On July 15th, 1976, 55-year-old Ed Ray was driving a school bus loaded with children home from Dairyland Elementary School in Chowchilla, California. Although it was Summer, the school system had set up some field trips, and on this day, they had been visiting the Chowchilla Fairgrounds swimming pool. These kids LOVED this summer school session. They were able to do arts and crafts, ceramics, and water sports. Some of the kids had even started a petition to extend summer school by 2 weeks because they were enjoying it so much. At around 4 PM, a van cut the bus off and blocked it in the middle of the road. When Ray stopped, three men with nylon stockings covering their faces, armed with shotguns, got out of the van and climbed aboard the school bus. One of the students thought it was a joke, and threw his hands up, shouting “We didn’t do it!” But it soon became clear this was a serious ordeal. Some of the children ducked down behind their seats, and many of them began crying.

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Sources:

House of Horrors: Kidnapped (S2E7; Buried Alive)

Chowchilla

Crime Junkie

Wikipedia

Welcome to Season 4 of The Housewife Did It! We thought it only appropriate to come back with a deep dive of all things Taylor Swift, since she kept us fed this winter break.

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Today, we are actually going to open with a 911 call. I feel like it’s the right place to start with this case. When first responders arrived at the scene of this call on August 2nd, 2006, they found 32-year-old Robert Wone fatally stabbed in a rowhouse on Swann Street in Washington D.C. 's Dupont Circle neighborhood.

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Sources:

• Wikipedia: Murder of Robert Eric Wone

• Crime Junkie Podcast

• Who Killed Robert Wone? on Peacock

It's all about the Mormons (or ex-Mormons) this week! Last Pop Culture episode until 2026 - see you then!

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This is a little hint for today’s story, an excerpt from the Tell-Tale Heart, because today I am going to be telling you the true story of the 1830 murder that inspired the short story. We had the honor of visiting the Gardner-Pingree House at 128 Essex Street in Salem one week away, and are still reeling over what we saw. So let’s dive in. 

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Sources:

• Smithsonian

• Salem Public Library

• Destination Salem

• Historical Crime Detective

• History of Massachusetts Blog

• Witch City Walking Tours

• The Distracted Wanderer

• JStor- W. Lewis

• James F. Lee

• Past Perfect Online

We're breaking down Halloween costumes, continuing Love Island feuds, what the SLC housewives are up to, and finally the least successful season of Love Is Blind.

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Late in the Summer of 1929, investigators in Cologne, Germany were dealing with a mass murderer that the national and international press had dubbed “The Vampire of Dusseldorf.” At the time, they believed it was possible they were looking for more than one killer, as the victims were very diverse and each was killed with different methods. Their suspect pool was huge, with 900,000 names. They had received more than 13,000 tip letters from the public and 2650 other clues. They interviewed 9000 people, and were obviously having trouble narrowing down their persons of interest. 

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Sources:

• Peter Kurten Wikipedia

We’d like to present you: a rambly, scatter-brained, extended, barely cut episode for you all for our first episode after The Life of a Showgirl.

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Roderick Justin Ferrell was born on March 28th, 1980, in Murray, Kentucky. At least, that’s what his birth certificate would tell you. Rod would like you to believe he was born in 1498 as a vampire named Vesago.

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Sources:

• Morbid Podcast

• Rod Ferrell Wikipedia

• Vampire: The Masquerade Wikipedia

• Killer Kids S4E8

• Kentucky Teenage Vampires

• The UnXplained S1E15

A few tidbits and then so much yapping about Vorgan and Taylor!

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