Wait To Panic

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Break-ins, threatening phone calls, arson, and physical assaults. Moving and changing names didn't help. Physical security measures failed. For nearly 7 years, Cindy James was stalked, harassed, and assaulted by an unknown person. Police couldn't -or perhaps, wouldn't- help her, a private investigator tried his best, but none could keep her safe.

Cindy suspected that the truth was closer to home than anyone expected. But no one could be 100% certain.

Who had it out for this vibrant and caring nurse, and why? 

Join us this week as Anastasis covers the unsolved case of Cindy James, a nurse from Vancouver, British Columbia. To date, this case is unsolved and her family and friends, as well as Ozzie Kaban -her private investigator- firmly believe that her killer walks freely among us. 

Wait to Panic is a weekly podcast where two longtime friends take turns sharing stories that just might make your skin crawl. If you like what you hear and want more, give us some love and come back each Sunday for our newest episode! What are some of the  spookiest experiences you've had? If you have a story of your own that you want us to share, email it to us at [email protected] and we'll read it during our story episodes! Don't forget to check out our website at waittopanic.com for some extra spookies and stories!  

Sources:

Unsolved

Unsolved Mysteries

Medium

Melanie Hack Website

We think you all know how much we love a good spooky story, so it's that time again!  We're sharing some of our favorite spine tingling stories this week. We knew there was a reason we weren't a fan of lake houses and closing shifts....Leave the lights on and grab a blanket and your beverage of choice... Aunties Anastasia and Loren are going to read you some spookums.

Wait to Panic is a weekly podcast where two longtime friends take turns sharing stories that just might make your skin crawl. If you like what you hear and want more, give us some love and come back each Sunday for our newest episode! What are some of the  spookiest experiences you've had? If you have a story of your own that you want us to share, email it to us at [email protected] and we'll read it during our story episodes! Don't forget to check out our website at waittopanic.com for some extra spookies and stories!  

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Join us as Loren continues her FBI's Most Wanted Women Series this week- guest starring Rory!

Welcome back, spooksters!

Emma became repulsed by the holy and blessed objects, thoughts of horrendous violence filled her head, and it wasn't long before she was unable to enter the church at all. After unsuccessful attempts by both doctors and her religious counsel to help, an exorcist was requested. 

On June 18, 1912, Emma underwent an exorcism by Father Theophilus Riesinger, a Capuchin priest from Bavaria. The Rites were initially considered a success, but Emma's story had just begun...

Tune in for the chilling details and excerpts of America's best documented case of demonic possession!

archive.org/stream/begonesatansouls00vogl_0/begonesatansouls00vogl_0_djvu.txt

https://www.patheos.com/resources/additional-resources/2011/01/do-not-lose-courage-pat-mcnamara-01-25-2011

https://husheduphistory.com/post/619278048738607104/the-evil-and-exorcism-of-emma-schmidt

Join us as Loren continues her FBI's Most Wanted Women Series this week!

Are you brave enough to spend some time in a town that laid claim to the title "The Most Haunted Village In Britain" in the Guinness Book Of World Records?

Boasting a roster of anywhere between twelve to fifteen ghosts, if not more, the village of Pluckley in Kent, England, won this title in 1989. While this category is now considered "resting" or no longer in use, it still earns this village a fair amount of curious visitors.

From knocking heard in the church's family vault to grisly re-enactments of a highwayman's final stand, the ghosts of Pluckley are anything but boring. 

Join us this week as Anastasia takes us all on a walking tour through the village to meet all of our otherworldly guests!

Welcome to Pluckley- you may never leave...

Wait to Panic is a weekly podcast where two longtime friends take turns sharing stories that just might make your skin crawl. If you like what you hear and want more, give us some love and come back each Sunday for our newest episode! What are some of the  spookiest experiences you've had? If you have a story of your own that you want us to share, email it to us at [email protected] and we'll read it during our story episodes! Don't forget to check out our website at waittopanic.com for some extra spookies and stories!  

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Edward_Dering,_1st_Baronet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluckley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_Red_(ghost)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/uk-ireland/britains-most-haunted-village-15-21994676

https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/free-tours/haunted-pluckley.htm

Join us as we start 2021 with a series by Loren! Grab a chair and get comfy because for the next few months, Loren will be covering some dangerously fascinating women.

But before we get to Ruth, we have to start in current times. 

On April 6, 2016, Brenda Delgado was added to the list for the orchestration and execution of a murder-for-hire scheme. A jilted (in her mind) former flame, Brenda was out for revenge against her twice ex-boyfriend's new love, Kendra Hatcher- a pediatric dentist in Dallas, Texas. 

Brenda Delgado is the 506th person to have been added to the list and only the 9th woman to have made the dangerous cut.

The FBI has had a "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list since March 14, 1950, when a reporter for the International News Service (now the United Press International) asked the FBI for names and descriptions of the "toughest guys" the Bureau would like to capture.

What no one could have anticipated was the publicity that such a list would create. The list generated so much interest that the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover implemented the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" program.

Stay tuned for more!

Sources: 

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/topten-history/hires_images/brenda-delgado/view

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-doctor-the-dentist-and-the-killer/

https://heavy.com/entertainment/brenda-delgado-today/

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-jurors-view-inside-the-brenda-delgado-capital-murder-trial-11685131

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/meet-nine-women-fbi-s-10-most-wanted-list-n552631

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/topten-history

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ten-most-wanted-fugitives-faq

We're back to our normal horror filled schedule this week and Blake is joining Anastasia as a guest for this one! In Texas, there's a little town that hugs the line between Texas and Arkansas. Nicknamed "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" for a string of unsolved murders, the small town of Texarkana stars in our story. (And also a horror film by the same name) In 1946, a sadistic killer wearing a white mask/sack terrorized the small town of Texarkana at night. Claiming 5 of his 8 victims, this small town lived in terror for 10 long weeks. Police patrolled the "lover's lanes" and began a manhunt for the killer. Now, 70 years later, the case is still the number one unsolved case in Texas.

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*Warning: We are super space cadets in this one and we're sorry. Our brains are stressed and tired, and we're doing our best, buuuuut we're having some special brain moments right now. We'll be back to normal shortly. We appreciate you all for putting up with us*

An architectural curiosity, this mansion holds as many secrets as it does marvels. Once a modest unfinished farmhouse in Santa Clara Valley, it quickly transformed into something else entirely. Home to Sarah Winchester-- the widow of firearm magnate, William Wirt Winchester-- this 4 story home consists of a staggering 161 rooms, 40 bedrooms, 2 ballrooms (1 finished, 1 unfinished), 47 fireplaces, 17 chimney's, 2 basements, 3 elevators, and over 10,000 panes of glass.

After the unfortunate deaths of her infant daughter and husband, Sarah turned to the occult. Consulting a Boston medium, she was told that the only way to appease the spirits of those killed by the Winchester's rifles, was to move West and build continuously build a house. 

So, Sarah did just that. Fabulously wealthy, she was able to hire carpenters to work on her mansion, the sound of construction filling the house day and night, even as she filled it with oddities of her own. For decades, this trend continued. Then, on the announcement of her passing, everything fell silent. 

Join us as Loren takes us through this strange and fascinating mansion and the woman who started it all. And, if you're feeling the urge, click the link below to take a virtual tour!

Wait to Panic is a weekly podcast where two longtime friends take turns sharing stories that just might make your skin crawl. If you like what you hear and want more, give us some love and come back each Sunday for our newest episode!

Have a story of your own that you want us to share? Email it to us at [email protected] and we'll read it during our listener episodes!

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Virtual Tour by the Smithsonian

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahs-story/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/winchester

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/winchester-helen-mirren-haunted-house-san-jose