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We hope you enjoy the TRULY bizarre & horrible story we have for y’all this week: the extremely controversial pop culture phenomenon of the deadly “Glee Curse”—& the series of tragic deaths of three of the beloved television show’s breakout young stars. Sources: BOOK: "Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist" by R.H. Stavis https://time.com/6248035/the-price-of-glee-docuser...

When a young blonde woman is found terribly disoriented & severely injured in a Florida swamp after barely surviving a horrific attack, the investigation is almost instantly dismissed for typical BS reasons (including but not limited to “well she was probably JUST an add*ct or JUST a s*x worker, so who really cares🙄” ….until a Private Detective with a reputation for refusing to sit down &...

PART TWO OUT NOW On May 3rd, 1969, high school sweethearts Michael “Mike” Morrison & Debra “Debbie” Means never came home from the prom. After a frantic search for the missing teenagers, the close-knit & quiet midwest farmtown of Mascoutah, IL would have its innocence forever shattered, & the search for answers surrounding their brutal m*rders would continue for the next 50 years. **PA...

On May 3rd, 1969, high school sweethearts Michael “Mike” Morrison & Debra “Debbie” Means never came home from the prom. After a frantic search for the missing teenagers, the close-knit & quiet midwest farmtown of Mascoutah, IL would have its innocence forever shattered, & the search for answers surrounding their brutal m*rders would continue for the next 50 years. **PART 1 of this two-...

Basically, rural roads in the 1970's coastal Carolinas were NOT where ya wanted to be. (surprise surprise) You also didn't even want to be a loose acquaintance of Donald "PeeWee" Gaskins...because the more his violence escalated, the more unhinged he became. If want he says is true, his victim count was well above 100. Even after three parts, we feel like we barely scratched the surface attempting...

PART II of our coverage of Donald “PeeWee” Gaskins: South Carolina’s Coastal K*ller” is out now… & we aren’t quite sure if we need to say we’re sorry or y’all welcome, because once again this is a real disturbing doozy of an episode (consider this a serious content warning that we have to talk about some really dark stuff😖)…& PeeWee was a REAL bad egg. In Part II, we take you through his...

**CONTENT WARNING this episode does contain mentions of childhood DA & SA, animal abuse, and in general contains extremely adult content. Something ain't right with PeeWee....and in PART ONE we're here to tell you all about his tumultuous childhood in the 1930's & 40's in rural Florence County, SC, and the budding disturbing pathologies that would eventually manifest themselves in the most...

THE CONCLUSION IS HERE. On March 11, 1989, fourteen-year-old Aundria Bowman disappeared from her home in Hamilton, Michigan. Her adoptive parents & police declared her a runaway & shelved her disappearance for over a decade….until an armchair detective and a determined mother teamed up to discover the real truth. Article read for today’s episode: “The Girl In The Picture” by Niles Cappello...

On March 11, 1989, fourteen-year-old Aundria Bowman disappeared from her home in Hamilton, Michigan. Her adoptive parents & police declared her a runaway & shelved her disappearance for over a decade….until an armchair detective and a determined mother teamed up to discover the real truth. Article read for today’s episode: “The Girl In The Picture” by Niles Cappello for Atavist Magazine ht...

Welcome to Friday Night Frights!

Greg Fleniken was a kind, easygoing and well-liked oil man who had settled in for the night at his hotel in Beaumont Texas to watch the new Iron Man movie, when a disaster struck that he literally never saw coming. At first glance, Greg's death was signed off by law enforcement as natural causes...but upon closer examination, his body told a much more sinister story--and was the beginning of a biz...

In 2009, a notorious art thief got the luckiest break of their life when a highly respected LAPD detective named Stephanie Lazarus (aka “Spazarus”) who was closing in on their heels got called into the office for her OWN police interview…and a horrific murder case that had been cold for 23 years would be blown wide open. This is the absolutely bonkers and tragic story of the murder (and finally, j...

14-year old Elizabeth Shoaf was nearly home from the bus stop on September 6th, 2006, when she was intercepted at the end of her own driveway by a predator pretending to be a police officer. Vinson Filyaw had been watching her for months, carefully orchestrating her abduction and believing he had a foolproof plan to keep her as his prisoner in an underground bunker deep in the woods of Lugoff, Sou...

THE CONCLUSION IS HERE. WWII has arrived, Leonarda finally completes the protection spell, her fully grown son gets thrown into a less-than-ideal bathing situation, and the Italian postal service becomes an unlikely hero. You can binge all three parts of our coverage of Leonarda Cianciulli: The Soapmaker of Correggio right now wherever you get your podcasts Sources: The Curse: A Shocking True Stor...

things get a little...**shaky** for the Pansardi family in today's episode...before they finally settle down in the idyllic country town of Correggio. Leonarda opens a soap shop and becomes a well-respected fortune teller, her kids are thriving... & everything seems to be going great...until WWII arrives. SOURCES: https://murderpedia.org/female. C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm The Curse: A Shockin...

WARNING : This episode contains descriptions of self-harm, domestic and sexual assault, and death of children/miscarriage. On a summer night in Italy 1893, young Emilia di Nolfi would have her promising future torn away at the hands of a drunk scumbag...which would be the makings of a villian origin story that we couldn't possibly make up if we tried. There will be spells, curses, soap and axe mur...

On October 21st, 2008, 9 year old Elizabeth Olten vanished less than a mile from her home in St Martins, Missouri after a spur of the moment playdate with one of her best friends. In the frantic search that ensued in the small, close-knit town, no one suspected that an incredibly disturbed killer was closer than they ever could have imagined. Repeal Law That Could Free Elizabeth Olten's Murderer A...

Finally—the wild ride of the Michael Peterson case and all the staircase shenanigans come to an end in Part III. Today we wrap everything up and break down the Alford Plea, where the Peterson kids are now…and most importantly… the Owl Theory. Todd Peterson video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NI15RZN8wM Sources: https://www.nickiswift.com/464174/what-are-michael-petersons-kids-doing-today/ http...

If you're still head-scratching from Part 1...things are about to get a whole lot crazier. In this episode, we take you through the many twists and turns of the trial of Michael Peterson, the Durham County novelist accused of murdering his wife in 2001. *don't forget to listen to Part 1 first if you haven't already! Is a blow poke a good gift? Follow us on Instagram @campingiscanceledSend us any c...

On December 9th, 2001, novelist Michael Peterson found his wife Kathleen Peterson at the bottom of the staircase inside their mansion in Durham, North Carolina. His frantic 911 call would begin a murder investigation & a dramatic trial full of so many twists and turns that our heads are still spinning, and heated debates over this case continue 20+ years later. You can listen to Part 1 of our...

In 2016, on a rural country road in Ohio at the end of the summer, 20-year old Sierah Joughin kissed her boyfriend Josh goodbye and continued on riding her bicycle, just one half of a mile away from home. Sierah was never seen alive again, and Fulton County was about to be rocked by the revelation that a monster had been lurking in their midst for years. You can listen to Camping Is Canceled Episo...

Before reality shows like Survivor and Alone made it glamorous to rough it out in the wilderness...a teenage girl would set the bar for grit & gumption real, real high. On Christmas Eve, 1971, a plane carrying 92 passengers fell from the sky and vanished into the heart of the Peruvian rainforest. 17 year old Juliane Koepcke would be the sole survivor, & we're here to tell you all about it....

Gerontophilia, broad-daylight murder shenanigans, mommy issues, & meat pies...for whatever reason, this reeaaal bad dude tends to slip through the cracks of popular crime case coverage. We're going waaay down under this week to bring y'all the very true story (& our personal beefs) with one of Australia's worst: The Granny Killer John Wayne Glover (or as we prefer, The Coward Killer). Roll...

In the 1970's, the formerly sleepy town of Santa Cruz was plunged into terror when a hiker stumbled upon the skull of a young female college student--and that was only the beginning. Police were at their wit's end as young women vanished without a trace, and little did they know that the killer was right under their nose (or hovering a full head & shoulders above them) for an entire year. Inst...

**We have re-recorded & re-released this 2-Part case (our very first recording!!) with superior audio quality & script delivery, to ensure that Jennifer Levin’s story is told to the best of our ability; for those versions of this episode; scroll to EPISODES 29 & 30! Welcome back to PART 2 of the Jennifer Levin case... Dive in with into the trial, media craze, and more catholic church t...