Small Town Mysteries

Jan 14 2025 136 ep. 41 mins 7
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3 lifelong friends who like to dish on true crime and the kind of drama that only small towns can provide 💀

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The Strange Murder of Missy Bevers

Jan 14 2025 20 mins  
Despite there being security camera footage of Missy Bever's killer, there have been frustratingly few major leads over the last 9 years. Sources: 1) https://people.com/crime/missy-bevers-murder-mother-in-law-asks-will-we-feel-like-celebrating-arrest/2) https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/internet-sleuths-muddy-waters-and-wreck-lives-in-missy-bevers-murder-investigation-91297363) h

Katarzyna Zowada & the Buffalo Bill Murderer

Jan 07 2025 26 mins  
Katarzyna Zowada was murdered in a truly horrific way. After police didn't file a police report for Katarzyna initially when she went missing, it took almost 20 years for investigators to find out who her killer was, with the help of DNA technology.Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Katarzyna_Zowada2) The Most Bizarre True Crime Stories Ever Told by Jack Rosewood 3

The Unsolved Disappearance of Michele Anne Harris

Jan 02 2025 20 mins  
Michele Anne Harris, born on September 29th, 1965, left the restaurant she was working at at the end of her shift, and had a couple drinks with coworkers in the parking lot. She went to see a boyfriend in Smithsboro, New York, leaving shortly after 11pm. This is the last time she was seen. The day that Michele disappeared was unique. It was not a day that would soon be forgotten…

What Happened to Dorothy Kilgallen?

Dec 31 2024 24 mins  
Journalist, radio personality, and socialite Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead in her apartment in New York City on November 8, 1965. She was found sitting up in bed, fully dressed and made up. Her official cause of death was an overdose of barbiturates combined with alcohol. But alcohol and barbiturates cannot explain why Dorothy’s notes on the single most famous case she had eve

The Axe Murders of the Spencer Family

Dec 30 2024 36 mins  
This episode has so many twists and turns that if it was a novel, someone on Goodreads would complain about it being "unrealistic". A whole family was murdered one night in the 1870s. The motive was clear, but the perpetrator was (and still is) a mystery. Though a trial ensues, the town decides to take matters into their own hands. Otherwise known as The Horsey Episode. Sources: 1)

The Heartbreaking Murders of Jack and Paul

Dec 10 2024 21 mins  
Today, Christine covers the heartbreaking murders of Jack and Paul, two young boys who were killed by their father. Despite evidence and testimony from the boys' mother that their father was a dangerous man capable of killing his own sons, the judge awarded him 5 hours of unsupervised contact each week. This decision would sadly prove to be fatal for the 9 and 12-year old brothers.

The Harrowing Death of Mark

Dec 03 2024 27 mins  
This case if not covered enough. Have you heard of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride? Probably. But there is a horrific detail of that midnight ride that most do not know about. Learn about it here on Small Town Mysteries, then tell all your friends to listen...because this one is important.Sources:1) https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials2) https://www.loc.go

The Unfathomable Murder of Farah Khan

Nov 29 2024 26 mins  
The tragic murder of 5-year-old Farah Khan is discussed in this week's podcast. Sources:1) https://globalnews.ca/news/6276192/farah-khan-murder-toronto/2) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/father-stepmother-convicted-of-murdering-5-year-old-farah-khan-1.4968913) https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA112724200&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=ml

The Suspicious Death of Kathy Wangler

Nov 19 2024 20 mins  
What killed Kathy Wangler is known. Kathy, a wife and mother of two, was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in her upstairs bedroom on September 4, 2006. What is not so clear is how this happened.Some believe it was a tragic accident set off by a faulty water heater inside the home. Others believe it was something more sinister and calculated.Sources: 1) https://www.findagra

Cryptid Chaos: The Black Annis, The Jersey Devil, and The Dover Demon

Nov 18 2024 43 mins  
Rachael talks about our last three cryptids of this spooky season: the Black Annis, the Jersey Devil, and The Dover Demon. Which one will become Small Town Mysteries' Cryptid Congeniality?Sources:1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Annis2) https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Annis3) https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2023/10/15/black-annis4) https://pinelandsal