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Hannah and Courtney transform a standard drinking board game into a spooky Wicked Wanderings special, revealing personal secrets and macabre interests along the way.

• Playing "Truth or Dare" with a serial killer twist
• Debating whether to dress as a clown with John Wayne Gacy or help Jeffrey Dahmer with his victims
• Confessing to cemetery visits alone with books
• Playing "F*ck Marry Kill" with notorious serial killers
• Cousin Mark joining midway with unexpected personal revelations
• Competing in "Never Have I Ever" with spooky and paranormal experiences
• Learning which hosts have visited murder sites, haunted locations, and collected unusual artifacts

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Hannah explores the shocking story of Credonia Mwerinde, a female cult leader from Uganda who orchestrated the deaths of over 1,000 people in one of history's deadliest cult massacres.

• Born in 1952 to a wealthy Ugandan family with strong Catholic influence
• Early signs of sociopathic behavior included setting fire to a former lover's house
• Created "The Movement of the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God" based on alleged visions from the Virgin Mary
• Enforced strict rules including no speaking, surrendering all possessions, and rigid prayer schedules
• After failed apocalypse predictions in 1992, 1995, and 1999, followers began leaving
• In March 2000, she gathered remaining followers in "arks," then set them on fire
• Was last seen escaping into the jungle and never caught for her crimes
• Demonstrates how violent environments can normalize extreme behaviors
• Raises questions about why female cult leaders receive less attention than male counterparts
• Shows how apocalyptic beliefs can be weaponized to control vulnerable people

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Courtney takes us on a journey to Spider Gates Cemetery in Leicester, Massachusetts, exploring the legends and history behind this mysterious Quaker burial ground known for supernatural phenomena.

• Spider Gates Cemetery, formally known as Friends Cemetery, dates back to the 1740s
• The cemetery earned its nickname from ornate iron gates that resembled spider webs, though they were removed in 2022 due to vandalism
• Notable burials include Stephen Earl (famous local architect), Pliny Earl (inventor of the first working carding machine), and Marmaduke Earl
• The cemetery is home to multiple legends including the Hanging Tree, a vanishing cemetery that can only be seen once, and speaking graves
• Marmaduke Earl's grave features a distinct ring of dirt from visitors performing rituals to hear him speak
• The most famous legend claims Spider Gates is the "eighth gate to hell"
• Despite its spooky reputation, the cemetery is a peaceful, well-maintained place that prohibits paranormal investigations
• Visitors should respect cemetery rules and only visit during daylight hours

If you're looking to explore local legends or have suggestions for future episodes, let us know through our social media channels.

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Hannah and Courtney play a spooky guessing game, challenging each other to identify infamous haunted locations and mysterious creatures across America based on their eerie descriptions and dark histories.

• The "Village of the Damned" in Connecticut, cursed since 1510 when King Henry VIII ordered Edmund Dudley's beheading
• The infamous Lizzie Borden house in Massachusetts, site of brutal unsolved axe murders
• Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky, a former tuberculosis hospital where equipment mysteriously malfunctions during investigations
• The Lizard Man of Bishopville, South Carolina, a reptilian creature with glowing red eyes that allegedly attacked a teenager in 1988
• An unsolved murder case from Braintree, Massachusetts, where Christopher White was found stabbed after a house fire in 2006

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Hannah challenges Courtney to the ultimate true crime trivia test, covering notorious serial killers, mafioso, unsolved mysteries, and infamous cult leaders. Even the most dedicated true crime enthusiasts would struggle with this comprehensive quiz of criminal history knowledge.

• Trivia covers well-known figures like Son of Sam, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer
• Questions about The Boston Strangler, BTK Killer, and the Yorkshire Ripper test even serious true crime fans
• Mobsters and organized crime trivia including Lucky Luciano and Al Capone
• Unsolved mysteries like DB Cooper and the Black Dahlia make appearances
• Talk of inviting Cousin Mark on for a future trivia showdown to test his expertise
• Episode concludes with a playing card highlighting the unsolved murder of Marcus Roberts

Send us a message or DM on Facebook or Instagram if you'd like to come on and do trivia with us! We love connecting with our wanderers.

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Courtney explores the haunted legend of Emily's Bridge in Stowe, Vermont, a historic covered bridge built in 1844 that's become the site of numerous paranormal encounters. The hosts discuss the tragic tale of a young woman who allegedly took her own life after being jilted by her lover and now haunts the bridge, waiting eternally for him to arrive.

