In 1979, Rolling Stone Magazine called NYC's Times Square the "sleaziest block in America". It was filled with XXX theatres, peep shows, adult book stores, and prostitutes. In December of 1979 responders were sent to a motel fire. In a room they found two women laying in the bed. Both had been decapitated and their hands cut off. Now NYC's Times Square had a serial killer on it's hands. Listen as Aimee tells Aly the story of Richard Cottingham aka "The Torso Killer" and better known as "The Times Square Killer", on this week's Horrific Heartland.

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Sources:
Netflix Documentary 'Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer"
nydailynews.com
9news.com.au
Wikipedia.org

This week on the podcast, we cover one of the most talked about murders and trials in Ohio history, the murder of Marilyn Sheppard. Did Dr. Sam Sheppard kill his wife on the night July 4, 1954 in Bay Village, Ohio or did the press make everyone believe he was a murderer? Was there one suspect that police overlooked?

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Sources:

https://fox8.com/news/who-killed-marilyn-sheppard/

https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-case

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20040919212714/http://edition.cnn.com/US/9910/05/sheppard.case/

In the world of cryptoids, Chupacabras are the new beast on the block. The Chupacabra or "goat sucker" came into the public awareness back in 1995, when eight sheep were "sucked dry" of their blood in Puerto Rico. A year later, the creature made it's way to Texas! What is the Chupacabra? Is it a coyote with mange or a vampiric creature who preys on livestock? *Disclaimer* sorry for all of the possible mispronunciations of places! Please feel free to correct me so I can learn!

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Sources:
Wikipedia.org
Star-Telegram.com

We originally planned to be on a break this week, but we couldn't leave you without some ghostly content! This week, we talk about the haunted and historic Hannah House in Indianapolis, Indiana and one of THE most haunted towns in the Midwest, Alton, IL. The McPike Mansion and Mineral Springs Hotel are just two of the most haunted places in town.

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Sources:

https://historicindianapolis.com/friday-favorites-haunted-hannah-house/

https://historichannahhouse.com/history/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/illinois/small-town-alton-insane-activity-il/

https://www.cityofaltonil.com/

https://www.hauntedillinois.com/realhauntedplaces/mcpike-mansion.php

https://www.illinoishauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/mineral-springs-hotel--mineral-springs-mall.html

In September of 1972 a dog returned from the woods with a stick in it's mouth. But it wasn't a stick. It was the arm of missing teenager Jeanette Depalma. Jeanette, a 16 year old from a small town in New Jersey, had been reported missing weeks prior by her mother. But who killed Jeanette? Was it a local coven of witches? Or was it the Satanic teens she tried to minister to? Tune in as Aimee tells Aly about the sad and bizarre case of Jeanette Depalma on Horrific Heartland.

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Sources:
NJ.com
Dailybeast.com
Facebook.com/JusticeforJeanettedepalma

It's our 100th episode and we thought it was very fitting to cover one of THE biggest unsolved cases in history, the Black Dahlia aka the murder of Elizabeth Short. On January 15, 1947 her body was discovered and the scene was horrific. To this day, we still don't know who committed this murder. We dive into this case and discuss suspects and theories.

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Sources:
Wikipedia.org

"Devious Dads" - Did My Dad Kill the Black Dahlia

"Forensic Tales" - Black Dahlia

Timesuck w Dan Cummins "146-The Black Dahlia Murder Mystery"

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories " E12 The Black Dahlia"

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-black-dahlia

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/has-the-black-dahlia-murder-finally-been-solved-198247/

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/black-dahlia

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1274122/bio

https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-murder

https://www.history.com/news/who-killed-the-black-dahlia

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS GRAPHIC NATURE INVOLVING MINORS

We are covering a very difficult case this week so please listen with caution. John Wayne Gacy assaulted and murdered 33 minors and young men between the years of 1968 and 1978 in Illinois and Iowa. We talk about the victims and how truly horrific Gacy was.

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Sources:

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

Conversations With A Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes on Netflix

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/25/us/john-wayne-gacy-victim-id/index.html

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/5-bizarre-facts-about-serial-killer-john-wayne-gacy

https://www.biography.com/news/john-wayne-gacy-timeline-murders

The Buckeye State is home to the things of cryptozoologist's wildest dreams! Three different types of "Bigfoot", Mothman, Frogmen, 11 foot tall beings with orange glowing eyes, and our own "Loch Ness Monster" named Bessie. Listen as Aimee tells Aly all about the Beasts of Ohio.

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Sources:

Columbusnavigator.com
Atlasobscura.com
Ohiocoopliving. com

TRIGGER WARNING! This episode is a doozy this week!

Between 1988 and 2009, Anthony Sowell preyed and killed women in East Cleveland, Ohio. He was Cleveland's monster, but today, we are going to focus on the 11 victims.

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Sources:

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/anthony_sowell_timeline.html

https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/02/cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies-of-terminal-illness-in-prison-hospital.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/us/anthony-sowell-serial-killer-dead.html

https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/how-cleveland-strangler-anthony-sowell-was-caught

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sowell-anthony.htm

It's just a glitch in the Matrix. You've heard that expression, right? What if you've ever lived that expression? Many people have experienced things that just should not have happened, or they just do not many any possible sense! People speaking to themselves on the phone, living entire lives that weren't theirs. All glitches in the Matrix. Tune in as Aimee tells Aly about Real life glitches in the matrix!

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Sources:
Buzzfeed.com, Reddit.com, Vocal.media, Brightside.me, Thoughtcatalog.com

Special thanks to TikTok creator Emmi Nixx for the inspiration for the is episode