Manic Manor: A True Crime Podcast

In July 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Canada convinced someone was following him. His journey spanned airports, highways, and strange detours until it ended in a Knoxville parking lot. He was found half-dressed, surrounded by cash, gold, and unanswered questions. Was he running from a real threat or from his own mind? This episode of Manic Manor unravels the mysterious final days of Blair Ada...

In 1969, six year old Dennis Martin vanished without a trace in the Smoky Mountains. No screams, no clues, nothing in sight. This episode of Manic Manor revisits the chilling disappearance of Dennis, the following search, and the memories that haunt the area.   Sources - https://www.wbir.com/article/news/special-reports/the-vanished/the-vanished-dennis-martin/51-dea1f82d-4bfa-470b-9a69-5b2c603c151...

The Smoky Mountains are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Although you don't expect it to happen, there have been people to disappear off the trails, never to be heard from again. Today, we talk about one of those missing people.   Sources -   https://www.canadiangurl77.com/ https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/girl-still-missing-after-disappearing-on-1976-high-school-trip-in-the-smokies/ http...

We're taking a look at an area most familiar to any Knoxville native, the historic Bijou Theatre in the HEART of downtown Knoxville!   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://knoxbijou.org/ https://usghostadventures.com/knoxville-ghost-tour/the-bijou-theatre/ https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/10/31/bijou-theatres-hauntin...

Join me in exploring Haunted Tennessee! Our first stop is one of the most notorious haunted areas in my home state, Brushy Mountain! Sources- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/six-places-in-east-tennessee-with-haunted-history/ https://tourbrushy.com/history https://morgancountychamber....

We have some more chilling legends for you today, including two tales out of Cherokee legends and how a ghost solved her own murder in West Virgina!   Sources-  https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/mountain-monsters/articles/10-mountain-monsters-found-lurking-in-appalachia https://mythlok.com/raven-mocker/ https://easttennessean.com/2022/11/02/a-cryptic-column-spearfinger-a-cherokee-legend/ https:/...

Today's episode dives into another scary urban legend...The weeping woman who is La Llorona.   Sources - https://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/Mexico-s-legend-of-La-Llorona-continues-to-3933072.php https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

Let's take a look at one of the most infamous cults in history and how its leader's paranoia brought everything to an ugly head.   Sources - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/jonestown/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jonestown

A look into the deadliest aviation incident in the World's History.   Sources - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/reviews-crash-in-canary-islands-180972227/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kNZVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418%2C7066417 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/minutes.html https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1dg3fk8/deadliest_aviation_accident_ever_the_...

What should have been a simple commute home for many people aboard the   Pacific Southwest Airline Flight 1771 turned into a horrific nightmare as a result of an angry man seeking revenge for his termination.   Sources - https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/murder-in-the-sky-how-one-mans-rage-brought-down-a-plane-759ed697b226 Mayday: Air Disaster: Three Horrific Disasters that were linked to a bre...

Over 30 years ago, a father wound up convicted of indecency with a child and accusations of being involved with a Satanic Cult. It took a long while before he and his children would be able to exonerate him of a crime he never commited.   Sources -   https://innocencetexas.org/cases/melvin-quinney-2/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/04/10/san-antonio-man-wrongfully-convicted-in-1991-has-charge...

The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial of LA – Known to be one of the longest and most expensive cases in American history. Also set a precedent for the Satanic Panic problem of the 1980s-1990s through even now. It's a wild and insane story and the credibility of the initial witnesses really had people divided and questioning whether or not the accused were actually guilty. sources -   https://web.arc...

In 1968, one of many brutal massacres would occur in Vietnam at the hands of the very soldiers there to protect the South Vietnamese citizens. They attacked under the guise the village was sympathizing and hiding Vietcong soldiers. This is the story of an innocent village and the heartbreak through the years as they try to give forgiveness.   Sources - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/lhrjrs9z9a/v...

in 1993, three boys were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Three teenage boys were pinned for the murder, despite there not being anything but circumstantial evidence. This is the story of the West Memphis 3 and the story of Satanic Panic in the United States during the late 80s./early 90s.   sources - https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/west-memphis-three-3039/ https://www...

For 27 years, the disappearance of three young boys from their home in Newfoundland has perplexed not just Canada, but the world who has come to learn of their case. Adam, Trevor, and Mitchell O'Brien were set to visit their father, Gary O'Brien during a custody agreement, but never made it back home. To this day, we don't know where they are, or what happened to them. Will we ever?   Sources - Sh...

Two brothers go on a massive crime spree that leaves a devastating path. Why would they do it and who are the innocent people that had to suffer because of them?   sources - https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/carr_brothers/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150943/http://cjonline.com/stories/110502/kan_carrbros.shtml#.VY68unbP1qY https://www.kmuw.org/crime-and-cour...

Quite possibly the most darkest secret that Japan has as a nation. World War II is known to us for how gruesome it was and the major impact it had on the world. We know well of Nazi Germany and the horrid acts committed against the Jewish people as well as the Gypsies and other groups deemed less than, but not many people have spoken about Imperial Japan and the absolutely grotesque acts committed...

We have a case directly from my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. January 2007 shook Tennessee to its core with the gruesome murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/24/archives-horror-christian-newsom-killings-focus-what-happened-chipman-street/597805001/ https://www.oxygen.com/injustice-with-nancy-grace/crime-news/channon-christi...

A night that was supposed to be a dream come true for many young people in 1970 turned into an inferno nightmare. Something as simple as making sure all the proper safety protocols were in order was overlooked, leading to one of the worst nightclub fires in history. Requested by youtube user: reneauvray3440 Sources - https://alchetron.com/Club-Cinq-Sept-fire#club-cinq-sept-fire-70de7083-ab52-4184-...

August 2005 saw one of the worst Greek Aviation accidents to date. Helios Flight 522 departed towards Athens but would never make its destination all from one small, yet fatal mistake.   Source - https://simpleflying.com/helios-airways-flight-522/ https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-11/Helios737_AccidentReport.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-cra...

Lacey Fletcher was a 36 year old woman who had been living with her parents when a horrific 911 call was made. Police arrived to find a scene unlike any other. Lacey had been fused to her couch in her own urine and feces while her parents claimed to have "loved her to a fault".   We're discussing what we know so far about her case. Currently, her parents' trial is set for March 20, 2024 where they...

Horror beyond your biggest nightmares. In 2014, the Biological Resource Center in Phoenix, Arizona was raided by the FBI after allegations that its owner, Stephen Gore, was selling bodies for profit and defrauding the next of kin of the victims.  Sources - https://www.mainlinehealth.org/blog/whole-body-donation#:~:text=After%20your%20body%20has%20been,it%20helped%20advance%20medical%20science . ht...

A case that rocked Itaewon, giving in further to negative stereotypes of foreigners. We witnessed first hand the public demand for justice help put a runaway suspect behind bars...but was it truly justice? Was it police incompetence or their pride?    sources -  https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/037/0000009394?sid=102 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%20%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%...

Everyone loves a good legend, especially if it includes ghosts and things that go bump in the night! Here are some spooky legends from South Korea to keep you warm during this winter season~   Sources - https://ginabearsblog.com/scary-korean-horror-stories-and-legends/ https://www.korea.net/Events/Overseas/view?articleId=18358 https://moonmausoleum.com/the-jayuro-road-ghost/ https://snackfever.com...

A brief breakdown of how North Korea began as a country. The topic of North Korea as a nation is so immense, so a good start is to get a breakdown on the founding.    Sources -   https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/north-korea-history https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/blog/north-korea-history https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/korea...