Episode 73 – Originally Released March 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about physical and intellectual disabilities, patient abuse, and eugenics.  Listener discretion is advised. Pennhurst State School and Hospital was once called the Shame of Pennsylvania.  It sat only about 25 miles outside of Philadelphia, yet it may have … Continue reading "“The Shame of Pennsylvania” – Pennhurst State School and Hospital: Part 1"

Episode 72 – Originally Released February 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing persons, and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. Between the summer of 1985 and fall 1990, eight women were brutally murdered in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.  Police already had … Continue reading "The Frankford Slasher"

Episode 71 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing persons, sexual assault, and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. In September 2017, I shared a story on Patreon about Temple University student Jenna Burleigh.  Jenna was a transfer student … Continue reading "The Story of Jenna Burleigh"

Episode 70 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about drug use and addiction. Listener discretion is advised. One night in October 2017, a young woman from New Jersey drove along route 95, a major highway on the east coast.   Her story went something like this: she was on her way … Continue reading "“Go Fund Me Scammers” – The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 2"

Episode 69 – Originally Released January 2019 As we turn the page on another year, many of us take time to reflect on events of the past 12 months.  We look at events in our own lives, our families, our friends, and we look at the world around us, considering the good, the bad and … Continue reading "The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 1"

Episode 68 – Originally Published in December 2018 Content warning: this episode includes adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder.  Listener discretion is advised. Do you know the moment a relationship goes bad?  Is it one moment or thousands of little moments, or big ones, that add up over time?  Do 5 … Continue reading "The Story of Ellen Gregory"

Episode 67 – Originally Released December 2018 It’s hard to believe the last time Irene Levy Baker was a guest on TwistedPhilly was almost two years ago!  When we first sat down, Irene  just released her book 100 Things To Do In Philadelphia Before You Die.  Since then Irene has been hard at work on … Continue reading "Unique Eats and Eateries of Philadelphia with Irene Levy Baker"

Episode 66 – Originally Released November 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about mass shooting. Additional content warnings are contained within the episode.  Listener discretion is advised. On the morning of September 6, 1949, 28 year old East Camden resident Howard Unruh shot 16 people in 15 minutes, killing 13 … Continue reading "“Walk of Death” – America’s First Mass Shooter"

Episode 65 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions child abduction, child sexual abuse and murder. Listener discretion is advised. On Friday morning, October 30, 1992, the battered body of eleven year old Shauna Howe was found in a shallow creek bed a few miles outside the … Continue reading "The Town that Cancelled Halloween"

Episode 64 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder.  Listener discretion is advised. When the Blair Witch Project hit the big screens, many independent filmmakers had aspirations of creating the next big found footage horror movie.  That was especially true for 25-year-old … Continue reading "The Story of Randi Trimble"