Curious Cousins OK Podcast

Are you ready for one of Oklahoma’s first, and relatively unknown, unsolved murders? In 1911, OK Game Warden Charles W Estes, from the Jenks area, was found murdered while on patrol at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa. Several suspicious suspects were cleared. Was it murder by a wayward hunter? How many shots really were fired? Little to no evidence frustrated law enforcement. A missing revolver and money...

Do you enjoy taking long walks in the spooky woods? Are you a treasure seeker? If you answered yes, then this week’s episode is for you! Travel with Jess to the Wichita Mountain area and take a peek at Devil’s Canyon. Then travel to Durant with Tiff and visit the haunted stomping grounds of Aunt Jane at Ft. Washita. There’s treasure in them there hills, but trying to find it just might cause you y...

After the heaviness of the last two weeks, your favorite cousins decided to explore some brighter history of our home state. Pioneers in two different areas of Oklahoma history, lawman Bass Reeves and Civil Rights Activist Roscoe Dunjee paved the way for many Oklahomans. Bass Reeves helped bring down the lawless as the first African American Marshall in Oklahoma, and maybe the entire US. Roscoe Du...

Are you ready for the trial of the century? February 1975 saw just that in Enid, OK! This week, Tiff concludes the two-parter Thrasher Family Murders case with a closer look at Bobby Wayne Collins’ life and the many tales he spun for law enforcement, the judge, and jury. With a high-profile defense attorney named Steven Jones and the evidence with the state seeming to be minimal, the prosecution h...

This week, Tiff shares about the horrific 1974 quadruple homicide of the Thrasher family. Quiet little Woodward, OK would wake up after the Labor Day weekend to discover there's a murderer in their mist. Part 1, of this 2 part series, takes you back to 1974 and the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Thrasher and their two children. This normal, all-American family's deaths caused police to scratch their heads,...

Things that go bump in the night? That seems to be the norm at these two places in Oklahoma! This week, your favorite cousins will take you to Anadarko and Wilburton in search of two very spooky places just soaked in history! Tiff talks about Riverside Indian School, the oldest Native American Boarding School in the USA. It's dark history has led many to believe that several students never left wh...

Is there anything more kooky or spooky than abandoned places? We didn't think so! This week's episode, your favorite cousins explore some abandoned places here in our Great State; Eagle Park Amusement Park in Cashe and Dunjee School in Spencer. Each have vivid and interesting pasts, but their futures are bleak. While funds are trying to be raised to save Eagle Park, Dunjee School has burned, and i...

This week Jess wraps up this roller coaster ride with theories and a mind-blowing ending! From how Chub hid in plain sight, to the thrilling friendship author Dale R. Lewis formed with the #1 suspect, Jess keeps us on our toes the entire time. Just one question...did you see this one coming? Please, please, please check out Dale R. Lewis' book "Footprints in the Dew"!!

Are you ready for a roller coaster of a ride? Your favorite cousins have been MIA for a few weeks, but they're back with a case that has more twists than a tornado! In part 1, of this two-part series, Jess tells us all about one of Oklahoma's most notorious unsolved murders...the murder of rancher EC Mullendore III. Spoiler...Jess will leave you hanging on a cliff! Mullendore was a well-known ranc...

Hi Cousins! Jess is a bit under the weather, so it’s just Tiff. We decided to take this week off to celebrate the holidays, so please take this chance to catch up on all our episodes. If you're all caught up, we would LOVE for you toc check out another Oklahoma-based podcast: Sirens: A Southern True Crime Podcast (Find show info here ). This podcast is a favorite of your favorite cousins'!! Right...

Cousins! Welcome to Episode 18! This week, your favorite cousins dive into some really spooky haunts here in Oklahoma. Tiff covers NSU's Seminary Hall, while Jess chats about Waurika's famed Rock Island Rooming House. These two haunts definitely need to be on your next roadtrip!

Episode 17 hits your ears today! Jess takes us on an unusual adventure into something quite kooky for Oklahoma...Ship Wrecks. Tiff pairs that with wondering what really is lurking in the waters of our great state....Maybe an OCTOPUS? So grab your favorite snuggly blanket (because we all know the temps have taken a tumble), and cuddle in for a truly kooky (and spooky) ride!

