Hysteria 51

How do you know things are serious? 1. Robert Stack gets involved. 2. Robert Stack gets involved... 'nuff said. How did a simple affair send one man to jail, kill another, and terrorize an entire hamlet...in a mystery that remains unsolved to this day? Ohio is the answer! We ask the rest of the questions this week as we examine the case of the Circleville Letters. Plus, Brent talks about his days as a vigilante (that's a kind interpretation), Conspiracy Bot acknowledges that most of his fans are in jail (also a kind interpretation), and C-Bot wants a pen pal (nothing clever to add here...just don't do it). All of that and more on the podcast that doesn’t write any anonymous, threatening, or vilifying letters, but we can't say the same for our robot(s) – Hysteria 51.

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Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVPDFPaul Freshour Website Info - https://circlevilleletters.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-full-story.pdfVideosThe Circleville Letters- The Unexplained - https://youtu.be/iF6yT09ERiEUnsolved Mysteries Season 7, Episode 6 - https://youtu.be/dkb0KswsXocWebsitesUnsolved Mysteries Wiki - https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Circleville_WriterDark Histories - https://www.darkhistories.com/the-circleville-letters-mystery/Historic Mysteries - https://www.historicmysteries.com/circleville-letters-mystery/The Lineup - https://the-line-up.com/circleville-letter-writerTrue Crimes Blog - https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/the-poison-pen-who-wrote-the-circleville-letters-440a302d09ad13th Floor - http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2017/01/04/the-mysterious-and-unexplained-incident-of-ohios-circleville-letters/Medium - https://medium.com/@truecrimetimesblog/the-poison-pen-who-wrote-the-circleville-letters-440a302d09adr/UnsolvedMysteries - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6y4v8e/the_circleville_letters/Mysterious Universe - https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/09/the-mysterious-phantom-letters-of-circleville/

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Drake Hotel - Chicago. While it's everyone's favorite boutique hotel that doubles as a plot point in Mission Impossible it ALSO happens to be the setting for an UNSOLVED MURDER-most-foul in 1940's Chicago. A mysterious woman in black shot and killed a local socialite in her own room. And in perhaps an equally appalling offense - she was wearing a lamb coat (ok, the murder might be worse, but this thing was hideous). Anyway, that's just the appetizer in this confounding conundrum involving grifters, disappearing evidence, and a Pulp Fiction level divine-intervention to save a second shooting victim. Oh yeah, and GHOSTS! This week we grab our khaki trench coats and investigate The Woman in Black at the Drake Hotel. Plus, Conspiracy Bot tells everyone how good at chess he is (surprising). Kyle tries to eat a chess board (less surprising). And we learn C-Bot's been playing checkers the entire time (there it is). All of that and more on the podcast that asks the tough questions – like, was everything in the olden days in black and white? – Hysteria 51.

Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IV

VideosChicago's Mysterious Woman in Black at the Drake Hotel - https://youtu.be/CnYVspHqND0Habeas Corpus Explained in One Minute - https://youtu.be/UQmnxiN57C4WebsitesMysterious Chicago Yours - http://mysteriouschicago.com/the-woman-in-black-at-the-drake-hotel/Choose Chicago - https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/chicagos-most-haunted-hotels/Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/ifsfrr/the_woman_in_black_at_the_drake_hotel/Chicago Mag - https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/October-2017/A-Brief-History-of-Chicagos-Other-Haunted-Hotel/Telegraph Local - https://www.telegraphlocal.com/2020/05/23/murder-of-adele-born-williams-at-chicagos-drake-hotel/Haunt Jaunts - https://www.hauntjaunts.net/the-case-of-adele-born-williams-and-the-drakes-mysterious-woman-in-black/

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HOUSEKEEPING!!! WANT ME FLUFF PILLOW???Maybe not that housekeeping, but it is a housekeeping week on Hysteria 51. We are switching to new host. What does that mean for you? Nothing, everything stays the same. But for us it just means some backend stuff while we get everything transitioned over. We will be back next week with brand new content, but until then enjoy one of our favorites from the back catalog, Spring-Heeled Jack!

