Autumn's Oddities

After being dumped by his sugar daddy in California, Andrew Cunanan drove his way across the country committing murders any time he needed a car or some money. He killed indiscriminately, murdering those he knew and complete strangers alike until he made his way to Miami Beach, where he shot and killed fashion designer Gianni Versace. SOURCES Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the...

Would you consider someone who survived not one, not two, but three of the most infamous maritime disasters in history to be lucky or cursed? Could such a person even exist, and if so, why would any crew allow them onto a ship again? One such woman did exist and she actually considered herself to be lucky. SOURCES Violet Jessop (1997) Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of Violet Jessop, Stewardess. Bec...

She was a feisty five-foot waitress and amateur poet who wanted a better life. He was a tough-talking turkey thief who wanted out of poverty. Together, they were the most notorious crime couple in American history. SOURCES https://vault.fbi.gov/Bonnie%20and%20Clyde The Lives and Times of Bonnie & Clyde; E.R. Milner Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-o...

You can't have sweet without sour and these love stories will twist your face into a contorted mask of shock and intrigue. Happy Valentine's Day! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

Enjoy this tasty little assortment of Valentine's Day treats from my fellow Darkcast Network members! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

There have been some truly great romances throughout history. Britney and Justin, Brad and Jennifer, Pam and Tommy, the list goes on and on. You know, just stable, happy, healthy relationships. These love stories are not any of those things, they are bizarre, some are funny, and some are deranged. Grab those chocolates, it’s about to get weird. SOURCES https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/f...

On Friday the 13th, 1980, Betty Gore was brutally murdered in her home while her husband was out of town. The crime was so vicious that investigators believed it could have only been committed by someone who knew Betty, but they would have never guessed the who or why. SOURCES Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs; by Jim Atkinson and Joe Bob Briggs https://www.texasmo...

Holly Maddux had bigger ambitions than staying in her small East Texas hometown. Her views were in line with the hippie counterculture movement and she wanted to be in a city with like-minded people. It was there that she met a wannabe guru that would be her undoing. SOURCES https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/ira-einhorn-trial-1993 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-superior-court/1030703....

A popular student from a small Texas town is found dead after sneaking out of her house. After looking at the obvious suspects, her case goes cold until a phone call from the Naval Academy takes the case in an unexpected direction. SOURCES https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1007875.html https://people.com/crime/david-graham-diane-zamora-their-lives-now-2016/ https://casetext.com/case/...

A woman is brutally murdered in her home while in the midst of a nasty custody battle, but the killer's DNA isn't a match for any of the obvious suspects. Her case goes cold until a jailhouse informant comes forward with a confession and motive that no one could have guessed. SOURCES https://caselaw.findlaw.com/md-court-of-special-appeals/1455922.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://ww...

Avid hiker Kenny Veach claimed that he found a mysterious, vibrating cave in the Mojave desert on his YouTube channel. The cave was shaped like an "M" and in very close proximity to Area 51. But when he goes looking for it again, he disappears, never to be found. Was he taken by aliens or the government? Or did he fall victim to the perils of the desert? SOURCES https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/se...

Bich Ha and Hann Pan immigrated to Canada from Vietnam with the dream of becoming successful and giving their children a better life. They believed that their daughter was a straight-A student on the path to becoming even more successful than her parents. But Jennifer’s academic career was a complete work of fiction supported by a web of lies that eventually led to a murder-for-hire plot. SOURCES...

For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer terrorized the town of Circleville, Ohio, by sending threatening letters that exposed alleged secrets about the town’s residents. The campaign of terror first began in March of 1977 and by the time the final letter was sent in the 1990s, it is believed that close to a thousand were received by locals. SOURCES Cold Cases True Crime: True Murder Sto...

Late on the evening of August 2, 2006, 32-year-old lawyer Robert Wone was finishing up work at his office at Radio Free Asia in Washington D.C. Instead of commuting back to his home in Oakton, Virginia, Robert decided to stay the night with a friend from college in the city. However, just two hours after arriving at this friend’s house, Robert was dead, and the circumstances surrounding his death...

When the news broke in 2003 that Elliott Smith had committed suicide after a fight with his girlfriend, it seemed like a believable end for the tortured singer. But the manner in which Smith allegedly killed himself was so strange that it led many to believe that he was murdered. SOURCES https://justiceforelliottsmithcom.wordpress.com/autopsy-report/ https://justiceforelliottsmithcom.wordpress.com...

On November 9, 2002, Josh Guimond left a party at a friend’s apartment on campus, but he never made it back to his dorm. Josh disappeared without a trace and, 21 years later, his friends and family still don't know where he is or what happened to him. SOURCES https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/2002_09_29_StarTribune_BehindThe_Francis_Hoefgen_ETC_3.htm Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, Volume...

The Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the most incredible achievements in human history up to that point. Despite this feat, some people claimed the “giant leap for mankind” had been faked entirely and that man had never really set foot on the moon. Conspiracy theories that the moon landing was actually a hoax that the U.S. government had staged quickly gained traction and haven’...

Descriptions of spontaneous human combustion date back to the 17th century, with a large number of cases recorded in the 19th century and a handful in the 20th and 21st centuries. Altogether, there are a few hundred recorded possible cases, with only a handful considered to be plausible. SOURCES https://www.nps.gov/articles/fire-prevention-52-spontaneous-combustion.htm https://www.livescience.com/...

On November 29th, 1909, police arrived at a dilapidated New Jersey home to find 24-year-old Oceana “Ocey” Snead lying dead in her bathtub. Inside a pile of clothing on the floor, police found a suicide note. In the months before, Ocey had lost her daughter and husband and had become despondent. Clearly, this was a case of a distraught woman who had taken her own life, right? Investigators didn’t b...

Chippendale’s founder Steve Banerjee was obsessed with making sure his creation had no competition, and he was willing to do whatever it took to make sure that his male strip show was the only game in town. Even if that meant committing murder and arson. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

On December 14, 1962, three men, one dressed as Santa Claus, walked into the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. Within just five minutes they had taken up $142,966 in cash, bonds, and travelers’ checks, killed two policemen, and fled the bank unscathed. The murders sparked the biggest manhunt in Montreal's, and possibly Canada's, police history. SOURCE...

It's a holiday bonus episode! My fellow Darkcast Network members are treating you to some lovely holiday tales, to offset yesterday's naughtiness! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

Check out the naughty list of Christmas/holiday folklore and cryptids brought to you by Darkcast Network! Who knows, maybe you're on the list. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .

Every year in early December, children in Austria get ready for jolly old St. Nick to visit them. If they’ve been good, they'll get presents and a stocking full of treats. But if they’ve been bad, they’ll have to face Santa's dark counterpart, Krampus. SOURCES Krampus: The History and Legacy of the Mythological Figure Who Punishes Children during the Christmas Season; by Charles River Editors Beco...

It's a holly, jolly true crime fest, y'all! I present to you the wildest, most outrageous Christmas crimes that internet headlines have to offer! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support .