True Creeps: True Crime, Ghost Stories, Cryptids, Horrors in History & Spooky Stories

Join us as we discuss the series of murders that have been dubbed the Mannequin Murders. We’ll discuss the murders of Dolly Davis,

Kathleen Gouldin, Iva Watson, & Evelyn Dieterich as well as the investigations that followed.

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• TRIAL OPENS IN KILLING, RAPE OF 23-YEAR-OLD – Baltimore Sun
• Jan 28, 1990, page 319 - The Baltimore Sun at Newspapers.com
• DNA LeadsTo Charges In Unsolved Homicides - The Washington Post
• 'Mannequin Murder' - The Washington Post
• Years Later, a Prime Suspect - The Washington Post
• Maryland DOC Incarcerated Individual Locator
• MD - MD - Carvel, 68, & Sarah Faulkner, 66, Howard County, 25 April 1979 | Websleuths
• Iva Myrtle Shenk Watson (1903-1984) - Find a Grave Memorial
• Convicted killer pleads guilty to 1984 murder - Newspapers.com™
• Technology catches up to case - Newspapers.com™
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• Cold Case
• Donna Frey slain woman identified - Newspapers.com™
• Murder of Beatrice Wessells - Newspapers.com™
• Cold Case
• Cold Case
• Police charge Elkridge man with first-degree murder - Newspapers.com™
• Arrest prompts reopening of unsolved homicide cases - Newspapers.com™
• Vernon Lee Clark depends on drug use for defense - Newspapers.com™
• Barring of victim's mother from murder trial draws fire - Newspapers.com™
• Convicted murderer gets 3rd life sentence - Newspapers.com™
• DNA test ties suspect to July slaying of Elkridge woman - Newspapers.com™

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Join us as we discuss the murder of Emmishae Kirby by Javon Gilbert. We’ll discuss Emmishae’s life, how she was remembered by her loved ones as well as the days leading up to her murder. We’ll also talk about Javon’s violent past.

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• Tim Miller - Texas EquuSearch Search And Recovery
• Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Killings of women and girls by their intimate partner or other family members
• Javon Lee Gilbert v. The State of Texas Appeal from 209th District Court of Harris County :: 2024 :: Texas Court of Appeals, First District Decisions :: Texas Case Law :: Texas Law :: US Law :: Justia
• Houston man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend | khou.com
• Man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, dumping her body | Probable cause court hearing raw video
• The State of Texas vs. GILBERT, JAVON (Court 209)
• Tx. Woman Disappeared in September — and Her Ex-Boyfriend Has Just Been Charged in Her Murder
• Houston woman missing since September found dead, Texas EquuSearch says
• Man sentenced to life for shooting ex-girlfriend, dumping body near Bear Creek Park
• Ex accused of killing Houston woman in her apartment before dumping body
• Officials searching for missing woman who hasn't been seen in nearly 2 weeks
• Emmi's family interview
• Fundraiser by Crystal Counts-Kirby : Justice For Emmi
• Justice4Emmi Emmishae Kirby
• Houston man gets life after allegedly killing his ex and dumping her body in Bear Creek Park

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Join us as we chat about werewolves! We’ll discuss wolf superstition, werewolf lore, as well as the werewolf trials of Europe!

A special thank you to Lauren & October for letting their cat be our episode art this week!

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• Werewolf of Châlons — The history & psychology of werewolf killers — Crime Library
• Werewolf of Châlons — The history & psychology of werewolf killers — Crime Library
• Werewolves in the Touraine ~ the case of Jacques Roulet | Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France
• Werewolf Trials: Europe's Gruesome 16th-Century Witch Hunts
• Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials | HISTORY
• Before America Had Witch Trials, Europe Had Werewolf Trials | HISTORY
• Unusual Mental States in Medieval Europe I. Medical Syndromes of Mental Disorder: 400–1100 A.D. on JSTOR
• Theriac: An ancient brand? | Wellcome Collection
• The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic Literature on JSTOR
• Wolves, Witches, and Werewolves: Lycanthropy and Witchcraft from 1423 to 1700 on JSTOR
• Family of Missing Broadway Actor Zelig Williams Offering $10,000 Reward | Playbill

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Join us as we chat about time slips! We'll discuss various accounts, from a young woman's bewildering shopping experience in a now-closed store to two painters who encounter a mysterious aircraft in a field. We'll explore the intriguing theories behind these phenomena, including the possibility of parallel universes and the effects of electromagnetic fields.

