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Sinisterhood

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\nJoin Dallas-based comedians and best friends Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney each Wednesday as they bring you weekly episodes with plenty of research, lots of laughs, and legal insight from Heather, a licensed attorney. 
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\nPlus, catch all new odd but true tales submitted by listeners every Friday. \n","$":{"audioboom:html":"1"}}

Episodes

Episode 321: Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update Part II

A bombshell whistleblower report alleged that the DOD and private defense contractors are secretly spending billions to reverse engineer UAP technology. Hours of Congressional testimony then showed that the report is just the tip of the iceberg. And now a mystery is unfolding in our skies. This week’s episode is Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click her...

Dec 11, 20241 hr 26 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 140

Boston Marathon Bombing Close Call w/ a Happy Ending; The Blue House with the Blue Shutters; The Psychic Power of Music Part 2; I Was Kidnapped By My Best Friend's Mother; My Childhood Reoccurring Dream; and My Dad Met the Honey Island Swamp Monster Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that s...

Dec 06, 202456 min

Episode 320: Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update Part 1

The past few years, whistleblowers with high levels of security clearance have been coming forward and revealing that our government may know more than it’s letting on about visitors from another world - or another dimension. Are all these high-ranking individuals merely fabricating their sworn testimony? Or is it more likely our government is keeping the public in the dark? This week’s episode is Immaculate Constellation: UAP Update Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to s...

Dec 04, 20241 hr 20 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 139

Shots Fired at a Hamilton Performance; Why We Don't Believe in That Culty Shit; The Paper Shredder Pervert; Indeed Scam; Bridgewater Triangle Experience; and Lake Superior Giant Squid Conspiracy?!? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. - Helix is offering 25% off sitewide + 2 FREE Dream Pillows! And a FREE Bedding Bundle (2 Dream Pil...

Nov 29, 20241 hr 13 min

Episode 319: Best Of - Things To Believe In

Whether they're hitching a ride on a dark Chicago back road, flying through the air breathing fire, sneaking up on you in your dreams, or in the barn out back calling the winners of ball games, these magical beings all taught us one thing - don't stop believin'. This week's episode is Best of Things to Believe In. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you th...

Nov 27, 20241 hr 16 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 138

The Tragedy of James and Iola Smith, and My Great Aunt's Scary Ex-Boyfriend; Life Has Been Interesting, Especially Considering I'm Under 30; There Was Someone Outside of Our Tent; What Was Snuggling with My Son?; A UFO? In Van Nuys??; and The Psychic Power of Music. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show....

Nov 22, 20241 hr 3 min

Episode 318: The Wrongful Conviction of Toforest Johnson

A pair of friends out at a nightclub had no idea they would be implicated in a murder across town. The shaky word of a scared teenage runaway and the lies of a woman willing to say anything to get paid were enough to put one of the men on death row. After two decades, will justice finally be served? Or will Alabama execute an innocent man? This week’s episode is The Wrongful Conviction of Toforest Johnson. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive h...

Nov 20, 20241 hr 14 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 137

Her Name Was Samantha Swan; A Typical 90’s Evangelical Upbringing?; Condo Cat-Caller; The Fast & the Curious: Chased by the Lurker; Recurring Dreams in the Print Shop; and That Time I Was Kidnapped…Kinda…By A dog? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Shop SKIMS Holiday S...

Nov 15, 20241 hr 20 min

Episode 317: The Dead Internet Theory

Like, share, follow, subscribe! From its inception, social media has gained an outsized role in our lives. Its inner mechanisms remain murky, serving up a collection of content it thinks we want to see. Now the real-world consequences of hyper-curated online spaces have never been more apparent. This week's episode is The Dead Internet Theory. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a ...

Nov 13, 20241 hr 51 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 136

My First (Half) MLB Game; How I Avoided a Hotel Attack pt. 2; Update on Hottie Manager Husband Stalker; Ouija Board with a Stranger?; My Demon Cat Scared Off Two Jehovah's Witnesses; and Machete Wielding Neighbor, “It’s just his thing” Previous Husband Stalker Content: 1. Dear Sinister: Cleanup Quandary, Message Mischief, and Stalker Strife 2. Dear Sinister: Friendship Fizzle, Scandal in Scrubs, and Stalker Strife 2 (an update) 3. Dear Sinister: Papaw's Pitfall, Paddy Problems, Troubled Ties, an...

Nov 08, 20241 hr 5 min

Episode 316: The Bridgewater Triangle

Ghosts, phantom lights, unidentified aerial phenomena, and Bigfoot - this place has everything! Is the southeastern chunk of Massachusetts haunted beyond measure or have witnesses merely been primed to see strange things in such an eerie place? This week’s episode is The Bridgewater Triangle. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Pleas...

Nov 06, 20241 hr 26 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 135

The Night My Yin Yoga Class Watched Cops Surveil and Apprehend Someone; You ask, I deliver: Huntsville, TX Edition; Sharing the Road, Road Rage; My Experience with Ghosty Shit and your Podcast: An Update; My alien family; and Zak Bagan’s Museum Hard Relate! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show....

Nov 01, 20241 hr 10 min

Bonus Episode: Fear - Scary Stories

Welcome to this special Halloween bonus episode of Sinisterhood! We’re bringing you four spine-tingling tales that we've crafted to send shivers down your spine. These stories are written by Heather, Christie, and our husbands, Tommy and Paris, all with one shared goal: to bring about the feeling of fear. So, dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for a journey into the creepy, scary, strange, and unknown. Let’s get into it… if you dare. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds...

Nov 01, 202432 min

Episode 315: Fear - In Theory and In Story

A bump in the night, a closed door slightly ajar, heights, bugs, death, public speaking . We’re all afraid of something, but what exactly is going on inside us when we’re faced with fear? Some chase the thrill while others run and hide. Does fear serve a purpose, and can we conjure it in YOU on demand? This week’s episode is Fear: In Theory and In Story. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here ...

Oct 30, 20241 hr 12 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 134

My Trip to Castle Bran; How I Avoided a Hotel Attack: A Close Call and Warning for Solo Travelers; Dude, Go Away, I'm Peeing!; A Sign from Beyond; Elon Musk Ruined My Birthday; and My father: True Criminal with the Biggest Heart and a Craving for Mexican Food. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the compa...

Oct 25, 20241 hr 6 min

Episode 314: Trans-Allegheny (Lunatic) Asylum - Revisited

In September 2016, we covered the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, from its history to its architecture and the otherworldly inhabitants that never left. But this spring, we were invited to conduct an overnight paranormal investigation inside the haunting halls and conduct some on-the-ground research of our own. This week’s episode is Trans-Allegheny (Lunatic) Asylum - Revisited. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hund...

Oct 23, 20241 hr 7 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 133

Interview with a Vampire is so sexy: Creepy Neighbor Encounter; Road Rage??; Stephen King's Imagination or Maine?; A Rural Alaskan Near Disappearance; My Psychic Awakening and Ghosts in Salem; and My Psychic Awakening and Ghosts in Salem; and Martha's Chapel Cemetery. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. From now until Halloween, 10...

Oct 18, 20241 hr 17 min

Episode 313: The Transformation of Dracula

The name strikes fear into the hearts of people everywhere - afraid that he will slink through your window, plunge his fangs into your neck, and make you one of his kind. But the origin is something just as bloody, though in a different way. How did we go from 15th century ruler to a sexy, cape-wearing bloodsucker? This week’s episode is The Transformation of Dracula. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Plea...

Oct 16, 20241 hr 30 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 132

Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas! Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusively on the Moment platform. Get your tickets now! In-Person: https://sinisterhood.com/liveshows Streaming Event: https://moment.co/sinisterhood From A Survivor: How To Help Hurricane Helene Survivors; My Mum Almost Got Picked Up By A Serial Killer; That Time My Mom Survived A Kidnapping From A Serial Rapist And Murderer!; Escaped Big Cats; Poss...

