Fresh Hell Podcast

In part 3 we discuss the aftermath of Natascha’s escape from Wolfgang Priklopil. We’ll also discuss the rumors, conspiracy theories and other mysterious deaths linked to the abduction of Natascha Kampusch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Johanna continues the story of the abduction of 10 year old Natascha Kampusch on her walk to school in Vienna, Austria. We discuss her prison, her captor, and her daring escape after being held captive for 8 long years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1998 the abduction of 10 year old Natasha Kampusch while on her way to school in Vienna, Austria stunned residents of this normally safe community. Today Johanna tells Annie the early life of Natasha and of her kidnapper, Wolfgang Přiklopil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s more lighthearted episode, we look back at two of the most infamous dogs in history. Greyfriar’s Bobby, Edinburgh Scotland’s most loyal dog, a Terrier who rests beside his beloved human in the stunningly spooky Greyfriar’s Kirkyard.Also, Smoky, the ’Yorkie Doodle Dandy, ‘ whose mysterious appearance in a foxhole during World War II baffled soldiers. She soon became the lifelong companion of Corporal William Wynne, and served bravely in the war saving the lives of hundreds of soldiers on the Pacific front!Join us as we discuss some of our favorite pets in history, the incredible lives they lived, and their enduring legacy.(Spoiler alert! Both Bobby and Smoky have long and adventurous terrier lives, and die peacefully of old age. ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we cover the grand larceny trial of Guy Rockwell, and the lack of a homicide trial for Manzanita or Dolores Mearns. We also discuss the fact that Guy married Ruth Marie Terry in 1974, months before her partially dismembered body was found. Ruth was identified as the Lady of the Dunes on Halloween 2022. Today we discuss the vibrant 37 year old, long missed by her beloved family in Tennessee, who never gave up hope. Dolores, Manzanita and Ruth may not have been the only people ‘Raoul’ Guy Rockwell Muldavin (allegedly) brutally murdered. Anyone who has information about the whereabouts about Muldavin and Terry in 1973 and 1974 are asked to contact Massachusetts State Police at 1-800-KAPTURE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 2 of 3, we discuss the mountain of evidence indicating Guy Rockwell, (who married Ruth Marie Terry, aka ‘The Lady of the Dunes’ in 1974), brutally murdered his second wife, Manzanita and her daughter, Dolores Mearns in Seattle, in April of 1960. We’ll discuss what he was up to when authorities were searching for him, eetail his complicated con game, and reveal where he was eventually found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Halloween 2022, it was announced that the unsolved murder victim from Provincetown, Cape Cod known as The Lady of the Dunes had been identified through genealogical DNA, she was Ruth Marie Terry.Only months before her body was found, Ruth married Guy Rockwell, one of many aliases this man was known by. Today, we’ll discuss what we know about Guy’s personal history, do our best to separate truth from his lies, and discuss some of his other wives, including the disappearance of his second wife, Manzanita Rockwell and his step-daughter, 18 year old Dolores Mearns, and Guy’s own disappearance shortly after his marriage to his third wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we return to the Beelitz Heilstätten, once a state of the art hospital dedicated to the care of those with tuberculosis, today it is perhaps one of the most haunted locations in Europe.Johanna discusses and debunks (when possible), the claims of Nazi experiments at the site, and tales of bizarre and terrifying paranormal activity. We also discuss a series of horrifically brutal murders by a serial killer which took place in broad daylight, as well as another deeply disturbing murder on the hospital grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Beelitz Heilstätten go from a state of the art, self sufficient paragon of modern Tiberculosis treatment to one of the most haunted buildings in Europe (allegedly)?Today Johanna tells us about the history of this building, and some of the infamous figures it helped save. Next week, the many horrors that followed… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From frogs in your milk to secretly dosing your guests with an aphrodisiac… we discuss some of the most interesting menu items in history, including of course, The Roast Without Equal. Join us for a macabre menu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the tragic and gruesome death of 14 year old Johanne Elizabeth "Bertha" Schippan. The youngest daughter of German immigrants who settled in Towitta, South Australia and practiced their Lutheran faith, in this remote landscape. This untimely death is still unsolved, and the clues left behind are truly baffling. In a shocking twist, her own sister would be charged with the horrific crime, but who was really responsible? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss one of the most terrifying and well-documented hauntings in US history. This week's sponsor: www.artofcrimepodcast.com End credits: 🎵 Deck the Halls | Rafael Krux Provided By: Audio Library Link: https://youtu.be/e1Xlu4xM1jg © License: CCA 4.0 : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Annie & Johanna conclude the Ashland Tragedy and tell you all you need to know about the trials agains George Ellis, William Neal and Ellis Craft, and all the mayhem that came with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, 1881, a terrible fire devastated the community of Ashland, Kentucky. But their sorrow turned to outrage when they realized three teenagers had not perished tragically in a fire, but had been the victims of something much more sinister… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 Annie discusses the theories of who the woman found dead at the Hotel Del Coronado might be, based on what little evidence we have. Lottie Bernard? Lizzie Wylie? Kate Morgan? Someone else, entirely? Some of the impressive paranormal activity at the hotel is also discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hotel Del