On January 5th, 1992, Kelly Dae Wilson disappeared without a trace. It's been 25 years since that night and she's never been heard from since. This took place in Gilmer, Texas, about 30 minutes down the road from where I live. No one knows where Kelly went or what happened to her and the years following her disappearance saw a storm of rumors, accusations and confusion descend on this small town. This is part 1 of a two-part episode covering a time when the nationwide mass hysteria known as the Satanic Panic came to East Texas.

Episode 15 - The Devil in the Pines Part 1

This is a podcast about creepy, mysterious and dark stories from across the East Texas region and from the lives of myself and my friends. Enjoy.

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Are curses real, or are they only coincidence and suspicion? A look at beliefs about curses and their occurrence in local and state history.

Episode 49 - Chipita's Ghost

The witching hour is upon us once again, listeners. 2020 has been a frightful year and I haven't done much work on the podcast. But if I'm going to record at all, it's going to be the annual Halloween episode. Tune in to hear a few tales of the dark, morbid and macabre...Happy Halloween!

Stories for the Haunting Hours

For hundreds of years, Texans have been reporting sightings of strange crafts and alien visitors across the Lone Star State. Some of the most incredible of these encounters have taken place right here in East Texas. Tune into this episode of the Dispatch to learn about mysterious sightings, unexplained aerial phenomena and otherworldly visitors here behind the Pine Curtain.

Episode 48 - Lights Above The Pines - East Texas UFOs

The time of spooks and shadows has descended upon nowhere once again, listeners. In this third installment of my spooky stories episodes, tune in to hear six tales of ghosts, mysterious figures and the morbid, fascinating burial and mourning traditions of the South. Just in time for Halloween, follow me across Texas and the South with these macabre stories to get you in the mood for the eeriest (and best) season of the year.

Episode 47 - Stories for the Dusk and Shadows

Murders leave a legacy. Even out here in the middle of nowhere, they leave echoes, reaching across time and through memory to haunt us. The stories of infamous murders are shared and shared again as a way of preserving the lives of those taken too soon, as a way of warning others and as a way of making sense of sudden tragedy. In this episode, I'll share with you stories of three infamous East Texas murders and the strange circumstances surrounding them. Tune in, and remember the stories of those who were struck down before their time.

Episode 15 - The Devil in the Pines Part 1

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