Mystery History Podcast

Today, Jordan discusses The Possession and Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, also known as the "Devil Made Me Do It" case, is the first known court case in the United States in which the defense sought to prove innocence based upon the defendant's claim of demonic possession and denial of personal responsibility for the crime. On November 24, 1981, in Brookfield, Connecticut, Arne Cheyenne Johnson w...

Today, Jordan discusses The Weather Underground Organization, commonly known as the Weather Underground, which was a radical left militant organization active in the late 1960s and 1970s, founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. It was originally called the Weathermen. The WUO organized in 1969 as a faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)[2] largely composed of the...

Today, Jordan discusses the Hillsborough stadium disaster was a fatal human crush during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the two standing-only central pens in the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters. Shortly before kick-off, in an a...

Today, Allison and guest host Rachel discuss the Axeman of New Orleans who was an American serial killer active in New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding communities, including Gretna, from May 1918 to October 1919. Press reports during the height of public panic about the killings mentioned similar murders as early as 1911, but recent researchers have called these reports into question. The Axem...

Today, we are joined by DeAnn from Murdered By Design (@murderedbydesign on instagram). Join us as we discuss Victims Rights Week as well as some crimes that have shaped Statewide and Federal Laws. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com MurderedByDesign.square.site

Today, Allison talks about the tragic tale of Zack Bowen & Addie Hall. In late October of 2006, police responded to a call from the Omni Hotel in New Orleans regarding a jumper. A man had apparently leaped off the roof of the building and landed five stories down on the hotel’s parking garage roof. When the police got there, it was clear that the man died on impact. It seemed, at first, that this...

Today, Jordan talks about Unit 731, which was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of World War II. It was officially known as the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army. Unit 731 and the other units of the E...

Today, we discuss Waverly Hills Sanatorium located in Louisville, KY. Waverly Hills was a tuberculosis from 1910-1961 and Woodhaven Geriatric Center from 1961-1982. There are said to have been over 8,000 deaths on the property. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Wiki.com darkhistories.com thewaverlyhills.com americanhauntingsink.com abandonedonline.net cdc.gov pbs.org whsmemorial.tripod.com mental...

Today, we talk about Walter Elias Disney, who was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. Part 2 discusses the death of Walt Disney as well as the darker side of Disney Parks. MysteryHistoyPodcast.com Sources: wiki.com biography.com mapquest.com thethin...

Today, we talk about Walter Elias Disney, who was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. Part 1 discusses Walt's early life and birth of Disney Studios. MysteryHistoyPodcast.com Sources: wiki.com biography.com mapquest.com thethings.com

Luka Rocco Magnotta (born Eric Clinton Kirk Newman) is a Canadian pornographic actor and model who is currently in prison for the murder and dismembering Jun Lin, a Chinese international student. He was the subject of the Netflix documentary "Don't F*ck With Cats" MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/luka-magnotta-15999.php wiki.com oxygen.com murderpedia.com...

Today, we discuss The Myrtles Plantation, which is a historic home and former antebellum plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States. Built in 1796 by General David Bradford, it is touted as "one of America's most haunted homes." There are a variety of legends surrounding the Myrtles. The house is reputedly built over an Indian burial ground, and the ghost of a young Native American w...

Today, Jordan discusses The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, which is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: History.com Wikipedia.com

Today, Jordan discusses the Stanford Prison Experiment, which was a social psychology experiment that attempted to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers. It was conducted at Stanford University on the days of August 15–21, 1971, by a research group led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo using college students....

Today, we discuss the Hoia Baciu Forest located in Romania and the Aokigahara Forest, also know as the Suicide Forest, located in Japan. These forests are regarded two of the most haunted forests in the world. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Atlasobscura.com wikipedia.com independent.co.uk travelawaits.com jaywaytravel.com hoiabaciuforest.com bestlifeonline.com japantimes.com aokigaharaforest.c...

Today, we discuss the Yorkshire Ripper, who was a British serial killer responsible for  murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980. Part 2 covers the Police investigation and the remainder of Sutcliffe's life. Events span from 1981-Now. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Wiki.com execulink.com biography.com

Today, we discuss the Yorkshire Ripper, who was a British serial killer responsible for  murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980. Part 1 covers all of the murders ranging from 1975 to 1980. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Wiki.com execulink.com biography.com

The Cecil Hotel hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, located at 640 S. Main Street, opened in 1927. It has 700 guest rooms. The hotel has a checkered history including murders, suicides and stays from prolific serial killers. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: medium.com wiki.com filmdaily.com

Today, we discuss The Villisca axe murders occurred between the evening of June 9, 1912, and the early morning of June 10, 1912, in the town of Villisca, Iowa, United States. The six members of the Moore family and two house guests were found bludgeoned in the Moore residence. All eight victims, including six children, had severe head wounds from an axe. A lengthy investigation yielded several sus...

The Philadelphia Experiment is an alleged military experiment supposed to have been carried out by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, sometime around October 28, 1943. The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was claimed to have been rendered invisible to enemy devices. Many versions of the tale include descriptions of serious sid...

Today, we discuss some of the most terrifying events to take place on New Years Eve. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Ranker.com

Today, we discuss Krampus, who is a horned figure described as "half-goat, half-demon", who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved.  As well as other bizarre Christmas traditions from around the world. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: nationalgeographic.com smithsonianmag.com mentalfloss.com ctvnews.ca

The Catacombs of Paris are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six million people in a small part of a tunnel network built to consolidate Paris' ancient stone quarries. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Sources: walksofitaly.com wiki.com atlasobscura.com smithsonianmag.com paris-promendaes.com iflscience.com catacombs.paris.fr

Today, we discuss Amelia Earhart who was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Part 2 discusses details after her disappearance. MysteryHistoryP...

Today, we discuss Amelia Earhart who was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Part 1 discusses details up to her disappearance. MysteryHistoryP...