A Dutch author writes a book about different ways he could have killed his wife... right after his wife went missing. It would take almost 10 years to solve this case, even though Richard loved the spotlight and didn't shy away from people knowing the truth.

Just a note! Today is literally Courtney's due date, so we are going on hiatus for a little bit until things settle down with baby. Thanks for your understanding.

References for this case can be found here: https://spookpod.com/blog/richardklinkhamer.

One of Amsterdam’s oldest bars, In ’t Aepjen (which translates to In The Monkeys), opened in 1519 during the Golden Age for sailors to drink, eat, and sleep while on break from their adventurous travels. Legend has it that on one night, the captain of the Flying Dutchman was there… before he sailed away and was never seen again. Tune in to hear the story.

References can be found here: https://spookpod.com/blog/tavern-flying-dutchman. 

There was some big news that came to us last week... Joran the Moron has confessed to killing Natalee Holloway back in Aruba in 2005. But what does this mean? What will happen next? Is he telling the truth? We give a case update today to let you know our thoughts on the entire story.

Find references here: https://spookpod.com/blog/natalee-holloway-case-update.

It’s spooky season… so we’re bringing you some ghostly legends on a Friday the 13th!

The year was 1730 and two beautiful sisters found themselves in a deadly love triangle. When one of them ended up dead, the other one was doomed to spend eternity as a ghost in Amsterdam’s Red Light District, whose moans some still claim to hear today.  It’s no wonder they re-named the street Spooksteeg, or Ghost Alley. Tune in to hear the full story - and even Courtney and Emily’s personal experience there (and check out the pic on the instagram @spookpod).

References can be found here: https://spookpod.com/blog/helena-the-ghost-references.

Hi, everyone! This isn't an episode... just popping on to let you know we are currently on vacation, so there are no episodes slated for the next few weeks. Courtney is going on a trip to Canada and then Emily is coming to visit Courtney in the Netherlands, so we are busy busy! We also share some news in this little clip, like how Courtney is expecting and how to get the best out-of-office email ever. Tune in if you're interested in that. We hope to see you on October 13 and thanks for your understanding!

In our final episode on the betrayal of Anne Frank, we discuss theories. What are the facts known without a doubt? Who are the main suspects? What did the investigations over the years find? And... did Otto know more than he let on? We will let you decide!

For a list of references, visit https://spookpod.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-anne-frank.

We’ve made it to the third episode on the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family. In this part, you hear what happened to all eight people from the achterhuis in the concentration camps. Unfortunately, Otto was the only survivor, and he returned home looking for his family and for justice over what happened to them. After publishing Anne’s diary, he worked tirelessly for the victims… and he searched tirelessly for who could have betrayed them. We start to tell that story today, which will conclude in two weeks in part 4.

For a list of references, visit https://spookpod.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-anne-frank.

Welcome back to our coverage on the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family. In part 2, you get to know all the people involved in the story: the 8 people who hid together in the achterhuis and the 6 helpers that took care of them. We discuss what life in hiding was like, do a recreation of the arrest, and bring you up until the moment that the prisoners arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp.

For a list of references, visit https://spookpod.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-anne-frank.

Many of us have at least heard of the story… Anne Frank goes into hiding in Amsterdam during WWII. Eventually, her family is arrested and sent to concentration camps simply for being Jewish. Only Anne’s father would survive the war, and when he came home, he found a diary penned by his daughter that would become a worldwide phenomenon. But who betrayed them? How were they discovered? We’ll tell you the entire story over the course of these episodes.

For a list of references, visit https://spookpod.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-anne-frank.

On May 4, 2019, a woman was out on her daily walk with her two dogs in The Hague. But unfortunately, this would be the last walk she would ever take. Her body was found about 10 minutes away from her house. Three days later across the country in Brunssum, two other dog walkers would be found dead when out on their daily walk. What was happening in The Netherlands? The answer involves a young man, a mental illness, and some car license plates.

Here are the references for this episode: https://spookpod.com/blog/the-dog-walker-killer.