Fresh Hell Podcast

Today we discuss Lowell Lee Andrews- a bright university student, and beloved son of a happy family living in Kansas. On Thanksgiving day, 1958, he murdered his father William, his mother Opal, and his sister, Jennie Marie, for reasons sure to infuriate you as much as they do us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1910 in Vienna: a janitor makes a gruesome discovery. Who murdered the 40 year old women and dismembered her, and why? Johanna tells you about the murder of Luise Weiss, commited by her "friend", Marie Bartunek   This week's sponsor: The Art of Crime Podcast .https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we discuss how the idea of tainted Halloween candy became such a popular urban legend, and how a few specific terrible incidents have fueled this myth over the decades. First, a woman who snapped after too many teenagers rang her bell, and second we discuss the truly terrible story of the death of 8 year old Timothy O’ Bryan on Halloween night in 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Today we take a look at the history of vampires, the various categories of vampire, and how to survive an attack, should you happen to catch the eye of one. Join us for a more light hearted look at the history of the Vampire in literature and lore, as we celebrate the ancient legend of the Vampire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To begin spooky season, we discuss the alleged curse of the hit horror film Poltergeist. With ghastly rumors and more than one tragic death, there is plenty of fuel for the curse theory…but was there really a curse? You decide… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about a couple of surgeries in history that will make you go "Oh, boy!". We talk about King Louis XIV and his dental problems and men who were not scared of cutting themselves open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the conclusion of this tragic story, we discuss the murders of Isabella and John Joyce in woods that are now part of Boston’s Arnold Arboretum, and the terrible murder of 13 year old Georgianna Lovering in Northwood, New Hampshire. Was the right person hanged for these crimes, or did someone get away with murder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1850, a 5 year old child is taken from her home in Derry, New Hampshire.1862, 9 year old Lura Vellie Libby does not arrive at her Sunday School. Her body is found the next day near her family’s farm in Maine.1865 in Boston, siblings Isabella and John Joyce leave their grandmothers house in the South End, to play in some nearby woods, and are never heard from again. Their bodies are found in Bussey...

Today we discuss the bizarre and disturbing fate of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, at the hands of Carl Tanzler, her would be suitor and probably fraudulent doctor, who was also a definitely fraudulent Count. Could he possibly cure the beautiful young Cuban American woman of her tuberculosis, in 1930s Key West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the trial, the contents of a very mysterious letter, various theories and rumors surrounding the case. We’ll also touch on the ghost of Nell, who may haunting the house near the river, where she had been so happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie and Johanna talk about the tragic murder of a young woman that took place in Elizabeth City, NC in 1901. Was it a case of intimate partner violence or was someone else the culprit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two we discuss post-war coaster accidents. The catastrophic Battersea Big Dipper Rollercoaster crash in 1972 London that took the lives of five children. In 1986 West Edmonton Mall featured an awesome indoor coaster, called the Mind Bender, which derailed, killing three young adults and forever scarring a fourth. And we look at the incidents involving the Treetop Twister at Lightwater Vall...

After ruining Water Parks, bridges and swimming in the ocean, Annie and Johanna are setting out to ruin rollercoasters for you. Learn everything you need to know about the history of the beloved rides and the most horrible rollercoaster accidents.   Please vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Awards: www.podcastawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owen Parfitt seemed to live a fairly simple life, with his sister, who kept house in the market town of Shepton Millet, not far from Bath and Glastonbury, UK.There were rumors about how he made his money, of course, but as he grew older he began to lose the use of his legs, and his sister cared for him…until one day, in the middle of a conversation with his sister, he vanished, without a trace. Ha...

It was in April of 1973 in rural Illinois, when someone, or....something tried to get into the house of Henry McDaniel. What was the hairy, three-legged creature he saw that night?   Please vote for us in the People's Choice Podcast Awards: www.podcastawards.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the late 1980s and someone was murdering couples in Germany, with bodies being found on what should be lovely forest paths. Today Johanna concludes the baffling and eerie story of the Göhrde murders, reminding us that you never know what sort of terrible secrets may be buried in the yard… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johanna tells Annie about the very creepy and disturbing Göhrde murders which took place in Germany in the late 1980s. Who was murdering couples, and was there a connection to a similar case that took place in Wales? Listen to this episode to hear about the horrible murders of Peter & Ursula Reinold, Ingrid Warmbier & Bernd-Michael Köpping, as well es Gwenda & Peter Dixon. All of these cases staye...

In 2007 two police officers are shot in their car, only one survives. The police search for a mysterious woman, who's DNA is not only found at this location, but on more than 40 other crime scenes during a span of 15 years. But who is this criminal mastermind, and is she responsible for the murder of officer Michèle Kiesewetter and 5 others? Or is someone else the culprit? Learn more about your ad...

The winter of 1947 was particularly brutal for war-torn Hamburg, Germany. Struggling to rebuild from the bombings that left the city desperate for food and fuel, residents are shocked when a nude body is found in the rubble. But it was just the first of several baffling murders that remain unsolved to this day. Johanna tells Annie everything about these haunting crimes, and we discuss various theo...

The life and untimely death of Jimi Hendrix is discussed, as are the many, many conspiracy theories and legends surrounding this pioneering artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the lives and deaths of Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues, and Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones. Did Robert Johnson make a deal with the Devil at the crossroads? Did Brian Johnson truly die of misadventure, or was there a more sinister explanation for his untimely death? Join us, and let us know what you think! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Today we discuss some of the worst times in history to be alive. From massive volcanic eruptions, and the "Year Without a Summer", to smallpox toppling empires-join us as we discuss periods in history that were quite a time to survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highgate Cemetery in London, once the resting place for wealthy Victorian families, was the scene for the biggest Vampire hunt in Great Britain in the 20th century. This story has everything: Victorian tombs, apparitions, vampires, magic duels, voodoo dolls, headless bodies and a lifelong feud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we conclude our episode about the tragic, senseless and horrific murder of 15 year old Nicholas Markowitz, after being kidnapped by Jesse James Hollywood, over a debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices