Ybor City is chock full of historical buildings and culture… and even some ghosts... 

The Cuban Club is probably one of the most haunted places in the city, and it has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. Joe Howden from Ybor City Ghost tours basically explained that spirits may become attached to a place rather than an event, and so they tend to stick around. 

"What you really are, is energy sewn together by consciousness, you come from somewhere. We’ll say another dimension for ease. You come here, you pick up a body like a Hertz rent-a-car,  you use it for a period of time and then you return, discarding the automobile that you were in. There are some who can't transition and if you think about it in your life, you’ve probably known someone who’s in a toxic relationship and from the outside you say, 'well, why doesn’t he leave her?' or 'why doesn’t she leave him?' Attachment. The Cuban Club is such a great place because I think there’s a lot of attachment here that might be out of love."

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://nightlyspirits.com/the-cuban-club-in-ybor-city/

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/florida/tampa/haunted-places/cuban-club

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/culture/2014-10-30/a-tour-of-the-haunted-cuban-club

https://www.fox13news.com/news/the-haunts-of-the-cuban-club-in-ybor-city

https://www.ihorror.com/haunting-tales-from-the-historic-cuban-club-in-ybor-city-tampa-florida/

Milena Quaglini was born on March 25th, 1957 in Mezzanino, Italy, and the reason we are talking about her today is that she murdered 3 men in the late 1990s. She had a tumultuous family life and left shortly after she graduated school. But she went on to meet the love of her life shortly after. For a while her life was as good as it can get, but when her husband died suddenly, things started spiraling out of control. His death hit her hard, and the series of men she met afterwards weren’t the best. So finally, she decided enough was enough and she killed 3 of the men who had hurt or tried to hurt her in the past. When she was arrested, her depression retired and unfortunately she passed away on October 16, 2001.

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milena_Quaglini

http://www.serialkillers.it/quaglini.htm

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-true-crime-timeline-60533105/episode/070-serial-killer-milena-quaglini-85958361/

https://hyperleap.com/topic/Milena_Quaglini

https://newsrnd.com/news/2020-02-29--milena-quaglini--the-serial-killer-of-pedophiles-and-rapists.BkeKkWRPN8.html

The Kehoe House is at 123 Habersham Street on Columbia Square in Savannah, Georgia. It was completed in May of 1892, built for William Kehoe and his family. Kehoe was an Irish man who immigrated to the US in 1842 when he was only 10 years old. And he made a fortune in iron and became one of Savannah's most prominent businessmen. Kehoe spent $950 ($25,000 today) on the construction of this house, including making the home a “true showcase of his iron trade.” And it comes as no surprise when we say that the house is haunted. By the ghosts of the Kehoe children, their mother, and even William Kehoe himself…

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://ghostcitytours.com/savannah/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/kehoe-house/

https://www.kehoehouse.com/haunted.htm

https://www.trolleytours.com/savannah/kehoe-house

https://savannahterrors.com/kehoe-house/

In the summer of 1976 two serial killers stalked the roads of Ireland in a Ford Cortina looking for young women to abduct, rape and murder in order to “fulfil” their “shared fantasy” of raping and killing one woman every week while in Ireland. When they arrived in Ireland, they didn’t immediately start with the killing. They actually went on a crime spree in Wicklow where they committed a series of burglaries before being sent to Mountjoy Prison. When they were released from prison, they decided that they would do what they wanted, namely the aforementioned fantasy. Later, after they were arrested for the final time, they ended up telling the gardaí that they had decided to “embark on an unprecedented and macabre programme of abduction, rape and murder.”

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Evans

https://extra.ie/2020/02/05/news/irish-news/serial-killer-john-shaw-release

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/english-duo-were-state-s-first-serial-killers-1.1167586

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/evil-killer-john-shaw-recycling-21263644

​​https://justcriminals.info/2016/11/12/john-shaw-geoffrey-evans-1976/

https://www.thejournal.ie/irelands-longest-serving-prisoners-2542447-Jan2016/

"There's a famous quote by Robert Evans, "There are three sides to a story. Yours, mine, and the truth." In my line of work, you come to realize that the truth is rarely an objective perspective. For example, a bloody fight is the result of an argument. One side claims self-defense. The other claims a brutal attack. A camera shows a man striking another in the heat of the moment. Case closed, right? The truth is stored in that digital medium. No. When you look further, what do you find? A lifelong friendship. Betrayal. Months of tension. Threats. A boilover. Maybe the attacker truly believed his life was in danger and mistook the slightest movement as the beginning of a punch. Perhaps he just let his anger at the situation get the best of him. Maybe a mix of both. What's the objective truth here? And for whom is that truth valid?

When you're a cop, understanding these nuances in "truth" is critical. And, understanding the power those nuances can have is even more important. Not only when we have to discern whether or not someone's recollection of events is accurate, but when we lie to achieve a specific response. It's all something you become very familiar with. For me and my investigations, in particular, this was especially true."

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://twitter.com/messages/842969142-1279273000412610560

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/m6mdz1/i_investigate_disturbing_cases_here_are_my/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QD1RXFY

So this case is another one of those cases that makes me irrationally angry, and I’m just going to tell you why - because along with the fact that this man was a terrible terrible person, he still hasn’t been caught yet. This week we’re talking about the Honolulu Strangler, also known as the Honolulu Rapist. He was Hawaii’s first known serial killer, and he killed 5 women between 1985 and 1986. We hope the families of these victims have been able to find some peace even though nobody has ever been convicted of these horrendous crimes.

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu_Strangler

https://sites.psu.edu/gillianpassionblog/2021/04/01/hawaii-the-honolulu-strangler/

https://listverse.com/2018/08/25/10-terrifying-facts-of-the-honolulu-strangler/

https://serialdispatches.com/list-of-serial-killers-h/the-honolulu-strangler/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/hawaii/honolulu-strangler-mystery-hi/

Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. And while the club may seem like the dark academia fantasy society of your dreams, the club was actually pretty scary - dabbling in the dark arts (of course), devil worship, animal sacrifice, and drinking questionable alcoholic drinks. At the top of Montpelier Hill sits a hunting lodge constructed in the early 1700s that was one of the many locations that the Hellfire club in Ireland used - but this one is particularly haunted. From tales of the Devil stopping by to demonic cat possession to poltergeist activity, the house has had its share of paranormal events. So join us this week for a look into the Devil and his followers…

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Club

https://dublin.ie/live/stories/the-hell-fire-club/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dower_house

https://evoke.ie/2020/10/09/life-style/travelnews/the-chilling-true-story-behind-the-infamous-irish-hellfire-club

https://www.worldabandoned.com/hell-fire-club

Christine Laverne Slaughter (that’s her actual birth name, we were shocked too) was an American serial killer who was active in a couple different towns in Florida. She had a really rough childhood, and as a young child she began to take that anger out on cats, killing several of them by throwing them from great heights. When she was a teenager, she graduated to killing the children she babysat. This story is especially heartbreaking due to this fact - many of her victims were young children. Definitely don’t listen to us this week if you find these topics triggering in any way, because your welfare always comes first. We hope you all stay safe and have a great week ahead.

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Falling

https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/falling-christine.htm

https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Christine_Falling

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/killed-babies-article-1.1203822%3foutputType=amp

"They say that everyone has a case that haunts them. Personally, if it's just one case, then clearly, whoever "they" are isn't doing very good police work. Being a detective is gritty and bleak. You aren't dealing with happy endings, you're dealing with the cold hard truth. Sure, every now and again, you'll get an easy case—the missing kid who just so happens to be at a friend's house. Or the argument turned bad where the bullet just so happens to miss every vital organ. Open and shut, everyone goes home with a smile on their face or at least the life they were given."

Join us this week for another Creepypasta. This week we’re listening to The Tall Woman written by @brianistge king; a really great author of a really horrifying story that’ll definitely keep you up at night...

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://twitter.com/BryanIsTheKing

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/kr93k3/i_investigate_disturbing_cases_here_are_my/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QD1RXFY

France has had some prolific serial killers but if the 150 supposed kills by Yvan Keller, the Pillow Killer, are all true then he might be the most prolific serial killer of the 20th century. Active between 1989 and 2003, Yvan was a landscape gardener who gained access to the houses of elderly women who lived alone in France, Switzerland, and Germany. He would then smother them with a pillow before robbing them. While he confessed to many many murders, he was only indicted for five deaths. So did he actually kill that many women? Or is this a case of megalomania?

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvan_Keller

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215254755/yvan-keller

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/27/world/world-briefing-europe-france-suspected-serial-killer-hangs-himself-in.html

https://fmsppl.com/person/Yvan_Keller

https://thekillerblogofkillers.tumblr.com/post/625280974675181568/yvan-keller-1960-2006

https://www.expatica.com/fr/uncategorized/suspected-french-serial-killer-hangs-himself-in-jail-114446/

https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2006/09/27/67827-mulhouse-il-s-accusait-d-une-trentaine-de-crimes.html https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/sur-les-traces-du-tueur-de-vieilles-dames-27-09-2006-2007366936.php

https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/les-gendarmes-ne-nous-ont-pas-pris-au-serieux-27-09-2006-2007366937.php

https://www.nouvelobs.com/societe/20061004.OBS4606/mulhouse-keller-tueur-du-siecle.html