Mystery History Podcast

Listen now as Rachel and Alli discuss the most dramatic temper tantrum of all time. Marvin Heeymer felt like the local government and citizens of Granby, CO were putting him down. Not enjoying the fallout around him by the zoning commission and the refusal to make an agreement with a well to do family for sale of his property at an astronomical asking price, Marvin did what every normal person thr...

Shawn Grate was a ladies man, with an extreme dark side. He was described as a nice guy with charming eyes who brutally murdered 5 women. This all culminated in 2016 when one of his victims was able to place a 911 call after Shawn passed out after brutally abusing her. The call lead police to a house of horrors! Listen in as we talk about Shawn's early life, his relationships, and decent into...

Since the water level at Lake Mead in Nevada has dropped 170 feet, dead bodies are rising to the surface. So far, there have been 6 human remains found, with an unknown number still hiding below the surface. Listen now to Episode 174 - Lake Mead to hear the history of the lake and what we know about the bodies that have been found so far. Available now! Merch Store- Link in bio!! Sale going on now...

Mary Vincent's parents were going through a divorce and at the age of 15 she left home. Tired of living in cars, she decided to hitchhike her way to stay with her grandfather in Corona, CA. Unfortunately Mary never made it to Corona, Mary was picked up by 51 year old Larry Singleton. Larry seemed like a nice old man, and she had many miles left on her journey so she accepted a ride from him. A...

This is episode surrounds itself around the poisoning murder of Mary Yoder in 2015, To this day, there is controversy surrounding the murder and conviction of Katie Conley. Listen as we dive into the events that took place and what we think happened in Episode 172 - The Murder of Mary Yoder. Shout out to Jamy for doing the episode notes and as always, the images for our episodes.  We appreciate yo...

This story is WILD !  David Nilsen was the Jeffrey Dahmer of London from 1978 to 1983 where he killed up to 17 young men.  David stored bodies under the floorboards, kitchen sink, any other random places around the house.  He strangled most of his victims, but some he nursed back to health and LET GO!  Buckle up as Rachel and Alli discuss Episode 171 - Dennis Nilsen. Where to Find Us! Merch Store:...

In 2008, Julie Jensen was found dead in her bed by her husband Mark Jensen of an apparent suicide.  Little did Mark know, Julie had given a letter to her neighbors telling them that if anything happened to her, to give the note to the police.  In the letter, from beyond the grave, Julie said that if anything happened to her, it was at the hands of her husband Mark and that she would never leave he...

An unidentified perpetrator, known as the Texarkana Phantom Killer committed several murders and assaults in Texarkana through the spring of 1946. Five people were killed, and three were wounded.  Was the killer ever caught?  Listen to episode 169 - The Texarkana Phantom Killer available now!  Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mystery-history-podcast   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

Sydney Loofe failed to show up at work on November 16th, 2017 after going on a second date with a girl she met on Tinder named "Audrey".  She had shared pictures of her date with a few friends who took to Tinder to locate the mysterious "Aubrey" after Sydney's disappearance...and guess what....they found "Aubrey".  The police were able to track down 2 suspects and...

Gather round children and listen to the tale of The Cross Country Killer.  Glen Rogers grew up right down the road from us in Hamilton, Ohio where through a hard upbringing and questionable morals he turned into a complete monster.  He claimed to have killed 70 or more people all over the country.  One of them could have even been Nicole Brown Simpson (OJ still sucks).  With tons of unsolved cold...

In this week's episode, we discuss Posey Chapel in La Porte County, IN.  The chapel was built in 1841 and was burnt down.  They rebuilt the chapel which was burned down again in 1972 by arsonists.  A pavilion now stands where the church once was. We discuss the haunted history of Posey Chapel and Cemetery; like a preacher being hung on a tree that still stands on the property, and  first hand...

Allan Legere was a man that terrorized a town in Canada. He was able to escape from a New Brusnwick prison after committing a terrible crime and taking two innocent people's lives. Instead of running as far from home as he possibly could, he headed right back to town to punish those that convicted him...and punish them he did. Listen to learn about the Monster of Miramichi and his reign of ter...

