Castles & Cryptids

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We can hardly believe this is episode 150 of our little baby pod! We want to thank you to all our listeners past and present (and hopefully future lol)!

So to celebrate we did something different and served up some Patreon-style segments that we think you will love! First up is a faceoff of 2 Truths/1 Lie: C&C style, aka scary stories!!

And then we and our special guest have fun guessing some famous killers in a top-ten listicle, as well as a couple other crime/conspiracy themed lists, so come play a game with us!

Too Jigsaw? Sorry, eh, we love our creepy movies! Don't forget, we will be back in July with fresh stories and you can head on over to Patreon.com/castlesandcryptids if you enjoyed this and want more cryptic content!

Until we chat again, Keep it Cryptic!!

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So how many celebrities have REALLY died and been cloned/portrayed by a body double/faked their death? We wanna know what's the kookiest celeb conspiracy, according to the internet. Or pre-internet, even! Climb aboard this crazy train, and would the real slim shady please stand the hell up already?!

Kelsey wants to hold our hand through two of probably the weirdest and most prevalent Beatles conspiracies! To top off the round of rumors, Alanna serves up a smattering of wild CIA plots, True Crime "theories", and attack of the cloned rappers!

Don't forget to recommend us to a friend so we can get a little famous, but maybe not so famous that the rumors start about our untimely deaths! :P

And until next time, Keep it Cryptic!

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Ahoy cryptic cuties! This week we come bearing tales of two voyages that suddenly went very wrong. Kelsey covers the disappearance of Annette Mizener, a passenger aboard a carnival cruise in 2004 who mysteriously went overboard.

Alanna wraps things up with the Hawks, a lovely retired couple who just wanted to sell their yacht so they could spend more time with their grandchildren, a decision that would end up costing them everything.

Stay safe if you find yourself out on the open ocean (maybe bring a flare gun and a lifejacket?) and until next time keep it cryptic.

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Abandoned, lonely, often forlorn, how can places seem so sad and neglected? What makes a ghost town a ghost town? We explore some lost settlements and what happened to them, really. Sometimes it's a loss of income and prosperity, othertimes, something more destructive and very final. Whether the town died out, pardon the pun, or came to a catastrophic end, it's an tale worth telling and we say, put on your safety goggles and your hiking boots!

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Hey cryptic cuties, you know we had to take advantage of the month of May to cover some airplane crimes.

Kelsey tells the story of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, when a typical trip turns into a fight to keep an uncontrollable plane in the air and save the lives of hundreds aboard. Alanna closes out the ep with Canadian Airlines Flight 108, and how investigations into its demise lead to a cowardly husband and his crazy plot to escape his life.

It's a wild ride this week, if your oxygen mask deploys make sure you put it on yourself first before helping others, and until next time, keep it cryptic!

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This week, we had fun finding some other amazing animals, they may not all be psychic wonder horses, but damn are they wonderful!!

Kelsey keeps us up with the Koko shenanigans, you know like the Kardashians? Ok it's a stretch, but Koko reaches new heights in communication and very human traits, like ...being horny?? She's an enigma, like all of us!

To cap it off, Alanna tells some war stories of animal heros, like Unsinkable Sam, and two very, very good doggos.

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Hey cryptic cuties, we thought it was about time we took it back to our roots, our Canadian roots that is. This time we bring to you 2 very interesting unsolved cases that couldn't be more different from each other. Kicking things off, Kelsey dives into a robbery that takes a surprising turn when the thieves return some of the items to prove they were the real robbers. Alanna shares the tragic tale of the babes in the woods, 2 unidentified children's remains, and the decades long search for answers. We hope you enjoy, recommend us to a friend (especially if their Canadian lol). Until next time, keep it cryptic!!

Tags: The Skylight Caper, Canadian True Crime, The Babes in the Woods

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Ok, we could have called this episode a pseudoscience and a psychic horse, but I liked the alliteration so there we are. We love any fringe science, powerwe don't quite understand and stories about wild history with a dash of animal hijinks. This one has it all! So grab your furry friends and a nice apple for two wild rides! Kelsey covered the history of lie detector tests and their rise and fall in the courts and what we think of them today. We pick apart the science from the not- so science parts of the polygraph machine. And Alanna comes in clutch with a 1920's story of a mind-reading mare from Richmond, Virginia. Could her spot-on predictions be truly a sixth sense? We sure wish we had her inside sport's knowledge, maybe she talked to the racehorses and got the edge...

