Episode 123: The Mysterious Deaths of Phoebe Handsjuk & Jelani Day ft Serial Napper

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04/23/25 • 71 min

In this special collaborative episode, Kaydra brings on Nikki from the Serial Napper podcast. The ladies share 2 mysterious and suspicious death cases. Kaydra covers the death of Phoebe Handsjuk and Nikki covers the unsettling death of Jelani Day.
Be sure to check out Serial Napper wherever you get your podcasts! https://serialnapper.com
If you have information on the Phoebe Handsjuk case, fill out the form here: https://www.phoebehandsjuk.com/contact-us/
If you have information on the Jelani Day case, you can submit a tip by calling the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for substantial information related to the disappearance and death of Jelani Day. You can also contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
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Phoebe Handsjuk Show Notes:
https://www.mamamia.com.au/phoebe-handsjuk-death/
https://www.phoebehandsjuk.com
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/coroner-finds-baillee-schneider-death-was-self-inflicted-after-break-up-20200616-p552y1.html
https://www.allthatsinteresting.com/phoebe-handsjuk
https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2016/phoebesfall/index.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10033013/Investigators-blow-lid-Phoebe-Handsjuks-bizarre-garbage-chute-death-experiment.html
Jelani Day Show Notes:
https://www.voicesforjelaniday.com/
https://www.thejelanidayfoundation.org/
https://pantagraph.com/timeline---jelani-day/html_9613ecd0-848a-5083-a70c-ea41470fb852.html
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-08-26/three-years-later-jelani-day-joint-task-force-is-not-actively-investigating-as-family-continues-to-seek-answers
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Episode 122: Glitch in the Matrix Stories

What would you do if you awoke to find yourself in another dimension? Or if you looked around your room and saw subtle differences, like your bedsheets were different? Is it possible to wake up in another dimension? Are glitches in the matrix real? This is the story of Lerina Garcia and other glitches in the matrix.
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SOURCES:
https://www.infinityexplorers.com/lerina-garcia-gordo-terrified-woman-another-universe/
https://myblue.org/time-slip/
https://www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/09/20/lerina-garcia-wake-another-universe/
https://tendencias21.levante-emv.com/la-realidad-estaria-compuesta-de-multiples-universos_a1701.html
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Episode 124: The Disappearances of Brian Shaffer & Niqui McCown ft A Trial By Podcast

In another special collaborative episode, Perplexity brings you a double disappearance episode. Kelsey from A Trial by Podcast tells the infamous story of the disappearance of Brian Shaffer and Kaydra covers a Perplexed Society member request, the heartbreaking disturbing disappearance of Niqui McCown.
If you have information on the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, you are urged to contact the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545 or contact StopCrime.org
If you have information on the disappearance of Niqui McCown, you are urged to contact the Richmond Police Department at 765-983-7247.
For more information on the Niqui McCown case, listen to the Missing Niqui McCown podcast.
Be sure to check out A Trial By Podcast: https://www.atrialbypodcast.com
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CONTACT: Have a story to tell or want to request a topic? Email Kaydra at [email protected].
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SOURCES:
Gurley, A. (2025, April 1). Brian Shaffer... Revisiting the bizarre disappearance — 19 years later. People. https:///brian-shaffer-disappearance-update-2025
Johnston, A. (2009, April). In the name of the father. Columbus Monthly. https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/news/2009/04/01/in-name-father/22956059007/
Miner, A. (2008, October 12). Brian Shaffer: Clue could lead to missing student. The Lantern. https://www./2008/10/clue-could-lead-to-missing-student/
Pepi, K. (2016, November 13). A guy walks into a bar — and is never seen again. Mel Magazine. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/brian-shaffer-disappearance-10-years-later
Shaffer, B. R. (2006). Missing person alert: Brian Randall Shaffer [FBI ViCAP Bulletin No. 2006-06-01]. Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/brian-randall-shaffer
Sullivan, D. (2009, April 12). Is Brian Shaffer alive? The Lantern. https://www./2009/04/is-brian-shaffer-alive/Sullivan, M. (2014, September). When missing persons cases go cold. Columbus Monthly. https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/news/2014/09/01/when-missing-persons-cases-go/22950836007
/https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/family-still-fighting-answers-23-years-indiana-woman-niqui-mcc...