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Tori leads off this episode in Illinois in a famous haunted space, the Coles County Poor Farm, otherwise known as Ashmore Estates. She teased this story last episode with the Parke County Poor Asylum in Indiana. The timeline for this property is long and well documented, and well represented in the media. Covered by several paranormal investigators in both print and screen. From an actual poor farm to it’s current state of as a haunted attraction available for investigations. Did I mention there are TWO cemeteries there? GH did a very good job debunking some of the claims of hauntings at this locale. Krysti brings us back to Indiana with the odd story of Watson Brown and his wandering corpse. The son of the abolitionist John Brown died during the Raid at Harpers Ferry and the roundabout way he was returned home after his death. Krysti grabbed another story from home as well, which sent us back to Irvington and the tale of another haunted house, the Forrest Howe House now known as the Irvington United Methodist Church. Krysti gets to tell ghost stories with this one. Floating women through locked doors and getting locked into rooms without locks. From there we get a bonus story from Scotland (thanks again Ghost) and the tale of the miniature coffins.
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Stories About A Whole Bunch of Graves

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07/28/21 • 33 min

Krysti leads with Campbelltown and Fisher’s ghost. Fredrick Fisher was an Englishman that was sent to Australia due to being passed fake bank notes. Fredrick scored his ticket of leave and started buying up properties. Fred got himself in trouble again and went straight to jail. Cue a shady partner Worral getting the power of attorney over all Fisher’s property. Fisher promptly disappeared and eventually was found dead on Worral’s property. Cue ghost stories and a 10 day festival in Campbelltown. Next up, Tori covers a cemetery of course. Rookwood Cemetery is located right outside of Sydney and is huge. Cue city name changes as well as the cemeteries change. This is still in use today. As a Victorian cemetery, it’s set up different than the cemeteries than the ones in the States. Ghosts and goats are found there too. It’s the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere. She touches on some of the famous folks buried there and the spiritualist Davenport Brothers.

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Megasode: Where the Only Thing That Doesn't Get Derailed are the Trains

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12/01/21 • 79 min

My Rice Crispies are talking, but what are they saying?! Trains, trains, lots of trains! Happy holidays all and welcome to our first megasode! We were still doing a remote recording with Malcom, Chuck, and Chase for this one. Krysti opens us up with Union Station in downtown Indy. The first union station in the US, this paved the way for train stations to become easier to access for folks. This historic building has gone through several iterations to serve the foks in Indy in a variety of ways. As a hotel this is probably not going to be a destination for Malcom or Krysti due to the ghosts/manikins. Malcom bridges the middle with the Mumler photos and the story of the great spirit photography trend/con. Mumler paved the way for several other folks that capitalized on people’s grief for their own profit. Tori rounds out the megasode with the story of the London Necropolis Railway and Brookwood Cemetery. Another result of the lack of burial space in London proper at the time, this railway and train station were iconic in London from the 1850s and decades later.

Our Sources: atlasobscura.com, nationalgeographic.co.uk, brookwoodcemetery.com, vauxhallhistory.org, cabinetmagazine.org, tbcs.org.uk, derelictplaces.co.uk, ghosthaunted.proboards.com, wiki.com, smithsonianmag.com, history.com, Crowneplazadowntown.com, Wikipedia.org, Haunted Backroads: Central Indiana (and other stories- Nicole R. Kobrowski

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Chicago Devil Baby's Easy Bake Oven