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• Tom Slemen's Haunted Wirral: More timeslips on Landican Lane | Wirral Globe
• What Happens When Something Gets ‘Too Close' to a Black Hole? - NASA Science
• What is relativity? Einstein's mind-bending theory explained
• (PDF) THE ROUGHAM MYSTERY An Investigation into the Time Slip Phenomenon | Carl Grove - Academia.edu
• Understanding the Science Behind Remote Viewing
• AN EVALUATION OF THE REMOTE VIEWING PROGRAM: RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS
• I experienced a 'time slip' that doctors say aren't possible | Daily Mail Online
• What's REALLY happening to people who suddenly travel 'back in time': The time slip phenomenon has been experienced by floods of Mail readers - and as a paranormal expert, this is my explanation | Daily Mail Online
• The Liverpool Time Slips and Mysterious Occurences in Bold Street
• Mothercare stores close their doors for the final time | Daily Mail Online
• Bold Street
• Bizarre tale of Bold Street 'timeslips' that 'transported people into the past' - Liverpool Echo
• Are we ALL Ghosts?
• Could ghosts actually be people living in the past? Like due to some sort of time glitch, we are briefly seeing into the past.
• (DOC) End of reality point theory the explanation for paranormal appearances | Simon Robson - Academia.edu
• Exploring the Phenomenon of Time Slips
• (PDF) Article TIME-SLIPS AND ASSOCIATED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA: A SELECTED APPRAISAL | David Shaw - Academia.edu

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Join us as we delve into the tragic and mysterious story of the Sodder family, whose lives were forever altered by a devastating house fire on Christmas in 1945. George and Jenny Sodder faced the unthinkable when five of their kids, Betty, Maurice, Martha, Louis, & Jennie, vanished without a trace amidst the flames. We’ll discuss the “investigation” from law enforcement as well as the efforts by the Sodder family to locate their missing children. We will also share theories about whether the children survived the fire as well as suspects and motives.

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• House fire info
• Five of ten Sodder siblings vanished in a Christmas Eve house fire. Were they taken? | The Independent
• Sodder Family House - Clio
• Under Attack | Italian | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
• WV - WV - Sodder Family - 5 children, Christmas eve 1945 - #4 | Page 23 | Websleuths
• Internet sleuths awaken 61-year-old Christmas mystery | Archives | montgomery-herald.com
• Sodder mystery holds national appeal, continues to baffle community | News | register-herald.com
• The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
• 5 Curious Details About The Missing Sodder Children | Mystery | Investigation Discovery
• FamilySearch.org
• Marc Hoover: Disappearance of the Sodder children | The Clermont Sun
• I cinque bambini scomparsi della famiglia Sodder - Bottega Mistero
• Where are the children?
• The Sodder Children – Stacy Horn
• The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
• West Virginia Unsolved Mystery, The Sodder Five: a series of unfortunate events, or a conspiracy to traffic children
• 10 Facts About The Sodder Children Mystery That Don't Add Up - Listverse
• Death Certificate
• Their fate: Kidnapped-murdered or are they still alive? | News | timeswv.com
• Mystery of Missing Children Haunts W.Va. Town : NPR
• Sodder - Newspapers.com™
• What Really Happened to Children?
• Sodder Family Fire, 27 Dec 1945, The Leader, (Hinton, WV) - Newspapers.com™
• Sodders still seek children, 12 Jan 1963, Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV - Newspapers.com™
• Fayetteville Court, George Sodder, 04 Apr 1946, Beckley, WV - Newspapers.com™
• Five of ten Sodder siblings vanished in a Christmas Eve house fire. Were they taken? | The Independent
• Sylvia Ann Sodder Paxton (1942-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial
• The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia - Newspapers.com™
• Article clipped from The Charleston Daily Mail - Newspapers.com™
• What Happened to the Children? (b)
• Sodder Family Fire, 27 Dec 1945, The Leader, (Hinton, WV) - Newspapers.com™
• Sodder - Day two of dig; deputy sheriff was a "bystander" - Newspapers.com™
• What Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in a West Virginia House Fire?

