The Historical Paranormal

Jan 20 2025 62 ep. 28 mins 154
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This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories. 

  History  Society & Culture  True Crime
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The Murder of Captain William J Costello

Jan 20 2025 43 mins  
Send us a text Captain William J Costello was experiencing severe trauma. The person who should have understood-was his wife. Instead, she chose stardom by way of Cyanide. SOURCES: https://peabodyhistorical.org/2023/02/the-murder-trial-of-the-century/ https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Jessie-Costello-The-Smiling-Widow https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141811440/

Old Town Spring

Jan 10 2025 41 mins  
Send us a text This is a partial history of the ghosts of Spring, Texas, The country's 6th most haunted city! Old Town Spring is one of my favorite places to visit because the shops are diverse, fun and haunted to boot. I tell the story of the Wunsche Bros. Saloon/Brothel and later-cafe, and the story of Judge Henry Doering and his hanging tree. I discuss the Spring's brutal histor

Leap Castle

Oct 20 2024 32 mins  
Send us a text This castle was built of blood and bone. Leap castle's history of being the most haunted castle in Ireland is steeped in 600 years of battles, murders and tragedy. Of all the places I've covered so far-this one might be the darkest. Join me as we delve into the history of this fortress, and discover the stories buried by time. sources: https://leapcastle.net/?page_id

The Murder of Alberta Meadows

Sep 16 2024 24 mins  
Send us a text California and Texas have always been inextricably linked in US history, and this story links them in the worst way. Clara Ann Phillips was a ticking time bomb, but she went off on the wrong girl. sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Phillips#Trial https://nypost.com/2022/01/13/inside-the-deranged-mind-of-clara-phillips-hollywoods-first-female-psychopath/ htt

The Enfield Haunting

Sep 11 2024 36 mins  
Send us a text The Enfield Haunting remains one of the most documented and terrifying ghost stories in the world's history. To this day debates rage on whether the girls were telling the truth or not. There are a lot of recordings to watch out there and plenty of documentation to sift through. Let me know what you think? Is it a hoax or not? sources: https://blackcablondon.net/tag/

Sawney Bean

Nov 20 2023 27 mins  
Send us a text ***WARNING**** GORE The Tale of Sawney Bean is a gory one, and definitely one you don't want to listen to with the kiddos around. Sources: https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/what-a-hermit-taught-me-about-wealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/

The Murder of Clothilde Marchand

Oct 30 2023 26 mins  
Send us a text Thank you to Joel at BuffaloDoubleDeckerBusTours.com for the original telling of the story! Clothilde Marchand had a loving family, and her husband's career was on the rise. Why was she the victim of a murder? The reason is far more complex than it seems.

Winnie Ruth Judd: The Blonde Butcher

Sep 05 2023 41 mins  
Send us a text Winnie Ruth Judd was a complicated individual. On one hand she was the depressed wife of a doctor who had become addicted to morphine, and on the other she was having an affair with a successful man who asked her to introduce friends and acquaintances to him so he could in turn sleep with them too. It was never going to end well. Sources: wikipedia, phoenix new times

The Mystery of the Ourang Medan

Jul 16 2023 29 mins  
Send us a text Ghost ships have long interested me, mostly because the ocean and all of its depths have interested me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not remotely interested in plunging miles below it's surface to see a shipwreck-but it's still a mystery. The Ourang Medan is no different, except that for many years people have speculated that something paranormal may have been involved in

Vampires! Part 1: Ancient Vampires

Jun 25 2023 34 mins  
Send us a text Bloodthirsty Fiends have existed long before Bram Stoker made them a household name, so in this episode I look at ancient vampire lore from around the world, and delve into cultures that aren't necessarily part of the main vampire myths. The question is...are the real or not? They aren't, but isn't it fun to think so? Sources: Wikipedia primarily, Encyclopedia Britta