Bug in a Rug

The 1991 murder of four teen girls in an Austin, Texas yogurt shop left the city shaken to its core. Although numerous suspects have been questioned and confessions have been given in previous years, the case remains unsolved.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders - Wikipedia Confront...

With the massive crowd that turned out for the 2014 Shanghai New Year's Eve celebrations came an unexpected tragedy. The excitement turned into panic when a stampede broke out, killing 36 and injuring 49.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Why Is Celebration of New Year So Important? (newyearsparty.in) The Bigges...

What's the dill with Christmas pickle ornaments? Join us as we get down to the bread and butter of the theories surrounding this holiday tradition!   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: The Christmas Pickle's History - WhyChristmas.com 404 whychristmas?com - WhyChristmas.com Christmas pickle Santa and the Pickled Chi...

When a well-respected dairy farmer had an encounter that was out of this world, things turned utterly ridiculous in a small Wisconsin town.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: The William Bosak UFO Occupant Encounter - UFO Insight 1974: Occupant Case In Wisconsin (William Bosak Encounter) (thinkaboutitdocs.com) BOS...

We're letting it all go this week as we discuss the conspiracy that Disney's Frozen was strategically named in order to cover up the cryopreservation of the company's founder.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films https://screenrant.com/frozen-theo...

Travis the chimpanzee may have been raised as a human, but his raw strength and wild temper shocked his community back to reality when he attacked a family friend.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Chimpanzee - Wikipedia Chimpanzee Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Chimpanzee, facts and photos (nationalgeogr...

This turkey might be too big to cook! Are you team Gobblesquatch or Gobbledygook?   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://visitcryptoville.com/2013/11/28/gobblesquatch-legendary-creature-or-holiday-hoax/ https://urbanlegendsonline.com/gobblesquatch/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Thanksgiving_Turkey_Pre...

A grand resort built in paradise. A suspicious suicide. A ghost that haunts the halls. Join us at the Hotel Del Coronado!   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Historic Hotels in San Diego | The Famous Hotel del Coronado Coronado, California - Wikipedia Is Coronado an Island, Peninsula or a Tombolo? - Coronado Times...

Drowning, saltwater crocodiles, cannibals out for revenge... all totally reasonable ways for the heir to the Rockefeller legacy and fortune to have died. But the question we are all left with is... where exactly is the Chesapeake Bay?   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catamaran https...

Stingy Jack is a reason we don't call them "Kyle-O'-Lanterns"... Happy Halloween!   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Samhain 2021 Rituals, History, and Traditions You Need To Know - (thepeculiarbrunette.com) Samhain and the Legend of Jack O'Lantern - The Irish Place Stingy Jack - Wikipedia What is the tradition of...

Things that we learned hinder fire safety: special effects that resemble SMOKE, emergency exits CHAINED SHUT, flammable foam TOUCHING lighters, and fire safety inspectors that call a structure temporary for FIVE years.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Grea...

Robert Beckowitz was murdered and dismembered in his own home by the two individuals closest to him. There is no amount of sex, drugs, or rock and roll that you could pay us in order to look at the crime scene photos again...    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: **Graphic Content** Jeannine Clark & James Glover – M...

For our 100th episode, we've found a sticky, sweet, and horrifying true crime topic! Moral of the story is to not listen to so much Def Leppard when you are angry.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/19433220.cheshire-wife-murdered-husband-boiling-sugar-water-amid-allegations...

We've narrowed down our vacation destinations to these three based on ability to social distance, sheer danger, and what will look best on our Christmas cards. Help us choose between weird boulders, a pit of fire, and a deadly stream!   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Trovants, the living stones of Romania: They g...

Jessica Renee Johnson's death looked staged to everyone except local law enforcement who quickly ruled it a suicide. We share her story in hopes that her family will one day find the answers they are looking for.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/10/18/suicide-or-murder-what-happe...

This week we revisit the spooky subject of Yōkai while misquoting a famous movie franchise!   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: @momento.mari on TikTok Aka manto | Yokai.com Aka Manto - Wikipedia Kuchisake onna | Yokai.com Kuchisake-onna - Wikipedia Kuchisake-onna | Monster Wiki | Fandom Ao andon | Yokai.com Yōkai...

If a horse or handsome stranger approaches you near a body of water and their hair is wet, BEWARE! There is a chance that a kelpie is about to drag you to a watery grave.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: http://ynysseamaiderp.blogspot.com/p/merrows.html https://www.scotclans.com/scotland/scottish-myths/scottish...

We try not to kink shame as we discuss serial train-wrecker Sylvestre Matuschka, a potential symphorophiliac.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Szilveszter Matuska - Wikipedia An Obsessive Disaster Fetish Turned This Man Into a Crazed Mass Murderer (gizmodo.com) Biography: Sylvestre Matuschka (archive.is) The Tra...

A pope walks into a courtroom as the defendant. Except... he doesn't walk. He is carried because he is a skeleton. They put a dead pope's skeleton on trial in 897 AD.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/dead-pope-put-on-trial.htm https://daily.jstor.org/the-cadav...

The TV Fairy didn't require payments or sacrifices of teeth to leave unsuspecting neighbors old television sets on their porches. A master of secret identity and an unsolved mystery still loom over Richmond, Virginia.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: ‘TV man’ mysteriously leaves old television sets at Virginia...

Australia's Prime Minister, Harold Holt, claimed to know the Cheviot Beach like the back of his hand just moments before he disappeared from its shore.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2013/03/australias-dangerous-animals-the-top-30/ https://www.aph.gov.au...

The tragic loss of Amanda Milan on June 20th, 2000 sparked outrage amongst the LGBTQ+ community. Her death shown further light on the inequalities and biases that the community faced and became a stepping stone for protective legislation.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: Murder of Amanda Milan - Wikipedia Amanda...

Karl P. Schmidt dedicated his entire life to the study of herpetology. Some people go out with a bang. Unfortunately, he went out with a bite.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: https://www.reptilesmagazine.com/the-death-diary-of-noted-herpetologist-dr-karl-schmidt/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Sch...

A clown motel pops up next to a cemetery in a tragic mining town... what could go wrong? If you guessed a paranormal vortex would form in Tonopah, Nevada, then you would be correct.    Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: THE CLOWN MOTEL, TONOPAH (theclownmotelusa.com) Clown Motel - Wikipedia Clown Motel – Tonopah, Ne...

Can we make you pee your pants using just two sentences? ...Only time will tell.   Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at  biarpodcast@gmail.com   Sources: What Happens in Your Brain When You Get Scared (businessinsider.com) The Science Behind Why We Like to Be Scared (healthline.com) Two Sentence Horror Stories That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine |...