The Dozier School for Boys. Boys from the ages of six to twenty-one trapped in a place that claimed to be their saving grace. The school claimed to help all boys who were a little troubled. You acted up? You went to Dozier. You smoked? You went to Dozier. You tried to run away? You were an orphan? Got convicted of petty larceny? You went to Dozier, and those who made it out were never the same.

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Allen Greg, “Florida’s Dozier School For Boys: A True Horror Story” https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162941770/floridas-dozier-school-for-boys-a-true-horror-story, NPR 15 Oct 2012. Accessed 28 June 2024.

Dailey, Kate. “Who are the 55 bodies buried at the Dozier School?” https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26980611?ocid=socialflow_twitter BBC, 16 April 2014. Accessed 28 June 2024.

EXPLORE WITH US, “These Boys Went Through Hell: The Dozier School of Horrors.” YouTube, 3 July 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACj0phcl-SM&list=PL185EtHnpktS8_orUTFSWEgbiGD9D9zUd&index=8 [Video]. Accessed 28 June 2024.

Luscombe, Richard. “‘A type of justice’: Florida reform school yields evidence of more graves” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/22/a-type-of-justice-florida-reform-school-yields-evidence-of-more-graves The Guardian, 22 April 2019. Accessed 28 June 2024.

Luscombe, Richard. “‘Rape dungeon’ allegations emerge in abuse report on Dozier School for Boys” The Guardian, 6 Feb 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/06/dozier-school-for-boys-abuse-florida-new-allegations Accessed 29 June 2024.

Montgomery, Ben. “More ‘possible graves’ found at Dozier School for Boys” Tampa Bay Times, 11 April 2019. https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/2019/04/11/more-possible-graves-found-at-dozier-school-of-boys/ Accessed 30 June 2024.

Staff Writer. “White House Boys: Justice may come, finally” https://www.jacksonville.com/story/opinion/editorials/2009/01/25/stub-85/15997940007/ The Florida Times-Union, 24 Jan 2009. Accessed 29 June 2024.

The story of Genie Wiley, the “feral” child kept in isolation for 13 years, and what happened to her after.

Sources:

Armchair Investigator. “The True Story Of Genie Wiley: The Feral Child Kept In Isolation For 13 Years” YouTube, 6 April 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2v7tSlgKW4 [Video]. Accessed 12 Jan 2024.

Carroll, Rory. “Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers” The Guardian, 14 July 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/14/genie-feral-child-los-angeles-researchers Accessed 13 Jan 2024.

Georgetown University. “Case 4 Genie, The Wild Child Research or Exploitation?” High School Bioethics Curriculum Project. https://highschoolbioethics.georgetown.edu/units/cases/unit3_4.html Accessed 17 Jan 2024

Payne, Laura. “Genie: American child” Britannica, 6 Sep 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genie-feral-child Accessed 17 Jan 2024.

Shrouded Hand. “The Worst Abuse In History – The Tragic Story of Genie Wiley” YouTube, 29 Nov 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uru3DlmOv_M [Video]. Accessed 14 Jan 2024.

The Back of the Archive. “Genie Wiley: the feral child” YouTube, 13 Dec 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqflmQ5TaFQ [Video]. Accessed 17 Jan 2024.

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What is it about the holidays that makes us want to tell spooky stories? We’ve heard it time and time again with “scary ghost stories and tales of the glories.” And yet, nothing else about the winter holidays matches the spooky vibe of this lyric. Join me as I go down another holiday-themed rabbit hole!

Sources:

Curious History. “The Ghost of Christmas Past (The English Tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories)” YouTube, Dec. 4, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzpH06LNOGo [Video] Accessed Dec. 7, 2023.

Dickey, Colin. “A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories” The Smithsonian Magazine, Dec. 15, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ Accessed Dec. 7, 2023.

Huntley, Andrew. “The History of Holiday Ghost Stories” Carnegie Museum of Natural History, https://carnegiemnh.org/history-of-holiday-ghost-stories/ Accessed Dec. 7, 2023.

The Jolly Reiver. “The History of Telling Ghost Stories at Christmas” YouTube, Dec. 19, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_MWXeIsGF4 [Video] Accessed Dec. 7, 2023.

Yuko, Elizabeth. “How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England” History, Dec. 15, 2021. https://www.history.com/news/christmas-tradition-ghost-stories Dec. 7, 2023.

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It’s 1989, 18 year old Mandy Stavik goes on a run with the family dog. Heartbreakingly, hours later, the dog runs home without Mandy, sending the whole community of Acme, Washington into a citywide manhunt. Three days later, Mandy would be found dead in the river and it would take thirty years to solve her murder. SOURCES: ABC 20/20. “30 Years of Searching” Hulu, Sep 20, 2019. Season 41, E44 https://www.hulu.com/watch/ac762c15-6662-4fec-84c1-674bddfe8836 [Video] Accessed Nov 11, 2023.

