Mysterious Mavens

This week Denae tells Kim some stories about government secrets.  Sources: 23 Soviet troops turned to stone by aliens? CIA memo unearths Cold War mystery - The Economic Times CIA.gov/readingroom/docs/ DOC_0005517761.pdf kyivpost.com Did Soviet Soldiers Turn to Stone in Alien Encounters, According to CIA? YouTube OneIndiaNews: VIDEO: 'ALIENS Attack Turned Soldiers To STONE' | Declassified CIA Files...

This week Kim tells Denae about the supposed curse of the movie Poltergeist.  Sources: Biography.com The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Set Oddities By Micah White True Crime Cast: How Many Casting Crew Members Died from Poltergeist YouTube video  Disgraceland Podcast: Poltergeist Curse  Tragic story of Poltergeist movie as multiple actors died shortly after its release...

This week Denae tells Kim about the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders in Finland. Sources: Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders - Wikipedia Buzzfeed.com 27 Extremely Dark True Crime Stories From Countries Outside The United States by Crystal Ro Scandinavian Crimes Podcast: Unsolved Murder: The Hausjarvi Gravel Pit Murders YouTube: Kadonneet: Maarit Haantie

This week Kim tells Denae about the curse of the Glee TV show.  Sources:  True Crime & Cocktails: Glee Curse The Price of Glee Docuseries Explores 'Curse' of the Show | TIME .com by Moises Mendez II The Price of Glee Documentary ew.com Lea Michele addresses backlash from 'Glee' costars, says she's done personal reach-outs by Maureen Lee Lenker

This week Denae tells Kim about some creepy mirror stories.  Sources: Woman's Hotel Bathroom Horror Story Will Have You Scared To Leave Your Home | iHeart by Dave Basner Listverse.com 10 Terrifying Real-Life Stories That Made The News by Estelle TheGuardian.com New York woman discovers secret apartment behind bathroom mirror curbed.com We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartment Behind...

This week Kim shares how an episode of the Jenny Jones Show resulted in a violent crime. Sources: Dark Side of the 90s: Episode 1 Sinisterhood: Jenny Jones Crush Murder Part 1 & 2 Morbid: Jenny Jones Murder YouTube: Crime A to Z  Google AI “Gay Panic Defense”

This week Denae tells Kim about the infamous Norwegian Black Metal Murders.  Sources:  Lords of Chaos, movie 2018 TheGuardian.com 'Before you know it, it's not a big deal to kill a man': Norwegian black metal's murderous past By Alex Godfrey TheGuardian.com Norway's most notorious musician Varg Vikernes to be released from prison . By Sean Michaels Euronymous - Wikipedia Mayhem (band) - Wikipedia...

This week Kim tells Denae about the 15th richest man in Canada, who turned up dead in his home with his wife.  Sources:  Crime Junkie Murder with My Husband podcast The Fifth Estate YouTube 

This week Denae tells Kim about the Black Forest House, the most haunted house in Colorado.  Sources:  Black Forest, Colorado—One of the World's Most Haunted Places (ourcommunitynow.com) By Magalie Noebes THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN BLACK FOREST, COLORADO – Jacob Floyd's Ghosts and Monsters ( wordpress.com ) The Haunted House Of Black Forest - YouTube Paranormal Orbs & Ghost Figures From The CCTV At...

This week Kim tells Denae about a 33 year old woman who mysteriously disappeared.  Sources:  True Crime Society Podcast: Cassidy Rainwater KY3.com TIMELINE: The death and disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater in Dallas County, Mo. by By Joey Schneider , Marina Silva and Frances Watson That Chapter YouTube 

This week Denae tells Kim about a hiking expedition gone very wrong.  Sources: Khamar-Daban incident - Wikipedia The Khamar Daban Incident: Mountain Madness - Historic Mysteries By Bipin Dimir Exploration Mysteries: The Khamar Daban Incident » Explorersweb High Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness | CDC Yellow Book 2024

This week Kim tells Denae about the super creepy haunted doll, Harold.  Sources:  Paranormal Fears: Harold the Doll Part 1&2 Cursed Dolls | The Evil Wiki WordPress.com : Harold the Haunted Doll

This week Denae tells Kim the classic true crime story of Jack The Ripper and how it was very recently solved.  Sources:  Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 Episode 1 TheNewsNationNow.com Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, historian says By Patrick Djordjevic Who was Aaron Kosminski? Historian Claims DNA Identifies Jack the Ripper - Newsweek By Jenna Sundel jack-the-ripper.org The Timel...

