Episode 13: Appalachian Folklore and Magic

On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part three of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

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SOURCES
Invisible Darkness: The Strange Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Stephen Williams.
Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Nick Pron.

On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part two of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

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Invisible Darkness: The Strange Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Stephen Williams.
Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Nick Pron.

On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part one of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

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SOURCES
Invisible Darkness: The Strange Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Stephen Williams.
Lethal Marriage: The Unspeakable Crimes of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. Nick Pron.

Surprise! As a little "thank you" from us to you for a year of the podcast, we decided to put out this little Halloween special, filled with spooky tales, some local legends, and just general shooting-the-shit-with-your-bff. We love you guys so much, we would not be here without you and we hope you enjoy!
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On Halloween of 2004, roommates Adriane Insogna, Leslie Mazzara and Lauren Meanza handed out candy to trick or treaters before going to bed in their Napa Valley home. Around 2am, an intruder crept into their home, and murdered Leslie and Adriane, with Lauren being left physically unscathed. The investigation that followed allowed the one person responsible to slip through the cracks for nearly a year. This week, is Nightmare In Napa: The Murders of Adriane Insogna & Leslie Mazzara.

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SOURCES
Nightmare in Napa: The Wine Country Murders. Paul LaRosa. 

https://loriajohnston.medium.com/the-2004-napa-halloween-murders-37c8d97e3d4b

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/NAPA-Mother-hopes-to-face-her-daughter-s-killer-2624716.php

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenvilleonline/name/leslie-mazzara-obituary?id=48981631

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressdemocrat/name/adriane-insogna-obituary?id=15250847

Picture this, it’s a Friday night, you’re about to watch a movie cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, and suddenly, you hear a knock at the door, you go to see who it is, and you’re greeted with the sight of two little kids who appear lost. They ask to use your phone, and you almost let them. But a chill runs up your spine, and you feel a sense of dread permeating the air. The kid’s can sense your unease, and as they look up at you for their answer, your blood runs cold as you notice that these children are anything but normal. This week, Allison and Katie discuss an Urban Legend of sorts, Black Eyed Children...again.

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SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children

https://weta.org/watch/shows/monstrum/dont-let-them-urban-legends-black-eyed-children

https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/legend-black-eyed-children-55705

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/

Trick or treating, carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, dressing up in costumes, it all had to start somewhere, right? What we know of today as Halloween originated with a much darker purpose than fun for the whole family. So sit back, grab yourself some cider or even a pumpkin spice latte if you’re into that, and let’s get into the nitty gritty of the origins of Halloween and its traditions. 

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SOURCES
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a32933762/history-of-halloween/

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

On October 27, 1989, 10 year old Amy Mihaljevic was lured to a shopping plaza in Bay Village, Ohio. Four months later, her body was found in a field 50 miles away. It’s been 34 years since her death and DNA advancements are pushing us closer to answers than we’ve ever been before, but we’re still left with one frustrating question. Who killed Amy Mihaljevic?

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https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/the-tragic-abduction-and-unsolved-murder-of-amy-mihaljevic-9aa6e7a19f91

https://medium.com/@lisariggio1994/unsolved-but-not-forgotten-the-murder-of-amy-mihaljevic-fccbdf5c8f85

Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic. James Renner. 2013.

On October 8, 2009, the Jamison family, which consisted of father and husband Bobby, his wife Sherilynn, and their 6 year old daughter Madyson left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to drive to a nearby mountain area to look at a piece of property they were thinking about purchasing. Eight days later, their truck was found alongside a dirt road, abandoned, with the family dog locked inside. Four years later, the family was found, but with more questions now needing to be answered. This week we’re discussing the bizarre story of the Jamison Family. 

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https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jamison-family-mystery

https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/2210/happened-jamison-family

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2013/11/27/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show/60862685007/

https://coldcaseexplorations.com/oklahoma-cold-or-unsolved-cases/what-happened-to-the-jamison-family/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/Sherilynn+jamison

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2700722/Witchcraft-white-supremacists-meth-labs-family-grudge-Inside-Americas-bizarre-unsolved-murder-mystery-five-years-husband-wife-daughter-six-vanished-remote-mountains.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

https://sites.psu.edu/ashleybrcl/2020/10/22/the-strange-disappearance-of-the-jamison-family/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamison_family_deaths

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jamison-family

https://medium.com/@Charlie_OBrien/the-unusual-case-of-the-jamison-family-f54f422f3c4

Long before Chucky graced the big screen in Child’s Play in 1988, many people expressed distrust for a seemingly innocent popular childhood item: dolls. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, when dolls became more lifelike in the 19th century, they wandered into what is considered the Uncanny Valley, which is a term used to describe things that have a human-like appearance, but are not human, which evokes a specific negative emotional response in us actual humans, leading us to feel uneasy, creeped out, or even downright disgusted. Going even further, humans have managed to attach specific rituals and folklore to dolls, taking them from innocent childhood play things, to something far more sinister. This week, we’re talking about two of these dolls, Robert the Doll and Annabelle.

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SOURCES
Robert the Doll: Sloan, David L. 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

http://robertthedoll.org/a-new-home/

https://keysweekly.com/42/key-wests-legendary-haunted-house-home-garden-magazine/

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

https://historichouston1836.com/robert-the-haunted-doll/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24779048/joseph-otto

https://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/what-is-robert-doll-curse-46495802

https://allthatsinteresting.com/robert-the-doll

https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/robert-the-doll-the-haunted-doll-of-key-west/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll

https://www.historydefined.net/annabelle-doll/