Hope you enjoy, and, hey(or should I say neigh?), let us know, we aren't psychic! So drop us a rating and refer a friend! Keep it Cryptic!

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Qué pasa cryptic cuties, are you ready to dive into some true crime and Spanish history? Kelsey kicks things off with a frustrating and cryptic case involving a disco, a vacant lot, and an unbreakable code. Alanna takes things back in time with a lesson on conquistadors and some of the crimes of the Spanish Inquisition.

If you haven't already, check out our interview with Creepy Confidential, we had so much fun!

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Tags: Eva Blanco Puig, Spanish True Crime, Nuño de Guzmán, Spanish Inquisition

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Hey Cryptic Cuties, Happy Tuesday!! A very happy one indeed, with extra content! We hope you enjoy our guest episode on the incredible Creepy Confidential's After Dark series, where host Noelle, resident Weirdo Wisconsinite talks to cool indie pods with a dark side! Her show tickles all the same spots of conspiracy, cults, true crime and cryptids so be sure to check it out for your cryptic fix!! https://open.spotify.com/show/58snZTiijgk148GlrzZ0s2?si=ecd5472e776b4c5d Promo: Creepy Confidential

It's Cursed Gems: Bigger, Longer and uncut!

This topic had been requested before and we just couldn't resist the magic anymore! Perhaps we're enthralled to the jewels pull already.... First we take you to the Stone of Awakening, aka the Purple Sapphire, which carries the weight of many deaths, other wild afflictions, etc., hence the curse.

Then we tell you the tale of two "Black" Gems, aka once you go Black, you never come back! To life! but that's history for ya.

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Howdy cryptic cuties, are you ready for an ep featuring two very different cases that both end with the ultimate betrayal. Kelsey takes us back in time to the wild, wild west, where outlaws ruled the land and bounties pitted friend against friend.

Alanna covers the tragic case of Shanquella Robinson, where what should be an amazing trip to Mexico with friends has unexpected consequences for all those involved. How does a video come into play, well you'll have to listen to find out. Until next time, keep it cryptic!

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Tags: Betrayals, The Assassination of Jesse James, Jesse James, Shanquella Robinson

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(Hey Cryptic Cuties, so sorry this is out a little late, it was my birthday yesterday and I did not get my editing done. I know I'm a bad girl, ironically we talk about late episodes at the end of the recording, how odd!! Hope you forgive me my sins lol)

Happy Freaky Friday, let's see how well you know your fairies! But be warned, most are not teacup-sized or full of pure goodness and pixie dust! Don't worry, we get to the pixies too.

Kelsey teaches an overview of the motley crew of fey-type creatures in New Zealand! Cliff notes: some are big and very hairy indeed! Not all look like Legolas, oh no!

Alanna's fairy feature starts with chicken-riding creatures and gets weirder as we go along! Sort of an A-Z of our favorite finds in fairy lore across the world. So get out your glitter and let's talk f*cked up fairies!

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Hey everyone, did you miss us? We hope you enjoyed our unexpected Darkcast feature last week. We are back and ready to dive right into two cases where what a person knew may have put a target on their back.

Kelsey details how multiple witnesses disappeared just before they could testify against one very dangerous man, it's crazy just how many crimes he got away with. Alanna covers the life of a woman who became entangled with one of the most famous families of the 1960's. Did this lead to her eventual demise, or who is really behind her sudden death? Tune in to hear our theories, and until next time, keep it cryptic!

Tags: Marvin Gabrion, Rachel Timmerman, JFK, Mary Pinchot Meyer, The Kennedys

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Hey cryptic cuties, we had to postpone this weeks ep due to scheduling issues. We hope you enjoy this Darkcast takeover from Hands off my podcast, hosted by Jasmine Castillo, were she details the continued disappearance of Matthew Jay Broncho.

We will catch up with you next week!

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Host Jasmine is committed to helping families find their lost loved ones. Through this podcast, we aim to bring awareness to the harsh realities of murder, missing persons, exploitation, human trafficking, and suicide.

Hell yeah it's time for another Haunted AF series episode!

It's a tour of haunted abodes from the Hotel Coronado, to the village of Beauty and the Beast (Maurice, Jacques, all so very Francais there!), to a castle crawl of dark pasts and ghostly encounters!

So you can check out, but can you ever really leave?? Not if you stay in a historic hotel or ancient castle! there is a possibility you will end up there for eternity! Mwah ha hahah! Ok but really we kinda want to go to all of the places, but maybe mostly in daylight?? ok thanx bye!! :) Catch you next week!

