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A respected doctor with a charming smile, a trail of bodies that always seemed to follow. Was he a cold strategist who mastered poison or a desperate gambler who let greed swallow everything in his path?

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Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

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Source Material & Further Reading

Staffordshire Murders by Alan Hayhurst

 William Palmer, the infamous Rugeley poisoner by Dave Lewis

 The Demeanor of Murderers by Charles Dickens

Poisonings Throughout History: William Palmer by the Maryland Poison Center

The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England’s Most Notorious Doctor by Kate Colquhoun

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In the early 1980s, a quiet mountain town in northern California became the setting for one of the most unsettling mysteries the state has ever seen. Inside a small family cabin, something happened that no one could quite make sense of. What unfolded that night left investigators grasping for answers, and even now, decades later, the full truth still feels just out of reach.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

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Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading
Plumas News: Keddie Murders Revisited
ThoughtCo: The Cold Case of the Keddie Cabin Murders
People: Sheila Sharp Seeks Answers
ABC10: Murder in Cabin 28
The True Crime Database: The Keddie Murders
The Plumas Sun: Keddie Case Focus of David Keller's Book

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As the years went on, life inside the commune grew darker. The rules tightened, the punishments worsened, and the man once seen as a prophet became something far more terrifying. What began as devotion turned to desperation as his followers endured unimaginable cruelty at his hands.

In Part 2, Megan explores the final descent of the Ant Hill Kids, the escalating violence, the horrifying crimes, and the moment when the unthinkable finally happened.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

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Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! 

Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

⁠Rock Thériault⁠ by Murderpedia

⁠Holy Moses Mountain Family⁠ by World Religions and Spirituality Project 

⁠La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario⁠ by Le Soleil

⁠THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell⁠ by Robin Roos for Cult Nation

⁠Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult⁠ by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast

⁠Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kids⁠by The Last Podcast on the Left

⁠Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent⁠ by Gilles Gagné

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In the remote wilderness, one man vowed to have total control over his devoted followers, claiming to be in direct communication with God himself. What began as a promise of purity and salvation would soon spiral into a nightmare of torture, manipulation, and murder.

In Part 1, we explore the beginning of the Ant Hill Kids, a community built on blind faith, ruled by fear, and led by a man whose thirst for power would destroy them all.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

Connect with Us

Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! 

Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

Rock Thériault by Murderpedia

Holy Moses Mountain Family by World Religions and Spirituality Project 

La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario by Le Soleil

THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell by Robin Roos for Cult Nation

Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast

Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kidsby The Last Podcast on the Left

Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent by Gilles Gagné

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In medieval Kilkenny, whispers told of a woman who dealt in forbidden arts, a figure both feared and envied. Her wealth grew as her husbands mysteriously fell, and soon the city turned against her, crying witchcraft and heresy. What began as rumor would ignite one of the earliest witch trials in Europe, leaving behind a story steeped in power and betrayal.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

Connect with Us

Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! 

Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken

Alice Kyteler and the First Witchcraft Trial in Ireland by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast)

Dame Alice Kyteler by Historic Kilkenny

First Execution for Witchcraft in Ireland by William RenrickRiddell

Alice Kyteler by J. C. J. Murphy for the Kilkenny Historical Society

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Hi friends! We’ve got something a little different for you today. We’re featuring another show that we think you’re really going to like, it’s called Haunted UK.

They dive into some incredible ghost stories and folklore from across Britain, the kind that linger with you long after you’ve finished listening. It’s eerie, it’s well told, and it’s right up our alley.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy this special feature from Haunted UK.

