Horror at the Milk Bar

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The Babington Plot was a deadly game of spies, secrets, and betrayal in the court of Elizabeth I. In 1586, young Catholic nobleman Anthony Babington conspired to assassinate the Protestant queen and place Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne. But he walked straight into the trap of Elizabeth’s ruthless spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham. What followed was one of history’s first modern intelligence o...

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Big Nose George Parrott was a train robber, outlaw, and all-around menace in the American Wild West. But after his capture and lynching in 1881, his story took a gruesome turn: a local doctor used George’s skin to make a pair of shoes and a medical bag. The shoes were worn in public—and still exist today. It’s a real tale of crime, frontier justice, and one of the most macabre post-mortem punishme...

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Michael Rockerfeller was the son of New York Governor and future U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller—an heir to one of America’s richest dynasties. But in 1961, while collecting tribal art in remote Papua New Guinea, Michael vanished without a trace after his boat capsized. Official reports claimed he drowned, but rumours of cannibalism, tribal justice, and a government cover-up swirled for dec...

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Cropsey is the chilling urban legend that came to life on Staten Island, New York. For decades, kids whispered about a boogeyman who snatched children and lived in the shadows of the abandoned Willowbrook State School. But in the 1980s, the legend collided with reality when a convicted sex offender named Andre Rand was linked to the real-life disappearances of several local children. Cropsey isn’t...

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Ruthie Mae McCoy was a Chicago woman murdered in 1987 after attackers entered her apartment through a bathroom cabinet connected to a vacant unit. Her tragic death exposed serious flaws in public housing safety and inspired elements of the horror film Candyman . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kevin Hines is a mental health advocate and suicide survivor who, at age 19, jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and miraculously survived. He now shares his story around the world to promote suicide prevention, hope, and the importance of speaking up about mental health struggles. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide or suicide ideation, please reach out, help is available, call (A...

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Casa Cañitas is a house in Mexico City linked to one of the country’s most controversial hauntings. In the 1980s, author Carlos Trejo claimed the home was plagued by violent paranormal events, including possessions and deaths. Though widely debated and often dismissed as a hoax, the story became a cult sensation in Mexican pop culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who developed leukemia after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Inspired by a legend, she began folding 1,000 paper cranes to wish for healing and peace. She died in 1955 at age 12. Her story became a global symbol of hope and a call for nuclear disarmament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Falling asleep on the job, Glowing Tires and heroes of the Lusitania Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was hitchhiking to a friend’s birthday party when she accepted a ride from a seemingly harmless young couple in a blue Dodge. What followed was a waking nightmare. For the next seven years , Colleen was held captive in a coffin-sized box beneath their bed, forced to call her abuser “Master,” and manipulated into believing a secret organisation would kill her famil...

Robbing a gun store, Baby cages and Pearl Harbour hero's!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Boody Benders, ever heard of these guys? You have now....In the 1870s, a seemingly ordinary family of settlers ran a modest inn and general store on the edge of the American frontier in Labette County, Kansas. But behind the warm hospitality of the Bender family, John, Elvira, Kate, and John Jr.—lurks one of the most chilling chapters in true crime history. Travelers checked in and were never...

The woman who caught a serial killer, the first ever selfie and.....A secret millionaire gets families to college!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here he is....Mark Weingard survived the 9/11 attacks, the 2002 Bali bombings that killed his fiancée, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Shaped by unimaginable loss, he founded the Inspirasia Foundation to support health and education initiatives across Asia. A true story of survival, grief, and transforming pain into purpose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A robber who called the police on himself, The greusome introduction of the electric chair and the man who saved 2,700 lives with a bullhorn! get around it!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get Ready!! This episode delves into the extraordinary life of Dorothy Eady, also known as Omm Sety, a British woman who became a respected Egyptologist and claimed to be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian priestess. The narrative follows her journey from a childhood accident that sparked vivid memories of a past life, to her move to Egypt, where she immersed herself in the culture and relig...

Pay-stub-foolery, the domestication of the rat and a couple who saved eachothers lives, for reals though... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.