I Scream, You Scream Podcast

In 1860, Elizabeth Packard was committed to Jacksonville Insane Asylum for “extensive application of body and mind,” or as she put it, “placed there by her husband for thinking.” She spent three years there, enduring horrific abuses alongside countless other women whose husbands and families had abandoned them. When she finally got out, she went after the men, laws, and systems that put her there - and she won.

“The time for downtrodden and oppressed women to have their rights has come. Her voice and her pen are going to move the world.” - Elizabeth Packard

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Books by Elizabeth Packard:

• Marital Power Exemplified, or Three Years Imprisonment for Religious Belief (1864)
• Great Disclosure of Spiritual Wickedness in High Places (1865)
• The Mystic Key or the Asylum Secret Unlocked (1866)
• The Prisoners' Hidden Life, Or Insane Asylums Unveiled (1868)
• The Great Drama (1878)

The docuseries Kathryn mentioned is called Death of a Pastor’s Wife on Netflix.

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

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📚Sources:

• “The Woman They Could Not Silence” by Kate Moore
• University of Illinois
• Jurist News
• Illinois Department of Human Services

📸Credits:

• National Women’s History Museum
• Disability History Museum

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Hidden in the Venetian Lagoon, just a short distance from the glittering streets of Venice, Poveglia has earned a reputation as one of the most haunted islands in the world—a place so steeped in death and tragedy that even today, few people are willing to set foot there.

For centuries, the island was used to quarantine victims of disease. The sick were brought there. The dying were abandoned there. And the dead were buried there. But you might be surprised by where the hauntings actually come from (we definitely were).

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

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📚Sources:

• Poveglia Island: The Haunting History of Venice's Forbidden Island by Benita Bowers
• ZME Science
• Walks of Italy

📸Credits:

• Wikimedia Commons
• Google Maps

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Founded in 1247, Bethlem Royal Hospital (AKA Bedlam) is literally synonymous with chaos. In today’s episode, we’re exploring its dark history - including horrifying procedures, longstanding corruption, and its time as one of London’s top tourist attractions.

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Hospitals

💀Topic of the Month: Vanilla

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📚Sources:

• Bedlam: London and its Mad by Catharine Arnold
• South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
• Historic England
• Macabre Tours UK
• All That’s Interesting
• Learning Legacy
• My London

📸Credits:

• Wikimedia commons
• Bedlam Museum of the Mind
• Network Rail

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IT’S FINALLY HERE 😈 Welcome to autumn, little spoons!!! To celebrate the turning of the wheel, we have some scrumptiously spooky tales to share. Plus, what’s your zodiac sign’s horror movie archetype? Guess you gotta listen to find out 🤷‍♀️

Stories Start: 07:50

📚Book recs:

• Check out “Sign Here” by Claudia Lux: ​​https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/eb66767a-781f-4d0e-aedf-0091c761ca36
• Check out “Dive Bar at the End of the Road” by Kelley Armstrong: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/b6b729a0-8612-4f8c-ac79-bd5029053fec

Listen to Brooke’s scary story in episode 35: Slenderman (1:06:27)

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

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In the early 1900s, a string of brutal axe murders left communities across America searching for answers. The crimes were attributed to a mysterious figure known as Billy the Axeman… but who was he? As stories of the murders spread, so did theories about the man behind them. In this episode, we’ll trace each crime and explore the theory that Billy the Axeman may have been responsible for far more👀

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To avoid Practical Magic 2 spoilers, skip 05:07 - 08:14

📚Check out “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” by Rachel McCarthy James: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/beb22a88-a855-45f6-8c96-134ffd4e5f2e

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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New episodes drop every Tuesday!

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⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources: 

• American Hauntings Ink.
• “The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery” by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James
• “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” by Rachel McCarthy James

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Is there anything scarier than being trapped on a boat with a delusional murderer? If there is, I (Gina) don’t want to know. 

When the Mary Russell departed for Barbados in 1828, it was just another routine trading voyage. That is, until the captain dreamed there was mutiny afoot. Believing it to be a warning from God, Captain Stewart sank deeper into righteous paranoia - and when his men tried to calm him, he answered with violence. Ultimately, half of those onboard would never make it home.

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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New episodes drop every Tuesday!

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⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources: 

• The Ship of Seven Murders: A True Story of Madness & Murder by Alannah Hopkin and Kathy Bunney
• Mental Floss
• History Ireland

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In June 1912, eight people were brutally murdered inside a small home in Villisca, Iowa. Despite an extensive investigation and countless suspects, the case remains officially unsolved. More than a century later, the Villisca Axe Murder House is haunted with not just the ghosts of its victims, but the question about who did it & why.

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

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In 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were violently murdered inside their home. Andrew’s 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie, was famously arrested and - after a very dramatic trial - acquitted of the crime. But to this day, the court of public opinion finds her guilty. 

In this episode, we’re zeroing in on Lizzie’s side of the story. How did her personality influence the investigation? Were any of the headlines true? And did she really stand a chance when authorities simply “didn’t like that girl”? 

📚Recommended reading

• The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller
• The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
• Lizzie Borden Uncut: A Casebook of Theories by William D. Spencer 
• The Case Against Lizzie Borden by William D. Spencer 
• Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette (published by the Fall River Historical Society) 

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Axe murders

💀Topic of the Month: Praline

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

Send us an email: [email protected]

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources: 

• The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah Miller
• Lizzie Borden Encyclopedia
• The Infamous Lizzie Borden: Guilty or Innocent? by Hell is Empty on YouTube
• Famous Trials
• The New York Times
• The Historic Lizzie Borden House

📸Credits:

• USA Ghost Adventures
• Fall River Historical Society
• Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum
• Wicked Local 
• Penn State University Libraries
• Maine State Library

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When Tony and Debra Pickman moved into their infamous haunted Atchison, Kansas, home, they soon reported terrifying encounters, including unexplained scratches and sightings of a little girl named Sallie. But was there really a spirit in the house, or were there people who stood a lot to gain from convincing everyone that this is one of the most demonic houses in America?

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Outrageous

💀Topic of the Month: Outrageous

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📚Sources: 

• The Sallie House Haunting by Debrah Pickman
• The Clio
• Visit Atchison 
• Sightings
• Reddit

📸Credits:

• The Sallie House (Google Business Profile)
• Debrah Pickman (Facebook)

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Once described as a “real-life storybook character,” Victor Lustig spent decades using deception, disguise, and charm to trick the wealthy out of their money. With a legacy spanning pre-war Europe to Great Depression America, he waltzed his way across history as the most infamous con artist of all time. This week, we’re unpacking history’s most infamous con artist, and the ten rules he left behind to con anyone out of anything. 

Story Starts: 04:55

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream!

🍦Flavor of the Month: Outrageous

💀Topic of the Month: Outrageous

🖤Join us on Patreon!

💰Get your FREE investing guide from CloBare at https://getlazynow.com/

New episodes drop every Tuesday!

👻Want to share a ghost story of your own?

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Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch! 

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

📚Sources: 

• Handsome Devil by Jeff Maysh
• Web Archive: angelfire.com Biography of Victor Lustig
• Web Archive: biography.com Victor Lustig Biography
• EBSCO

📸Credits:

• Smithsonian Magazine courtesy of Jeff Maysh
• Potter & Potter Auctions
• Library of Congress
• The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley
• Musée Carnavalet
• G. G. Bain Collection/Shorpy

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