Macabre : Dark History Podcast

It's our 100th episode! Can you believe it? That's insane. And speaking of INSANE. We're talking about the real reasons people were committed to asylums in the 1800s.

ASYLUM ADMISSION FORM – CIRCA 1872

Name of Patients: REDACTED

Age: Mentally ageless, spiritually chaotic

Date of Admission: Immediately upon viewing

Reason for Commitment:

Hysteria

Moral insanity

Uncontrollable giggling

Delusions involving felt creatures exhibiting romantic behavior

Excessive familiarity with puppetry

Attempted French kissing via sock-based mediums

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It's our 100th episode! Can you believe it? That's insane. And speaking of INSANE. We're talking about the real reasons people were committed to asylums in the 1800s.

ASYLUM ADMISSION FORM – CIRCA 1872

Name of Patients: REDACTED

Age: Mentally ageless, spiritually chaotic

Date of Admission: Immediately upon viewing

Reason for Commitment:

Hysteria

Moral insanity

Uncontrollable giggling

Delusions involving felt creatures exhibiting romantic behavior

Excessive familiarity with puppetry

Attempted French kissing via sock-based mediums

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We're back for Part 2 of Y is for You Picked, Before the headlines, before the gunfire, they were just two restless souls chasing something bigger than themselves.

Romanticized by the press, feared by the law—Bonnie and Clyde's lives were anything but simple. Join us as we unpack the FBI files and the demise of this legendary duo.

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Before the headlines, before the gunfire, they were just two restless souls chasing something bigger than themselves. In Part 1 of this special two-part series, Macabre: A Dark History Podcast traces the origins of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow—two Depression-era misfits whose story would become legend.

From dusty Texas backroads to the early sparks of rebellion, Blaire and Halley unravel the personal tragedies, criminal beginnings, and unlikely love story that set the stage for a bloody road trip through American history.

Romanticized by the press, feared by the law—Bonnie and Clyde were anything but simple.

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Resources: Bonnie and Clyde — FBI

FBI Records: The Vault — Bonnie and Clyde

FBI — FBI 100 - Bonnie and Clyde

FBI — Year of the Gangster, Part 2

Bonnie and Clyde | Biographies, Crime Spree, Deaths, & Facts | Britannica

Watch Bonnie & Clyde | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

Bonnie Parker - Clyde, Quotes & Death

Clyde Barrow: Biography, Outlaw, Bonnie and Clyde Gangster

10 Things You May Not Know About Bonnie and Clyde | HISTORY

Angel’s Resources:

https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675063771_Clyde-Barrow-and-Bonnie-Parker_funeral_Crown-Hill-Memorial-Park_Western-Heights-Cemetery

https://heartoflouisiana.com/bonnie-and-clyde/

https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675063771_Clyde-Barrow-and-Bonnie-Parker_funeral_Crown-Hill-Memorial-Park_Western-Heights-Cemetery

http://debez.com/blanche/gangother.html

https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/chasing-bonnie-and-clyde

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79005/m1/1/?rotate=90

https://gatsbyflappergirl.com/bonnie-and-clyde-funeral/

https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2009/05/the_lowdown_on_bonnie_and_clyd.html

https://www.swtimes.com/story/lifestyle/2016/03/20/bonnie-clyde-legend-lives/26309280007/

https://en.geneastar.org/genealogy/parkerb/bonnie-parker

https://www.unthsc.edu/newsroom/story/bloody-mystery-bonnie-clyde/

Join us as we sit in judgement with the ladies of Live, Laugh, Lore! Our hosts, Emily and Caroline, were gracious enough to delight and entertain us for an evening of spooky and mysterious tales.

Join us, and decide for yourself what is true, what is questionable and what is downright ridiculous.

We promise you'll be entertained!

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A quiet boy with a curious mind, Graham Young’s fascination with chemistry would take a sinister turn. Known later as The Teacup Poisoner, his story is one of obsession, manipulation, and a chilling trail of mystery that left authorities—and victims—staggered.

In this episode of MACABRE: A Dark History Podcast, we sip into the unnerving case of a killer who turned tea time into terror. Just how far can curiosity go before it becomes deadly?

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SOURCES:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cbm.132

https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-chilling-story-of-graham-frederick-young-the-teacup-poisoner

https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-young

The Wizard of Oz didn’t just change film—it changed lives. And not always for the better.

In Part 2 of our exploration into the dark history behind The Wizard of Oz, Blaire and Halley trace the Technicolor ripple effect the film had on Hollywood and pop culture. But while the world fell in love with Dorothy, Judy Garland was unraveling behind the scenes.

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Everyone remembers the magic of The Wizard of Oz.

But few know the nightmare that made it real.

This week on Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, Blaire and Halley rip back the velvet curtain to expose the horrors behind the scenes.

Actors poisoned by makeup. Costumes laced with asbestos. On-set drug abuse. Explosions, trauma, and forced silence.

This wasn’t a children’s story. It was a slow-burning tragedy, dressed in Technicolor.

Follow the yellow brick road… straight into Hollywood’s darkest hour on Part 1 of W is for the Wizard of Oz.

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For years locals in Turner, Maine and surrounding towns have reported a dog-like creature with aggressive tendencies. In the early 2000s, a woman came forward with an animal carcass claiming it as the Turner Beast, but was it? Join the Ladies as they speculate what happened in Maine.

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In the dead of night on June 10, 1912, the small town of Villisca, Iowa, woke to a nightmare — eight people, bludgeoned to death in their beds by an unknown intruder wielding an axe. Over a century later, the crime remains unsolved, shrouded in mystery, whispers of shadowy figures, and chilling clues left behind. In this episode of Macabre: A Dark History Podcast, Halley and Blaire delve into the gruesome details of the crime, the strange twists of the investigation, and the eerie legends that still haunt the old Moore house.

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RESOURCES:

https://lizzieandrewborden.com/HatchetOnline/villisca-still-living-with-a-mystery.html

 https://murderhouse.com/the-house-and-murders/crime-scene/

The Villisca Axe Murders: A Review Essay LAWRENCE H. LARSEN AND DAVID N . ATKINSON 

https://archive.org/details/villiscatrueacco0000mars

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2022/06/09/1912-villisca-ax-murders-what-to-know-iowa-cold-case/7567590001/

https://www.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf