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3 AM Mystery Club

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3 AM Mystery Club is a casual and conversational podcast discussing true, unsolved crimes that take place in small towns across the United States, with a heavy emphasis on older or cold case crimes from the 1900s through the early 2000s.
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The House of Faces

3 AM Mystery ClubJul 19, 2021

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"The Angel of Death" Genene Jones
Nov 08, 202136:59
Kentucky Blues

Kentucky Blues

In this 3AM Short, Ro is exploring the legend of the Blue People of Hazard, Kentucky. Hazard is a small community in Eastern Kentucky that boasts dense forests, beautiful countryside, and well, a population of BLUE people. Join the club as Ro delves into this true urban legend to learn the origin of the Blue People and where they are today. Interestingly enough, while investigating this case, she also discovered a big mystery surrounding one of the key players. 


Sources:

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Blue-People-in-Kentucky-A-True-Story-of-a-Family-with-Blue-Skin

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/06/blue-fugates-of-kentucky.html

Nov 05, 202123:25
Kristen Modafferi
Nov 01, 202137:19
Scary Stories From The Club Vault
Oct 29, 202130:50
The Highway of Tears
Oct 25, 202140:37
The "Halloween" Murders
Oct 22, 202120:38
The Freeway Phantom Murders

The Freeway Phantom Murders

Springtime in Washington D.C. is a magical time. The famed cherry blossoms begin to bloom, tourists come out of their winter hiding to visit monuments and see famous museums. However, in April of 1972, something nightmarish was preying on the D.C. area locals, particularly teenage girls of color. Dubbed, The Freeway Phantom, this case remains unsolved to this day.  Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/six-black-girls-were-brutally-murdered-in-the-early-70s-why-was-this-case-never-solved/2018/05/21/c74d26ec-4e22-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html https://people.com/crime/freeway-phantom-unsolved-case-washington-dc-murders-haunts-families/ Tantamount: The Pursuit of The Freeway Phantom Serial Killer by Blaine L. Pardoe and Victoria R. Hester. WildBlue Press, 2019 Social Media, Website, Merch & More:  https://lnk.bio/Dk3p
Oct 18, 202124:04
La Llorona/The Weeping Woman

La Llorona/The Weeping Woman

You may have heard your mom or your grandma warn you about the Boogey-man or even tempted fate as a kid by bravely (or stupidly) chanting, "Bloody Mary" into a mirror; but they have nothing on La Lorona. The Weeping Woman is a dangerous combination of malevolent spirit and urban legend, haunting the southwest United States and Mexico. Join the club if you dare as Ro tells the haunting tale and reports a few "eyewitness" encounters. 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/


Oct 15, 202117:21
Ariel School Phenomenon : A 3 AM Mystery Club Short

Ariel School Phenomenon : A 3 AM Mystery Club Short

Little men in black suits, an ominous warning, disc-shaped aircraft; in Zimbabwe, Africa, in 1994, over 60 school children experienced a close encounter. Join us in the clubhouse to hear the story of The Ariel School Phenomenon. 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruwa_UFO_incident

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-57749238

https://www.news24.com/witness/archive/The-day-the-aliens-landed-20150430

It's Supernatural with Ashley Flowers, Episode: Alien: The Ariel School Sighting


Oct 08, 202115:41
Alice Crimmins

Alice Crimmins

SEXPOT MOM SWAM NUDE AS TOTS LAY SLAIN would undoubtedly have been the headline on cable news shows throughout the world if Alice Crimmins had been on trial today. It was certainly the type of headline that tabloids had no problem printing even in the 1960s. Was Alice Crimmins guilty of murder or was she merely guilty of living outside of normal conventions for a 60s housewife? Did she do it or were more plausible suspects overlooked? Join the club as Ro discusses the case that often gets compared to Susan Smith and Casey Anthony. 

Sources:

A Crime To Remember: Go Ask Alice. Season 1, Episode 1, 2013 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3058158/

Killer Queens Podcast : https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/alice-crimmins-bad-mom-or-double-standard/

Why Can't You Behave: Revisiting the Case of Alice Crimmins. Weinman, Sarah, 2015 https://hazlitt.net/longreads/why-cant-you-behave-revisiting-case-alice-crimmins


Oct 04, 202142:09
Richard Speck

Richard Speck

In our first Fifteen-Minute Friday episode, we take a condensed look at mass murderer Richard Speck. Eight student nurses' lives were cut short on an August 1966 night when petty criminal Speck graduated to full-fledged killer.

Sources:

The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation (2016) By Dennis L. Breo

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/how-richard-speck-s-rampage-50-years-ago-changed-nation-n606211

Oct 01, 202115:07
Daniel LaPlante Remastered
Sep 27, 202124:27
Missy Bevers
Sep 20, 202148:04
Mary Bell
Sep 13, 202131:08
The Somerton Man
Sep 06, 202159:40
Lake Lanier/Anthonette Cayedito
Sep 01, 202135:06
The Springfield Three
Aug 30, 202152:11
The Grimes Sisters Murder Mystery

The Grimes Sisters Murder Mystery

Episode 55, is a murder mystery out of Chicago, Illinois, USA. On December 28, 1956, when two sisters named Barbara and Patricia Grimes disappeared after seeing a late-night showing of a movie by their favorite performer- Elvis Presley. The King himself would plead for the missing girls to return home, but those pleas would never be heard by his self-proclaimed, number one fans. Join us as Branden presents the shocking case of The Grimes Sisters Murder Mystery. 

Aug 16, 202129:52
Branson Perry
Jul 26, 202134:57
The House of Faces

The House of Faces

In the 1970s in a small town in Andalusia, Spain, crude facial renderings began to appear on Maria Gomez Pereira's kitchen floor. The faces would appear and reappear over a span of nearly forty years. Despite many investigations and scientific testing, theories of both skeptics and believers are rampant and make solid arguments. Listen to Ro present the case of La Casa de los Rostros. 


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faces

https://medium.com/our-weird-wonderful-world/the-people-in-the-floor-ccc588d24826

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/06/20/the-house-of-faces/

EVP SOURCE: https://youtube.com/clip/Ugz_VomfHYfQblKvdkV4AaABCQ

Jul 19, 202126:50
The Cowden Family Murders
Jul 12, 202130:37
Ben McDaniel
Jul 05, 202141:01
The Rainbow Murders (of Pocahontas County, WV)

The Rainbow Murders (of Pocahontas County, WV)

June 25, 1980 the bodies of two women were found haphazardly disposed of in a clearing at a West Virginia State Park. Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero were hitchhiking across the United States from Iowa to the lush Greenbrier River Valley in the mountains of West Virginia to attend the annual Rainbow Coalition Festival. A weeklong celebration of fellowship and music intended to bring people together and promote world peace. Unfortunately for these two women, the mystery of who killed them would drag on for decades. Join us as 'Ro presents The Rainbow Murders. 


Sources: 

Youtube.com, The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia- Emily Copely Eisenberg

AETV.com The Unsolved Rainbow Murders: What Happened To Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, Crystal Ponti, 2020

http://stevenhager.net/2018/07/01/the-rainbow-murders/, The Rainbow Murders, Steven Hager, 2018

NPR.org, The Third Rainbow Girl, Maureen Corrigan, 2020


Jun 28, 202137:48
The Erdington Murders
Jun 21, 202121:36
Georgia Tann

Georgia Tann

Heralded as "The Mother of Adoption", Georgia Tann used her status as a wealthy and college-educated socialite in the early to mid-twentieth century socialite to champion the cause of orphaned children in the United States. Helping famous clients such as Joan Crawford, adopt children publicly removed the stigma that had previously surrounded adoption, Tann even advised former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on children's issues. 

It wasn't until 1950 that "The Mother of Adoption" was exposed for the monster that she was. Join us as Ro' presents, "Georgia Tann and the Stolen Babies of Tennessee." 

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann

https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12

Unsolved Mysteries  Dec 13, 1989 Season 2, Episode 11

Deadly Women Sept 12, 2018 Episode: Above The Law

The Baby Thief by Barbara Bisantz Raymond (5-Aug-2013) Paperback. John Blake Publishing (5 Aug. 2013), 2021.

