The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas began as the most luxurious hotel in the country in the late 1890s, and has been restored to a glorious hotel today. In between, it’s served as a boarding school, junior college, and a hospital. It is FULL of ghosts, including a familiar face we’ve discussed on this podcast before! Thanks for sending this one in, Marina! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode o...
Mar 22, 2022•26 min•Ep. 135
Cindy James was the target of threatening letters and multiple attacks. When she went to police, they accused her of being the one behind her own terror. Then, she was found dead. What do you guys think? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-bizarre-murder-that-officials-claim-was-...
Mar 18, 2022•33 min•Ep. 134
Nina Craigmiles was 7 years old when she died in a horse and buggy accident in Cleveland, Tennessee. Her parents built a church in her memory, which houses a marble mausoleum, Nina’s final resting place. Sometime after Nina’s remains were moved into the mausoleum, mysterious red stains appeared on the white marble. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus conte...
Mar 15, 2022•10 min•Ep. 133
Today, Olga of Kiev is recognized as one of the Eastern Orthodoxy’s greatest saints. But back in the late 900s A.D., she represented defiance and vengeance as she did everything she could to protect her son after her husband was murdered. Thanks for sending this one to us, Courtney! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: http...
Mar 11, 2022•33 min•Ep. 132
North Pepperell was once located along the Nissitissit River in Massachusetts. Today, all that remains are a few stone walls in the woods. Why did the once thriving village fail? A curse, of course. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Thanks for sending this in, Quinn! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witch...
Mar 08, 2022•17 min•Ep. 131
As a little girl, Joyce McKinney dreamed of fame. She grew up and found it by kidnapping her boyfriend and later killing a holocaust survivor. So. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with ...
Mar 04, 2022•27 min•Ep. 130
Last week, we talked about meat falling from the sky in Kentucky. Today it’s eels falling from the sky in Alabama. But don’t worry—we’ve got this all figured out. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-myster...
Mar 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 129
The hit broadway musical, Waitress, is currently touring the United States. Loved by audiences, the musical is based on a critically acclaimed independent movie of the same name. Unfortunately, the talented woman behind the film didn’t live to see its success. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, ou...
Feb 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 128
Back in 1876, a bunch of meat of unknown origin fell from the sky in Bath County, Kentucky. Tune in to hear all about it, as well as the best theory Kara has ever come up with in her life. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://w...
Feb 22, 2022•22 min•Ep. 127
This week you’re getting an ad-free sneak peek at our very first Patreon episode. Enjoy! In 1969, 22-year-old Betsy Aardsma died in the stacks of Penn State's library. Over 50 years later, her murder is still unsolved. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited vide...
Feb 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 126
On January 6, 1994, champion figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked as she left practice leading up to the U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Championships. Behind the attack was another champion figure skater, Tonya Harding. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurde...
Feb 15, 2022•15 min•Ep. 125
(Part 2 of 2.) In 2009, Cleveland police officers showed up at Anthony Sowell’s house in Imperial Avenue with a search warrant. What they found would stun people all over the world. Equally stunning: the way the media and law enforcement failed the victims of the Cleveland Strangler. In these two episodes we’re focusing far more on the victims and their stories- their hopes, their dreams, their struggles. These women were so much more than the quick labels slapped on them in news coverage of thi...
Feb 12, 2022•40 min•Ep. 124
(Part 1 of 2.) In 2009, Cleveland police officers showed up at Anthony Sowell’s house in Imperial Avenue with a search warrant. What they found would stun people all over the world. Equally stunning: the way the media and law enforcement failed the victims of the Cleveland Strangler. In these two episodes we’re focusing far more on the victims and their stories- their hopes, their dreams, their struggles. These women were so much more than the quick labels slapped on them in news coverage of thi...
Feb 11, 2022•37 min•Ep. 123
Japanese lore is full of supernatural creatures we’d rather not meet. The Slit-Mouthed Woman is one of them. Thanks for sending this one in, Nico! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store....
Feb 08, 2022•19 min•Ep. 122
Marvin Gaye was a Motown legend adored by fans all over the world when his life was cut short by a gunshot in 1984. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more poli...
Feb 08, 2022•29 min•Ep. 121
When Edith Wilson became Woodrow Wilson’s First Lady, no one could have predicted the role she would have to play in running the country. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more p...
Feb 01, 2022•15 min•Ep. 120
Today, the Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Bar in St. Louis is known for it’s paranormal activity, murder mystery dinner theater, and halloween parties. But in the early to mid-1900s, it was home to the Lemp family, one of St. Louis’s wealthiest families. While the family made great contributions to the beer brewing industry in the United States, it seems these days they’re mostly remembered for the tragic ways they died. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...
Jan 28, 2022•43 min•Ep. 119
About half of the population experiences sleep paralysis. From demons in England and Turkey to black magic in South Africa and Canada, cultures all over the world have come up with their own paranormal explanation for this condition—but what actually causes it? Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon....
Jan 25, 2022•21 min•Ep. 118
Norman Baker made a living as a mind reader and a fraudulent physician. The mystery here is, where did he get all that audacity? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished p...
Jan 21, 2022•25 min•Ep. 117
Y’all know we’re on an alien kick lately, and we didn’t even plan it! Kara’s sidepiece this week is all about a UFO incident in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania back in 1965. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store....
Jan 18, 2022•21 min•Ep. 116
In March 2020, Netflix’s Tiger King revived the mystery of a man who’d disappeared from Florida in 1997—Don Lewis, Carole Baskin’s second husband. Did Don run away? Was he murdered? Did Carole feed him to her tigers? It’s Florida. You never know. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the uned...
Jan 14, 2022•45 min•Ep. 115
In the 1950s and 60s, UFO sightings were all the rage. This one happened in 1966 in Portage County, Ohio. Two officers encountered a UFO and chased it for 86 miles. Or did they? (Thanks for sending this one to us, Traci!) Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast st...
Jan 13, 2022•32 min•Ep. 114
When Pearl Bryan’s baby daddy invited her to Cincinnati, she thought he was going to propose. Of course, if she’s on our podcast, you can guess that’s not what happened. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting w...
Jan 07, 2022•37 min•Ep. 113
A two-legged, hoofed creature prowled around England in February of 1855. What was it? Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more ...
Jan 04, 2022•16 min•Ep. 112
Today’s episode is a little bit of a departure from our usual content. It’s New Year’s Eve, and we’re talking about setting intentions—Megan explains a simple ritual you can do to think through your goals for 2022! The philosopher Megan mentions: Martha Nussbaum Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wit...
Dec 31, 2021•38 min•Ep. 111
When the body of a man is found by the side of the highway in New Mexico, it seems like a clear case of homicide. SEEMS, guys. Seems. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on Y...
Dec 28, 2021•12 min•Ep. 110
Happy Christmas Eve to those of you who celebrate it, and happy everything else to those of you who don’t! We’ve got a double episode for you this holiday, a Christmas murder spree from Kara followed by everyone’s new favorite Christmas witch from Megan. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is fille...
Dec 24, 2021•36 min•Ep. 109
This week Kara tells us a few of the many stories about paranormal activity that’s taken place in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, the world’s longest known cave system and one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store:...
Dec 21, 2021•16 min•Ep. 108
Part Two. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more...
Dec 17, 2021•37 min•Ep. 107
Part One. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more...
Dec 17, 2021•35 min•Ep. 106
