Small Town Secrets

Amityville is a actually a small village that is part of Babylon New York. According to legend when the settlers wanted to establish a post office they needed a name. A meeting of the town name became heated with someone yelling out, “What this meeting needs is some amity!”. It would seem that Amityville started with a hint of bedlam, something that would carry on. Years later Ronald Defoe would murder his entire family under mysterious circumstances. However, that’s just the beginning of the Amityville Haunting. WikiPedia article about Amityville, New Yorkwww.zillow.com/homedetails/108-Ocean-Ave-Amityville-NY-11701/32596605_zpid/www.biography.com/crime-figure/ronald-defeoamityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/the-defoe-family.htmlamityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/a-grisly-discovery.htmlamityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/the-murders.htmlamityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/crime-scene.html/nggallery/page/1www.amityvillefiles.comButch DeFoe’s trial began on October 14, 1975. DeFoe and his Lawyer went with an insanity defense. DeFoe originally claimed that he heard voices urging him to kill his entire family. www.biography.com/crime-figure/ronald-defeoamityvillemurders.com/the-defeos/the-injustice-that-followed.htmlwww.amityvillefilm.com/The Seventh Body.htmlwww.amityvillefiles.comWikiPedia article about Ronald DeFeo Jr.newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/27/new-evidence-raises-questions-in-decades-old-amityville-horror-murders/Local Headlinesanomalien.com/video-captures-glowing-ufo-flying-out-of-active-mexican-volcano/www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/no-one-wants-free-haunted-21953940www.vernonmorningstar.com/trending-now/bigfoot-footprint-near-lumby-examined/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcasts are Chibli's Playground and Murder in the RainAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The town of Alamosa Colorado actually started out as a rail center established by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Over the years the rail center evolved into the town of 8,780 that is today. There is a very curious story about Alamosa. That is the story of Snippy the horse, which may have been the first “cattle” mutilation.WikiPedia article about Alamosa, Coloradoweekinweird.com/2013/01/08/death-dunes-ufos-start-cattle-mutilation-san-luis-valley/alamosanews.com/article/after-50-years-snippy-still-a-mysterywww.ourstrangeplanet.com/50-year-anniversary-of-the-snippy-case/Dalby is a small hamlet on the Southwestern side of the Isle man. It’s known for view of Niarbyl Bay. However, what put Dalby on the map is not a great view of the water or it’s old WWII bunkers that litter farmer’s fields. Dalby is were a spunky talking mongoose name Gef is said to have been from.WikiPedia article about Dalby, Isle of ManWikiPedia article about GefGef! The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose, by Christopher Josiffe. Strange Attractor Press, 2017. www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907222480/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Local Headlineswww.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/wildcat-spotted-cambridge-fen-tiger-18078609www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/our-historic-railway-seven-discoverieswww.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/exorcists-terror-demon-rows-teeth-21804480Your Small Town Secrets@gblostghostsGBlostghost on FaceBookYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is The List GameAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hazelhurst is a town in central Mississippi, 4,000 strong.  In the 1870s the town began to boom.  It had become a rail stop for the newly developed New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad.   Its growth was so large in fact that it became the county seat of Copiah County in 1872 which up until that point had been the town, Gallatin.  It was here that one of the most influential and mysterious Blues artists were born, Robert Johnson. WikiPedia article about Hazlehurst, Mississippi anomalien.com/robert-johnson-at-the-crossroads-did-he-really-sell-his-soul-to-devil/ WikiPedia article about Robert Johnson ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads, 2019 www.imdb.com/title/tt9046574/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0In northern Iowa lies the little town of Clear Lake.  The town is named for the Clear Lake which the town surrounds on the eastern side.  It’s here that one-day tragedy would strike the Rock and Roll world, that day is known as “The Day the Music Died”WikiPedia article about Clear Lake, Iowa WikiPedia article about Buddy Holly WikiPedia article about Ritchie Valens WikiPedia article about The Big Bopper WikiPedia article about The Day the Music Died www.cnn.com/2015/03/04/entertainment/buddy-holly-plane-crash-reexamined/index.html www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/02/03/buddy-holly-death-plane-crash-the-day-the-music-died-waylon-jennings-surf-ballroom/4643390002/Local Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/video_california_county_debates_resolution_to_protect_bigfoot www.ibtimes.com/hikers-accidentally-photograph-ufo-california-2944747 brobible.com/culture/article/four-bigfoot-sightings-north-carolina-town/amp/?__twitter_impression=trueYour Small Town Secrets@McClellandShane@TheQFilesPodThe Q FilesYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcasts are Deep Into History and Nothing Ever Happens in Canada.And be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Vancouver Island in British Columbia there lies the small town of Duncan. Its current population sits at around 4,944. It’s a quiet town known for having the largest collection of Totem Poles, so many in fact that in 1985 the city was officially nicknamed “City of Totems”. However, there is another story about a man named Granger Taylor. Taylor disappeared in 1980, but even more mysterious is where he may have gone.WikiPedia article about Duncan, British Columbiawww.vice.com/en_us/article/yvwjkv/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylordyingwords.net/did-aliens-really-abduct-granger-taylor/www.timescolonist.com/islander/what-happened-to-granger-taylor-1.23621363Snowflake Arizona makes it’s home at the southern end of the very long and skinny Navajo County.  It’s a town surrounded by desert to the north and forested Mountains to the south.  There’s not much to say about Snowflake but in 1975 the town and surrounding area became the knifepoint for one of the most famous alien abduction cases ever.   