This week we're getting in our time machine and heading back to the Middle Ages where we'll be talking about the dancing plagues of Europe. So strap on your best dancing shoes because it's time to cut foot loose!

This week we’re talking about our favourite topic, cults! It’s the FLDS this week. Hear about the generations of people who were conned into giving up their lives for Warren Jeffs to live the high life. Now he’s living that banged up life! 

Sources:

https://www.mrm.org/flds

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/fundamentalist-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/fundamentalist-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints

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

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-psychology-behind-cults

https://online.utpb.edu/about-us/articles/psychology/the-psychology-of-cults/

https://aeon.co/essays/how-cult-leaders-brainwash-followers-for-total-control

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/21/fundamentalist-church-of-latter-day-saints-missing-children

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/13/woman-escaped-cult-hq-flds-refuge

https://www.newsweek.com/faith-bistline-flds-church-warren-jeffs-polygamy-1859015

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flds-documentary-netflix-warren-jeffs-b2097657.html

Keep Sweet. Prey and Obey - Netflix

https://www.phoenixmag.com/2020/08/19/the-callback-kid/

This week we're taking a trip down mythology lane to talk about the many legends of the changeling. Eggs anyone?

This week we're asking the question, can you be held responsible for a crime you committed whilst asleep? How about a murder? And how can you tell the people that are telling the truth from those who are just trying to get away with it?

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/02/if-you-kill-someone-in-your-sleep-are-you-a-murderer

https://apnews.com/article/c7c3bc37038fdde048fd8e3caf3c84ee

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

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

https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/907/index.do

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2006/10/27/man-acquitted-of-sleepwalking-murder-running-for-school-trustee-in-durham/

https://sleepforensicmedicine.org/case-studies/sleep-walking/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-28-mn-3400-story.html

https://www.crimetraveller.org/2017/11/homicidal-sleepwalking/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3621648/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-sleepwalking-killers-conscious/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27072/bump-night-when-sleepwalkers-turn-violent

This week we're hopping in our time machine to visit the Sodder Family and discuss their children's disappearance. Did they die in the fire or was there something more sinister at play? Let us know what you think!

REFERENCES:  

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/ 

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

https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wvrcbiog/WhatReallyHappenedToChildrena.html 

https://listverse.com/2021/01/25/10-facts-about-the-sodder-children-mystery-that-dont-add-up/ 

https://www.urnsforashes.co.uk/cremation-process/ 

https://dfweurope.com/faq/what-is-a-cremation-furnace/#:~:text=A%20human%20cremation%20furnace%20is,elements%20and%20dried%20bone%20fragments. 

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-demise-of-the-mafia 

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

This week we're off to South America to talk about one of the most harrowing experiences we've had on this show. Expect a few tears along the way with this one!

Sources:

https://time.com/6551709/society-of-the-snow-true-story-netflix/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/society-of-the-snow-true-story-netflix-cannibalism-b2472718.html

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231213-society-of-the-snow-the-horrifying-story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-is-also-one-of-survival-and-generosity

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/04/nando-parrado-andes-plane-crash-1972-rugby-team

It's cult week y'all! We love a good doomsday cult story and this week is no different as Emma takes on a journey through time and space (literally) to talk about the Order of the Solar Temple.

REFERENCES -  

The Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death - Wikipedia 

Order of the Solar Temple | Cultic Practices, Occultism & Esoteric Beliefs | Britannica 

The Order of the Solar Temple | Controversial New Religions | Oxford Academic (oup.com) 

Order of the Solar Temple - Cults and Sects (newreligiousmovements.org) 

Inside still active 'apocalypse' Order of Solar Temple cult that 'slaughtered 53 of its own' - Daily Star 

The 1994 Solar Temple cult deaths in Switzerland - SWI swissinfo.ch 

Apocalyptic Millennialism in the West: (virginia.edu) 

Order of the Solar Temple | History, Beliefs & Facts | Study.com 

12 Disturbing Secrets Of The Order Of The Solar Temple Cult (ranker.com) 

Knights Templar - Wikipedia 

Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis - Wikipedia 

Rosicrucianism - Wikipedia 

Home - Rosicrucian Order AMORC  

Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem - Wikipedia 

“Our terrestrial journey is coming to an end”: the last voyage of the Solar Temple (religion.info) 

OCCULT CRIMES – Season 1, episode 3 

“132 – Order of the Solar Temple Doomsday Cult” - Timesuck with Dan Cummins podcast

This week we're off to Connecticut where we'll hear about a famous case involving the Warren's (of The Conjuring fame) and demonic possession.

Sources:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10026851/the-devil-on-trial-netflix-documentary-arne-cheyenne-johnson-alan-bono/

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

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/18/netflix-documentary-devil-on-trial-murder-demon-possessed

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/faith/2022/10/28/curious-about-demonic-possession-and-exorcism-7-things-to-know/69593131007/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43697573

The Devil on Trial - Netflix

https://lawreview.vermontlaw.edu/the-devil-made-me-do-it-the-viability-of-demonic-possession-as-a-murder-defense/

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

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

This week is a hard listen as we talk about the opioid crisis in America and the family that massively contributed.

Sources:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20494637231160684

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65764307

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9339402/

This week we're back in the long, long ago to take on some of the most gruesome legends Scotland has to offer. And Emma doesn't know that Jack the Ripper was real!

REFERENCES:  

The Legend of Sawney Bean, and his cannibal cave - YouTube 

Unveiling Sawney Bean: The Terrifying Truth Behind Scotland's Cannibal Legend (youtube.com) 

Exploring Sawney Bean's SECRET CAVE! (youtube.com) 

Sawney Bean - Wikipedia 

The story of Sawney Bean, Scotland's most famous cannibal. (historic-uk.com) 

Who was Sawney Bean? - BBC News 

The Legend of Sawney Bean (scotclans.com) 

Discover The Horrific Sawney Bean Clan (1000 victims) - Highland Titles 

Sawney Bean: Did The Scottish Cannibal & Murderer Really Exist? | HistoryExtra 

Sawney Bean | Villains Wiki | Fandom 

Christie-Cleek - Wikipedia 

Christie Cleek | Villains Wiki | Fandom 

Sawney Bean and Black Agnes Douglas (douglashistory.co.uk) 

Forget Sawney Bean... this Scottish cannibal was far more horrifying and he was REAL - Scottish Daily Express 

Cleek's Clan | Villains Wiki | Fandom 

Christie Cleek ~ Cannibal – Made in Perth ~ Official Website ~ SC044155 

Christie of the Cleek (electricscotland.com) 

Christie-Cleek (sawneybean.com)