Roadside

Roadside

By Janica McEndollar & Abigail StoffTrue CrimeHistory
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Roadside episodes

  • E69 World's Oldest Brewery (Mini Bonus from Patreon)

    In this mini bonus episode from our Patreon, Abigail tells us the history behind the World's Oldest Brewery.

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    Sources:

    https://www.weihenstephaner.de/en/our-brewery

    https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/gned1478/chapter/weihenstephan/

    17 min
  • E68 Cecil Hotel

    In this episode, Abigail tells us the dark and disturbing history behind the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, which briefly housed the infamous "Night Stalker", aka Richard Ramirez.

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    Sources:

    Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (Netflix docuseries)

    https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cecil-hotel-the-downtown-la-hotel-with-a-troubled-past-put-up-for-sale/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles

    https://www.historydefined.net/cecil-hotel/

    https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cecil-hotel-downtown-los-angeles-skid-row-homeless-housing-problems-tenants

    https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Cecil-Hotel-LA-Haunted-Reasons

    https://maps.roadtrippers.com/trips/15921743

    34 min
  • E67 Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

    In this episode, Janica tells us the history behind the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, the museum curator, Bob McCoy, and a few of the wild devices he had on display.

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    Sources:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-quackery

    http://www.museumofquackery.com/index2.htm

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/robert-mccoy-obituary?id=23254340

    https://www.startribune.com/robert-mccoy-never-feared-controversy/95284089

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

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3022930.stm

    46 min
  • E66 H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle

    In this episode, Abigail tells us about the Chicago Murder Castle operated by H.H. Holmes and his various others horrific crimes.

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    Sources:

    Morbid: Episodes 457- 461 https://open.spotify.com/show/1cpyLfDHP1cNnyOb478qrt?si=13dfe1cd9c204344

    https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castle

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

    https://theclio.com/entry/46716

    https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-post-office/

    https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes

    https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/hh-holmes-hotel

    58 min
  • E65 Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)

    In this episode, Janica tells us about Ilha da Queimada Grande, aka Snake Island. A tiny island, located 20 miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, dubbed the deadliest place on Earth.

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    Sources:

    https://a-z-animals.com/blog/snake-island-the-true-story-of-the-most-snake-infested-island-on-earth/

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/snake-island

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/snake-island-brazil-conservation

    23 min
  • E62 Breeze Knoll

    In this episode, Janica tells us about the history behind Breeze Knoll, a mansion in Westfield, NJ and the horrific John Emil List case that made it famous nationwide.

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    Sources:

    https://fatherwantsusdead.com/

    https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/i-spent-more-than-a-year-investigating-50-year-old-murders-that-rocked-nj-heres-why.html

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list

    https://theeyewearblog.com/how-did-boring-eyewear-condemn-a-man-to-5-consecutive-life-sentences/

    1 hr 2 min
  • E61 The Olympics

    In this episode, Abigail tells us about the history of the The Olympics.

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    Sources:

    https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/history

    https://olympics.com/en/news/the-history-of-the-olympic-games

    https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Games

    https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games

    https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/archaeological-site-of-olympia-greece/7d32eb45-1582-496a-b5b0-338b417b3a80

    https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/the-sports-events

    https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Documents/Document-Set-Teachers-The-Main-Olympic-Topics/The-Olympic-Games-in-Antiquity.pdf?_ga=2.178115501.941754759.1680502411-862628506.1677753585

    https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris-2024-Event-Programme.pdf

    51 min

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The fascinating and sometimes disturbing history behind roadside attractions and unique destinations.