Law & Omen

This is the fifth episode in our new mini series on the paranormal, brought to you by Kristin. This week we hear some scary and unsettling stories of experiences people have had when using a Ouija board.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

Stockton, C. (2021) ' 20+ Terrifying And True Ouija Board Stories', Thought Catalog, 22 June. Available at: https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2017/06/ouija-board-stories/ (Accessed: 22/10/2022).

Brown, M. (2018) ' 15 Totally Creepy Real-Life Ouija Board Stories', CafeMom, 10 May. Available at: https://cafemom.com/lifestyle/212132-ouija-board-stories (Accessed: 22/10/2022).

Staff Writer. (2017) '10 Ouija Board Encounters you Have to Read', Castle of Chaos, 18 October. Available at: https://castleofchaos.com/blog/10-ouija-board-encounters-you-have-to-read/ (Accessed: 22/10/2022).

This is the fourth episode in our new mini series on the paranormal, brought to you by Kristin. This week we hear some creepy stories of encounters people have had with black eyed children.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

Stockton, C. 2021 16 Terrifying Encounters With ‘The Black Eyed Kids’, Thought Catalog, 19 May. Available at: https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/ (Accessed: 12/10/2022).

This is the third episode in our new mini series on the paranormal, brought to you by Kristin. This week we delve into stories and experiences about sleep paralysis.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

Dalton, D. 2015 'Article title', 31 Truly Terrifying Tales From People With Sleep Paralysis, 08 July. Available at: https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up (Accessed: 07/10/2022).

This week is the second episode in our new mini series on the paranormal, brought to you by Kristin. This week we hear about some possession and exorcism stories. We also focus on a particular story about Latoya Ammons that was widely covered in the international media.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

Cahn, L. (2022) '12 Real-Life Exorcisms That Actually Happened', Reader’s Digest, 27 July. Available at: https://www.rd.com/list/real-life-exorcisms/ (Accessed: 30/09/2022).

This week is the first episode in our new mini series on the paranormal, brought to you by Kristin. This week we get introduced to shadow people and hear stories about encounters people have had with them.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

Bethany, S. (2022) 'Shadow People: Theories and Personal Experiences', Exemplore, 01 August. Available at: https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Shadow-People-Who-Are-They (Accessed: 20/09/2022).

Hinton, R. (2020) ' Shadow figures: myth or fact in the paranormal world?', The Southside Times, 30 January. Available at: https://ss-times.com/shadow-figures-myth-or-fact-in-the-paranormal-world/ (Accessed: 20/09/2022).

Lowth, M. (2022) ' 10 Bizarre Theories That Suggest Shadow People Might Be Real', Listverse, 26 July. Available at: https://listverse.com/2022/07/26/10-bizarre-theories-that-suggest-shadow-people-might-be-real/ (Accessed: 20/09/2022).

United 4 Social Change. (2020) ' Pareidolia: All Around Me Are Familiar Faces -- Cognitive Biases Series, Academy 4 Social Change', 27 February. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu9iGVr2_jA (Accessed: 20/09/2022).

Brown, T.M. The Hatman Project. Available at: https://thehatmanproject.com/ (Accessed: 24/09/2022).

Webster, A. (2018) ' 10 Creepy, Real-Life Encounters with ‘Shadow People’', The Lineup, 05 April. Available at: https://the-line-up.com/creepy-encounters-shadow-people (Accessed: 24/09/2022).

This week, Kristin takes us on a short journey through Port Elizabeth to explore some of its spooky tales.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

Kristin's Sources:

https://www.news24.com/News24/Port-Elizabeth-ghost-stories-20121022

http://thecasualobserver.co.za/port-elizabeth-yore-ghosts-apparitions/

https://mype.co.za/new/the-richly-house-the-most-haunted-place-in-port-elizabeth/

Image Source: 

http://thecasualobserver.co.za/port-elizabeth-yore-ghosts-apparitions/

This week, Chanelle introduces us to the horrific living conditions faced by those in Durban Deep, and Kristin takes us to Agulhas Spookdraai to tell us about some ghost stories.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

