Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Deep in the Congo, people have long reported sightings of a reptile-like creature with a long neck and tail, and possibly a single horn. They call it the Mokele-mbembe. But does it actually exist? Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16306902 https://www.historicmysteries.com/mokele-mbembe/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lancashire trial of the Pendle Witches is one of the most well-known witch trials in English history, and set an important legal precedent for later witch trials, including the infamous Salem trials. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Pendle-Witches/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14490790 https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-lancashire-witches-1612-2012 https://www.lancastercastle.com/history-heritage/a-dark-history/lancashire-witch-trials/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 100 years ago, sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near Greece. It would be several more years before anyone understood the implications of one of the items found at the site. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism https://www.britannica.com/topic/Antikythera-mechanism https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84310-w https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decoding-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-180953979/ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/world/europe/31iht-computer.1.14907195.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hope Diamond was stolen from an idol in India. Evalyn Walsh McLean was the last person to own the large blue gem. That’s probably a good thing. **In this episode we said the Hope diamond was 94 carats. It's actually 44.52 carats. Still huge, regardless! The Star of the East diamond, which Evalyn also had, was 94.8 carats. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-fabulous-mcleans-and-their-hoodoo-diamond/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/09/29/hope-despair-the-curse-of-the-diamond/4775e88a-7423-4655-bd52-76890b9c2f94/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mclean-evalyn-walsh-1886-1947 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1942, the young girls and women of Pascagoula, Mississippi were targeted by a burglar with very specific taste. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Source: https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2014/03/pascagoulas_phantom_barber_rep.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when you think the story of Jens Soering met Elizabeth Haysom is over, it JUST KEEPS GOING. (This is a two-part episode! Make sure you listen to part 1 before this one.) There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Haysom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Söring https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-new-chapter-in-a-double-murder-case https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Jens-Soering-Elizabeth-Haysom https://www.thoughtco.com/diplomatic-immunity-definition-4153374#:~:text=Diplomatic%20immunity%20is%20a%20principle,of%20the%20countries%20hosting%20them. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/26/jens-soering-elizabeth-haysom-granted-parole-virginia-killings/4306744002/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-double-murder-case-that-still-haunts-me https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/09/blood-ties All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you ever wonder how your life could be completely different if you’d just never met a certain person? Jens Soering met Elizabeth Haysom during orientation at the University of Virginia, and we bet he really wishes he hadn’t. (This is a two-part episode! If you’re on the Patreon, part 2 is available for you right now, ad-free, on your Patreon feed. If you’re not on the Patreon, you’ll be able to listen on Monday!) There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Haysom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Söring https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-new-chapter-in-a-double-murder-case https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Jens-Soering-Elizabeth-Haysom https://www.thoughtco.com/diplomatic-immunity-definition-4153374#:~:text=Diplomatic%20immunity%20is%20a%20principle,of%20the%20countries%20hosting%20them. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/26/jens-soering-elizabeth-haysom-granted-parole-virginia-killings/4306744002/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-double-murder-case-that-still-haunts-me https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/09/blood-ties All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s a short dose of witchiness for you! This episode is all about Beltane, a May Day celebration that honors life and the beginning of summer. Learn about it, how you can use that energy to your advantage, and some ways you might want to celebrate on your own! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.mabonhouse.co/new-blog/tag/Beltane https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-origins-and-practices-of-holidays-beltane-and-the-last-day-of-ridvan/ https://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/beltane/ https://www.sagegoddess.com/rituals/simple-beltane-ritual/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1995, anthropologists discovered the body of a 12-15 year old girl on the upper slopes of Peru’s Mount Apato. She turned out to be an incredibly well-preserved Andean Ice Mummy from the 15th century. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://now.northropgrumman.com/incan-ice-mummy-envoy-from-an-ancient-civilization/ https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/frozen-mummies-of-the-andes/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in World War II, a Welshman drifter impersonated a military officer and helped end the war. And he did it all without a pulse. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-61080456 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fawn Marie Mountain disappeared from Claysburg, Pennsylvania in 2012. At the time of her disappearance, she was in a relationship with a reportedly abusive, controlling woman named Heather Dibert. The police investigation didn’t start until 2015, three years after she was last seen. This case is infuriating. If you have any information at all related to Fawn Marie Mountain, even if you don’t know how useful it could be, please call the Pennsylvania State Police (814) 696-6100 or the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers 1-800-4PA-TIPS. Bring Fawn Marie Home GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bring-fawn-marie-home?qid=6a7760e42b53750b6b2f4f39f58908f Bring Fawn Marie Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1101728259974604/ There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://wjactv.com/news/local/where-is-fawn-mountain-blair-county-womans-disappearance-gets-world-wide-attention https://original.newsbreak.com/@shenba-1589610/2376803327577-the-disturbingly-bizarre-disappearance-of-pennsylvania-s-fawn-mountain https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/daily_herald/news/finding-fawn-mountain-a-familys-search-for-answers/article_f0c60612-e3e0-5e2b-b15e-f76c7db49559.html https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Fawn_Mountain https://wjactv.com/news/local/altoona-family-asks-for-help-finding-missing-woman https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/lkfdtb/runaway_or_murdered_by_a_controlling_partnerwhat/ https://www.wearecentralpa.com/wtaj-plus/have-you-seen-me/have-you-seen-me-case-1-fawn-mountain/ https://www.verywellmind.com/the-cycle-of-sexual-abuse-22460 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, learn all about Leah Smock, who had the misfortune of being beautiful AND intelligent AND female in the 1800s. Her death is the only recorded instance of an accused witch being burned alive in the United States. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://weirdmeadecounty.com/the-battletown-witch/ http://media.iadsnetwork.com/edition/2018/2035/135500/d0591f3e-40f1-44ad-b580-0cda0bc97c28.pdf https://visitmeadecounty.org/haunted-meade-county/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20830722/leah-smock All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the assistant funeral director in Carthage, Texas, Bernie Tiede did a great job of taking care of everyone’s deceased loved ones, and people all over town thought he was a great guy. When he started spending time with Marjorie Nugent after her husband died, who could’ve known he’d turn out to be a pretty terrible person after all? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/bernie-marge-the-mysterious-case-of-the-murderous-mortician-the-wealthy-widow https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-tiede-marjorie-nugent-jack-black-the-mortician-the-murder-the-movie/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, the Tromp family got in their car and abruptly left their family farm with no phones, credit cards, or anything that could be used to trace them. They were fleeing for their lives…..except….they weren’t. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37293494 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919794/ https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/folie-a-deux-murders All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1990, Lisa McBride disappeared after a night out with her friends. Her body was found four months later. Although there have been few developments since then, her case was in the news in early March 2022. Could we finally get some answers? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2010/11/19/police-still-search-for-mcbride/3973956007/ https://www.nj.com/sussex-county/2022/03/police-exhume-body-of-nj-woman-found-dead-after-disappearing-from-her-home-32-years-ago.html https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lisa-mcbride-nj-cold-case-police-exhume-body-dna-evidence/7040908001/ https://amp.njherald.com/amp/4046951007 https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nj-lisa-mcbride-27-vernon-twp-23-jun-1990.38054/ https://www.bodetech.com/pages/about-bode-cellmark-forensics https://weatherspark.com/h/m/23721/1990/6/Historical-Weather-in-June-1990-in-Jersey-City-New-Jersey-United-States All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen. Don’t do anything else while you listen to this episode. Don’t drive. Don’t work. Don’t eat. Just listen to this story about a woman in the 1700s who wanted to have a little excitement in her life. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbits All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas began as the most luxurious hotel in the country in the late 1890s, and has been restored to a glorious hotel today. In between, it’s served as a boarding school, junior college, and a hospital. It is FULL of ghosts, including a familiar face we’ve discussed on this podcast before! Thanks for sending this one in, Marina! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-crescenthotel/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Hotel_(Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas) https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/apr/12/glass-bottles-date-to-38-cancer-elixir-/?fbclid=IwAR1Mv_AghlzvGk35NbBZfZZ_Dksp8Kbm1sAcWNdVux7nwkBGt6sE8jYvQRE https://www.thetravel.com/most-haunted-hotel-in-america-the-crescent/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cindy James was the target of threatening letters and multiple attacks. When she went to police, they accused her of being the one behind her own terror. Then, she was found dead. What do you guys think? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-bizarre-murder-that-officials-claim-was-suicide-true-crime-b0acf528ba4e https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cindy_James All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nina Craigmiles was 7 years old when she died in a horse and buggy accident in Cleveland, Tennessee. Her parents built a church in her memory, which houses a marble mausoleum, Nina’s final resting place. Sometime after Nina’s remains were moved into the mausoleum, mysterious red stains appeared on the white marble. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://visitclevelandtn.com/things-to-see-and-do/business-directory/2196/st-lukes-episcopal-church/ https://kellykazek.com/2018/09/12/the-blood-stained-crypt-of-little-nina-cragmiles/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Olga of Kiev is recognized as one of the Eastern Orthodoxy’s greatest saints. But back in the late 900s A.D., she represented defiance and vengeance as she did everything she could to protect her son after her husband was murdered. Thanks for sending this one to us, Courtney! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Olga https://theconversation.com/saint-olga-of-kyiv-is-ukraines-patron-saint-of-both-defiance-and-vengeance-178019 https://www.thoughtco.com/princess-olga-of-kiev-3529733 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Pepperell was once located along the Nissitissit River in Massachusetts. Today, all that remains are a few stone walls in the woods. Why did the once thriving village fail? A curse, of course. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Thanks for sending this in, Quinn! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/2014/10/17/witch-or-no-witch-which-is-it-nissitissit-2/ http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-cursed-village-witch-of-north.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperell,_Massachusetts All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a little girl, Joyce McKinney dreamed of fame. She grew up and found it by kidnapping her boyfriend and later killing a holocaust survivor. So. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/the-beauty-queen-and-the-mormon-26787314.html https://www.dailynews.com/2020/04/02/woman-accused-of-running-over-holocaust-survivor-in-san-fernando-valley-has-led-a-tabloid-life/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, we talked about meat falling from the sky in Kentucky. Today it’s eels falling from the sky in Alabama. But don’t worry—we’ve got this all figured out. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.al.com/living/2015/08/7_of_the_souths_strangest_unso.html https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/it-s-raining-eels-1.25714 https://thefisheriesblog.com/2019/11/18/the-day-it-rained-eels/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hit broadway musical, Waitress, is currently touring the United States. Loved by audiences, the musical is based on a critically acclaimed independent movie of the same name. Unfortunately, the talented woman behind the film didn’t live to see its success. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Shelly https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/01/adrienne-shelly-waitress-hbo-documentary https://www.grunge.com/714059/the-tragic-murder-of-adrienne-shelly-explained/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/remembering-adrienne-shelly-the-feminist-filmmaker-murdered-by-an-undocumented-immigrant https://nypost.com/2021/11/30/adrienne-shellys-widower-confronts-her-killer-in-new-film/ https://nypost.com/2006/11/03/indie-film-star-suicide-stunner-hubby-finds-gal-40-hanged-in-village-apt/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in 1876, a bunch of meat of unknown origin fell from the sky in Bath County, Kentucky. Tune in to hear all about it, as well as the best theory Kara has ever come up with in her life. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/history/2019/10/25/kentucky-meat-shower-meat-fell-sky-bath-county-olympian-springs/4082953002/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzkmgw/the-mystery-of-the-kentucky-meat-shower https://allthatsinteresting.com/kentucky-meat-shower All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week you’re getting an ad-free sneak peek at our very first Patreon episode. Enjoy! In 1969, 22-year-old Betsy Aardsma died in the stacks of Penn State's library. Over 50 years later, her murder is still unsolved. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://lancasteronline.com/news/who-killed-betsy-aardsma/article_960ccf9d-03af-59f4-a8fb-4c5749caff40.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Betsy_Aardsma https://medium.com/crimebeat/stabbing-in-the-stacks-the-unsolved-murder-of-betsy-aardsma-5c19a50d8060 https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/murder-in-the-stacks-50-years-later-still-no-answers/article_b6280ed6-1a18-11ea-a966-2b1ac6ebcdcb.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On January 6, 1994, champion figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked as she left practice leading up to the U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Championships. Behind the attack was another champion figure skater, Tonya Harding. