Category: Historical

The Bloody Benders

A twisted family or just a group of serial killers pretending to be related? Try to untangle and figure out just what happened in Kansas in the late 1800’s.

February 23, 2023
Anjikuni Lake: A Mysterious Disappearance

How can 25 people just disappear from the face of the Earth? This episode, we look at an entire remote fishing village that just seemed to vanish without a trace.

February 16, 2023
The Davenport Family Massacre: A Great Depression Tragedy | Episode 21

Hard times call for hard decisions, but some are truly unforgivable. The Davenport Family tragedy took place during the Great Depression and remains heartbreaking to this day.

December 8, 2022
The Axeman of New Orleans

In the early 1900s, Louisiana was terrorized by an axe-wielding killer in the night. Was The Axeman of New Orleans a serial killer, or something from Hell?

December 6, 2022
Robert the Doll: Is he cursed? | Episode 20

Take a trip to Key West as we discuss a simple child’s toy with big implications. Was he cursed by an angry maid? Does he really ruin your life if you insult him? This week is all about Robert the Doll.

December 1, 2022
Hell’s Belle: The Tale of Belle Gunness – Part Two | Episode 17

Picking up where we left off last episode, we continue talking about the crimes of Belle Gunness. Find out what led to the discovery of her “Murder Garden” and what happened in all the aftermath.

November 10, 2022
Hell’s Belle: The Tale of Belle Gunness – Part 1 | Episode 16

What do a candy shop, fraud, and serial killing have in common? Belle Gunness, of course. Our researcher, Alley, joins us this week to tell us the first half of the story about this formidable woman.

November 3, 2022
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall: a chilling haunting or an elaborate hoax?

Could this be an actual ghost in this photo? Or is it a fake? And who is The Brown Lady, anyways? I was so drawn in by the photo as a child that I don’t quite remember if I had the answers to these questions at the time. It has come to mind several times…

November 1, 2022
The Cecil Hotel: A Terrifying Blend of Death & The Unknown | Episode 15

Built as an opulent destination during the Roaring 20’s, The Cecil Hotel has degraded into a den of suicide and murder as serial killers walk the halls and ghosts visit the rooms as often as the guests. Kraken was unfortunately under the weather, so Mo’s husband joins in on the conversation as we follow the…

October 27, 2022
Dead Woman’s Crossing: What happened to Katie DeWitt?

This story comes from Alley and takes us to her home state of Oklahoma for a historical true crime story and haunting that leaves one with more questions than answers.

October 18, 2022