Fresh Hell Podcast

In 1998 the abduction of 10 year old Natasha Kampusch while on her way to school in Vienna, Austria stunned residents of this normally safe community. Today Johanna tells Annie the early life of Natasha and of her kidnapper, Wolfgang Přiklopil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s more lighthearted episode, we look back at two of the most infamous dogs in history. Greyfriar’s Bobby, Edinburgh Scotland’s most loyal dog, a Terrier who rests beside his beloved human in the stunningly spooky Greyfriar’s Kirkyard. Also, Smoky, the ’Yorkie Doodle Dandy, ‘ whose mysterious appearance in a foxhole during World War II baffled soldiers. She soon became the lifelong compani...

Today we cover the grand larceny trial of Guy Rockwell, and the lack of a homicide trial for Manzanita or Dolores Mearns.    We also discuss the fact that Guy married Ruth Marie Terry in 1974, months before her partially dismembered body was found. Ruth was identified as the Lady of the Dunes on Halloween 2022. Today we discuss the vibrant 37 year old, long missed by her beloved family in Tennesse...

In part 2 of 3, we discuss the mountain of evidence indicating Guy Rockwell, (who married Ruth Marie Terry, aka ‘The Lady of the Dunes’ in 1974), brutally murdered his second wife, Manzanita and her daughter, Dolores Mearns in Seattle, in April of 1960. We’ll discuss what he was up to when authorities were searching for him, eetail his complicated con game, and reveal where he was eventually found...

On Halloween 2022, it was announced that the unsolved murder victim from Provincetown, Cape Cod known as The Lady of the Dunes had been identified through genealogical DNA, she was Ruth Marie Terry. Only months before her body was found, Ruth married Guy Rockwell, one of many aliases this man was known by. Today, we’ll discuss what we know about Guy’s personal history, do our best to separate trut...

Today we return to the Beelitz Heilstätten, once a state of the art hospital dedicated to the care of those with tuberculosis, today it is perhaps one of the most haunted locations in Europe. Johanna discusses and debunks (when possible), the claims of Nazi experiments at the site, and tales of bizarre and terrifying paranormal activity.  We also discuss a series of horrifically brutal murders by...

How did the Beelitz Heilstätten go from a state of the art, self sufficient paragon of modern Tiberculosis treatment to one of the most haunted buildings in Europe (allegedly)?Today Johanna tells us about the history of this building, and some of the infamous figures it helped save. Next week, the many horrors that followed… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From frogs in your milk to secretly dosing your guests with an aphrodisiac…  we discuss some of the most interesting menu items in history, including of course,   The Roast Without Equal.     Join us for a macabre menu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the tragic and gruesome death of 14 year old Johanne Elizabeth "Bertha" Schippan. The youngest daughter of German immigrants who settled in Towitta, South Australia and practiced their Lutheran faith, in this remote landscape. This untimely death is still unsolved, and the clues left behind are truly baffling. In a shocking twist, her own sister would be charged with the horrific...

This week we discuss one of the most terrifying and well-documented hauntings in US history.    This week's sponsor: www.artofcrimepodcast.com   End credits: 🎵 Deck the Halls | Rafael Krux Provided By: Audio Library Link: https://youtu.be/e1Xlu4xM1jg © License: CCA 4.0 : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Annie & Johanna conclude the Ashland Tragedy and tell you all you need to know about the trials agains George Ellis, William Neal and Ellis Craft, and all the mayhem that came with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, 1881, a terrible fire devastated the community of Ashland, Kentucky. But their sorrow turned to outrage when they realized three teenagers had not perished tragically in a fire, but had been the victims of something much more sinister… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 Annie discusses the theories of who the woman found dead at the Hotel Del Coronado might be, based on what little evidence we have. Lottie Bernard? Lizzie Wylie? Kate Morgan?  Someone else, entirely? Some of the impressive paranormal activity at the hotel is also discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hotel Del Coronado, is the largest wooden Victorian resort hotel in the world. On Thanksgiving Day, 1892 a beautiful young woman checked in, using the unaccompanied ladies entrance. Five days later, her lifeless body was found on the steps leading to the beach. This was only the beginning of a series of baffling clues; who was this woman, and how did she come to such a sad end? Today we discus...

Today we discuss Lowell Lee Andrews- a bright university student, and beloved son of a happy family living in Kansas. On Thanksgiving day, 1958, he murdered his father William, his mother Opal, and his sister, Jennie Marie, for reasons sure to infuriate you as much as they do us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1910 in Vienna: a janitor makes a gruesome discovery. Who murdered the 40 year old women and dismembered her, and why? Johanna tells you about the murder of Luise Weiss, commited by her "friend", Marie Bartunek   This week's sponsor: The Art of Crime Podcast .https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we discuss how the idea of tainted Halloween candy became such a popular urban legend, and how a few specific terrible incidents have fueled this myth over the decades. First, a woman who snapped after too many teenagers rang her bell, and second we discuss the truly terrible story of the death of 8 year old Timothy O’ Bryan on Halloween night in 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Today we take a look at the history of vampires, the various categories of vampire, and how to survive an attack, should you happen to catch the eye of one. Join us for a more light hearted look at the history of the Vampire in literature and lore, as we celebrate the ancient legend of the Vampire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To begin spooky season, we discuss the alleged curse of the hit horror film Poltergeist. With ghastly rumors and more than one tragic death, there is plenty of fuel for the curse theory…but was there really a curse? You decide… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about a couple of surgeries in history that will make you go "Oh, boy!". We talk about King Louis XIV and his dental problems and men who were not scared of cutting themselves open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the conclusion of this tragic story, we discuss the murders of Isabella and John Joyce in woods that are now part of Boston’s Arnold Arboretum, and the terrible murder of 13 year old Georgianna Lovering in Northwood, New Hampshire. Was the right person hanged for these crimes, or did someone get away with murder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1850, a 5 year old child is taken from her home in Derry, New Hampshire.1862, 9 year old Lura Vellie Libby does not arrive at her Sunday School. Her body is found the next day near her family’s farm in Maine.1865 in Boston, siblings Isabella and John Joyce leave their grandmothers house in the South End, to play in some nearby woods, and are never heard from again. Their bodies are found in Bussey...

Today we discuss the bizarre and disturbing fate of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, at the hands of Carl Tanzler, her would be suitor and probably fraudulent doctor, who was also a definitely fraudulent Count. Could he possibly cure the beautiful young Cuban American woman of her tuberculosis, in 1930s Key West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the trial, the contents of a very mysterious letter, various theories and rumors surrounding the case. We’ll also touch on the ghost of Nell, who may haunting the house near the river, where she had been so happy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices