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Imagine believing stone walls and trusted authorities would keep you safe — right up until neighbors arrived with guns and hatchets. Join us as we expose the Conestoga Massacre, the event that stained Lancaster, Pennsylvania forever and still haunts America’s historical record.

SOURCE NOTES 

• The Conestoga Indians, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission  

• Kevin Kenny, Peaceable Kingdom Lost: The Paxton Boys and the Destruction of William Penn's Holy Experiment  

• Jack Brubaker, Massacre of the Conestogas  

• Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections regarding the Paxton Boys  

• Writings of Benjamin Franklin, including A Narrative of the Late Massacres  

• LancasterHistory archives  

• Pennsylvania State Archives  

• Fulton Theatre historical materials regarding the former Lancaster jail site  

• The Institute for American Indian Studies | Explore Washington CT 

• SRBC Pamphlet - The Susquehannock 

• Susquehannock Tribe | River Warriors Who Fought Empires #shorts #nativeamericanhistory #darkhistory 

• Pontiac's War - Wikipedia 

• Bing Videos 

• Bing Videos 

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A love story that involves the first flapper, the origin of the great American novel, a deadly fire, and a ghost. Join us as we honor the wild life of Zelda Fitzgerald.

Sources: Asheville Terrors: Ghosts of the Blue Ridge

Fitzgerald, Zelda. Save Me the Waltz. 1932.

Bruccoli, Matthew J. Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1981.

Rockville Cemetery records, St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

Inside the 1948 Highland Hospital fire thatkilled Zelda Fitzgerald - Asheville Museum of History

Inside Nine Horrifying Insane Asylums OfCenturies Past

History's Worst Mental Asylums: ShockingAbuse Exposed

Flames and Shadows: The Haunted Legacy ofHighland Hospital - Beast of Bladenboro

1948 — March 10/11, Fire, Highland Hospitalfor Nervous Disorders, Asheville, NC  —     9 –Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events

Tuesday History: The fire at HighlandHospital – Mountain Xpress

Milford, Nancy. Zelda: A Biography. 1970.

Fowler, T. A. (2013). Z: A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. St. Martin’s Press.Fitzgerald, F. S. (1925). The great Gatsby. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Luhrmann, B. (Director). (2013). The great Gatsby [Film]. Warner Bros. Pictures.

Fitzgerald, F. S. (1934). Tender is the night. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Pictures:

https://www.vintag.es/2025/07/zelda-fitzgerald.html

https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/f-scott-fitzgerald-and-zelda-daughter

Inside the 1948 HighlandHospital fire that killed Zelda Fitzgerald - Asheville Museum of History

http://americanliterature.com/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/bio-books-stories

https://blog.overthemoon.com/weddings/zelda-and-f-scott-fitzgerald-wedding-look-back/

https://mountainx.com/news/tuesday-history-the-fire-at-highland-hospital/

https://www.welovedc.com/2013/05/07/the-insiders-guide-gatsbys-grave/

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Join us as we trace the Buzzard Gang’s violent legacy across Welsh Mountain, where history and haunting blur together. Their presence may be gone — but their shadows remain.

Sources 

• LancasterHistory – Most Creative Use of a Canary (1883 prison escape and Buzzard Gang history)  

• LancasterHistory – The Buzzards Are Here! (Buzzard family history and Welsh Mountain context)  

• WITF The Spark – Uncovering the Buzzard Gang in Lancaster County (historian Michael Zimmerman interview and regional history)  

• Uncharted Lancaster – The Buzzard Gang: Outlaws of the Welsh Mountains (Blue Rocks hideout traditions and gang history)  

• Lancaster Review – Lancaster's Most Infamous Criminals (Abe Buzzard profile and historical reputation)  

• The Buzzards Are Here! The Buzzards Are Here! - LancasterHistory 

• Bing Videos 

Folklore & Local Legend Sources 

• Local Welsh Mountain oral traditions regarding Blue Rocks hauntings, hidden treasure stories, phantom lights, and mountain folklore.  

• Community discussions documenting long-standing regional legends associated with Welsh Mountain and Money Rocks.  

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Florida’s grand hotels remember everything — the glamour, the ghosts, and the guests who never left. Join us this week as we explore the iconic hotels who whisper of history and luxury.

Sources:

Luxury St. Pete Beach Hotel in Florida | The Don CeSar 

The Lost Love of Thomas Rowe - The Gabber Newspaper 

The Iconic Biltmore Hotel - Miami - Coral Gables 

The Miami murder of a New York mobster that still haunts the Biltmore Hotel 

The Biltmore Hotel: Where History Haunts the Halls - The Dead History 

https://staugustineghosttours.com/the-hauntings-of-casa-monica-resort/?utm_source=copilot.com 

https://spookytraveler.com/casa-monica-hotel/?utm_source=copilot.com 

Casa Monica Hotel Haunted - FrightFind 

The Vinoy - St. Petersburg, Florida 

Vinoy Hotel St. Petersburg: Ghost Claims, History, and What the Stay | Cornerstone Mansion 

The Haunted Vinoy Resort - Tampa Terrors 

Thomas "Fatty" Walsh assassination... | RareNewspapers.com 

Bing Videos - Al Capone suite 

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Before dawn each February, thousands gather in the frozen darkness to hear the verdict of a groundhog said to be more than a century old. In this episode of The Haunting Truth, we uncover the folklore, mystery, and strange enduring power behind Punxsutawney Phil—the immortal weather prophet of Pennsylvania.