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This is episode 64 of the Haunted UK Podcast, and in this episode, we’ll be taken to a haunted … community centre but isn’t this kind of haunted place so much worse than castles, manor homes and remote deserted cabins in woods?  because it’s a place most of us know, a place which is typical in so many towns in the UK … a place we’ve been to for parties, weigh-ins, jumble sales.  You know it well:  a place where chairs are stacked to the side for events, with a small stage and musty curtains; a kitchen with a tea urn and serving hatch. Pantomimes at Christmas, committee meetings on Tuesdays. All very tame, all very everyday. But this story is not everyday … and it’s not tame. Get yourselves ready as we unlock the secrets of this not-so-everyday community centre and warn, ‘Take Care, Caretaker’ … Do you have an interesting story which you'd be willing to share with the show? If so, your story could feature in our end of season Listeners’ Stories episodes. Please get in touch with the show via our new Haunted UK Podcast Website, or email us at [email protected], marking the subject as Listener Story.  All stories are treated with the utmost privacy and respect – if you wish to remain anonymous – that's no problem at all.   Please check out our  Haunted UK Podcast Patreon page or Ko-fi  to support the show and gain access to reams of bonus content such as our exclusive series ‘Tour Haunts’ and the back catalogue of the extended interview series ‘Talk Haunts’– PLUS an EXTRA  episode a month (!!)  Also available are early ad-free episodes and lots more. Thank you so much for supporting us here at Haunted UK Podcast – we can’t wait for you to listen – and join our growing community!  We’re waiting for your stories ...   You can support us and follow us for updates at:  Patreon: Haunted UK Podcast Patreon Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/hauntedukpodcast Website: https://hauntedukpodcast.com/ Instagram: Haunted UK Podcast Facebook: Facebook Twitter/X: @hauntedukpod Tik-Tok: Tik-Tok This episode was:  Written and presented by: Steve Holloway   Produced by: Pink Flamingo Home Studio. Follow the studio on Instagram . For further details on mixing, mastering and recording services, please email [email protected]  Script edited and proofread by: Marie Waller. For more information on Marie’s copywriting, editing and proofreading services, please contact Marie at [email protected] You can also find Marie on Instagram and Substack.   If supernatural fiction is also your style, please check out our recently launched sister podcast Haunted UK Fiction. For further details and updates, you can follow the show on Instagram.  If you’re an established or budding writer, and you have a well-curated supernatural-themed fictional story – we would love to hear from you – please submit your work for consideration at  [email protected].  Thank you again for listening to and supporting the Haunted UK Podcast – so until the next episode ... take care … and stay safe. 

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A quiet German village, a trail of bodies, and a man they called the Werewolf of Bedburg. Was Peter Stubbe a monster or a victim of mass hysteria?

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

Connect with Us

Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

Monstrous Lessons by Natalie Baillie

Peter Stumpp: The Werewolf of Bedburg by Kaushik Patowary

Peter Stumpp: The Werewolf of Bedburg by Hannah Pringle 

The Damnable Life and Death of Peter Stumpp (Pamphlet)

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What if the boogeyman you grew up hearing about wasn’t just a story? On Staten Island, there was a figure parents spoke about to keep kids close to home. Bedtime warnings, campfire dares, everyone thought it was just make-believe. But then children started to vanish. And suddenly, it wasn’t just scary anymore…it was real.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

Connect with Us

Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support Us

You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! 

Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

The Haunting Story Of Andre Rand, The Real-Life Cropsey Killer

Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Life

The Crimes of Andre Rand: Urban Legend Turned True Life

History Of Willowbrook, And The Terrifying Legend Of Cropsey

Cropsey: A Town's Worst Nightmares, In The Flesh - NPR

The Legend of Cropsey: Where Urban Myth Meets True Crime

Andre Rand - Cropsey Serial Killers Book

Cropsey: Staten Island's Urban Legend and Real-Life Horror

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🗄️ This episode originally aired on Haunted History / Macabrium, a co-hosted dark history podcast. The show has since been rebranded as Pretty Wicked, a solo true crime and mystery podcast hosted by Megan.

For years, kids on Staten Island grew up hearing about Cropsey, a boogeyman who supposedly lived in the woods around the old Willowbrook State School and came out at night to snatch children. Then, in the summer of 1987, a little girl from the neighborhood disappeared, and the search for her led right back to those woods. Today we're looking at the real story behind the legend, the children who went missing over the years, and the man many Staten Islanders came to see as their real-life Cropsey.

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🖤 SOURCES & FURTHER READING

Here is everything used to research this episode.

🔗 WEB SOURCES

Wikipedia - Andre Rand

Wikipedia - Willowbrook State School

All That's Interesting - The Haunting Story Of Andre Rand, The 'Cropsey' Killer Who Terrorized Staten Island

The Bowery Boys - 'Cropsey': urban legend intersects with unspeakable crime at an abandoned Staten Island children's institution

Viewing NYC - The Story of Cropsey, The Monster of Staten Island

NPR - 'Cropsey': A Town's Worst Nightmares, In The Flesh

RogerEbert.com - Cropsey movie review

🎬 DOCS

TCM - Cropsey (2009), directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio

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Happy first episode of spooky season!

We are kicking off October with a murder in Hex Hollow. You see, in Hex Hollow, folk remedies were meant to heal, but one night they led to murder. The community was thrown into fear and suspicion, and the line between cure and curse became deadly clear.

About Us

Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.

Connect with Us

Visit our socials, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠@macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website ⁠⁠⁠here. ⁠⁠⁠

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You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often! 

Content Warning

Some episodes may contain content that some listeners find disturbing or potentially triggering/ Please take care while listening.

Source Material & Further Reading

Murder and witchcraft: The incredible story of York County's Hex Murder by Jim McClure

American Hauntings Ink by Troy Taylor

Witchcraft and Murder in Hex Hollow by Uncharted Lancaster

Hex murder roiled central Pa. a century ago by Joe Mclure

Trials of Hex By J. Ross McGinnis

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