2020
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Episode 94: Macabre – In the Year 2020
In this episode we read back through some of the top headlines of 2020, most of which are…not good. We discuss some of the…
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Episode 93: Harold Lyme & Marvin Murchins
What started as a run of the mill burglary on Christmas Eve would end in one of the most violent attacks this small town…
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Episode 92: Mystery – The Sodder Family
It was Christmas Eve 1945, when a fire destroyed the home of George and Jennie Sodder, where they lived with their 10 children. The…
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Episode 90: Macabre – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones
This week we discuss some of the more disturbing early medical treatments, how witches played a role in healing, and why you might want…
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Episode 89: Madeleine McCann (part II)
Today Annie & Johanna conclude their discussion of the Madeleine McCann case. We travel from the UK to Portugal and finally to Germany, where…
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Episode 88: Mystery – Madeleine McCann
In a departure from their more usual episodes, Annie and Johanna discuss the 2007 disappearance of British 3 year old, Madeleine McCann, while her…
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Episode 87: Murder – Ernst Karl
This week Johanna tells Annie about an Austrian police officer, forced to use his weapon on the job. But this was no simple officer…
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Episode 86: Murder – Ilse Moschner
A woman finds a bundle of bones wrapped up in paper in a trash can and this starts one of the most horrible Austrian…
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Episode 85: Halloween Special
In this, our second annual Halloween episode, we share our own and our listener’s stories of the unexplained, the weird, the inspiring, and of…
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Episode 84: Murder -Coincidence or Fate in Erdington?
Two women the same age are murdered on the same day, in the same place, but over 150 years apart…Annie & Johanna share the…
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Episode 83: Macabre: She Sees Spooky Sailing Ships
Today Annie & Johanna are talking about some of the lesser known ghost ships! What happened to the crew of the Sea Bird- do…
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Episode 82: Murder- Have You Checked the Children? The Murders of Marylou Jenkins & Janett Christman
The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs is one of the urban legends that scared Annie the most as a kid. And like many urban…
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Episode 81: Austrian Ghost Stories
Beware! Spooky Fuckery Season is upon us and we decided to start off the month of October with a light hearted epsiode about Austrian…
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Episode 80: Murder – Was it a Serial Killer (part II)
In the second part, Annie talks about the case, that started her research: ther murder of Josie Langmaid. Was her brutal death connected to…
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Episode 79: Murder – Was it a Serial Killer? (part I)
Once more, Annie went down a rabbit hole. What she thought to be a horrible,yet straight forward murder case turned out to be the…
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Episode 78: Mystery – The Galapagos Affair (part II)
This week we are returning to Floreana to tell you the rest of the story surrounding Dr. Friedrich Ritter and Dore Strauch. New settlers…
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Episode 77: Mystery – The Galapagos Affair (part I)
The roaring 20s brought jazz, the modern woman, flapper fashion and bathtub gin. But one misanthropic German couple decided to leave all material possessions…
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Episode 76: Macabre – The Empire State Building
Annie & Johanna discuss the weird, wonderful and often macabre history of the Empire State Building, including its record breaking construction, infamous and tragic…
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Episode 75: Macabre – Medieval Torture
macabre Today Annie and Johanna discuss the many ways you might be tortured to death in medieval times. Meet the Iron Maiden, the Spanish…
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Episode 74: Murder – Cam Lyman
Annie tells Johanna about the tragic, unsolved murder of millionaire championship dog breeder, Cam Lyman. A member of one of the elite Boston Brahmin…
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Episode 72: Macabre – Waterpark Tragedies (part II) incl Action Park
Annie discusses the tragic death of Caleb Schwab on Schlitterbahn’s Verrückt Waterslide in Kansas City, Kansas. Also covered is Action Park in Vernon, New…
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Episode 70: Ursula Herrmann
Today Johanna tells Annie the tragic and terrifying 1981 case of kidnapped 10 year old, Ursula Herrmann in Bavaria, Germany. What happened to this…
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Episode 69: Murder – Peggy Andrews
murder Annie tells Johanna about the brutal unsolved murder of 19 year old co-ed Peggy Andrews in Columbus, Ohio
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Episode 68: Murder – Jack Unterweger (part II)
Today Johanna tells Annie the rest of the horrific details of the crimes of (alleged) serial killer, Jack Unterweger, who murdered women in Europe…
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Episode 67: Mystery – Asha Degree
