Figures in the Dark

This week Tori tells us the legend of the New Jersey Devil. This cryptid roams the large expanse of the Pine Barrens in Southern New Jersey and has terrorized people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania since it's birth in 1735. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the story of the Jersey Devil. Thanks to this week's sources: https://www.new-jersey-leisure-guide.com/pine-barrens.html https://www.njspotlightnew...

This week Tori talks about the legend surrounding the Lambertville High School in her hometown. Hold on to a pillow and get ready to hear about the tale of Buckeye, and the idiot teens who challenge him to a game of football. Tori also tells some of her ghost stories from her time working as a bartender. Thanks to this week's sources: https://antiquityechoes.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-ghost-of-lambe...

Koala bear your pillows and hold tight on this week's episode of Figures in the Dark: Tay tells their ghostly tales from childhood and beyond. In this we discuss ghosts, poltergeist activity, doppelgangers, sleep paralysis demons, playing the ouija board and old timey murders. Sit back, relax, hang tight, and enjoy the terror.

This week is a bit of a doozy. Tay tells us the case of Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood, two nurses who worked for the retirement home, Alpine Manor. Over the course of this episode, we learn about the horrific crimes committed by this duo, the victims and their stories, and the sentencing of the pair. Content warning for elder abuse and domestic violence mention. Thank you to our sources for this...

We have a short one for you this week! This week Tori talks about a girl by the name of Naomi Woods, who died while in the care of the Lakeland Girls Academy. Tori talks about the circumstances surrounding Naomi's death, the child fatality report, as well as the changes Lakeland supposedly made before shutting their doors in 2022. Content warning for child neglect, child death and religious topics...

This week Tori talks about Lakeland Girls Academy in Polk County Florida. In this episode, she explores the allegations of abuse and neglect that have been brought forward by previous residents. Tori also reads a piece written by a listener about school and prison. Content warning for forced pregnancy, religious trauma and neglect. Thank you to this weeks sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazin...

In this week's episode Tay covers the figures in the dark haunting the Dakota building in NYC. We discuss the rumored Dakota curse, some of its famous occupants, and some of its reported apparitions. This episode does have mentions of gun violence, murder, and substance use disorders; please listen with care. Special thanks to this weeks Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/top-haunted-nyc-apart...

In this week's case Tay covers the tragic murder of Sherri Rasmussen by her husband's police officer ex Stephanie Lazarus. For over 25 years Sherri's family pushed the LAPD to investigate who they suspected to be the murderer, Stephanie Lazarus. For years Lazarus got away with this heinous crime as she used her badge to shield herself from consequences and even continued to climb the chain of comm...

In this week, Tori covers the case of Lorena Bobbitt, the woman who castrated her husband as a result of the abuse she was put through. Lorena was an abused woman who had finally had enough, and took away the one thing that mattered most to her husband John. Content warning for domestic violence, rape, sexual violence and mention of abortion. Resources for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: htt...

In this episode Tay covers the sex cult that founded the Oneida Spoon Factory. This case covers the bizarre polyamorous socialist cult that eventually opened the famous cutlery factory. Content warning: this episode contains discussions of religion, child abuse, sexual abuse, and cults. Thank you to our sources: https://news.usc.edu/100871/the-scandalous-story-behind-a-popular-silverware-brand-fre...

In this tragic case Tay covers the over 25 year imprisonment of the beautiful Blanche Monnier. Blanche was tragically locked away in her family's home for decades before her rescue. The Confined Woman of Poitiers is a deeply tragic case from 19th century France. Content warning for this episode as it contains descriptions of eating disorders, starvation, extreme neglect, abuse, paraphili...

This week's episode wraps up the Jaycee Dugard case. Tori talks about Jaycee's rescue, as well as the trial for the crimes the Garrido's committed. Trigger warning for child abduction and sexual assault. Thank you so much to this weeks sources: A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard Freedom: My Book of Firsts by Jaycee Dugard https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015375/Jaycee-Lee-Dugar...

This week's episode is a change from our normal episodes, where Tori and Tay talk about conspiracy theories ranging everything from Avril Lavigne being replaced by Melissa to the Earth being hollow. This is just the beginning of this series, so please submit your favorite conspiracy theories to us to discuss!

This week we talk about the case of Jaycee Dugard, who got kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 by Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy. In this episode we discuss how the kidnapping happened and the horrible things that Jaycee had to endure while in captivity. Content warning for sexual abuse, drug use and religious trauma. Sources: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard https://www.abc10.com/article/news/da...

In this week's episode we discuss the tragic murders of the Yates children. Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary were tragically drown by their mother Andrea Yates in 2001 after suffering from postpartum depression. In  this episode we discuss child murder, mental health, and forced pregnancies and their devestating impact. We also discuss the recent decision of the US supreme court to take away...

In this week's episode Tay covers the murder of Betty Gore by friend and fellow church member Candy Montgomery. In this episode we discuss this senseless tragedy, recovered memories, and psychiatric hypnotism. CW: murder, graphic descriptions of crime scenes, child neglect, and mental illness. Sources: https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/how-candy-montgomery-betty-gore-case-divided-wylie-texas...

In this weeks case we cover one close to Tori's hometown, the murders of Jimi Patrick, Mark Sturgis, Thomas Meo and Dean Finocchairo committed by two psycho cousins, Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz. Listen as Tori talks about the heinous murders committed, the dickheads who committed the murders, the trials and gives some important details about the four young men who lost their lives in the summer o...

The second installment of the murder and torture of Sylvia Likens. In this episode, Tori and Taylor Shay cover the autopsy of Sylvia, confessions, trials and aftermath, as well as the asshats who committed this heinous crime.

In the summer of 1965 when most kids were out riding bikes and splashing at the pool all day, the Baniszewski family had entirely different plans for Sylvia Likens. Sylvia Likens was 16 when she and her younger sister Jenny went to stay with Gertrude Baniszewski and her children for the Indiana carnival season but never returned home. In this case we discuss the horrific torture and murder of Sylv...