Of course, I’m talking about the Travis Walton case.WikiPedia article about Snowflake, Arizonawww.mufon.com/travis-walton-abduction---1975.htmlwww.gaia.com/article/travis-walton-ufo-incidentwww.travis-walton.comalien-ufo-research.com/travis-walton-abduction/Local Headlineswww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8077787/Disturbing-black-rain-reported-falling-parts-Japan.htmlwww.coasttocoastam.com/article/mystery-creature-baffles-new-york-townwww.coasttocoastam.com/article/bigfoot-photographed-peering-through-window-in-colorado/Your Small town Secretshttps://www.smalltownmonsters.com@SmlTownMonsters@SethBreedsloveYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Dear World, Love HistoryAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The name Circleville comes from the town’s original layout. The Center of the town was once built around a 1,100-foot Hopewell earth mound. In the 1850s the town’s layout was changed to a more familiar grid-like layout. The town is known for its annual Pumpkin Show every October. It’s is also known for a mysterious set of happenings in the late 1970s that started with strange and threatening letters and may have ended with murder. the-line-up.com/circleville-letter-writerscarestreet.com/circleville-letters/YouTube video (v65yJwcfKDM)WikiPedia article about Circleville, OhioThe town of Westfield New Jersey is nestled in Union County. It boasts a population of 30,316 and is one of the wealthiest towns in the state. It’s a picturesque community, a great place to buy a house. This is exactly what the Broudduses did, only to find their new home came with its own watcher…WikiPedia article about Westfield, New Jerseywww.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.htmlpatch.com/new-jersey/westfield/westfield-watcher-letters-revealed-10-creepiest-excerptsabcnews.go.com/US/alleged-stalker-watcher-sends-letter-specific-threats-nj/story?id=46480325Local Headlineswww.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2020/02/25/woman-performed-spiritual-ritual-dead-possum-waukesha-police/4870877002/wvexplorer.com/2020/02/28/bigfoot-sighting-west-virginia-new-river-gorge-wv/www.foxla.com/news/hearse-stolen-outside-pasadena-church-with-womans-corpse-inside-crashes-on-110-freeway?fbclid=IwAR1…Aap8You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is What the HopsAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The town of Bridgeport Connecticut is an eastern seaport town that boasts a population of 144,900. P. T. Barnum founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus took up residence there and was even mayor for a year. The Frisbee Pie Company was in Bridgeport making the town the default origin of the Frisbee. Also, the first Subway opened its doors in 1965. Five dollar footlongs and gravity-defying toys were not the only firsts to come from Bridgeport Connecticut. The small town is also the birthplace of the dreaded Men In Black.WikiPedia article about Bridgeport, Connecticutbportlibrary.org/hc/authors/bridgeports-ufo-legacy-men-in-black-and-the-albert-k-bender-story/WikiPedia article about Albert K. Benderliminalroom.com/2017/07/25/you-can-call-me-al/thepromiserevealed.com/domnick-lucchesi-meets-the-space-girl-part-1-by-raymond-keller/They Knew too Much About Flying Saucers, Grey Barker. New Saucerian Books 2014 (reprinted from 1954 edition). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149910507X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The tiny town of Desert Center California it a place that is literally in the middle of nowhere in the Colorado Desert. It would be here on November 20th of 1952 that the beginning of the UFO “Contactee” movement would begin. WikiPedia article about Desert Center, CaliforniaWikiPedia article about George Adamskiwww.history.com/news/george-adamski-ufo-alien-photoswww.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicadamski.htmloccult-world.com/ufologist/adamski-george/mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/05/adamski-and-the-occult/Local Headlineswww.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/speculation-that-mystery-skeleton-is-nessie-191361/?fbclid=IwAR1…5cQ8www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.htmlwww.beaconjournal.com/news/20200211/2-ohio-men-say-they-encountered-bigfoot-like-creature-at-salt-fork-state-parkYour Small Town Secretswww.cleweekend.com/werewolf-defiance-ohio-local-legend-still-haunts-town/Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is 3 Beers InAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Old Orchard Beach is a small coastal Maine Town. It was incorporated in 1883 but records of it go as far back as 1653 when it was settled by Thomas Rogers. the name Old Orchard Beach comes from Rogers abandoned apple orchard (The family fled from the property after an attack by Native Americans. Like most towns in the country it’s a place filled with cars. There is one automobile in town that has a bad reputation, a cursed reputation. WikiPedia article about Old Orchard Beach, Mainelaughinggnomehollow.blogspot.com/2012/07/dazzling-razzberry-ii-another.htmljalopnik.com/meet-the-golden-eagle-the-car-claimed-to-have-killed-a-1830037928www.wowamazing.com/trending/horror/1964-dodge-dubbed-golden-eagle/The small town of Foss Oklahoma has a scant population of just 151 people. In its early beginnings, it wasn’t called Foss. Settlers of the nearby Wilson Post Office moved north and settled in the area in the 1890s. They wanted to call the new down Graham but found it already taken. Instead, they chose an anagram for Graham, Maharg. In 1902 a flash flood wiped pretty much all of Maharg so they resettled on higher ground and dubbed the new town Foss. Foss is just a few miles south of Foss Lake Park, home of Foss Lake or the Foss Reservoir. In 2016 two secrets would be drudged up the silt of Foss Lake.www.news9.com/story/27322250/mysteries-at-oklahoma-lake-remain-for-families-despite-discovery-of-loved-onesWikiPedia article about Foss, Oklahomaboredomtherapy.com/bodies-at-the-bottom-of-a-lake/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10324246/Oklahoma-Foss-Lake-deaths-now-a-town-whispers-murder.htmlLocal Headlinesvancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/no-new-sightings-of-james-bay-wolf-in-more-than-12-hours-police-say-1.4783618#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=UQnXM5Wwww.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-fishermen-film-legendary-lake-monster-in-argentina/www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/whispers-estate-haunted-indiana-mansion-for-sale/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Cooking with GriefAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even though Flatwoods was incorporated in 1901 it shows up on maps dating as far back as 1873.  It’s a small place with population of just over 270.  Like Point Pleasant to the north it’s a small quiet place in West Virginia that harbors a strange tale.WikiPedia article about Flatwoods, West VirginiaWikiPedia article about Flatwoods monsterwww.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192www.history.com/news/flatwoods-monster-west-virginiaThe Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear, 2018 Small Town Monsters. www.imdb.com/title/tt8012820/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1The small city of Pascagoula Mississippi is located in Jackson County at the very southern end of the state right next to the Gulf of Mexico.  The city host a population of 22,392.  One night in 1973 two of its citizens had a very interesting fishing trip. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/26/i-floated-inside-man-returns-site-ufo-abduction-it-gets-historical-marker/WikiPedia article about Pascagoula, Mississippiwww.blogtalkradio.com/ufo_radio/2018/11/20/calvin-parker-the-pascagoula-ufo-incidentwww.clarionledger.com/story/life/2019/07/25/pascagoula-alien-abductions-more-ufo-witnesses-calvin-parker-charles-hickson/1742514001/Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1Local Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/welsh-bird-kill-mystery-solvedwww.click2houston.com/news/weird-news/2020/01/14/they-cant-let-it-go-haunted-elsa-doll-returns-to-houston-family-after-being-thrown-out-multiple-times/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7883683/Shocked-yowie-enthusiast-shared-footage-mysterious-creature-THREW-him.htmlYour Small Town Secretswww.wave3.com/2019/05 /25/bardstown-officer-jason-ellis-death-still-unsolved-years-later/https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/the-bardstown-conspiracy/https://nilskidoo.blackblogs.org/the-bluegrass-conspiracy/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Beyond the RainbowAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Willow Creek is technically a Census-designated place with a population of 1,710. It’s nestled on the north-east end of Humbolt County in Northern California. Willow Creek is known as the Bigfoot Capital of the World and for good reason. Not only was the widely controversial Patterson-Gimlin film shot there but also tracks found in the early 1950’s lead to the term Bigfoot being coined.WikiPedia article about Willow Creek, Californiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson–Gimlin_filmwww.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/079790.htmlhttps://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bf-oct-5-1958/http://www.bfro.net/news/Wallace.aspwww.outsideonline.com/2095096/man-who- created-bigfoot#closeYouTube video (RjnfDlxnQvI)Buzzfeed Unsolved: Bigfoot. YouTube video (AWNyH56oXvY)Monster Quest: Bigfoot. www.imdb.com/title/tt1177685/?ref_=ttep_ep5The Pacific Northwest isn’t the only place that may harbor an elusive creature. In the back wood of the Sulpher River basin of Arkansas lurks something similar but different, a leaner wiry version of bigfoot with fiery red eyes. They call it the Beast of Boggy Creek or the Fouke Monster.The Beast of Boggy Creek, Lyle Blackburn. Anomalist Books 2012. www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933665572/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1WikiPedia article about Fouke, Arkansaswww.smokeycrabtree.com/index.htmlwww.legendofboggycreek.com/index.htmLocal Headlines www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1223300/ghost-video-la-llorona-colombia-ghost-proof-evidence-supernaturalapnews.com/d35f77551bf7f2dc59291f3ab76e6cc9www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-drones/faa-probes-clusters-of-mysterious-drones-flying-over-colorado-idUSKBN1YZ1G0?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsYour Small Town SecretsChasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is History of the Atlantic WorldAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you start to look at the Mothman case you very quickly start to understand that it’s not about a strange cryptid prowling around a West Virgina town at night. It’s more like a phenomenon that engrossed a whole year of high strangeness. No one probably understood this better then John Keel and Mary Hyre.The Mothman Prophecies, Joh A. Keel. Illuminet Press. www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-True-Story/dp/0765334984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9RQCURFIEKH&keywords=the+mothman+prophecies+book&qid=1574304425&sprefix=the+Mothman,aps,139&sr=8-1John A. Keel: The Man, The Myths, and the Ongoing Mysteries, Brent Raynes. Self Published. www.amazon.com/John-Keel-Myths-Ongoing-Mysteries/dp/1079014500/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=John+…ries&qid=1576900536&sr=8-1 WikiPedia article about John Keelwww.johnkeel.com?p=220themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_HyreJohn Keel would go on to write many Fortean books but in the end, he never found any answers other then he was pretty sure whatever the phenomenon he was researching was it wasn’t very nice.  Keel would succumb to congestive heart failure on July 3, 2009, in New York City, he was 79.  Mary Hyre tragically would pass away from an Illness which she fought for a month on February 15th, 1970.  She was only 54.  For over 27 years she worked for the Athens Messenger. themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Point_Correspondent_Mary_Hyre_Dies_at_54WikiPedia article about John Keellistverse.com/2012/08/04/top-10-explanations-for-the-mothman/The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the MidwestLocal Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/video-puzzling-lights-filmed-over-mesanews.sky.com/story/mystery-as-hundreds-of-birds-found-dead-in-road-in-wales-11883847www.dispatch.com/news/20191205/neighbors-given-ok-to-return-home-after-no-lsquonuclear-reactorrsquo-or-hazards-found-at-northwest-side-homeYour Small Town Secrets@nuekerk@t_strandedYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Forest Rumble Check out Manscaped.com for some great grooming products. Use the offer code BIGHEADS for 20% off and free shipping.Get ready for Hellier Season 2 on Amazon Prime and YoutubeCheck out the Hellier Score as well.And be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just slighty before the events that would become the Mothman saga began. Another encoutner would happen along a West Virgina road near Parkersburg. Even though it has little to do with mothman is often rolled into the story. The simple reason is becasue Keel started researching this case along side Mothman and decided to include it in the book. This is the story of Woodrow Derenberger and his friend Indrid Cold. Vistors from Lanulos, Woodrow Derenberger. Self Published. www.amazon.com/Visitors-Lanulos-Woodrow-Derenberger/dp/1518815820/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=visitors+from+lanulos&qid=1575424670&sr=8-1Beyond Lanulos (Our Fifty Years with Indrid Cold), Taunia Derenberger-Bowman. Self Published. www.amazon.com/Beyond-Lanulos-Fifty-Years-Indrid/dp/154120476X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/138-4563417-8578114?