It’s our 1-year podiversary, so naturally we threw a full-on rager… and by “rager,” we mean we raged nonstop about the infuriating disappearance of Bryce Laspisa.

In true Twisted & Mysterious fashion, we celebrate twelve months of chaos by diving into a case that feels like it could have — should have — been prevented. Bryce’s strange behavior, the endless red flags, the baffling choices made along the way… we unpack all of it while yelling into our microphones like caffeinated gremlins.

If you’ve ever listened to this case and felt your blood pressure rising, congratulations — you’re invited to the podiversary party. We break down the timeline, the theories, and every “ARE YOU SERIOUS?!” moment that still haunts this story.

Happy 1 year of being Twisted & Mysterious with us. 💙🖤

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In this week’s episode, Sarah unpacks the infamous Waukesha, Wisconsin Slender Man stabbing—a case where internet horror, childhood delusion, and the absolute chaos of being 12 all merged into one of the most bizarre true crime stories of the last decade.

We break down the origins of Slender Man, how he crawled out of the “spooky noodles” world of creepypasta, and why two middle-schoolers genuinely believed they had to sacrifice their friend and then walk 300 miles to the Nicolet National Forest to live with him. For the record, the only people on Earth who want to walk 300 miles are The Proclaimers.

This episode also dives into the impossible task of trying to protect kids from the endless parade of creepy images and viral monsters online. Instead of bubble-wrapping them, we talk about the real solution: helping kids tell the difference between real vs. fake, scary-but-fun vs. scary-and-dangerous, and reassuring them that liking spooky stuff is totally normal. (Sarah has been reading Stephen King since age 10 and somehow watched Cujo at age 3, so clearly some of us turned out mostly fine… mostly.)

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This week on Twisted and Mysterious, Faren takes us to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the shocking murder of Grace Jennings — a young woman whose story spirals into chaos the moment her killers start talking. Between the bizarre interviews, unbelievable text messages, and outrageous claims of “multiple personalities,” this case is as frustrating as it is disturbing. Sarah and Faren talk through the evidence, the excuses, and how dangerous it is when people fake Dissociative Identity Disorder to dodge responsibility for their crimes.

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Two Brazilian technicians climb a hill wearing suits, raincoats, and lead eye masks. They carry towels, a cryptic note, and possibly… big cult energy? In this episode of Twisted & Mysterious, Sarah and Faren try to decode one of Brazil’s strangest unsolved cases — the 1966 Lead Masks Mystery — while somehow turning it into a low-budget Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy crossover.

Sarah absolutely butchers every Portuguese word she attempts, and together they debate whether these guys were conducting a spiritual experiment, waiting for aliens, or accidentally joining a sci-fi-flavored cult.

Grab your towel, remember the answer is 42, and tune in for a bizarre blend of mystery, metaphysics, and mispronunciation.

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This week on Twisted and Mysterious, Faren takes us deep into the eerie woods of Denton, Texas, to uncover the legend of Goatman’s Bridge — where horns meet horror. 👀 Locals say something dark haunts the Old Alton Bridge, but we met a new legend along the way: Steve Goatman. Let’s just say…he’s got anger issues, boundary problems, and possibly hooves.

We dig into the tragic backstory of Oscar Washburn, explore paranormal encounters that’ll make your skin crawl, and debate whether Goatman’s Bridge is haunted, cursed, or just a breeding ground for dumb human decisions. Plus, we try to make sense of the mysterious cloaked figures who apparently roam the area, probably carrying comically large copies of The Bell Jar.

Grab your EMF meter (and maybe a salt circle)—it’s time for The Steve Goatman Experience.

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Before The Conjuring made us all afraid of antique furniture, the Perron family actually lived that horror movie. Their "dream farmhouse" in Harrisville, Rhode Island, came with creaky floors, creepy ghosts, and (allegedly) a witch named Bathsheba who did not come with the deed.

This week, we dig into what really went down at the Perron home, from ghostly pranks and paranormal investigators to the kind of supernatural chaos that'll make you rethink your Zillow alerts. Was the house truly haunted...or just in desperate need of a sage smudge and an exorcism-level deep clean?

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Step inside one of America’s most haunted asylums — the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia. Once a monument to compassionate mental health care, it became a nightmare of overcrowding, lobotomies, and lives lost within its echoing halls.

This week, Sarah uncovers the asylum’s chilling history, the wild “diagnoses” that could get you locked up (spoiler: having opinions was apparently dangerous), and the horrifying reality of how lobotomies were actually performed. From restless spirits like Little Lily to the infamous Creeper said to crawl through the darkness, Trans-Allegheny is equal parts tragedy and terror.

Meanwhile, Sam and Colby are out here playing hopscotch with ghosts—and somehow, no one’s invited us.

Join Twisted & Mysterious for a haunted deep dive full of history, horror, and hilariously frustrated ghost-hunting envy.

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In May 2005, Natalee Holloway vanished during her senior trip to Aruba—a vacation that was supposed to be all beaches, pina coladas, and flip-flops, not one of the most infamous missing persons cases in modern history. What followed was a media circus complete with suspects changing their stories more often than tourists reapply sunscreen, wild theories, and years of unanswered questions.

In this episode of Twisted and Mysterious, we dig into the last known hours of Natalee’s life, Joran van der Sloot’s endless lies and confessions-that-weren’t, and the case’s strange place in both true crime history and pop culture. Equal parts tragic and baffling, this is a story that still grips people two decades later.

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This week on Twisted and Mysterious, Faren takes us through the heartbreaking case of Timothy Wiltsey, a 5-year-old boy whose 1991 disappearance and murder devastated his New Jersey community. His mother, Michelle Lodzinski, first claimed he was kidnapped from a carnival, but her shifting stories and suspicious behavior raised more questions than answers. After decades of investigation, Lodzinski was finally convicted of Timothy’s murder—only to later have that conviction overturned. We dive into the tragedy, the tangled web of lies, and the shocking twists in a case that still leaves many wondering what really happened to Timothy.

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This week on Twisted and Mysterious, we sink our teeth into the case of Tony Costa — the so-called “Cape Cod Vampire.” (Spoiler: he wasn’t actually biting necks.) We question where that nickname even came from, Sarah admits she thought Cape Cod was just a town and not an entire geographical feature, and we unpack the bizarre detail that Tony once babysat two little girls and… didn’t hurt them. Medal of honor? Not so much.

And then there’s the jaw-dropping loyalty of a mother who once said: “If our Tony chopped up those girls, he must have had a good reason.” Because nothing says mother’s love quite like justifying serial murder.

Creepy, twisted, and full of “wait, what?!” moments.

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