The Devil's Footprints of 1855
Residents in the South of England woke up the morning of February 9, 1855, to a winter wonderland. A storm the night before had dumped snow over the countryside. But people started to see something di...
9 Feb 20221h
The Cadaver Synod
It wasn't easy being in a position of power in 10th Century Europe. But for Italy and the papacy, it was even worse - for a long period, the pope of the Catholic Church was the only person to have aut...
26 Jan 202246min
The Murder of Brooke Preston and the Sleepwalking Defense
On March 25, 2017, police in West Palm Beach received a 911 call. The man on the other end confessed to murdering someone and asked for police to come. The caller was Randy Herman Jr., and the victim...
12 Jan 20221h 46min
The Collyer Brothers
In 1900s New York City, two brothers from a well-to-do family found themselves in a bad situation. When one brother went blind, the other quit his job to be able to care for his sick sibling. As time ...
29 Dec 20211h 4min
Dark Christmastime Folklore
Sit back during this holiday season and enjoy some darker tales of Christmastime folklore from around the world.
15 Dec 20211h 8min
The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario
In 1929, Netta Fornario came to the small Scottish island of Iona for a break from the hectic pace of London city life. For island residents - most devout Christians - she was an outsider, but a frien...
1 Dec 20211h 6min
The Disappearance and Death of Selena Not Afraid
When Selena Not Afraid grew up, she wanted to go to college near her older brother and eventually own her own horse farm. The teenager from Montana had her whole life ahead of her when she disappeared...
17 Nov 20211h 48min
Harry Thaw and the murder of Stanford White
It's a story worthy of a modern-day soap opera: Successful millionaires fight for the love of a young, beautiful, popular actress, creating a love triangle filled with luxury, social status (and the o...
3 Nov 20211h 15min