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=154120476X&pd_rd_r=8d11d0c9-826c-4852-8f07-9f77fde6c488&pd_rd_w=7BQDT&pd_rd_wg=0TZyt&pf_rd_p=09627863-9889-4290-b90a-5e9f86682449&pf_rd_r=HSZZMK76FR84HHHQQF4Z&psc=1&refRID=HSZZMK76FR84HHHQQF4ZThe Mothman Prophecies, Joh A. Keel. Illuminet Press. www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-True-Story/dp/0765334984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9RQCURFIEKH&keywords=the+mothman+prophecies+book&qid=1574304425&sprefix=the+Mothman,aps,139&sr=8-1Woodrow Derenberger InterviewIndrid Cold wasn’t the only spaceman zipping around the skies in and around the Point Pleasant area in 1966 and 1967. There were plenty of other reports of crazy things in the sky during that time.The Mothman Prophecies, Joh A. Keel. Illuminet Press. www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-True-Story/dp/0765334984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9RQCURFIEKH&keywords=the+mothman+prophecies+book&qid=1574304425&sprefix=the+Mothman,aps,139&sr=8-1Eyes of the Mothman, 2011. www.imdb.com/title/tt0810856/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1Local Headlineswww.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18062789.police-continue-investigate-horrific-animal-stabbings-new-forest/?fbclid=IwAR3…fixYufoholic.com/unexplained/7-foot-tall-hellhound-skeleton-unearthed-near-ancient-monastery-in-uk/?fbclid=IwAR1…u_u0www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/02/man-shot-to-death-by-his-own-front-door-booby-trap/Your Small Town SecretsSpirits of the Stanley@KarlPfeiffer@ConnorJRandallYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Chibli's PlaygroundCheck out Manscaped.com for some great grooming products. Use the offer code BIGHEADS for 20% off and free shipping.Get ready for Hellier Season 2 coming to Amazon Prime Nov. 29th 2019.Check out the Hellier Score as well.And be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Point Pleasant is a small close-knit community just across the Ohio River from Gallipolis. Like many little towns in West Virgina, it’s quiet and keeps to itself. It’s surrouned by woodlands and winding roads once these roads get you to next small town the cycle repeats. Also like many town in WV it has a history of strange happens, it would start with sightings of the Mothman in 1966 and end with the collapse of the Silver Bridge in ’67.allthatsinteresting.com/mothmanwww.mothmanlives.com/index.htmlWikiPedia article about Point Pleasant, West VirginiaThe Mothman Prophecies, Joh A. Keel. Illuminet Press. www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-True-Story/dp/0765334984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9RQCURFIEKH&keywords=the+mothman+prophecies+book&qid=1574304425&sprefix=the+Mothman,aps,139&sr=8-1Eyes of the Mothman, 2011. www.imdb.com/title/tt0810856/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1Some say the Mothman was a harbinger of death and destruction? That remains to be seen and is still widely discussed. However on December 15, 1967 a disaster would befall Point Pleasant and afterwards the Mothman would seem to fade away or perhaps just forgotten. WikiPedia article about Silver Bridgetimeline.com/the-deadliest-bridge-disaster-in-us-history-was-caused-by-a-tiny-crack-just-3-millimeters-deep-ca5404c4dffaThe Mothman Prophecies, Joh A. Keel. Illuminet Press. www.amazon.com/Mothman-Prophecies-True-Story/dp/0765334984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9RQCURFIEKH&keywords=the+mothman+prophecies+book&qid=1574304425&sprefix=the+Mothman,aps,139&sr=8-1Eyes of the Mothman, 2011. www.imdb.com/title/tt0810856/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1Local Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-bigfoot-charges-at-boy/www.manicapost.co.zw/suspected-goblins-kill-10-family-members/weekinweird.com/2016/11/03/lightning-reveals-hidden-ufo-incredible-footage-guadalajara-mexico/Listener Storiesweekinweird.com/2011/12/23/chasing-aliens-trumbull-county-disturbance/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Deep Into HistoryCheck out Manscaped.com for some great grooming products. Use the offer code BIGHEADS for 20% off and free shipping.Get ready for Hellier Season 2 coming to Amazon Prime Nov. 29th 2019.And be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Standberry is a little place, with a population of around 1185 according to the 2010 Census. It lies in Gentry County Missouri. It’s a quiet place, like so places like it not much happens that was until Mike “Madman” Marcum moved in. This story starts off with a fun electrical experiment and ends up in the realm of time travel.d3adcc0j1hezoq.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/NEXUS-Marcum.pdfwww.facebook.com/madmanmarcum?__tn__=,dC-R-R&eid=ARCHX…-v4u&hc_ref=ARQK_…SwZk&fref=nffrom-the-shadows.blogspot.com/2007/01/mike-marcum-and-time-machine.htmlYouTube video (Rj2uiLNiAbo)YouTube video (XHUpLICqN2c)Victor Godard was a highly respected and decorated officer in both world wars. In 1935 he would have an experience over the little airfield that would be nothing like he’d ever seen.WikiPedia article about RAF DremWikiPedia article about Victor Goddardwww.strangerdimensions.com/2015/02/25/sir-victor-goddards-time-slip-adventure/www.paranormalscholar.com/sir-victor-goddards-flight-to-the-future/Local Headlineswww.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/10/23/faa-mysterious-object-hit-kentucky-mans-home-not-airplane-norfolk-southern-train/4069134002/www.newsweek.com/cannibal-ants-soviet-nuclear-bunker-1469573www.newschannel6now.com/2019/10/29/residents-describe-hearing-mysterious-sirens-around-wichita-falls/Listener Storiescdnc.ucr.edu?a=d&d=MJ19070103.2.7&srpos=3&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-ghost+bicycle-------1alt1053.radio.com/blogs/bay-areas-two-haunted-chuck-e-cheesesYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Body CountAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sheppton Pennsylvania like many small towns in Pennsylvania used to live, breath and eat coal.  It was a coal-mining town, just like so many others.  However, on August 13, 1963, three men would enter a defunct mine at Oneida Slope number 2.  Hank Thorne, Dave Fellin, and Lois Bova went down into the darkness at 7:30 AM; two of them wouldn't see daylight for 14 days.  One would never see daylight again.WikiPedia article about Sheppton, PennsylvaniaWikiPedia article about Blackdampwww.eastuniontownship.com/thrones-account-of-the-sheppton-mine-disaster/Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle & Music, Maxim W. Furek. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (December 31, 2015). www.amazon.com/gp/product/1519145985/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1stuofdoom.com/main/?p=3097Almost a year before the Sheppton incident a very different mining disaster took place.  In 1963 in the little town of Centralia PA a coal fire would start and still burns to this day. Coal mining started in the area around Centralia in the 1850’s.  The mining became a boom and Centralia would grow into a community of 2,761 at its peak in the 1890’s.  