The early 2000s were a time of peak reality TV, and few networks reached the success of shows as Vh1. Their "Of Love" series, as it came to be called, provided hit after hit after hit for the network and the production company in charge. But in 2009, production came to a screeching halt when Jasmine Fiore, the wife of a former contestant, was found murdered, her body left in a suitcase in a Dumpster.  We talk about Jasmine's murder, the toxic relationship that led up to it, and how it affected more than just her own family and friends by bankrupting businesses and shutting down a reality show empire.

Sources
Entertainment Weekly
https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/30/ryan-jenkins-jasmine-fiore-megan-wants-a-millionaire/
Talk of Love podcast
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIKy0YmonQwsR_Tx8IRKQrA
Megan Wants a Millionaire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mo0_OiX1Xc&list=PL4c9x5pADNHi7w9hskOO7Ttmw9le6iYIx
I Love Money 3 tell-all video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSEIOA9FPs
People Magazine
https://people.com/celebrity/ryan-jenkinss-suicide-note-found-on-his-computer/
https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-jasmine-fiore's-life-and-tragic-end/
ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/2020/model-murder-ryan-jenkins-jasmine-fiore-back-story/story?id=8417815
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Decade/top-10-reality-tv-shows-decade/story?id=9210225
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8397405
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/jasmine-fiore-ryan-jenkins-volatile-vegas-relationship/story?id=8404538

Something wasn't quite right about the girls who walked off the boat and into the newly settled French colony of New Orleans in 1728. They were sickly and pale. They traveled  with large, heavy trunks that looked different than the ones previous new arrivals had carried. They had been sent to New Orleans to help settle the colony and become wives to the men. But were the new arrivals pious and devout girls from France? Or were they something darker that would begin to hunt in the streets of New Orleans and leave behind lasting lore that still thrives today? 

Stick around at the end of our episode for some listener thoughts on the Martin family disappearance from episode 33 and also a Dyatlov Pass update that brings up more questions than answers. In our opinion! 

It started off as an annual family outing. In December 1958, the Martin family left their Portland, Oregon, home to go find a Christmas tree and gather greens for holiday decorations. Ken, his wife Barbara, and their three young daughters piled into the family station wagon and ventured along the Columbia River on a Sunday afternoon. They would never come home. 

A massive search never found the family or their car, but what WAS found in the following months included a possibly stolen truck, a woman's glove, and a bloody handgun with a family connection. With little clues and a lot of speculation, this is one case that might not ever be solved. 

On February 8, 1933, police in the small Appalachian town of Tomahawk, Kentucky started receiving calls from locals talking about screaming and loud noises coming from the cabin of the Mills family. When authorities showed up to the remote cabin and forced their way in, they walked into a horror show being directed by members of the Mills family. And in the middle of all the chaos, was the body of the family matriarch, Lucinda Mills. But the events surrounding Lucinda's death go beyond anyone's imagination and shocked the small mountain community. 

WARNING: This episode discusses several instance of suicide and may be difficult to listen to for many. 
It was meant to be a luxury hotel for business travelers and wealthy tourists, but instead turned into a place of crime, mystery, and death. The Cecil Hotel, opened in 1927, instead earned a reputation of violence and became known as "The Suicide Hotel." We talk a little about past incidents at the hotel, plans for its future, and recap our own good and bad hotel stays. 

In 2013, residents of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles noticed a strange odor, look and taste to their tap water. A hotel worker found the cause of the murky, reddish water - the body of a young woman was floating in the rooftop water tank. Elisa Lam had gone missing from the hotel two weeks before, and the discovery of her body solved that mystery but raised more questions than it answered. How did she get there? We discuss the tragic death of Elisa Lam, issues surrounding her death investigation, and talk about a better way to remember her.
Original YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjVBpyTeZM
Time stamp video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YO4QbaNDjI
Elisa's Tumblr:
https://nouvelle-nouveau.tumblr.com/archive
Gone at Midnight:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/46184565-gone-at-midnight
Synchronicity video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt8lhNNk9So
Roof Access video:
https://tieryas.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/elisa-lam-updates/
Lawsuit dismissed:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/elisa-lam-hotel-downtown-la-lawsuit-negligence-dismissed-parents/125395/
Reflections on Elisa:
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/02/08/elisa-lam-vancouver-student-missing-los-angeles_n_2647593.html?guccounter=1
Body Language analysis:
https://www.bodylanguagesuccess.com/2013/02/nonverbal-communication-analysis-2313.html
Coroner articles:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/12/12/its-time-to-abolish-the-coroner/
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/04/608511061/in-california-critics-say-sheriff-coroner-gig-is-a-conflict-of-interest
Dark Water comparisons:
https://steemit.com/story/@jhon21/the-disturbing-death-of-elisa-lam-and-the-dark-water

"Dearest neighbor...allow me to welcome you to the neighborhood." Imagine receiving a letter that starts out with that sentence as you get ready to move your family into your new home. You'd probably be touched at the heartfelt message. But as you read on, the welcoming words turn sinister and you realize your family is in the sights of someone unseen but who knows everything. This is what Derek and Maria Broaddus went though when they bought their dream home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. It wasn't long after the closing that the letters came from someone who called themselves The Watcher. And this Watcher seemed to know small details about the family, including the Broaddus' three children. The Watcher could be anyone. Were they a stranger lurking in the shadows of the Boulevard? Or were they the smiling neighbor waving from their front porch? Who is The Watcher of New Jersey? 

It is a piece of property once known as "America's Village of the Damned." Since the 1700s, almost everyone who has been plagued with tragedy - houses burned, children went missing, people would fall into insanity and die. Today, the property is carefully guarded by a group of people who refuse to allow entry to anyone. Did the founding family bring a curse with them from England when they originally settled the land? Welcome to Dudleytown, Connecticut. 

Source Links:
http://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/30/cursed-dudleytown-what-really-happened-in-americas-village-of-the-damned-in-connecticut/

http://cornwallhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-truth-about-dudleytown.html

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown

https://i95rock.com/dudleytown-cornwall-ct-responds-to-freedom-of-information-request/

https://i95rock.com/the-mystery-surrounding-dudleytown-the-haunted-deserted-ct-town-has-baffled-me-for-years-this-year-i-intend-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-it/

https://i95rock.com/dudleytown-the-investigation-sparks-deeper-and-darker-questions/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602736_pf.html

http://www.ghostvillage.com/legends/dudleytown.shtml

Brian Shaffer went out the night of March 31, 2006, like many other college students that night. It was the beginning of spring break for Ohio State University and it had been a tough few weeks for Brian after suffering a family tragedy. Blowing off steam, Brian bar hopped with friends around popular spots in Columbus, Ohio. When no one could find Brian at last call at The Ugly Tuna Saloona, his friends figured he had gone home. When Brian wasn't heard from for days following March 31, family reported him missing. And when police checked the security camera at the Ugly Tuna, it only added to the mystery of Brian's whereabouts because to their surprise, Brian was never shown leaving the bar. This case will leave you scratching your head. Where is Brian Shaffer?

Stuck inside over coronavirus? Be glad you're not this man. We tell a tale of famed Kentucky caver Floyd Collins - one of the bravest, most determined and skilled cavers in the country during the 1920s. That was, until he found himself in a precarious position - literally.  And you thought your quarantine was bad.