Creepy Kentucky

In this episode, we step slightly out of the state to examine the life of one of America's most prolific serial killers: that of Indianapolis native Herb Baumeister. We also look at the spirits he left behind at his house, Fox Hollow Farm. But first we discuss the demolition of Bobby Mackey's Music World and a tragic disappearance in Nashville.

In this episode, we wind up our coverage of the Bluegrass Conspiracy. The shenanigans of "the company" are almost over -- but it takes a terrible accident to end it. (Or was it an accident?) Plus we discuss possibly the most famous mammal from the whole case: the notorious Cocaine Bear!

On today’s episode of Creepy Kentucky, we’re not actually in the glorious Bluegrass State—but we are very close. We travel to early 1800’s northwest Tennessee and learn about the Bell Witch, the legendary frontier tale of violent poltergeist activity. We discuss the origins, the actual events, possible explanations and modern-day manifestations of this frightening spirit.

What are Andrew Thornton and his criminal cohorts up to in 1982-ish? We find out in this episode of Creepy Kentucky! Also we say farewell to Andre Braugher and discuss some news from the Crystal Rogers case.

In this episode, which is dedicated to Olivia the Corgi, we visit Tangentville again—this time on the bus! Also we get even deeper into the shady machinations behind the Bluegrass Conspiracy.

We get even deeper into the legendary Bluegrass Conspiracy in this episode, with even more shady connections and yet another missing young woman. Also, we talk about what TV was like in the past!

We are breaking away from our Bluegrass Conspiracy coverage to talk about the exciting news out of Bardstown: namely, the arrest of Crystal’s boyfriend Brooks Houck. Many people have been waiting for this to happen, especially since the FBI took over the case in August 2020. Normal service will resume in the next episode!

The twists get twistier and the turns get turnier in this, the third episode of the Bluegrass Conspiracy series. The participants get even deeper into their web of crime, while the tendrils expand even farther from Kentucky.

In this episode, we start by discussing the big news out of Bardstown: the arrest of a suspect in the Crystal Rogers case. After that, we jump back into the Bluegrass Conspiracy and learn about how the main characters expanded their criminal empire.

At long last! In this episode, we finally begin to discuss the infamous Bluegrass Conspiracy, which enveloped the Lexington area (and spread far afield) in the 70’s and 80’s. Here we set the scene and meet some of the key players.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the “Nose Job Murder” which occurred in northern Kentucky. Six bullets were fired into 29-year-old up-and-coming attorney Ryan Poston. There was no question at all about who fired the gun; however, there were a lot of other questions about the situation! This is a very violent story with lots of trigger warnings about mental health, possible domestic violence, etc.

On this episode of Creepy Kentucky, we discuss some of the UFO encounters which have happened in the Bluegrass State but haven’t received as much publicity as the Stanford Encounter and the Thomas Mantell case have.

Like the title says, this is not a podcast about the Oceangate Titan disaster—although you’d have a hard time proving that if you just listened to the first ten minutes. Eventually, however, we do get going on our actual topic of the week: four ghostly places to stay in the commonwealth. We talk about Springhill Winery, the Jailer’s Inn, Hall Place, and Laura’s beloved Maple Hill Manor.

This week we delve into a little-known case that is almost 150 years old, yet has a very modern feel to it: the murder of the “Scarlet Woman of Roundstone,” Mary Sigman. Mary and her mother were gunned down in their home by a mysterious assailant, and her past was replete with various people who might have had a motive for murder (for various reasons).

Now that we’ve looked at all thirteen official victims (and several possible unofficial ones), it’s time to look at theories and suspects. We also look a little bit at what happened to the main participants after the torso killer’s reign of terror faded away in Cleveland’s collective memory. And Quinn now has ducks!

This week we continue our series on the horrific 1930’s-era killings in Cleveland’s Kingsbury Run area. We discuss several more murders and see the authorities grow increasingly desperate to solve the case. Finally legendary lawman Eliot Ness orders an act so heartless that it basically signals the beginning of the end of his career.

Today’s episode features a story I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: the story of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, or the Cleveland Torso Murders. We discuss the first victims and the appearance on the scene of famed lawman Eliot Ness.

In this episode of Creepy Kentucky, Quinn discusses several of the aquatic cryptids that (possibly?) call Kentucky home. Weird creatures have been seen in Kentucky’s waterways for (maybe?) hundreds of years, and we look at some from Herrington Lake, Lake Linville, and even the state’s greatest body of water, the mighty Ohio River. Spoiler: Randy is NOT a cryptid.

