Episode 165: The Trial of Julius Jones

Never Should Have Purchased an Elf on the Shelf…; The Kidnapper Took my Bagel; Please Help Me Solve a 40-Year Santa Claus Mystery!; My Parent’s House is Haunted by a Burping Ghost; My sister and I saw Santa Claus; and Did I See Rudolph? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Find gifts so good you'll want to keep them with Quince. Go to Quince.com/creepy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

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Federal charges tied to a death once ruled a suicide. A notorious violent case where a supervised release went wrong. Plus, a fatal family meal now headed into appeals, renewed debate over long-promised disclosure in a powerful abuse scandal, fresh movement in an infamous decades-old cold case, and why unexplained objects are drawing attention under the sea. This week's episode is End of Year Case Updates. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Give the gift of confidence this holiday season with Nutrafol. Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month’s subscription plus free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and use promo code CREEPY.

24 Joulu 1h 19min

My Childhood Friend's True Crime Story; Possible Abduction.... or Worse?; Maybe Mental Health Demons Aren't Always a Metaphor; Did I Find the Cure for Sleepwalking?; Astral Projection; and Christmas Eve Scare. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Head to Ollie.com/CREEPY, tell them all about your dog, and use code CREEPY to get 60% off your Welcome Kit when you subscribe today! -Go to Hungryroot.com/creepy and use code creepy to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. -FÜM has already helped over 700,000 people take steps toward better habits, and now it’s your turn! Head to tryfum.com and use our code CREEPY to get a free gift with your Journey Pack!

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Today I am talking with someone whose work Christie and I deeply respect and whose podcast topics often overlap with our own. You know her from hit podcast You’re Wrong About, where she has spent years helping listeners peel back the layers of cultural myths, moral panics, and the stories we think we remember. Sarah Marshall’s newest project, The Devil You Know, is an eight-part deep dive into the Satanic Panic: the believers, the skeptics, the wrongfully accused, and everyone caught in the blast radius. It’s a human story about the way fear spreads, the systems that fail us, and why the myths never really die. Follow: The Devil You Know You're Wrong About

18 Joulu 56min

The Satanic Panic swept the country 1980s, in which claims of widespread ritual abuse and occult conspiracies were treated as real threats. Targets were wrongfully convicted, children were taken from marginalized homes, all while much of the “evidence” seemed to stem from one man’s written account. He rose to fame claiming he freed himself from the Illluminati’s Satanic control, but what if it was all a crock of lies? This week’s episode is Mike Warnke, Fake Satanist – Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -This December, start a new tradition, by taking care of you. Our listeners get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/SINISTER

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My Sister Isn't a Murderer... Is She?; Strangers on a Train; Dolls in the Trees; Scammer Scare; Is Santa the Hat Man?; and Deranged Parent ‘Prank’. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Listen to Twisted Tales on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And remember… reality is the real horror.

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Today, we’re joined by someone whose work you’ve almost definitely heard. Natalie Robehmed is an award-winning journalist and executive producer at Campside Media. She’s the writer behind WeCrashed, the chart-topping investigation into WeWork that became a hit Apple TV+ series, and she’s spent her career unpacking what power looks like when it goes off the rails. Her newest project, Allison After NXIVM, is a seven-episode deep investigation into one of the most infamous cult stories of our time, but told through a lens most people have never heard: the life, psychology, and aftermath of Allison Mack. This series goes beyond the headlines, salacious details, and courtroom drama. It asks harder questions about accountability, manipulation, influence, and what it takes to rebuild a life after the collapse of someone's entire belief system. Follow: @cbcpodcasts @natrobe_

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Vanguard Prefect. Jness. DoS. This wellness MLM packed with confusing jargon was actually a brutal sex cult in disguise. It's schlubby leader hypnotized his followers, preyed on their vulnerabilities, and recruited many to harm others on his behalf. After a dramatic 2019 arrest in Mexico, the story was far from over. This week's episode is NXIVM Cult Update: Where Are They Now? Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Go to LumiGummies.com and use code (Creepy) for 30% off your order. -Shop our favorite pajamas at SKIMS.com.  After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.

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