Steven Kubacki vanished during a cross country skiing trip on February 20th, 1978. Miraculously, he turned up on his aunt's doorstep exactly 15 months after his disappearance with evidence pointing to extensive travel across the United States. The only problem? He didn't remember a single thing that had taken place in that time. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: The Strange Vanishing and Weird Reappearance of Stephe...
Dec 08, 2022•43 min
Hammersmith, England thought they had a ghost problem in 1803. Then they ACTUALLY had a murder problem. When in reality... it was a man in a sheet problem. This whole situation set off an argument in the court system that lasted 180 years! The question... could one get away with murder if they thought they were shooting a ghost? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Hammersmith - Wikipedia 15 Best Things to Do in Hammer...
Nov 17, 2022•40 min
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! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Bennie and Stella Dickson - Wikipedia Bennie and Stella Dickson – Depression Era Bank Robbers – Legends of America Halloween 83 years ago: Brookings’ first ever...
Oct 26, 2022•40 min
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. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Magdalena Solís - Wikipedia Coatlicue - World History Encyclopedia Ejido - Wikipedia The Haunting ...
Oct 12, 2022•39 min
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. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Oldest amusement park in operation | Guinness World Records What is the Oldest Amusement Park in the World? - WorldAtlas Amusemen...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
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... Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Baltimore and Ohio Railr...
Aug 24, 2022•24 min
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! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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....
Aug 17, 2022•41 min
Are aliens staying away from Earth because they are afraid of dinosaurs, or are they already here... running the tourism bureau of Aurora, Texas? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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...
Jun 22, 2022•26 min
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... Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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://w...
Jun 07, 2022•29 min
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?? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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 (crim...
May 25, 2022•31 min
"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. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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 C...
May 11, 2022•51 min
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! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] 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: Oklahom...
Apr 24, 2022•47 min
BREAKING NEWS... A BROKEN STONE?? Sesshi seki has broken open, possibly releasing a nine-tailed fox demon. Hide yo kids, hide yo wives, and hide yo concubines because Tamamo no Mae is coming for world domination. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Sessho-seki - Wikipedia Tamamo-no-Mae - Wikipedia Otogi-zōshi - Wikipedia Sesshō seki | Yokai.com Tamamo no Mae | Yokai.com japanese time periods - Bing In Japan, the mythi...
Apr 02, 2022•31 min
The Endurance22 has located a shipwreck dating back over 100 years to Earnest Shackleton's third failed attempt to reach the South Pole. We hope this episode sticks in your heart the way the original Endurance spent 10 months stuck in pack ice, and we hope the new crew gets unstuck a bit quicker! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.history.com/news/shackleton-endurance-survival https://www.npr.org/2022/03/...
Mar 20, 2022•55 min
We are back to steal your hearts with a heist! On March 18th, 1990, thieves stole 13 paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Will the world's largest property theft ever be solved? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Isabella Stewart Gardner - Wikipedia Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft - Wikipedia The Thrilling Gardner Museum Heist - Yo...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Be warned... the Wolpertinger is stinky when startled! The bright side? It has helped us find a solution to male pattern baldness and a new love for taxidermy. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: German folklore: The Wolpertinger (iamexpat.de) Dilldapp - Wikipedia (de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog) Rasselbock | Monster Wiki | Fandom Skvader | Monster Wiki | Fandom Elwetritsch - Wikipedia Jackalope - Description, Hist...
Jan 23, 2022•35 min
BREAKING NEWS: Anne Hathaway was NOT killed by giant crabs. Some individuals, however, have been allegedly killed by the Ya-te-veo... a blood-thirsty, man-eating plant! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: 8 Great Trees That Come to Life in the Movies | Fandango The Giving Tree - Wikipedia Whomping Willow | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom Fighting Trees | Oz Wiki | Fandom Ents | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom SCARY ...
Jan 16, 2022•43 min
The 1991 murder of four teen girls in an Austin, Texas yogurt shop left the city shaken to its core. Although numerous suspects have been questioned and confessions have been given in previous years, the case remains unsolved. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders - Wikipedia Confrontation Clause - Wikipedia The Unsolved Austin Yogurt Shop Murders – The True Crime Files...
Jan 10, 2022•42 min
With the massive crowd that turned out for the 2014 Shanghai New Year's Eve celebrations came an unexpected tragedy. The excitement turned into panic when a stampede broke out, killing 36 and injuring 49. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Why Is Celebration of New Year So Important? (newyearsparty.in) The Biggest New Year's Eve Celebrations Around the World - WorldAtlas The Most Terrifying Things To Happen On New Ye...
