Autumn's Oddities

Personality changes following organ transplants have been reported for decades, including accounts of recipients acquiring the personality characteristics of their donor. There have been numerous studies done to determine whether this is a real phenomenon, but the question remains: can organ donation recipients really inherit memories, talents, and even the personality of the donor? SOURCES https:...

Latoya Ammons and her three children claimed they were possessed by demons in an astonishing case that saw the involvement of police, children’s services, and even an exorcism or three. This is the story of the Ammons House, known to those who’ve experienced it as the house of 200 demons. SOURCES https://skepticalinquirer.org/2014/05/the-200-demons-house-a-skeptical-demonologists-report/ https://w...

High in the hills above Los Angeles, nestled in the trees of Benedict Canyon, sits a 1930 Craftsman-style house that was once home to one of Hollywood's biggest stars. From the outside, the looks like a picturesque movie set. But the truth about 9820 Easton Drive is anything but perfect. Follow me on TikTok @autumnsodditiespodcast Instragram @autumnsoddcast Patreon at Autumn's Oddities SOURCES Pla...

A woman comes home after a long day of work as an emergency room nurse and is attacked by a man sent to kill her. Only she’s not the one who died. This is the survival story of Susan Walters. Follow me on TikTok @autumnsodditiespodcast On Instagram @autumnsoddcast On Patreon at Autumn's Oddities SOURCES https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-edward-dalton-haffey-j/18130967/ https://w...

From UFO sightings to lost ships and planes, to its own underwater Stonehenge, Lake Michigan has enough oddities to rival the Bermuda Triangle. Follow me on TikTok @autumnsodditiespodcast Instagram @autumnsoddcast Patreon at Autumn's Oddities SOURCES https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/9000-year-old-stonehenge-like-structure-found-under-lake-michigan https://www.greatlakesboating.com/2018/02/mic...

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre stunned the world on February 14, 1929, when Chicago’s North Side erupted in gang violence. Gang warfare ruled the city during the late 1920s, as chief gangster Al Capone sought to gain control over the illegal sales of alcohol and other vices by eliminating his rivals. SOURCES The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, William J. Helmer Jr. and Arthur J. Bilek https://vaul...

In part 2 of the ghastly tale of Vincenzo Verzeni, he is finally arrested and tried for his heinous crimes. His appeals exhausted, Verzeni finally admits to the depravity of his horrendous deeds. Sources cited within episode Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

In the late 19th century, a predator stalked the women and girls of Bergamo, Italy. The late 1800s saw a rise in serial sexual killings, some of the worst of which were committed by a killer known as the Vampire of Bergamo. Promos by fellow Darkcast Network members Cause of Death and Book of the Dead SOURCES Cited within episode Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...

Hello there gentle listeners. I'm still on the mend, getting slightly better each day. Until I get my voice back, please enjoy this entertaining conversation (if I sound loopy, I didn't realize I was sick yet) with fellow Darkcast Network member Creepy Confidential. We cover everything from UFO conspiracies, our favorite cryptids, and the possibility of millennial ghosts. Buckle up, things got wei...

In 1977, escrow agent Charles Morgan went missing for several days only to return home unable to speak, missing a shoe, and with plastic handcuffs on his wrists and ankles. After being taken, he was determined it wouldn't happen again. Not only did it happen again, but Charles Morgan never returned home. While his death was ruled by police as a suicide, the details surrounding the case add up to s...

On April 17, 1935, a fisherman hooked a small shark off Coogee Beach in Australia. Then a 13-foot, or four-meter, tiger shark swallowed the smaller shark, allowing itself to be caught by the hook as well. The fisherman just so happened to own an aquarium and decided the tiger shark would be his new attraction. But the small shark wasn’t the only thing the large tiger shark had gobbled up, though....

How a newlywed bride from Toronto drowned in just nine inches of stream water while her honeymoon cottage went up in flames is a mystery that gripped the city in 1947 and continues to puzzle investigators and the public. SOURCES Cited within episode Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

In the 1990s, a group of self-proclaimed hippies spent two years sealed inside a dome called Biosphere 2. Their glass-protected utopia turned out to be anything but, as they ended up nearly starving and gasping for air. SOURCES https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/spaceship-earth-review-biosphere-2-documentary.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/spaceship-earth-tells-the-wild-story-of-biosphere-2-steve-...

While many believed they knew the identity of the Fall River axe murderer, Lizzie Borden's trial attorneys put forth a defense made easier by the lack of evidence against her. Was she guilty? Did she have an accomplice? Or, was she innocent? SOURCES cited within Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

The Lizzie Borden murder case is one of the most famous in American criminal history. The New England crime and its seeming senselessness captivated the national press. And the horrible identity of the alleged murderer was immortalized by the children’s rhyme passed down through generations. This episode examines the murders of Lizzie's father Andrew and his wife, Abby. SOURCES https://famous-tria...

Wayne Nance is one of the few serial killers to be killed by his final intended victims. Unfortunately, it would be too late for at least three people whose lives were snuffed out by the Missoula Mauler. SOURCES To Kill and Kill Again: The Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer; By John Coston https://billingsgazette.com/wayne-nance-the-missoula-mauler/article_af33b419-c...

When Santa walked into First National Bank on December 23, 1927, it wasn't to make a deposit or apply for a loan. He was there to make a permanent withdrawal at gunpoint, along with his helper. What ensued was a massive manhunt for the bandits and a lot less holiday cheer in the town of Cisco, Texas. SOURCES https://archive.org/details/StartlingDetectiveMar1930/page/n13/mode/2up https://www.tshaon...

Never before had a missing pizza and a grey sock played such vital roles in a murder investigation. But this was all the police had to go on when 25-year-old landscape architect Joanna Yeates went missing on December 17, 2010. SOURCES https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/joanna-yeates-killing-timeline https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/28/joanna-yeates-may-have-known-killer https://www....

Led by a direct descendant of the God Thor, the warriors of the modern mystery school are dedicated to saving the planet with their own secret methods of martial arts, metaphysics, and magic. Former members claim that it isn’t all spiritual enlightenment, though, they allege that the school is nothing more than an MLM bordering on a cult. SOURCES https://www.incentrelondon.com/7-mystery-schools ht...

It should have been the trip of a lifetime: two 21-year-old friends from the UK moved to Tokyo during a gap year to work and live in one of the most exciting cities in the world. But less than a month later, one of the women, Lucie Blackman, went missing. Her distraught family flew to Japan on a desperate search to find her, and one of the biggest manhunts in the country’s history began. What they...

When Colorado musician Scott Sessions didn't show up for a sold-out gig, his bandmates were worried but couldn't have imagined where he was. The discovery of a smoldering corpse in the mountains would lead investigators on a hunt for his killer and eventually, another body. SOURCES Case Motions and Transcript: Colorado v. Kevin Dean Eastman https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2022/07/22/peif-fare...

What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the group’s leader “Mother God” was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights, the eyeless sockets of her skull decorated with glitter. SOURCES Cited within episode Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-odditie...

Lisa Ziegert drew people in with her sparkling blue eyes and warm smile. Her laughter was contagious. But her light was snuffed out and her murder remained unsolved for decades. SOURCES https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/ https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/ https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2019/09/2...

The holidays are stressful for most of us, but especially for the folks on this list of turkey day dumb as*ses. Enjoy this smattering of thefts gone wrong, holiday stabbings, and cautionary tales. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

Where is the tomb of Alexander the Great, one of the greatest rulers and military strategists of all time? He was only 33 years old when he died in 323 BC, but his final resting place remains a mystery. SOURCES http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma Chugg, A. M. (...