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Join us as we delve into stories and legends that were the inspiration behind Coraline.

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Join us as we revisit cases we've previously covered and provide the latest updates:

• Leola Etta Bryant, who has been identified as one of Samuel Little’s victims
• Danny Rollings, AKA the Gainesville Ripper’s potential early victim, David Yeager
• Updates and potential suspects for the murder of Mercedes Vega
• Investigation updates into the disappearance of Asha Degree, including search warrants and evidence that was seized
• A confessed killer who has been released on parole

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• Justice for Mercedes Vega: Uncovering Truth in Tragedy Robin Dreeke • 703 views32:30 911 calls released in murder case of woman's body found in burning car Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5) • 664 views6:07 Beyond the Baseline: Lessons from Mercedes Vega's Story Robin Dreeke • 628 views4:53 Phoenix police reveal lies in notebook of dead woman's alleged stalker Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5) • 33K views4:37 Mercedes Vega: Family of murder victim asks for help FOX 10 Phoenix • 1.5K views3:22 1 year since Mercedes Vega was murdered 12 News • 1.1K views3:26 2:35 / 2:35 911 call sheds light on Mercedes Vega murder case
• New details emerge in search for missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams
• New Team Joins Search for Missing Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams
• New Team Joins Search for Missing Broadway Dancer Zelig Williams
• Public Access Case Lookup
• Instagram
• New 911 calls and report released in Mercedes Vega murder case - YouTube
• Mother of Mercedes Vega talks new facts about case, Tempe police
• Mercedes Vega's family in court Monday for armed robbery case
• Man accused of robbing victim in unsolved murder appears in court | 12news.com
• New blood evidence confirmed in Mercedes Vega unsolved murder case
• New blood evidence confirmed in Mercedes Vega unsolved murder case
• Asha Degree investigation: What police found amid Cleveland County raid
• Breaking down names connected to Asha Degree case | wcnc.com
• Asha Degree case: Read warrants from Cleveland County, Shelby raids here
• Sodder Family House - Clio
• Under Attack | Italian | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
• Asha Degree case: Read warrants from Cleveland County, Shelby raids here
• ‘Shopping cart killer’ suspect won’t use insanity defense, seeks to bar mention of Fairfax Co., DC cases - WTOP News
• Zak Bagans Bags Remains of Serial Killer Samuel Little For Haunted Museum
• Berkley County Jane Doe (1977) is now Identified
• Convicted serial killer Michael Gargiulo extradited to Illinois for 1993 murder of Glenview teen Tricia Pacaccio - CBS Chicago
• Possible Link Emerges Between Cold Case and Gainesville Ripper | FFP Law
• Fall River 'satanic cult' murderer Robin Murphy granted parole
• Whats the big thing with mirrors facing your bed ? : r/Paranormal

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Florence Cook, a remarkable medium of the late 19th century, claimed the ability to materialize a spirit named Katie King, captivating audiences with her otherworldly performances. This episode delves into the fascinating intersection of spiritualism, science, and skepticism as we explore Florence's journey alongside the esteemed scientist William Crookes, who sought to validate her abilities through rigorous experimentation. 

With a backdrop of seances and spirit cabinets, we examine whether Florence truly channeled Katie or if it was all an elaborate hoax. The episode also touches on the societal perceptions of mediums and the blend of magic and spirituality during this era. Join us as we untangle the mysteries surrounding Florence, Katie, and the blurred lines between the supernatural and the scientific!

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• Florence Cook
• Mediumship in the Mainstream: The Spirit Cabinet
• "King, John" | Encyclopedia.com
• ENERGY CHAMBERS FOR THE DEAD — American Hauntings
• The Ghost of Katie King
• THE MEDIUM AND THE SCIENTIST — American Hauntings
• The Spirit Photographs of William Hope
• Spirit photography and the occult: Making the invisible visible

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Join us in today’s chilling episode as we delve into one of the most harrowing cases in British criminal history. This episode involves horrific murders of children, an unsettling journey through the lives of two sadistic killers described by a judge as “of the utmost depravity.”