Jun 18, 202126:27
Amy Lynn Bradley
Jun 14, 202137:58
The Career Girl Murders
Jun 11, 202124:12
Hinterkaifeck
May 24, 202137:26
Diane Schuler

Diane Schuler

The Taconic Parkway Crash of 2009 was one of the area's most tragic stories. The fatal three-car crash resulted in the deaths of eight people. Join us as Derric covers the case of Diane Schuler, a perfect "PTA" mom and business executive who seemed to have the perfect life on the surface, until that fateful day in 2009 that decimated her family and the families involved in this vehicular manslaughter. 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Taconic_State_Parkway_crash

HBO Documentary, "There's something wrong with Aunt Diane" 

https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/theres-something-wrong-with-aunt-diane/synopsis

The Journal News (Westchester) https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-pleasant/2019/07/25/diane-schuler-taconic-state-parkway-crash/1769219001/

May 21, 202127:35
Steven Koecher's Strange Disappearance
May 17, 202143:08
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
May 14, 202124:28
August 7, 4:15- Katherine Korzilius
May 10, 202121:18
The Ken and Barbie Killers

The Ken and Barbie Killers

From 1990-1993, a killer was on the loose in the suburbs of Toronto preying upon young teenage girls. Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka looked like a picture-perfect young couple until shocking video evidence and DNA proved them to be complete monsters. Join us as Ro presents the twisted case of The Ken and Barbie Killers. 

Sources

Gilbert, Elliott, director. Murder Made Me Famous: Ken and Barbie Killers. 2018.

Aired December 8, 2018 Season 6, Episode 5


“Karla Homolka & Paul Bernardo - Ken & Barbie Killers of Canada - CDP.” Criminal Discourse Podcast, 2 Apr. 2021, criminaldiscoursepodcast.com/paul-bernardo-karla-homolka-ken-barbie-killers/.


“Paul Bernardo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Apr. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bernardo.


“Karla Homolka.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_Homolka.

May 07, 202126:46
Viewer Request Episode: The Disappearance of Kenny Hamm

Viewer Request Episode: The Disappearance of Kenny Hamm

The disappearance of West Virginia native Kenny Hamm has rocked the small rural community of Dunlow in Wayne County. After Ro's first appearance on a local news segment, viewer requests for the club to cover this case skyrocketed. We listened, and we reached out to family members and did the research, now we present to you, The Disappearance of Kenny Hamm. 

A huge thank you to the family of Kenny Hamm for so graciously agreeing to a written interview with us! 

Stay tuned after the case as we travel to 1983 in the True Crime Time Machine where we discuss UK-based serial killer Dennis Nilson and the KFC restaurant murders. 


Sources:

Kenny Hamm

Written Interview with family member Amanda Whitt Apr. 2021

Kuykendoll, Taylor. “Police Blotter.” The Herald Dispatch, 21 Aug. 2008, www.herald-dispatch.com/

Staff, WSAZ News, director. UPDATE: WVSP Continue Search for Man Missing since March 2015. WVSP Continue Search for Missing Wayne County Man, 28 July 2015, www.wsaz.com/content/news/Police-and-Family-Continue-Search-For-Missing-Wayne-Co-Man-319150061.html.

Irr, Tim. “WSAZ Now on Facebook.” Facebook, 4 Mar. 2021, fb.watch/5fAhOpbll4/.

May 03, 202136:31
Jodi Huisentruit

Jodi Huisentruit

In this episode, Derric presents the unsolved homicide of up-and-coming journalist Jodi Huisentruit. In her early twenties, Jodi was experiencing a meteoric rise as the morning desk anchor for her local broadcast news outlet. Sadly, her star was burnt out before it could truly shine. Jodi's case remains unsolved to this day. 



Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Huisentruit

https://www.findjodi.com/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/26/jodi-huisentruit-mason-city-kimt-missing-anniversary-long-prairie-mn-iowa/


Apr 30, 202126:41
The Tylenol Murders
Apr 23, 202119:07
Bryce Laspisa
Apr 12, 202142:02
The Parker-Hulme Murder
Apr 09, 202122:17
Herb Baumeister/I-70 Strangler
Apr 05, 202138:02
Black Sunday
Apr 02, 202131:49
Bible John
Mar 29, 202146:24
Dahmer, Bundy and Gein on the Big Screen
Mar 26, 202135:53
The Baffling Case of Judy Smith
Mar 15, 202146:51
Leopold & Loeb
Mar 12, 202120:13
The Kentucky Bordello Murders
Mar 08, 202142:26
Katie Beers
Mar 05, 202116:10
"Everyone's Aunt Judy" Part 2
Mar 01, 202129:18
Reality TV Crime Spree: The Conclusion
Feb 26, 202126:18
The Haunting Case of Asha Degree
Feb 22, 202151:44
Elisa Lam/Cecil Hotel
Feb 19, 202122:26