On September 8, 2017, nineteen year old Kenneka Jenkins headed out to a birthday party with friends at a Chicago area hotel. At the end of the night when her friends couldn't find her, they searched for hours into the early morning hours. When she was eventually found dead in a hotel freezer, family, friends and the community were left shocked and looking for answers. How could a fun night out turn so tragic for a girl just getting started in her life? 

In one of our more heartbreaking stories, we cover the murder of the Rev. Carol Daniels, a woman who ministered to a small church in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She was murdered inside of her church, on a Sunday morning, and the brutal manner of her death left many more questions than answers, and her family and friends heartbroken. 

"Are you a witch or are you a fairy or are you the wife of Michael Cleary?" 

In the 1800s, Ireland had seen its fair share of upheaval and changes. But one thing that was a common thread for many on the island was the belief in the "Good People" or Fairies and also in Changelings, human-like fairies left behind in another's place. They could be fickle creatures, creating trouble for some while bringing luck for others. And when Bridget Cleary got sick in 1895 with what seemed like a simple cold, folklore and real life collided with dire consequences to Bridget. 

In the 1600s, the newest flagship for the Dutch East India Trading Company set sail to buy spices to bring back to Europe to sell. About 340 people gathered on the Batavia, ready to make the monthslong journey halfway around the world.  It got bad when they were lost in a storm. It got worse when they found themselves shipwrecked. And it grew dire when, on a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean, the man in charge turned into a sociopathic mass murderer.

On October 24, 1961, police in Lincoln, Massachusetts were called to the home of Joan Risch. Her neighbor had called, concerned for her friend when she entered her house and found a kitchen covered in blood and the phone ripped off the wall. The scene police found was both shocking and confusing, but Joan was no where to be found. And the case continued to get weirder as reports came in of suspicious cars and multiple sightings of a woman that many thought was Joan. But 60 years later, people still ask: What happened to Joan Risch? 

On Christmas Eve, 1975, skilled pilot Peter Gibbs started a plane for a flight. He was advised not to take off, as it was pitch black over the Scottish airstrip, there were no guiding lights, and a winter storm was approaching fast. Not deterred, Peter took off anyway to prove such a takeoff and landing could be made - but he never made it back. Four months later, his body was found, in plain view on top of a hill that had already been searched. More questions were raised and speculation abounds in what is now known as the Great Mull Air Mystery. 

That's right. We've found a way to combine two of our favorite things into one episode: Ghosts and true crime! In the early 1800s, the London borough Hammersmith was being terrorized by a ghost. Several people were attacked and people were scared to  come out of their homes.  Concerned groups of citizens would search at night for the Hammersmith ghost, hoping to put a stop to the terror. But what happened instead would set in motion a trial unlike any that people had seen before, setting a legal precedent in the U.K. regarding self defense. 

It's raining meat! Hallelujah, it's raining meat .... 

No, really. In 1876 in Eastern Kentucky, on a clear, calm, sunny day, chunks of meat began to fall from the sky. A family's farm was covered in the mysterious meat, and meat samples were sent far and wide to try and figure out the mystery. Then in 1970, a whale washed ashore in Oregon, causing a dilemma regarding removal efforts. But we know how this meat shower happened - it turns out whales and dynamite don't always mix.  We discuss these two events, and touch on a few other meat showers on the historical record. 

February 13, 2017, was a warm day in Delphi, Indiana, and friends Abby Williams and Libby German set out to enjoy a bonus day off of school. They headed to the trails at the Monon High Bridge, a popular place for locals to go and enjoy the outdoor gem. Abby and Libby never made it home and the next day the girls' bodies were found in the surrounding woods, setting in motion a mystery of who could have killed them. This mystery has only deepened  after evidence was found on Libby's phone that many thought would break the case. But after four years, the killer is still out there. 

In 1590, someone - or something - began a killing spree around the village of Bedburg, in Germany. Cattle and livestock began turning up dead and horribly mutilated, and soon after, some townspeople met that same fate. The work of a large wolf was likely at play. 

When the "wolf" was captured and transformed into a well-known man in the village, the people then realized - they weren't dealing with a regular wolf, they were dealing with a werewolf. And it was so much worse.