Frightful

By Peter LawsTrue Crime

Frightful episodes

July 16, 202342: The Chicago Ripper Crew, Part 1
Is there anything more Frightful than a serial killer stalking your neighbourhood, picking victims at random, abducting, assaulting, mutilating and killing them. What about four killers, doing exactly that…but working together…as a team.
This is one of the most disturbing true crime cases I’ve ever covered for this podcast, and yet it doesn’t seem particularly well known.
Prepare yourself for a two-part episode featuring a brutal, distressing series of ritualistic murders that shocked Chicago in the early 1980s. Be warned, the details in this, will disturb you.
I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, ‘The Chicago Ripper Crew'
TRIGGER WARNING: Both parts contain distressing details of murder and sexual crimes.
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25 min
July 02, 202341: Saved from Death...by a Ghost? (Part 2)
When we talk about ghosts on Frightful, it’s normally a scary, threatening experience. The cases we look at tonight and next time are still scary…but there’s a difference. In each of the accounts you’re about to hear, we will meet people at the mercy of very frightening natural circumstances, from tragic car crashes to twisted sex killers lurking in a house…
Yet the dazzling claim in all these cases is that these victims were protected by some sort of supernatural force.
Brace yourself as police files meet the world of the paranormal.
Because I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we explore accounts when people were ‘Saved…by a Ghost.’
Thanks to the following or their voice work on this episode:
Nathan Rouse (Police Officer)
Mellissa Oliveri (Margaret G)
Tracy Nicholas (Pearl)
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24 min
June 17, 202340: Saved from Death...by a Ghost? (Part 1)
When we talk about ghosts on Frightful it’s normally a scary, threatening experience. The cases we look at tonight and next time are still scary…but there’s a difference. In each of the accounts you’re about to hear, we will meet people at the mercy of very frightening natural circumstances, from tragic car crashes to twisted sex killers lurking in a house…
Yet the dazzling claim in all these cases, is that these victims were protected by some sort of supernatural force.
Brace yourself, as police files meet the world of the paranormal.
Because I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frighftul, we explore accounts when people were ‘Saved…by a Ghost.’
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Thanks to the following or their voice work on this episode:
Vivian A Leigh (Ghost Voice 1)
Matthew Kieswetter (Police Officer)
Bethan Briggs Miller (Ghost Voice 2)
Sources:
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1908-01-11/ed-1/seq-1/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lily-groesbeck-car-crash-baby-7305696
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-14-mn-3969-story.html
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21 min
June 04, 202339: The Wolves That Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect, Part 2
Skinwalker Ranch in Utah is famous for being a paranormal hotspot, but most people focuses on the strange activity reported on the ranch, like strange lights in the sky, mutilated cattle and sightings of weird wolf-like creatures.
Tonight we begin a two part exploration profile of government workers who have not only had unexplained experienced on the ranch, they have brought back paranormal activity with them.
Can paranormal experiences follow us and infect others like a contagion?
I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we explore ‘The Wolves that Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect (Part 2)
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31 min
May 21, 2023 38: The Wolves That Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect, Part 1
Skinwalker Ranch in Utah is famous for being a paranormal hotspot, but most people focuses on the strange activity reported on the ranch, like strange lights in the sky, mutilated cattle and sightings of weird wolf-like creatures.
Tonight we begin a two part exploration profile of government workers who have not only had unexplained experienced on the ranch, they have brought back paranormal activity with them.
Can paranormal experiences follow us and infect others like a contagion?
I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful we explore ‘The Wolves that Follow You Home - Skinwalker Ranch & The Hitchhiker Effect (Part 1)'
Core Sources:
[Skinwalkers at the Pentagon](https://www.amazon.com/Skinwalkers-Pentagon-Insiders-Account-Government/dp/B09HR54GQF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1684167561&sr=8-1 "‌") by Lacatski, Kelleher and Knapp (2021)
