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MINI002: True Crimes That Inspired Nightmares


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Halloween is just around the corner, and this week we’re diving into true stories that sound more like horror movies than reality. From the gruesome Trunk Murders of Winnie Ruth Judd, to the mysterious deaths that inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street, to a hotel in Colombia with a tragic reputation for suicide, and a ritualistic cult in Elanthoor that killed for wealth — this episode blurs the line between the living, the dead, and the truly disturbed.

Each story is darker than the last, and together they remind us that sometimes, the real world is far scarier than anything we see on screen.



What We Cover:

  • The shocking 1930s Trunk Murders of Winnie Ruth Judd
  • The terrifying real events that inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Colombia’s Hotel del Salto, the “suicide hotel” that became a legend of loss
  • The chilling case of a couple who sacrificed humans for promised riches
  • ⚠️ Content Warning:

    This episode includes discussion of murder, suicide, ritual killings, and other disturbing real-world crimes. Listener discretion is advised.

     

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