Episode 113: THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF BILLY FEE WITH BRANDON WAGNER

It was a hot, sticky night in August 1890 when Billy Fee fell into the dark depths of the Ohio River. No one confessed to his murder, no one was even charged. So maybe this is why his ghost has been seen lingering along the shoreline haunting all those who approach.

Tonight Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome back guest artist Brandon Wagner to the show to discuss this cold case and his short story, the ‘Shanty Boat Murder Mystery’, in the new Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities comics anthology.

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Episode 112: UFO Chase

It is 5 in the morning when two Portage County Ohio sheriff deputies stop at the side of the road to investigate an abandoned car. Suddenly, they hear this strange humming noise, and when they turn around a giant UFO is hovering overhead. The UFO rises from behind the trees and hovers over them, drenching the ground around them in light.

Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss the UFO chase that inspired Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Sources:

https://thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com/2022/02/23/the-great-ufo-chase-part-two/

https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2018/10/18/famous-86-mile-ufo-chase/9513751007/

https://thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/the-great-ufo-chase-part-one/

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Episode 111: THE LADY IN BLACK

It is an early misty morning in Cincinnati’s Eden Park and you’re taking in the quiet serenity when you notice you aren’t alone in the park. Just before you standing before you is a lady dressed in black from head to toe in what looks like vintage clothes. She stares sad and mournful over the rippling water of Mirror Lake. You approach her, but before a sound could pass your lips she evaporates into the mist around you.

You have just encountered the Lady in Black of Eden Park, one of Cincinnati’s famous ghosts.

Kat, Jen, and Christina are joined by Lauren Sparks to discuss Lauren and Jen's story in Issue 3 of Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities!

Find Lauren on all socials @WingedElfGirl

Sources:

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/27/ghost-eden-park-definitely-out-there-90-years-after-she-murdered/790591001/

https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/life/2019/08/20/photos-bootlegger-george-remus-1920-s/2059903001/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77879089/augusta_imogene-remus

News:

Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities: Haunts and Horrors is finished!

We will be having a book launch party on February 28th from 7-9PM with Indie Northern Kentucky small press bookstore and the Cincy+ NKY Comics Club. We’ll have book signings, live comic readings, and original art on display from the anthology.

Also, Corpse Flower Press will again have a table at the Frogman Festival in Loveland March 1-2!

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Episode 110: DO YOU DARE? HALLOWEEN GRAVEYARD DARES

HALLOWEEN EPISODE!

Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss three creepy Graveyard Dares.

Sources:

https://www.vermonter.com/ghosts-and-legends-black-agnes/

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

https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/almID/1202675184739/

https://www.visitindiana.com/blog/post/haunted-cemetery-in-indiana/

https://www.butlercountyconnect.com/news/2020/jan/02/a-butler-county-urban-legend-is-busted-the-truth-b/

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Episode 109: Scary Stories with Jen and Kat

Jen and Kat discuss their experiences at Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky and The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.

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Episode 108: The Faceless Woman of the Woods

Outside of Mammoth Cave in Southern Kentucky is the small unincorporated town of Chalybeate in Edmonson, County. It is a sleepy town, too small even to have its own post office. But there is one resident who has never left, she lurks in the forests around the town as a reminder of a bygone era- the Faceless Woman of the Woods.

Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss con experiences, horror movies, and the Faceless Woman.

Sources:

https://theclio.com/entry/104905

Ghosts Across Kentucky, William Lynwood Montell, The University Press of Kentucky, 2000

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Episode 107: The Ohio Grassman

“Don’t go into the tall grass, or the Grassman will get’cha” a beast that lurks in the tall grasses and forests of Ohio who stories serve as Boogyman tales to young children. Eye witnesses have reported seeing the creature stalk across yards and farmland, or hear it’s chilling howls at night.

Tonight Jay Kalagayan and Tim Fuller join Kat, Jen, and Christina to talk about their humorous Grassman take in issue 3 of Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities

This episode may dive into explicit content, listener discretion is advised.

Sources:

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/gallia-cntyOH.htm

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EPISODE 106: THE ROEBLING BRIDGE SEA SERPENT

The mighty Ohio River flows through the heart of the Cincinnati region. Without it, the area would not exist as we know it today. The Ohio holds many secrets from her long history and many legends have been born from it, such as ghost ships, mysterious murders, and creepy cryptids. Join Kat, Jen, and Christina for tonight's exciting episode about the Roebling Bridge Sea Serpent of 1878.

Sources:

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/sea-serpents-ohio-river-cincinnati-monsters/

https://handeaux.tumblr.com/

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S5 Episode 105 HODAG

He’s green, mean, and looks and eats white bulldogs- tonight we’re talking about Rhinelander, Wisconsin’s HODAG!

Legend had it that this “Hodag” was the reincarnated spirit of the sturdy, hardworking oxen that dragged logs from the forest.

Join Kat, Jen, and Christina for tonight's exciting episode about the creature with the head and paws of a giant cat but covered in scales with dagger-like spikes running along its back and tail!

Sources:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/2023/10/03/what-is-a-hodag-heres-the-famous-cryptids-wisconsin-origin-story/70707289007/

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

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

https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS16353

https://www.hodag.com/country-music/

https://explorerhinelander.com/

https://www.wisconsinology.com/the-weird/the-hodag

News:

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EPISODE 104: BURIED ALIVE

During the late Victorian Era, the fear of being buried alive was very much real. Waves of cholera epidemics ravaged North America and Europe, leaving victims in near-dead states. Mirroring the concerns of the time, rumors spread about people being buried alive, so much so that many “safety coffins” and other graveside alerts were invented and implemented to prevent premature burial for the most decerning, and wealthy, of the Victorian Age.

One such tall tale is that of Octavia Smith Hatcher of Pikeville, Kentucky. Whose death and burial have become a staple of Appalachian folk history.

Join Kat, Jen, and Christina for tonight's exciting episode! Have your safety coffin on standby!

Sources:

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/04/the-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html

https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-true-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12149411/octavia-hatcher

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102501966/james_hatcher

https://dreamingcasuallypoetry.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-true-story-of-octavia-hatcher.html

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/octavia

News:

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