[Hunt for the Skinwalke](https://www.amazon.com/Skinwalkers-Pentagon-Insiders-Account-Government/dp/B09HR54GQF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1684167561&sr=8-1 "‌")r by Kelleher and Knapp, (2005)
[Skinwalker Ranch Insider Program ](https://join.skinwalker-ranch.com/ "‌")
[The Pentagon’s Secret UFO Porgram, the Hitchhiker Effect, and Models of Contagion](https://scientificexploration.s3.amazonaws.com/files/edgescience-50.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJXJ6FAXJI7UFHDLQ&Expires=1684167899&Signature=PGtrs59t%2B66UzRgpktFsP3J9Tk8%3D "‌") by Kelleher, Edgescience Journal, (2022)
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29 min
May 10, 2023 Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 2
[Part 2] This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows.
It’s an extra special, two parts, more than two-hour, Mother’s Day event.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
Part 1:
Foul Play: Crime Series
Music City 911
Crimes from the East
Cults, Crimes, Cabernet
A Nefarious Nightmare
Crimelines
The Asian Madness Podcast
Part 2:
Once Upon A Crime
PNW Haunts & Homicides
The Trail Went Cold
Coffee & Cases
Already Gone
Twisted and Uncorked
Mystery Inc
If you enjoyed this holiday collaboration special, check out the other collaboration specials: Deceptions & Resurrections, Bloody Valentine, and A Nightmare before Halloween . Until our next adventure, stay safe and stay vigilant.
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1 hr 14 min
May 09, 2023 Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 1
This Mother’s Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother’s Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we’ll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows.
It’s an extra special, two parts, more than two-hour, Mother’s Day event.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
Part 1:
Foul Play: Crime Series
Music City 911
Crimes from the East
Cults, Crimes, Cabernet
A Nefarious Nightmare
Crimelines
The Asian Madness Podcast
Part 2:
Once Upon A Crime
PNW Haunts & Homicides
The Trail Went Cold
Coffee & Cases
Already Gone
Twisted and Uncorked
Mystery Inc
If you enjoyed this holiday collaboration special, check out the other collaboration specials: Deceptions & Resurrections, Bloody Valentine, and A Nightmare before Halloween . Until our next adventure, stay safe and stay vigilant.
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1 hr 8 min
May 07, 202337: The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends, Part 2
We conclude our two-part look at ‘The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends’, exploring particularly dark cases of invisible companions who have urged others…to murder.
I also share about my own imaginary friend from childhood.
Core Source:
https://cfz.org.uk/book/invizikids/ (book by Michael Hallowell)
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16 min
April 23, 202336: The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends, Part 1
A young girl returns from pre-school and tells her mother all about her new friend Soosha. She wants a colour backpack like Soosha, and hair ribbons like Soosha. She talks of Soosha every day after school.
The girls mother attend a school event and, out of curiousity, asks a teacher to point out who Soosha is.
The teacher says…'We have no girl called Soosha here.'
Who are these invisible companions who young children speak to - are they harmless figments of a healthy imagination, or something supernatural…even sinister.
I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on this two part episode, we explore ‘The Frightful World of Imaginary Friends.’
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22 min
April 09, 2023 Deceptions & Resurrections, Part 2
This Easter, join Shane Waters on a whimsical adventure featuring 13 podcasters as they share true stories of con artists and fake deaths. Delve into the magical world of the Enchanted Easterlands, where you’ll encounter peculiar characters and captivating true crime tales. Discover the history and origins of Easter, and experience a journey like no other.
It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Easter event.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
Part 1:
Crimelines
Rotten to the Core
Frightful
Mind over Murder
The Trail Went Cold
The Hidden Staircase
Hometown History
Part 2:
Wicked Deeds
Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
Hillbilly Horror Stories
History Goes Bump
Judgy Crime Girls
Foul Play: Crime Series
If you enjoyed this holiday collaboration special, check out the other collaboration specials: My Bloody Valentine and A Nightmare before Halloween. Stay tuned for upcoming holiday collaborations for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Until our next adventure, stay safe and stay vigilant.
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1 hr 7 min

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