TW/CW: sexual assault and murder of a child

A brutal and unsolved murder of a 16 year old girl left residents of a small town in North Carolina completely dismantled. At first glance, little is found about this cold case online. But the further I dug, the more disturbed I became. Despite multiple suspects being looked at, eyewitnesses coming forward, and boxes of damning evidence, to this day no one has ever been arrested or charged for this murder. The victim’s loved ones are still searching for answers. This is the story of the murder of Judy Rawlings. 

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SOURCES:

https://www.randolphcountync.gov/367/Cold-Cases

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/cracking-a-cold-case-randolph-county-detectives-investigate-2001-murder-of-judy-rawlings/83-f07921c4-2914-477f-9be4-160299e44639

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9V23fhSml/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffeyBoukR3w 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U18vy-bEnLw

https://www.hpenews.com/archives/rape-suspect-called-person-of-interest-in-2001-homicide/article_f6ee66a8-5205-51bb-8555-06b4e5ffe433.html

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! While Kaydra is traveling and enjoying time with her loved ones, enjoy this EARLY rewind... a perplexing Christmas Marathon! From creepypasta, to UFOs, to grumpy Christmas cryptids, to true crime this episode has it all to keep you entertained in traffic or on a plane ride. 

Time Stamps: 

Story 1: Christmas Creepypasta- 04:03

Story 2: UFO Christmas Sightings- 35:58

Story 3: Krampus- 01:04:38

Story 4: Serial Killer Bruce McArthur- 01:27:52

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TW: domestic violence, murder

While Kaydra is working hard behind the scenes this week getting things ready for season 4, she brings to you a remastered version of an old Patreon episode. In this episode, Kaydra recaps episode 1 of the Netflix docuseries, "Worst Ex Ever." This episode highlights the crimes of Benjamin Obadiah Foster and his victims. 

An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. 

1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, an epidemic that affects more than 12 million people every year. These are a few of their stories. 

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When you think of classic horror creatures… what comes to mind? Vampires? Werewolves? Demons? Absolutely. But what about the undead? Reanimated humans with just one goal in mind: to consume human flesh. These creatures are absolutely terrifying, captivating to watch on the big screen, and they’re iconic to the horror genre. But did you know tales of these beings go back for centuries? And there are even some verified cases. 

Today’s 3 year anniversary episode is all about ZOMBIES!

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SOURCES:

https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-zombies

Wikipedia 

https://yokai.com/nuribotoke/?srsltid=AfmBOor0ay9CvKRUs584kxTWCDp4iUSbnlOQgG2RWHI07tWlYZtBeFWt

https://yokai.com/jikininki/?srsltid=AfmBOooUNwm0RdbMmARlp8wqBQZNDk9cs94kvfwciTsKld_7783J8QrV

https://visithaiti.com/haiti-up-close/haitian-zombies-insider-insights/

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc

https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/10/30/268-history-of-zombies-from-haiti-and-voodoo-to-the-night-of-the-living-dead-english-vocabulary-lesson/

https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-once-scanned-the-brains-of-3-suspected-zombies-in-haiti-69013

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/faculty-community/are-zombies-real

https://www.biologyonline.com/articles/dead-man-walking

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326871#3-The-reanimated-virus

https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/zombies-in-folklore-and-fiction-folklore-atozchallenge/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5555431/

TW: murder, suicide, extreme racial violence

Mississippi’s history whispers through shadows and time. From pre-war mansions where footsteps still echo long after midnight, to forgotten cemeteries where the air feels heavy with memories, there’s a lot to discuss about this state. The grounds have been soaked with blood, the cities chatter with chilling ghost stories, and its’ even said there are enigmatic creatures lingering beneath the Spanish moss and river mist.

Today’s episode is all about the haunting history and locations of Mississippi.