We will explore the disturbing histories of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, tracing their twisted relationship and the dark path that led to the brutal murders of five innocent children: Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey, and Edward Evans.

We’ll share poignant stories about each victim, honoring their lives amidst the horror. With each detail, we will navigate the complex dynamics of Brady and Hindley’s relationship—from their initial infatuation to the chilling acts of violence they committed together.

Prepare for a deep dive into the psychology of these killers, the societal context of their crimes, and the heartbreaking aftermath for the families left behind. Listener discretion is advised as we confront the unimaginable in this deeply unsettling tale of evil.

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• Who were the victims of Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley? – The US Sun | The US Sun
• Remembering 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey today on the 59th anniversary of her tragic murder. 🕊️ : r/MoorsMurders
• Remembering Keith Bennett today on what would have been his 72nd birthday. 🕊️ : r/MoorsMurders
• Today marks 60 years since Keith Bennett’s life was cruelly ended. Rest in peace, my thoughts go out to his brother Alan and the rest of his family on this poignant day. 💔 : r/MoorsMurders
• Remembering Lesley Ann Downey - the youngest victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - who would have turned 70 years old today. My thoughts are with her surviving family members. 🕊️ : r/MoorsMurders
• Remembering Lesley Ann Downey - the youngest victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - who would have turned 70 years old today. My thoughts are with her surviving family members. 🕊️ : r/MoorsMurders
• 60 years on: The life and tragic death of Pauline Reade : r/MoorsMurders
• Pauline Reade (1947-1963) - Find a Grave Memorial
• 'I have no compassion for her. I hope she goes to Hell. I wanted her to suffer like I have' | The Independent | The Independent
• Ian Brady: How the Moors Murderer came to symbolise pure evil - BBC News
• BBC News | UK | Last wish of Moors murder mother
• BBC News - Brady writes to victim's mother
• Police dig for Moors victim Keith Bennett after skull reportedly found | Greater Manchester | The Guardian
• Police dig for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett 58 years after was taken by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley | The Independent
• Ian Brady's mental health advocate will not face charges - BBC News
• BBC News - Moors Murders: Donations fund search for Keith Bennett
• BBC News - Moors Murders: Donations fund search for Keith Bennett
• Brady Banned From Fresh Moors Searches
• BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Moors victim mother's Brady plea
• Spy satellite used in fresh bid to reveal Moors Murderers final secret - their last victim's body | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
• Moors murders - Wikipedia
• BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1987: Moors murderer claims more killings
• Stepfather of Moors Murder victim Lesley Ann Downey dies - Manchester Evening News
• The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search

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Join us as we chat about spirit photography! We’ll discuss the science behind cameras and how some photographers allegedly caught apparitions on film. We’ll also get into spirit photography that’s already been debunked, and how you can analyze your own spirit photography!

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• The most famous ghost photographs ever taken
• Paranormal expert weighs in on ghostly figure in Stanley Hotel photo
• We Cleaned Up That Stanley Hotel Ghost Photo to Get a Clearer Look. – ScarePop
• The Ghost of Katie King
• Encyclopedia Term: table turning | Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
• THE MEDIUM AND THE SCIENTIST — American Hauntings
• Seeing Ghosts: A Brief Look at the Curious Business of Spirit Photography · SFMOMA
• The Case for Spirit Photography - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
• The Spirit Photographs of William Hope
• How to Turn a Room into a Camera Obscura
• When Was The Camera Invented? Everything You Need To Know - NFI
• Spirit photography and the occult: Making the invisible visible
• History of the Camera: When was Photography Invented? - Adorama
• Wonka Experience Oompa Loompa Kirsty Paterson Interview
• Top Halloween Costumes 2024: Beetlejuice, Witches, and Viral Sensations
• Why retailers are embracing 'Summerween,' the Halloween predecessor

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