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Ep. 91 The Murder of Amanda Milan

The tragic loss of Amanda Milan on June 20th, 2000 sparked outrage amongst the LGBTQ+ community. Her death shown further light on the inequalities and biases that the community faced and became a stepping stone for protective legislation.
 
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Sources:
Murder of Amanda Milan - Wikipedia
Amanda Milan | LGBT Info | Fandom (wikia.org)
The crying game | Salon.com
MAN GUILTY IN SLAYING OF TRANSSEXUAL (nypost.com)
Watershed of Mourning At the Border of Gender - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
TransGriot: Amanda Milan Anniversary
Metro Briefing - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Remembering Our Dead - Amanda Milan (18 Jun 2000) (translivesmatter.info)
UCR Publications — FBI
New FBI Hate Crimes Report Shows Increases in Anti-LGBTQ Attacks - HRC
LGBT Rights | New York State Attorney General (ny.gov)

Ep. 90 Karl Schmidt Got Bit

Karl P. Schmidt dedicated his entire life to the study of herpetology. Some people go out with a bang. Unfortunately, he went out with a bite.
 
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Sources:
https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/the-death-diary-of-noted-herpetologist-dr-karl-schmidt/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt
https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-10/he-documented-his-own-death-snakebite-instead-going-hospital
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681
https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-snake-bites/basics/art-20056681
https://agriculture.wv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Common-Snakes-of-WV.pdf#:~:text=The%20timber%20rattlesnake%20and%20copperhead,vipers%2C%20which%20also%20includes%20cottonmouths.

Ep. 89 The World Famous Clown Motel

A clown motel pops up next to a cemetery in a tragic mining town... what could go wrong? If you guessed a paranormal vortex would form in Tonopah, Nevada, then you would be correct. 
 
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Sources:
THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH (theclownmotelusa.com)
Clown Motel - Wikipedia
Clown Motel – Tonopah, Nevada (tonopahnevada.com)
Take A Look Inside Nevada's Creepy And Allegedly Haunted Clown Motel (screengeek.net)
Nevada’s Creepy Clown Motel Will Haunt Your Dreams (the-line-up.com)
Haunted Clown Motel Paranormal Voyages Investigates FULL EPISODE - YouTube
"Ghost Adventures" Clown Motel and Goldfield High School (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb

Ep. 88 Two Sentence Horror Stories

Can we make you pee your pants using just two sentences? ...Only time will tell.
 
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Sources:
What Happens in Your Brain When You Get Scared (businessinsider.com)
The Science Behind Why We Like to Be Scared (healthline.com)
Two Sentence Horror Stories That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine | Bored Panda
https://thoughtcatalog.com/michael-koh/2013/07/40-freaking-creepy-ass-two-sentence-stories/

Ep. 87 Unsinkable Sam the Ship Cat

Ship cats have served aboard vessels since ancient times to hunt rodents and predict the weather. Unsinkable Sam is an excellent example of this feline stubbornness and perseverance.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship%27s_cat
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/unsinkable-sam-cat-wwii/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam
https://catingtonpost.com/the-remarkable-story-of-jenny-the-titanic-cat/
 

Ep. 86 Denver International Airport

Beware fellow travelers! As you fly into the Denver International Airport, you will see scenic vistas as well as possible secret societies hiding in plain sight.
 
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Sources:
Denver International Airport - Wikipedia
Welcome to Denver International Airport | Denver International Airport (flydenver.com)
Astounding Artwork at the Denver Airport | Meaning and Location of Art Inside D.I.A. (uncovercolorado.com)                          
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - Denver Airport Bunker -- New York Magazine - Nymag
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - New World Order -- New York Magazine - Nymag
8 Conspiracy Theories About The Denver Airport That'll Freak You Out (buzzfeed.com)
32 Masonic Symbols (& What They Mean) - MasonicFind
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Blucifer, The Demon Horse Of DIA | Colorado Public Radio (cpr.org)
Blucifer Denver: The Legend of DIA's Killer Blue Mustang Statue - (tanksthatgetaround.com)
The Konformist - Daddy's Little Princess
Denver International Airport DIA Conspiracy Theories - Snubs Report - YouTube

Ep. 85 Nightmarish Funeral Homes

Bodies disappearing, reappearing, and being hidden in walls are just three things that make these funeral homes below average.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut
https://www.livescience.com/5346-real-story-haunting-connecticut.html
https://www.freep.com/story/news/investigations/2018/12/20/cantrell-funeral-home-detroit/2227028002/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/abandoned-cantrell-funeral-home-detroit.html
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Julie-Mott-s-ex-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-12801605.php
http://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?30936-Julie-Mott-(25)-died-from-Cystic-Fibrosis-and-her-remains-were-stolen-from-the-funeral-home/page4
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4psLa3/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pu1So/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pppMW/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4shNvT/

Ep. 84 Cursed Objects II

We are back to remind you that cursed objects are nothing to be trifled with! 
 
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Sources:
Curse - Wikipedia
Curses and Cursing (learnreligions.com)
Curse to become an ogre | WikiShrek | Fandom
25 Creepy Cursed Objects That Actually Exist (list25.com)
The Screaming Skull of Burton Agnes Hall – Mysterious Britain & Ireland              
Ritoban Mukherjee - The screaming skull of Burton Agnes Hall - Unexplained Mysteries (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Screaming Skull (real-british-ghosts.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Wikipedia
Biography | Beksinski
Zdzislaw Beksinski (February 24, 1929 — February 21, 2005), Polish painter, Photographer, sculptor | World Biographical Encyclopedia (prabook.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
The Cursed Paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński | Article | Culture.pl
Investigating 088-8888-888, The “Cursed” Phone Number Which Has Allegedly Killed So Many People It Was Taken Out Of Service (theghostinmymachine.com)
A1 Bulgaria - Wikipedia
Bulgarian Underworld Boss Shot Dead in Amsterdam - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Allegedly Cursed Videos You Should Never Watch - Slapped Ham
Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom
The Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv Urban Legend (wafflesatnoon.com)

Ep. 83 Giants Existed?

Former presidents and various religious texts all agree that giant races once walked among us, so where is the evidence? Was there a literal giant cover-up? Yes.
 
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Sources:
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/people-think-the-vatican-is-covering-up-the-existence-of-gigantic-humans/
https://www.gaia.com/article/this-conspiracy-claims-the-smithsonian-destroys-giant-skeletons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people
Giants in West Virginia – Legends of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2dive34v4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvl0Ee3yvDw
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2. (umich.edu)
Colonel George Washington’s Giant Skeletons – Denver Michaels
The Aztecs and the Ancient Giants of Mesoamerica (ancient-code.com)
This Biblical Text May Prove Khufu Didn't Build the Great Pyramid | Gaia
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Book of Giants (gnosis.org)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephilim#:~:text=In%201%20Enoch%2C%20they%20were,)%20tall%20(1350%20metres
https://www.gaia.com/article/giant-skeletons-have-been-found-buried-in-mounds-across-america
http://www.sydhav.no/giants/catalina_island.htm

Ep. 82 Katherine Knight

Katherine Knight had a volatile temper and a knack for violence. She rampaged her way through a series of toxic relationships before carrying out the gruesome murder of John Price in February of 2000.
 
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Sources:
Katherine Knight - Wikipedia
Katherine Knight | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
The Butcher - Katherine Knight • Morbidology
Katherine Knight: Slaughterhouse Worker Who Skinned & Cooked Her Boyfriend | Murder on CrimeFeed | Investigation Discovery
Katherine Knight butchered her boyfriend and tried to feed him to his kids (sinisterisles.com)