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Hi everybody, we hope you had a good Valentine's Day! To help celebrate the day of luv, we decided to some times when love went wrong, sometimes very, very wrong....

Kelsey covers a love triangle involving some unexpected members of the community, listen to find out what happens when a woman splits up 2 long time friends.

Alanna closes out the ep with a love confession that takes a super dark turn and changes the lives of both people forever. This story of survival is inspiring, and not something just anyone could survive.

We hope you enjoy, catch you next time cryptic cuties!

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This week we bring you a very special hand-picked, Fan-picked theme of Satanic Panic! It's catchy, it rhymes, but what's really behind the moral panic of the evolving eighties and into the nineties?

Well that's what our Patreon member Patrick E. wanted to know, and boy are we glad, cause it's a wild ride! From the musical messages from the devil to the massive allegations of child abuse and wrongful convictions, it's a deeper dive than we ever imagined. Just how much harm came from it is equal parts shocking and hard to quantify.

So grab your twenty-sided die and throw on the Black Album, it's time to dance with the devil! And if you want to pick a future episode topic, head on over to Patreon.com/castlesandcryptids to check out our 3 tiers and dozens of bonus episodes and videos!

This one's for you Pat!

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What's up cryptic cuties? Welcome to what was planned as Kelsey's birthday ep, (but she went to Los Angeles instead) so here it is. Kelsey cover's a famous Serial Killer who has been compared to Jack the Ripper. Don't worry she doesn't get into all the grisly details this time, there were sadly too many victims to cover.

Alanna lightens the mood with a very wild and entertaining tale of a prank that goes beyond anything you may have heard before. Listen to find out how 2 men's bet effected a whole town.

We hope you enjoy and until next time keep it cryptic!

Tags: Joseph Vacher, The French Ripper, The South-East Ripper, Killer of Little Shepherds, The Berners Street Hoax, The Berners Street Prank, Crazy Pranks

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You guys, this episode is right out of this world(and may sound vageuly liek a 90's talk show, we're aware!)!

Originally planned as part of our ET episode 106: A close Encounter of The Canadian Kind, it was cut due to length. And by that I mean, damn can we (I mean me, who are we kidding) talk our asses off sometimes!

So it has been in the Illuminaughty/ Patreon vaults until now, when alas we didn't get a new one out to you in time, we decided to release it.

Apologies, friends, and hope this sneak peek behind the Patreon curtain can curtail your Castles and Cryptids Cravings for now!

What's it about? Why Akon the alien and his earth lover Elizabeth of course! If you've ever wondered what the alien D is like, this is the episode for you! and also 'cause y'know extraterrestrial enlightenment and stuff. Someone has to know more than we do!

Thanks for listening and catch you next week, keep it cryptic!

Happy 2024 cryptic cuties! We hope you missed us as much as we missed you. This week we have two interesting cases for you, starting with the disappearances of two young friends who went missing after attending a huge New Year's party. Did police catch the right person in the end, or is there an innocent man behind bars? Alanna wraps things up with the tragic and brutal deaths of the Petit family, who were targeted and suffered for hours at the hands of their attackers. Don't worry, next week will be much lighter after such a heartbreaking ep.

Tags: Ben Smart & Olivia Hope, The Petit Family, The Cheshire Murders

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Well it's a wrap on 2023, can you believe it? We can't fathom how we just did Krampus last year only! LOL. Time for some urban legends, some of our favorite tales to revisit, our bread and butter baby!! We've all seen the movie versions from Western culture, like the hook man and the check-your-backseat-cause-it-looks-like-you-have-a-killer-in-there gas station story.

We wanted to see if other countries have specific legends, or just what your local tales of horror might be. We spoke of the Slit-mouthed lady, the Scottish severed head and who knows what else! Truly creepy tales of the world, that's what!

Happy Holidays and Merry Yule Y'all!

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Welcome to our 2nd last ep of 2023, and the last true crime ep of the year! (insert confetti cannons and air horns here) For this weeks ep we each chose cases where a person decided to kill the rest of their family members, depressing we know...

Kelsey tells the story of the Fisher family, a seemingly normal family with a few problems from the outside, and even more on the inside. Friends and coworkers are shocked after a sudden explosion rips through the neighbourhood, bringing about The Fall of the House of Fisher (see what we did there, we love you Mike Flanagan)

Alanna shares the story of 2 great pro wrestlers, Chris and Nancy Benoit. While the pair may have started as a storyline, they fell for real and started a life together. Years later their love story comes to a tragic conclusion that no one saw coming.