We’re back! Our first episode after a long painful absence deals with the weird and wonderful in Kentucky’s renowned Red River Gorge area. Ghosts feature heavily, but we also have a cameo by Bigfoot (possibly) and some strange footprints. Also, we’d like to express our grief for those lost in the Louisville mass shooting of April 10, 2023 and our hope that their loved ones can find some solace in the coming days.

Greetings, Creepy Kentucky fans! We apologize for the delay in putting out a new episode; it’s been a very rough month for one of us. In this episode, long before the tornado which ripped through Mayfield on December 10, 2021, another tragedy occurred which saw several members of one family killed. The crime was solved, though—or was it? Quinn connects this crime to the horrific Black Patch Wars which was a scourge in the area in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s and was basically a tobacco-centered guerilla warfare.

In this emotional episode, we discuss the unsolved murder of Louisville’s first African-American (and first female) prosecutor, Alberta Odell Jones. Her inspirational life was brutally ended in 1965, and no one was ever charged for the crime. Who killed this brilliant woman?

(TW: Treating people with mental illnesses in horrific fashion.) Apologies for the late delivery; also, apologies for the sound issues. In this episode we delve into the history of Central State Hospital, which was located on the land where EP “Tom” Sawyer State Park currently stands. From its days as a plantation to the time when it featured water torture and beyond, Quinn does a deep dive into the hospital’s history.

In honor of our Historical Advisor Ron Duncan’s recent sojourn in the Uinta Basin, in this episode we are discussing “the paranormal Disneyland,” Skinwalker Ranch. We look at the history of the ranch, its current iteration, and answer the question: just what the heck IS a Skinwalker, anyway? We’re incredibly lucky and grateful to have Ron with us to talk about all things Skinwalker!

In honor of Quinn’s 1000 days of doing German lessons on Duolingo, she wanted to talk about a topic set in Germany; after consideration, she chose the Hinterkaifeck Murders, which occurred on a lonely farm in Bavaria in 1922. The violence of the killings is matched only by the eerie strangeness of the circumstances in which they took place. Trigger warnings galore, because this was a vicious crime.

This episode was recorded on September 4, 2022, and as we know Queen Elizabeth II, longest reigning British monarch and the former mother-in-law of the subject of the episode, died on that next Thursday, September 8, 2022. We had originally recorded this because the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death had just passed days earlier, and ironically the person Diana called “the top lady” passed away just days after that. In any case, this episode describes the life and death of “The People’s Princess,” as well as talking about the multitude of conspiracy theories surrounding her demise. Needless to say I can talk for days on the Royal family so we’re all lucky this only lasted about an hour.

In this episode we take a deep dive into the four-part Discovery Plus series, Finding Andrea. We look at the major characters, discuss the timeline of the disappearance and talk about how the editing of the show affects how the viewer perceives the story. Also we give Brooklyn 99 and great idea for a story if they ever want to reboot the series (fingers crossed!).

This week’s episode introduces us to the cold case of Andrea Knabel, a Louisville mom who vanished three years ago. Quinn relates the facts behind the disappearance, including several things that are not told in the four part Discovery Plus series about the case. Next week we will be going in depth into the series, so be sure to tune in for that!

Welcome to Tangentville—Population: 2! In this episode we delve into the history of gorgeous Ward Hall, just outside of Georgetown in Scott County. The Ward/Johnson family has a fascinating, albeit often dark and turbulent, place in the history of Kentucky; their story showcases so much that is both wonderful and terrible about our amazing state. Ward Hall is open for tours on the first two weekends of each month and is well worth a visit.

In this episode we talk about one of the last battles of the Revolutionary War: the Battle of Blue Licks. This was fought on August 19, 1782 near present-day Mount Olivet in Robertson County. What happens when an outnumbered band of tired settlers with floundering leadership faces a much larger force of British and Native Americans with a three day head start? Nothing good for the settlers. Also we complain about the heat which is basically all I’ve been doing for weeks now.

This episode finishes our look at the weird and horrific Dyatlov Pass Incident of 1959. We learn about the fates of the remaining four hikers and discuss theories (some possible, some less so) about what led to their tragic fates.

So we have another detour from Kentucky-based stories with this weird mystery from the past: nine experienced hikers disappeared during a trek into the Ural Mountains; after their bodies were found, the confusion only deepened about what could have happened to them. This is a mystery that Quinn has been fascinated by for years, and in this first episode she discusses the hikers and the strange injuries they suffered.

[Trigger warnings with this one: mentions of molestation and suicide attempts.]. In this episode we wrap up the case of the spooky Hinsdale House in upstate New York. Things get even weirder for the poor Dandy family, and there’s a possible (probable?) short appearance by Ed and Lorraine Warren, because of course there is.

Welcome to Season 2 of Creepy Kentucky! We start with an episode of a new sister podcast, Creepy Country, wherein we discuss one of the most haunted houses in America: the Hinsdale House in upstate New York. It’s not hugely well known, but it shares with other famous haunted houses the escalation factor seems to make things extra creepy. Also I discuss my experience of being barricaded into a bathroom at work.

In this delayed episode, we link up the murder of grandmother Peggy Rhodes to the Bowling Green bombing sprees that happened years before. (Trigger warning:suicide)

In this episode we discuss the horrific bombing murder of an innocent Kentucky grandmother and begin to trace it back to an era when Bowling Green was known as “Little Chicago.” We discuss as well the inadvisability of owning a lake house and a TV tower. Also, in a radical departure from giving free ideas to the History Channel, this time we give a free idea to Bob’s Burgers.

In this episode we take a break from James Wilkinson (thus possibly saving my sanity) to discuss two cases of Kentucky anomalies: sightings of Mothman—before and after the incidents at Point Pleasant—and evidence of Alien (not in the UFO sense) Big Cats in Scott County in the mid-70’s.

In this episode, one-time Revolutionary War hero James Wilkinson heads west to Kentucky, where he establishes the city of Frankfort and gets involved with the Spanish Empire, becoming known as Agent 13. Oh, don’t worry—he’s still working for the United States as well!

We go back to the time of our Founding Fathers in this episode of Creepy Kentucky and examine the early life of James Wilkinson: Revolutionary War soldier, Kentucky pioneer and person with some non-traditional ideas on the concept of loyalty.

Unfortunately, there’s really no other way to put this: be prepared for much sadness and grief in our final Bitter Blood Murders episode, as the case against Susie and Fritz culminates in a tragic outcome.

In episode ten, the police, the families, and the ex-husband are growing ever more suspicious of Fritz and Susie and their possible roles in five murders. Also, please continue to support tornado victims if you can!

There’s more absolutely batshit weirdness on this episode of Creepy Kentucky, and virtually all of it is from Fritz Klenner and his girlfriend/cousin Susie Lynch. As we head towards the culmination of our story, things just get weirder and sadder as Susie and Fritz’s mental states deteriorate. Also please donate to Kentucky tornado relief if possible!

Apologies for the delay and the sound quality (I might need a new microphone)! In this episode of Creepy Kentucky, we delve into the story of Fritz Klenner, son of Fred (the quack doctor, noted racist, possible Munchausen perpetrator and doomsday prepper). Obviously Fritz is not a great guy in this episode, but it gets so much worse from here out, so enjoy him while he’s only a mid-level POS.

In this episode we discuss Susie Lynch’s time in Taiwan (it goes about as well as you’d think it would), then learn more about Dr Fred Klenner, quack doctor and noted racist. Also, we hear about Quinn’s trip to the Gates of Hell cemetery, play more Puppet History-inspired games and insert a Ghostbusters quote!

This episode in our Bitter Blood Murders series looks at Susie Newsom’s rocky marriage to Tom Lynch, son of the aforementioned Delores from earlier episodes (see—we promised you it’d circle back around!). There are some descriptions of child abuse in this episode so you might want to fast-forward through those parts.

In this episode we delve further into the North Carolina murders of Bob, Florence and Hattie Newsom, and begin to see just how they connect with the Lynch family murders in Kentucky. Not coincidentally, we learn about the early life of Susie Newsom, Bob and Florence’s daughter. Also, apologies for the audio; it’s not great.

Our deep dive into the Bitter Blood Murders continues as we shift the focus to the prominent North Carolina Sharp family. How do these people’s lives end up entangled with those of murder victims Delores and Janie Lynch?

This week’s episode continues the saga of the so-called Bitter Blood Murders of the mid-80’s. Police made a gruesome discovery at the Louisville-area home of Delores Lynch and her daughter Janie. Their investigation seemed to focus on Delores’s son Tom, who inherited a sizable estate. But was something more sinister going on? Spoiler: yes, yes it was.

In this episode we dive deeper into the events surrounding the Lynch/ Sharp/ Newsom murders of the mid-80’s. We talk more about Delores, the matriarch of the Lynch family, and Janie, her daughter; also, we start to delve into the tragic events of July 22, 1984.

After our palate-cleansing origin story episodes, we’re finally back to our old stomping grounds, Kentucky mysteries and murders. In this episode, Quinn sets the stage for the horrific “Bitter Blood murders” of the mid-1980’s by discussing the family situation of Charles and Delores Lynch. Chuck was a workaholic and Delores was…a character.