Spooky B*tch Walk

In the 1960s, there were so many UFO sightings near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, that one reporter was assigned to cover only these claims. In November 1966, residents started reporting seeing a large muscular man with giant wings and glowing red eyes. This creature eventually became known as the Mothman. Many people believe the Mothman was an alien or was sent by the government to distract from...

We all know the story. In 1692, citizens of Salem, MA, were accused, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for witchcraft. But there is so much more to the story. In total, 19 people were hanged after being convicted of being a witch, but more people died as a result of these proceedings and the entire community was forever changed by this very brief period of time. The witch hunt lasted only a...

At the corner of Pines Road and Route 2 in Oregon, IL, a building that was constructed over 100 years ago still stands. The Road House has been many things throughout its existence including a general store, a speakeasy, a gambling hall, and a restaurant. Many people have passed through its doors and some never left. The owner believes the spirit of a young woman who was murdered nearby in 1948 ha...

In October 2019, two women from neighboring towns in Florida were murdered on the same day by the same man. Their cases weren’t connected right away because there was nothing that connected these two women; they were strangers. It wasn’t until police received a tip from a father, reporting his son had killed these two women, that they knew for sure. Wade Wilson had called and told his dad everythi...

In 2025, Hooters (yes, that Hooters) declared bankruptcy and said they wanted to go back to their family friendly roots. In this episode, Hannah tells Bob all about their roots and the ideals that the original Hooters was based on. Because of these ideals, the servers at Hooters were often viewed as objects by their customers which lead to some really scary situations and possibly even murder.  Be...

Welcome to the first Spooky B*tch Sprint! In this episode, Hannah tells Bob about the Naga Fireballs. The Naga Fireball Festival occurs every October in Thailand to celebrate the mystical glowing balls that shoot up from the Mekong River. Legend has it the Naga, which are giant serpents that live in the river, shoot up these fireballs every year in celebration of the end of Vassa, a Buddhist tradi...

In 2017, Skylar Richardson was a senior in high school. She had struggled with an eating disorder in the past so her parents were pleasantly surprised when she started gaining weight. She looked happy and healthy. Skylar was popular and had a boyfriend. Her mom insisted Skylar get on birth control if she was going to have a serious boyfriend so she scheduled an appointment with a doctor. During th...

Sasha Krause was just 27 years old when she was abducted and senselessly murdered. She lived in a Mennonite community in Farmington, New Mexico, where she taught Sunday school. She lived a peaceful and pious life. She loved to write poems and hymns and would have continued writing and sharing her goodness with the world if her life hadn’t been cut short by a selfish monster.  Mark Gooch had been r...

On October 11, 1973, Charlie Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing on the Pascagoula River after a long shift at the shipyard. Everything was going smoothly, until suddenly, they both heard a “zipping” noise behind them and saw bright blue lights. They turned around and saw some sort of craft hovering about the ground. Then, three beings came out of the craft and grabbed each man by the arm and b...

In October 2021, Jason Schaefer was delivering mail on his typical mail route in Longmont, CO, when someone walked up to him and shot him in the face. Despite first responders’ best efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. By the end of the day, police had arrested someone for his murder. This person was Devan Schreiner.  Jason and Devan had dated in the past and shared a son but were no long...

Karoline Borega had been married to Joel Kern for over 20 years when she discovered her husband had been living a secret double life. Joel was a highly respected officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department. He continued to climb the ladder in his career and was scheduled to become the Public Information Officer (PIO). He came home one day and told Karoline he had gotten in an argument with...

Bill Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth were murdered in their home while Billie Jean was holding their 7 month old baby in her arms. Investigators wondered who could possibly be so cold blooded that they would kill a mother holding her baby? As they interviewed Bill and Billie Jean’s friends and family, one name kept coming up: the Potters.  Barbara and Buddy Potter’s daughter, Jenelle, had been accu...

In 2010, Keri Murphy was starting her freshman year at Nimitz High School in Humble, TX. She joined the JV choir, not knowing that this decision would change the course of her life. For the holiday performance, all three choirs at the school came together to perform. This is when Keri met Rebecca Keller. Rebecca was a senior and Keri thought she was so cool. The two seemed drawn to each other and...

