Mama, Mysteries, & Midnight Murders

In 1984, a German engineer scribbled six cryptic letters on a scrap of paper — YOGTZE — and fled into the night. Hours later, he was found naked, injured, and moments from death in a crashed car. His final words pointed to shadowy figures that have never been identified. Was this the unraveling of a fragile mind… or the silencing of a man who knew too much? In this episode of Mama Mysteries, &...

In July of 2019, 69-year-old Barbara Thomas stepped just few paces ahead of her husband during a short walk in California’s Mojave Desert. In the wide-open landscape, under a blazing summer sun, she should have been visible for miles. But in a matter of moments—she was gone. Despite massive searches by air and ground, no trace of Barbara has ever been found. Was it the unforgiving desert heat, a s...

On an ordinary October evening in Portland, 18-year-old Owen Klinger walked away from his college campus — and vanished. Surveillance cameras captured fragments of his journey, but what happened after remains clouded in mystery and heartbreak. In this episode of Mama, Mysteries, & Midnight Murders , I’ll guide you through Owen’s final known steps, the theories that haunted his family and commu...

He thought he was alone. But the house whispered otherwise. Footsteps in the dark. Voices through the walls. Shadows that never left. For nine months, neighbors believed the home was haunted. But the truth was far more terrifying… This is the story of The Spider-Man of Denver.

This short bonus episode is here to celebrate the launch of Mama, Mysteries, & Midnight Murders and give you a little something extra before our regularly scheduled Wednesday release. In February 1978, 23-year-old college student Steven Kubacki vanished while skiing along the frozen shores of Lake Michigan. His skis and poles were found abandoned, footprints leading onto the ice… and then noth...

In July 2025, the quiet Italian town of Gemona del Friuli was shaken by a crime as shocking as it was tragic. Nurse Lorena Venier , 61, confessed to killing and dismembering her own son, Alessandro, with the help of his wife, Mailyn Castro Monsalvo. Behind this grisly act was a story of alleged abuse, fear, and desperation — a mother who claimed she was protecting her daughter-in-law and granddaug...

When the kids are finally asleep and the world outside grows quiet, Julia Rose lights a candle and invites you into the midnight hours. Mama, Mysteries ,& Midnight Murders blends true crime, unsolved mysteries, and eerie tales with the warmth of a mother’s voice. From haunting small-town secrets to stories of survival, each episode is crafted to keep you leaning closer while still feeling safe...