Mysterious Mavens

This week Kim tells Denae the story about a body found in a chimney. Sources: True crime all the time Mile higher podcast https://medium.com/@nikyoung/how-did-joshua-maddux-die-in-the-chimney-of-an-abandoned-cabin-7502be457cb7 Coffeehouse crime To see pictures of the cases and other cases check us out on instagram: Mysterious Mavens pod To send us cases suggestions, simply to say hi, questions, se...

This week Denae continues her Colorado cryptic theme and gives us another story of the Lafayette Vampire! Sources: The Lafayette Vampire November 30, 2024 by Doug Conarroe www.lafayettehistory.com/the-lafayette-vampire/ Spanish flu - Wikipedia Vampire Grave of Lafayette - Atlas Obscura by Devin Woodall Please follow us on instagram: Mysterious Mavens pod Email us stories, self care tips, story sug...

This week Kim tells Denae an insane story that takes place right before Christmas. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34586215.amp Gruesome: Horrific true crime Totally true crime  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-secret-relationship-that-ended-in-a-christmas-murder/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-crimes/5 Please rate...

This week Denae tells Kim an urban legends in their neck of the woods that they both hadn't heard before! Sources: The Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks | Denver Horror Collective by Adrianne Montoya Posted on May 5, 2019 by joshsworstnightmare Colorado Connie Blog Notes: The Hatchet Lady of Morrison October 18, 2020 coloradostories.online/about-1/f/the-hatchet-lady-of-morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre Haun...

This week Kim tells Denae about one of the biggest kidnapping cases in US history that has one of the best case scenario outcomes. Sources: 48 Hours Podcast: Live To Tell: Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping CityofChowchilla.org 1976 Bus Kidnapping | Chowchilla, CA CBSNews.com Chowchilla bus kidnapping: Rare photos from one of the largest abductions in U.S. history - Frederick Woods case 03/17/23 How a 1976...

This week Denae tells Kim the incredibly strange story of a principal who hypnotizes students. Sources: CBSNews.com Fla. school settles bizarre lawsuit over hypnotized students, suicides NBCNews.com Hypnotist principal faces questions after suicides by Mitch Stacy heraldtribune.com True crime TV series explores deaths of 3 North Port teens hypnotized by principal. How to watch By Melissa Perez-Car...

This week Denae tells Kim about the show that never was P.I. mom's. Sources: Netflix Trainwreck: PI Moms People.com P.I. Moms Stars Slam Actor Carl Marino For Ruining Reality Show with Sting Operation: 'So Many People Were Affected' By Raven Brunner   Published on July 22, 2025 09:00AM EDT Chris Butler (private investigator) - Wikipedia Please rate us 5 stars! mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.com Mysteri...

The Mavens are back! Happy Halloween! This week Kim tells Denae a chaotic retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Sources: The legend of sleepy hollow by Washington Irving. 1820 The legend of sleepy hollow by Disney 1949 Sleepy Hollow (1999) CBS this morning ‘tracing the haunting roots of the legend of sleepy hollow’ Please rate us 5 stars!  Feel free to contact us: mysteriousmavenspod@gmail.c...

This week Kim tells Denae about the mysterious circumstances of the Lake Bodum murders.  Sources: ODFM: season 13, episode 6 lake bodum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bodom_murders Casefile: Lake bodum podcast

This week Denae tells Kim about Soul Asylum's Runaway Train music video that found missing children.  Sources: slate.com Did the “Runaway Train” Music Video Really Save 21 Kids? By Nick Keppler ‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train | Music | The Guardian By Dave Simpson Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song) - Wikipedia People.com 11 Kids From 'Runaway Train' Video Still Missin...

This week Kim tells Denae about Colorado ghost town, St. Elmo. Sources: Tale of two cities It’s history YouTube  St. Elmo – The Story of Annabelle Footprints of the frontier

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"