Richard Rodriguez was born into the Children of God cult in 1975.  His mother Karen was married to David Berg and the two ran the cult.  David prophesized that Richard would be the prophet and made him prominent in the cult at a very young age.  David instructed Richard's nanny Angela to keep a book called "The Davidito" accounting Richard's life and the 762 page book documented...

What's your favorite scary movie?  Tune in now to Episode 163 - The Mystery History Halloween Special to find out our favorites!  Available now!! Merch Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mystery-history-podcast   Join our $2 or $5 tier Patreon to receive 140+ bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast

Port Arthur, Tasmania, was a penal colony that ran from 1853 until 1855 located on an Australian Peninsula. The prisoners were forced into manual labor and endured harsh psychological punishment. They were not allowed to speak and were withheld food frequently. This site, obviously, is now haunted. The historic society even has a paranormal ledger of authenticated ghosts found on the grounds. This...

Shanda Sharer was a 12 year old girl in 1992 living in New Albany, IN when she met a girl in detention named Amanda. The two became best friends. Amanda's girlfriend Melinda (16) hated Shanda and their blossoming friendship and came up with a plan to scare Shanda, who she secretly had a crush on. She enlisted the help of 3 girls, Toni, Laurie, and Hope and kidnapped Shanda under the ruse of ta...

In Part 2 we discuss the crimes committed by the Golden State Killer from 1979 to 1986.  Rapes and murders continued to litter the state of California in the wake of an invisible perpetrator.  A break in the case did not occur until 2017 while using samples from crime scenes against genetic genealogy narrowing the pool of suspects from everyone in the world to about 25,000.  Listen now to Episode...

On this week's episode, Alli and Rachel talk about the beginning crimes of who would later become known as The Golden State Killer. They discuss The Visalia Ransacker, The Cordova Cat Burglar, the Exeter Ransacker and the East Area Rapist (spoiler alert: it is all the same guy). There were so many crimes committed it is amazing that these were all committed by just one man. OH and The East Are...

In Part 2, we discuss the arrests, trials, and releases of the defendants in the Mineloa Swingers Club case. We review John Cantrell's interesting arrest for lewd act upon a child brought forth by an adoptive daughter who had been in their care since she was 7 and the absolutely travesty that surrounds this case that ruined so many lives. Get our NEW MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mys...

In Part 1, Rachel and Alli discuss the life of Margie & John Cantrell, who were career foster parents that took custody of 3 siblings in 2004 after moving from CA to Mineloa, TX.  Shelby, Hunter, and Carly, all under the age of 7 came to live with Margie & John after they were removed from their mother's home by CPS.  Margie, being in the business of fostering troubled youth, noticed s...

In this week's episode we discuss Randall Woodfield, later known as the I-5 Killer. Randall had a great childhood and could have been a star in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, but couldn't stop himself from exposing himself in public. After having 10+ indecent exposure cases against him, he was let go and set his sights on theft, rape, and eventually murder. Listen now as we discuss th...

Daniel Perez aka Lou Castro was a con man who created a cult called the Angel's Cult Landing where he convinced people he had 3 angel's living inside him and that he could make things happen. Really, he was a money hungry sex fiend who prayed on his followers. It eventually lead him to kill or talk them into killing themselves so the cult could collect on insurance policies to afford the l...

A married man with children, a business owner running his own bakery, a known decorated hunter, and a mass murder. In Part 2, we discuss the many women that were assaulted and some that were murdered by Robert Hansen. We review what happened after he was caught for his crimes, and what was going on with his WIFE. Listen now to Episode 154- Robert Hansen - The Butcher Baker of Alaska - Part 2 - Ava...

In Part 1, we discuss Robert Hansen, the Butcher Baker of Alaska's early life, first documented crimes, and how he snowballed into a serial killer. In the 70's the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was being built in Alaska which led to 28,000 men flooding the city to work on construction. Because of the additional men, strip club's were erected to keep the men occupied and the wor...

In this episode we discuss The Duggar family. We review how they came to fame, the scandal that brought them to their knees, and their deep seeded roots in the IBLP. Who are the Duggars? Who is the IBLP? What did Josh Duggar do? Find out answers to all your burning questions in Episode 152 - The Duggars - Shiny Happy People Problems - available now! Sources https://people.com/all-about-duggar-fami...