Coal would be the lifeblood of the little town but it would also be it’s undoing.YouTube video (IFZqWRtYvpM)www.centraliapa.orgWikiPedia article about Centralia, PennsylvaniaWikiPedia article about Centralia mine firewww.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18290774/centralia-pennsylvania-ghost-town-underground-fire-bacteria-microbes-microbiology-sciencewww.businessinsider.com/photos-of-centralia-pennsylvania-burning-coal-town-2011-11#some-residents-spent-the-next-few-decades-fighting-to-keep-their-homes-even-though-they-had-officially-been-seized-by-authorities-12You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Wasting Time PodcastAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Also hit up Dirty Knees Soap Co. for some fantastic soap and other products!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chowcilla California lays in Madera County with a population of 18,270. It’s name is derived from Native American tribe known as the Chaushila, a Yokut tribe. It is said that the name translates to “murderers” which is a reference to the warlike nature of the tribe. Other then it’s intereting name there is not much to be said about the little town, but in 1976 something did happen that would put Chowcilla on the map.WikiPedia article about Chowchilla, CaliforniaWikiPedia article about 1976 Chowchilla kidnappingwww.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-the-1976-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-20190709-htmlstory.htmlwww.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-apr-03-la-me-chowchilla-kidnapping-20110404-story.htmlSkidmore is indeed a small town, with only a population of 284. The local St. Oswald’s Protestant Epicopal Church is on is on the National Register of Historic Places. The town held a yearly “Punkin’ Show” up until 2004. It’s not the Punkin’ Show or the historical church people whisper about when they talk about Skidmore, it’s the shooting of former town bully Kennith Rex Mcelory. As you well see this story is the epitome of a small town secret. WikiPedia article about Skidmore, MissouriWikiPedia article about Ken McElroywww.bustle.com/p/13-things-about-ken-mcelroys-shooting-you-need-to-know-before-watching-no-one-saw-a-thing-18497585YouTube video (tZktTdGHaJY). Buzzfeed Unsolved The Strange Killing of Ken Rex McElory”morbidology.com/the-town-that-got-away-with-murder/Local Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-fleet-of-ufos-caught-on-filmwww.cnet.com/news/mysterious-fireball-that-crashed-and-burned-wasnt-a-meteor/www.mcdowellnews.com/news/bigfoot-posts-photos-of-strange-figure-at-lake-james/article_75933f40-e533-11e9-9342-c333d513abb0.htmlListener Storieswww.weirdca.com/location.php?location=482https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/accidental-death-of-picked-on-teen-stirs-peers-remorse/article4149177/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Into the Shift Baseball PodcastAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Also hit up Dirty Knees Soap Co. for some fantastic soap and other products!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thunder Bay sits on the coast of Lake Superior just north the Michigan border.   It boasts a population of around 108,000.   It is actually an amalgamation of former cities Port Arthur and Fort William.  On January 1st, 1970 the city of Thunder Bay was officially born.  Just off the coast on the US side of the border lies Isle Royale.  It’s now a state park full of hiking trails and campgrounds.  Surrounding this island are a number of shipwrecks.  One of them was called the SS Algoma. WikiPedia article about Thunder BayWikiPedia article about Isle RoyaleWikiPedia article about SS AlgomaWikiPedia article about Underwater pantherwww.superiortrips.com/Isle_Royale_Shipwrecks.htmmichigansotherside.com/mishipeshu-guardian-of-the-sacred-copper/The SS Algoma isn’t the only shipwreck around Thunder Bay, in fact, there are plenty. However, not all of them have a dead body that is also haunted by a ghost. Ony the SS Kamloops can claim that story.WikiPedia article about SS Kamloopsweekinweird.com/2016/11/27/old-whitey-preserved-corpse-kamloops/YouTube video (j04bfGuNVzE)www.nps.gov/isro/index.htmLocal Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/loch-ness-eel-footage-sparks-monstrous-misunderstandingwww.drovers.com/article/bulls-killed-mutilated-oregon-ranchwww.newsweek.com/making-murderer-confession-convicted-wisconsin-murderer-allegedly-confesses-killing-teresa-1460835?fbclid=IwAR1…LH28Listener Storieswww.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/d8d6a9/the_kids_on_the_side_of_the_road/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Bros Talking SoccerAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Also hit up Dirty Knees Soap Co. for some fantastic soap and other products!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just from the name you know it’s gotta be chock full of creepy stuff. Shades of Death Road (or just Shades for short) is indeed full of stories. WikiPedia article about Shades of Death Roadweirdnj.com/stories/shades-of-death-road/https://maps.roadtrippers.com/stories/whatever-you-do-dont-exit-your-car-on-new-jerseys-shades-of-death-roadhttp://weekinweird.com/2015/05/18/the-haunted-shades-of-death-road-is-the-most-terrifying-stretch-of-new-jersey-and-thats-saying-something/books.google.com/bookswww.wackbag.com/threads/shades-of-death-road-polaroid-trail.114262/. Where Shades of Death road seems to have a few places with some large stories attached them Clinton Road has many smaller tales that range all over the esoteric.weirdnj.com/stories/clinton-road/WikiPedia article about Clinton Road (New Jersey)www.nydailynews.com/autos/creepy-cursed-curvy-new-jersey-clinton-road-frightening-road-america-article-1.1803331www.glaver.org/clinton/YouTube video (LImgnTDJoyA)YouTube video (hECXRRgcB3U)Local Headlineswww.kgw.com/article/news/weird/hickory-man-claims-he-spotted-three-bigfoots/275-88a3e108-e8bd-4916-acfa-9efa429d1886?fbclid=IwAR1…i0a0www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/strange-life-forms-found-deep-mine-point-vast-underground-galapagos-ncna1050906www.taosnews.com/stories/close-encounter-of-the-hunters-and-aliens-kind,59354?fbclid=IwAR3…dWWUListener Storieshttps://www.reddit.com/r/Ghosts/comments/d1f5g3/strange_black_transforming_shape_with_white_noise/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Two Rash Challenges.And be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Also hit up Dirty Knees Soap Co. for some fantastic soap and other products!