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In part two, we discuss the horrific massacre of the six members of the Alday family - Ned, Jerry, Jimmy, Shugie, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. We'll get into the eventual capture of the fugitives, the confession of what happened to Richard Miller and trials of the men responsible for this awful day in the small, quiet town of Donalsonville, Georgia.

TW: sexual assault, murder

On February 14, 2000, Asha Degree, a 9 year-old girl from North Carolina, packs her book bag in the early morning hours and leaves her home. She is spotted walking by herself on a highway by two passerbys, roughly a mile from her home, but the rest of the investigation doesn't provide the Degree family with many answers. We will talk about the days leading up to Asha's disappearance, what the public was told about her case and how you can help. If you have any information about Asha's case, you can contact the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-482, the FBI at 704-672-6100, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or NCMEC, at 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678.

Happy Halloween weekend! To celebrate, we are going to discuss the Vampires of Eastern Europe and early America. We will go into when vampires first appeared in history, the beliefs surrounding them, how it has changed over time, as well as what happened to people, or pumpkins, that were thought to be vampires. Yes, there are vampire pumpkins, so we will give you the ancient remedies to help keep you safe this Halloween.

**TW: lots of morbid talk about dead bodies, blood, possessed vegetation, as well as Eastern European and early New England murderous beliefs (because we can't talk about ridiculous narratives designed to murder people without these two showing up).

One of the most prolific serial killers in Connecticut, William Devin Howell murdered 7 people in just 9 months.  He would lure his victims into his “murder mobile” a large work van, and then bound them with zip ties and duct tape and took them to abandoned parking lots where he would keep them for a day and a half to rape and brutalize them for hours and hours. Then he would strangle them and bury their bodies in shallow graves, in a roughly ¾ of an acre swampy, wooded lot behind a strip mall he called his “Garden.” **TW: This episode contains talk of brutality, rape, dismemberment and murder.

Alexander Spesivtsev was a cannibalistic serial killer in Russia known as The Siberian Ripper and the Novokuznetsk Monster. Throughout his childhood, his mother would show him gruesome crime scene photos, which possibly started his obsession with murder. Later in life, his mother took enabling to another level by enticing victims to come to Alexander's apartment where he would brutally torture, murder them, and then sometimes even cook and eat them. This horrifying serial killer is believed to have upwards of 80 total victims. **Trigger warning - rape, child murder, and cannibalism**

For this episode, we will go over Jan Brobergs multiple kidnappings by Robert Berchtold, who was a neighbor and friend of the family. The parents don't contact the police initially because they believe Robert is a good man and will come back with their daughter. But what happens next is truly unimaginable and will leave you questioning how this man was able to manipulate so many people and avoided multiple charges in the end.

**TW: child molestation, child rape and brief mention of suicide.

Carol Nora King was an indigenous woman from Canada who went missing in August of 2011. The RCMP waited 3 days to start looking for Carol and that was only after her family flew out to put pressure on the police and investigate her disappearance for themselves. We cover her story, which was under reported in the media, like so many other missing indigenous women's stories are. For more information on how to support the indigenous community, please visit: https://www.csvanw.org/about-us/  

Originally from Canada, Blake Lebiel was born into a life of wealth. He made his way to California to pursue his career in film and graphic novels. He would help create a concept surrounding a neuropathologist who would seek to cure the mind of a serial killer. Soon after, this graphic novel would almost mimic the horrific murder of his then girlfriend, Iana Kasian.

In today's episode, we discuss infamous murderer and cannibal, Issei Sagawa. His fascination with tasting human flesh started at a young age and became deadly later in life. We cover his life, his first murder victim, and the media's coverage of the incident. You may be surprised to hear how this case ends...

Make yourself a drink and join us for our first year in review bonus episode aka Coffee Break! We will discuss the trials and tribulations of starting a podcast, favorite episodes, funny moments, which stories haunt us the most (hint: it's not the ghost stories) and what's in store for 2022.

In the late 70s and early 80s, several Midwestern states were plagued by a serial killer who preyed on hitchhikers and troubled youths. He was dubbed The Highway Killer and The Interstate Killer by law enforcement, but we now know that Larry Eyler was responsible for the brutal torture and murder of, at least, 21 young men and adolescent boys within just a two year time span. In this episode we’ll cover Eyler’s early life, escalation of violence, murders, arrests, trials and capture. This one has some heavy trigger warnings: child abuse, kidnapping, drug use, attempted rape, brutal torture and dismemberment, and the murder of an animal.

Fox Hollow Farm is where serial killer Herb Baumeister buried his victims. The property is known to be one of the most haunted places in Carmel, Indiana. In this episode, we discuss the paranormal experiences and investigations. Grab a drink and get ready for the spooks!

Enjoy a little bonus episode this Halloween as we take you with us on our business trip to Tarrytown, New York! We will discuss Washington Irving's classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as the setting that inspired the famous short story that put America on the literary map. Come be spellbound with us! 

Most likely you've heard of the witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts from 1692-1693, but have you heard about the trials that happened in the states 45 years prior? And what about the 35,000 plus Europeans that were executed during early modern Europe for witchcraft? Join us as we explore how witch hysteria got its start in the history books and find out which cohost has a family connection to the Salem trials. As always, listener discretion is advised. 

In part two of the Atlanta Ripper, we cover the rest of the murders, the suspects and go into some of the reasons why this case may not be as well known as London's Jack the Ripper. Listener discretion is advised as we will discuss murder scene details. The majority of information obtained for this episode was gathered from a book by Jeffrey Wells titled, The Atlanta Ripper: The Unsolved Case of the Gate City's Most Infamous Murder.

In this paranormal cult episode, we discuss the life and death of the Heaven's Gate leaders, the shedding of their members' humanity and what ultimately lead to the mass suicide on March 19, 1997. As a bonus, we begin the episode with a discussion about Mercury in Retrograde, the turmoil it causes and how to survive the next one.**TW: drugs and suicide. 

For the conclusion of our two-parter on Israel Keyes, we discuss the aftermath of Samantha Koenig's murder. We also cover what lead to his arrest, the FBI interrogation that follows and his last days.**TW: necrophilia, murder, graphic violence, gore, guns, robbery and suicide.

In this two-parter, we discuss the life of methodical serial killer, Israel Keyes. We cover his confirmed murders, as well as the murders he is possibly linked to. Be prepared for this brutal episode as it includes heavy trigger warnings: stalking, kidnapping, home invasions, robbery, guns, torture, rape, murder and animal abuse. 

Whether you fall on the side of believer or non-believer, Skinwalker Ranch has an ancient history with many mysteries to uncover. In this episode we discuss the overwhelming amount of paranormal activity that has happened over the years and continues to occur to this day. Grab your favorite caffeinated beverage - and possibly your tinfoil hat - for this extraterrestrial story.

Get your flashlights and hide under your blankets to prepare for this modern day haunting, set in Gary, Indiana. We cover the terrifying events that were experienced by the Ammons family during 2012. Additionally, we discuss the Demon House documentary that was produced by Zak Bagans.  

A young girl shows up at a police station in Hong Kong, China, stating that she is being haunted. Police are then lead to an apartment building of a well-known triad leader. What they end up finding sewn inside a Hello Kitty doll will end up being part of the evidence in what is now known as one of the most brutal crimes in Hong Kong's history...**TW: kidnapping, sexual assault, murder and torture**