The Ominous Pod

In February 1978 5 men were going to a basketball game in Chico, California. The next morning none of them had returned home so their parents reported them missing. All 5 suffered from different mental illnesses and learning difficulties. About 4 four months later, in June of 1978, some motorcycle riders would make a discovery that only gives us more questions.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/w...

In 2006 a 911 call was made saying someone had just jumped off a building in New Orleans, Louisiana. An ominous note was found in the pocket of the person who jumped that lead to a disturbing discovery at an apartment. This case involves Voodoo, hurricane Katrina, possible cannibalism, and mental health issues.  Sources: Final witness episode - graveyard love.  https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti...

In 2014 Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon were in Panama getting ready to start volunteering. After a mix up they ended up with free time and decided to hike near the continental divide. What should have been about a 5 hour hike ended up with a search party and a lot of speculation and theories. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.c...

In 2006 Robert Wone stayed the night with his old friend Joe Price. Robert figured staying in town would be easier than commuting home that night. After some conversation Robert, Joe and two others went to bed. Not long after an ominous 911 call was made from someone in the house. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P...

In May of 2010 a 911 call would set off one of the most ominous cases we've covered in a while. The disappearance of Shannan Gilbert was the start of many bodies being found and not much information being released. As the years have gone by more and more has come out but we are still left with many questions. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link :...

In 2011 Rebecca Coriam was working on the Disney cruise ship Wonder. After a questionable night she missed her shift the next morning. The ship was searched but not much was found. There are many accusations and theories with this case so it definitely gets ominous. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 Sour...

This story is going to be a little different. Not Tara is going to tell Tara a story and Tara has to guess if the story is real or made up. Thanks for listening and let us know if you like episodes like this. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pickton https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/canadian-serial-killer-robert-pickton-brought-victims-pig-farm-dead-pr-rcna155020 https://www.c...

In August of 2013 college student Bryce Laspisa started acting strangely and giving some things away. He decided to drive a few hours to his parent's house but some ominous things happened on the way. Thanks for listening and don't forget to like and subscribe. 

On April 16th, 1874 Alfred Packer walked into the Indian Agency in Colorado. He was the first one to show up out of an original group of about 20 men who were headed west for the gold rush. Suspicion grew from the first day he was here, and a handful of changing stories from Alfred didn't help. A jail escape and a terrible illustration are only a few parts of this ominous story. Thanks for li...

In 1908 a house fire in Indiana would reveal a lot of ominous things that seemed to have started happening around 1884. Belle was married at least twice and had at least six kids, but after the fire no one is sure who all survived. Thanks for listening. https://www.instagram.com/ominousones?igsh=eDRtcnNxajJwc3Vq&utm_source=qr Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https:...

In 1994 Michelle Von Emster's body was found on a beach. conflicting evidence points to either an attack from a person or a shark. This case has very limited evidence so it's not that long but we found it ominous. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Von_Emster_case https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/the-unusual-death-of-michelle-von-emster https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2...

On March 31st, 2006 Brian Shaffer met up with his dad Randy for dinner, he then went bar hopping with his roommate, but the two would accidentally get separated. Assuming Brian had headed home his roommate left to go there also, but Brian wasn't there. A missed trip and a weird phone call further this ominous case. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music...

In the 1970s the town of Circleville, Ohio started getting letters, a lot of them. It seemed someone in this small town was trying to threaten everyone, saying the writer knew everyone's deep dark secrets and was going to out them if they didn't get what they want. This episode has an ominous death and a lot of theories. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdM...

On June 7th, 1992 18 year old Katie Rackliff's body was found near a cemetery. No leads were found and the case went cold. Fast forward two years exactly to June 7th, 1994 when an attack in a school bathroom would start to uncover who this killer was. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 Sources: https...

On August 18th, 2010 Ben McDaniel went cave diving at Vortex Spring in Florida. 30 year old Ben passed two employees on his way in the cave, one of which opened a gate in the cave for him. After that we can only speculate what happened to Ben. With employees with questionable backgrounds and Ben's rough past there are a few theories.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Lin...

This is a bigger episode and one we were excited to do. In 2003 Brian Wells walked into a PNC bank with a bomb. This story has several time lines and several murders along with all the other ominous situations and quite a few characters. Thanks for listening, follow us on social media for updates on the show.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/wa...

For our 50th episode we decided to bring you an unsolved ominous murder.  On the night of December 4th in 2003 Jonathan Luna was about to leave his office. He left a voicemail to someone relating to work and left. Instead of going home he went on a strange drive and left little clues. The next day an ominous scene was found in what appeared to be a random location.  We are so excited to bring you...

On March 25th, 2018 the Hart family was last seen on the California coast shopping for groceries. The next day a tourist would come across a terrible crash that would reveal the families dark secrets. Thanks for listening.  Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 Sources: https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/04/lesbian-couple-dri...

The murder of Sherri Rasmussen went unsolved for about 23 years. With new DNA testing available and new detectives to put clues together a suspect was found that surprised everyone. Thanks for listening.  Sources: This case has been on snapped and deadly women to name a few, they made the show Lazarus files and articles have been written about it along with the Lazarus files book, which I listened...

In December of 1971 a neighbor asked the cops for a welfare check on the List family next door. Once there they had no idea what they would find or what had happened in the house about a month before. While cops had a suspect they couldn't find him to question him until 1989.  Sources: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2023/04/11/list-verdict-and-murders/11636988002...

In January of 2008 24 year old Lindsay Buziak, a real estate agent in Canada got an ominous phone call from someone looking for a new house. Ignoring her feeling Lindsay helped the caller hoping the commission would be worth it. While her boyfriend waited outside one of the viewings ominous things started to happen.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lindsay_Buziak https://vancouver...

In November of 2022 six students were home in Moscow, Idaho. After they had all gone to bed one of them started to hear ominous noises. No one was expecting what was found at the house the next day.  Sources: I watched the Idaho college murders on HBO.  https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23564652-idaho-murders-court-document-unsealed https://abc7chicago.com/timeline-idaho-murders-bryan-kohber...

Carl Eric Brant who went by Charlie was born February 23rd, 1957. He married Teri Helfrich in 1986 and the two bought a house in Big Pine Key in Florida. The threat of hurricane Ivan in 2004 forced them inland to find shelter at Michelle Jones house, Teri's niece. 11 days into their stay a gruesome discovery was made and a wild back story came out.  music credit: Music Info : creepy-mood-1419...

Theodosia Burr was born June 21st, 1783 to Theodosia Prevost and Aaron Burr. This story has it all, pirates, presidents and the patriot boat.  music credit: Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 sources: https://www.blumenthalarts.org/assets/doc/Hamilton-Lyrics-ACT-I1-e82b4f261a.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosia_Burr_Als...

Around Christmas in 1929 Charles Lawson took his family out for new outfits and a portrait of the family and told them he had a "Christmas surprise" for them. no one was expecting what happened next. Thanks for listening music credit: Music Info : creepy-mood-141972 by SoulProdMusic Music Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsT5YDUbny8 sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_...