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the morning August 4th, 2002 at around 5:00 AM. Todd Sees got up grabbed his bow, hopped on his ATV and went off to do a little deer hunting. Todd would never been seen alive again. It would be mystery after mystery, layer after layer and to this day we still don’t have a lot of answears.www.phantomsandmonsters.com/p/todd-sees-investigation.htmlwww.blogtalkradio.com/binnallofamerica/2014/05/07/boaa822-lon-strickler-butch-witkowskiwww.nuforc.org/CB020824.htmlwww.wondercabinet.net/2015/03/07/what-sees-saw/www.norrycopa.net/index.php/coroner/www.daily-journal.com/news/local/kelly-to-resign-coroner-s-post/article_b48d2f6b-5feb-5a1f-9875-38234e4aab18.htmlJust outside the Rio de Janeiro in Brazil likes the city of Niterói, a name thet means hidden water. It’s home to Museum of Comtempory Art of Niterói and the richest city in Brazil. However, in 1966 it was known for a most puzzling case. The Lead Mask CaseWikiPedia article about Lead Masks Casewww.historicmysteries.com/the-lead-masks-case/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niteróiwww.noufors.com/Documents/Books, Manuals and Published Papers/Specialty UFO Publications/Flying Saucer Review/FSR,1967,Mar-Apr,V 13,N 2.pdfskeptoid.com/episodes/4398Local Headlineswww.powelltribune.com/stories/ufos-reported-south-of-town-officers-find-nothing,20818www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/half-man-half-owl-scares-18996119www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/frinton-essex-beach-breathe-coughing-ambulance-police-a9078701.htmlListener Storiessteemit.com/architecturalphotography/@nathanedge/texas-bridges-maxdale-haunted-bridge-in-killeen-txwww.google.com/amp/s/www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/western-isles/1089913/forensic-experts-investigate-scene-where-elderly-islands-couple-were-found-dead/amp/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Docs the RockAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Located close to Chicago in Rogers Township Illinois is small town known a Stelle. The town’s poputlation is around 100 or so. Today it’s a very different type of place then what you would normally see. The residetns maintain their own telephone and internet servieces as well as water treatment, and use mostly soloar and wind power. Today it’s a tight knit comunity focusing on a sustainable living. However that was not always the community’s purpose. ufoarchives.blogspot.com/2015/06/richard-kieninger-ufos-and-esoteric.htmlWikiPedia article about Stelle, IllinoisWikiPedia article about Lemuria (continent)http://www.stellecommunity.comwww.thestelleexperience.comThe Ultimate Frontier by Ekal Kueshana (Richard Keiniger), 1963 the Stelle Group.www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Frontier-Richard-George-Kieninger/dp/0960030816/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WOIHK1D1TVCR&keywords=the+ultimate+frontier&qid=1565952760&s=gateway&sprefix=the+ultimate+from,aps,140&sr=8-1Stelle Illinois would not be the last of Richard Keiniger. After he was turned away from the Stelle in the mid sevenities he ventured down south, just outside of Houston Texas where he set up another community based on his Lumerian Brotherhood teachings. This place would be dubbed Aldephi.WikiPedia article about Adelphi, Texashttps://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fifth-court-of-appeals/1989/05-88-00441-cv-9.htmlhatch.kookscience.com/wiki/Richard_Kieningerwww.lemurianfellowship.orgLocal Headlines www.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-odd-ufo-cluster-spotted-in-texasmysteriousuniverse.org/2019/08/bizarre-dancing-fireball-ufo-filmed-over-england-for-the-second-time/6abc.com/5462579/?fbclid=IwAR2…VGE8You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Time SensitiveAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1980’s and into the early 90’s the Satanic Panic Wave crashed onto our shores.  Most of it turned out to be nothing but bored teenageers, misinterpretation of heavy metal music and just out made up stories and lies.  Howevrer in and around Freetown Massachusetts area it may have just been real.Dark Woods; Cults, Crime and Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest by Christopher Balzano.  Schiffer Press www.amazon.com/DarkWoods-Christopher-Balzano-November-2007/dp/B01B98OBP6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Christopher+balzano&qid=1562890085&s=digital-text&sr=1-7-catcorrhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109926970/angie-b_-littlefieldturnto10.com/news/local/fall-river-woman-convicted-in-satanic-killings-asks-for-parolehttps://www.cvltnation.com/sex-satanism-sacrificial-slaughter-fall-river-cult-murders-1979-80/Everything I’ve talked about tonight could be attributed to Bridgewater Triangle.  This area has everything in it from hauntings to Crime.  From starnge disappearances to UFO’s.  Freetown MA and it’s surrounding area really is the ultimate Small Town of Secrets.www.imdb.com/title/tt3315344/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-massachusetts-came-to-have-its-own-bermuda-trianglewww.ranker.com/list/bridgewater-triangle-stories/laura-allanYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is Franchise TagAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The area around Freetown is known to some as “the dumping ground of Southeastern Massachusetts”. It’s been called that due to people just dumping unwatned cars in the Freetown State Forest during the gas crisis of the 1970’s. Also what ever other junk anyone felt like pitching in the woods at the time. Now all that is changing, little by little people are coming back to the area, cleaning it up and making it something better, something stronger. However there are things experiences and stories that will never go away.Freetown State Forest covers more then 5,000 acres offers up 25 miles of hiking trail as well as horseback riding and dirtbike trails. It also has it fair share of strange sights and paranormal happenings.WikiPedia article about King Philip's WarWikiPedia article about MetacometDark Woods; Cults, Crime and Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest by Christopher Balzano. Schiffer Press www.amazon.com/DarkWoods-Christopher-Balzano-November-2007/dp/B01B98OBP6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Christopher+balzano&qid=1562890085&s=digital-text&sr=1-7-catcorrhttps://www.mass.gov/locations/freetown-fall-river-state-forestLocal Headlineswww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7212907/Bizarre-alien-like-winged-creature-crawls-ceiling-Indonesia.htmlwww.wavy.com/news/her-eyes-were-completely-black-va-family-fends-off-naked-woman-who-claimed-to-be-the-devil/mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/giant-mysterious-creature-recorded-in-lake-michigan-during-a-storm/Listener Storiesindianaghostdetectives.blogspot.com/2014/10/witchs-circle-daleville-indiana-sharp.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1…rCcIYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] week's featured podcast is DrinkipediaAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hayward is in the heart of the East Bay.  It’s home to many things such as the famous Buffalo Bill’s Brewpub  a large fiberglass Paul Bunyon- like statue called big mike and it’s where Tom Hanks graduted collage. Big Mike isn’t the only landmark in Hayward, on Mission BLVD stands a long cement building that resembles an aircraft carrier.  