In the late 1880’s; London’s East End was the scene of a series of brutal murders, which remains unsolved to this day. The victims were women, and their deaths all took place relatively close to each other. All of these killings are believed to be committed by one man. Although his identity has baffled experts for over a century; today this man is known as one of the world’s most infamous serial killers - Jack the Ripper.

Now its time for a little heads up…today we will be talking about murder and graphic crime scenes. Listener discretion is advised.

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Russia is huge. It spans from eastern Europe all the way to northern Asia. It is the largest country of the world spanning over 17 million square kilometres or over 6.5 million square miles in size. It is more than 1/8th of the Earth’s inhabited lands. It has 11 time zones, and borders 16 nations. It is the most populated country in the world, and with all this population comes some very interesting and spooky tales.

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If there were anyone in American history that demonstrated what true evil actually was; it was the Harpe’s brothers. These men immigrated from Scotland in search of a new future, but instead ended the futures of many. They became two of the most blood thirsty killers of the American Frontier, and this landed them the distinction of becoming the United States first recorded serial killers.

Just a quick heads up here - today’s episode will be talking about murder...a lot of murders. Listener discretion is advised.

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Most people today say they don’t believe in curses. But if you consider the prevalence of curses in today’s media; it suggests that this concept still has a hold on many peoples psyches, and that many still believe that this could happen to them.

From a scientific perspective, there is a rational explanation behind why people could believe they are cursed. For example, studies show that people who believe they are cursed come up with this idea due to their own thinking patterns, or from the desire to make sense of the world around them. Science also tells us that if a person does believe in curses that this belief is often reinforced by other psychological tendencies. There is no scientific evidence to support a supernatural base for curses, but the belief of a curse has powerful impact of people. And despite evidence to the contrary, many stories of curses are very compelling.

Today we are going to hear some of these stories, and after listening you can decide…are curses actually real?

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One of my favourite books, and favourite movies of all time is Steven King’s IT. I was never scared of clowns before the book, but afterwards it made me a little nervous. Clowns are supposed to be fun, and bring us back to a simpler time of our childhoods. But that wasn’t always the case.

Some people historically have chosen to take this safe image, and use it to commit evil acts.

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There are a lot of haunted houses that are said to be haunted for many different reasons. But some of these houses truly stand out, and today we are going to hear about a few of these paranormal hotspots that are famous world wide for what may be happening within their walls.

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Imagine doing something so horrendous that it results in you being the star in a nursery rhyme...

Lizzie Borden took an axe,

But what if it wasn’t true.

Twins appear in mythologies from many cultures around the world. Some believe that they have a bond deeper than regular siblings do, and that they also have can have special powers. Some cultures see twins as a symbol of fertility and a wish for immortality - but what if twins could in fact be exactly that…immortal.

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The power of play is very important in helping a child thrive. It is more than a chance to have fun, but it is also vital to a child’s health and development which enriches a child’s brain, body, and life in many ways. Now games usually should not result in someone getting hurt, but it happens. I remember a time playing hide and seek in the dark resulting in me getting one of the worst black eyes I have ever seen, and another time resulting in me getting attacked by hornets. This is not the norm.

But there are some games that are now part of legend, and some believe that if you chose to play, that you may die.

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When you come home you expect to be safe...after all...your home is your castle…right? But even though you may not want to believe this, the truth is that there is no way to guarantee for your safety no matter where you are.

For one small town in Ohio, they learned this lesson the hard way when an unknown individual began mailing threatening and sexually explicit letters to residents. Now if that isn’t scary enough, what made this worse is that in small towns everyone knows everyone else. There are no real strangers, and the person who wrote those letters knew way too much. For years locals looked over their shoulders. Some wondered if they would be targeted, while others wondered how they got in the letter writers crosshairs.

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