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Are ghost chickens and vampires wreaking havoc on Highgate, London? Can we take raccoons to court? Does this podcast support cannibalism?
...Tune in to find out!
 
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A Scientific Spirit: Sir Francis Bacon and the Ghost Chicken of Highgate | Mental Floss
Francis Bacon - Wikipedia
Highgate Cemetery
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Pond Square Chicken, Highgate – Mysterious Britain & Ireland
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The Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead | The Unredacted
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What Is the Highgate Vampire and Has it Ever Been Spotted? (vice.com)

To celebrate Women's History Month, we are dedicating this episode to the infamous serial killer known as The Soap Maker of Correggio. Leonarda Cianciulli's horrific crimes will make you rethink where your soap comes from... and how many people have forced you to commit cannibalism without your knowledge. 
 
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Leonarda Cianciulli - Wikipedia
LEONARDA CIANCIULLI: SHE CREATED SOAPS WITH HUMANS – HORRORS REVEALED (wordpress.com)
Meet Leonarda Cianciulli, Italy's Infamous Female Serial Killer (allthatsinteresting.com)
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TIME.com: A Copper Ladle -- Jun. 24, 1946 -- Page 1 (archive.org)
Sodium: Getting rid of dirt - and murder victims - BBC News

All hail the Otter King this St. Patrick's Day! The Irish legend of the Dobhar-chú warns of its appetite for human flesh... so let's maybe not go chase it down for the protective properties of its fur. 
 
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Sources:
Dobhar-chú - Wikipedia
Dobhar Chu, Ireland's Vicious Supernatural Crocodile Otter Monster | Spooky Isles
Dobhar-chú: The Otter King of Irish Folklore - Historic Mysteries
Giant otter - Wikipedia
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The myths and legends of Ireland's hound of deep, the Dobhar Chu (irishcentral.com)
The tale of Leitrim's own Loch Ness Monster - the Dobhar-Chú - Leitrim Live (leitrimobserver.ie)

We yearn for the tunnels... so do ghosts in Switzerland! They especially like to hitch rides through the Belchen Tunnel.
 
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Sources:
Belchen Tunnel: Key Route in Swiss Transport Network - Vignetteswitzerland.com
Belchen Tunnel - Wikipedia
Hörbuch «Sage uf d Ohre» erzählt Unheimliches aus dem Baselbiet (bzbasel.ch)
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Road Trip of Terror: Exploring the World's Most Haunted Highways - Nightmare on Film Street (nofspodcast.com)
Shrove Tuesday - Wikipedia
The spookiest places in Switzerland (thelocal.ch)

23-year-old Pamela Smart began an affair with a 15-year-old student in the early 90s. Although she denies it, she ended the affair a few months later by convincing the boy to murder her husband.
 
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Court rejects sentence reduction for Pamela Smart, serving life in prison for plotting with teen lover to have her husband killed - CBS News
New Hampshire Supreme Court will consider challenge to Pamela Smart's life sentence - ABC News (go.com)
Pamela Smart - Wikipedia
Pamela Smart got four boys to kill her husband nearly 29 years ago. Now, they're free. She isn't. - The Washington Post
Pamela Smart, The Woman Whose Teenage Lover Killed Her Husband (allthatsinteresting.com)
Pamela Smart, Who Inspired ‘To Die For,’ Is Denied Parole Bid - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Trial of Pamela Smart: Sex, lies & murder | Court TV
 

In April 2006, Marc and Debra Richardson were found murdered in their home along with their 8-year-old son, Tyler Jacob. Authorities would horrifyingly discover that their 12-year-old daughter and her 23-year-old "boyfriend" had been behind the heinous crime, making her the youngest person ever convicted of a multiple murder in Canadian history.
 
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Sources:
Canadian Girl, Boyfriend Responsible For Brutal Murder Of Her Entire Family – New Arena
Girl on trial for murder agreed to marry lover (thestar.com)
Jasmine Richardson, Jeremy Steinke, and the Richardson Family Murders - The CrimeWire
Medicine Hat girl guilty of first-degree murder - Calgary - CBC News (archive.org)
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solving a mystery: Steinke, girlfriend smiled at murder coverage: Witness (solvevingamystery.blogspot.com)
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Three bodies found Medicine Hat, Alta., home - The Globe and Mail
Where is Jasmine Richardson now? Inside the Richardson family murders. (mamamia.com.au)

If you like feet, this is the episode for you! Help us track down who left hoofprints in the England snow one cold February night. It might be hungry badgers... or it might be The Devil's Footprints.
 
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Sources:
26 May 1855 - Miscellaneous Extracts. - Trove (nla.gov.au)
Devil's Footprints - Wikipedia
Devil's Hoofmarks - Source Material On The Great Devon Mystery of 1855 PDF | PDF | Nature (scribd.com)
Five of the Strangest Creature Footprints Ever Discovered (coolweirdo.com)
The 1855 "Devil's Footprints" mystery in Devon, England (thevintagenews.com)
The Mystery of the Devil’s Footprints - Discovery UK
The Ongoing Mystery of the 'Devil's Footprints' | Mental Floss

Celebrate the New Year with us as we discuss what the Guinness Book of World Records deems the largest, most successful hotel robbery in history, the heist of Hotel Pierre!  
 
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Sources:
Lucchese crime family - Wikipedia
Mobster in witness protection details world’s greatest heist (nypost.com)
Pierre Hotel robbery - Wikipedia
Police Find a Clue in Robbery at Pierre Hotel - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Biggest Heists and Bank Robberies in American History - WorldAtlas
The Pierre - Wikipedia

Sightings of non-native, typically large felids feral in the United Kingdom have been reported for decades. Are these exotic pets that have escaped domestic ownership or legends of powerful phantom cats come true?
 
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Sources:
South Molton - Wikipedia
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH MOLTON | Visit South Molton
South Molton Olde English Fayre | Visit South Molton
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Domesday Book | Medieval English Survey Record & History | Britannica
British big cats - Wikipedia
Big cats: The hunt for the puma caught roaming the Highlands in 1980 (pressandjournal.co.uk)
Essex lion: Charting the big cats of Britain - BBC News
Wayback Machine (archive.org)
Big Cat Ownership Regulations: A Comparative Analysis of the UK, US, Australia, and Brazil — Mad Katz Blog
Is it legal to keep big cats in the UK? - Such a great Great Britain (thedartmooryarncompany.com)
Are big cats prowling the UK? What science tells us (theconversation.com)
The Beast of Bodmin - Myth of Reality? (bodminjail.org)
'Big cat' photographed in Cotswolds with 'greying hair' as it's ageing - Gloucestershire Live
The Black Book of Carmarthen (ancienttexts.org)
Pa gur - Wikipedia
Cath Palug - Wikipedia
Stratford Lyon - Wikipedia
Stratford Lyon | Myth and Folklore Wiki | Fandom
Hauntings in the New Forest (historic-uk.com)

Approximately 26,000 people are drawn to Northern California by the powerful energy radiating from Mount Shasta. Native American legends speak of the center of creation being found within the slopes, alleged Lemurians tell tales of the crystalline city that hides aliens, and visiting businessmen claim to have found a way to ascend to a sixth dimension. Are those who have gone missing on the mountain found what lies beneath? Join us as we take a deep dive into the mighty landmark.
 
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Sources:
Mount Shasta - Wikipedia
Mount Shasta | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
The 4 Eruption Cones Of Mount Shasta | Hike Mt. Shasta (hikemtshasta.com)
Mount Shasta by John Rollin Ridge - Poems | Academy of American Poets
A Mountain Of Many Legends Draws Spiritual Seekers From Around The Globe : NPR
The Legends Of Mount Shasta Explained (grunge.com)
The Mysteries And Legends of Mount Shasta (ancient-code.com)
Llao - Wikipedia
A Mysterious Hole Appeared on Mt. Shasta. Each Theory Behind It Tells a Different Story | KQED
Guy Ballard - Wikipedia
The “I Am” Activity Movement: Guy & Edna Ballard – TPKs Stories True Crime & Other Stories (wordpress.com)
UFO sightings: Why Mount Shasta is the new Roswell - Big Think
Everything You Need To Know About The Mount Shasta Mysteries (california.com)
There's Something About Mount Shasta - Atlas Obscura
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