This is the Hayward Plunge, a large indoor (possibly huanted) public pool.alt1053.radio.com/blogs/dallas/legend-haunted-hayward-plungeYouTube video (t2S2HriBzjc)youtu.be/EjPgUyjIvUIWikiPedia article about Memorial Park (Hayward, California) @Haywardthrives on InstagramSan Leandro is nestled in the East Bay, in between Oakland to the Northwest and Hayward to the Southeast.   On June, 21st 2000 the town would be rocked by a bizzare triple homicide.  It would go on to become known the Santos Linguisa Sausage Murders. WikiPedia article about San Leandro, CaliforniaWikiPedia article about Stuart Alexander (murderer)www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-QUENTIN-Sausage-king-dies-in-his-cell-on-2585387.phpLocal Headlineswww.slavorum.org/drunk-polish-man-invades-a-small-polish-town-with-a-soviet-tank/?fbclid=IwAR1…10Dkmysteriousuniverse.org/2019/06/missing-helicopter-found-crashed-on-ufo-hot-spot-catalina-island/www.coasttocoastam.com/article/wwii-bomb-explodes-in-german-field/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] weeks promos are from Coast to Ghost and TV TunersAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The legend of the Groglin Grange Vampire is really the classic vampire story, but unlike Dracula this one may have actually happend.  Crouglin is nestled in Cumberland County, England. The story first originated in a book by Augustus Hare titled My Solitary Life.  Augustus claimed he was told the story by a descendent of hte Cranswell family, named Captain Fisher.  It all started at a farmhouse known as  now as Croglin Grange but was then called Groclin Low Hall.  The grange is also located near an old cemetery and church.theunexplainedmysteries.com/Croglin-Grange-Vampire.htmlmysteriousuniverse.org/2018/08/a-strange-case-of-a-real-vampire-in-england/https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2011/02/croglin-grange-vampire-mystery.htmlcoolinterestingstuff.com/the-strange-croglin-grange-vampire-mysteryThe small town of Mineral point in Wisconsin is home to many things including, a stop on the Cheese Country Trail and the Midwest Cornish Festival.  But Mineral Point  has something else, it lurks in the shadows and stalks around in the night.  It’s a tall, lanky figure wih pale white skin, complete with black cape.  The thing is simply known as the Mineral Point Vampire.Chasing American Monsters, Jason Offutt.  2019 Llewellyn Books.WikiPedia article about Mineral Point, Wisconsinwww.ranker.com/list/mineral-point-vampire/april-a-taylorauthorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/the-vampire-of-mineral-point/books.google.com/bookswww.w-files.com/files/ghridgeway.htmlLocal Headlineswww.wbtv.com/2019/06/07/creature-with-huge-teeth-reported-nebraska-park-giving-rise-chupacabra-rumors/ https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/strange-elf-captured-on-security-cameratheberkshireedge.com/sheffield-town-crew-hauls-away-ufo-monument-reed-vows-to-file-charges/You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] weeks promos are from Dear World, Love History and Light the FrightAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hoppkinsville Gobblin Encounter, the Kelly-Hopkinsvilled Encounter or the Kelly Green Man Case.  Whatever you name you give it, they all refer to the same thing.  The night when when a family was terrorized by small humanoid beings with large yelllow eyes and gigantic ears.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly–Hopkinsville_encounterwww.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2017/7/20/ep-79-the-kelly-hopkinsville-encounter-part-1www.courierpress.com/story/life/columnists/2017/08/21/history-lesson-goblins-hopkinsville/104796526/cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Hopkinsville_GoblinsWikiPedia article about Mammoth Cave National Parkwww.nps.gov/maca/index.htmyoutu.be/R1FwIuicx88In the same year as the Hoppkinsville incident, some 300 milwa North East in Loveland Ohio other strange creatues would be seen.  This would be the first sighting of the Loveland Frog Men, there would be more and people still see the frog men today.cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Loveland_Frogmenwww.cincyweekend.com/loveland-frog-legend/https://youtu.be/mQ3OGjuISncLocal Headlineswww.coasttocoastam.com/article/tennessee-man-suspects-that-he-has-solved-the-forrest-fenn-treasure-mysteryhttps://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/first-uk-crop-circle-of-2019-foundhttps://www.etdatabase.com/2019/05/ufo-filmed-moments-before-cloaking-over.htmlYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] weeks promo is from Haunted Happenstance Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday, August 28, 1996 22yo Clarissa Ann Culberson (known as Carrie) returned home from a volleyball game at around 11:30 pm. Shortly after that Carrie and her read Honda CRX woud vanish, never to be seen again.unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Carrie_Culbersonwww.findcarrieculberson.comwww.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/03/05/murderer-vince-doan-wins-taxpayer-money-dog-nites-nose/24445467/charleyproject.org/case/clarissa-ann-culbersonTo this day neither Carrie or her Honda CRX have been found. If anyone out there has any info that may lead to revovering her remains or the car the can contact the Brown County Sheriff @ (937) 378-4555. You may also send an email to Carrie's family at [email protected] Virk was a shy 14yo girl who was born in Saanich British Columbia in Canada. On November 17th 1997 she would be murdered by her peers in the same town in which she was born. www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qvpqa7/the-unforgettable-story-of-a-bc-teen-murdered-by-her-peersglobalnews.ca/news/66450/timeline-reena-virk-murder-and-the-trials-of-kelly-ellard/globalnews.ca/news/4281074/mother-of-murdered-b-c-teen-reena-virk-dies-in-tragic-accident-family/globalnews.ca/news/4887261/reena-virks-killer-kelly-ellard-gets-new-extension-on-day-parole/https://darkpoutine.com/2019/04/068-the-murder-of-reena-virk/Listener StoriesWikiPedia article about Piqua Nuclear Generating Stationhttps://youtu.be/cH06vZZZSZwYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] weeks promo is from Going WestSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s known in the as “The most huanted house in England”. The house is located in the tiny parish of Borley in Essex. It was located on Hall road next to the Borley Church. It was built for Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1862. The nearby church may date as far back as the 12th century.WikiPedia article about Borley Rectorywww.prairieghosts.com/brectory.