Original DescriptionThis week we hop BACK over the pond to merry ol’ England to tackle a most vile and sinister serial…slapper? Well – slapper, groper, fire belcher, carriage crasher, and more. This week we’re looking into the legend of Spring Heeled Jack. This mischievous prankster allegedly had metal claws, could leap over 10 ft. walls, breath blue fire, apparently loved to slap authority figures, and cause carriages to crash. But who was this British bouncer? Is this just a folk tale re-told over the years to explain away hundreds of different events, was there a person of extraordinary ability terrorizing the countryside, or were these just a series of glorified fraternity pranks? David Flora of the Blurry Photos podcast joins the fun to help us uncover the identity of Britain’s strangest urban legend. Plus, Conspiracy Bot tries to get rid of Flora (he’s protective of BRENT’S beer), the fellas all try their hands at a British accent and fail miserably (shocking), and a related ghost in Long Island sounds eerily similar to Keanu Reeves (whoa). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never terrified women by blowing fire into their face, we do it the old-fashioned way, by letting them see our work ethic and bank account – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sourcesResearch Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack | Karl BellThe Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack: From Victorian Legend to Steampunk Hero | John MatthewsVideosThe Mystery Of Spring Heeled Jack – https://bit.ly/2Wpxk4ZCryptids and Monsters: The Spring-Heeled Jack – https://bit.ly/2FyRO4HWebsitesWikipedia – https://bit.ly/1rPK59yAtlas Obscura – https://bit.ly/2JAEkJOHistoric UK – https://bit.ly/2JJTGNdBBC – https://bbc.in/2p6amzNMysterious Universe – https://bit.ly/2uwobvABlurry Photos – http://www.blurryphotos.org

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"You just never know what you'll see when you go swimming in Siberia." It's one of our favorite quotes (and one we just made up), but it's true and this week's topic proves it! In 1982 a team of Russian Navy divers go exploring in Lake Baikal when, to their amazement, they encounter giant, humanoid beings obviously not of this world. So, they did the only reasonable thing…tried to capture them with nets! Let's just say the rest of the story doesn't work out as well for the divers…it's the Swimmers of Lake Baikal this week on the show. Plus, the fellas discuss Dolph Lundgren's MENSA membership (and his dashing good looks), Conspiracy Bot finally starts to accept his loss in the election (things get broken), and Brent starts talking hip like the kids do (well, he tries). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never gone swimming in Siberia, when we’re there, we keep it to training for heavyweight bouts against Dolph Lundgren – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVVideosDid The Soviet Union Discover Aliens In The Deepest Lake In The World? - https://youtu.be/DVq7gBH70WEWebsitesLake Baikal Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_BaikalDecompression Sickness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sicknessWired - https://www.wired.com/2009/07/russian-navy-declassifies-cold-war-close-encounters/Scribol - https://scribol.com/uncategorized/the-fathomless-mysteries-of-the-deepest-lake-on-earth/6/?as=799&asv=1DNA - https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/report-aliens-love-oceans-indicate-russian-navy-ufo-records-1277861Down The Chupacabra Hole - https://downthechupacabrahole.com/2019/03/21/the-russian-navy-divers-who-were-attacked-by-aquatic-aliens-lake-baikal-humanoids/The Siberian Times - https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/f0077-aliens-and-ufos-at-worlds-deepest-lake/Find More Great PodcastsForthHand Media - http://forthhand.com/shows/

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Sometimes nature's rules don't apply. Paranormal phenomena defy physics. Living beings defy death. Substances and materials defy their own make-up. And sometimes random holes in the Pacific Northwest do all of the above! At least that's the story according to Mel Waters about his aptly named "Mel's Hole". Where exactly is the hole? Does it really contain supernatural powers? Can it bring creatures back from the dead? Is Gordon Freeman's story from Half-Life actually a true story? We tie a rope to our ankle and dive into Mel's Hole this week. Plus, Conspiracy Bot refuses to concede the election (no surprise), Kyle makes a valid and salient point during a discussion (that is a surprise), and he then promptly overheats and shuts down (there it is). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never brought an animal back to life by throwing it down a bottomless pit – we do it the old fashioned way, by burying it on old Indian burial grounds in New England - Hysteria 51.

Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooks and TranscriptsTranscripts of Mel Waters of "Mel's Hole" fame - http://www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/Mel_Hole_Transcripts.htmlVideosThe Unsolved Mystery of Mel's Hole - https://youtu.be/pk2C-75Cwm0Mel’s Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDZN3qV0UQEWebsitesMel's Hole Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%27s_HoleNW Legends Museum - http://www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/MelsHole.htmlHideous Monster - http://hideousmonster.com/melshole.htmlDaily Record News - https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mels-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html}Mel’s Hole - https://melshole.org/Knowledge Nuts - https://knowledgenuts.com/2014/01/30/mysterious-mel-and-the-hole-to-hell/Skeptoid - https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4156Coast top Coast AM - https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/waters-mel-5595/Kola Superdeep Borehole - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole#:~:text=In%20terms%20of%20depth%20below,deepest%20artificial%20point%20on%20Earth.History Daily - https://historydaily.org/mels-hole-a-sensational-urban-myth-of-a-mysterious-bottomless-pit

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You didn't think flat-earthers had cornered the market on looney tunes, pseudoscientific explanations for how the world works, did you? Well, we pop that thought balloon this week as we delve into the world of the Electric Universe. TL;DR - all of that crap you learned in school was wrong and the root of every force in the universe is electricity. Oh, and black holes don't exist. There's more and if you want to hear it you'll have to tune-in (you should tune-in either way). Plus, C-Bot releases his final campaign commercial before the election (we know, we can't wait for it to be over either), Kyle explains the internet (you can guess how that goes), and TJ Withington of the "Pick Me Podcast" gets his wish and joins the show (we don't get it either). All of that and more on the podcast that tends to pay attention to science...especially when it comes to pandemics - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksThunderbolts of the Gods | David Talbott & Wallace ThornhillThe Electric Sky | Donald E. ScottA Beginner’s View of Our Electric Universe | Tom Findlay(available Free - https://www.newtoeu.com/files/A_Beginners_View_of_Our_Electric_Universe-Free.pdf)VideosASTROTAS Wallace Thornhill Electric Universe Lecture 2014 - https://youtu.be/FACeNtITk9QDebunking the Electric Universe - https://youtu.be/T9q-v4lBGuwThunderbolts Project YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/ThunderboltsProjectWebsitesThe Thunderbolts Project - https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/The Electric Universe Theory - https://www.electricuniverse.info/Testing the Electric Universe - https://bit.ly/3o5zJAuSolar Neutrino Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_neutrinoElectric Universe Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_UniverseRational Wiki - https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Electric_UniverseThe Electric Universe - http://www.the-electric-universe.info/The Electric Cosmos - https://www.electric-cosmos.org/Thunderbolts Forum - http://www.thunderbolts.info/forum/phpBB3/index.phpHoloscience - https://www.holoscience.com/wp/Vice - https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz7neg/electric-universe-theory-thunderbolts-project-wallace-thornhill

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!This year we decided to jump in the H51 time machine and go back to episode 57 from 2017 for Shadow People Talk!Original Description:You’re laying in bed half asleep, half awake and see something out of the corner of your eye. Did that shadow just move? No, that’s silly. Shadows don’t move. But, then again…it really seemed like it moved…there it is again..but closer…and closer. It’s our ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SHOW and it’s time to talk Shadow People! Shadow people are thought by many to be conscious, intelligent, inter-dimensional beings that can move in and out of our dimension at will. And these bad boys aren’t here just to play canasta. They are reported to paralyze their victims, drain them of energy, and do much, much worse. We go hunting in the dark to find out more. Plus, we play some of our favorite clips from Halloween movies (fun!). Conspiracy Bot gets legs (bad idea!). And the show is joined by JP Doyal of Just Paranormal (horrible idea for him!). All of that and more on the podcast that doesn’t always see shadow people, but when we do it means 6 more weeks of HALLOWEEN – Hysteria 51.Cover art:Theodoros Mavrogonatos - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/P804n

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We've got UFOs, a potential rapture, and military helicopters. And that was just the tip of the huge, diamond shaped iceberg (so huge, it was likely bigger than a Walmart). Where did the radiation sickness come from? Was the government really involved? We dig in even deeper to the Cash Landrum Incident this week. Plus, the fellas ponder throwing Conspiracy Bot into molten steel (understandable). Kyle joins the Secret Service (less than understandable). And Dr. Chris Cogswell comes back to the Lower 4th to help decipher the madness (inexplicable). All of that and more on the podcast that’s days are running together so bad we’re even doing repeat episodes - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Cash-Landrum UFO Incident | John F. SchuesslerThe UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomenon from the Beginning, Volume 1: A-K (second edition) | Jerome ClarkVideosShocking True Story Of The Cash - Landrum Incident - https://youtu.be/dj2orFrVhCMRare Live Interview with Colby Landrum, Cash-Landrum UFO Incident - https://youtu.be/pguNgh2F924The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident - https://youtu.be/SQ49t7VZ_j0Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 3, Episode 18 - https://youtu.be/3yJUBUF0s0UThe Science of Warp Drives - https://youtu.be/tm1FvHRruUQThe TIME The U.S. Military FLEW A U.F.O. Over TEXAS! - https://youtu.be/gChWnwT_eqMAmerica Undercover - UFO's: What's Going On? - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6424000/WebsitesIncident Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash-Landrum_incidentNuclear thermal rocket - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_thermal_rockethowstuffworks - https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/cash-landrum-ufo-incident.htmCUFON Transcript, Cash-Landrum Interview - http://www.cufon.org/cufon/cashlani.pdfBetty Joyce Collins Cash - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159720956/betty-joyce-cashUnsolved - https://unsolved.com/gallery/texas-ufo/Boeing CH-47 Chinook Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_ChinookCUFOS | John F. Schuessler - http://cufos.org/schuessler.htmlUnsolved Mysteries Fandom - https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Betty_Cash_and_Vickie_LandrumVickie Marzelia Holifield Landrum - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42263879/vickie-marzelia-landrum

