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Ep. 127 A Halloween Bank Heist

I've never celebrated Halloween by robbing a bank, but that doesn't mean it's never happened before! Take Bennie and Stella Dickson for example... they pulled off a "Halloween Heist" in 1938, getting away with over $350,000!
 
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Sources:
Bennie and Stella Dickson - Wikipedia
Bennie and Stella Dickson – Depression Era Bank Robbers – Legends of America
Halloween 83 years ago: Brookings’ first ever bank heist (substack.com)
Brookings Register | Halloween 83 years ago: Brookings’ first ever bank heist
 
The Ballad of Ben and Stella Mae... a book by Matt Cecil

Ep. 126 The High Priestess of Blood

We have decided to form a cult! Magdalena Solis was suggested to us when we were wondering where to begin. She was known as The High Priestess of Blood, and while we find her knack for nicknames pretty cool... we don't really agree with the whole human sacrifice thing she had going on. 
 
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Sources:
Magdalena Solís - Wikipedia
 
Coatlicue - World History Encyclopedia
Ejido - Wikipedia
The Haunting Story Of Magdalena Solis, The Mexican Prostitute-Goddess Who Took Over A Murder Cult (ranker.com)
The High Priestess of Blood - Grim Happenings
Inside killer cults where ‘prostitute priestess’ drank blood of human sacrifices & voodoo fanatics led murder sprees | The US Sun (the-sun.com)
Magdalena Solis | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Magdalena Solís con los Hernández y su secta sexual (wordpress.com)
The strange story of Magdalena Solis, the High Priestess of Blood – Strange Unexplained Mysteries (coolinterestingstuff.com)
La Yerbabuena (Tamaulipas) Güémez, Mexican village (pueblosamerica.com)
Yerbabuena: página negra de Villagrán - Expreso

Ep. 125 Amusement Park Accidents

The Smiler and Verruckt were both record-breaking amusement park rides that had thrill-seekers flocking to their gates. The Smiler and Verruckt are ALSO both record-breaking amusement park rides that have had tragic accidents occur during their operation. 
 
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Sources:
Oldest amusement park in operation | Guinness World Records
What is the Oldest Amusement Park in the World? - WorldAtlas
Amusement park accidents - Wikipedia
Amusement Park Accidents and Injuries Statistics | BMW Law Group
 
The Smiler
The Smiler - Wikipedia
Roller coaster element - Wikipedia
The Smiler [4K] 2019 Front Seat POV - Alton Towers Resort - YouTube
Nemesis94DJW - YouTube
Alton Towers Smiler crash: Four seriously hurt - BBC News
The Smiler rollercoaster crash - RoSPA
 
Verruckt
Verrückt - Wikipedia
The Verrückt Waterslide Accident at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City - The Atlantic
The World’s Tallest Water Slide Was a Terrible, Tragic Idea - YouTube
Charges dropped against owner, designer of Verruckt waterslide where boy was decapitated in horrific accident - ABC News (go.com)
 

Ep. 124 Flinderation Tunnel (Brandy Gap #2)

No one knows whether ghosts or Tommyknockers are responsible for the strange occurrences in Flinderation Tunnel. This old West Virginian railway tunnel allegedly resides under an even older cemetery, and visitors claim to hear strange noises, see dense fogs, or even come face to face with apparitions! Join my parents and I as we discuss the spooky history...
 
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Sources:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - Wikipedia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Fairmont Subdivision - Abandoned (abandonedonline.net)
Haunted Brandy Gap Tunnel #2 in West Virginia (nuttyhiker.com)
Haunted Salem — Flinderation Tunnel  Salem, West Virginia In... (tumblr.com)
Haunted Tunnel In West Virginia: Flinderation Tunnel (onlyinyourstate.com)
North Bend Rail Trail - West Virginia State Parks - West Virginia State Parks (wvstateparks.com)
Parkersburg to Clarksburg---Waist of the B&O Main--Part II - WVNC Rails
Tommyknockers of the Western Mines – Legends of America

Ep. 123 John Titor the ”Time Traveler”

John Titor was a self-proclaimed time traveler from the year 2036. Join us as we celebrate our grand re-opening by discussing his past predictions of the future!
 
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Sources:
John Titor - Wikipedia
The Complete John Titor posts : Weisshaupt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia
John Titor: The Time Traveler from the Year 2036 (strangerdimensions.com)
Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia
The Many-Worlds Theory, Explained | The MIT Press Reader
The Double-Slit Experiment Cracked Reality Wide Open | Latest Science News and Articles | Discovery
John Titor: The Time Traveler's Story & Predictions - Thrillist

Ep. 122 The Aurora, Texas UFO Incident

Are aliens staying away from Earth because they are afraid of dinosaurs, or are they already here... running the tourism bureau of Aurora, Texas?
 
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Sources:
Aurora, Texas - Wikipedia
TSHA | Aurora, TX (Wise County) (tshaonline.org)
Aurora, Texas, UFO incident - Wikipedia
Mysterious Alien Grave of Aurora UFO Crash (anomalien.com)
AURORA, TX CRASH – 1897 – MUFON
 

Ep. 121 Historical Family Feuds

We are taking family drama to the max with a wrestling warrior princess and a cliffside castle. Who will win? Who will die? Why haven't we promoted female wrestling more on our podcast? Only time will tell...
 
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Sources:
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/khan1/hd_khan1.htm
https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/wrestling/article/3100842/forget-mulan-meet-khutulun-mongolias-undefeated
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/khutulun
https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/wrestler-princess
https://www.livebreathescotland.com/findlater-castle/
https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4414

Ep. 120 The Hypnotizing Murder of Gouffé

There is only one question to ask my two special guests about the murder of Toussaint-Augustin Gouffé... were the killers under the influence of HYPNOTISM??
 
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Sources:
Lyon - Wikipedia
What is Lyon Known For - France Travel Blog
Gouffé Case - Wikipedia
A Body and a Bloody Trunk: The Infamous Gouffé Case of 1889 (the-line-up.com)
A Body and a Bloody Trunk: The Infamous Gouffé Case of 1889 (criminocorpus.org)
Murder in 19th Century France and the Birth of Forensic Science (gizmodo.com)
Hypnosis in the 19th Century | History of Hypnosis
History of hypnosis - Wikipedia

Ep. 119 Mr. Cruel

"Mr. Cruel" was the nickname given to an unidentified serial child rapist who terrorized the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria when he attacked three girls in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
 
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Sources:
Mr Cruel - Wikipedia
Mr. Cruel — Unresolved
Who is Mr Cruel? – Website dedicated to unmasking Melbourne child predator Mr Cruel
Mr. Cruel: Nightmare In Melbourne | Australian Crime Stories | Real Crime - YouTube

Ep. 118 A New Easter Cryptid

Who should be the new mascot of Easter? The Bunny Man is great, but how about a giant rooster, an evil rooster, or a rooster stealing phantom!
 
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Sources:
Giant Rooster | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom
Pollo Maligno | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom
Wanna See something Weird? — The Basan is a chicken-like Yokai found in the... (tumblr.com)
Phantoms and Monsters - Real Eyewitness Cryptid Encounter Reports: Oklahoma's 'Abominable Chicken Man'