In today’s case we’re talking about a pretty well-known location, the Bran Castle, the house of Dracula.  Have you wondered how much fact the story of Dracula has in it or what inspired the story of Dracula?  We’re going to talk about that and some of the ghosts thought to be in the castle. 

https://romaniaprivatetours.com/draculas-castle/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/bran-castle/

https://dracula-castle.ro/visitor-information/#:~:text=Legend%20has%20it%20that%20a,footsteps%20echoing%20in%20empty%20hallways.

https://www.gathertales.com/en/story/ghost-bran-castle-white-lady-monk-legend/sid-1464

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2013/01/28/romanias-new-national-library-remains-a-dream-yet-to-come-true/

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

https://bran-castle.com/historical/

https://dracula-castle.ro/visitor-information/

https://bran-castle.com/explore/count-dracula/

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

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

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

This is the last episode out of our 50 state series in Idaho. This case is about the scary reality that a family member can turn on you in an instant and over something a small as not being able to see someone. This is the sad story about the murder of Diane and Alan Johnson.

https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-16/subtitle-6/chapter-90/subchapter-1/section-16-90-120/

https://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons/resident-client-search/details/77613

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/23-2124/23-2124-2024-10-30.html

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-idd-4_14-cv-00395/pdf/USCOURTS-idd-4_14-cv-00395-1.pdf

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40132128/diana_marie-johnson

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40131836/alan-scott-johnson

https://www.newspapers.com/image/408199527/?match=1&terms=%22Sarah%20Johnson%20%22

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033481750/?match=1&terms=%22Sarah%20Johnson%20%22

Bringing back a video from the past.

In this episode we will be discussing the murder of William Woodworth. This case is from the 1800's-1900's . In 1893 at the age of 14, William Woodworth would leave hishome in Iowa to find his place in the world. He left his older sister and her husband behind to look for fortune and fame. ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Murders-Sarah-Logenbaugh/dp/1942078889⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847383707/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847383854/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847383860/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847384184/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847384402/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847384970/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847384991/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/847385275/?match=1&terms=William%20Woodworth⁠⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/692598215/?match=1&terms=Edward%20Lilly⁠

Fan Favorite!

How much do you know about the history of how the human race use to "punish" those they deemed non law-abiding, rebellious, or non-loyal? Take a journey with us back in time to discover some of the truly horrendous ways the accused would be tortured or executed by some disturbing methods and devices. Lets talk about it! If you're curious what some of these looked like, I've attached some links to some of the images.

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2024/09/BFEF48-2903bf0-e1726061225112.jpg?quality=90&resize=620,414https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/tower-of-torture/images/f/f3/JudasCradle.png/revision/latest?cb=20190618000811https://www.thedungeons.com/london/media/sqzd4c0z/7-of-our-favourite-torture-devices.jpg?center=0.44755183687281341,0.39239716004971653&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=375https://p.turbosquid.com/ts-thumb/K8/BuSyfh/C3/tongue_tearer_360/jpg/1718925295/1920x1080/turn_fit_q99/eebd1a34faf5f658dc78650454e2c0a20ce83a57/tongue_tearer_360-1.jpg

Another one from the Past!

In this episode, we will be talking about William Dean Christensen or The American Jack the Ripper.https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/christenson--william-dean.htmhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-dancers-killer-dead-o/104132610/https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/david-harold-christensen-24-4shykhhttps://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/genevieve-katherine-mary-brogan-24-psmcs?geo_a=r&geo_s=au&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41018&o_lid=41018&o_sch=Web+Property&_gl=1*1lc5mnm*_gcl_au*MTA3MjA0OTA5My4xNzMzMTY4ODIw*_ga*MTM2MjcyMjQ0Mi4xNzMzMTY4ODIy*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MWIwN2M3NTEtYTY3OC00MTllLWJlMDItNGI4ODM1N2I0MDczLjEuMC4xNzMzMTY4ODIyLjYwLjAuMA..*_ga_4RKCCQD74Y*MWIwN2M3NTEtYTY3OC00MTllLWJlMDItNGI4ODM1N2I0MDczLjEuMC4xNzMzMTY4ODIyLjAuMC4whttps://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9K6R-BRX/william-dean-christensen-1945-1990https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/08/25/md-court-adds-40-years-to-murderers-life-term/b0c56b16-7351-4988-ae10-23d7f2edd590/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/03/05/suspected-serial-killer-early-reputation-for-violence/8fd3f4e4-38c4-4d77-9bbd-3520aea16806/https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/christensen-v-state-no-889624898https://www.newspapers.com/image/493861411/?match=1&terms=William%20Dean%20Christensen

