Épisodes

  • Secrets and Silence: William Morgan and the Freemasons
    Jul 4 2025

    When William Morgan vanished in 1826, he left behind a manuscript—and a firestorm. This episode explores the man who took on the Freemasons, the mystery of his disappearance, and how his fate sparked America’s first third party.

    Source Materials:

    The Masonic Murder That Inspired the First Third Party in American Politics

    One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to Their Downfall | HISTORY

    Masons and American history: The 1826 kidnapping, allegedly by freemasons, that changed American politics forever.

    Murder by Gaslight: William Morgan - Revenge of the Freemasons

    Killed by the Freemasons? The Secrets of William Morgan - Historic Mysteries

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    25 min
  • Ten Days in a Mad-House: The Nellie Bly Investigation
    Jun 27 2025

    In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to go undercover inside a New York asylum. What she witnessed—neglect, cruelty, and systemic abuse—became one of the most powerful exposés of the 19th century. This week, we dive into her daring investigation and the real conditions behind the walls of Blackwell’s Island.

    Source Materials:

    How Nellie Bly became a Victorian sensation and changed journalism forever | Vox

    The woman who exposed 19th-century New York’s inhumane treatment of mental health patients | The Independent | The Independent

    Nellie Bly: The Journalist Who Pretended To Be Insane To Get Into A Mental Asylum

    Remembering Nellie Bly, Rabblerouser and Pioneer of Investigative Journalism

    Ten Days in a Madhouse: The Woman Who Got Herself Committed

    Nellie Bly: The Journalist Who Traveled Around the World in 72 Days | TheCollector

    Nellie Bly - Story, Timeline & Facts

    Biography of Nellie Bly, Investigative Journalist

    Ten Days in a Mad-House.

    Nellie Bly: Scourge of the Asylums and Globetrotter Extraordinaire - Historic Mysteries


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    28 min
  • George Chapman: Poisoner or Jack the Ripper
    Jun 20 2025

    George Chapman was a serial poisoner who murdered three of his wives — but some believe his crimes began years earlier as the infamous Jack the Ripper. In this episode, we explore Chapman's life, his shocking crimes, and the lingeringtheory that links him to the Ripper murders.


    Source Materials:Casebook: Jack the Ripper - George ChapmanWho Was Jack The Ripper? Meet Seven Possible SuspectsCould Victorian Serial Killer George Chapman Have Been Jack the Ripper?Severin Klosowski aka George Chapman, Victorian Murderer - HeadStuffGeorge Chapman — Jack the Ripper, the most famous serial killer of all time — Crime Library

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    24 min
  • Death in the El Palacio: The Unsolved Case of Georgette Bauerdorf
    Jun 13 2025

    When 20-year-old Georgette Bauerdorf was found murdered in her Los Angeles apartment in 1944, the city was left stunned—and full of questions. Was the killer a soldier she met at the Hollywood Canteen? A stranger lying in wait? Or someone she knew and trusted? Decades later, her case remains unsolved. In this episode, we unravel the clues and lingering theories behind one of Hollywood’s most haunting cold cases.


    Source Materials A Hollywood Crime - Georgette Bauerdorf • MorbidologyCalifornia heiress was strangled. Who got away with murder?Georgette Bauerdorf: Murder at El PalacioThe Unsolved Killing of Georgette BauerdorfSpell-Checking A Serial Killer: Reexamining LA's 1944 Georgette Bauerdorf "Bathtub Murder" Note Update 2016 - Steve Hodel


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    23 min
  • Netta Fornario: Death on the Faery Hill
    Jun 6 2025

    In 1929, occultist Netta Fornario was found dead on the sacred island of Iona under eerie and unexplained circumstances. Was her death the result of exposure, a psychic attack, or something even stranger? Join us as we unravel the haunting mystery of a woman who may have crossed a line between worlds—and never returned.

    Source Materials:

    http://www.welcometoiona.com/iona-heritage/early-christian-story/

    https://medium.com/@anncarney51/the-strange-death-of-netta-fornario-b4d6817d7e6f

    https://jasonrobertsonline.com/the-immortal-hour-of-netta-fornario-part-one/

    https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/netta-fornario

    https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/occult/netta-fornario-ionas-occult-mystery/

    https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/netta-fornario/689/

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/555841/strange-1920s-death-iona-scotland-nora-emily-fornario

    https://journalnews.com.ph/a-mystical-island-and-the-mysterious-death-of-the-occultist-netta-fornario/#gsc.tab=0

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    18 min
  • Mayerling: Death of a Crown Prince
    May 30 2025

    In 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and 17-year-old Baroness Maria Vetsera were found dead in a remote hunting lodge—an apparent lovers’ suicide that shocked the world. But was it really a tragic romance… or something far more sinister? In this episode, we unravel one of Europe’s most haunting royal mysteries, where politics, scandal, and empirecollide.


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    24 min
  • The Girl in the Basement: The Murder of Sylvia Likens
    May 23 2025

    A teenager tortured to death. A mother who claimed insanity. Children who became accomplices. This episode tells the whole chilling story of Sylvia Likens—and what happened after the headlines faded.

    Source Materials

    Dean, John (2008). House of Evil: The IndianaTorture Slaying. United States of America: St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-312-94699-9.

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/gertrude-baniszewski

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski

    https://harrisons.medium.com/the-story-of-the-torture-mother-also-known-as-gertrude-baniszewski-cd9e08cbc921

    https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/04/06/monster-mom-gertrude-baniszewski-and-teen-cohorts-torture-sylvia-likens-to-death-in-indiana-boarding-house-of-horror/

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iowa-teachers-aide-suspended-after-role-65-torture-death-revealed-flna1c6643498

    https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/likens-looking-back-indianas-infamous-crime-50-years-later/

    https://time.com/archive/6629479/trials-avenging-sylvia/

    https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/23/indianapolis-most-sadistic-act-sylvia-likens-gertrude-baniszewski-torture-slaying-indianapolis-news-indianapolis-crime-crime-horror-torture/74209878/

    https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1970/256-ind-1-1.html


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    26 min
  • The Deadly Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
    May 16 2025

    In 1976, a young German woman died after nearly a year of exorcisms. What followed was one of the most controversialtrials in modern religious history. This episode explores the haunting case of Anneliese Michel—a tragic intersection of faith, mental illness, and the cost of belief.

    Source Materials

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism

    https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/seized-by-the-spirit-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-and-the-exorcism-of-anneliese-michel/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/04/21/cries-of-a-woman-possessed/94bf2fd3-8e64-482d-869d-1f929851ca8f/

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1504158/God-told-us-to-exorcise-my-daughters-demons.-I-dont-regret-her-death.html?ICID=continue_without_subscribing_reg_first

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/4303767/anneliese-michel-possessed-photo-emily-rose/

    https://time.com/archive/6852095/religion-a-phenomenon-of-fear/

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    22 min