Mystery History Podcast

Today, we discuss The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality, or the Plague) which was the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history. The Black Death resulted in the deaths of up to 75–200 million people in Europe, Asia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Sources: history.com cdc.com health.ha...

Today, we discuss one of the most dangerous amusement parks ever constructed. New Jerseys, Action Park. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: newsweek.com wiki.com themeparkbrochures.net history.com mentalfloss.com weirdnj.com menshealth.com dailymail.co.uk

Today, we discuss The Manhattan Project which was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The controversial creation and eventual use of the atomic bomb engaged some of the world’s leading scientific minds, as well as the U.S. military—and most of the work was done in Los Alamos, New Mexico, not the borough of New York City for which it...

Today, we discuss paranormal researchers Ed & Lorraine Warren as well as some of their most famous cases. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: occult-world.com wiki saturdayeveningpost.com filmdaily.com atlasobscura historyvshollywood people.com

Join us as we discuss the effects ancient traditions have on modern day Halloween. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Wikpedia.com History.com

Today, we discuss Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, who also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster. He was an American serial killer and sex offender who committed the murder and dismemberment of 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: murderpedia.org wiki.com

Today, we discuss Ed Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, who was an american convicted murderer and body snatcher. Gein's crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin gathered widespread notoriety in 1957 after authorities discovered he had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. Myst...

Today, we discuss the life and crimes of John Wayne Gacy who was a serial killer and rapist who took the lives of at least 33 young males in Cook County, IL, burying them under his house. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: wiki.com murderpedia.org biography.com britannica.com clarkprosecutor.org

On todays episode, we discuss Nazi Scientist turned NASA Rocketeer, Wernher Von Braun. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Sources: Wikipedia.com space.com dailymail.com history.com

Today, we discuss Jim Jones and the largest mass suicide in history. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: Wiki.com Rollingstone.com Time.com

Today, we discuss the life & crimes of the infamous Charles Manson. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: charlesmanson.com wiki.com latimes.com rollingstones.com biography.com

Today, we discuss the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster.  MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Patreon.com/MysteryHistoryPodcast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx https://www.livescience.com/39961-chernobyl.html

Today, we discuss the Camp Scott Girl Scout Murders which took place in Oklahoma in 1977. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Girl_Scout_murders http://www.girlscoutmurders.com/index.html https://medium.com/@kympasqualini/girl-scouts-murders-police-hope-dna-will-identify-the-killer-abe5d91bb146 https://www.ranker.com/list/oklahoma-girl-scout-murders/cat-mcauli...

Today, we discuss the life and crimes of Aileen Wuornos.  MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources:  Wikipedia.com Britiannica.com crimeandinvestigation.co.uk clarkprosecutor.org medium.com chicagotribune.com

Today, we discuss the infamous Pennhurst Asylum located in eastern Pennsylvania. Join us as we talk about all of the horrible things that occurred on these grounds. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com

Today, we discuss the unsolved "Moonlight Murders" which took place in 1946 in the small town of Texarkana.  MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: https://unresolved.me/the-texarkana-moonlight-murders wiki.com https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texarkana-murder-mystery/ https://morbidology.com/the-texarkana-moonlight-murders/

Today we talk about Elizabeth Bathory. Strap in, this one is wild. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: rejectedprincesses.com wiki.com stuffyoushouldknow.com bathory.org guineessworldrecords.com

On todays Episode, Jordan talks about the late Jimi Hendrix. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: https://www.biography.com/musician/jimi-hendrix https://www.jimihendrix.com/biography/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix

On this weeks solo episode, I break down the different forms of Parasomnia. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com

Join us as we discuss our favorite scary movies!

Today, we discuss the infamous Mothman and other strange occurrences in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: americanhauntingsink.com allthatsinteresting.com roadsideamerica.com wikipedia.com themothman.fandom.com    mothmanfestival.com

This week, we discuss the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Join us as we discuss the "Battle of Alcatraz", "The Great Escape" and some ghosts that are said to haunt the halls of Alcatraz MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: History.com wikipedia.com mercurynews.com alcatrazhistory.com legendsofamerica.com

This week, we discuss the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Join us as we discuss how this island became one of the most notorious prisons in the world as well as some notable inmates. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: History.com wikipedia.com mercurynews.com alcatrazhistory.com legendsofamerica.com

This week, we discuss the infamous Zodiac killer who reigned terror on northern California throughout the late 1960's and early 1970's. Join us as we discuss his crimes and debate on who we think could be the person behind these heinous acts.  MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: zodiackillerfacts.com wikipedia.com endlessmuseum.com zodiackiller.com

Join us as we discuss the mystery and mayhem that is H.H. Holmes. MysteryHistoryPodcast.com Sources: crimemuseum.org online.csp.edu britannica.com history.com wikipedia.com strangeago.com