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Episode Description: Beth shares the story of the unique Bowman Family mausoleum and their haunted mansion. Wes shares the incredible encounter one elk hunter had with an alien named Ausso One. 

www.bowmanmansion.org/mansion

www.mychamplainvalley.com/ask-the-expert/vermont-historical-society/this-place-in-history-laurel-hall-and-laurel-glen-mausoleum/

https://shrewsburyhistoricalsociety.com/html/People/bowman.html

www.vermonter.com/bowman-monument-of-cuttingsville-vt/

www.uvm.edu/~histpres/HPJ/NR/laurel/mausoleum.html

www.wcax.com/2021/11/05/bowman-mansion-mausoleum-be-honored-with-historical-marker/

www.nytimes.com/1974/10/27/archives/cashing-in-on-an-old-haunt-cashing-in-on-an-old-haunt.html

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/30/alien-abductions-of-2-wyoming-men-in-the-1970s-remain-unexplainable/

www.thinkanomalous.com/carl-higdon.html

https://timefordisclosure.com/carl-margery-higdon-the-carl-higdon-alien-abduction-story/

www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sprinkle-ronald-leo-1930

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Episode Description: Beth shares the 1948 National Guard pilot’s deadly encounter with a UFO. Wes brings us the story of a hoax in 1762 London involving a vengeful angry spirit. 

Our Sources:

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

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/thomas-francis-mantell-jr/

www.army.mil/article/263119/questions_remain_75_years_after_mysterious_fort_knox_ufo_incident_downed_pilot

https://historiclondontours.com/tales-of-london/f/scratching-fanny-of-cock-lane

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2020/03/28/scratching-fanny-the-ghost-of-cock-lane/

“Scratching Fanny” by Sarah Bakewell, Fortean Times magazine, September 2001

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Episode description: Two very different hauntings: first, Wes covers the most haunted hotel in Wyoming, still reliving its Wild West glory. Beth covers the unique haunting at the Peel Mansion of Arkansas. 

Our Sources:

www.occidentalwyoming.com/

www.occidentalwyoming.com/history

www.buffalowyo.com/about-buffalo

www.buffalowyoming.org/occidental.htm#:~:text=Rebuilt%20and%20added%2

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/oddities-at-the-occidental-

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/16/at-wyomings-historic-occidental-

www.bhparanormal.com/occidental-hotel-investigation/

https://ghostlandia.media/2022/07/14/the-ghosts-of-the-occidental-hotel/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/peel-mansion-museum-and-

https://onlyinark.com/arkansas-women-bloggers/take-walk-history-peel-

https://honorsblog.uark.edu/the-legal-and-political-career-of-samuel-west-

https://mosthauntedplacesintheworld.com/is-the-peel-mansion-haunted-

www.vintagebentonville.com/peel-mansion-has-it-very-own-

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Beth shares some terrifying tales of the Rolling Heads and Skadegamutc from Native American folklore. Wes shares the stories of an underground city of giant mummies beneath Death Valley.

Our Sources:

www.native-languages.org/legends-figures.htm

www.pyramidmesa.com/wintu1.htm

https://allthatsinteresting.com/native-american-monsters/7

www.thegothiclibrary.com/dark-tales-of-native-american-folklore/

www.urbanlegendsmysteryandmyth.com/2025/10/skadegamutc-native-american-undead.html

www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-deathvalleyundergroundcity/

www.grunge.com/708168/the-truth-about-shin-au-av-the-legendary-underground-city-in-death-valley/

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Wes and Beth tackle the infamous 1980 Rendlesham Forest Incident, often called “Britain’s Roswell.” They also go back further, to the lesser-known 1956 UFO incident over the same area.

Sources Used:

www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-54649675

https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/rendlesham-forest-incident.htm

https://themorbidtourist.com/rendlesham-forest/

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/21-facts-about-the-unresolved-ufo-incident-at-rendlesham-forest

https://grokipedia.com/page/Lakenheath-Bentwaters_incident

www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010010-0.pdf

www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP81R00560R000100010010-0.pdf

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Wes and Beth discuss the time the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, making her the most famous painting in the world. 

Our Sources

https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894006,00.html

www.mentalfloss.com/article/62280/14-things-you-didnt-know-about-mona-lisa

www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece

www.thecollector.com/how-did-vincenzo-peruggia-steal-the-mona-lisa/

www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/mona-lisa-vandalism-1234630407/

www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/world/europe/mona-lisa-the-theft/index.html

www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/mona_lisa/mlevel_2/mlevel2_trial.html

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Episode Description: Wes and Beth dive into the infamous  Lizzie Borden case.

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

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-houses/lizzie-borden-house/

https://bostonghosts.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/

https://lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com/2022/03/25/the-day-sarah-died-march-26-1863/

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1453-emmatestimony

www.biography.com/crime/lizzie-borden-life-after-murder-trial

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Episode description: Beth explores a San Diego area haunted campground and Wes shares tales of some gold-prospecting Ghost Hoaxers.  

Our Sources: 

https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/did-you-know-san-diego-county-has-a-haunted-lake/

https://sdghosts.com/lake-morena-county-park/

www.sandiegohaunted.com/san-diego-haunted-locations-places-homes/campo/lake-morena-paranormal-ghost-haunt/

www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/LakeMorena.html

www.campsitephotos.com/blog/campground-recommendations/most-haunted-campgrounds-in-america-part-2/

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-hoaxing

www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526

www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghost-on-camera-hallways-ireland-school/

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 Wes shares the intriguing story of Hazel Drew and why her ghost is said to haunt Sand Lake, NY. Beth shares stories of La Fonda on the Plaza’s haunted halls in Santa Fe, NM. 

Our Sources: 

https://litreactor.com/columns/the-strange-case-of-hazel-drew

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/murder-mystery-haunts-rensselaer-county-116-years-later/

https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/lifestyle/inside-the-baffling-murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks/

www.findagrave.com/memorial/36451324/hazel_irene-drew

https://savingplaces.org/stories/ghostly-encounters-at-la-fonda-on-the-plaza

https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/la-fonda-on-the-plaza-santa-fes-haunted-historic-hotel/

www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-lafondahotel/

www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/la-fonda-on-the-plaza/history.php

www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/a-house-full-of-spirits/article_88b61da8-0ff9-11eb-ba81-cfdd9f7af619.html

www.santafenewmexican.com/news/trail_dust/trail-dust-lamy-s-nephew-acquitted-in-little-known-love-triangle-shooting/article_489fb8a5-a582-5f7d-b9d9-8763accd1df2.html

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 Wes and Beth share the surprising and controversial origins of several beloved Nursery Rhymes. 

Our Sources:

www.ripleys.com/stories/the-mysterious-and-dark-origins-of-10-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes

https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/the-hidden-origins-of-famous-nursery-rhymes/

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