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They say diamonds are a girl's best friend. Well, not so much if said diamond is flying in the sky, messing up your sweet Oldsmobile, and emitting cancer causing radiation that ruins your life. We know what you’re thinking, "That old chestnut". But that is just what Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and Vickie’s grandson Colby say they experienced. We tackle the tough questions this week in Part 1 of our 2 part dive into the Cash Landrum Incident. Questions like did a secret military craft or even aliens change these people’s lives forever? Did Robert Stack wear clothes under all those trench coats on Unsolved Mysteries? Is Conspiracy Bot running for President? All that and more this week on the podcast that prefers to never be exposed to high levels of radiation…unless it’s gamma radiation… Hysteria 51Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Cash-Landrum UFO Incident | John F. SchuesslerThe UFO Encyclopedia: The Phenomenon from the Beginning, Volume 1: A-K (second edition) | Jerome ClarkVideosShocking True Story Of The Cash - Landrum Incident - https://youtu.be/dj2orFrVhCMRare Live Interview with Colby Landrum, Cash-Landrum UFO Incident - https://youtu.be/pguNgh2F924The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident - https://youtu.be/SQ49t7VZ_j0Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 3, Episode 18 - https://youtu.be/3yJUBUF0s0UThe Science of Warp Drives - https://youtu.be/tm1FvHRruUQThe TIME The U.S. Military FLEW A U.F.O. Over TEXAS! - https://youtu.be/gChWnwT_eqMAmerica Undercover - UFO's: What's Going On? - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6424000/WebsitesIncident Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash-Landrum_incidentNuclear thermal rocket - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_thermal_rockethowstuffworks - https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/cash-landrum-ufo-incident.htmCUFON Transcript, Cash-Landrum Interview - http://www.cufon.org/cufon/cashlani.pdfBetty Joyce Collins Cash - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159720956/betty-joyce-cashUnsolved - https://unsolved.com/gallery/texas-ufo/Boeing CH-47 Chinook Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_ChinookCUFOS | John F. Schuessler - http://cufos.org/schuessler.htmlUnsolved Mysteries Fandom - https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Betty_Cash_and_Vickie_LandrumVickie Marzelia Holifield Landrum - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42263879/vickie-marzelia-landrum

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It might be the happiest place on earth, but there is some strange stuff going on with the corporate mouse machine. From cryogenically frozen founders to wraiths in the rides - the house of mouse has its share of folktale and lore. But which of these stories have a foundation in reality and which are nothing but glorified creepypasta? We put on our ears, grab an overpriced corndog, and get to the bottom of Disney conspiracies this week. Plus, the fellas talk about the benefits of living in Orlando (it’s a short conversation), Brent talk about the benefits of having Conspiracy Bot as your accountant (it’s a shorter conversation), and the show benefits with special guest James Payton (unfortunately for him, it isn’t a short conversation) All of that and more on the podcast that’s never been to a Disney theme park, but we do have robots with plans to have our heads frozen - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksWalt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination | Neal GablerVideosDisney Discovery Island urban exploring - https://youtu.be/_GmjNTxr1T4Disney's Forgotten Theme Park - Abandoned Discovery Island - https://youtu.be/va1mawENadI10 Movie Theories That Completely Change Disney Films - https://youtu.be/mxgkQy4IuJ8WebsitesSnopes - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/suspended-animation/Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_CompanyUSA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/05/03/disney-world-what-is-discovery-island-where-man-caught-camping/3074416001/JPost - https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/no-truth-in-claim-that-walt-disney-was-an-anti-semite-410965USA Today - https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/09/09/walt-disney-jim-henson-pbs-documentary/71891210/PBS - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-strange-rumor-of-walt-disneys-death-became-legend#:~:text=But%20there's%20also%20the%20disturbing,Walter%20Elias%20Disney%20had%20died.

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