Are unibrow tattoos a thing and should the Sinister Sisters get one? In today’s episode, Erin covers the Gainesville Ripper who murdered five college students in the span of 72 hours, Sarah dives into the controversial Monster Study and the unsuspecting children who had to take part in it, and Morgan covers the legend of the werewolf. You won’t want to square up with any of these monsters!

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Morgans Sources: (https://www.britannica.com/art/werewolf);(https://www.livescience.com/amp/44875-werewolves-in-psychiatry.html);(https://aminoapps.com/c/virtual-space/page/blog/the-difference-between-lycans-and-werewolves/rkIe_ulal0eErpDp1xPWxENwJzXq3);(https://www.google.com/amp/s/collider.com/best-werewolf-movies/%3famp);(https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend)

Erin’s Sources: (Cold Blood S3 E6 “Gainesville Ripper”); (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-09-02-9002120095-story.html); (https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper); (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2006-10-22-0610210402-story.html)

The Sinister Sisters are bringing you more spooky stories this week with an ultimate Shyamalan twist! It is what it isn’t and it isn’t what it is. In today’s episode, Morgan goes all pro-paranormal activity and covers the haunting of the Amityville House, Sarah gets her hand out of the sugar jar and dives into the history behind the lobotomy and how successful (or not) it actually was, and Erin covers the frightening Slender Man stabbing that seems too sinister to be true. You’ll want to clench your buttcheeks for this one!

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used:

Erin’s sources: (20/20 Season 42 Episode 5 “The Wicked”); (Slender Man stabbing: Timeline of Geyser, Weier cases in Wisconsin); (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_stabbing);

Morgan’s sources: (https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-ghost-stories/11);

(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror);

(https://www.biography.com/.amp/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts);

(https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Amityville_Horror_House)

Sarah’s Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/rosemary-kennedy-lobotomy, https://lobotomy.umwblogs.org/the-decline/ , https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-lobotomy/, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15629160 , https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014565#:~:text=the%20United%20States%3F-,About%2050%2C000%20people%20received%20lobotomies%20in%20the%20United%20States%2C%20most,were%20his%20ice%2Dpick%20procedure

If Wiccans were a sorority the Sinister Sisters would be preffin’. These learned women are kicking off spooky season with a witch of a group episode! Morgan gives an introduction into all things witches and witchcraft (not to be confused with sorcery), Sarah dives into the history of the witch panic and why the 16th century should never be on your time travel bucket list, and Erin travels to 1590s Scotland to cover the North Berwick witch trials. If you’re a woman and you can breathe, you could be a witch.

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used:

Morgans Sources: (https://amp.theguardian.com/education/2001/jun/08/artsandhumanities.highereducation); (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/folklore/history-of-witches); (https://qz.com/1183992/why-europe-was-overrun-by-witch-hunts-in-early-modern-history/amp/)

Erin’s sources: (Spell Cast podcast episode titled North Berwick Witch Trials); (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yJ8vZbTVaKLfz2HAD7cHT?si=71J1ET5BTRWzFuw8WbyxfQ); (https://occult-world.com/north-berwick-witches/); (https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/North-Berwick-Witch-Trials/); (https://witchcraftandwitches.com/witchcraft/trials-north-berwick/); (https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/tragic-tale-16th-century-tranent-maid-geillis-duncan-who-inspired-outlander-witch-637529); (https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69951)

In honor of spooky season coming up, the Sinister Sisters decided to shake things up and switch their story topics! In today’s episode, Sarah gets tatted, grabs her ouija board and covers one of the seven princes of Hell , Beelzebub. Erin dons her concierge clothes and sheriff’s hat as she dives into gaslighting and the effects this type of psychological manipulation has on its victims. With a cold beer in one hand and a tube of glue in the other, Morgan ends the episode with the terrifying story of Daniel LaPlante. The woman in the Yellow Wallpaper was right. There was someone in the walls! Enjoy this week's cup of spooks and don’t sweat it. Get 20% off a $15 purchase at https://www.zerosweat.com when you use code “sinister” at checkout! Follow us on Instagram! (https://www.instagram.com/sinistersunrisepodcast/?hl=en)

If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used: 

Morgan’s sources: (https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2018/07/true-crime-stories/); (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_LaPlante); (http://www.parkaman.com/strange-case-daniel-laplante-real-night-horror-story/); (https://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/03/23/daniel-laplante-priscilla-gustafson-murder-1987-townsend/); (https://apnews.com/f0cc5b4f3235b40942be68a92d0619fa); (Morbid podcast episode 64) 

Erin’s sources:  (https://www.thehotline.org/2014/05/29/what-is-gaslighting/); (https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/12/19/18140830/gaslighting-relationships-politics-explained); (https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/what-gaslighting-how-do-you-know-if-it-s-happening-ncna890866); (https://medium.com/crimebeat/how-gaslighting-created-a-murderer-148e0b5bc072)

Sarah’s Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebub#:~:text=In%20theological%20sources%2C%20predominantly%20Christian,%22Lord%20of%20the%20Flies%22. https://occult-world.com/beelzebub/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_demons

Don’t get it twisted. The Sinister Sisters aren’t trying to think above their gender here. On today’s episode, the mugs will drop as Erin covers the mysterious disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos, Sarah interprets a listener’s dream of being tickled by a stranger, and we are all ears for Morgan’s story about celebrity mediums who may just be the real deal.

