Horrifying History

Very few women in history stand out in the way that Agrippina the Younger does.  She was the granddaughter of the first Roman emperor Octavian, and was a great niece to Emperor Tiberius.  She was Emperor Caligula’s sister, the wife of Emperor Claudius, and she was the mother of Emperor Nero.  This pedigree allowed for her to have immense power, but even so - Agrippina lived in a society ruled by men.  Because of this, she had to fight, scheme, and possibly murder to gain her power.  

She was the first woman to transcend the role of the emperor’s wife, as she ruled alongside her son Nero.  But her ambition and need for power led to her downfall.

So buckle up my spooky friends.  You are about to hear story about the first true empress of Rome, who’s need for control resulted in her death.

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Introducing Why Can’t Africans Travel in Africa? from Peak Travel.

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Robert Pickton, who is known as the Pig Farmer Killer, confessed to killing forty nine women between 1995 and 2001.  His crimes sparked widespread outrage, and this resulted in the Canadian government acknowledging the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.  

Robert died on May 31, 2024 in a way that many think that he deserved, but his death brought up a lot of questions about his crimes and who else may have been involved.

So get comfortable my spooky friends.  You are about to hear the tale of a very dark man, but before we start - I need to give you all a heads up.  In today’s episode we will be talking about violence against women, sexual assaults, and graphic deaths.  Listener discretion is advised.

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Introducing Episode 1: The Campaign from Deep Cover: George Santos.

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George Santos runs for Congress and wins. Then the stories he told on the campaign trail start to fall apart. Semafor’s Kadia Goba wants to figure out where his money is coming from. Saurav Ghosh, of the Campaign Legal Center, finds the Santos filings suspicious. As Santos’ criminal trial approaches, Producer Amy Gaines McQuade walks Jake Halpern through the moment when the cracks began to show.  

Note: George Santos is now expected to plead guilty, as first reported by Talking Points Memo.

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On April 10, 1834; firefighters smashed through a padlocked attic door of the burning home of a high society couple: Delphine and Louis Lalaurie.  What they found is now a dark legend that have been circulating for over 150 years.  

So get comfortable my spooky friends.  You are about to hear the tale of the woman that the press once called “Mad Madame Lalaurie”, but before we get started I wanted to give you all a heads up.  Today we will be talking about slavery, abuse, torture, and about ghastly atrocities.  Listener discretion is advised

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Introducing UMG Nashville Rising Star Sam Williams from takin' a walk.

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Join @thebuzzknight for this episode with Sam Williams. Sam is the grandson of country pioneer Hank Williams, and the son of outlaw legend Hank Jr. Sam is one of the bright voices of the new Nashville and he has new music out called Act 1 : Scarlett Lonesome.

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Whether they are tiny amebas or little green men, aliens never fail to capture our imagination.  Now seventy seven years after Roswell, aliens still are in our collective psyche.  Today, we brought in one of our favourite podcast hosts, Noelle from Creepy Confidential, to help me tell you some tales that will make you wonder…are we really alone in the universe?

So get ready my spooky friends.  Today is alien takeover day

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In December of 2021, we released an episode called “The Edmonton Dexter Wannabe” that tells the tale of Mark Twitchell.  He murdered a man after being inspired by the fictional tv character Dexter Morgan.  Dexter was the antihero of a book series by Jeff Lindsay that was developed into a tv show by the same name.

In both the books and tv series; Dexter is a forensic blood spatter analyst who works for the Miami-Metro police.  In his spare time, Dexter is a vigilante serial killer who targets other murderers who evaded the justice system.  Mark Twitchell was inspired by this, but he did not target evil doers.  He targeted an innocent man.

But Jeff Lindsay didn’t just make Dexter’s story up.  He was inspired by a man that has been called “the perfect psychopath”, who murdered at least seventy people.  This serial killer stands out from all the rest, since it was he that inspired the character of Dexter Morgan.

So get comfortable my spooky friends.  You are about to hear the tale of Pedro Filho, the Brazilian Dexter.  But before we get started today; I want to give you all a heads up.  Today we will be talking about graphic murders, child abuse, sexual assault, and cannibalism.  Listener discretion is advised

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Introducing A Reassessment of Prostate Cancer Treatment (Live from the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting) from Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast.

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About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Join Lauren Bright Pacheco at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, as she investigates the advancements in prostate cancer care.  Dr. Mohammad Atiq shares ways innovative treatments are paving the way for better outcomes.

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The 1960s are known for many things, like free love and Woodstock.  But for some; it meant control, sexual abuse, and the apocalypse.

So turn up the volume my spooky friends.  You are about to hear the story of the Children of God cult, and how their message of hope turned into a nightmare for some of their followers.  But before we get started today; I want to give you all a heads up.  Today we will be speaking about physical, mental, and sexual abuse of both adults and children.  Listener discretion is advised.

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