• Courtney's ADHD-inspired research journey from thinking about covered bridges to investigating Vermont's most famous ghost story
• The legend of Emily waiting at midnight to elope with her lover who never arrived
• Various reported paranormal phenomena including scratches appearing on visitors, phantom music, and apparitions
• Different variations of Emily's story and the lack of historical records confirming her existence
• Discussion of whether energy can remain in places regardless of the accuracy of associated legends
• Hannah and Courtney's experiences with their new ghost box and unexplained scratches
• Claims that the Emily legend may have been fabricated in the 1970s
• Debate about whether knowing a location's history impacts paranormal experiences
• Interest in organizing a Wicked Wanderings road trip to paranormal hotspots around New England
• Pick a card segment featuring the unsolved disappearance of 10-year-old Angelo "Andy" Puglisi

Text us or reach out on social media to let us know if you enjoy folklore episodes or prefer other content. We'll be putting up a poll to help guide our future episodes.

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We conclude our investigation into the twisted case of Sharon Marshall, revealing her true identity as Suzanne Sevakis and the horrific truth behind her relationship with Franklin Floyd.

• Floyd receives 52 years without parole for kidnapping Michael and the school principal
• Child pornography discovered under a truck reveals photos of Sharon and her friend Cheryl
• Cheryl's remains found with two bullet holes in the skull, leading to Floyd's death sentence
• Sharon had three children between ages 18-20, with the third given up for adoption
• Through FBI investigation, Sharon's true identity discovered: Suzanne Savakis from Michigan
• Floyd had married Suzanne's mother and abducted her three daughters, keeping only Suzanne
• Floyd confessed to killing Michael, but his remains have never been found
• Suzanne's daughter Megan was located and named her first son Michael to honor her brother
• Floyd died of natural causes in January 2023, taking many unanswered questions to his grave

Watch "Girl in the Picture" on Netflix for more details about this mind-boggling case that took years to unravel.

Wanderer's can read A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon by Matt Birkbeck to learn more information. 

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A mysterious hit-and-run victim in Oklahoma leads investigators down a rabbit hole of false identities, kidnapping, and horrific abuse spanning decades. What starts as a simple case of identifying a young woman found on the roadside turns into the unraveling of multiple aliases and the discovery of a fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years.

• Woman found on Oklahoma roadside in April 1990 identified as Tonya Hughes
• Tonya's strip club friends discover her identity was stolen from a deceased infant
• Her husband "Clarence" takes out life insurance policy before her suspicious death
• Son Michael placed in foster care after Clarence fails paternity test
• Clarence abducts Michael at gunpoint from school in 1994
• FBI identifies Clarence as Franklin Floyd, a fugitive with violent criminal history
• High school friend recognizes Tonya as Sharon Marshall, a gifted student
• Sharon had earned full scholarship to Georgia Tech before becoming pregnant
• Evidence reveals disturbing "father-daughter" relationship between Sharon and Floyd
• Floyd could not have been Sharon's biological father due to incarceration timeline
• Michael's whereabouts unknown after the abduction

Join us next week for the conclusion of this disturbing case as we uncover Sharon's true identity and Michael's fate.

Wanderer's can read A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon by Matt Birkbeck to learn more information. 

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A haunting revisit to one of our most talked-about and chilling early episodes—the 1974 Hi-Fi Shop murders in Ogden, Utah, where a robbery turned into a night of unimaginable horror for five innocent people. Re-released with enhanced audio, we honor former co-host Jess’s unforgettable telling of this unforgettable case.

• A routine evening at the Hi-Fi Shop becomes a nightmare when two armed airmen take employees hostage
• 18-year-old Michelle Ansley and 20-year-old Stanley Walker are the first victims of what begins as a robbery
• Three more victims—Courtney Naisbitt (16), his mother Carol, and Stanley's father Orren—unwittingly enter the scene
• The perpetrators force victims to drink Drano, falsely telling them it was vodka with a German drug
• Dale Pierre (the "short man") emerges as the primary aggressor, committing rape and brutal violence
• Despite being shot in the head, both Courtney Naisbitt and Orren Walker miraculously survive
• Carol Naisbitt's mother's intuition leads her to search for her missing son, ultimately costing her life
• Swift police work and military base cooperation lead to the arrest of Dale Pierre and William Andrews
• Both perpetrators receive the death penalty—Pierre executed in 1987 and Andrews in 1992
• Courtney Naisbitt's remarkable recovery includes graduating with his class despite 261 days in hospital
• Through sharing his story in the book "Victim," Courtney eventually meets and marries a woman who reached out to him

If you have recommendations for cases you'd like us to cover—true crime or paranormal—please reach out through our social media. Links are available in the show notes.

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Hannah leads a chilling guessing game while Courtney tries to identify infamous historical monsters based on clues from Aaron Mahnke's "World of Lore" book.

• H.H. Holmes and his "Murder Castle" designed with trap doors, gas chambers, and body shoots to kill visitors during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
• Holmes' history of insurance fraud, identity falsification, and his estimated 200 victims
• The tragic story of Bridget Cleary, a 26-year-old Irish woman burned alive in 1895 when her husband believed she was a fairy changeling
• How Irish folk superstitions about changelings led to brutal "treatments" for those suspected of being replaced by fairies
• The unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912, where eight people were killed in their sleep
• The killer's methodical approach, including covering mirrors and victims' faces

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