Where the Weird Things Are

Brittany and Thurlow give you part one of the story of Al Capone, cause it's a lot.







Sources:

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/al-capone
https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/al-capones-early-life-in-brooklyn/
https://www.myalcaponemuseum.com/id242.htm
https://nypost.com/2018/08/11/these-are-the-spots-where-al-capone-became-a-hardened-gangster/
https://smileandgun.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/he-fcking-deserved-it-how-al-capone-got-his-famous-scars/

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather cover cases that happened on Christmas - this includes the Lawson Family murders and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Yes, it's a lot, but it could have been a lot more.







Sources:

JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery - Discover+https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/us/10ramsey.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramseyhttps://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/jonbenet-ramsey/timeline-jonbenet-ramsey-death-25-years/73-25f3e556-5137-4197-a771-281ffde2494chttps://myfox8.com/true-crime-nc/deadly-secrets-the-lawson-family-murder/ https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-25-the-portrait/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19901227&id=6e0bAAAAIBAJ&pg=6595,9332231&hl=en
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/katy-perry-actually-jonbenet-ramsey-conspiracy-theorists-videos-6890483/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3U4ANr9vQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujr2iGu6Azc https://ew.com/gallery/celebrity-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pattypopculture/video/7147523379891981614?lang=enhttps://www.tiktok.com/@lauranorth1234/video/7247498697678818602 https://www.tiktok.com/@randywstover/video/7283270115066416430 https://www.teenvogue.com/story/katy-perry-addresses-jonbenet-ramsey-theory

Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Chris discuss what hatched the legend of the cockatrice and how it's NOT a basilisk.














Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Loch-Ness-monster-legendary-creature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Basilisk
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pliny-the-Elder
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cockatrice


Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Jenna takes Brittany on a spooky tour through the historic Whitney house in Detroit, MI. Get your tea ready, it's a fancy one.












Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

This time Brittany and Thurlow spice things up by sharing stories of some very unlucky people: Ann E. Hodges and Wilmer McLean. You can decide how bad for them you feel...









Sources:
Biography of Wilmer McLean, May 3, 1814 - June 5, 1882 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Virginia - http://npshistory.com/publications/apco/mclean-bio.pdf
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/appomattox-court-house
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmer_McLean
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/10/the-peculiar-story-of-wilmer-mclean/
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Appomattox-Court-House#ref1273218
https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2015/04/a-tale-of-two-houses-and-the-u-s-civil-war/
https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm
In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
Hodges Meteorite Strike (Sylacauga Aerolite) - Encyclopedia of Alabama
Ann Hodges - The Only Person Ever Struck by a Meteorite | The Vintage News


Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Heather discuss cases where some really terrible people pretend to be someone else.







Sources:

The Imposter - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/

https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin






Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany is back and is with Chris to talk about the undead. Join them as they dive into the origins and modern interpretations of zombies!





Sources:

PBS - Monstrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIGmsxBMnjA
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150828-where-do-zombies-come-from
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/essential-zombie-movies/
https://www.cdc.gov/prepyourhealth/
https://www.hsdl.org/c/operation-z-if-and-when-zombies-attack/




Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

On this Way Off Track episode we are all unfortunately experiencing what it's like without Brittany in our cast. So come see what the lesser polished members of the cast featuring Chris and Thurlow have to say about the SPC Foundation.

Brittany and Jenna are bringing spooky back this week with some talk of cursed items and, more specifically, Busby's Stoop Chair.




Sources:

Minting, Stuart, 18th Century Murderer’s Chair Continues to Captivate Supernatural Fans, The Northern Echo, October 29, 2014, https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/leader/11566417.18th-century-murderers-chair-continues-captivate-supernatural-fans/Phosa, Para, Urban Legends- The Deadly Curse of Thomas Busby’s Chair, Puzzle Box Horror, November 13, 2021, https://puzzleboxhorror.com/urban-legends-the-deadly-curse-of-thomas-busbys-chair/Thirsk Museum website http://thirskmuseum.org/displays.htmlPatton, Ali, Behind the Curse of the White Lighter, American Songwriter, February 2023, https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-curse-of-the-white-lighter/Parker, Julian, A Shirley Shadford Caistor armchair in unexpected places - the Busby Stoop Chair, Lincolnshire Windsor & Rush-seated chairs Blogspot page, January 13, 2020, https://lincolnshirechairs2019.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-shirley-shadford-caistor-armchair-in.htmlThe University of Buckingham’s website, https://lincolnshirechairs2019.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-shirley-shadford-caistor-armchair-in.htmlThomas, Peter, Yorkshire’s Historic Pubs, E-book Kindle edition, The History Press, 2005/2013, pages 294-298
Unsolved Mysteries: Season 10, Episode 10
https://thehauntedmuseum.com/
https://www.spookyisles.com/busby-stoop/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chair_of_Death
http://www.thirskmuseum.org/displays.html






Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686

Brittany and Thurlow (but mostly Thurlow) bring you the story of the Hindenburg and the ensuing disaster in this history episode.








Sources:

https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/80th-anniversary-hindenburg-disaster-mysteries-remain-180963107/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburghttps://www.airships.net/hindenburg/hindenburg-design-technology/https://www.grunge.com/461498/what-it-was-like-traveling-on-the-hindenburg/








Music by Alena Smirnova: https://open.spotify.com/track/2qFfB2WYgJNvsTVLoo3ngF?si=305f46c547734686