Traverse City is known for its picturesque beaches, rolling hills, and abundant supply of cherries. It was also once home to the Northern Michigan Asylum and a depraved criminal that hid in plain sight.

Case:  The River Mystery Slayer

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When Selina Vercruysse was burned alive in what would become known as the "Mason Torch Murder," her husband of 20+ years claimed it was a horrible accident. But before she died, Selina told officials a very different story. Yolanda Perna was just 27 years old when she was gunned down in the Lansing apartment she shared with her husband and their two young children above the grocery store they owned and operated. Her husband insisted it was an accident- that his wife was shot by mistake- TWICE. Locals believed something else entirely. "The husband did it," that's usually true. It's the "why" that can sometimes be complicated. 

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An eerily accurate prediction, and a friendship that has transcended the spiritual world.  In this episode, Dani and Jenn talk about the intensely personal experiences they've had with psychics, and the moments that turned them into believers.

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Things get uncomfortable this week as the girls talk about one of the most gruesome murders in Mid-Michigan history and the horrifying urban legend that resulted from it.

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Dani and Jenn discuss two eerily similar cases in which young Michigan mothers disappeared, seemingly into thin air. Dawn Magyar was 20 years old when she disappeared from an Owosso shopping center in broad daylight in 1973. 40 years later, 25 year old Jessica Heeringa disappeared from a convenience store in Norton Shores. Both women left behind little boys that adored them. Both families waited years for answers- only to find themselves wholly unprepared for the horrific truth. 

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Irish Hills is an unusual region in Southeast Michigan, home to life-sized dinosaurs, abandoned old west towns, cursed lakes, and a monstrous serial killer that history has forgotten about. 

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The tradition of the modern circus dates back 250 years, and has a history rife with tragedy. In this episode, Jenn and Dani discuss the time a dancing elephant went on a rampage in South Lansing, and a cursed traveling circus that left a trail of death and destruction across the midwest.

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When the mother of a teenage criminal manipulates him and his young wife into forming a suicide pact, a horrific chain of events follows. Did Kathleen Holey get away with murder? And what became of the couple's innocent children?

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A crazy connection between an unsolved murder and an urban legend, close calls with serial killers, Velma the Theater Ghost, and more. 

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Before you head up to Mackinac this summer, there are some things you should know. The girls discuss murder, mayhem, witchcraft, and more.

Cases: Frances Lacey, The Drowning Pool

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