Two Can Keep A Secret

This week we're going back to Halloween of 1974. Eight year old Timothy O'Bryan and his five year old little sister, Elizabeth, enjoyed a night of Trick or Treating with their father, Ronald, before going home and indulging in a little treat before bed. However, a poisoned Pixy Stix would change Halloween, not only for this family, but for the whole country.

Sources:
Statesman.com
Vice
A&E
Newspapers.com
Wikipedia - Ronald Clark O'Bryan

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When young men from the Laotian Hmong tribe started dropping dead in their sleep, newspapers gobbled up the story. After viewing the articles, director Wes Craven became enthralled and was inspired to create the cult classic The Nightmare on Elm Street. He’s not the only director who turned real life events into horrific fiction. Tune in to find out what other favorites are inspired by the terrors of the real world.

Sources:
New York Times
History
Mental Floss
All That’s Interesting 

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This week we get to experience a magical story transformation. Follow along as Pam takes you from doppelgangers to biolocation to a 1600s witch hunt.

Sources:
Times Of India
Lowest of Witches
Doppelgangers 
Biolocation
Camille Flammarion
Bury St Edmunds
Spectral Evidence

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The Bleeding House at Fountain Drive has baffled paranormal enthusiasts and investigators for decades. No one has ever been able to solve the mystery of how or why Minnie and Willie Winston's home in Atlanta, Georgia suddenly began bleeding in September 1967. There has been much speculation and many theories, but no great conclusion was ever met. Maybe you can help solve this fascinating mystery!

Sources:
Strange and Unexplained- S3:E16 Hey Grandma, The House is Bleeding
Truly Adventurous
Paranormal Catalog

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Buckle in because this is a wild one! For this episode, Ronda will tell you about a Canadian native, Kaitlyn Braun, who scammed countless doulas and is now facing a multitude of criminal charges. 

Hang around for the end and you can hear Pam pronounce some words and phrases designed to trick her into making a fool of herself! That's always fun, right?!

Sources:
Baby List - info about doulas
Every Mother Counts - tools for finding the right doula
Every Mother Counts (2)
Cleveland Clinic - on factitious disorder
Cosmopolitan article  

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We felt like we have given you all a lot of downers lately so Pam had decided to tell you a fun case to cheer you up. But then she decided to not do that and instead is going to tell you about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. When this fire happened in 1911, it was the deadliest workplace fire to date in New York City and if it weren't for the attacks on 9/11 it would STILL be the deadliest workplace fire in NYC. So, yeah... buckle up and grab a tissue.

Sources:
History.com
PBS.com
Smithsonian Magazine
Triangle Fire - Cornell
NY Times
Famous Trials
InjuredWorker.org
Wikipedia

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This episode is a heavy one, but it’s important! 
Follow Ronda as she lays down some facts about childhood bullying and introduces you to the more deadly side of teenage angst. 

Sources: 
A&E
RDC News
Stopbullying.gov
The Crime Wire
Daily Mail

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A tragic "accident" leaves 11 year old Terry Jo Duperrault drifting alone at sea for days. When she is rescued she has a story that would shock the world. Listen now to hear about the tragic deaths of Terry Jo's family and the remarkable story of how she survived.

Sources:

Reader's Digest
Wikipedia
All That's Interesting 
TIME

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How much money would it take for you to murder someone? How about $145 and a drink with “friends?” That’s all it took for Jinhua to murder 15 year old Winsie Hau. Who could possibly want this teenager dead and why? Tune in to find out.

Sources:

Casefile Podcast- Episode 254: Winsie Hau 
Blog- Before the Ink is Dry
Wikipedia
BBC News 

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This week Pam is going to tell you a few cases about Incels. AKA Big Whiney Baby Men. In case you don't know, an Incel is a person, usually a man, who is "involuntarily celibate" and it's everyone else's fault. So, buckle up... the misogyny is real in this one.

Honestly, though...we joke, but a lot of the men who self identify as Incels found the misogynistic group online after searching for others that feel the same as them and were dragged into this Incel Community without full understanding of how toxic it is.

If you feel that you have any of these anxieties or depressive thoughts, please reach out for help from people who have your best interest in mind. Below are some links to help you get started looking in the right direction:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Very Well Mind - Why It's Important to Have High Self-Esteem


Sources:

New York Daily News
Murderpedia
Forbes
Justice.com
Wikipedia - Isla Vista Killing
Independent
BBC
Wikipedia - Toronto Van Attack
SPL Center (1)
SPL Center (2)
ADL.org

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