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In case you missed it, this week we're revisiting the Appalachian folk tales of the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia and the Bell Witch of Tennessee.  This episode was originally posted on August 31, 2024. Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode we're discussing the November 1981 death (murder?) of beloved Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Wood while on board a yacht with her two-time husband, Robert Wagner and her co-star, Christopher Walken. Sources used in this episode include: Harpers Bazaar All That's Interesting Newsweek People Vanity Fair Walk of Fame Yahoo Text us your tea! Support the show

In this very special bonus episode, we're joined by Chelsea Donovan, television journalist and cohost of the Crime Capsule podcast, to share her experience as a visitor to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia. Listen to Crime Capsule here ! Sources used in this episode include: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Discover America Moon Mausoleum Wikipedia Text us your tea! Su...

We're back and we're in our showgirl era! This week, we're comparing our personal rankings of all twelve tracks on Taylor Swift's new album, The Life of A Showgirl! (Spoiler: we love it) Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're exploring Southwestern Vermont's Bennington Triangle, the (cursed?) site of decades' worth of mysterious disappearances and home of a Bigfoot-like monster. Text us your tea! Support the show

As the United States continues to descend into chaos, we thought it would be a good time to revisit the reveal of our doomsday prepper supplies. What else should we add to the backpack?  This episode was originally posted on February 11, 2025. Text us your tea! Support the show

On May 30, 2005, recent high school grad Natalee Holloway disappeared from Oranjestad, Aruba after meeting prime suspect Joran van der Sloot at Carlos 'n Charlies. Here's what we know. Sources used in this episode include: ABC News People Wikipedia Text us your tea! Support the show

This week, we're joined by a very special guest and friend of the pod to discuss his firsthand experience of life inside a metaphysical cult in 1980s Baltimore. Text us your tea! Support the show

On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire broke out at the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. George Sodder, his wife Jennie, and 9 of their 10 children had been home that night. George, Jennie, and 4 of their kids made it out. The other 5 Sodder children have been missing ever since. Sources used in this episode include: Wikipedia Smithsonian Legends of America Investigation Discovery My WV H...

In a surprise to absolutely no one, this week we're chatting the Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce engagement announcement. Congratulations to our dear and close personal friends! We love you both! Text us your tea! Support the show

On December 6, 1991, while responding to a fire in an "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" shop in Austin, Texas, authorities discovered four girls dead -- Amy Ayers (13), Eliza Thomas (17), Sarah Harbison (15), and Jennifer Harbison (17). This case is best known as "The Yogurt Shop Murders." Although several suspects have confessed to some involvement in these crimes, the...

Tis the season for us to dust off our Greek letters and dive into #RushTok. Please never stop posting, girls! We love you! This episode was originally posted on September 4, 2024. Text us your tea! Support the show

On March 21, 2011, 24-year-old Disney Cruise Line employee Rebecca Coriam wrote to her parents that she'd call home the next day. Instead, on March 22 at 5:45am she was captured on the Wonder's CCTV looking distressed on a phone call, and then never seen again. The ship's captain believes that Rebecca was taken overboard by a rogue wave. What do you think? Sources used in this episo...

This week, we're diving into the February 2013 "Poop Cruise" incident on board the Carnival Triumph, now sailing as the Carnival Sunrise. Would you rather fall out of a waterslide or poop in a biohazard bag? Learn more: Netflix Wikipedia Text us your tea! Support the show

In this episode, we're exploring The Dodleston Messages, a series of unexplained computer communications in 1980s England. Poltergeist? Time travelers? Advanced AI? Let's find out. Sources used in this episode include: Historic Mysteries How Stuff Works Wikipedia Mariner Talk Fox Technologies Avalon Library All That's Interesting Reddit Text us your tea! Support the show

In case you missed it, this week we're revisiting some of our favorite tea that a listener has ever spilled into our inbox-- the classic prison pen pal story.  This episode was originally posted on June 5, 2024. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week we're talking about the 1992 murder of 29-year-old Elena Sanchez Hawkins, the 1993 murder of Mary Byron on her 21st birthday, and the creation of the VINE (Victim Information & Notification Everyday) victim alert system for changes of custody for Kentucky prisoners - like Ernest Pine. Sources used in this episode include: WAVE 3 Kentucky Department of Corrections Text us your te...

Part 2 of our trip down memory lane - this week we're discussing some iconic pop culture moments and memories from the early 2000s. Gen Alpha could never. Text us your tea! Support the show

In case you missed it, we're revisiting the St. Patrick's Day 1990 heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. This episode was originally posted on July 6, 2024. Text us your tea! Support the show

We have an update in the case of the November 2022 murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. We're sharing the full victim impact statements read by surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen and Kaylee's older sister Alivea Goncalves at Bryan Kohberger's sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week we're diving into the February 9, 2004 disappearance of college student Maura Murray in New England. Sources used in this episode include: People WMUR Crime Timelines 107 degree The Sun Web Sleuths Reddit Tapa Talk Text us your tea! Support the show

Interrupting our regularly-scheduled programming to bring you the tea of the day-- if you work (or used to work) for the Coldplay concert jumbotron cheater couple, we are literally begging you to send us screenshots of your coworker group texts! Text us your tea! Support the show

Following the entry of Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea, here's what we know about the brutal and entirely senseless November 2022 murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, and Madison Mogen. Check out these organizations founded in the victims' honor: Made With Kindness Foundation Ethan's Smile Foundation Sources used in this episode i...

This week, we're talking iconic moments and memories from 1990s pop culture. Gen Z, you had to be there. Text us your tea! Support the show

This week we're discussing the (spoiler alert: unsolved) March 1998 disappearance of 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley while onboard a Caribbean cruise with her family. Sources used in this episode include: FBI People Wikipedia Oxygen ABC News Unsolved Mysteries All That's Interesting Danny Dutch Ranker Text us your tea! Support the show