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Chanelle's Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMTglG6YM4M

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/durban-deep-rape-horror-hidden-plain-site/

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/people-being-killed-like-flies-in-durban-deep-2063622

https://www.groundup.org.za/article/forgotten-mining-town-where-rape-normal/

https://www.power987.co.za/news/basotho-gang-known-as-marashea-terrorise-sa-communities/

https://www.researchgate.net/signup.SignUp.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgnWiYc5ElY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK8yqWtpz9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7kGPqPFBSM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_dS1q-UnAU

https://thediggings.com/mines/21556

Kristin's Sources:

https://www.roxannereid.co.za/blog/ghost-corner

http://www.overberg.co.za/content/view/271/28/

https://hauntedhistorycoza.blog/2020/12/30/the-ghost-of-spookdraai-cape-lagulhas-overberg-coastal-area/

https://molegenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-last-of-south-african.html

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

Image Source: 

https://hauntedhistorycoza.blog/2020/12/30/the-ghost-of-spookdraai-cape-lagulhas-overberg-coastal-area/

This week, Chanelle tells us about the senseless murder of Thoriso Themane. Kristin takes us to the UK and covers the poltergeist that terrorised two families.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

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Chanelle’s Sources:

https://www.enca.com/news/justiceforthoriso-police-investigate

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/thoriso-themane-fathers-speak-out/

https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/3-more-suspects-arrested-thoriso-themane-case/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXOztcb-g98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk4DicluVxM

https://joynews.co.za/nurses-told-us-he-was-shouting-jesus-thoriso-themanes-dad-on-sons-brutal-death/

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-01-25-one-of-thoriso-themanes-attackers-turns-state-witness-and-testifies-against-co-accused/

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/he-died-a-horrible-and-painful-death-teens-get-10-years-for-thoriso-themane-murder-20220629

https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-06-29-ten-year-sentences-for-murder-of-thoriso-themane-in-dispute-over-a-cap/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkkyVizg3W8

Image Source:

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/he-died-a-horrible-and-painful-death-teens-get-10-years-for-thoriso-themane-murder-20220629

Kristin’s Sources:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1erRUU1MGrUV7Yscnkrx0B?si=c12a4747e6884dac

https://londonist.com/2007/10/the_saturday_st_20

https://lithub.com/the-violent-haunting-that-rattled-an-english-suburb/

https://www.liveabout.com/poltergeists-three-famous-cases-2595934

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLyzCKE9bM

https://www.spookyisles.com/thornton-heath-haunting/

This week in a part-two solo episode, Kristin takes us to Arizona, USA, where we learn about Yuma Territorial Prison.

Kristin's Sources:

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

https://azstateparks.com/yuma-territorial/about-the-prison/park-history

https://www.yumaprison.org/timeline.html

https://www.desertusa.com/yuma/du_yumatp.html

https://www.justice-firm.com/grand-larceny.html

https://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/yuma-territorial-prison-state-historic-park/

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/episodes/hell-hole-prison

https://phoenixghosts.com/yuma-territorial-prison/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/10/11/who-haunts-old-yuma-territorial-prison/91870898/

https://www.yumaheritage.com/article/yuma-territorial-prison-best-haunted-destination-in-the-country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEd5p68GUXw

Image Source: 

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/photos/ghost-adventures-hell-hole-prison-pictures

This week on Law and Omen, Kristin and Chanelle record in person for the first time in months! Chanelle covers the tragic case of Susanna Magdalena van der Linde.

Join us every week as we explore more of the myths, legends and crimes that shape South Africa and the world.

https://thebookspage.co.za/2019/08/04/the-day-i-met-an-18-year-old-killer/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_Lehnberg#The_affair

https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/one-most-infamous-murders-south-africa-takes-place

https://opera.news/za/en/society/b1118dc461400a1c23f80c7eef5d961f

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKDFzUOQSm4

https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/tag/marlene-lehnberg/

Image Source:

https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/the-scissors-murder-episode-25/