Avery After Dark

If you had to describe your mom in 3 words, what would they be? Hopefully words like compassionate, caring & protective come to mind. The bond between a mothers & their babies is one of the strongest human connections It's a bond 19-year-old Ashley Wallace thought of her mother Stacey Castor. She thought of her mom as her best friend, someone she trusted with her life. But this turned out...

The town of Whitewater, Wisconsin seems like any typical midwestern college town. But if you dig a big deeper, you'll see it's anything but... It's been dubbed the 'Second Salem' for its dark history of witchcraft, hauntings & unexplainable occurrences. How did this town get SUCH a chilling reputation? Our second story, we have an especially haunting true story from a Hawaiian police officer....

Are you ready for goosebumps? This episode we have 4 true ghost stories! First up, we have the chilling case of the Tallman Family. After moving into a new home & purchasing a 2nd hand bunkbed, the family suffered through 9 months of paranormal torment before fleeing their home in the middle of the dead of winter.  Next is the true story of the 28 fires of Odon, Indiana. A supernatural mystery...

Unsolved, Strange & Supernatural... Avery discusses The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza, The Strange Disappearance of Steven Kubacki & The Supernatural Story of Lucky West Side 15 If you have ANY information on the case of Elizabeth Barraza, Crime Stoppers is offering a $50,000 reward for any information. Call (713) 222-TIPS Watch this podcast episode! Click HERE to check it out...

The Bellaire House in Ohio is one of the most legendary & haunted in the nation. Built in the 1800's by a coal mining executive, it's been the site of a mining explosion, ancient Native American burial caves & the French & Indian wars.  In decades since, it's become a paranormal hotspot. It's seen a frequent turnover of residents. No one seems to want anything to do with this house. Th...

Did her ghost help solve her own murder?  Teresita Basa was a healthcare worker who had been brutally murdered. Police came up with no leads & had very little evidence to go on But then one day, investigators got a phone call that would change everything. This tip would take this investigation into the world of the paranormal, the unexplained The caller stated that his wife was being visited b...

When the Lee family moved into a log cabin in the middle of the Black Forest in Colorado, they thought they hit the jackpot. The spacious two-story home sat on 5 acres in the densest & most secluded part of the woods But shortly after moving in, The Lee's began to experience a series of truly terrifying events. They heard footsteps, the sounds of chains rattling & would hear orchestra musi...

In 2015, 60-year-old Dr. Mary Yoder, a chiropractor who ran a thriving upstate New York practice with her husband Dr. William Yoder, suspected she may have had a stomach bug. This was out of the ordinary for Mary as she was the usually the picture of health... But her illness escalated rapidly & within 48 hours, Mary Yoder was dead. Doctors were baffled and said they had never seen anything li...

They were the all American couple. Lindsay was a beauty queen, Robert was a football star. By all accounts, Lindsay & Robert Shiver appeared to live a perfectly charmed life in Georgia with their children. Mansions, private jets, the Shivers lived the good life. Instagram posts from Lindsay showed the family grinning happily on beachside lavish vacations, living a life many dream of But this w...

I want you to imagine, you just bought your DREAM home. It's everything you've ever wanted. But as soon as you move in, something feels off... You're hearing strange noises coming from empty rooms, seeing shadows out of the corner of your eye & just can't shake the feeling that someone is watching you You finally come to the realization that your dream home has turned into a nightmare. The pla...

It's the arrest that has SHOCKED the nation. A serial killer has been hiding in plain sight for years as a New York suburban dad & husband... More than a decade after 11 bodies were found on Long Island, a New York architect has been charged in the Gilgo Beach murders  Rex Heuermann, 59 was arrested last week at his Manhattan office and arraigned Friday in the deaths of three women. He is also...

Charles and Catherine Romer, a wealthy couple from New York, checked into a Holiday Inn in Brunswick, Georgia, on April 8th, 1980 And then, they vanished What happened to the Romers after they entered that hotel room remains a puzzling mystery Days after the couple went missing, police were finally notified. Investigators were baffled as when they inspected the couples hotel room, all their belong...

