One year ago, The Girl in the Dark was born—and today, we’re celebrating the shadows we’ve shared together.

In this special one-year anniversary episode, I’m answering your questions about the podcast, the cases, and the journey so far. We’re also diving into listener-submitted spooky stories—real encounters, chilling moments, and experiences that prove the dark is never as quiet as it seems.

Thank you for walking these paths with me for an entire year. For listening, for sharing, for believing—and for not turning away when things get uncomfortable.

Light a candle, get comfortable, and settle in.

This is A Year in the Dark. 🖤✨

January 17th marks one full year of The Girl in the Dark, and for my anniversary episode, I want to hear from you.

This is a short mini-episode inviting listeners to submit:

• Questions about the podcast, the stories, or me.

• True scary stories—paranormal encounters, unexplainable moments, or experiences that still give you chills.

You don’t need to be a writer.

You can remain anonymous.

Just tell it the way it happened.

📩 Email: [email protected]

📲 Or DM the podcast on Instagram: @thegirlinthedarkpod

Even if you’ve never commented before, this invitation is for you.

Thank you for walking in the dark with me for a year 🖤

For years, Robert Hansen was seen as a quiet small-business owner, a devoted husband, and a father in Anchorage, Alaska. But beneath the surface, he was hiding something far darker.

In this episode of The Girl in the Dark, we trace Hansen’s life before the monster was revealed — the warning signs that were missed, the system that repeatedly let him walk free, and the devastating consequences that followed.

Everything changed in 1983, when a teenager named Cindy Paulson escaped and refused to stay silent. Her courage didn’t just save her own life — it exposed a killer and stopped years of violence.

This episode centers the victims, calls out systemic failure, and honors the woman who broke the case open.

The Lemp family built an empire… and then lost everything.
In this episode, we dive into the tragic history behind the Lemp Mansion, the tunnels beneath St. Louis, and the spirits said to still linger in the halls. I also share my own personal experience inside the mansion — one I’ll never forget.

December 25, 1996—six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found dead in the basement of her Colorado home. Decades later, the case still haunts the world, shrouded in unanswered questions, mysterious ransom notes, and a family under intense scrutiny. In this special 20th episode, we unravel the twists, the theories, and the dark secrets behind one of America’s most infamous unsolved murders. Who had the motive? Who had the opportunity? And what really happened that fateful night in Boulder?

Step into the shadows, where innocence collides with suspicion—and the truth remains elusive.

In 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents after his car slid into a ditch on a dark Minnesota back road. They stayed on the phone for nearly an hour as he tried to find his way home—until his final words: “Oh, shit.” Then, silence. Seventeen years later, Brandon has never been found.

👉 In this episode of The Girl in the Dark, we trace his last known steps, the search that followed, and the haunting theories that still surround his disappearance.

In the summer of 1994, Alison Botha was abducted, assaulted, and left for dead on a deserted stretch of road in South Africa. But she didn’t just survive—she fought her way back from the edge, identified her attackers, and reclaimed her life. This is the story of a woman who turned horror into hope... and made sure her attackers would never hurt anyone again.

In the dark waters of the Mississippi River, beneath a crooked mile of steel, two sisters vanished—and the truth nearly drowned with them. On the night of April 4th, 1991, Julie and Robin Kerry along with their cousin Tom Cummins were visiting the Chain of Rocks Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri. What began as a quiet night to revisit a poem turned into a night of unspeakable violence, sexual assault, and murder.

But what followed was just as disturbing: coerced confessions, missing evidence, accusations of racism and police brutality, and a justice system more interested in convictions than truth.

Was justice truly served—or was it another life swept away by the current?

On July 2, 2025, Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to all four murders in open court. The judge accepted the plea deal. There will be no trial.

🚨 Breaking News Update from The Girl in the Dark 🚨
In a shocking turn of events, Bryan Kohberger—the man accused of brutally murdering four University of Idaho students—has accepted a plea deal.

In this special case update, I break down what this plea means, what the victims’ families are saying, and why this decision has left so many of us stunned. There may be no trial. No cross-examinations. No courtroom justice.

Four lives were taken. And now, justice may be decided behind closed doors.

Join me as I walk you through what’s happening, what could come next, and why this case still matters—now more than ever.