This week Kim tells Denae about a yoga instructor killer.  Sources:  True Crime All The Time Dateline "The Night Time Stopped"

This week Denae tells Kim the crazy story of a woman who was kidnapped and forced to impersonate Aretha Franklin.  Sources:  The Counterfeit Queen of Soul | Smithsonian By Jeff Maysh Criminal Podcast: The Impersonator Vickie Jones - Wikipedia

Today Kim tells Denae the twisted tale of a woman who posed as a high schooler and middle schooler.  Sources:  NBCBoston.com : A Timeline of the Shelby Hewitt Case By Mary Markos Timesuck podcast with Dan Cummins: Episode 434: Shelby Hewitt: The 32 Year Old Seventh Grader

This week Denae tells Kim about Grand Junction, Colorado killer Brian Cohee Jr.  Sources: Unilad.com article New true crime doc on murderer Brian Cohee is leaving people 'unable to sleep' after watching by Niamh Shackleton The People V Brian Cohee: Sentencing Hearing | KREX5 FOX4 The Daily Sentinel A Look Back: Cohee Trial Top Crime Story of 2023 by Sam Klomhaus https://www.gjsentinel.com/a-look-b...

This week Kim tells Denae about some young girls who attempted murder, claiming Slender Man needed a sacrifice.  Sources: Beware of the Slenderman Documentary Morbid Podcast: The Slender Man Stabbing Strange and Unexplained Podcast: Slender Man

This week Denae tells Kim the infamous cold case of Lady of the Dunes (that very recently was SOLVED!) Sources:  Killer of Cape Cod’s ‘Lady of the Dunes’ identified 50 years after murder | Massachusetts | The Guardian Lady of the Dunes’ late husband has been linked to two other deaths - now his friend speaks out | The Independent by Sheila Flynn Who killed The Lady of the Dunes? How Jaws could hol...

This week Kim tells Denae the sad story of murder victim, Micaela Constanzo.  Sources: Morbidology: Episode 10 Manner of Death: Homicide Episode 1 That Chapter Podcast/YouTube ThoughtCo.com The Murder of Micaela Costanzo by Charles Montaldo Toni Fratto | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

This week Denae tells Kim about the burning of the last "witch" in Ireland, Bridget Cleary.  Sources:  Murder of Bridget Cleary - Wikipedia County Tipperary - Wikipedia The Haunting True Story of Bridget Cleary’s “Changeling” Murder - Atlas Obscura By Sarah Durn wildernessireland.com Irish Folklore, Myth & Legend: The Fairies By Dawn Rainbolt Lore: Season 1 Episode 3 Black Stockings

This week Kim tells Denae about the Colorado Hammer Murders.  Sources: Bad Acts podcast episode 133 Wikipedia coloradojudicial.gov COLORADO ALEX CHRISTOPHER EWING, IDA-0021 - AMENDED COMPLAINT AI\D INFORMATION COUNT 1: MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE 9News.com Hammer attack murder suspect says 'nothing has been fair' by Kevin Vaughan

This week Denae tells Kim the story of Giulia Tofana, the woman who helped many Italian wives poison their husbands. Sources: AllThatsInteresting.com Giulia Tofana: The Legendary Serial Poisoner Of 17th-Century Rome .By Hannah McKennett  YouTube Channel: Weird History: The Woman Who Poisoned 600 Men with Her Makeup Giulia Tofana - Wikipedia mikedashhistory.com Aqua Tofana: slow-poisoning and husba...

This week Kim tells Denae the story of Ed Edwards, lifelong criminal who had no chill.  Sources:  Edward Edwards (serial killer) - Wikipedia The Crime Reel YouTube

This week Denae tells Kim about the Official Witch of Salem and how she was an integral part of solving a murder case. Sources: Buzzfeed.com A Man Who "Discovered Himself" From An Episode Of "Unsolved Mysteries" And 10 Other True Crime Cases With Unexpected Twists by Angelica Martinez Unsolved Mysteries: Season 9 Episode 4 Salem State University Blog: Laurie Cabot by Jen Ratliff Patheos.com The Tr...