It's a dark ep for sure, but catch us next week for our last ep of the year (shameless patreon plug, where we have dozens more eps and videos!)

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Tags: Familicide, Fisher Family, Robert William Fisher, Chris & Nancy Benoit, Chris Benoit

Magic Mirror on the Wall, who has the strangest tale of all? If you are anything like us, you like hearing odd and bizarre fairy tales and creepy "children's" stories! They are often short with simple characters and trumped up tropes- stepmothers are always evil! The poor boy turn hero and marries the princess, or prince! Short dude has long name like Rumpelstiltskin!

Kelsey and Alanna curated a short list of strange stories for round one of what's sure to be a fun series we can keep coming back to! Just listen to these titillating titles:

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

The Louse and The Flea

The Red Shoes

The Bird, The Mouse and The Sausage

Bet you can't guess which one has religious overtones and which one has a Total Party Kill?! (that's nerd for they all die lol)

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Hello and here is part two of our Rogue Darkness takeover, talking about the tale of Hanna Cranna. Witch she may have been, however she rivaled Dean Winchester for her love of pies and watch yourself if you should deny her pie! Don't deny pie! That's the true lesson here. Hope you enjoy, and catch you next week!

Hey Cryptic Cuties, Kelsey and I had to postpone our fairy tales episode this week due to illness, we're sorry. But we picked a Darkcast Network pro to keep you company- Rogue Darkness, hosted by Raven. Check out their coverage here of Enriqueta Marti: the Vampire of Barcelona, and the second part will be the tale of the "Witch" Hanna Cranna. Clearly a cryptic conspiracy exists, or else that witch just really likes pie. Speaking of conspiracies, part 2 will be out later today as it's not letting me post multiple segments ....is it still the full moon?? We hope you'll check out Rogue Darkness :

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It felt like forever since we did an international true crime ep, so this week we decided to cover 2 unsettling cases all the way from Kenya! (shout out to our Kenyan listeners). Kelsey kicks things off with the details of the Kenyan Starvation Cult, this recent and ongoing case has touched hundreds of families across Kenya.

Alanna overs the strange death of Mercy Chepkosgei Keino, whose death has been attributed to a hit and run. But this case may be more than it seems, as the events leading up to Mercy's death involve interesting CCTV footage (available on our website) from a house party. Is Mercy's death simply a hit and run, or is this a cover-up for something much more sinister?

Until next week, keep it cryptic everyone!

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Tags: African True Crime, Kenyan True Crimes, Shakahola Forrest, Kenyan Starvation Cult, Mercy Chepkosgei Keino

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Happy Friday, hope you're ready for more tales from the Rock, this time the haunts that linger after the homicides...

Alanna takes us through some history of prisoners held here, which dates back to the Civil War era, so there's been tons of death and tragedy on the island.

The solitary confinement cells pack a particular paranormal punch, so we get into what went on in the cells and who haunts them now.

Kelsey tells us about all of Al Capone's activity after death, we talk about why he hangs out here in his afterlife, and wonder was he haunted himself....

Long live Unitard Capone!! And Keep it Cryptic! ; )

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Tags: Alcatraz, Haunted AF, Haunted history, Alcatraz Island, Evil Island, Haunted Prisons, Scarface

We have a special 2 part episode for you all, this week we cover some of the most famous prisoners to ever set foot on Alcatraz Island. Kelsey kicks things off with the Karpis-Barker gang, known for robbing banks and later for kidnappings, these criminals gained a lot of attention for their crimes. Everything came to an end when they chose the wrong person to target, someone who had a few friends in some very high places. Alanna gives us the run down an a handful of some other notorious inmates, including a man who liked birds and a few men who spent a long time working on their way off the island. We hope you enjoy part 1, and make sure to come back next week as we will be covering some of the ghosts that walk the halls of Alcatraz, one of the most haunted places in the world!

Tags: Alcatraz Inmates, Creepy Karpis, Karpis- Barker Gang, Al Capone, The Birdman of Alcatraz, Alcatraz Escape

After cutting out 10 hours of cat cajoling, we have a short and neat episode about unexplained spheres, ghostly lights in the sky and other random oddities! Some subjects just can't be shoved into one category, or explained easily away. Unless you say its always aliens, which to be fair it probably is.