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SOURCES:

https://julianjohnsonlaw.com/the-tragic-story-of-l-q-ivy-a-lynching-that-must-not-be-forgotten/

https://www.mississippihauntedhouses.com/real-haunts/

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/mississippi/haunted-places

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/travel/mcraven-house-ghost-hunt-mississippi

https://www.visitvicksburg.com/blog/mcraven-house-vicksburgs-most-haunted-mansion/

Wikipedia

https://youtu.be/4-PV_S11HGE

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/mississippi/most-haunted-house-in-ms-is-terrifying

https://smliving.net/haunted-history/

https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/10/does_the_haunted_garden_of_hop.html

https://msfolklore.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/the-chatawa-monster/

https://paranormaltraveler.com/1514/the-eola-hotel-a-haunted-southern-icon/

https://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/virtualexhibits/londonasylum/hydrotherapy.html

https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/whitfield/

https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/29136 

https://umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2018/03/asylum-hill-project--what-a-great-story-this-is.html

https://www.tvi.show/haunted-halls/the-haunted-halls-of-the-university-of-mississippi

TW: Murder, sexual assault

This time of year is often spent with the ones we love. It’s a time for conversation, connection, laughter, and the comforting chaos of shared traditions. But for some families, this time of year is a reminder of heartbreak and unanswered questions. So for today’s true crime episode, we will be focusing on 2 unsolved cases. These are the perplexing stories of John Woodruff and Karen Mitchell.

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SOURCES: 

https://medium.com/@aeb2471/he-died-in-the-name-of-conservation-the-murder-of-john-h-woodruff-cd614cfbb0df

https://schenectadyhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-02-compressed.pdf

https://truecrimediva.com/john-howie-woodruff/

https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2022/06/fallen-game-wardens-of-new-york/

https://charleyproject.org/case/karen-marie-mitchell

https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Karen_Mitchell

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1863dfca.html

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/karen-marie-mitchell-0

Wikipedia

https://www.cityofschenectady.gov/248/General-History-Settlement-to-1960

https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-arrest-prompts-questions-unsolved-missing-girl/story?id=29724162

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_AFJIQeYxk

https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/lynne-schulze

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/you-cant-imagine-robert-d_b_7777076

In March 2001, 11-year-old Bethany Leanne Markowski vanished without a trace during a scheduled visit with her father. He claims she walked into the Jackson, Tennessee mall — and then she was simply gone. No witnesses. No confirmed sightings. No answers.

Now, more than two decades later, Missing In Hush Town returns for a powerful second season to re-examine Bethany’s case with fresh ears and renewed urgency. Working alongside Bethany’s family, retired and current law enforcement, journalists, and those who have never stopped searching, this season digs deep into the events leading up to her disappearance, the early investigative missteps, and the haunting question that still hangs over Hush Town:

Where is Bethany Markowski?

Join us as we trace Bethany’s story, amplify the voices of those who love and miss her, and uncover new perspectives that may help bring her home.

Listen to Season Two of Missing In Hush Townwherever you get your podcasts, and learn more at www.missinginhushtown.com.

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prologue/id1704565234?i=1000732955557

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Follow us on Instagram at @missinginhushtown

TW: sexual assault, murder, extreme violence

In September of 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking in California. She would accept a ride from a man in a blue van by the name of Lawrence Singleton. Little did Mary know, Singleton was a monster. Mary's life would be forever changed. This is an unbelievable and inspiring case of survival, but also of other lives that were senselessly lost due to insufficient California laws against sexual predators. This is the story of the survival of Mary Vincent and the murder of Roxanne Hayes.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Vincent_(artist)

https://www.openceilingsmagazine.com/features/mary-vincent-a-life-of-survival

https://blurredbylines.com/articles/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-attack-survival/

Season 4 Episode 1 “I Survived”

Special thanks to Patrick Thompson for creating this masterpiece! What do you guys think?! Feel free to download and enjoy.

In some versions of the story of the Garden of Eden, there is a third person: a mysterious vampiress. The story of this Dark Queen can be traced all the way back to 2700 BCE. There are endless myths and legends of her that connect to several religious texts. She is known to wear many faces and is too complex to put in a box. She’s also one of the oldest surviving mythological figures in all of Abrahamic mythology. This is the story of Lilith, AKA the first documented vampire.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.tota.world/article/371/

“Embracing Lilith” by Mark H. Williams

https://medium.com/@miainsel2/lamashtu-demon-or-goddess-876c6f1546d6

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mesopotamian-mythology

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJP0NaU1ws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1EKccz4fS0