Salo, Jackie. “Can of Coke may have cracked Mandy Stavik cold case” The New York Post, 19 Dec 2018. https://nypost.com/2018/12/18/can-of-coke-may-have-cracked-mandy-stavik-cold-case/ Accessed 11 Nov 2023.

Sirken, Alec. “Mandy Stavik case: How two moms chatting at a water park helped crack a Thanksgiving cold case murder” CBSNews, July 16, 2020. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mandy-stavik-case-how-two-moms-chatting-at-a-water-park-helped-crack-thanksgiving-cold-case-murder/ Accessed 11 Nov 2023.

Urquhart, Alaina & Kelly, Ash. “E470: The Murder of Mandy Stavik” Morbid: A True Crime Podcast, June 22, 2023. Wondery Network. [Podcast] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/morbid/id1379959217?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=wondery_podcasts Accessed 11 Nov 2023.

48 Hours. “Mandy Stavik: The Case No One Could Forget | Full Episode” YouTube, Nov 1, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7GIDi66xE [Video] Accessed Nov 11, 2023.

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Rochester, New York. The 1970s. When the bodies of 10 year old Carmen Colón, 11 year old Wanda Walkowicz and 11 year old Michelle Maenza were found, the people of New York was brought to their knees. Sources:

Carlton, Genevieve. “The Chilling Story of the Alphabet Murders That Targeted Girls With Double Initials'' ed. John Kuroski. All That’s Interesting, 10 Dec 2022

https://allthatsinteresting.com/alphabet-murders Accessed 5 Nov 2023.

Clark, Dylan Wade. “The Alphabet Murders That Terrified Rochester, NY For Three Years Remains Unsolved Today” The Medium, 14 Oct 2022. https://medium.com/the-history-insider/the-alphabet-murders-that-terrified-rochester-ny-for-three-years-remains-unsolved-today-32c7a7891b0c Accessed 6 Nov 2023.

Craig, Gary. “'Double initial' murders remain mystery after 35 years — Police still track leads into three 1970s slayings that shattered community's calm” Democrat & Chronicle, 25 April 2017. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/investigations/2009/03/01/double-initial-murders-remain-mystery-after-35-years-police-still/77384622/ Accessed 6 Nov 2023.

Cummings, Dan. “Timesuck | The Alphabet Murders,” YouTube, Dan Cummings Presents: Bad Magic Productions, 17 Dec 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4l2bI0ub0w

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Real Crime. “New York Alphabet Murders: Children Killed For Their Names | Real Crime” YouTube, 22 Oct 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFo3qIcfR64 5 Nov 2023.

Troopers. “Homicide Victim: Walkowicz, Wanda Lee” New York State Troopers, https://troopers.ny.gov/homicide-victim-walkowicz-wanda-lee Accessed 5 Nov 2023.

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Join me as I tell the story of one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, Harold Shipman. At the end I list the names of all 215 people he murdered. SOCIALS: therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram. SOURCES: Sources:

Absolute Crime. Born To Kill? Experts Delve Inside The Minds Of Britain's 5 Worst Serial Killers | Absolute Crime” YouTube, Oct 2, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArRiVhlY9Ag [Video] Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Alvarez, Lizette. “‘Dr. Death’ British Serial Killer, Kills Himself” The New York Times, Jan 14, 2004. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/world/dr-death-british-serial-killer-kills-himself.html Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Chairman Dame Janet Smith. The Shipman Inquiry: First Report, (vol, 1) July 2002, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/27_01_05_shipman_firstreport.pdf Accessed Nov 2, 2023.

Green, Ryan. Twelve from Hell: The Ultimate True Crime Case Collection, Ryan Green Publishing, June 6, 2022. https://ryangreenbooks.com/ Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Jackson, Trevor & Smith, Richard. “Harold Shipman” National Library of Medicine, Jan 24, 2004. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC318504/ Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Jenkins, John Philips. “Harold Shipman: British physician and serial killer” Britannica, Jan 10, 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-Shipman Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Rama Yasaei; Alan Rosani; Abdolreza Saadabadi.”Meperidine” National Library of Medicine, July 10, 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470362/ Accessed Nov 1, 2023.

Real Stories. “Unmasking the Evil: Harold Shipman and Myra Hindley | Real Stories True Crime Double Bill” YouTube, March 11, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuteXurBuF4 [Video] Accessed Oct 29, 2023.

Reed, Betsy. “Harold Shipman: full list of victims'' The Guardian, July 19, 2002. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/19/shipman.health2 Accessed Nov 1, 2023

Happy Halloween everyone! Join me as I figure out just how in the world this spooky holiday came to be. SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram. SOURCES: Bachelor, Blane. “The twisted history transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanterns” The National Geographic, Oct 27, 2020. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns?loggedin=true&rnd=1697329027939 Accessed Oct 14, 2023.

Fire of Learning. “History of Halloween–Documentary,” YouTube, Oct 4, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iro229V4Wss [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023.

Odyssey, David. “The Bewitching History of Black Cats and Halloween” The Wildest, Oct 16, 2023. https://www.thewildest.com/cat-lifestyle/black-cats-and-halloween Accessed Oct 26, 2023.

