Haunted Hollywood Hour

This week’s episode is about Jack Parsons' second wife, Marjorie Cameron, who may actually be more interesting than her rocket scientist/occultist husband. She grew up in the room where her aunt died, was a weirdo in school, worked on secret stuff for the Joint Chiefs, had an orgy with so many people (including Bob Hope and a defrocked priest) and was a key figure in underground art/film and jazz.

Bel from Texas is back, joining me to talk about this Scorpio rising with a Taurus sun and a Pisces moon.

Most info comes from Spencer Kansa's biography of Cameron, WORMWOOD STAR: https://www.amazon.com/Wormwood-Star-Magickal-Marjorie-Cameron/dp/1906958602/

Other sources:

https://cameron-parsons.org/cameron

https://cvltnation.com/occult-artist-spotlight-marjorie-cameron-songs-for-the-witch-woman/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-trippy-art-and-trippier-life-of-occult-artist-marjorie-cameron/

https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-marjorie-cameron

https://www.fulgur.co.uk/artists-and-writers/marjorie-cameron/

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In 2011, Michael Darnell Bell, a 25-year-old, is found by CHP officers in a car on the side of the I-5 freeway. It's 3:00 AM in the morning. His car is out of gas. The CHP officers pick him up and drive him to a gas station about 5 miles down the freeway and drop him off there. He’s never seen again.

As we delve into the details, we’re gonna get some scientology involvement, mind-reeling clues from Michael’s apartment, and lots of opportunities to side-eye cops.

On the show this week to discuss the clues is Andrea in Long Beach and Bel in Texas.

Support the Bell family by buying Michael's mother's book about the case: https://www.amazon.com/Vanished-Without-Trace-Michael-Bell/dp/B09BGLZ76M

If you have any information on the case contact the Black and Missing Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/blackandmissingfdn/p/DKKvksEO3I6/?hl=en

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This week, we’re covering another aerospace weirdo with connections to the Mojave Desert. He’s a rocket man, an occultist and a fan of orgies. This is the Jack Parsons episode with Ringa Sunn who is back on the show from Pittsburgh! And Andrea from Long Beach is back!

Together, we’ll answer the question on everyone’s mind: did Jack Parsons and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard ever have sex?

Info on the Babalon working:

https://www.occult.live/index.php/Babalon_Working

Other info and deets:

https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/aleister-crowley-the-beast-that-inspired-the-beast

Crowley info: https://www.thecollector.com/aleister-crowley-thelema/

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Today we're sharing the story of George Van Tassel who left a successful aerospace career to move his wife and 3 daughters literally under a rock in the middle of the Mojave Desert, where he communicated with aliens, held UFO conventions, and devoted his life to building a time machine. Helping me tell today's story is Andrea from Long Beach and Bel who lives in Texas!

Research and further reading:

George Van Tassel Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq_viSR2Yhs

Kim Stringfellow's The PBS So Cal article that shows screenshots of the Popular Science feature on Frank Critzer's home: https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/giant-rock-space-people-and-the-integratron

George Van Tassel's History of Giant Rock Essay: https://www.integratron.com/a-brief-history-of-giant-rock-covering-the-last-90-years-1887-1977/

Photos from the 1957 Flying Saucer Convention photographed by LIFE Magazine photographer Ralph Crane: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/CAXh3kxi5wW_Mg

John Vantine's Visit to the Integratron: https://johnvantine.com/climbing-joshua-tree-integratron/

Change.org "Save the Integratron": https://www.change.org/p/save-the-integratron

Van Tassel family blog on George Van Tassel's death featuring an excerpt from the Star Beacon: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vantasselfamilyhistoryhomepage/GeorgeVT.html

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Today's episode is about a turn-of-the-century manhunt in the Mojave Desert that’s been told and retold by various folks over the years like a game of white people telephone… We never fully get the truth of what really happened, but I’ll do my best to parse through the tale of Willie Boy whose story has now been portrayed in multiple movies.

Ringa Sunn is joining me today from Pittsburgh, and they're going to tell us all about the post-apocalyptic vibes that make up the great state of Pennsylvania.

