In 2005, a 21-year-old woman walked into a hotel near the Miami airport. Hours later, she was found left for dead miles away, the victim of a brutal attack.

Security cameras never showed her leaving the building. No witnesses saw her walk out.

How did a young woman disappear from a hotel filled with cameras without anyone noticing? How did she end up in a remote lot outside the city?

In this episode, we follow the obsessive trail of a private investigator who refused to let the mystery die—and whose theory would expose a man connected to multiple violent crimes across several states.

Sources: 

Bowden, Mark. "The Case of the Vanishing Blonde." Vanity Fair, Dec. 2010 https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2010/12/vanishing-blonde-201012?currentPage=all 

https://www.nola.com/news/suitcase-rapist-pleads-guilty-in-new-orleans-and-sentenced-to-45-years/article_dac682b5-3590-5a25-ac1e-63c384ada70f.amp.html

ABC 20/20 The Woman In the Suitcase

Michael Lee Jones: The True Story of the Suitcase Rapist ...Inside Edition https://www.insideedition.com › how-serial-rapist-was-f…

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It’s another Follow-Up-Friday! Listen as we give some updates on old cases, share some stories and recommendations, and share a little travel talk! 

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This week in a special Spooky Darlings 3D episode, we are turning up the volume on some of the music industry's most iconic feuds. From the decade- long rivalry of 50 Cent and Ja Rule to the carefully chronicled conflicts surrounding Taylor Swift, to the electric and sometimes comical competition between legends Michael Jackson and Prince, - we are diving into ego, artistry, revenge tracks and the power plays that have shaped our modern music culture. Three sisters, three dark tales of revenge and maybe even murder?

(And, and just to cover our bases, we'd like to sincerely thank Beyoncé.)

Sources:

"The Most Hated Man in New York" Tik Tok, uploaded by @Xevi, June 4th, 2024, https://www.tiktok.com/@xeviuniverse/video/7376817624560241963?_r=1&_t=ZP-94NGd3MZtq2

https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/ja-rule-believes-beef-50-cent-bad-new-york-hip-hop-1235136098/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja_Rule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_McGriff

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There's no place like home, and there's no place like Kansas, our 16th stop along the Cryptid Superhighway. This week, The Spooky Darlings drop into the Sunflower State,  where there is more to fear than deadly tornadoes. Amidst the giant blooms and sinkholes, lurk several mysterious monsters. This episode explores Sinkhole Sam - a strange creature seen slithering around several sinkholes  and lakes, eluding to an underground cave system, The Hamburger Man - a  terrifying apron-wearing meat-smearing roadside legend, and, The Thing on Unknown lane, a creature too tall, too thin, and too creepy for words. 

Sources:

https://flinthillsparanormal.com/cryptozoology/kansas-cryptids/tall-thin-creatures-in-the-woods/

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptids/comments/o5r3eh/white_skinned_creature_ks/

https://kansascitymag.com/is-there-a-mysterious-monster-lurking-in-a-kansas-sinkhole-1/

Hutchisoncollegian.com

Jamessanney.com

Thehorrordome.com 

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In the summer of 1994, four young women in San Antonio — Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez — were accused of committing an unthinkable crime against two children. In San Antonio, a city charged with homophobia and lingering “satanic panic” fears, the openly gay women were convicted despite a lack of credible forensic evidence and sentenced to prison.

Years later, one of the accusers recanted and said she had been pressured into making the allegations. What followed was a long fight for justice, involving shifting science, new Texas legislation, and the tireless work of the Innocence Project. This is the story of wrongful convictions, and four women who refused to stop fighting for their freedom.

Sources:

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four documentary by Deborah Esquenazi 

The Devil You Know podcast, with Sarah Marshall 

Satanic Panic “Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (2026, February 07)” 

Bernard Baran “Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (2026, February 12)”

Michelle Remembers “Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (2026, February 13)”

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It's another Follow-up-Friday! (FUF) And this week the sisters talk love, loss, and the Olympics. We read a listener's personal ghost story and recap the last few weeks. All served with the usual sprinkling of sister banter!

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This week, the Darlings cross the Atlantic and dip our toes into the dark waters of European folklore.

In Germany, we meet the Wolpertinger, a stitched-together forest creature that may be more than just an old hunting-tale. In Scotland, we encounter the Kelpie, a shape-shifter with a beautiful allure and deadly intentions. If it offers you a ride, darling...decline. Finally, in the cold Scandinavian night, we wake up the Gjenganger, a corporeal revenant that doesn't drift like a ghost, but walks, intent on revenge and justice. 

Three countries. Three cryptids. Three warnings: Stay on the path, don't trust a beautiful stranger, and no deed goes unpunished. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope

https://www.iamexpat.de/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/german-folklore-wolpertinger

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wolpertinger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjenganger

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Gjenganger

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Gjenganger

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It is our 15th stop along the Cryptid Highway, and this week The Spooky Darlings delve into monsters of Iowa. And they all have claws. We tackle the infamous Van Meter Visitor, a winged, bird-like creature that made itself known in a town in 1903, recent encounters with Iowa Dragons, who appear to be excactly as the name describes, and a brokenhearted and vengeful ghost named Lucinda, who haunts the cliffs above Stony Hollow Road, and likes to scratch those who dare to call her name. 

This field of dreams is more like a field of screams. Turn on a nightlight. The midwest creatures are watching. And waiting...

Sources:

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Iowa_Dragons

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptids/comments/18afi6t/information_on_iowa_dragons/

https://coffeehousewriters.com/iowas-van-meter-monster/

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In 1971, nursing student Patricia Mann and her boyfriend Jesse McBane vanished after a Valentine’s dance—only to be found murdered days later in the woods outside Durham, North Carolina. More than 50 years later, their case remains unsolved, shadowed by lack of communication across multiple agencies working the case. Three suspects endure: two doctors whose stories never quite added up, and one local scoundrel with a troubling history.

Join The Spooky Darlings as we retrace the couple’s final hours and examine the suspicious behavior of three suspects who were never fully cleared. 

Sources: 

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/article10293734.html#storylink=cpy

The Long Dance Podcast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Patricia_Mann_and_Jesse_McBane

nc.gov https://orangecountync.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=66&ARC=79#:~:text=Incredibly%2C%20the%20podcast%20has%20resurrected,attacker%2C%20suffering%20permanent%20nerve%20damage.

https://www.newsoforange.com/news/article_b9e5fb30-377c-11e8-89de-2f9c73bd334f.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/person-of-interest-eyed-in-42-year-old-cold-case-murder-of-young-n-c-couple

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Join us for our 13th installment of our FUF (Follow-Up-Friday) episode, as we talk true crime updates, give a recap of the "Au Pair Affair' trial of Brendon Banfield, mourn the loss of one of our favorite actresses, Catherine o'Hara, (Long Live Moira Rose!), and get deep into a discussion about what makes a Cryptozoologist. We even throw in a listener email, and announce the winner of our Tote-bag give away! 

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