Mysterious Mavens

This week Kim tells Denae some of her favorite urban legends and if they are fact or fiction.  Sources:  Watch Mojo Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, TV Series on Amazon Urban Legend, the movie Snopes

This week Denae tells Kim two stories- one about the Gainesville Murders that inspired the Scream movie , and the second about the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart, which was inspired by the Scream movie. Sources: Allthatsinteresting.com The True Story Of Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper Who Inspired 'Scream' By William DeLong ABC11 Gainesville serial killer: How a woman in Louisiana helped break...

This week Kim tells Denae a Colorado case. It's the tragic story of Jessica Ridgeway.  Sources:  This is Monsters, the podcast Going West, the podcast  The 911 Calls, the podcast

This week Denae tells Kim the mysterious story of Sergei Ponomarenko, the man who claimed to have travelled time.  Sources: Indy 100 "An infamous Ukrainian time-traveller story has finally been explained" By Harry Fletcher An infamous Ukrainian time-traveller story has finally been explained | indy100 ConspiracyBrew on TikTok  Historic Mysteries "Sergei Ponomarenko, the Man who Slipped Through Tim...

This week Kim tells Denae about Dennis Rabbitt, the Southside Rapist of St. Louis, Missouri. Thank you Cassy for the recommendation! Sources:  Wikipedia- Dennis Rabbitt  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rabbitt Fox 2 News How police caught 'The South Side Rapist' responsible for two decades of terror in St. Louis by Kevin S. Held How police caught 'The South Side Rapist' responsible for two...

This week Denae tells Kim about a man who goes missing in Mexico and his tragic fate.  Sources:  Deadly Cults on Oxygen Season 1, Episode 4  The Work of The Devil – Texas Monthly by Gary Cartwright 

This week Kim tells Denae about the creepy cult of Angel's Landing.  Sources:  Not Your Normal Murder, the podcast True Crime Campfire, the podcast Angel's Landing YouTube video by Dead Kennedy Space

This week Denae tells Kim the still unsolved murder of Ken McElroy.  Sources:   "No One Saw a Thing"- Documentary on Amazon Prime

This week Kim tells Denae about Natalia Grace, the debate about her true age, and her alleged abuse from her foster parents.  Sources:  Natalia Grace Barnett - Timeline Of Events Yahoo Entertainment Article titled  Inside the Natalia Grace Trial: See the Timeline, Verdict of Michael, Kristine Barnett’s Cases  by Elise Nelson

This week Denae tells Kim the amazing survival story of 11 year old Terry Jo Duperrault.  Sources: All That's Interesting: The Horrific Tale Of Terry Jo Duperrault, The 11-Year-Old Girl Lost At Sea by By Gabe Paoletti Reader's Digest: Orphaned on the Ocean: The Unbelievable Story of Terry Jo Duperrault . by Richard D. Logan and Terry Jo Duperrault Fassbender Bluebelle (ship) - Wikipedia YouTube: T...

This week Kim and Denae bring you a special 50th episode about the creepos who write to serial killers in prison. Check us out on YouTube for our first video episode! Mysterious Mavens Pod Sources: Crime Stories with Nancy Grace The Tab article title Chris Watts Receives Dozens of Letters in Prison from Women Every Week by Hayley Soen https://thetab.com/uk/2020/10/07/chris-watts-letters-prison-mai...

This week Kim tells Denae the nightmare-ish story of young Tyler Hadley and his deeds.  Sources:  Coffeehouse Crime, the podcast Morbid, the podcast  20/20 

This week Denae tells Kim about the senseless murder of Becky Bliefnick.  Sources:  The Independent Article titled "Timothy Bliefnick made an eerie joke about his marriage on Family Feud. Then he murdered his wife."  by Andrea Blanco on MSN News https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/timothy-bliefnick-made-an-eerie-joke-about-his-marriage-on-family-feud-he-s-now-on-trial-for-his-wife-s-murder/ar-AA1...

This week Kim tells Denae about the murder of beloved snake breeder, Ben Resnick. Sources: CBS News: Ben Renick Missouri Reptile Breeder Murdered https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ben-renick-missouri-reptile-breeder-murdered-lynlee-renick-48-hours/   "Mystery On A Snake Farm" Court TV Special

This week Denae tells Kim the haunting true story of Blanche Monnier, the woman who was locked away for 25 years. Sources: Blanche Monnier’s Parents Locked Her Away For 26 Years by Carl Seaver on HistoryDefined.com Blanche Monnier - Wikipedia https://historydaily.org/blanche-monnier-story

This week Kim tells Denae about Harry Price, the father of paranormal investigating. She also details the specific haunting at the  Borley Rectory, where Price and his team began their journey into paranormal investigation.  Sources:  https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/   Morbid   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borley_Rectory   ChatGPT AI

This week Denae tells Kim about the gifted Annette Martin and how she has helped solve several crimes.  Sources:  Crime-solving duo uses psychic, practical skills Solving crimes through psychic abilities | ABC7 San Francisco | abc7news.com David Carpenter - Wikipedia Ted Bundy of the 'Burbs | Seattle Weekly

This week Kim tells Denae the spine chilling tale of young teen Jasmine Richardson.  Sources:  This Is Monsters, the podcast Morbid, the podcast

This week Denae tells Kim the mysterious story of the supposed reincarnated Pollock Sisters.   Sources: Beware! These 50 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries of All Time Are Seriously Spooky The Curious Case of the Pollock Sisters | by Joshua Hehe Twin sisters who family were convinced were reincarnation of tragic siblings - Mirror Online

This week Kim tells Denae about murderess Larissa Schuster.  Sources:  Dateline Podcast with Keith Morrison https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/the-2003-true-crime-of-missouris-acid-lady/amp/  20/20

This week Denae tells Kim all about Hot Yoga Guru, Bikram Choudhury and his very problematic behavior.  Sources:  Netflix special: Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator 'He said he could do what he wanted': the scandal that rocked Bikram yoga | Yoga | The Guardian Bikram Choudhury - Wikipedia . Navigating Narcissism with Dr. Ramani: Bikram Yoga and the Abuse of Power with Mandeep Kaur Sandhu, a podcast

This week Kim tells Denae all about the Colorado famous Stanley Hotel!  Sources:  Paranormalish, the podcast Mile Higher, the podcast

This week Denae tells Kim the disturbing story of Katarzyna Zowada.  Sources:  50+ True Crime Stories That Will Shock You To Your Core | Thought Catalog The Skin 'Suit' of 23-year-old Katarzyna Zowada Was Stuck In Tugboat Propeller The shocking murder of Katarzyna Zowada: She was skinned alive! | Mysteriesrunsolved Today’s news round up in Poland

This week Kim tells Denae about the infamous haunted/cursed Dybbuk Box. Sources: The Possession, the movie   https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/haunted-dibbuk-won-on-ebay-causes-bad-luck Morbid, the podcast

This week Denae tells Kim about three very creepy dolls. Sources: https://www.today.com/parents/hauntelsa-doll-returned-after-being-thrown-out-twice-t171839 11 Terrifying-But-True Horror Stories Reported in the News ed- Robert The Doll — Ghosts & Gravestones People are apologizing to a 'cursed' doll named Robert to ward off bad luck The Real Annabelle Doll | The Conjuring True Story | Haunted...