**TW: Sexual Abuse, Mental Illness**

Who would you choose as your nurse, Jolly Jane, Happy Helen, or Favorable Fanny? 

Anna tells the horrifying tale of a nurse with a god-like complex.

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Source(s):

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Toppan 

PowerPoint - https://www.academia.edu/15686136

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Keywords: Michigan, stories, small podcast, new podcast, girl,  superstition, murder, poison, women, medieval, serial killer, true crime, nurse, dr death, asylum 

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

Hey girl, I know it's been a long time, but I have to tell you about this product that has changed my life...

Betsy tells us the tale of Giulia Tofana - who turns out to be the first MLM distributor, but instead of makeup, she sells poison.

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Source(s):

Meet the Woman Who Killed Over 600 Men: https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-killed-over-600-men-giulia-tofana/

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Keywords: Michigan, stories, small podcast, new podcast, girl, superstition, murder, poison, women, medieval, serial killer, true crime, multilevel marketing, pyramid scheme, Mary Kay, Young Living, Avon, 

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Bears, Bees, and Battlestar Galactica!! 

Ever wondered what to do if stung by a scorpion or if faced with an angry bear? So have we! Join us as Anna dives into how not to die from things in nature. Hint: RUN!!! Or take a nap...you do you.

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Keywords: Michigan, stories, small podcast, new podcast, girl, superstition, bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica, killer bees, bear attacks, survivor, I survived, scorpion stings, national parks, nature, guide, 

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

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Sources:

Bees:

https://www.americanoutdoor.guide/survival-situations/animal-attack-insect-swarm/killer-bees-how-to-survive-a-swarm-attack/

https://www.worstcasescenario.com/blog/how-to-escape-from-killer-bees

https://www.desertusa.com/insects/africanized-honey-bee-attack-stories.html#ixzz77mzNFABh

Bears:

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm

https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/fatal-bear-attacks-2021/

Scorpions:

https://stoneageman.com/how-to-survive-a-scorpion-sting/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scorpion-stings/symptoms-causes/syc-20353859 

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/valley-father-warning-others-after-3-year-old-son-suffers-terrifying-encounter-with-scorpion/75-c091f812-0f80-45c2-991e-6039c31c46e7 

So what does Betsy love more than murder??? Well, nothing, but stabbing is a close second. Besty digs deep into exactly what happens when you get stabbed and how to survive it!

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime, small  podcast, new podcast, girl, American horror, horror story, Halloween,  apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly,  spirit, possession, superstition

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We return to our worst fears...deep water! This week Anna chat's about the Underwater Panther, aka the Mishipeshu! Also, did you know the Great Lakes has its own Bermuda triangle?!?

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Sources:

Michigan's Bermuda Triangle: https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-michigan/2018/04/29/the-bermuda-triangle-of-the-great-lakes-the-lake-michigan-triangle/

Youtube Video- Great Beasts of Legend: Underwater Panthers and Their Place in the Native American Cosmos: https://youtu.be/gvhucK2BnKk

Underwater Panther Main Sources: 

http://www.native-languages.org/water-panther.htm

https://www.mpm.edu/content/wirp/ICW-141

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime, small    podcast, new podcast, girl, American, horror story, Halloween, apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly, spirit, possession, superstition, scuba diving,

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Swimming is cool...and caves are cool-ish...BUT WHY WOULD PEOPLE GO SWIMMING IN CAVES?!

Besty taunts Anna this week by diving deep into her worst fear.

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime, small   podcast, new podcast, girl, American horror, horror story, Halloween,   apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly, spirit, possession, superstition, old women, murder, scuba diving,

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

CW: Suicide and Murder

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Imagine buying the land to build your new house. You've been working on the transaction for months and finally are approved to start building...until two dead bodies are found in your basement. This week Anna tells the story of a murder that shook Hastings, MI, to its core. 

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Read more about the case here:  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39073673/battle-creek-enquirer/

The Hunt for Naked Man: https://youtu.be/DbUV-5LmHQ0

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CW: Suicide, Murder, Cannibalism, and Drug Use

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Can you really trust your boyfriends? Surprise, surprise, you can't. Betsy shares the tragic story of Rosie Launer's murder and the gruesome way it was covered up.

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Read more about the case here: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2017/11/17/rose-larner-murder-john-ortiz-kehoe-lansing/852435001/

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films

Is there something about Ann Arbor, Michigan that attracts murderers?!

In part two of Michigan Murders, Anna tells Betsy the unfortunate Ann Arbor Hospital Murders that took place in 1975 and the problematic trial that followed.

To donate to the innocence project, visit their website: https://innocenceproject.org/

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If you or a loved one is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call the 24/7 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255 

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Looking to learn more about this case? Check out these materials:

Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez
 By Dr. Jason Perez (son of Leonora)


Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History
 By Catherine Ceniza Choy

Paralyzing Summer
 By Elizabeth O'Neal and S. Martin Linden-au-er (chief of staff when the poisonings happened)


That Strange Summer, a 2015 documentary about the case made by an MSU journalism prof and her students

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime, small  podcast, new podcast, girl, American, horror story, Halloween,  apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly,  spirit, possession, superstition, alien abductions, ufo,  extraterrestrial, fear, creepy, cryptozoology, crypto,

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Let's go back to college!!! This week Betsy tells us about the Co-Ed Killer of Ypsilanti, Michigan. 

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Keywords: horror, true crime, Michigan, spooky, stories, crime, small  podcast, new podcast, girl, American horror, horror story, Halloween, apparition, paranormal, ghoulish, phantom, poltergeist, unearthly,  spirit, possession, superstition, old women, women in white, coed killer, murder, Ypsilanti ripper

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Episode produced by Anna Parker and Chickadee Films