Welcome back to another full episode of your stories you guys have emailed into us! This week features a possible dog ghostie, another 23andMe story, as well as a creepy closet dude. The first few stories are bummers, so we ended the episode reading a classic dating horror story from one of our favorite listeners.

This week Sofie shares the story of Robert Durst, the first murder and mystery that baffled her as an adult. What starts as a whirlwind fairytale romance with a Manhattan millionaire prince, ends with a sweet suburban woman named Kathleen McCormack mysteriously going missing. Buckle in guys, because this is just the beginning of the twisted and complicated story of Robert Durst, the influence for the Ryan Gosling movie 'All Good Things'.

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To close out our month of April after our month of being absent, Gabbi presents a Native American case. This is the case of Helen Betty Osborne and her younger brother, who would be murdered years later, Kalvin John Osborne. Helen, or Betty Osborne as she was affectionately called by friends, was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street late one evening in The Pas, Manitoba. Both Osborne children were born and raised in Norway House, Manitoba, with Helen being the eldest of 12 children born to Joe and Justine Osborne. Her ambition was to go to college and become a teacher, but her life was cruelly snuffed out on November 13, 1971 and would go unsolved for over 16 years. 37 years later her brother Kalvin would be murdered as well in his own apartment on March 26, 2008. Kalvin was deemed the fun uncle, supporting himself over the years as a laborer, he enjoyed doing drag with his friends and being who he was always meant to be, regardless of what anyone thought. Tune in this week as we shine a light on two Native American lives that were taken too soon, but are not forgotten.

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Forgive us, we're still shaking off the rust. Haha, this week for our Mini Monday we get through 4 listener emails. A classic forest story to kick us off as another prime example why you should not be messing around with the forest. A skinwalker, a coat rack, and a DNA test seem like an unlikely grouping, but they wrap us up in plenty of laughter. Please don't quit emailing in your stories!

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Mary Wilson Wallace, better known as Ocean-Born Mary, is a folklore figure of New England. Born on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean on July 26, 1720, to Irish-Scots parents, James Wilson and Elizabeth Fulton Wilson, she had an unorthodox beginning, to say the least. While off the coast of Boston, Mary was born aboard a ship and after Pirates attempted to take over the vessel they were on, he came upon the beautiful red-head. Under the condition of her being named Mary, he agreed to let all members of the ship continue on their journey. Thus, she became "Ocean Born" Mary. She would continue to live a fairly normal life, and grew up in Londonderry, NH, where she married (a different) James. A cheesehead ended up buying one of Mary's son's previous homes and creating a fantastical tale on which he could live off of. Whether this tale is fact or fiction is up to you, but it might ring a little familiar to those with Irish roots.

The second part of our episode discusses Ireland's legend of "The Green Lady", which might have been where our dear Wisconsin man might have gotten inspiration for some of his Mary ghost tale. You guys asked for more ghosties! Here we are 👻

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WE'RE BACK GUYS!!!! Apologies for the slight hiatus... Lots going on in the world of Sofie, Mike, and Gabbi! Thank you for all the support!

***TRIGGER WARNING: 3rd story mentions vomiting and defecation!

Buckle up for this episode - Wedding & Dating/Zodiac stories coming at you!

Sofie and Gabbi read stories from our listeners about horrific wedding experiences and one sounds a little TOO familiar... and then they also read some dating stories that maybe make sense when you think of the zodiac sun signs.

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*Disclaimer: This episode mentions violence against children of physical nature. Listener discretion is advised.*

Welcome to the month of March's child advocacy case! Sofie tells Gabbi the tragic story of 4 year old Teghan Skiba of Raleigh, NC. Teghan, or "Teggy" - pronounced "teegy" - was left with her mother's boyfriend of 3 months while she went away for military training for 10 days. Her mother's boyfriend, Jonathan Douglas Richardson, took her to the North Carolina hospital at Chapel Hill after she had experienced blunt force trauma to the head from "jumping on furniture"... Doctors however discovered more injuries than many had ever seen on such a tiny human's body - including 66 bite marks along with various bruises, cuts, and even strangulation. It became clear that this was more than Teggy hitting her head, this was a brutal and painful murder. Why did this happen to her? And what happened to her killer? Listen in to find out.

Stay spooky, and don't be sh*tty.

RESOURCES:

If you, or a child you know, is a victim of domestic violence, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE(7233)

For our local Minnesota listeners, you can also reach out to the Minnesota Department of Human Services:

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Nathan Friend-of-The-Pod is back helping Sofie out this week while Mike is still in Texas and Gabbi gets a much needed break. This week Sofie's Choice is a mystery coming from the islands of Indonesia again. Deemed as one of the most haunted locations in the world by many, Sofie tells Nathan about the history of a gorgeous building called the Lawang Sewu and what events might have led up to it actually be occupied by other-worldly things. One of which might be a creature known as a Kuntilanak for those of Indonesian cultures, or a Pontianak for those with Malay cultural backgrounds. A Kuntilanak or a Pontianak is a vampiric demon-like creature that was once a woman that either died a violent death while still with child or having given birth to a still born, coming back to seek revenge against those who caused her demise. Tune in to hear all the spooky details, this one's a doozy!

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After missing last Monday, we're back with another classic: Hotel Horror stories. As well as Airbnb's and just plain 'ol Bed & Breakfasts. This week we read listener stories that are a little bit grim and a little bit goofy, yet all surrounding the theme of either unknown guests or unwelcome guests in the night. Jump right to the listener emails at 11:20.

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