In 2008, Scott Johnston and Sean Farmer were camping and fishing in Giles County, Virginia, along the Appalachian Trail. They met a man on the trail who introduced himself as Ricky. They invited him to have dinner with them and he accepted. After dinner, as it was getting dark, the man suddenly pulled out a hand gun and started shooting at them. Scott was shot in the neck and back. Sean was shot i...

In 1997, a mother and her ten year old daughter were brutally assaulted and murdered in their home in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Investigators were able to collect DNA, but there were no matches. It wouldn’t be until 2000, after the state and federal DNA databases were combined, that they would get a match and a name: Paul Runge. Paul was in prison at the time for a parole violation. Police...

In October 1984, Angie Samota was a junior at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She had gone out with friends one Friday night and had gotten home safely when she heard a knock on the door. She answered the door to find a man she didn’t know asking to use her phone and bathroom. Because she was kind, she let him in. While he was in the bathroom, she called her boyfriend to let him know...

In December 1988, the body of a young man was found at the base of the North Head cliffs in Manly, Australia. This was 27 year old Scott Johnson. Police ruled this a suicide almost immediately. Scott had moved to Australia to be with his partner, Michael. Michael told police that Scott had had suicidal thoughts in the past but had been in good spirits lately as he was finishing his PhD in Mathemat...

In the early 1970s, there was a gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans called the Upstairs Lounge. At the time, there weren’t many safe spaces for the LGBT+ community so the owners of the Upstairs Lounge created a refuge. On June 24, 1973, the Upstairs Lounge buzzer sounded and Buddy the bartender sent someone to answer the door. As this man opened the door, a fireball burst into the bar and...

On this week’s episode, Hannah finishes telling Jessica about Gwen Shamblin and the weight loss cult. In June 2018, Gwen divorced her husband of 40 years; and in August 2018, she married Joe Lara, an actor, pilot, and aspiring country music singer. Joe already had a daughter with Natasha Pavlovich, fellow actor and pilot and all around badass. Natasha worried about the influence Joe and Gwen were...

In the early 90s, Gwen Shamblin created the Weigh Down Workshop, a faith-based weightloss program. Her “revolutionary” idea was to eat less and pray more. This spread like wildfire. Gwen was putting out curriculum nonstop and churches all over the world were buying into this idea and hosting their own Weigh Down Workshops. This was relatively harmless…at first. Eventually, Gwen created her own chu...

In August 1990, five college students were brutally murdered in their apartments in Gainesville, Florida. They had been sexually assaulted, stabbed, and then their bodies were posed in ways to shock whoever discovered them. Investigators in Shreveport, Louisiana, heard about these murders and thought they sounded awfully similar to an unsolved triple homicide in Shreveport. They found that the per...

In this episode, we’re going to Hannah and Bob’s favorite place: the Hook Peninsula. The Hook Peninsula is located in County Wexford, Ireland, and is home to the oldest working lighthouse in the whole world and the most haunted house in the whole country. The Hook Lighthouse was built in the 13th century and that lighthouse is the same one that operates today.  Loftus Hall is said to be the most h...

In 2009, a young woman in Perth, Australia, was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and told she had 4 months to live. She started doing conventional treatment which made her very sick. During this time, she found out she was pregnant. She stopped all treatments at this time and completely changed her diet. Three years later, she was still alive and thriving. She created an Instagram account where...

Over a 6 month period of 1992 in Seattle, WA, a serial arsonist was on the loose. He started by burning down churches and then moved on to businesses and homes. He was quick and sneaky, and police couldn’t catch him. Eventually, with the help of a forensic hypnotist and sketch artist, police received a tip from a man who believed his son, Paul Keller, was the arsonist. After surveilling Paul for t...

Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In honor of this day, today’s episode is about just one of these missing and murdered women.  Hanna Harris was born on May 5, 1992 in Montana. She was raised in Lame Deer, MT on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. On July 3, 2013, Hannah left her 10 month old son in the care of her uncle while she went out with family...