Oy with the Terror Podcast

The Hairy Man of Vergas Trails is a local legend in the small town of Ottertail County located in West Central Minnesota. The town of Ottertail County has a population of just over three hundred people. It is said that the Hairy Man of Vargas Trails is described as being just over eight feet tall, has long straggly hair, a very musty smell and is always described as barefoot. According to local legend it has been sighted since the 1960's. Some claim that it is just a local legend, others claim that it is a local hermit living in the woods scaring off the local children from the area.

In the first two-parter of the podcast, Danielle begins the tale of Griselda Blanco, AKA the Godmother, Queen of Cocaine, and La Madrina. A powerful drug queenpin from Colombia. She became a powerhouse in the 1980s in Miami and was a direct distributor of cocaine for Colombia. She was feared by everyone in the industry and was known to provoke violence even when it wasn't necessary. She made countless enemies including her ex-husbands families after they mysteriously died one by one. 

Sandra's Sources:

https://minnesotasnewcountry.com/central-minnesota-urban-legends-the-hairy-man-of-vergas-trail/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/minnesota/urban-legends-mn/

https://y105fm.com/minnesota-hairy-man-vergas-trails/

Danielle's Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/griselda-blanco-la-madrina

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Griselda-Blanco

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

Kim Kardashian, donuts, and dresser organization. It's another classic OWTTA episode. This week Daniele discusses Ma Barker and her gang which consisted of her four sons and one of their acquaintances. Ma Barker was considered a criminal mastermind and was feared by FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover. Ma loved her adventurous life until one day she ended up in a four-hour shooting stand-off with authorities. 

The Momo Challenge hoax took place during the years 2018 and 2019. Known as an internet urban legend, it was reported that children and young adolescents were enticed by a user who went by the name Momo to complete various tasks. If they refused those tasks then bad things would happen. During this time, several countries were warning parents and children against Momo. It later came out that Momo may have been a hoax.

Danielle's Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ma-barker

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ma-barker

Sandra's Sources:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/momo-challenge-hoax/583825/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/56xd2H8vVCnqUkA2LUR1Le

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

Inspired by Danielle's recent trip to Rhode Island, she discusses Adam Emery. After faking his death in the 1990's, he is still a wanted man. He shocked all who knew him after killing a man who he thought damaged his car. Adam later discovered that it was a different person entirely who hit his car. The last known sighting of Adam was when he and his wife Elena stood together on the Newport Bridge. Their car was found abandoned with the engine still running. Elena's remains were discovered six months later in Narragansett Bay. It remains unknown whether Adam is still alive.

The Grauman's Chinese Theater opened in 1927, it was initially built to host the premiere of Cecil B Demille film called " The King of Kings." It is located on the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Orange Drive, and is one of the if not the most recognizable buildings in Hollywood today. Although it is known for the Hollywood walk of fame and can be easily recognized by its carved pagoda towers and two stone lions guarding the front entrance, this incredible sight also has its secrets. Stories have been told of hearing mysterious sounds and seeing a little girl ghost by the name of Annabelle walking around backstage. This theater has seen its share of triumphs and tragedies.

Danielle's Sources:

https://www.grunge.com/724887/the-untold-truth-of-adam-emerys-mysterious-disappearance/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Emery

Sandra's Sources:

https://anopensuitcase.com/graumans-chinese-theater/

http://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/about-us/

https://the-line-up.com/haunted-movie-theaters

In this week's episode Sandra talks about the Ghost of Stow Lake. Located in The Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, the ghost of Stow Lake is a local legend that has been around for over one hundred years. In one version of the tale a young girl in the Victorian era was in a row boat with her baby when the baby fell into the lake. She jumped in after the baby and unfortunately both drowned. In another version of the story a young girl was walking in the park with her baby, sat down and started talking with another woman. After some time the pram fell into the lake. Not realizing the baby was in the lake, the young girl ran around asking people if they saw her baby. She later found the baby in the lake and supposedly drowned. Today, people have had sightings of her since 1908. People say that a ghost in a white dress with fair hair will come up to you asking if you have seen her baby. If you say yes, she will haunt you, if you say no she will kill you.

Then, Danielle discusses the charismatic, and forceful, Carrie Nation. She was also known as Carry A. Nation. She was a part of the temperance movement and was staunchly anti-alcohol. She believed drinking brought out all the wickedness in men. When Carrie didn't think preaching in the streets was making a big enough impact she decided to take a more physical approach. She would go to various saloons and smash all the bottles with a hatchet. The public was both scared and fascinated by this woman.

Sandra's Sources:

https://abc7news.com/stow-lake-ghost-sf-white-lady-story/5618930/

https://goldengatepark.com/golden-gate-park-lakes.html

https://goldengatepark.com/stow-lake-ghost.html

https://rootsrated.com/san-francisco-ca/road-running/golden-gate-state-park-stow-lake-running

https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/californias-creepiest-urban-legends/

Speakeasy link: https://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/wp_quiz/speakeasies/#:~:text=Speakeasies%20received%20their%20name%20as,quietly%20while%20inside%20the%20bars.

Danielle's Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/prohibition-alcohol-interdict

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/carry-nation-biography-reasons-for-activism.html

Hold on to your horses for this episode! Danielle and Sandra give their takes on hot-button topics. But, also have sprinkles of their usual light-hearted banter. Then, Danielle covers the salacious story of Alice Crimmins. She is considered the Casey Anthony of mid-century America. Her appearance and personal life were so heavily scrutinized by the public and investigators that this took away from efforts of finding her children's killer. Alice was eventually found guilty by an all-male jury. The evidence was considered very thin, and the witnesses were unreliable. Does the real killer still remain at large?

Then, Sandra talks about the famous Clown Motel located in Tonopah Nevada. A pair of siblings originally bought it to pay homage to their late father who had a love of clowns. It is located across from the Tonopah Cemetery and is one of the most haunted hotels in the United States. From strange happenings to a mysterious clown ghost called the Trickster, guests will check in but many do not stay the night.

Danielle's Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/alice-crimmins

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3058158/

Sandra's Sources:

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

https://www.theclownmotelusa.com/as-seen-on-tv

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9196364/

https://www.theclownmotelusa.com/

In this week's episode, Sandra talks about Aokigahara Forest located on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan. It is on 30 square kilometers (12 sq miles) of hardened lava that was laid down by the last major eruption of Mount Fuji that happened in 864 CE. Although thousands of tourists are visiting it today, unfortunately, it is most well known as the "Suicide Forest." Today Japan has tried to do a number of things to discourage people from dying by suicide by putting up signs with suicide prevention information located at the forest entrance, and they no longer release the numbers of suicides in the forest. Due to its tragic history, It is no secret that the forest today is known to be haunted.

Later, Danielle talks about the strange and unexplainable disappearance of famed crime novelist Agatha Christie. One day in December 1926, Christie kissed her young daughter good night and drove off towards London. She was not seen again for eleven days. Why would this famous and successful novelist suddenly decide to vanish into thin air? Once found, Christie maintained that she had no recollection of what occurred the night she disappeared and she refused to speak about it ever again publicly. 

Sandra's Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/suicide-forest-aokigahara

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

Danielle's Sources:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/agatha-christie-disappearance-mystery-facts-poirot-miss-marple-detective/

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Curious-Disappearance-of-Agatha-Christie/

This week Danielle discusses the mysterious death of socialite and avid horsewoman, Joan Robinson Hill. Joan was always known to be healthy and lively until her death drastically worsened over a short period of time. Her husband who also happened to be a doctor never showed any signs of concern which would later get seen as one way he acted oddly during this time. How did this newlywed with a young child who was known to be vivacious suddenly pass away at the age of 38?

Later, In this week's episode, Sandra talks about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay Florida. The original bridge was built in 1954 and opened on September 6th. It was made to reach St.Petersburg from terra Ceia and vice versa. Today it is known for having two separate tragedies in 1980, both including boats. It also has an unfortunate history of having a high number of suicides. The only way across the bridge today is via car, and there have been reports of seeing a mysterious blonde-haired woman on the bridge. Passengers who have stopped to help her have seen her disappear. It is unclear why she is on the bridge, considering the bridge's history it is no surprise that the Skyway Bridge is known for being haunted.

Danielle's Sources:

https://soapboxie.com/government/Blood-Money-and-Murder-In-Texas-The-Strange-Case-of-Dr-John-Hill

https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/69-joan-robinson-hill

https://texasarchive.org/2015_02478

Sandra's Sources:

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

https://nightlyspirits.com/the-haunted-sunshine-skyway-bridge-in-tampa/

Sandra starts off this week and talks about five different scary graveyard stories from the popular Reddit website. From having a spirit accidentally follow someone home, to finding a graveyard where two school teachers may have been buried together, these stories are both spooky and fascinating.

Then, Danielle covers the Hindenburg Disaster. The Hindenburg was a Titianic-sized German airship from 1937 which was considered the pride of the Nazis. When mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey the airship burst into flames. Both the design and the amount of hydrogen made the Hindenburg highly flammable and is a reason why airships' popularity dwindled shortly thereafter. 

Sandra's Sources:

https://www.pexels.com/search/graveyard/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/egqh5n/serious_redditors_who_work_at_cemeteries_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/7wbuzq/cemetery_storiesexperiences/

Dog fact for Hindenburg: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073113/trivia/

Danielle's Sources:

www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/the-hindenburg-disaster

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/80th-anniversary-hindenburg-disaster-mysteries-remain-180963107/

Hello! We are back. Daniells goes in a different direction this week. She talks about Joanna of Castile also known as Juana la Loca, the nominal Queen of Castile and Aragon. She was embroiled in a power struggle brought on by her husband and father. After her husband died, her father retained full control and she was sent to a palace to live out the rest of her days. Throughout this power struggle, both her husband and father were quick to spread rumors about Joanna's unfit state to rule over the kingdom of Spain due to her unstable mental health. Was she really ill or was this a way to keep her out of the way so the men could rule?

In this week's episode Sandra talks about the Ropes Mansion. Built in Salem, MA in the late 1720's by Samuel Bernard, it was later purchased in 1768 by John Nathaniel Ropes. Plagued by a history of colonialism, smallpox and unexpected deaths, the Ropes Mansion is known today as being one of the more haunted houses in Salem, MA. It is best known for the ghost of Abigail "Nappy" Ropes, and being featured in the popular Disney movie "Hocus Pocus."

Danielle's Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joan-queen-of-Castile-and-Aragon

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a27786471/catherine-of-aragon-sister-juana-la-loca-spanish-princess/

Sandra's Sources:

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

https://ghostcitytours.com/salem/haunted-places/ropes-mansion/

https://www.priceypads.com/1720s-ropes-mansion-in-salem-massachusetts-photos/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60954-d8425043-Reviews-Ropes_Mansion_and_Garden-Salem_Massachusetts.html