Kelsey covers one of the lesser known phantom lights phenomenon of the USA, the Gurdon light. Why do these hovering lights seem to show up in places all over the country? Where's Canada's mystery lights? Basically what the hell is going on? We theorize what's causing the lights and why they are probably not headlights!

Then Alanna takes us to the swingin' seventies and the mystery of the Betz sphere. Go figure that a Floridaman should be the one to find a mysterious smooth metal orb in their yard, no explanation. More strange still, was what it started doing once they took it into the house....

Which all prompts a look at some stone spheres around the world, and what they might have in common with their mysterious metal cousin.

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Happy Halloween! The best day of the year has arrived and so has the last installment of our Wicked Week. Today's traditions and folklore comes from Misty Mysteries, Horrifying History, Sinister Story Hour, Creepy Tapas and Cause of Death: 100 Seconds to Midnight. Happy Haunting, and thanks for tuning in!!

Hey Cryptic Cuties, of course we had to make an appearance on behalf of the cryptic community for this very special episode! Along with Alanna's story of the Nuckleavee from Scotland, you will hear from Book of the Dead, Misty Mysteries, Autumn's Oddities, Creepy Confidential and Creepy Tapas!

We did the monster mash, it was a graveyard smash!!

We love witches here at Castles & Cryptids, so we're excited to bring you a Darkcast Cauldron of delights and Witch lore! There may even be a vamp in the mix, so grab your garlic for a very supernatural Sunday!

Featuring stories from Beyond the Rainbow, Autumn's Oddities, Sinister Story Hour, Scottish Murders, Rogue Darkness, and Paranormal Peeps.

Stay Tuned- tomorrow is Monster Mash Monday!

Saturday's special theme is true crime, so get ready for some horror stories to send shivers down your spine. Kelsey's featuring, or should we say, frightening us with the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, inspiration for some scary movies of its own. We also have stories from our fiends, I mean friends, at Darkcast like: Beyond The Rainbow, And Then They Were Gone, ODFM, Hands Off My Pod, Mythical True Crime, and Crime Over Cocktails!

Hope you are enjoying our Halloween episodes so far! Keep it crimey!

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Buckle up, grab your Ouija board or maybe some protective crystals?? and let's take a trip where we will go as far as Edinburgh's haunted castle, but also visit Haunted Donkey Lady Bridge...it's bound to be a good ghosty time!

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Hi everyone, we wanted to highlight two crazy cases of stalking, these types of crimes can be very triggering so keep that in mind as you listen. Kelsey covers the harassment of Cindy James, a nurse who faced 7 long years and dozens of escalating attacks, ranging from threatening notes and phone calls, to being attacked and drugged multiple times. Alanna tells the senseless murder of Laurie Show, who got caught up in the revenge plot of 3 teenagers, who became obsessed with making Laurie pay for her alleged crimes. We have a lighter ep on the way next week, until then keep it cryptic!

Tags: Stalking, Stalkers, Cindy James, Laurie Show

Peek-a-boo, we're right behind you! Wouldn't that just be the WORST if we really were? Well, wait till you hear Kelsey's recounting of the Scariest Story on Reddit of 2022! It's an account of a wife making her husband's life into an eerie game that he never signed on to play.....was she possessed or just really pranky? We don't know but we feel like we're being watched....

To cap off the trifecta of terror, Alanna covers two tales to scare the pants off ya! The first, titled: I was almost the victim of a killer, will satisfy your true crime craving. The final story is a brush with a demonic and dark presence, sometimes simply called, Mama.

Curl up, turn the lights off and get creepy with us!

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Hey Hey, it's high time for another Haunted AF episode, cryptic cuties! A very low haunted episode, actually, as we bring you the haunted underground!

Paris catacombs, move over you have had your time to shine, now it's time for the new haunts on the block! Have you heard of the Indiana catacombs? A labyrinthic network lying silently below the streets of Indianapolis? Well, if you haven't, Kelsey takes us on a tour of the dark passageways without ever leaving our comfy homes. Next stop, Ghost Station, NYC! the last stop on the left, don't get off, whatever you do....

Heading across the Atlantic we shall next visit historic Edinburgh, the city that's haunted AF. But not just the castles, the Edinburgh vaults are also a dank, dreary and creepy place to stoop into. Listen to see why they are still such a hotspot for paranormal activity, and maybe even cursed. Can't forget our final stop at the Capuchin Crypts, a Roman ossuary and macabre mosaic of skeletons and mummies.