Coronado, is the largest wooden Victorian resort hotel in the world. On Thanksgiving Day, 1892 a beautiful young woman checked in, using the unaccompanied ladies entrance. Five days later, her lifeless body was found on the steps leading to the beach. This was only the beginning of a series of baffling clues; who was this woman, and how did she come to such a sad end? Today we discuss the incomparable Hotel Del, from its inception and construction to the most infamous, (but not the only) mystery whose secrets she keeps to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss Lowell Lee Andrews- a bright university student, and beloved son of a happy family living in Kansas. On Thanksgiving day, 1958, he murdered his father William, his mother Opal, and his sister, Jennie Marie, for reasons sure to infuriate you as much as they do us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1910 in Vienna: a janitor makes a gruesome discovery. Who murdered the 40 year old women and dismembered her, and why? Johanna tells you about the murder of Luise Weiss, commited by her "friend", Marie Bartunek This week's sponsor: The Art of Crime Podcast .https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we discuss how the idea of tainted Halloween candy became such a popular urban legend, and how a few specific terrible incidents have fueled this myth over the decades. First, a woman who snapped after too many teenagers rang her bell, and second we discuss the truly terrible story of the death of 8 year old Timothy O’ Bryan on Halloween night in 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we take a look at the history of vampires, the various categories of vampire, and how to survive an attack, should you happen to catch the eye of one. Join us for a more light hearted look at the history of the Vampire in literature and lore, as we celebrate the ancient legend of the Vampire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To begin spooky season, we discuss the alleged curse of the hit horror film Poltergeist. With ghastly rumors and more than one tragic death, there is plenty of fuel for the curse theory…but was there really a curse? You decide… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about a couple of surgeries in history that will make you go "Oh, boy!". We talk about King Louis XIV and his dental problems and men who were not scared of cutting themselves open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the conclusion of this tragic story, we discuss the murders of Isabella and John Joyce in woods that are now part of Boston’s Arnold Arboretum, and the terrible murder of 13 year old Georgianna Lovering in Northwood, New Hampshire. Was the right person hanged for these crimes, or did someone get away with murder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1850, a 5 year old child is taken from her home in Derry, New Hampshire.1862, 9 year old Lura Vellie Libby does not arrive at her Sunday School. Her body is found the next day near her family’s farm in Maine.1865 in Boston, siblings Isabella and John Joyce leave their grandmothers house in the South End, to play in some nearby woods, and are never heard from again. Their bodies are found in Bussey’s Woods, their injuries are horrific.Northwood, New Hampshire, in 1872, 13 year old Georgina Lovering is murdered, but the killer is close…could he be responsible for all of these terrible crimes?Today Annie discusses Part 1 of this 2 part episode. Could these crimes be connected to those we discussed in Episodes 80&81? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the bizarre and disturbing fate of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, at the hands of Carl Tanzler, her would be suitor and probably fraudulent doctor, who was also a definitely fraudulent Count. Could he possibly cure the beautiful young Cuban American woman of her tuberculosis, in 1930s Key West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the trial, the contents of a very mysterious letter, various theories and rumors surrounding the case. We’ll also touch on the ghost of Nell, who may haunting the house near the river, where she had been so happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie and Johanna talk about the tragic murder of a young woman that took place in Elizabeth City, NC in 1901. Was it a case of intimate partner violence or was someone else the culprit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two we discuss post-war coaster accidents. The catastrophic Battersea Big Dipper Rollercoaster crash in 1972 London that took the lives of five children. In 1986 West Edmonton Mall featured an awesome indoor coaster, called the Mind Bender, which derailed, killing three young adults and forever scarring a fourth. And we look at the incidents involving the Treetop Twister at Lightwater Valley amusement park, which killed one young adult and seriously injured a child before closing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After ruining Water Parks, bridges and swimming in the ocean, Annie and Johanna are setting out to ruin rollercoasters for you. Learn everything you need to know about the history of the beloved rides and the most horrible rollercoaster accidents. Please vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Awards: www.podcastawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owen Parfitt seemed to live a fairly simple life, with his sister, who kept house in the market town of Shepton Millet, not far from Bath and Glastonbury, UK.There were rumors about how he made his money, of course, but as he grew older he began to lose the use of his legs, and his sister cared for him…until one day, in the middle of a conversation with his sister, he vanished, without a trace. Had the devil himself abducted Owen? Please vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Awards: www.podcastawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was in April of 1973 in rural Illinois, when someone, or....something tried to get into the house of Henry McDaniel. What was the hairy, three-legged creature he saw that night? Please vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Awards: www.podcastawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the late 1980s and someone was murdering couples in Germany, with bodies being found on what should be lovely forest paths. Today Johanna concludes the baffling and eerie story of the Göhrde murders, reminding us that you never know what sort of terrible secrets may be buried in the yard… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johanna tells Annie about the very creepy and disturbing Göhrde murders which took place in Germany in the late 1980s. Who was murdering couples, and was there a connection to a similar case that took place in Wales? Listen to this episode to hear about the horrible murders of Peter & Ursula Reinold, Ingrid Warmbier & Bernd-Michael Köpping, as well es Gwenda & Peter Dixon. All of these cases stayed unsolved for far too long! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2007 two police officers are shot in their car, only one survives. The police search for a mysterious woman, who's DNA is not only found at this location, but on more than 40 other crime scenes during a span of 15 years. But who is this criminal mastermind, and is she responsible for the murder of officer Michèle Kiesewetter and 5 others? Or is someone else the culprit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The winter of 1947 was particularly brutal for war-torn Hamburg, Germany. Struggling to rebuild from the bombings that left the city desperate for food and fuel, residents are shocked when a nude body is found in the rubble. But it was just the first of several baffling murders that remain unsolved to this day. Johanna tells Annie everything about these haunting crimes, and we discuss various theories relating to the case of the "Hamburger Trümmermörder" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life and untimely death of Jimi Hendrix is discussed, as are the many, many conspiracy theories and legends surrounding this pioneering artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the lives and deaths of Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues, and Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones. Did Robert Johnson make a deal with the Devil at the crossroads? Did Brian Johnson truly die of misadventure, or was there a more sinister explanation for his untimely death? Join us, and let us know what you think! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss some of the worst times in history to be alive. From massive volcanic eruptions, and the "Year Without a Summer", to smallpox toppling empires-join us as we discuss periods in history that were quite a time to survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highgate Cemetery in London, once the resting place for wealthy Victorian families, was the scene for the biggest Vampire hunt in Great Britain in the 20th century. This story has everything: Victorian tombs, apparitions, vampires, magic duels, voodoo dolls, headless bodies and a lifelong feud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we conclude our episode about the tragic, senseless and horrific murder of 15 year old Nicholas Markowitz, after being kidnapped by Jesse James Hollywood, over a debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicholas Markowitz was a bright, sensitive and fun kid who loved reading, and the theater program at his school in West Hills, California. The 15 year old also loved his family, including his older half brother, Ben. Today we discuss some of the background leading up to the kidnapping and senseless murder after getting involved with the seedy side of the local drug scene. This tragic murder is the true story behind the film, "Alpha Dog". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss a brazen murder in Indianapolis, that was overshadowed by the capture of Charles Starkweather on the same day. Annie discusses the chilling and still unsolved case of Malvina Krutz. This tragic and unsettling unsolved murder of loving mother, in her own home, in broad daylight in 1958 has both of us wondering who could have done this, and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are telling you more stories from the infamous Hollywood hideout. This time we will talk about Billy Wilder, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, John Belushi, Elizabeth Taylor & Montgomery Clift, Natalie Wood, and James Dean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part one of two, we discuss the history of this iconic Los Angeles ‘home away from home’ for Hollywood’s elite, and talk about the hotel's connection to the original blonde bombshell, Jean Harlow, and the infamous eccentric billionaire, Howard Hughes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Annie takes us to Maine, where the founding of Bucksport, and the cursed tomb of Col. Jonathan Buck are discussed, as is the case of the 1898 murder of Sarah Ware, whose tragic unsolved murder may explain the ghost haunting Silver Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As children many of us believed quicksand was a common peril, but how common is quicksand, really? How does it work? How often does it kill, and how do you actually die? Most importantly, what do you do if YOU find yourself in quicksand? Those questions will be answered in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Johanna tells Annie about Wilhelm Voigt, who in 1906 posed as a Prussian officer and looted a town treasury in Prussia. He will forever be remembered as the "Bogus Captain of Koepenick"! Outro: Preußens Gloria by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815–1884) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we finish our discussion on the Fox Sisters, their lives, loves and deaths, as well as how the new religion of spiritualism was shaped in New York's Western frontier. Were the sisters truly able to contact spirits on the side, or was it one of the greatest hoaxes of the Victorian era? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the Fox Sisters, two young mediums whose abilities to commune with the dead sparked the modern spiritualist movement in Western New York in the mid 1800s. Today we discuss their early history. Also discussed is the tragic death of Benjamin Pierce, and the shadow it cast upon his father, 14th President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, and the Pierce presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices