Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters

Often touted as one of America's first serial killers, H.H. Holmes was said to have constructed a hotel with maze-like hallways and deadly traps in the late 19th century.

Using Chicago's World Fair as a cover, he supposedly lured hundreds of people to their deaths within his hotel.  The hotel eventually became known as his murder castle and today H.H. Holmes is considered one of the most deadly serial killers to have existed.

But who exactly was H.H. Holmes and are the stories of murder and his murder castle entirely true?

Find out the true story of H.H. Holmes and his murder castle on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

https://rebeccafrostwrites.com/2020/12/04/h-h-holmes-victims-minnie-and-nannie-williams/

https://mysteriouschicago.com/kate-durkee-victim-of-the-hh-holmes-curse-or-total-badass/

https://www.history.com/news/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago

https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims#comments

https://books.google.com/books?id=XNEZ-sy0MJsC&pg=PA173#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/holmes.htm

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/enduring-mystery-hh-holmes-americas-first-serial-killer-180977646/

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In 1938 a tragic accident at the railroad tracks south of San Antonio, Texas supposedly left several children dead and a state in mourning. Just weeks later reports of ghostly figures lingering on the spot where the accident occurred were starting to be passed around.

Today, the spot is said to house the spirits of the children who lost their lives but they aren't looking to scare anyone, instead they are looking to prevent the same accident from happening again.

Except, did the tragic accident ever really happen?

Find out the true story behind the haunted railroad tracks on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57173748&itype=CMSID

https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume81_2013_number2/s/10422271

https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/San-Antonio-s-ghost-tracks-an-urban-legend-12315211.php

https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-railroad-tracks/

https://www.ksat.com/news/2018/10/20/san-antonios-ghost-tracks-will-be-history-after-next-week/

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In the mid-20th century those looking for love and companionship could join Lonely Hearts Clubs in hopes of finding someone they could match with. But sometimes those searching the lonely hearts catalogs weren't interested in love,

Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck were two of those not in need of companionship, instead they wanted money and sometimes their scams ended in murder. Dubbed the Lonely Hearts Killers, these two scoured lonely hearts magazines in the late 1940's looking for victims.

Find out who the Lonely Hearts Killers were on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20100917155031/http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/marthabeck.htm

https://law.jrank.org/pages/3020/Martha-Beck-Trial-1949-Partnership-Thrives.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/fernandez-raymond.htm

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/zombies-cannibals-and-werewolves

https://books.google.com/books?id=przN8e1MaYwC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.leagle.com/decision/1950603301ny3021559

https://web.archive.org/web/20150209235409/http:/www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/partners/fernandez/1.html

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On December 7th, 1958 the Martin family headed out to the Columbia River Gorge to gather items for their Christmas decorations. The family consisted of Kenneth Martin, his wife Barbara Martin, and his three daughters; Barbara, Virginia, and Susan.

What was supposed to be a day trip ended with the entire family missing. Their disappearance would launch one of the largest manhunt in Oregon's history at the time and would be considered one of Oregon's "most baffling" cases. 

Find out on the twists, turns, and theories on the Martin Family disappearance on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters

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

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2847dfor.html

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25720118/asheville-citizen-times/

https://web.archive.org/web/20151201094006/http://charleyproject.org/cases/m/martin_kenneth.html

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Echo_of_Distant_Water/Qt2dDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90378611/herald-and-news/

https://www.koin.com/news/martin-familys-1958-disappearance-remains-a-mystery/

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In Montego Bay, Jamaica the historic Rose Hall stands as a museum detailing its history on the island but at night many have claimed to see the spirit of one of its previous owners. An owner who had a dark history herself, one marred in witchcraft, torture, and murder.

Today we look at the legend of Annie Palmer, the ruthless owner of the Rose Hall plantation whose use of rituals and spells to attain power and instill fear, earned her the nickname of The White Witch of Rose Hall.

But are the legends true? Did Annie Palmer actually exist and did she perform the vicious rituals she is rumored to have done? If not, where did the stories start?

Find out on the truth behind the legend on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://theculturetrip.com/caribbean/jamaica/articles/who-is-the-white-witch-of-rose-hall/

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

http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/mpalmer.htm

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021989414529784?journalCode=jcla

https://books.google.com/books?id=W3P7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=James+Castello%E2%80%99s+1868+pamphlet&source=bl&ots=8Q_F1hY9C2&sig=ACfU3U0ubadLCn8fRW399np9AnB3KXrQDQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNmoSd38P1AhVxTt8KHZ9CAzwQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=James%20Castello%E2%80%99s%201868%20pamphlet&f=false

https://www.thepalmsjamaica.com/annie-palmer-white-witch-rose-hall/

https://elsolvidatours.rezdy.com/143042/how-annie-palmer-became-known-as-the-white-witch-of-rose-hall-by-stacy-ann-gordon

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/3308

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Between the years of 1990 and 1995 several women were found dead near the highways of several states including Oregon, Washington, Florida, and Nebraska. After the cases became cold, a letter arrived at the offices of the Oregonian Newspaper claiming to take responsibility for the murders including that of the supposedly solved case of a 23 year old woman named Taunja Bennett. The letter had a simple signature, that of a happy face.

Were the people sitting in prison for the murder of Taunja Bennett actually innocent? And who was the Happy Face Killer? 

Find out who the Happy Face Killer was and how he was caught on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://murderpedia.org/male.J/j/jesperson.htm

https://abcnews.go.com/US/happy-face-killer-case-tapes-reveal-lengths-woman/story?id=80909504

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3526

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

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Today a ghost haunts the Old City Jail in Charleston, South Carolina, one said to be in a white wedding dress looking for more victims to add to her list. Her name is Lavinia Fisher and she's often called America's first female serial killer.

The legends say in 1819 the authorities of Charleston, South Carolina raided the Six Mile Wayfarer Hotel just outside of the city looking for a group of thieves. Instead they found more than they bargained for and discovered a hotel of horrors.

The owners, John and Lavinia Fisher, were arrested and charged with over 100 counts of murder and Lavinia Fisher went down in history as America's first female serial killer. But if we look at the events surrounding the case was she really the evil entity the legends say she is?

Find out the true story of Lavinia Fisher on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781609491178/Six-Miles-to-Charleston-The-True-Story-of-John-and-Lavinia-Fisher

https://ghostcitytours.com/charleston/lavinia-fisher/

http://www.sfmuseum.org/1906.2/charleston.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886_Charleston_earthquake

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/lavinia-fisher-of-charleston-nations-first-female-serial-killer-or-wrongly-accused/article_8cd5c8da-e60f-11e9-abd7-0712bc94dd35.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119735321/lavinia-fisher

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

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There is a bridge a few short miles away from Weatherford, Oklahoma where many have reported seeing the spirit of a woman looking for her baby before disappearing. Others have reported seeing a blue light hovering around the bridge before hearing the pained screams of a woman.

Though the accounts of ghostly figures are up for debate, the origin for the spirit and the area known as Dead Woman's Crossing stems from a true unsolved murder from over a hundred years ago that still haunts the area today.

Find out on the mystery on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://web.archive.org/web/20120331180859/http://files.usgwarchives.org/ok/oklahoma/vitals/deaths/death1905b.txt

https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/remember-the-ladies-dead-womans-crossing-oklahoma/article_b04596ee-e839-5b8a-899c-a738abea58d5.html

http://mystorical.blogspot.com/2010/02/search-for-truth-katie-dewitt-james.html

https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2332&context=westview PDF

http://southwesternghostsandhauntings.blogspot.com/2012/10/dead-womans-crossing-weatherford.html

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oklahoma/dead-womans-crossing-haunted-bridge-ok/

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On August 4th, 1892 the bodies of prominent businessman Andrew and his wife, Abby Borden were found in their homes hacked to death leaving them unrecognizable. Andrew received 11 bloody blows while Abby received 19 to the face. Within days Andrew's 32 year old daughter Lizzie Borden was arrested for the crimes.

With public interest at all time high, the trial became known as the Trial of the Century. But did Lizzie Borden truly hack her father and step-mother? If not who did? And did the brutal killings leave behind spirits that still haunt the Borden house today?

Find out on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://law.jrank.org/pages/2708/Lizzie-Borden-Trial-1893.html#ixzz5MHM1WOkF

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1444-inquest

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1460-sullivantestimony

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1436-biographies

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/morphine-treatment/mental-and-physical-effects

http://www.thelawmuseum.org/work/lizzie-borden-case-1893

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

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