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-attack-photos https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/news/a47390/then-and-now-tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-scandal/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Part 2 of 2.) In 2009, Cleveland police officers showed up at Anthony Sowell’s house in Imperial Avenue with a search warrant. What they found would stun people all over the world. Equally stunning: the way the media and law enforcement failed the victims of the Cleveland Strangler. In these two episodes we’re focusing far more on the victims and their stories- their hopes, their dreams, their struggles. These women were so much more than the quick labels slapped on them in news coverage of this horrific case. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/how-cleveland-strangler-anthony-sowell-was-caught https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/02/cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies-of-terminal-illness-in-prison-hospital.html https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/the_women_of_imperial_avenue_c.html https://fox8.com/news/anthony-sowell-dies-looking-back-on-imperial-avenue-murders/ https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/10/sowell_survivor_vanessa_gay_th.html https://www.ideastream.org/news/new-film-explores-the-personal-stories-of-anthony-sowells-victims https://www.cleveland19.com/story/14996475/former-tenant-of-sowells-imperial-avenue-home-describes-stench/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Part 1 of 2.) In 2009, Cleveland police officers showed up at Anthony Sowell’s house in Imperial Avenue with a search warrant. What they found would stun people all over the world. Equally stunning: the way the media and law enforcement failed the victims of the Cleveland Strangler. In these two episodes we’re focusing far more on the victims and their stories- their hopes, their dreams, their struggles. These women were so much more than the quick labels slapped on them in news coverage of this horrific case. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/how-cleveland-strangler-anthony-sowell-was-caught https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/02/cleveland-serial-killer-anthony-sowell-dies-of-terminal-illness-in-prison-hospital.html https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/the_women_of_imperial_avenue_c.html https://fox8.com/news/anthony-sowell-dies-looking-back-on-imperial-avenue-murders/ https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2014/10/sowell_survivor_vanessa_gay_th.html https://www.ideastream.org/news/new-film-explores-the-personal-stories-of-anthony-sowells-victims https://www.cleveland19.com/story/14996475/former-tenant-of-sowells-imperial-avenue-home-describes-stench/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Japanese lore is full of supernatural creatures we’d rather not meet. The Slit-Mouthed Woman is one of them. Thanks for sending this one in, Nico! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_urban_legend https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchisake-onna https://www.seisen.com/student-life/seisen-post/features/~board/seisen-post/post/urban-legend-of-the-slit-mouthed-woman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yōkai All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvin Gaye was a Motown legend adored by fans all over the world when his life was cut short by a gunshot in 1984. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: http://Murderpedia.com http://Wikipedia.org http://Findadeath.com All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Edith Wilson became Woodrow Wilson’s First Lady, no one could have predicted the role she would have to play in running the country. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/woodrow-wilson-stroke https://www.biography.com/news/edith-wilson-first-president-biography-facts All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, the Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Bar in St. Louis is known for it’s paranormal activity, murder mystery dinner theater, and halloween parties. But in the early to mid-1900s, it was home to the Lemp family, one of St. Louis’s wealthiest families. While the family made great contributions to the beer brewing industry in the United States, it seems these days they’re mostly remembered for the tragic ways they died. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.stlmag.com/history/more-mysteries-uncovered-in-the-lemp-family-history/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-lempmansion/ https://www.lempmansion.com/hauntedhistory.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemp_Mansion https://www.lemphauntedhouse.com/lemp-brewery-haunted-house-st-louis-missouri-story https://the-line-up.com/lemp-mansion https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/dec-29-1922-william-lemp-jr-dies-by-suicide-at-his-family-mansion/article_3f697156-1b22-54b8-947c-f582edcf702e.html https://www.timesnewspapers.com/southcountytimes/exploring-a-lemp-mansion-mystery/article_09241b8e-5f15-11ea-84c2-eb2ace1a9f7f.html https://husheduphistory.com/post/189951957178/legacy-lost-the-tortured-first-family-of-st https://thehauntedplaces.com/ghost-adventures-lemp-mansion/ https://www.neatorama.com/2014/10/30/Lemp-Mansion-Tales-of-a-Cursed-Family-and-Their-Haunted-House/ https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/five-st-louis-ghost-stories-that-just-wont-die/Content?oid=2501495 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About half of the population experiences sleep paralysis. From demons in England and Turkey to black magic in South Africa and Canada, cultures all over the world have come up with their own paranormal explanation for this condition—but what actually causes it? Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://youtu.be/Ub8Wj_tJhdQ https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/sleep-paralysis-demon-in-the-bedroom https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01294/full https://www.npr.org/2019/11/21/781724874/seeing-monsters-it-could-be-the-nightmare-of-sleep-paralysis https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sleep-paralysis-and-the-monsters-inside-your-mind/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461520909616 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norman Baker made a living as a mind reader and a fraudulent physician. The mystery here is, where did he get all that audacity? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: http://Wikipedia.com https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y’all know we’re on an alien kick lately, and we didn’t even plan it! Kara’s sidepiece this week is all about a UFO incident in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania back in 1965. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: https://www.ufocasebook.com/Kecksburg.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 2020, Netflix’s Tiger King revived the mystery of a man who’d disappeared from Florida in 1997—Don Lewis, Carole Baskin’s second husband. Did Don run away? Was he murdered? Did Carole feed him to her tigers? It’s Florida. You never know. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/don-lewis-carole-baskin-husband https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Don_Lewis https://www.the-sun.com/news/1909003/carole-baskins-husband-was-strangled-with-cord-in-plane/ https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tiger-king-carole-baskin-support-dead-husband-don-lewis-found-alive https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiger-king-mystery-carole-baskin-husband-don-lewis-48-hours-suspicion/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/don-lewis-the-missing-millionaire-the-tiger-king-mystery-48-hours/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carole-baskin-husband-don-lewis-missing-millionaire-tiger-king-mystery-48-hours/ Carole’s online diary (youtube): https://www.youtube.com/user/CaroleBaskin Carole’s online diary (podcast): https://carolebaskin.podbean.com/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1950s and 60s, UFO sightings were all the rage. This one happened in 1966 in Portage County, Ohio. Two officers encountered a UFO and chased it for 86 miles. Or did they? (Thanks for sending this one to us, Traci!) Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/19/here-five-ufo-alien-sightings-reported-ohio/7684251002/ https://medium.com/the-portager/seeing-a-ufo-ruined-dale-spaurs-life-f86bab152368 https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19661018-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2018/10/18/famous-86-mile-ufo-chase/9513751007/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Pearl Bryan’s baby daddy invited her to Cincinnati, she thought he was going to propose. Of course, if she’s on our podcast, you can guess that’s not what happened. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. I f you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A two-legged, hoofed creature prowled around England in February of 1855. What was it? Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Footprints All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is a little bit of a departure from our usual content. It’s New Year’s Eve, and we’re talking about setting intentions—Megan explains a simple ritual you can do to think through your goals for 2022! The philosopher Megan mentions: Martha Nussbaum Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery. Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: BOOK: The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to The Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More by Arin Murphy-Hiscock BOOK: The Seasonal Soul: A Mystic’s Guide to Inner Transformation by Lauren Aletta BOOK: The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul https://www.seriouseats.com/good-luck-food-new-year-pork-sauerkraut-lentil-herring-collards-hoppin-john https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/why-make-new-years-resolutions1.htm https://www.sagegoddess.com/holidays/setting-your-2020-new-years-intentions/ https://medium.com/sweetwitch/new-years-resolutions-are-out-new-year-s-manifestations-are-in-873669939143 https://subconsciousservant.com/history-of-smudging/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the body of a man is found by the side of the highway in New Mexico, it seems like a clear case of homicide. SEEMS, guys. Seems. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/accident-suicide-or-murder/crime-news/thomas-hickman-found-shot-on-new-mexico-road-ruled-suicide https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2008-07-18-hickman18-story.html https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5392563&page=1 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Christmas Eve to those of you who celebrate it, and happy everything else to those of you who don’t! We’ve got a double episode for you this holiday, a Christmas murder spree from Kara followed by everyone’s new favorite Christmas witch from Megan. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/years-after-christmas-murder-spree-will-never-forgotten/qTO7WEbofIreJuaDpSQk2H/ https://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/43989p/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-woman https://vintagenewsdaily.com/frau-perchta-the-terrifying-christmas-witch/ https://www.boneandsickle.com/2019/12/09/frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta https://germangirlinamerica.com/what-is-frau-perchta-goddess-or-belly-slitter/ https://totallythebomb.com/the-history-of-krampuss-gal-pal-frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter https://thestoriedimaginarium.com/2018/12/24/the-myth-of-frau-perchta/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus https://www.professional-mothering.com/2020/12/the-history-of-perchta.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kara tells us a few of the many stories about paranormal activity that’s taken place in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, the world’s longest known cave system and one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2009/10/mammoth-cave-national-park-harbors-more-few-ghost-stories4820 https://www.cultofweird.com/paranormal/mammoth-cave-ghosts/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part Two. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Durst https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/us/robert-durst-health-improving/index.html https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-robert-durst-health-new-york-new-york-city-6e0c1c290b1a396e5b92a2ab200ff16a https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/01/robert-durst-murder-case-timeline-history/6233327001/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Berman https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/robert-durst-giggles-while-testifying-about-dismembering-morris-black https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/robert-durst-guilty-witness/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-killed-neighbor-words/story?id=29689667 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durst_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Durst https://crimestory.com/2021/07/27/the-story-of-kathie-mccormack-durst-part-1/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-woman-testifies-susan-berman-said-she-helped-robert-durst-with-alibi-20210609-ybd2w7z5tncuvd4myj6oge4xe4-story.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/robert-durst-kathie-durst-1982-murder-coverup All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part One. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Durst https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/us/robert-durst-health-improving/index.html https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-robert-durst-health-new-york-new-york-city-6e0c1c290b1a396e5b92a2ab200ff16a https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/01/robert-durst-murder-case-timeline-history/6233327001/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Berman https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/robert-durst-giggles-while-testifying-about-dismembering-morris-black https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/robert-durst-guilty-witness/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-killed-neighbor-words/story?id=29689667 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durst_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Durst https://crimestory.com/2021/07/27/the-story-of-kathie-mccormack-durst-part-1/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-woman-testifies-susan-berman-said-she-helped-robert-durst-with-alibi-20210609-ybd2w7z5tncuvd4myj6oge4xe4-story.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/robert-durst-kathie-durst-1982-murder-coverup All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veronica Franco was a well-known and powerful courtesan in Renaissance-era Venice when she was accused of witchcraft by a man who thought she enjoyed her life too much. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/veronica-franco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Franco https://www.venetoinside.com/hidden-treasures/post/veronica-franco-the-most-talked-about-woman-in-the-serenissima/ https://awomensthing.org/blog/womens-history-month-courtesan-veronica-franco/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the murder that inspired Fargo. If you’re familiar with the film, that tells you what you need to know. If you’re not, well, it’s a rough one. UPDATE: After recording this episode, we learned that Richard Crafts was out of prison and living in transitional housing as of January 2020. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crafts-richard.htm All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legend of the Cora Tree on Hatteras Island has it all—witchcraft, mystery, and even a tie-in to the lost colony of Roanoke. Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Source: https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/the-cora-tree-a-halloween-worthy-local-legend-or-a-link-to-the-lost-colony/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walter Collins was 9 years old when he disappeared in 1928. The LAPD’s response was…..not great, but his mother never gave up in her efforts to find him. There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources: https://parade.com/1194770/marynliles/unsolved-mysteries/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Collins https://www.mamamia.com.au/walter-collins/ https://alonewithnature.medium.com/what-really-happened-to-walter-collins-f9b9e8c96c4b https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Marion_Parker https://time.com/6074783/psychiatry-history-women-mental-health/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51763051/arthur-jacob-hutchins https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email every single weird story you’ve got to [email protected]. Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices