Today there isn't a new episode of This Story is Nuts- however, I didn't want to leave you without a story. So, for this episode I decided to combine TWO stories of survival from two bad ass women.

I hope you enjoy! 

All new episodes of This Story is Nuts will return Wednesday December 1st.

STORY #1 Susan Kuhnhausen

In Susan Kuhnhausen's own words she was a piece of cake. She was middle aged, overweight, and had two bad knees.

But, what the intruder in her Oregon home in September of 2006 didn't know was that Susan was also trained in self defense.

This is the true story of not only how Susan Kuhnhausen fought off her attacker, but she also fought for the rights of others who were victims of violent crimes.

SOURCES:

A Hitman Attempted To Kill Susan Kuhnhausen – She Killed Him Instead (allthatsinteresting.com)

Susan Kuhnhausen Killed the Hitman Sent to Kill Her • Morbidology

Police: Intruder strangled by nurse was hit man (nbcnews.com)

A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. - Willamette Week (wweek.com)

Case Companion - Case Companion (multco.us)

VINELink - Empowering Victims of Crime

STORY #2 Michelina Lewandowska.

What was supposed to be a simple shopping trip would turn into a nightmare for Michelina Lewandowska.

Michelina's quick thinking as well as something else would be the one thing to save her life.

In this weeks episode we look at survival, and what one woman will do to stay alive.

SOURCES:

Michelina Lewandowska – I Can't Believe It's NonFiction (icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com)

Police tribute to buried alive woman Michelina Lewandowska - BBC News

She Was Buried Alive by Her Own Boyfriend in a Cardboard Coffin | by Fatim Hemraj | Chameleon | Mar, 2021 | Medium

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When 15 year old Nicole Van Den Hurk was found murdered in a wooded area near her home in 1995 over 300 leads came in to detectives. But, despite the leads and a reward for any information Nicole's case would grow cold.

That is until in 2011 when Nicole's step brother Andy would take a drastic risk in order to find the real killer of his sister Nicole.

It's a quick one today folks. Life is crazy over here but come back next Wednesday for all all new episode!!

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SOURCES:

Killing of Nicole van den Hurk - Wikipedia

Nicole Van Den Hurk's Murder Went Cold, So Her Stepbrother Confessed (allthatsinteresting.com)

QaafQalam - A Lie For Justice

Photo Source:

Killing of Nicole van den Hurk - Wikipedia

Bernie Tiede was well liked in the small Texas town of Carthage. He sang in the church choir, could make a gourmet meal, and also was the town's local mortician who was known to work well with families- but especially widows.

Listen to the end on this one folks! I added a bonus part after the credits. 

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Sources:

The website Marjorie's family dedicated to her after her death: Articles | Marjorie Nugent

Bernie Tiede - Wikipedia

48 Hours: The Mortician, The Murder, The Movie - YouTube

Bernie - YouTube (2012 Movie)

Photo Credit: CBS NEWS

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The 1930s was a time where the idea of a vampire was starting to become mainstream in movies and media. Dracula had just been released to audiences and Peter Kürten otherwise known as The Vampire of Düsseldorf- a serial killer with an obsession with blood- had just been executed in July of 1931.

So, in 1932 when a 32 year old sex worker named Lilly Lindeström is found beaten and drained of all of her blood, the Stockholm media have a field day. Was Lilly's killer really a vampire who roamed the Swedish streets or did she just invite the wrong man in??

What really happened to Lilly Lindeström?

Sources:

Peter Kürten - Wikipedia

Vampyrmordet – Wikipedia

Atlas Vampire - Wikipedia

The Weird Case of the Atlas Vampire | Mysterious Universe

The Atlas Vampire Murder – The Death of Lilly Lindeström – Someone Saw Something (wordpress.com)

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When Helen Peters was sent to the hospital after she broke her hip in a fall her husband Phillip would have to stay home alone- in the house the two had lived in for over three decades.

Phillip's kind neighbors made sure that he was taken care of too, by inviting him over for dinner every night his wife was away- so that he didn't have to eat alone.

When Phillip didn't show up one night for dinner however, his neighbors concerned, would go to check on him- it was then they

would find Phillip's lifeless body, beaten to death- but they would find no clues as to who murdered Phillip Peters.

Soon neighbors would notice strange sounds and smells coming from the vacant home- and lights would seem to turn themselves on and off.

By all appearances the murder of Phillip Peters seemed to have been committed by a ghost- and even newspapers reported the crime as the "Denver Ghost House Slayings."

The truth in this case though is far more crazy than anyone could have ever saw coming.

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Sources:

The Tale of the Denver Spider Man | Denver Public Library History (denverlibrary.org)

Theodore Edward Coneys - Wikipedia

Theodore Coneys, the Spiderman of Denver, 1941 - HistoricalCrimeDetective.com

Photo Credit:

The Tale of the Denver Spider Man | Denver Public Library History (denverlibrary.org)

Today is an extra special bonus episode of This Story is Nuts!

