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In part two of the Horrific Murder of Katy Hawelka we pick right back up where we left off with Brian McCarthy, a complete and utter waste of space, sitting at the police department wasting everyone’s time with made up stories about what happened the night Katy was attacked. Luckily by the end of his interrogation Brian was arrested and confessed. The rest of the episode covers the incredible determination Katy’s family had throughout the legal process and a glimpse into exactly why they should not have to suffer through parole hearings for this monster every two years.

The Family's Facebook Page for Updates about Katy's killer's parole 

Author of A Stranger Killed Katy, William D. LaRue's website

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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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It was August 1986 when Katherine “Katy” Hawelka started her second year at Clarkson University. She was 19 years old and looking forward to the start of classes and reuniting with her college pals. As a bright, kind and hard-working young woman, she was set to set the world on fire. Her mother and sister (who was her best friend) dropped her off on campus and after settling in Katy went out with some friends. Unfortunately Katy would never make it to the start of classes. Her precious life she would cut short when she was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted by a monster named Brian McCarthy.

Please consider signing this petition to keep Brian McCarthy from receiving parole. Katy's family has to go before the board every 24 months to keep their daughter's killer behind bars:

Petition to Deny Parole for Brian M. McCarthy 

This book is a phenomenal resource and I highly recommend it to get a real look at Katy, her family and more:

A Stranger Killer Katy by William D. Larue 

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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For listener tales 39 we are joined by not one, but two special guests!!! We have your favorite tik tok stars Sheena Melwani and TRID (The Real Indian Dad)!! This installment includes a taste of what Alaina & Ash’s walkup songs would be if they were on the Sox as well as some incredible tales. Please be warned that at 1 hour and 9 seconds there is tale about Flesh Pedestrians, there is a warning in the episode itself for those listeners that don’t feel comfortable listening to that! Can’t wait to do these more often with you guys, you always leave us in laugh-tears!

Find Sheena &  TRID everywhere @SheenaMelwani and @TheRealIndianDad

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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The Kreischer mansion on Staten Island is the only property around that belonged to the famous Kreischer family, who made their living producing firebricks in the 1800’s. The property, which sits at 4500 Arthur Kill Road, has long been rumored to be haunted as fuck. In the episode we’ll go over all of the hauntings throughout the years, speak about a murder that unfortunatley took place on the property and what the future holds for this beautifully macabre building.

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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In part one we learned about the circumstances surrounding Dorothy Arnold’s disappearance. By all means it just seemed like she went out for a day of shopping and then disappeared into thin air. In part 2 Alaina delivers some theories that have been visited over the past hundred years and we both come to our own conclusion on what the heck happened to Dorothy Arnold. What’s your conclusion?

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Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Dorothy Arnold was a 25 year-old New York socialite from a prominent family back in 1910. One day, in broad daylight on fifth avenue, she seemingly vanished into thin air. No evidence, no packed bags and nothing to say what happened to her. Her family took some weird steps in the days and months after her disappearance all in the name of keeping their social standing. This is really just a case that makes you go, “hmmm…” And it's just the beginning.

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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Spooky Games That Will Ruin Your Actual Life vol.2 is here!!! The first one of these that we put out was literally over 2 years ago so we thought it would be super fun to revisit this topic. Ash goes into the origin story of the iconic sleepover game Light as a Feather Stiff as a Board and  explains The Three Kings Ritual while Alaina brings us the hellacious Black Telephone game, Sara Sarita and The Gathering of 100 Tales. Get ready to be scared to the max and please have some sage on hand, we sure needed it!

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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Yo ho ho (and a bottle of rum) it’s time for some spooky haunted lighthouses!! Alaina brings us the in depth haunting of St. Augustine Lighthouse which involves quite a few tragedies but also some really cool points in women’s history. And once you’re uplifted from that Ash will bring you right down diggy down down with the story behind how Execution rocks lighthouse received its name and a tale of murder at Wood Island Lighthouse!

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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When we left off in part one, Matthew Hoffman had tied Sarah Maynard up so that he could take a nap after brutally killing three of her loved ones. Part two picks up with Matthew clean up the scene while keeping Sarah locked in his cold, dark basement where she was left to sit on a makeshift bed made from, you guessed it....leaves. While Matthew was working on the rest of his plan, like burning down the home, the police were working behind the scenes and luckily able to rescue Sarah. 

The Girl in the Leaves by Robert Scott

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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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