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Research used and resources for more learning:

Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt by Harry Lawton https://www.amazon.com/Willie-Desert-Manhunt-Harry-Lawton/dp/093904627X

The Last Manhunt with Jason Momoa and Lily Gladston: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11399896/

Willie Boy and the Last Western Manhunt by Clifford Trafzer https://www.amazon.com/Willie-Boy-Last-Western-Manhunt/dp/1735861502/

The Wide World Magazine, 1910 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Wide_World_Magazine/WR46AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22willie+boy%22&pg=PA93&printsec=frontcover

Greg Nieman’s feature on Willie Boy: https://cvindependent.com/2022/12/cv-history-in-1909-a-manhunt-for-a-local-native-american-murderer-captivated-the-nation/

A Legend Undone by Anne Japenga http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/August-2008/A-Legend-Undone/

https://www.29palmstribe.org/about/tribal-history/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125002634/william-mike

https://mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/willie-boy-how-a-manhunt-became-myth/

https://mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/willie-boy-how-a-manhunt-became-myth/

https://mojavedesert.net/people/willie-boy2.html

https://mojavedesert.net/people/willie-boy.html

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50 miles east of Los Angeles, there’s a town of about 200,000 that was mostly made up of chicken farms and citrus groves in the early 1900s, but by the 1940’s its population grew when Henry Kaiser opened a steelmill. This is the location of Bigfoot phenomena known as the Fontana Speedway Monster. Canadian Tessa is back, joining me as we discuss the various encounters with the Fontana Speedway Monster.

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Research!

Fontana Speedway History: https://thegentlemanracer.com/2010/10/2010-07-lost-dragstrip-fontana-drag-city-html/

Into the Darkness: The Speedway Monster of Fontana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yHROwq8m8A

https://sasquatchchronicles.com/the-speedway-monster/

https://eerielights.com/eerielightsblog/the-fontana-monster-sightings-of-66

https://pastebin.com/RK4CKyAb

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We’re talking Bigfoot encounters in Southern California with Canadian friend Tessa!

Because there's so many Sasquatch stories to cover, this will be a multipart series. Today's episode focuses on the Bigfoot encounters in and around Edwards Air Force Base, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Stay tuned for next week's episode where we cover the Fontana Speedway Monster!

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Research from:

The Legend of Blue Eyes - The Ghost Story Guys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myo3OmCoQik

Tales of the Ycca Man - https://longreads.com/2018/04/25/the-known-unknown-tales-of-the-yucca-man/

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/stories/nightsta.htm

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/stories/edwards.htm

https://www.lancastermoah.org/single-post/haunting-the-mojave-the-yucca-man

https://www.gotoborregosprings.com/the-enigma-of-the-borrego-sandman-unveiling-the-desert-s-cryptid#gsc.tab=0

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245672369/turner-helm

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Bigfoot_Book/63lFCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Turner+Helm%22&pg=PT452&printsec=frontcover

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/creatures/takwis.htm

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Today we’re talking about the man behind one of the most tragic cult stories in US history — David Koresh who was born Vernon Howell and who went on to become the leader of the Branch Davidian religious sect, his life ending on April 19, 1993 following a 51 day stand off with the ATF and FBI who raided their Waco compound, resulting in the deaths of 86 people, 26 of those being children.

Many people associate David Koresh with Texas, but he spent time in Southern California, attempting to be a musician, building a religious following and even getting his name changed in Pomona. What happened during David Koresh's Hollywood era when he was known as Vernon Howell? Karina Wilson shares all the details.

Follow Karina on Substack: https://karinawilson.substack.com/

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Today on Haunted Hollywood Hour, we have a little astrological fun and find out our friend’s astrology, then match them with a murderer who has the same sun sign as them.

In this case, Bel is an Aries. And I’m going to tell her the story of Daniel Wozniak — who is also an Aries. He’s an Orange County community theater actor who might be the stupidest murderer of all time. I’m going to tell Bel Daniel’s story and then I’m going to ask her “Why are you people like this? Aries, explain yourselves.”

Also on today’s episode is Andrea from Long Beach. Since Long Beach plays an important role in this murder, Andrea will give us the Long Beach perspective.

Info from:

The 2020 episode: https://abc.com/episode/e9af2893-3942-4abb-99ca-32b9877b62bd

The Sleuth podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sleuth/id1432187269

Daniel Wozniak is my friend? https://danielwozniakismyfriend.com/

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Cahuenga Pass is where a California governor got part of his face ripped off, where 10 people died because of cursed treasure, where the Egyptians allegedly buried a god’s penis, and that’s just the beginning!

Today we’re bringing you an episode about place, myth, people, history, and inaccuracy. The place we’re exploring is as intrinsic to Hollywood history as any film studio and it's a location traveled by millions every day as they cross to and from the San Fernando Valley.

Our sources:

The Curse of Cahuenga Pass - https://www.beforethe101.com/post/hollywood-bowl-treasure-curse-of-cahuenga-pass

Early views of Hollywood - https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_Hollywood_(1850-1920).html

LA's Lost Cahuenga Valley - https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/l-a-s-lost-valley-when-hollywood-was-the-pride-of-the-cahuenga-valley

Campo de Cahuenga - https://www.pbssocal.org/history-society/in-a-state-of-peace-and-tranquility-campo-de-cahuenga-and-the-birth-of-american-california

Photos when Cahuenga Pass Was Rustic - https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/photos-when-the-cahuenga-pass-was-rustic

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