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used:

Morgan’s Sources: (https://www.dictionary.com/e/psychic-vs-medium/); (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Medium); (https://m.ranker.com/list/best-episodes-of-long-island-medium/ranker-tv); (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48poyj); (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Fraser_(psychic)); (https://youtu.be/NF7g0d4VSYQ)

Erin’s Sources: (Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall S05E01); (Disappeared S05E03); (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearances_of_Terrance_Williams_and_Felipe_Santos#Disappearance_of_Felipe_Santos); (Terrance Williams/Felipe Santos Investigations)

The Sinister Sisters have impeccable communication skills. No, we didn’t just bert skert and ernie through that dumpster fire of a game. That’s all in your head. In today’s episode, Sarah covers the Dunning-Kruger effect and how we shouldn’t assume we are experts on every single topic (thanks, Internet), Erin covers the tragic case of the Lil’ Miss murder, and Morgan ends the episode covering Missouri’s one and only local monster, Momo (which may just be Sarah in disguise). We got the juice!

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used:

Erin’s sources: (Lil' Miss murder); Unsolved Mysteries - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIHEI1el6ss&t=35s); (Lisa Marie Kimmelll | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom); (Lil Miss: The crime scene | News | trib.com); (Victim's voice fills courtroom | News);  (Parents of Lisa Marie Kimmelll awarded $5 million in damages) Morgans Sources: (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/momo-monster/ ); (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_the_Monster );

(https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evja34/the-missouri-monster-momo-is-the-cryptid-time-forgot)

Sarah’s Sources: www.verywellmind.com, www.britanica.com, wikipedia.com, Youtube video: the dunning kruger effect – cognitive bias why incompetent people think they are compentent

Cut the Sinister Sisters some slack. We are dancing monkeys and we aren’t wilderness enough to use bug spray properly. In today’s episode, Morgan shares terrifying stories of harmful poltergeists, Erin covers the bizarre Tromp family road trip, and Sarah dives into the history of the polygraph machine and why you should probably never take one.

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Morgans Sources: True Ghost Stories by Jo Lavine; Erin’s sources: (https://www.mamamia.com.au/tromp-family/); (https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/tromp-family-paranoid-missing-dad-planned-to-flee-country-with-wife-and-adult-children/news-story/017d3344a04a5cfabf9467f1aa38a48c); (https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/riana-tromp-on-tromp-family-mystery-37422); (https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/4138637/man-finds-elder-missing-tromp-sister-in-back-of-ute/?cs=180); (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pIx4z_yosQ) - Buzzfeed Unsolved

Hey there demons! It’s us, the Sinister Sisters. If our information is wrong, please don’t possess us. In today’s episode, Sarah dives into the history of exorcisms and the questionable symptoms you should be on the lookout for, Erin covers the fascinating “Devil Made Me Do It” case, and Morgan ends the episode with three terrifying exorcism stories from around the globe. As Sarah once said, “It’s pretty spooky.”

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Morgans sources: (https://www.rd.com/list/real-life-exorcisms/); (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lukins); (https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-Roland-Doe-the-real-boy-on-whose-life-the-movie-The-Exorcist-was-supposedly-based); (https://stmuhistorymedia.org/the-exorcism-of-roland-doe/); (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3009728/amp/The-horrific-moment-woman-pinned-ground-writhing-pain-priests-perform-exorcism.html);

Erin’s sources: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Johnson_Cheyenne_Johnson#cite_note-post-5); (https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-250-Johnson-johnson-20140412-story.html); (https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/nyregion/defendant-in-a-murder-puts-the-devil-on-trial.html); (https://apnews.com/c758c33ba4756f757e1dfec4f0abd39e); (http://www.the13thfloor.tv/tag/the-demon-murder-case/); (https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wxf5z)

The Sinister Sisters’ main takeaways from their stories this week: don’t be like Logan Paul and never watch The Handmaid’s Tale before bed. In today’s episode, Morgan covers the bleak history and stigma of Japan’s Aokigahara forest, Sarah interprets a listener’s Handmaid’s Tale-like dream and explores why people experience feelings of pain while dreaming, and Erin journeys to Poland to cover the bizarre murder of Dariusz Janiszewski.

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Erin’s sources: (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/11/true-crime); (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/06/books.booksnews); (https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bala-krystian.htm); Morgan’s sources: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara); (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73288/15-eerie-things-about-japans-suicide-forest); (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/06/26/general/inside-japans-suicide-forest/); (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)

Grab a bottle of wine, get comfortable, and cue the circus music as the Sinister Sisters attempt to tell their bizarre stories without technical difficulties getting in the way. In today’s episode, Sarah continues her story of the Stanford Prison Experiment and how it became the infamous dumpster fire we learn in psychology classes today. Erin covers the case of serial rapist and suspected serial killer David Parker Ray, aka the Toy Box Killer. Morgan ends the episode with some frightening listener stories that will have you running to the nearest church to get your personal trinkets blessed. Remember listeners, sometimes the Subway coupon isn’t worth it.

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Erin’s sources: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parker_Ray); (https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/albuquerque/items-david-parker-ray); (https://allthatsinteresting.com/david-parker-ray-toy-box-killer); (https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/how-toy-box-killer-david-parker-ray-and-cindy-hendy-tortured-women); (https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-rapist-david-parker-ray-973147); (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZBqq5FcjUmZZu3UBjDCZo?si=e1ypw2ItQSaTrGYflTlDNw); (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rRYtw1P0NwDKFMjpjriph?si=sqgEAaKYT8awOtNVejkFYQ); (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4L0znYkHHp3oqchdnLmtWx?si=nNz4VFy-RlasJVKqzjC5AQ)