In the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day, 2000, a bright, beautiful 9 year old girl left her home, and walked out into a…
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Episode 66: Murder – Jack Unterweger (part I)
This week Johanna tells Annie everything she needs to know about the beginings of the most notorious Austrian serial killer: Jack Unterweger
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Episode 65: Murder – Gay Gibson
murder The murder of a young, beautiful aspiring stage actress, known as Gay Gibson, shocked post WWII England, and the tabloids were a welcome…
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Episode 64: The Theft of the Saliera
In 2003 a precious sculpture was stolen from the Museum of Art History in Vienna. Was it a meticulously planned heist or was the…
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Episode 63: Murder – Theresia Kandl
murder Today Johanna tells Annie about Theresia Kandl, an Austrian murderer, whose story has become almost legend through the years. Did a Theresia carry…
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Episode 62: St. Augustine & The Haunted Lighthouse
Annie tells Johanna some of the fascinating history of St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. From the ‘discovery,’ and colonization of…
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Episode 61: Mystery – Lars Mittank
In 2014 the 28 year old German tourist Lars Mittank disappears in Bulgaria and nobody knows what happened to him. What might have started…
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Episode 60: Macabre – Nova Scotia & The Titanic
macabre In the wake of the recent, tragic, mass shooting event in Nova Scotia, we thought we’d tell our listeners about one of the…
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Episode 59: Mothman & The Silver Bridge Collapse
In today’s episode, we discuss the terrible tragedy of the Silver Bridge Collapse, and the local legend of the Mothman, the infamous cryptid who…
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Episode 58: Two Tales of Isolation
This week we want to distract you with two stories of people, who had to suffer through months and years of loneliness, despair and…
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Episode 57: Macabre – The hijacking of FedEx 705
macabre This week is the 26th anniversary of the hijacking of Fed Ex flight 705.What should have been a routine flight from Memphis to…
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Episode 56: We don’t know, how to name this one…Enjoy!
This week we decided to talk about four of the most bizarre moments in history, that hold some humor….dark humor! The unexpected death of…
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Episode 55: Murder – Eva Faschaunerin
murder In this episode we are taking you back to the year 1770, when an Austrian farmer’s wife was set on trial for the…
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Episode 54: Murder – The Crawford Family Murders
murder In 1970 Elmer Crawford spent a lot of time planning the murder of his wife and three children…this Family Annihilator almost got away…
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Episode 53: Mystery – The Bennington Triangle
mystery Vermont is one of the most pastoral picturesque states in America, known for its covered bridges, cheese, stunning fall foliage, delicious maple syrup,…
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Episode 52: Mystery – The Enfield Poltergeist
mystery In 1977, the Enfield Poltergeist tormented a North London family and remains, arguably, the most documented poltergeist case to date. Flying LEGO’s and…
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Episode 51: Murder – Gertrude, Walter & Ingrid Altreiter
murder This week Johanna tells Annie about the life and crimes of the sadistic Austrian spree killer, Werner Kniesek, and the tragic murder of…
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Episode 50: Murder – Villisca (Part II)
murder In this episode we cover the terrible axe murder that put the small town of Villisca, Iowa on the map. We’ll discuss the…
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Episode 49: Murder – Villisca (Part I)
murder In 1911 and 1912 there was a series of murders, all near train tracks, through the Rocky Mountains region to the Midwest. Today…
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Episode 48: Murder – The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
murder 54 hours! That’s how long it took to end the Gladbeck Hostage Crisis, that started as a bank robbery gone wrong and ended…
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Episode 47: Macabre – Victorian Death Trip (Part II): Bring out the dead
macabre We’re headed back to Victorian London as we discuss John Snow and the discoveries he made regarding the spread of cholera.We discuss horrifically…
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Episode 46: Murder – Barbara Songhurst & Christine Reed
murder In 1953 Teddington, England, was a town buzzing about the upcoming coronation of Elizabeth II. After the long hard years of World War…
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Episode 45: Habsburg Tragedies (Part II)
In the second part, Annie and Johanna talk about the murder of Empress Elisabeth I. in Geneva and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand…
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Episode 44: Habsburg Tragedies (Part I)
The Habsburg dynasty ruled Austria for 640 years. In this two part episode we focus on the last decades of the dying empire. This…
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Episode 43: Murder – Dagmar Fuhrich
murder In 1963 a brutal murder took place in the Viennese Staatsoper. The victim of the crime, that shocked the whole nation, was a…