Rowe, Kaz. “What Were Halloween Parties Like in the Early 1900s?” YouTube, Oct 11, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-cD3-UnUA [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023.

Toner, Clare. “Bats and Halloween” Scottish Wildlife Trust, Oct 2019. https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2019/10/bats-and-halloween/ Accessed Oct 14 2023.

The Hidden Passage. “Terror & Revelry | Pagan Roots of Halloween | Liminal Magic” YouTube, Sep 30, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWDYCTMLTo [Video]. Accessed Oct 14, 2023.

Thomas, Heather. “The Origins of Halloween Traditions” Library of Congress, Oct 26, 2021. https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghos Accessed Oct 14 2023.

You know them, you love them, probably were on Team Jacob during the 2010s (let’s be real)… Today’s episode: The Werewolf! Join me as I figure out just where in the world this folklore came from and why in the world it still has a chokehold on us now. SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram. SOURCES: Ashliman, L. D. “Werewolf Legends from Germany” University of Pittsburgh, 27 February 2010. https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/werewolf.html Accessed 8 October 2023.

Durn, Sarah. “The Long, Hidden History of the Viking Obsession with Werewolves.” Atlas Obscura, 27 October, 2021. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hidden-history-viking-wolf-warrior-werewolf Accessed October 8, 2023.

Grandmont, Jean-Pol. “Wolfsbane: fictitious plant contains very real dangers” Evergreen, https://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/wolfsbane-fictious-plant-contains-very-real-dangers/#:~:text=Aconite%20shows%20up%20all%20across,Hamlet%E2%80%9D%20(Aggrawal%202009). Accessed Oct 13, 2023.

Mythology Unleashed. “Werewolves | The Legend of Lycanthropy.” YouTube, 6 October 2021. [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgGlNjNKRcg Accessed October 8, 2023.

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Storied. “The Killer Origins of the Werewolf | Monstrum” YouTube, 21 October 2021. [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xPFdX5qEyk Accessed October 8, 2023.

WordPress. “The She-Wolf and the Werewolf Wife Tales, wolf worship and wolf shrines in Japan” https://japanesemythology.wordpress.com/study-notes-the-she-wolf-and-werewolf-wife-tales/ May 6, 2019. Accessed October 12, 2023.

Spelt with over 36 variations, this creature from Native American folklore will make you quiver with fear. Today’s themes: Starvation, cannibalism, and horrible winters. Happy Halloween! SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothink on Instagram. SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guiuXIMZ2vE [Video] PBS Storied. “Windigo: The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend | Monstrum” YouTube, 28 Aug 2019. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo All That’s Interesting. “What is the Wendigo? Meet the Cannibalistic Cryptid from your Nightmares” [Edited by: Jaclyn Anglis]. All That’s Interesting, 17 Aug 2022. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axRkTEy4sGo [Video] Jon Solo. “The VERY Messed Up Origins™ of the Wendigo: Cannibal Demon | Native American Folklore Explained” YouTube, 7 Oct 2022. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/ Alexander, Kathy. “Wendigo— Flesheater of the forests” Legends of America, December 2022. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/wendigo Mingren, Wu. “What is a Wendigo? The Beast with an insatiable Hunger for Human Flesh.” Ancient Origins, 28 Dec 2022. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories Smith, Kaitlin. “More Than Monsters: The Deeper Significance of Wendigo Stories” Facing History & Ourselves, 30 Nov 2021. Accessed 30 Sep 2023.

https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZaZDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PT58#v=onepage&q&f=false Peters, Hammerson. The Legends of the Nahanni Valley, self published 5 May 2018. Accessed 4 Oct 2023.

Since it is the month of June, I figured why not talk about the moment that started it all? Happy Pride month y’all! 🏳️‍🌈 SOCIALS: @therestoomuchtothinkpod on Instagram. SOURCES: Gillett, Charlie. “New York City 1960s Overview.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Dec 2000, https://www.britannica.com/topic/rock-New-York-City-1960s-overview-1371271 Accessed June 1, 2023.

History Editors. “Stonewall Riots.” A&E Productions, May 31, 2022. https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots Accessed June 1, 2023.

Library of Congress. “1969: The Stonewall Uprising” https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era Accessed June 1, 2023.

Oliver, Mark & Kuroski, John. “A City on the Brink: 1960s New York in 55 Dramatic Photos” All That’s Interesting, Jan 17, 2020. https://allthatsinteresting.com/1960s-new-york-photos Accessed June 10, 2023.

PBS. “Stonewall Uprising: The Year that Changed America” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/stonewall/#part01

PBS. “Stonewall Inn: Through the years” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/stonewall-inn-through-years/

Rothberg, Emma Ph.D. “Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002)” National Women’s History Museum, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sylvia-rivera Accessed June 1st.

Rothberg, Emma Ph.D. “Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992)” National Women’s History Museum, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson Accessed June 1, 2023