Phantom Clowns
“... to date, there are no confirmed reports of any clowns actually abducting, harming, or killing kids… There just aren’t. There are zero.”

Do you remember when there were a bunch of clown sightings a few years back? It seemed like every week brought new reports of creepy clowns lurking at the edge of woods, roaming neighborhoods, and leering from parking lots. They waved at startled onlookers, chased kids with knives, or whispered from the tree line... at least, that's what people said.

People flooded 911 lines with calls about these boogeymen in big shoes, yet concrete evidence was scarce. It was a bizarre social media-fueled hysteria that spread across dozens of states and even overseas, equal parts absurd and unsettling...



Research, writing, hosting, and production by Micheal Whelan

Additional research & writing by Ira Rai

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The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)

The Family Murders (Part Two: The Family)

As the families of five young men mourned, investigators began to circle around their top suspect, Bevan Spencer von Einem. From the outside looking in, von Einem was incredibly average: a middle-aged...

8 Mar 202054min

Short Stories #1 (The Val Johnson Incident & The Area 51 Caller)

Short Stories #1 (The Val Johnson Incident & The Area 51 Caller)

Due to some unfortunate setbacks, I am unable to record part two of the Family Murders. So, this week, I'll be releasing two short stories from the Patreon archive: the Val Johnson Incident and the Ar...

1 Mar 202033min

The Family Murders (Part One: The Murders)

The Family Murders (Part One: The Murders)

Between 1979 and 1983, a series of heinous murders shocked Adelaide. The victims were all young men, who had gone missing in or near the northern section of town. The victims ranged in age from 14 to ...

23 Feb 202055min

Olivia Thorndike

Olivia Thorndike

Throughout 2019, bizarre classified ads started to appear in the Virginia-based Rappahannock Record, which were centered around a cold case four decades in the making.Olivia Thorndike had been a 24-ye...

16 Feb 20201h 15min

"Grave Robbing for Morons"

"Grave Robbing for Morons"

For years, sleuths have tried to figure out the secrets behind a bizarre home movie. The video - which was eventually titled "Grave Robbing for Morons" and released as a part of a longer compilation -...

9 Feb 202056min

Preview: Resolved #8

Preview: Resolved #8

This is a brief preview for the eighth episode in my new series, Resolved, which is available now on Patreon. To learn more about this series - and how you can listen - consider heading to https://www...

7 Feb 20204min

The I-65 Killer (Part Two: The Bearded Man)

The I-65 Killer (Part Two: The Bearded Man)

Throughout the early 1990's, investigators with the Indiana State Police attempted to solve the Days Inn Murders.Unbeknownst to investigators at the time, the 1989 murders of 24-year-old Peggy Gill an...

2 Feb 202042min

The I-65 Killer (Part One: The Days Inn Murders)

The I-65 Killer (Part One: The Days Inn Murders)

On March 3rd, 1989, two women were found to have been murdered 50 miles away from one another. 24-year-old Peggy Gill & 34-year-old Jeanne Gilbert were each living separate lives in Merrillville and ...

26 Jan 202039min

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