Many say the iconic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado is the MOST haunted hotel in America! And for good reason... the hotel is overflowing with paranormal activity Since The Stanley opened its doors in 1909, this picturesque hotel has seen a lot. From a gas explosion that destroyed nearly 10% of the hotel, to spooked guests fleeing in the middle of the night from the ghostly activity inside T...

In 1986, Sherri Rasmussen was in the prime of her life. She had married to her husband John Ruetten 3 months prior and had a very successful career as a nurse On February 24th, John Ruetten returned home to find his wife Sherri dead on the floor of their Los Angeles condo. She had been beaten & shot 3 times The crime scene suggested a long struggle and the condo was in complete disarray. Stere...

On November 19th, 1990, wealthy business executive John Grundhofer arrived at his offices at 8:10am in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As he exited his car in the parking garage, a man calling himself "Carl" approached John and abducted him at gunpoint From here, the kidnapper demanded some of the 3 million dollar ransom be paid in $1000 dollar bills and also had to reference a 'how to kidnap' cheat sheet...

One morning, a 40-year-old mother named Marlene Warren was having breakfast with her son and his friends when there was an unexpected knock at the door of her Palm Beach, Florida home Marlene opened up the front door to see a clown standing on her front doorstep. The clown was holding a basket of flowers and 2 balloons. She excitedly reached out to grab the gifts when the clown took out a gun and...

20-year-old Angela Hammond pulled over to call her fiancé Rob Shafer using a payphone late one night in their hometown of Clinton, Missouri. She was 4 months pregnant at the time On the call, Angela began describing to Rob that a strange truck was circling the phone booth. The unidentified man in the truck then parked and began using a flashlight as if he was looking for something near the pay-pho...

In March 2022, Eric Richins wife Kouri called 911 after she reportedly found him unresponsive in their bed at their home in Utah. When police arrived, Kouri Richins told authorities that she had made him a Moscow mule the evening before & found him cold to the touch in the middle of the night What happened to the father of 3? His children & family were devastated and confused as he was hea...

On a December morning in 2017, two Toronto real estate agents were giving a tour of a mansion when one made a grisly discovery. Next to the pool were the bodies of Barry & Honey Sherman. The owners of the home had been murdered & staged in semi seated positions Who murdered one of Canada's most prominent and wealthy couples? And why? Thank you to ZocDoc for sponsoring this episode! Go to Z...

On a brisk March evening, 50 year old Jim McDonnell mysteriously vanished on a walk home from a friends house in New York. Prior to his disappearance, Jim told his friend that he had a bad headache and the short 15 minute walk home would help him feel better Anne McDonnell, Jim's wife, called police around 2AM when her husband never returned home. Jim was a church going, honest and devoted husband...

Recently, 28 girls were rushed to the ER after playing around with a Ouija Board at their school in Colombia. Reports stated the girls began losing consciousness, suffering from increased anxiety & falling ill. How could this be? These headlines baffled the world but those familiar with the dangers of the Ouija Board aren't surprised in the slightest... The mysterious Ouija board came straight...

When Sandra Boss met a man by the name of Clark Rockefeller at a 'Clue' themed murder mystery party, she fell in love Clark said he was a member of one of America's most wealthy & well known families. He said he was an heir to the oil dynasty fortune and attended Yale University at only 14 years old. He woo'ed Sandra and the 2 eventually got married But there was always something off about Cla...

The Willows Weep house in Cayuga, Indiana is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in the nation. It's been dubbed 'the most evil place in America' Willows Weep has a dark history. It was constructed in 1890 and since then, the house has been the site of numerous suicides & mysterious deaths. Willows Weep seems to attract and harbor darkness... Paranormal activity runs rampant on thi...

On the night before Halloween, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered. This was the first homicide in Greenwich, Connecticut in 30 years. Things like this just didn't happen in the affluent & exclusive community The crime scene was brutal. What kind of monster did this? Police find their #1 suspect in a teenager neighbor and this particular young man came from one of America's most well known,...

Tom, his wife Sophia and their two daughters set off for a beach vacation in historically beautiful St. Augustine, Florida. They rent a charming blue cottage by the sea and are ready for a week of fun in the sun Beforehand, they are ominously warned by the owner of the property to 'please keep out of the attic' during their stay Shortly after arriving, the family finds themselves thoroughly spooke...