Sources:

• Encyclopaedia Britannica – Groundhog Day History – Origins of Groundhog Day, European folklore, and Punxsutawney Phil history.  

• Punxsutawney Groundhog Club – About Phil – History of the Inner Circle, Gobbler's Knob, and the "Elixir of Life" legend.  

• Punxsutawney Groundhog Club – Groundhog Day Origins – German folklore and Candlemas traditions.  

• CBS Pittsburgh – Origins of Punxsutawney Phil – Historical background of the annual ceremony.  

• WBNS 10TV – Origins of Groundhog Day and Phil – Modern overview of the tradition and its popularity.  

• Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Official Website  

• Additional cultural and attendance information from Groundhog Day historical reporting.  

• Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia 

• Punxsutawney Groundhog Club - The Home of Groundhog Day! 

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She’s gorgeous. She’s toxic. And she’s been seducing humans for centuries.

Join us as we step once more into the Poison Garden to meet Belladonna — the beautiful lady whose allure shaped medicine, magic, murder, and myth. From Renaissance beauty rituals to witchcraft ointments and true‑crime poisonings, this episode explores how one plant blurred the line between healing and harm.

Sources:

 Botany and Chemistry

 https://powo.science.kew.org

 https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://www.cdc.gov https://casereports.bmj.com https://plants.usda.gov💀 Historical and Folkloric Context

Ott, J. (1996). Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and HistoryWarner, M. (2013). The Witch: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press

⚕️ Medical and Pharmacological Use

 https://www.who.int

American Heart Association. (2020). Guidelines for Bradycardia Treatment. Circulation, 142(16), e558–e622U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. (2021). Field Antidote Kits for Nerve Agents. USAMRICD Technical Bulletin

🕵️ True Crime and Forensic History

·        Livia Drusilla:biografia e storia della prima imperatrice dell'antica Roma

·        Augustus |Biography, Accomplishments, Statue, Death, Definition, & Facts | Britannica

Images:

·        Bella Donna (album) -Wikipedia

·        DilatedPupils Vs Normal

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There are places that don’t just hold history…they hold echoes.

Tonight’s story takes us to Glen Mills, PA where one of the oldest juvenile reform institutions in the US had echoes of discipline that sounded more like punishment.

Source Notes:

Glen Mills Schools - Wikipedia'House Of Horrors': Former Glen Mills Schools Students Claim In New Lawsuits They WereSexually, Physically Abused By Staff - CBS Philadelphia‘I Went into This Dark Shell’: 2 Men Recount Beatings, Sexual Assaults InsideShuttered Glen Mills Schools – NBC10 Philadelphia

Despite Denials, SF Officials Knew of Abuse at Reform School Where City Sent Juveniles | KQED

Despitewarnings, Pennsylvania failed to detect, stop abuses at Glen Mills and otherschoolsGlenMills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds

Settlementsets up education fund in Pa. school abuse case | AP News

It’stime to get rid of reform schools — History News Network2ex-counselors at Glen Mills Schools charged with assaulting teen - 6abcPhiladelphiaContact Us:

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In 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood — until a party at the St. Francis Hotel ended with the death of actress Virginia Rappe.

Join us as we discuss the events behind the scandal and the ghosts it left behind.

Sources:

The Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial

Fatty Arbuckle Scandal - FoundSF

Spite Work: The Trials of Virginia Rappe andFatty Arbuckle | A reconsideration of the Fatty Arbuckle case of 1921-22 and the life and death of the victim, Virginia Rappe

Roscoe Arbuckle - Wikipedia

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Nursery rhymes were never meant to be sweet. This episode uncovers the plague, execution, witchcraft, and supernatural fears hidden beneath the songs we learned as children. Once you hear the real stories, you’ll never sing them the same way again.

If you love dark folklore, historical mysteries, and the eerie truth behind everyday traditions, join us for this week's episode of The Haunting Truth.

Sources:

Iona and Peter Opie’s The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery RhymesMarina Warner’s No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock

SnopesMental Floss

BBC History MagazineHistory.com

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Historic Royal PalacesKatharine Briggs’ Dictionary of FairiesThe Folklore Society archivesJSTOR folklore articles

Smithsonian magazines

Library of Congress folklore collectionABC AfterschoolSpecial - Wikipedia

Images courtesy of Shutterstock

Nursery music courtesy of Free Music Library

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Journey with us again to New Orleans, during the time of Storyville and when a phantom killer with a taste for good music plagued the city...

Sources:

The Haunting Truth Podcast: Episodes 12 & 15, Mary Jane Bricktop and Zack and Addie

AHS season 3 Coven

David Hennessy: David Hennessy Murder Trial Documents - City

Archives & Special CollectionsDigital Collections

https://www.newspapers.com/

The Axman of New Orleans.louisiana-anthology.org

Esther Pepitone: Modesto Bee 15 December 1921 — CaliforniaDigital Newspaper Collection

Wikipedia

Smithsonian Magazine — "The Axeman of NewOrleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants" by Miriam Davis (Feb. 15, 2018Contact Us:

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