When a successful and healthy man goes on a business trip he soon will meet a woman who shares the same strange interest as him in ancient music. The two hit it off very quickly, but, what he feels is platonic, the woman, ten years his senior, feels is romantic.

When asks him to come home with her for evening he politely declines. But, his rejection is soon met by anger- and the woman, calling herself a witch, places a curse on the man- claiming he will be dead within the week.

When Christopher Case is found dead in his apartment a week later the question remains. Was his death caused by a curse? Or did he scare himself to death?

  The Mysterious Paranormal Death of Christopher Case | Mysterious Universe

Curse Of The Witch: The Death Of Christopher Case - Conspiracy Theories

Heart Failure Killed Man Who Feared `Curse' | The Seattle Times

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At 9 pm on the evening of February 21st, 1977 firefighters were called to an apartment in Chicago Illinois. Inside the apartment they would find a body hidden under the burning mattress. The lifeless woman was naked, a butcher knife still sticking out of her chest.

Detectives were baffled by the murder of the Teresita Basa- a respiratory therapist- who had no known enemies.  There was no evidence and the case could have immediately went cold- until detectives would receive a strange phone call- and a claim that the people on the other end knew who the killer was because Teresita Basa told them- from beyond the grave.

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SOURCES:

Unsolved Mysteries Season 2- Episode 19

Teresita Basa | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom (Also photo source)

Did Teresita Basa Solve her own Murder? • Morbidology

Stay Tuned! A bonus episode is coming your way Friday 10/15

So excited for creepy season! And that means all new episodes of This Story is Nuts with a creepy twist the entire month! Also, keep an eye out for BONUS episodes! They will be sprinkled in for the entire month of October!

Today's Episode:

Roland T Owen would check into the President Hotel in Kanas City on a Wednesday afternoon in 1935. The man himself wasn't strange- he was anywhere between 20-35 years of age, had dark hair, a noticeable scar, and a cauliflower ear.  

The bellhop would notice that Roland hadn't brought any luggage - and only carried a few personal items- items he would remove from his pockets when he arrived in his room. A housekeeper would also note Roland's behavior as slightly odd as he seemed to prefer to stay in his dimly lit room- keeping mostly to himself except for the strange man who visited his room- the man with the gruff voice- who Roland was heard arguing with some time later.

 Even though his actions as he entered the hotel were strange- the craziest part of this story was when Roland T Owen would end up dead- brutally murdered in fact, only three days after he had checked into the hotel room.

It is a story that 86 years after it happened still gives people goosebumps. A story with very few answers and tons of questions- questions like what really happened in room 1046?

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Sources:

The Mystery Of Roland T. Owen's Gruesome Murder In Room 1046 (allthatsinteresting.com)

The Unsolved Mystery of the Creepy Murder in Room 1046 | by Hdogar | Lessons from History | Medium

The Creepy Murder In Room 1046 - YouTube

Photo Source:

01The-Anonymous-Room-1046.jpg (1279×751) (boldoutline.in)

15 year old Michael Palmer was spending one of the first nights of summer vacation hanging out with a few friends.

The night would end tragically however, when, after a graduation party Michael would disappear into the shadows, never to be seen again.

A little over a decade later and Michael's older brother Charles Jr. "Chucky" Palmer would also go missing.

This is the story of the Palmer Brothers.

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Sources:

The Trail Went Cold Podcast

Michael Timothy Palmer – The Charley Project

Charles Edwin Palmer V – The Charley Project

Michael Palmer (akfatal.net)

Youth still missing after seven years | Local News Stories | frontiersman.com

Picture Source: The Charley Project

The name of the CNN Movie about Paul Joseph Fronczak is called: The Lost Sons 

The Lost Sons - Wikipedia

The link for the Q&A:  Q&A | foundlingpaul

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Eight days after Jack and Christina Kettlewell eloped Christina would be found 150 feet from their honeymoon cottage- dead- in only nine inches of water.

Christina's body showed no signs of violence- and police were baffled about whether or not foul play was involved in her death.

It was a case that was shrouded in mystery and that left everyone scratching their heads.

Did Christina Kettlewell take her own life eight days after she was married- OR- did Jack and his best friend who just so happened to join them on their honeymoon (RIGHT!) have something to do with her death?

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SOURCES:

What happened to Toronto’s ‘Eight-day bride’? | The Star

Murder or Suicide? Mystery of the 8-day Bride. | by The Mystique | Real Crime | Sep, 2021 | Medium

The Mysterious Death Of The Eight Day Bride | BuzzFeed Unsolved Wiki | Fandom

Photo Source: The Toronto Star

*CORRECTION* In the story it is stated that Christina was found 150 yards from the cottage- it is actually 150 feet.