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Pricehttp://www.borleyrectory.com/biblio/owennotes.htmhttps://ghostsnghouls.com/borley-rectory-brick/In 1973 the Smurl family (Jack and Janet Smurl, and their children, Heather, Shannon, Dawn and Carin) where forced from the home in Wilkes-Barre PA after flooding from Hurricane Agnes. The made the decision to pack up and move into the other half of the split house that Jack’s parents lived in. This house sat on chase street in West Pittson Pennsylvania. For the first year of so things in the house were normal and quiet. However in 1974 after they started fixing up the property strange things would begin happening in the family’s new home.www.hellystar.com/en/poltergeist-smurl-family/news.google.com/newspapersthe-line-up.com/smurl-family-hauntingLocal Headlineswww.heraldextra.com/allthatsinteresting.com/lucas-dawe-human-bone-broth?fbclid=IwAR0…fH5knews/local/central/provo/bigfoot-once-again-reportedly-spotted-in-provo/article_8b723d75-b47f-5b5a-bf4f-64c4001bb9ea.htmlwww.indystar.com/story/news/2019/04/22/delphi-murders-update-2019-new-cellphone-video-sketch-released/3536773002/Listener Storieswww.mynbc5.com/article/timeline-of-the-michael-jacques-case/3311233www.emilysbridge.comYou can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] weeks promo is from Can't Make this Up HistorySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On December 9th 1965 an anomalous object was tracked on radar and seen by thousands of people as it streaked across the night sky. The object flew over six states as well Winsor Ontario. It was reported that it left traces of hot metal over parts of Michigan and Northern Ohio. After Causing Sonic booms in Western Pennsylvania it came crashing to the earth just outside of Kecksburg Pennsylvania. The original explanation was a meteor. In 2005 NASA released a statement saying they had studied deris from the site and confirmed it was downed Russian satellite. However NASA’s findings for Kecksburg were lost sometime in the 1990’s. But was it, or was it something else entirely? Back in December of ’65 the humble people of Kecksburg didn’t know it yet but they were about to beome “the roswell of Pennsylvania”.www.mufon.com/kecksburg-crash---1965.htmlWikiPedia article about Kecksburg UFO incidentWikiPedia article about Kosmos 96https://www.revolvy.com/page/Kosmos-96There a few towns named Sokolec laying around Eurpoe. The one we are concernng our selves with is the one located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Proir to 1945 this land was part of Germany. The area around Sokelec is best known for two things. The first is Project Riese (German for Giant) and Die Glocke or the Nazi Bell.  WikiPedia article about Die Glockewww.gaia.com/article/nazi-bell-ufo-technologyancientexplorers.com/blogs/news/declassified-documents-released-confirms-the-nazi-bell-was-a-secret-worm-hole-time-machinesites.google.com/site/nazibelluncovered/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_RieseLocal Headlineswww.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-47936223www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/dead-body-found-at-oregon-home-of-missing-disney-mouseketeer.html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=truewww.coasttocoastam.com/article/chupacabra-slays-71-farm-animalsListener Storieswww.travelerstoday.com/articles/9626/20140425/bill-list-todville-mansion-photos-decades-old-murder-seabrook-texas.htmWikiPedia article about Martensville satanic sex scandalhttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/fighting-falsehoods-1.5056457/satanic-cult-scandal-that-rocked-a-small-saskatchewan-town-in-92-continues-to-haunt-the-falsely-accused-1.5074956Do you have a story to share of your small town? Then head over to STScast.com and use the form at the bottom on the page, it may end up in a future episode.You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on [email protected] this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ashtabula train disaster has many names, the Ashtabula bridge disaster, the Ashtubla Horror or the Ashtabula river railroad disaster. Which ever name you choose they all refer to a terrible derailment that occured in Ashtubla Ohio on December 29, 1876.www.deadohio.com/AshTrain.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtabula_River_railroad_disaster#cite_note-25WikiPedia article about Amasa StoneDuring the last months of the first world war, on June 22, 1918 a horrific accident occured near Hammond Indiana. The 26 cars of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus were holding the performers and other circus workers as it chugged ahead to Hammond where the circus had a show. the-line-up.com/showmens-restWikiPedia article about Hammond Circus Train WreckLocal Headlineswww.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-speaks-out-on-seizing-artifacts-from-indiana-home-staggering-discovery-of-human-bones/www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/investigation-underway-after-more-skeletal-remains-found-in-robeson-county/1819798651www.necn.com/news/new-england/Victorian-Era-Ghost-Spotted-at-Wilmington-Market-Basket-507670481.htmlListener Storieswww.legendsofamerica.com/we-stevelong/www.prairieghosts.com/oh-elmo.htmlfringeparanormal.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/the-legend-of-the-elmore-ghost-rider/Do you have a story to share of your small town? Then head over to STScast.com and use the form at the bottom on the page, it may end up in a future episode.You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1909 and again in 1932 a large dragon-like creature was spotted from Maryland to Ohio. Was the Snallygaster real or just something made up to sell papers?www.legendsofamerica.com/snallygaster/www.phantomsandmonsters.com/search/label/snallygasterWikiPedia article about Thomas Chalmers HarbaughIn 1903 the small mining town of Van Meter Iowa was terrorized for a full week by an eight foot winged monster that came from the depths of their own mine. They called it the Van Meter Visitor.www.amazon.com/Van-Meter-Visitor-Mysterious-Encounter/dp/0982431465/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549396306&sr=8-1&keywords=van+meter+visitorwww.backroadslore.comcryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Meter_VisitorLocal Headlineshttp://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/mystery-vibrations-shake-canton-homes-windows?fbclid=IwAR3tsurMgFB8jn9AtOpH2-Ah-bNEIa0_eZo4wM-beHzPKlwZMXgahJEajpowww.rdrnews.com/2019/02/06/site-of-alleged-1947-ufo-crash-changes-hands/?fbclid=IwAR2…rdCkmountainreporter.com/man-claims-extraterrestrials-are-to-blame-in-highway-18-rollover-accident/Do you have a story to share of your small town? Then head over to STScast.com and use the form at the bottom on the page, it may end up in a future episode.You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Small Town Secrets is a podcast that explores the secrets and strangenss of small towns across the globe. Be it Paranormal, True Crime or just plain weird.Do you have a story to share of a town you’ve lived in? Then head over to stscast.com and use the submission form at the bottom of the page, it may end up on the show.FacebookTwitterSTScast.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.