Throw in a few side-stories and senior moments as we struggle to remember that bird's name that stole the crime scene knife that one time? (It's not Stabby the Crow, he's Canuck the Crow, I looked it up later, all good :) And that's our first episode of October! Happy Haunting!!

Don't forget to drop a rating wherever you listen! Come on, you're already in the show notes!! :)

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Tags: Indianapolis Catacombs, New York City Ghost Train Station, City Hall Station, Capuchin Crypts, Capuchin Friars, Edinburgh Vaults, Haunted Underground, Haunted Edinburgh, Haunted NYC, South Bridge

In honor of Truth & Reconciliation Day 2023, we decided to shine a light on some cases of missing and murdered indigenous females and 2-spirit identifying people. We have a horrible history in Canada of crushing down the native cultures of our land, and it's only in recent years that Canada has begun trying to right those wrongs. One of the biggest dangers facing indigenous and First Nations females today is violence and death, especially in vulnerable communities and areas.

Kelsey takes us a few provinces over to Winnipeg, Manitoba where many women have gone missing and have later been found in local landfills. This makes it extra hard for investigators to recover the remains and bring closure to the families. But the biggest question remains, are they, and we, doing enough?

Alanna brings us back west to British Columbia and it's infamous Highway of Tears. This stretch of road runs red with the blood of the women abducted while travelling to neighboring communities. Just trying to visit family turns into a deadly game when walking this highway, and it's difficult to pin down the exact number of victims, as well as find the perpetrators.

Hopefully the more we speak out about the atrocities committed in our own proverbial backyards, the less they will get away with this shit.

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Tags: Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Buffalo Woman, Winnipeg murders, Prairie Green Landfill, Highway of Tears, Bobby Jack Fowler, Colleen MacMillan, Gloria Moody

Hi cryptic cuties, we have a cool episode all about Indigenous and First Nations folklore for you this week. Kelsey takes a deep dive into the Inuit way of life, from clothing and transportation, to housing and diets, there are many things we have to thank the Inuit for today. Alanna shares a collection of creepy creatures that appear often in First Nations stories around North America. We hope you enjoy this ep, we loved learning more about a few of the different groups. Stay tuned for next week because we have some true crime cases focused on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada for you.

Tags: Inuit Culture, Indigenous Folklore, First Nations Folklore, Pukjinskwes, Raven Mocker, The Flying Head, Qalupalik, Ghost Witch, Jug Woman

Near death experiences. Are they as life-changing as TV would have us believe? Does everyone that comes close to their demise see a bright light or do they simply survive and live to fight another day?

We explore some famous and lesser known brushes with death, as well as some stories of survival to surpass all odds. Meet the man who spent the longest at sea on a tiny boat (over a year!) and find out which of the Man in Black, Johnny Cash's animals that almost gutted him out of pure heartbreak. Then hear how far back near death experiences have been recorded, and how close one can come to being taken too soon, by complete accident. Hope you have a unique name!! :)

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Hiya Cryptic Cuties, we have another special ep for you, this time from the trio over at Paranormal Peeps. Hosts Josh, Jamey, and Aleca cover many haunted locations, as well as cryptids and sometimes even true crime. For their Camp Floyd ep they talk with guest Wendi from Demolished Salt Lake podcast all about the military camp, why it was built and the struggles that the soldiers faced. We hope you enjoy, and check back next week for the last ep our Darkcast takeover.

Most of us can agree that the deep ocean can be scary as hell. There's even a specific word for the phobia of large underwater creatures or objects that I bet lots of us have- it's called megalohydrothalassophobia. But what's even scarier than the water itself, we ask? It's always the bad people who make this such a frightening place to be. Come hop on our lifeboat as we plunge into International waters! We could say you need to hear Kelsey's case like you need a hole in the hull! at least that's what the expression should be after hearing this story. Suspicious holes, coins of silver, tragedy at sea, this case has it all- except for an answer to what happened to Isabella Hellmann. The only one who did know something, the husband, wasn't saying anything.

Alanna's case is just as mystifying, if not more so. There's several players involved, but the main characters were on a honeymoon just like Kelsey's couple, and it turned into a dark cocktail of drinking, discord, and dark intentions. The case of George Smith IV is a mind-boggling web of witness statements, secret videos and the death of one half of this promising young couple, just starting out on their lives together. One thing is for sure, when it comes to law and order, the high seas are sometimes a hard, dangerous place to be.

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