Have you ever heard a bump in the night? Maybe you felt like someone was always watching you? Many of these occurrences have logical explanations. Sometimes it’s just the wind or your mind playing tricks on you. Sometimes, you may be having an encounter with a true-to-live ghost- whether you believe it or not. Well, in the small town of Mena Arkansas, a family was tormented by a poltergeist, and the story captured the minds and imaginations of everybody in the town and eventually national attention. But what was really going on in Mena? In the final episode of Unnatural Acts in the Natural State, Trey Youngdahl comes home to tell you about the Mena Poltergeist! Brought to you by Mike’s Auto and Diesel!

Sources:

http://arkansasstatearchives.blogspot.com/2016/04/arkansas-historys-mysteries-mystery-of.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeisthttps://mypulsenews.com/

During the 80’s and 90’s, satanic panic was sweeping the nation. Everything from burglary to graffiti was being blamed on so-called “satanists” and “occultists”, even when the claims were unsubstantiated. Then in 1993, when three eight-year-old boys are ruthlessly murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, three teenagers are blamed, supposedly killing the children as part of a satanic or occult sacrifice. Garnering a star-studded movement of people disputing the verdict, this has become one of the most controversial cases of all time. In this episode of Unnatural Acts in the Natural State, Trey Youngdahl shares the unsolved case of The West Memphis Three and the Robinhood Hills murders.

Unnatural Acts in the Natural State is brought to you by Mike’s Auto and Diesel!

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUNqikVlaKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emNACv4Y15k
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/west-memphis-three-3039/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/12/22/new-access-evidence-thought-destroyed-1993-west-memphis-3-case/

Could you imagine driving past a corpse every day? What about growing up with one on display in close proximity to you? Well, in the small town of Prescott, Arkansas, a real human corpse was left out on display right on the roadside for over 60 years! Who was this man? Why was he left out for all the world to see for over half a century? Find out the story of the cadaver named Old Mike, as Trey Youngdahl covers this story in the newest episode of Unnatural Acts in the Natural State!

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https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/old-mike-4924/
https://www.depotmuseum.org/articles.php?article=25
https://www.kark.com/news/prescotts-mysterious-old-mike-explained/

For centuries now, stories of an anthropomorphic, ape-like creature have have been shared all across the states. Though these stories date back to indigenous tribes, among the most famous of these stories is that of the Fouke Monster. This story describes an encounter between a man named Bobby Ford, and a giant 7 foot monster with brown fur, large claws and glowing red eyes. This encounter made national news and even inspired a hit 1972 movie called “The Legend of Boggy Creek,” that would go on to have two sequels. In this episode of Unnatural Acts in the Natural State, Trey Youngdahl recounts this story, the history surrounding it, and shares some theories about what could explain it.

Unnatural Acts in the Natural State is brought to you by Mike’s Auto and Diesel!

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWergRqeRns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz9am89eu8U\
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpETGbNKbzc

Keep Arkansas Beautiful Sasquatch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78JWPjiJTX0

This is part two of Unnatural Acts’ coverage of Tony Alamo, an evangelical street minister turned cult leader who ran labor camps for both adults and children in Arkansas. Among the unspeakable things he did to people other than the labor abuse was physical abuse, mental abuse, straight up brainwashing and much, much worse. Big thank you to Mike’s Auto and Diesel for sponsoring the show so we can shed light on the terrible stories like this in hopes that people will be more informed and maybe be able to stay a little safer.

DISCLAIMER: Physical, mental, sexual abuse
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

Sources
https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/arkansas/
https://www.expertgps.com/data/ar/churches.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm3tvtJMAo4
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tony-alamo-4224/
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2017/may/04/strange-life-and-demise-tony-alamo/672593/ (quotes from victims)

Tony Alamo was an evangelical street minister turned cult leader who ran labor camps for both adults and children in Arkansas. Among the unspeakable things he did to people other than the labor abuse was physical abuse, mental abuse, straight up brainwashing and much, much worse. This is part one of a two-part series, so stay tuned for the next episode of Unnatural Acts where the story will be finished. Big thank you to Mike’s Auto and Diesel for sponsoring the show so we can shed light on the terrible stories like this in hopes that people will be more informed and maybe be able to stay a little safer.

DISCLAIMER: Physical, mental, sexual abuse
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

Sources
https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/arkansas/
https://www.expertgps.com/data/ar/churches.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm3tvtJMAo4
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/tony-alamo-4224/
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2017/may/04/strange-life-and-demise-tony-alamo/672593/ (quotes from victims)

The notoriously haunted Crescent Hotel is not only a staple of Eureka Springs, but of Arkansas in general. Did you know that a quack, self-proclaimed doctor named Norman Baker scammed hundreds of dying cancer patients into coming from all over the world, only to end up being slowly poisoned? The Crescent was the playground for these events, and it’s said that to this day you may get to meet the awakened souls of those who were doomed to perish at the hands of Baker. Also, there may or may not be a ghost cat rolled up into the mix somewhere… in any case, find out the story here as Trey Youngdahl chronicles this Unnatural Act in the Natural State!

DISCLAIMER: Strong subjects.

Find Trey here:
treyyoungdahl.com
Facebook: @treyyoungdahl
Instagram: @youngish.trey

References
https://bolivarmonews.com/stories/mozarks-moments-visitors-cried-eureka-at-these-62-springs-in-one-spot-in-arkansas,19423
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/eureka-springs-843/
https://www.eurekasprings.com/historical/eurekavictorian.html
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/dr-norman-baker-when-quackery-kills-1257a3638419
https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/history-of-the-crescent-hotel-cats/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBrg473TWKA
https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ghostly-happenings-at-the-crescent-hotel/

Hot Springs, Arkansas is known nationally for Oaklawn, the horse-racing enterprise and gambling facility. But, gambling used to be very illegal in Hot Springs and it was all controlled by one sinister man. From a violent shooting from the mayor, to the outlaw confederate general who was employed to eradicate gang activity, in this episode of Unnatural Acts in the Natural State, Trey Youngdahl explores the rise and fall of Frank Flynn, the crime boss of Spa City!

Unnatural Acts in the Natural State is brought to you by Mike’s Auto and Diesel!

DISCLAIMER: Strong subjects.

Find Trey here:
treyyoungdahl.com
Facebook: @treyyoungdahl
Instagram: @youngish.trey

Sources:
https://www.hotsprings.org/pages/history/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hot-springs-arkansas-gangsters/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs_gunfight