New England Vampire Panic and the Death of Mercy Brown

New England Vampire Panic and the Death of Mercy Brown

In the late 1800s New England, a tuberculosis outbreak killed almost a quarter of the population. While the medical community wasn't yet aware of the disease or how to treat it, some turned to religion for relief, and some had .... other ideas. As the disease consumed people's bodies, some thought the cause was vampires rising from the dead to feed on the living. Stopping them involved exhuming bodies and destroying them ... or worse. In this episode, we'll talk about New England vampir...

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Cannibalism: The Murder of Renee Hartevelt by Issei Sagawa

Cannibalism: The Murder of Renee Hartevelt by Issei Sagawa

It's an act mostly unheard of today, but was once a more common practice. While the notion of eating another human disgusts many, one man said he has felt the desire his entire life. One day in 1981, ...

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Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre

Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre

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Side Note #5: Aqua Tofana

Side Note #5: Aqua Tofana

If you think what happened in Hungary was bad, wait until you hear this. In Renaissance Italy, Giulia Tofana was ultimately responsible for about 600 men who were abusive to their wives. However, she ...

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Angel Makers of Nagyrev aka the Hungarian Husband Killers

Angel Makers of Nagyrev aka the Hungarian Husband Killers

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The Strange Road Trip of the Tromp Family

The Strange Road Trip of the Tromp Family

Happy New Year, listeners! What better way to jump into 2020 than to hear about the story of the Tromp family of Australia and their strange road trip. By all accounts, the Tromp family was a normal f...

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Santa Claus Bank Robbery

Santa Claus Bank Robbery

The plan to rob the bank was a simple one - go in, steal the cash, hurt no one and escape via the getaway car parked strategically in an alley. It should have been an easy job. But for Marshall Ratlif...

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Urban Legends

Urban Legends

He had a hook for a hand. The call is coming from inside the house. Bloody Mary. Everyone grew up hearing urban legends. But where exactly do these stories come from? Are they true stories or folktale...

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Buryatia Incident: Russia's other Dyatlov Pass

Buryatia Incident: Russia's other Dyatlov Pass

It first happened in 1959, when a group of Russian hikers died under mysterious circumstances. Few people know that it happened again, in 1993. Seven hikers set out on a long trip near Lake Baikal, wh...

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