Jan 02, 2022•32 min
What's the dill with Christmas pickle ornaments? Join us as we get down to the bread and butter of the theories surrounding this holiday tradition! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: The Christmas Pickle's History - WhyChristmas.com 404 whychristmas?com - WhyChristmas.com Christmas pickle Santa and the Pickled Children...
Dec 27, 2021•28 min
When a well-respected dairy farmer had an encounter that was out of this world, things turned utterly ridiculous in a small Wisconsin town. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: The William Bosak UFO Occupant Encounter - UFO Insight 1974: Occupant Case In Wisconsin (William Bosak Encounter) (thinkaboutitdocs.com) BOSAK HUMANOID: (WISCONSIN, USA) | Cryptopia - Exploring The Hidden World The Bizarre Tale of the Bosak Enco...
Dec 19, 2021•36 min
We're letting it all go this week as we discuss the conspiracy that Disney's Frozen was strategically named in order to cover up the cryopreservation of the company's founder. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films https://screenrant.com/frozen-theory-walt-disney-death-conspiracy/ https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/g37145075/top-conspiracy-theories/?utm...
Dec 05, 2021•53 min
Travis the chimpanzee may have been raised as a human, but his raw strength and wild temper shocked his community back to reality when he attacked a family friend. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Chimpanzee - Wikipedia Chimpanzee Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Chimpanzee, facts and photos (nationalgeographic.com) Chimpanzees as Pets | Save the Chimps Travis (chimpanzee) - Wikipedia Travis the Chimpanzee...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This turkey might be too big to cook! Are you team Gobblesquatch or Gobbledygook? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://visitcryptoville.com/2013/11/28/gobblesquatch-legendary-creature-or-holiday-hoax/ https://urbanlegendsonline.com/gobblesquatch/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Thanksgiving_Turkey_Presentation...
Nov 22, 2021•44 min
A grand resort built in paradise. A suspicious suicide. A ghost that haunts the halls. Join us at the Hotel Del Coronado! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Historic Hotels in San Diego | The Famous Hotel del Coronado Coronado, California - Wikipedia Is Coronado an Island, Peninsula or a Tombolo? - Coronado Times Tombolo - Wikipedia Coronado, San Diego, CA The True Story Of Kate Morgan, The Ghost Of The Hotel Del Cor...
Nov 15, 2021•48 min
Drowning, saltwater crocodiles, cannibals out for revenge... all totally reasonable ways for the heir to the Rockefeller legacy and fortune to have died. But the question we are all left with is... where exactly is the Chesapeake Bay? Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran https://historyofyesterday.com/michael-rockefeller-ba42d5f245f https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_river_sh...
Nov 08, 2021•51 min
Stingy Jack is a reason we don't call them "Kyle-O'-Lanterns"... Happy Halloween! Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: Samhain 2021 Rituals, History, and Traditions You Need To Know - (thepeculiarbrunette.com) Samhain and the Legend of Jack O'Lantern - The Irish Place Stingy Jack - Wikipedia What is the tradition of pumpkin carving? (treehozz.com) Stingy Jack | Halloween Wiki | Fandom Halloween: The Legend Of Stingy Ja...
Nov 01, 2021•31 min
Things that we learned hinder fire safety: special effects that resemble SMOKE, emergency exits CHAINED SHUT, flammable foam TOUCHING lighters, and fire safety inspectors that call a structure temporary for FIVE years. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-627tDQF-Vc https://nj1015.com/the-1984-haunted-castle-fire-a...
Oct 25, 2021•49 min
Robert Beckowitz was murdered and dismembered in his own home by the two individuals closest to him. There is no amount of sex, drugs, or rock and roll that you could pay us in order to look at the crime scene photos again... Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: **Graphic Content** Jeannine Clark & James Glover – Murder Uncovered (murder-uncovered.com) A Case Of Murder, Dismemberment, & Necrophilia - Morbid N' ...
Oct 16, 2021•44 min
For our 100th episode, we've found a sticky, sweet, and horrifying true crime topic! Moral of the story is to not listen to so much Def Leppard when you are angry. Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at [email protected] Sources: https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/19433220.cheshire-wife-murdered-husband-boiling-sugar-water-amid-allegations-child-sex-abuser/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-57768105 https://meaww.com/who-corinna-s...
Oct 04, 2021•53 min
