Bathory.

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Henry Rathbone was born in Albany, New York to an extremely well-off family. When Civil War broke out in 1861, Henry would go on to join the Union army and would climb the ranks to assume the role of Major of the 12th United States Regular Infantry regiment. On the evening of the April 14th, Henry and his fiancé, Clara, were extended an invitation to join the President and Mrs. Lincoln at Ford's Theatre for a play.

This is the rest of the story about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln that the textbooks didn’t tell you.

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Brian Shaffer had his entire life ahead of him. He was in his second year of medical school and had a longtime girlfriend. He was handsome, smart, and the epitome of an all-American boy. Just before Spring break in 2006, Brian and his former roommate decided to go out barhopping to shake the stress from mid-terms. Nobody knew that this would be the last time Brian would ever been seen.

If you have any information regarding Brian's disappearance or his whereabouts, please reach out to the Columbus, Ohio police department.


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Built in 1924, the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio, Texas was initially constructed to be the first Medical Arts building west of the Mississippi River. It's a 13 story Gothic revival style building that doesn't only look eerie from the outside. Don't expect to get much sleep here if you ever decide to stay the night.

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Nicholas Markowitz was a 15 year old boy from California who was kidnapped and murdered by local drug dealers over a debt that wasn't even his own. The man responsible for Nicholas's death would go unpunished for nearly five years.


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Anonymous is a decentralized group of international activist hackers who have been linked to numerous high-profile internet attacks on governments, major corporations, financial institutions and religious groups. The hacktivist's agenda is to combat censorship and promote freedom of speech.


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On this episode the boys bring you two cases of False Confessions. We had the pleasure of having Paige of Reverie True Crime.

Story – JT
Norfolk Four

Beer paring for this case is Sam Adams Wicked Double IPA.

Sources

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/03/21/norfolk-4-wrongly-convicted-of-rape-and-murder-pardoned-by-gov-mcauliffe/
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/12/04/settlement-reached-in-infamous-norfolk-4-case/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/14/AR2008121402100.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/magazine/19Norfolk-t.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/08/24/the-wrong-guys
http://justicedenied.org/issue/issue_30/norfolk4_convicted_jd30.pdf
Wells, Tom (2008). The Wrong Guys: Murder, False Confessions, and the Norfolk Four. New
Press. ISBN 978-1-59558-401-4.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-confessions-one-of-the-norfolk-four-cleared-of-rapemurder-charges/
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/05/norfolk-exdetective-accused-taking-money-suspects?cid=om
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_confession
https://innocenceproject.org/false-confessions-recording-interrogations/
http://jaapl.org/content/37/3/332
https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/false-confessions-explained/
https://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/FalseConfessions.html
https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/issues/falseconfessions/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/so-sue-me/202009/the-psychology-false-confessions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Four
Story – Mike
Murder of Susan Kay Bolender

Beer Pairing for this case is Lighthouse Brewing Numbskull Double IPA.

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gordon_Purvis
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/John_Purvis
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/4984164
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Susan_and_Shane_Hamwi
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1994-06-25-9406250016-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/01/24/why-am-i-in-prison-mom/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72664425/susan-kay-hamwi

For this episode, I'm joined by fellow Darkcast Network member and co-founder, CJ of Beyond the Rainbow! You can find their show on Twitter @rainbowcrimes and IG @rainbowcrimes12.


Just three years after the murder of Gary Loesch, his wife is also found dead in their backyard. Her death would initially be ruled as an accident, however, once investigators begin to uncover clues, all points lead to someone that they'd never thought could commit such a heinous crime.


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If you or someone you know is a victim to domestic violence, I urge you to reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) or the StrongHearts Native Helpline.

The Hotline:
1−800−799−SAFE (7233)
TTY 1−800−787−3224
1-206-518-9361 – Video phone only for deaf callers.
The Hotline Live Chat -
Text – Text START to 88788

StrongHearts Native Helpline:
1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
StrongHearts Live Chat -
Text – 1-844-762-8483. You will get a response that a reply text will come from a different number.

Other Resources:
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women – Call 1-888-7HELPLINE (743-5754)
The National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline – Call 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453


Xiomara Enid Robles is one of many who had their life tragically snuffed out by domestic violence. She was an aspiring cosmetologist and a wonderful mother to two children. Her whole future was taken by someone who thought that if he couldn’t have her, then no one else could. This is Xiomara's story.

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Music: "The Pain That Never Left" - David Fesliyan

In February 2000, an Ebay user started an auction for a "haunted painting". By the end of the auction, the listing had over 30,000 views and 30 bids. People reported feeling violently ill after viewing the painting, which is called The Hands Resist Him. Is this work of art being haunted by its tragic past, or is this just a creepy painting?

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Music: "Journey of Demise" - David Fesliyan