The Ominous Pod

Welcome to the new and improved Ominous Pod. We've had some big changes but I'm back and ready to bring you exciting ominous cases. Thanks for listening! Im going to start with the case of Hannah Upp.  On August 28th, 2008 23 year old Hannah Upp went for a run in NYC and just didn't come back. Her disappearance would lead to a strange cycle that no one could explain. 2 storms, a fer...

In May of 2022, a week before her 26th birthday Moriah Wilson was staying in Austin, Texas for a bike race in Hico, Texas. She was staying with her friend who came home to a  shocking discovery.  Moriah, who went by Mo, came from a family of athletes and was a nationally ranked junior skier, captain of her high school soccer team, and professional gravel cyclist racer.  Music Info : creepy-mood-14...

On October 25th, 2014 22 year old Chelsea Bruck went a halloween party at 'Big Mikes'. It was an annual tradition that usually had about 400 people show up but in 2014 it is estimated between 600-800 people showed up. Chelsea had a ride home but it fell thru and soon all her friends had left without her. A chance encounter with someone would end tragically after a huge search and over a...

When this episode starts in 2020 Lauryn Licari was 13 and was living the life of an average teenager, she had a boyfriend and was attending high school in her extremely small town. In October her and her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, would get a group text message from an unknown number. That would be the start of an almost 2 year nightmare for the teenagers.  This episode is gonna be a little differen...

On May 11th, 2000 in Antartica 32 year old Rodney Marks was walking between stations when he started to feel really sick. His symptoms would escalate as the night went on. The technology they had that could have helped them was down as was the phones and internet so they were left to figure it out on their own. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : ht...

On July 29th, 2023 Erin Patterson invited some of her in laws to come to a dinner at her house. It would lead to a devastating end. This case has a rocky background, 4 cell phones, a weird gas station trip and an incriminating dump run. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2025/...

On July 12th, 2015 Tiffany Valiante was at a graduation party across the street from her house. She had plans to go out afterwards but a phone call would change the course of the night and in under a minute a lot of things would change her whole family. From a lot of theories to a horrible and questionably fast investigation this case still has a lot of unanswered questions. Thanks for listening. ...

On December 17th 2013 20 year old Heather Elvis went on a date with a new guy. The next day she was no where to be found, while it initially seemed like there was one main suspect the case quickly changed and 2 suspects emerged. This case has a lot of ominous parts and is only half solved. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/...

On November 3rd, 2018 mother of 5 Tamla Horsford went to a birthday party at her friend's house. She planned to spend the night with some of the other moms in the group. It seems plans changed through the night and then the next morning a horrible discovery was made. Accounts of the night changed a lot, possible bribes happened and a lot of evidence was lost or never accounted for. Thanks for...

On the night of January 28th, 2022 John O' Keefe and Karen Reed were out with some of his friends. After some bars there was an after party at a house, this house would become the scene of one of the most controversial cases we have heard of. From broken phones, alleged affairs, a lot of cops, missing footage and a broken tail light everything is called into question. Thanks for listening Mus...

Marie De Roux was born in 1821 and after growing up and working for a duchess Marie learned she wanted the finer things in life. She went on to marry Fredrick Manning who couldn't provide her with a fancy life but would help with her ominous plan to get there.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 SOURCES: https://slate.com/...

Bobby Mackey's started as a slaughterhouse in 1850, inside was an ominous well. It closed in 1890 but was allegedly broken into and used for satanic sacrifices. In 1896 Pearl Bryan was murdered, either on accident or on purpose, and allegedly this involved the well. The building became a nightclub / speak easy during prohibition and then changed hands in the 1950's when at least one deat...

On May 26th, 1990 Marlene Warren opened her front door to a someone dressed as a clown with flowers and balloons. Her son had recently broken his leg so it was assumed the gifts must be for him but they were both mistaken. The tragic accident that happened after that would run cold for the next 27 years until an advance in DNA would help close this case. Thanks for listening.  EPISODE SUGGESTIONS:...

This episode is two cases in one.  The first is the Flannan Isle mystery. On December 15th, 1900 something ominous happened, leading to the disappearances of three light house keepers. It wasn't noticed until December 26th when the ship The Hesperus was taking supplies and another keeper to the isle. This case led to a poem, an opera and even a movie loosely based on it.  Our second case is t...

On August 4th, 1892 Lizzy Borden, her dad Andrew, her step mom Abby and her uncle John were at the Borden home. That morning someone would go through the house killing Andrew and Abby. Time lines and alibi's change a lot in this story and the theories get wild. Thanks for listening.  Episode suggestions to:  oninousonespodcast@gmail.com Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music L...

Thanks for waiting for part 2 of Casey Anthony. In part 2 we will dive into the dirty details and get further into the lies, comment our own opinions, and cover the trial! Hopefully you listened to part1 first born you're going to be lost. Thanks for listening! #true crime #podcast #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #ominous  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : ht...

On July 15th, 2008 911 received a call from Cindy Anthony, mother to Casey Anthony and grandmother to 3 year old Caylee Anthony. In her third call to 911 Cindy says her granddaughter has been missing for a month. This call would turn into one of the biggest cases of all time with many lies, twists and turns. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https...

We wanted to put out a longer episode so we put two unsolved ones together.  The first is the missing person case of Brandon Swanson. In the early morning hours of May 14th, 2008 Brandon was driving home from college after attending a few end of class parties. He left school around midnight but around 2am he called his parents saying his car was stuck in a ditch. After a few failed attempts at fin...

Mary Bateman was born around 1768. Mary got married and then the two fell into tough times so doing what she could for money she became a 'wise woman' or a 'cunning woman' meaning she could cure people, change the weather and had other abilities. Around 1806 Mary met husband and wife William and Rebecca Perigo. After the meeting all of their lives would change. Thanks for liste...

In 1957 a 4-6 year old boy was found in a box in Philadelphia in a vacant lot. With not many identifying clues the town was left wondering who this boy could be. Many leads were followed up on and a lot of work was done but they weren't able to make much progress until years later. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/wat...

In October of 1994 Susan Smith was carjacked at an intersection. Not only was it a carjacking but her two small kids were inside the car, after alerting the authorities and a massive search the car wasn't found. When Susan and her husband made a plea to the media questions were raised which led to a shocking confession from someone they didn't suspect. Thanks for listening.  Music Info :...

In July of 2011 a tragic accident happened to 6 year old Max Shacknai in Coronado, California at the Spreckels mansion. only a few days later another tragedy would happen to Rebecca Zahau in the same house. While these are technically solved we are still left with a lot of questions.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 SOURCES:...

On December 6th, 1959 Harold Perelson was stalking through his house with a hammer, going after his family. He was stopped but there wasn't much explanation on why he had done what he did. That isn't the end of the story though, the house would stay ominous and mysterious and while we don't get much answers for that either this is definitely an interesting case. Thanks for listening...

In October of 2000 Mary Lou Morris went missing so her husband tried to find her, a few hours later the search ended. A few days later Mary McGinnis Morris was found brutally attacked. Coincidence? Or was a mistake made by an unknown killer? Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 Sources: https://www.dailysta...

In March of 2014 Malaysian Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur headed for Beijing. On board was 227 people. Ominously the systems were shut off and the plane went missing. After a long search we are still left with a lot of questions and a lot of theories.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 Sources: https://www.theatlantic.c...