Castles & Cryptids

We are seeing double this week as we cover two cases of very strangely behaved twins. Kelsey covers the Spahalski twins, Stephen & Robert, who seem to share more than just genes with each other. Then, Alanna walks us through the bizarre story of Ursula & Sabina Eriksson, who suddenly began acting strange and caused a huge scene on a highway, before one of them eventually murdered someone. At what point does twin telepathy go too far, and can one twin's illness or murderous impulses be caught by the other? We explore these questions and more during this week's ep. Happy Listening!

Tags: Twin Telepathy, Stephen & Robert Spahalski, Ursula & Sabina Eriksson

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We start the episode off in true Castles & Cryptids fashion- lots of cat craziness and pet talk, interrupted by sounds of Gordo playing fetch with his bottle cap. Tell us- what's wrong with your pet? Meaning what crazy weirdo things do they do that's unique to them? Please tell us, we're dying to know!!

Kelsey breaks down the killing of Marta Russo, but the one major thing this case lacks- is a motive!? Struck down in broad daylight on campus, the death was a shock to the nation. We take you through the various theories- including conspiracies!

Then we take a sharp turn into the life and crimes of Charles Ponzi- that's right, father of the Ponzi scheme. Ever heard of him? Well, we took a look into the scam, the man, and how it's still alive and well today, or it's offshoots and copycats at least... ..

But who wants to get rich right now with little effort, anyway?? Um, We do!!

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Have you heard about the hostage situation that took place in 1988 in Gladbeck, Germany? If not, buckle up, you are in for a very wild ride! One that the hostages could probably never have imagined finding themselves in. The criminals attempt to rob a branch of the Deutsch bank in Gladbeck, North-Rhine Westphalia, and the resulting run from the bank turns into sort of a mashup of Speed meets Taken...only there's no Liam Neeson in sight to save them. Tragic and terrifying, the situation played out almost like a Hollywood movie. In fact, the media covered every minute in great detail, prompting questions and reformed laws on how hostage situations are covered and handled by reporters in the future.....

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Welcome to a very special episode, this week we wanted to honour Ukraine by learning more about it and sharing it with our listeners. Kelsey kicks us off by reading three very popular stories from Cossack Fairy Tales, which was originally published in 1894. Then, Alanna covers some traditional clothing and Pysanky, all before finishing off the episode with a deep dive into Baba Yaga and the story of Vasilisa the Beautiful. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode, happy listening! Tags: Ukrainian Folklore, Cossack Fairy Tales, Ukrainian Fairy Tales, Ukrainian clothing, Pysanky, Baba Yaga, Vasilisa the Beautiful linktr.ee/castlesandcryptids Website: castlesandcryptidspod.squarespace.com

Enjoy this formerly Patreon exclusive episode! We won't be releasing a new episode this week, until Kelsey is feeling well and has a voice! (Sorry for the switch!) Kelsey kicks it off with a double feature, first up is Philly's Phantom Bus to Nowhere. The bus appears to those who are a little lost in life, but once you are on it you cannot see the world outside the windows.....or who else was there.... This is followed up by the tale of the Bunnyman of Viriginia, which if you haven't heard of it, we will let you hear the whole story first to do it justice. It wasn't what Alanna thought it was at all! Then Alanna tells us about Dear David, the creepy child-ghost who evoked terror on a Twitter thread and tormented Adam Ellis in his apartment. Why are Adam's cats always staring at the weird hallway, and what the hell does this kid want?! To see the pictures/posts from this story, please see the bustle.com article by Lucia Peters that was referenced: https://www.bustle.com/life/what-is-dear-david-here-is-everything-writer-adam-ellis-has-tweeted-about-his-haunted-apartment-from-start-to-finish-7714979 Cause I'm not sure what I'm allowed to re-post, cause copyright maybe?! Thanks for listening and we appreciate the heck out of you!