The Squonk and The Hag: True Crime and Scary Stories

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This episode we talk about Canadian serial killer, Robert Pickton. The late 1980s and 90s saw a disturbing trend in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Women, many struggling with addiction and poverty, began vanishing without a trace. The community, used to hardship, felt a growing unease. Were these disappearances connected? ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: h...

Our second installment into the legends, monsters and folk remedies of the Appalachian region. ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a member of The Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/7Pfcx6z4X8 Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.co...

Our first installment into the legends, monsters and folk remedies of the Appalachian region. ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a member of The Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/7Pfcx6z4X8 Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com...

When a man dressed as Santa entered the Ortega Christmas party in 2008, no one could imagine the tragic aftermath of his bloody rampage and arson. ---- ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a member of The Podcast Nexus: https://disc...

Celebrate the holiday season with a reading of the classic story by Frank Stockton. Happy holidays!

Celebrate the holiday season with a reading of the classic poem by Clement Clark Moore. Happy holidays!

Deep within the Canadian wilderness lies beauty, danger, and a lot of gold. But a string of death, decapitation and strange occurrences have turned a natural paradise into a creepy destination. ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a...

This episode talks about the Orange Sock Killer of Breckenridge, CO in 1982. Genetic genealogy helped solve this crime decades later. ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a member of The Podcast Nexus: https://discord.gg/7Pfcx6z4X8...

Listen to a spooky tale this Halloween! The origin of this creepypasta can be found here: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Anansi's_Goatman_Story ---- Visit our website: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is a member of The Podcast Nexus: https://dis...

Djinn are supernatural creatures in Middle Eastern folklore. They are said to be made of fire, invisible to the human eye, and capable of shapeshifting. Djinn are often depicted as being powerful and dangerous creatures, but they can also be helpful and benevolent. ----- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https:...

The Slender Man stabbing was a near-fatal stabbing that took place in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 31, 2014. Two 12-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend Payton Leutner into the woods and stabbed her 19 times in an attempt to please Slender Man, a fictional horror character. Content warning: This podcast contains descriptions of violence and murder included that against...

This podcast episode discusses the case of John List, a murderer who killed his entire family in 1971 and then went on the run for nearly 18 years. List was a successful accountant who lived in a wealthy suburb of New Jersey with his wife, mother, and three children. Content warning: This podcast contains descriptions of violence and murder included that against minors. Listener discretion is advi...

Mishipeshu (also spelled Mishibijiw) is a powerful mythological creature in the folklore of North America. It is often described as a giant underwater panther said to live in the depths of Lake Superior. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesquonkandthehag The Squonk & The Hag is...

Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK Killer, was a serial killer who terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, for over 30 years. He murdered 10 people, including two children, between 1974 and 1991. Rader was a master of disguise and evaded capture for decades, despite taunting the police and the media with letters and poems. Content warning: This podcast contains descriptions of violence, sexual as...

Enjoy a very special episode from The Squonk & The Hag! Mo is out of commission this week so Krako reads a story from one of his favorite authors.

Ken McElroy terrorized a small farming town for years and managed to escape prosecution. Was vigilante justice the only answer to their problem? Content warning: This podcast contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault included those against minors. Listener discretion is advised. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-hag.myspreadshop.com/ J...

Charles Albright was a serial killer who operated in Dallas, Texas in the early 1990s. He was known as the "Eyeball Killer" because he would remove the eyeballs of his victims. Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/2023/08/31/charles-albright-the-eyeball-killer/ P...

The Bunyip is a legendary creature of Australian Aboriginal mythology. It is said to be a large, water-dwelling beast with a long neck, powerful jaws, and a thick hide. The bunyip is a popular subject of Australian folklore, and it has been featured in many books, movies, and television shows. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the bunyip, and some people believe that it may be a...

Todd Kohlhepp is an American serial killer who was sentenced to life in prison in 2017. He was convicted of seven murders throughout the US state of South Carolina. Previously, Kohlhepp had also kidnapped and assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Arizona. Content warning:  This podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Also announced this episode: we s...

In the mid 90s, a whirlwind abduction of a teenage boy led to a tale of a killer's odd obsession with the sound of breaking bones and confessions of past murders. Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/2023/08/03/the-bonebreaker-killer-joe-clark/ Podcast Merch: https://t...

In 1989, Allan Legere escaped from prison and went on a seven-month murder spree in the Miramichi region of New Brunswick, Canada. He killed five people, including three elderly women, and terrorized the community. Legere was eventually captured, but his story is still one of the most disturbing in Canadian history. Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder...

The second coming of Christ or just a vicious murderer? In 1989, Daniel Rakowitz brutally murdered Monika Beerle. He then dismembered her body and disposed of what he could. Rakowitz was eventually arrested and convicted of murder, but his story is still shocking today. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/2023/07/13/the-butcher-of-tompkins-square-park/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk...

An ultimate betrayal leading to tragedy, this episode talks about the disappearance and murder of 16 year-old Skylar Neese in West Virginia. On July 6, 2012, Skylar was reported missing from her home in Star City, West Virginia. Her body was found two months later in a wooded area in Pennsylvania. Skylar's two best friends, Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy, were eventually charged with her murder....

In the woods near Louisville, Kentucky, there is a legend of a half-man, half-goat creature that is said to live under an old railroad trestle bridge. The Pope Lick Monster, as it is known, is said to be a terrifying creature with sharp horns, cloven hooves, and a hypnotic gaze. ---- Show Notes: https://thesquonkandthehag.com/2023/06/29/the-pope-lick-monster/ Podcast Merch: https://the-squonk-the-...