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11/10/21 • 63 min

TRIGGER WARNING: One of the tales in this episode mentions a tragedy at a performance and briefly talks about the patrons at the show being crushed. We recorded this episode before the AstroWorld tragedy and our hearts go out to those effected by it.
Malcom joins us for another episode! Tori starts us off with the story of Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago. A mainstay of social justice and reform Jane made a place to help those less fortunate than her and built a community around it. Enter the devil baby of Hull House. This tale has many parallels with another devil baby from New Jersey. Continuing on smartly Tori tells the tale of the Iriquois Theatre, also in Chicago, and the fire that changed fire codes round the country. This theater made the mistake that the Titantic did and declared it “fire proof.” In the span of 45 minutes the theater was gutted and 602 of the 1700 patrons at the production had lost their lives. Death Alley behind the theatre continues to see paranormal activity to this day. Krysti moves on to Devil’s Backbone and Devil’s Bake Oven in Grand Tower Illinois. River Pirates, indigenous peoples, and poor choices by settlers abound in this tale. Esmerelda and her lost love seems to still hang out at the rock. Another disastrous love story later, we have hordes of ghosts wading up onto shore to hand a prophecy to a child. Another revenge story goes with the location as well. Enter Krys’s next tale of a corrupt religious leader that fled from Germany to the area around Devil’s Bake Oven. Let’s just say this man had several choices after being caught in his corrupt behavior and deciding that gtfo was the best option. Several of the stories have odd tie ins with some of our other stories.

Our Sources: Illinoishauntedhouses.com, Hauntedillinois.com (Troy Taylor), Heartlandweekend.com, Splatteredink.co, Lutheranmuseum.com, Dailyegyptian.com, Weird Illinois, wikipedia.org, nobelprize.org, windycityghosts.com, chicagonow.com, ghostwalks.com, haunteddetective.com, smithsonianmag.com, atlasobcura.com, werewoofs.com

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Pirates and Pigeons

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04/20/22 • 40 min

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Littlesode

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05/18/22 • 55 min

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We managed to have a grab bag episode. Tori leads off with Potato Creek State Park and it’s stories of ghosts, cemeteries, and of course a premier birding destination. This reclaimed park has the fields of no for Krysti. Ghost kids, unseen hands, and women screaming. Krys follows up the story of the Starr Piano Factory. This factory has seen it’s share of famous artists that recorded there. Also a shitload of ghosts. The factory stands to this day, albeit in a way different manner than the original. Switch to Tori telling about the Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo and its beginning as the Chicago City Cemetery. This cemetery went the way of most large cemeteries in cities which equals ghosts and bodies under both the park proper and the zoo. Up next we have Krys telling the tale of New Harmony Indiana and it’s almost utopian time in Indiana. Can we say cult? This has a long history of educated folks. Tori closes it out with the White Eagle Saloon and Hotel. This rowdy bar has it’s fair share of ghosts and strange goings on.

Our Sources: in.gov, onlyinyourstate.com, lpzoo.org, choosechicago.com, illinoishauntedhouses.com, chicagohauntings.com, illinoishauntedhouses.com, chicagonow.com, mcmenanmins.com, portlandghosts.com, haintedhouses.com, oregonhauntedhouses.com, ndianamuseum.org, Archive.curbed.com, Socialwelfare.vcu.edu,

Legendsofamerica.com, Mrlinfo.org, Publichistory.iupui.edu, Indianahauntedhouses.com,

Alwaysrelevantdigital.com, Hauntedplaces.org, Atlasobscura.com, Wikipedia.org

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The Real OG and Some Other Bastard

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06/23/21 • 65 min

The boys came back to hang out with us for this episode! Chuck and Malcom are back to weigh in on Public Enemy Number One and Little Bastard! Tori covers John Dillinger and his place in history with the FBI. A hometown Indy boy, John Dillinger started early in his troublemaking ways. From his first brush with law for car theft, to his last run across the country, the Jackrabbit was in it all. After bailing out of the Navy, he robbed a grocery store and got caught. Cue his stay in the most dangerous prison in the US, Michigan City Prison. After his stay at this prison he promptly got arrested and then his friends broke out of Michigan City Prison and broke John out jail. Cue cross country crime spree and earned the wrath of good old J. Edgar Hoover himself. Cue firefights, more prison breakouts, and of course the obligatory death controversy. Oh and don’t break out of jail, steal a sheriff’s car, and cross state lines, it won’t end well. Next up was Krysti’s coverage of James Dean and his notorious car, Little Bastard. We learn about James’s short but eventful career as well as his love of fast cars. If Little Bastard wasn’t a cursed car then we don’t know what is. Even Obi Wan knew that care would be the death of James. And a Jedi knows these things. Krys covers the rest of the story of this notorious death vehicle and the list of death and injury it left in it’s wake.

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Rumors of a Phantom and a New Definition of Petty Officers

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02/15/23 • 49 min

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Krysti leads off with the Opera Garnier Paris and its illustrious history. This opera house spurred rumors of a phantom, has an underground lake, and is all sorts of fancy to boot. This historical building fields 400+ performances per year and was built to be a safe place for the elite to see performances without coming under attack. This was the opera house that spurred the Phantom of the Opera novel. Krys also covers the Rue de Chantres and its gruesome story. Tori goes back to her roots and covers, you guessed it, a cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery in Fort Myer, VA has long been a draw when you visit Washington D.C. The history of this cemetery tells us that the owners of the grounds before it became the cemetery backed the wrong team. This cemetery has one of the most stringent requirements for burial out of all the national cemeteries. So. Many. Stories. And don't mess with petty quartermasters...

Our Sources: Operadeparis.fr, Paris.info.com, Worldstrides.com, Messynessychic.com’ Newyorktheaterguide.com, Nytimes.com, Expat-almanac.com, Amyscrypt.com, Peacockplume.fr, Solosophie.com, arlingtontours,com, smithsonianmag.com, nps.gov, arlingtoncememtery.mil, onlyinyourstate.com, panicd.com, seeksghosts.blogspot.com

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Tippecanoe and Tara Too!

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04/14/21 • 49 min

Tippecanoe and Tara Too

We went road tripping with a special guest for this episode! We went to Lafayette and Battle Ground for this episode. Tara joins us for both the TL road trip and to listen to the stories we collected there. Krysti talks about Amelia Earhart and her ghostly appearances in both Hangar 1 and her previous residence hall, both of which still exist to this day. Tori covers the Battle of Tippecanoe and the Prophet’s false visions. Tenskwatawa, also known as the Prophet due to his visions of victory, was sorely mistaken in his visions of glory and led his men into a battle that they could not win. This led to the surviving members of his tribe to abandon both his visions and Prophetstown, leaving a clear path for General(soon to be president) William Henry Harrison to take over the land. Tori also goes into the curse of Tecumseh and the presidents of the US. Check out our Instagram for pics! Thank you Tara for being a part of our adventure and the official photographer for this trip!
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Parkitecture and Bon Bons

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07/06/22 • 29 min

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Tori leads off this week’s episode with the Ahwahnee Hotel. Taking it back to Yosemite State Park with the iconic Ahwahnee Hotel, this locale is a prime example of the NPS Rustic Parkitecture style.Due to the protected nature of the park, all building materials needed to be brought in to make it possible. Through all incarnations of this hotel, the park has always been the star of the show. And per usual with hotels of this age (opened in 1927) some guests never check out. The red elevators that Kubrick put in the Overlook were directly based of the elevators in the Ahwahnee as well. Tori did not forget to talk about the Fresno Nightcrawlers as well. Krys follows up with some true crime for y’all. The story of Wisconsin’s Poison Widow Myrtle Schaude with her family annilhilator tendencies is fascinating to this day. Her story and the subsequent deaths in her family makes you reconsider the “don’t take candy from strangers” adage. Sometimes taking candy from those you know is more deadly...

Our Sources: Yosemite.com, travelyosemite.com, frightfind.com, californiahauntedhouses.com, Weird Wisconsin, Unknownmisandry.blogspot.com, Genealogytrails.com, Youtube.com UW Whitewater Lecture Series The Poison Widow of Whitewater: Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Jennifer Motszko

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