Today we travel to Idaho to take a peak at some of the things that keep locals in some of the towns on their toes, their cryptids. We will be talking about a fish woman, cannibal dwarves, and Idaho's own version of the Loch Ness monster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pend_Oreille_Paddler#cite_note-:3-11https://americanurbanlegends.com/idaho-urban-legends/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Lake_Monsterhttps://ancestralfindings.com/american-folklore-idaho/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharliehttps://boisedev.com/news/2021/08/08/sharlie-mccall-idaho/https://northamericancryptids.com/sharlie/

This episode is about some tales of hauntings and some haunted places! The Night Marchers, The Faceless Ghost of (WHILE-LIE) Wai’alae Drive In, Morgan’s Corner, The Curse of Pele. Listen with us as we learn of these stories.

https://www.mysteries-of-hawaii.com/blog/night-marchers

https://www.mysteries-of-hawaii.com/blog/faceless-ghost

https://www.mysteries-of-hawaii.com/blog/morgans-corner

https://www.shakaguide.com/article/big-island/the-curse-of-pele

Join us in today’s case as we discuss one of Hawaii’s most tragic crimes ever committed.  We are discussing the XeroxMurders.  What would possess a man tosnap one day and chose to take the lives of so many innocent people?  We will be discussing this question and willbe remembering the victims in today’s episode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Honolulu_shootings

https://www.khon2.com/xerox-murders/

https://www.ehstoday.com/archive/article/21905066/xerox-cited-for-lack-of-safety-plan-following-killings

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/11/01/hawaii-looks-back-worst-mass-murder-its-history-xerox-shooting/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Byran_Uyesugi

https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.U/u/uyesugi-byran.htm

https://www.newspapers.com/image/273372647/?match=1&terms=Ronald%20Kataoka

https://www.newspapers.com/image/266689711/?match=1&terms=xerox%20murders

This is the case about the senseless murder of Marilynn DePue and what some say was the inspiration for one memorable scene in a horror movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NizQZko8vlM&t=705s

https://www.newspapers.com/image/206463099/?match=1&terms=Dennis%20DePue

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1110985099/?match=1&terms=Dennis%20DePue

https://www.newspapers.com/image/207002451/?match=1&terms=Dennis%20DePue

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119870618/marilynn_lee-depue#:~:text=The%20Rev.,at%20the%20Oakland%20Hills%20Cemetary.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117374567/dennis_henry-depue

The chase scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRrnT7-iMh8

Can a town’s history hold on so tightly that it haunts the land even after the land has been taken over by water?  Is it possible that an entire lake is destined for sorrow and tragedy due to the location of its construction?  Join us in today’s episode, our second case out of Georgia, as we talk about the legend that surrounds the unusually high number of deaths that have take place on Lake Lanier.

https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/lake-lanier

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lake-lanier-deaths

https://atlantaghosts.com/terror-at-lake-lanier-and-browns-bridge/

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lake-lanier-deaths-history-black-town

https://medium.com/theundercurrent/forsyth-1912-the-truth-about-lake-lanier-and-oscarville-6f61ec951e11

https://www.atlanta-injury-attorney-blog.com/lake-lanier-is-beautiful-but-still-drowning-way-too-many-people/