Kentucky Deceased: Hauntings of Frankfort

Kentucky Deceased is back for season four with the story of Franklin County's resident witch. Host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner guides listeners back to 1913 to meet the family of Lily Harp, whose death was attributed to a curse. Discover the bizarre story of stockings hidden in a pillow, a grieving family's desperate search for answers, and the chilling rituals they believed could unveil the witch's identity.

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We're releasing a book of new and familiar stories just in time for Halloween! Kentucky Deceased is an 8x10 hardcover created in collaboration with Derby City Midnight. Inside are four tales of the strange and supernatural, complete with supporting documents and photographs. All beautifully written and designed by the awesome powerhouse duo! 

1. The Kentucky og-Eater - a previously unknown and unreported on Kentucky cryptic that terrorized summer evenings throughout the 19th and early 20th century.

2. Lights Over Frankfort - a treasure trove of UFO sightings and encounters from Franklin county complete with Air Force investigatory documents.

3. The Ouija Board Transcripts - a showcase of the monolithic Ouija Board in the life of a steward of Frankfort and Kentucky history.

4. The Gray Lady of Liberty Hall - a comprehensive look at the tutelary spirit housed within the Brown ancestral home as well as an examination of ancestral spirits themselves and what they mean to a home, a family, and to a community.

Join us for a book launch at the Capital City Museum on October 1, 2024 from 7-9.

Season 4 of the podcast is coming, too! Get ready!

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It's Halloween and we're proud to offer a very special treat for this year's season finale - a vintage WFKY broadcast featuring a moderated discussion between a Satanic priest and a Christian seminary professor. Grab a warm drink, a flickering fireplace, and some pearls to clutch as you hear tales of "nameless rites and unspeakable orgies".

Episode notes: This episode includes an in-depth conversation about Satanism, with frequent references to Hell, damnation, and Christianity. Sex and sexuality is discussed, including a brief mention of sexual abuse of an animal.

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The Shakers at Pleasant Hill are most often remembered for their material practicality, spiritual asceticism, and unique song tradition; however, firsthand accounts of the Shakers reveal an apocalyptic religion which often veered into the esoteric and occult. Join your host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner as she welcomes Derby City Midnight's Zack Poehlein who guides listeners through tales of heavenly visions, ghostly apparitions, and channeled hymns.

A decade ago, a carful of people saw something strange in the skies over Anderson county. Join your host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner as she welcomes, Jennifer, who tells a story of lost time, recovered memories, and otherworldly strangers.

Episode notes: This episode contains references to forced abductions, missing time, religious trauma associated with spontaneous healing, cancer, chemotherapy, and recreational drug use.

Join special guest host Hannah Hutcherson on a monstrous tour of Fort Hill. From the eponymous Mangler to the Rougarou, learn which creatures you may want to keep an eye out for in our neck of the woods.

The Beasts of the Bluegrass tour is a night walking tour offered every Wednesday night in October. Tours start at the Sullivan House Visitor's Center at 7 PM. Get your tickets at https://capitalcitymuseum.com/booking.html

CONTENT WARNING: Some of the material on this tour may be disturbing for young guests. Mentions of death, dismemberment, cannibalism, and other gruesome details are all part of these real accounts with the unknown.

In November of 1825, a Kentucky legislator is murdered in his home - but it's far from a standard political assassination; rather, the killing of Solomon Sharp by Jereboam Beauchamp was motivated by a wicked and tragic love story which inspired works by Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Penn Warren.

Episode notes: This episode contains the description of a murder, suicide and self harm, and the references to anti-Black racism.

A special follow-up to the premiere episode of our first season, this episode takes a deep dive into one of the most fascinating finds to come out of the archival collection at the Capital City Museum!

Join us as we learn more about how one man's experience with a Ouija board led him to the potential solution to an unsolved crime and a deep-dive into the world of the occult. 

Episode notes: there are references to sexual assault in this episode. Additionally, the audio from the interview compressed at a weird rate and caused distortion which we are unable to troubleshoot. Thank you for understanding!  

In August 1974, a woman is found strangle in her family's newly opened restaurant. Less than one month later the restaurant is burned to the ground. The owner, and accused murderer, is rumored to have mob connections, murdered his previous wives, and been an all-around scoundrel (while also being a great cook!). Jack Pagato's trial for murder left many wondering: just how safe is Frankfort? 

This episode features Russ Kennedy, who worked at the restaurant and recalled his time knowing the Pagatos.