If you were a good girl or boy in 1858, maybe your dad would spend a nickel to buy you the hottest, most desirable candy of the day: Hard peppermint "humbugs." The candy that featured plaster dust, and maybe poison. 

Sources:

Elliott, Jenny. How Tainted Treats Led to a Halloween Tragedy in 1858. Atlas Obscura. How Tainted Treats Led to a Halloween Tragedy in 1858 - Gastro Obscura (atlasobscura.com)

Johnson, Ben. Dying for a Humbug, the Bradford Sweets Poisoning of 1858. Historic UK. Dying for a Humbug, the Bradford Sweets Poisoning 1858 (historic-uk.com)

Paul, David. Bradford Sweets Poisoning of 1858, The. Yorkshire Magazine. The Bradford Sweets Poisoning of 1858 - the tragic tale of 'Humbug Billy' (on-magazine.co.uk)

This week, Steve talks about a Cold War-era recon-bomber known as The Kee Bird, which proves that a Nonessential-worthy fate doesn't descriminate between people and inanimate objects. 

Source: Kee Bird - Wikipedia

Wet Straw is the story of a man who just wants to live a low-key life of enjoyment and entertainment. But each night when he goes to bed, his past comes back to haunt him. 

Then the story ends and Ben pulls the 'ol switcheroo. Check it out. 

Source: 

Matheson, Richard. "Wet Straw" from Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories by Richard Matheson.

Steve's daughter is only two, and he's pretty sure she's not killing people. The protagonist of this week's story, however, has some sneaking suspicious about this ten year old. 

Check out TheCusterWolf's 'I Think My Ten-Year-Old is Killing People.' 

Source: 

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/I_Think_my_Ten-Year-Old_Daughter_is_Killing_People

This week, Ben reads a creepypasta about a guy with some overly loud neighbors. Or so he thinks.

It's Alexisaac's 'I Have Thin Walls.' 

source: I Have Thin Walls | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom

Over the July 4 weekend in 1966, three friends from Illinios left for a day at the beach. They were seen buying magazines and sunscreen, and seen lounging on the beach until around noon, when another couple noticed the girls enter the water and get on a boat. They were never seen again.

Sources:

What is the Likeliest Solution to the Indiana Dunes Mystery? | by William Keckler | Medium

YOUNG WOMEN LOST — American Hauntings (americanhauntingsink.com)

Richard Speck - Wikipedia

Claudine Longet was a dancer and actor who, after divorcing her first husband, married Spider-man (or a man named Spider?) Either way, it didn't end well for one of them.

In the 1970's, a small city in Ohio became ground zero for a mysterious and threatening series of anonymous letters. As it turns out, the accusations these letters made weren't comlpetely untrue. 

Source:

Has the anonymous author of the infamous Circleville letters been unmasked? - CBS News

The Creepy Letters That Exposed A Town’s Juiciest Secrets — And Ended In Murder | Thought Catalog

Have you ever wondered what happens if you sit in a dark room and stare at a screen for too long? No, because it's well documented.

Have you ever wondered what happens if you do that, and then follow some weird cultish advice on how to alieviate your strained vision? Well then check out this week's episode: 'Computer Vision Syndrome' by Tale Foundry.

This week, Steve discusses Robert "The Big Bobbert" Hanssen, FBI agent turned Soviet superspy, who employed a cunning ability to turn over information that had already been leaked, and also a series of fortunate promotions, to remain at large for over two decades.

Source:

Robert Hanssen - Wikipedia