This week your favorite Okie cousins take a look at some kooky, and not too spooky, headlines from around the Sooner State. Strap in for some wild, TRUE STORIES from all over this great state. So if you need a little mental “bubble gum”, we think you’ll really enjoy these kooky, but true stories from home. Here are some links mentioned in this week’s episode: Breakfast with Santa at Overholser Man...

This week the cousins conclude their dive in the mystery of Karen Silkwood's death. Jess and Tiff talk theories, the aftermath, and all the questions still left. If you haven't heard part 1 yet, go check out Episode 14 first!  Here are the links to the sources Tiff used with links:   It Happened in Oklahoma by Robert L. Dorman   Oklahoma’s Most Notorious Cases by Kent Frates&nb...

Are you ready for one of Oklahoma's most talked about cases among conspiracy theorists? Then strap in for this two-parter! In a Tiff-Tastic episode, the cousins dive into the Karen Silkwood story. There are so many bumps and twists and turns in this case! Watch out! Karen Silkwood was thought to be on the brink of whistleblowing the Kerr-McGee Corporation on unsafe and lax health, safety, and secu...

Cousins! You will notice we have our first guest host today; ASHLEY! Yes! The Ashley from our two listener tales episodes! Ashley is here to talk about her kooky and spooky experiences! Special shoutout to Purviance Metal Art...an Oklahoma original!! Please check them out on Facebook and Instagram @purviance_metal_art!  

This week, Jess and Tiff look at two iconic Oklahoma destinations; the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa and the Stone Lion Inn in Guthrie. Both are landmark destinations in any tour of this great state! But are they haunted? Do spooks run amuck? Do pictures' eyes follow you OR fall of the wall at the mention of names? When lights flicker, you know the kooky and spooky are about to come out! And yo...

We pick up where we left off last week with Jess's dark history about Cattle Annie and Little Britches (not the Disney one, as Tiff points out). So saddle up and get ready for a tale that once again paints a much tamer picture than history would like us to believe! 

10! We've made it to 10 episodes! What starts out as a 1 parter, turns into a 2 parter! Jess and Tiff revisit famous Oklahoma Outlaws again...this time, Tiff dives in after the OG Machine Gun Kelly...George "Machine Gun" Kelly that is! He's infamous for the 1933 kidnapping of oil millionaire Charles F. Urschel from his home in the prestigious Heritage Hills neighborhood (knock, knock, Mrs. Overhol...

This week Jess and Tiff entertain the masses with YOUR stories! Yes! These tales come from you, our listeners! The cousins share listeners' responses to past shows, as well as, entertain us all with personal stories from the around the state. So enjoy listening to your fellow listeners share their own kooky and spooky tales! 

As Oklahomans, we are no stranger to tornadoes. Let's just say it's in our blood. And the aftermath of any tornado is tragic and heartbreaking. To lose a child is unimaginable. Yet, in 1947, that exact thing happened. But...not in the way that one might expect. Following the F5 tornado that hit the town of Woodward, Joan Gay Croft's family was devastated when this beloved 4 year old VANISHED witho...

Ready for another spooky ride through Oklahoma? Jess explores our great state's TWO weird Hills; Gravity Hill in Bartlesville and Magnetic Hill in Springer. Tiff dives into the history of the Spook Light (known by many names around these parts...but we'll keep is simple). These are three places you will want to visit at the end of this episode. Keep it Spooky and Kooky! 

This week, your Curious Cousins from Oklahoma dive into some dark and kooky history from our home state! Jess exposes Tiff to a story she had never heard about before; the Aerlex Fireworks Disaster. This tragedy is not widely known or discussed...it's time to share the terrible tale! Tiff explains (and puts to rest some myths) the twists and turns regarding the 20 year long battle over who would b...

What a doozy for our first True Crime episode! It's TIFFerific or TIFFtastic (which sounds better?)! Tiff dives into the life and crimes of Roger Dale Stafford and the Sirloin Stockade Murders. This guy, his wife, and probably his brother, were pure EVIL. This episode isn't for the faint of heart! Just be warned...listener discretion is advised for our younger listeners. The book Tiff constantly r...

Do you like haunted houses? Well, we do! And what a great way to kick off spooky (and kooky) season by diving into two of Oklahoma's finest HAUNTED mansions (we know, we know...there are several...we'll get there!). Your two favorite cousins come back this week to examine two of the best know paranormal haunted sites in the Sooner/Cowboy/Hurricane/insert-your-college-mascot-here State.  Tiff...