Oct 11, 202457 min

Episode 312: The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy - The True Story Behind Candyman

With his swarm of bees and bloody hook, the title character of 1992’s Candyman fueled nightmares for film audiences. But the true story that inspired some of the film’s grittier elements was a living nightmare for those who endured it, proving that sometimes the scariest threat is a broken system that fails its most vulnerable. This week’s episode is The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy - The True Story Behind Candyman. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and r...

Oct 09, 20241 hr 42 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 131

A Local Axe Murderer; The Time My English Teacher, Candy Crush, And Donald Trump Almost Got Us All Killed; We Went Screaming in the Night; My Aunts' Recollections of Ken McElroy; Demon's Road - The Big Fat "NOPE!"; and My Therapy Guinea Pig. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas! Jo...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 24 min

Episode 311: Best of Cryptids!

From the Garden State to the Golden state, and from deep down in a Scottish Loch all the way down under, this week's episode is Best of Cryptids! Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Our Full Moon Energy Tour ends on Oct. 17 in Dallas! Join us in person at the Texas Theatre or join from anywhere via the global streaming event, exclusi...

Oct 02, 20241 hr 52 min

Episode 310: Tommy Thompson, Fugitive Treasure Hunter

Millions in gold, dozens of people who claim it’s theirs, and the one man who may know where it’s hidden is refusing to talk. A years-long jail sentence hasn’t been enough for him to reveal the location of the sunken treasure that was already found once. Will the loot - or its finder - ever see the light of day? This week's episode is Tommy Thompson, Fugitive Treasure Hunter. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus conte...

Sep 27, 20241 hr 6 min

Episode 309: True Crime Headlines Special Edition

Rest in peace Marcellus Williams. A Real Housewives husband convicted. The Utah author mom's preliminary hearing. The allegations against Diddy. This week's episode is True Crime Headlines Special Edition. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Visit CBDistillery.com and use cod...

Sep 25, 20241 hr 49 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 130

Walmart Child Bride?; I Know What I Heard...; Do I have a Doppelganger?; I Saw Something I Can’t Explain in Mousehold Woods, Norfolk, UK; Almost Chainsaw Massacred; and Either the Worst Lucid Dream Ever or an Alien Abduction Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Cut your wire...

Sep 20, 202458 min

Episode 308: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 3

The events that transpired on July 10, 1981 and their aftermath have become the stuff of legends. Fodder for tabloids and made for TV movies, the truth has eluded authorities even to this day as the town remains silent. But the incident’s impact on those involved is clear to this day. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 3. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Please click here to leav...

Sep 18, 20241 hr 15 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 129

This Is Why You Don’t Leave Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company; My 4th Grade Teacher Tried Recruiting Me into her Cult; 2016 Creepy Clown Experience… Kind Of; The Day I Accidentally Stopped a Bank Robbery; Mountain Lion Encounters?; and The Reappearing Ring Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that ...

Sep 13, 20241 hr 1 min

Episode 307: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 2

After making a reputation for himself as a prolific cattle rustler with a predilection for pre-teen girls, Ken Rex McElroy felt invincible. He dodged every criminal charge that came his way and lived life by his own terms. But soon, he turned his violence toward townspeople and it seemed like he would finally face legal consequences. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 2. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of...

Sep 11, 20241 hr 17 min

Freaky Friday: Episode 128

Our Nash Bash Fiasco; Terrifying Teenage Job; Vigilante Justice; What Are The chances?; A Glitch in the Matrix; and Freaky Friday 127 Connection Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show. Please consider supporting the companies that support us! -Sinisterhood is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/SINIS...

Sep 06, 202451 min

Episode 306: The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 1

A small town in the northwest corner of Missouri where “nothing ever happens” became the focus of international attention when an unbelievable crime was committed, seemingly with the whole town’s approval. But the target in the slaying had a long and terrifying history that left some spectators wondering whether he may have had it coming. This week’s episode is The Killing of Ken Rex McElroy - Part 1. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundre...

Sep 04, 20241 hr 20 min
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