Veil of Echoes

Send us Fan Mail In February 1999, 19-year-old Cayci Higgins was murdered inside her own home in Cleveland, Tennessee. More than two decades later...  her family is still searching for answers. In this special episode, we're honored to sit down with Kim , Cayci's sister, to remember who Cayci truly was beyond the headlines. Together, we discuss Cayci's life, the devastating impact h...

Send us Fan Mail On the night of October 6, 1998, twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard accepted what he believed was a simple ride home after leaving the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming. He never made it home. What followed became one of the most heartbreaking crimes in modern American history, a case that forever changed the national conversation surrounding hate crimes, LGBTQ+ rights, compass...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of January 24, 2006 , twenty-four-year-old Jennifer Kesse left her Orlando condominium for work. She never arrived. Two days later, her black Chevrolet Malibu was discovered abandoned less than two miles from her home. Security cameras captured the only known person connected to her disappearance but in one of the most haunting twists in true crime history, every im...

Send us Fan Mail Deep within the forests of Prince George's County, Maryland, a chilling legend has refused to die. For decades, locals have whispered about a creature lurking near Fletchertown Road—a towering figure with the body of a man, the head of a goat, glowing red eyes, and an eerie scream echoing through the darkness. Was the Goatman the result of a horrifying scientific experiment g...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Veil of Echoes, we sit down with New York Times and international bestselling author J.D. Barker to discuss his latest novel, Something I Keep Upstairs. From psychological suspense and atmospheric horror to real-world inspiration, we explore the power of place, memory, and the kinds of stories that linger long after the final page. We also discuss the in...

Send us Fan Mail Wood Island looks like something from a postcard. Just off the coast of southern Maine, near the New Hampshire border, sits a historic Life Saving Station surrounded by blue Atlantic waters and centuries of maritime history. But beneath that beauty lies a much darker story. In this episode of Veil of Echoes, we explore the haunting history of Wood Island and the station that has s...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of June 4, 2010, seven-year-old Kyron Horman proudly arrived at Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, to participate in his school's science fair. He posed for photographs. He showed off his project. And then he vanished. What should have been an ordinary school day became one of the most baffling missing child cases in American history. Despite one of...

Send us Fan Mail In the final chapter of our Columbine series, we explore what happened after the gunfire stopped. As first responders cautiously entered the school, survivors remained trapped inside classrooms, parents desperately searched for answers, and the nation watched in horror as events unfolded live on television. We examine the rescue of Patrick Ireland, remembered by many as "The...

Send us Fan Mail For more than a decade, the Smurl family claimed they shared their Pennsylvania home with something terrifying. What began as unexplained noises, foul odors, and strange disturbances would eventually escalate into one of the most controversial haunting cases in American history. The family reported shadowy figures, violent attacks, unexplained scratches, and encounters with an uns...

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of our Columbine series, we step inside the library at Columbine High School, the deadliest location during the April 20, 1999 attack. As students hid beneath tables and computer desks, librarian Patti Nielson remained on the phone with 911 while chaos unfolded around her. We examine the events inside the library, the stories of the victims and survivors, the heroism o...

Send us Fan Mail This is Part I of our two-part deep dive into one of the most haunting and explosive cases in modern true crime: the Murdaugh Murders. Tonight, we walk the long shadow of the Lowcountry…  through privilege, generational power, unanswered tragedies, and the storm that had been brewing long before June 7th, 2021. In this episode we cover: • The Murdaugh legacy and influence over the...

Send us Fan Mail On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha parked in her driveway like she had done so many times before. She had no idea what was waiting behind her. Kidnapped. Brutally attacked. Left for dead on a deserted road outside Port Elizabeth, South Africa — her throat cut, her body nearly destroyed — Alison did the unthinkable. She survived. In this episode, we examine one of the most extraord...

Send us Fan Mail The truth doesn’t stay buried forever.  In Part 2 of our Murdaugh Murders series, we follow the unraveling of Alex Murdaugh’s alibi, the explosive kennel video, the shifting timelines, and the trial moments that sealed his fate. From the lies he confessed to on the stand, to the theories that still haunt the Lowcountry, this episode dives deeper into the chaos, the contradictions,...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when psychology, perception, intuition… and the unexplained begin to blur together? In this special bonus episode of Veil of Echoes, we sit down with world record-holding mentalist and performer Joe Diamond — also known as The Midwest Mystic — for one of the most fascinating conversations we’ve had yet. What started as a discussion about mentalism, observation, and hu...

Send us Fan Mail Step into the unknown with Veil of Echoes — a cinematic true crime and paranormal podcast where chilling cases, haunted histories, disappearances, and the unexplained collide. Hosted by Bria, Zach, and Lyndsay, each episode blends immersive storytelling, atmospheric sound design, and haunting narration to explore the stories that refuse to stay buried. From infamous crimes and mis...

Send us Fan Mail In 1897, a young woman named Zona Heaster Shue was found dead inside her West Virginia home. Her death was quickly ruled natural… and her body was buried before anyone questioned what really happened. But her mother refused to believe the official story. Days after the funeral, Mary Jane Heaster claimed Zona’s spirit began appearing beside her bed at night — revealing horrifying d...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of September 14th, 2007, fourteen-year-old Andrew Gosden left his home in Doncaster, England, dressed for school like any other day. But instead of attending class, Andrew withdrew nearly all the money from his bank account, returned home to change clothes, and purchased a one-way train ticket to London. Hours later, CCTV captured him walking calmly out of King’s Cr...

Send us Fan Mail On April 20th, 1999, what began as a normal Tuesday morning at Columbine High School became one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. But before the first shots were fired… there were warning signs. In Part One of this multi-part series, we explore the months leading up to the Columbine massacre including the journals, threats, homemade explosives, Basement Tapes,...

Send us Fan Mail In November of 1966, a small town in West Virginia became the center of one of the most infamous paranormal legends in American history. Witnesses described a towering winged figure with glowing red eyes lurking near the abandoned TNT area outside Point Pleasant. Some believed it was a bird. Others believed it was something far more sinister. But after the devastating collapse of...

Send us Fan Mail What looked like a quiet family home hidden in the woods of Indiana would eventually become one of the most disturbing crime scenes in modern true crime history. In this episode of Veil of Echoes, we explore the horrifying case of Herb Baumeister — the successful businessman and family man who became the prime suspect in the murders of multiple men connected to Indianapolis’ gay b...

Send us Fan Mail Some nursery rhymes were never as innocent as they sounded. In this special surprise mini episode of Veil of Echoes, we step into the unsettling history and darker interpretations behind some of the world’s most recognizable childhood songs. From plague theories tied to Ring Around the Rosie … to the disturbing imagery hidden inside Rock-a-Bye Baby … to the violent undertones of T...

Send us Fan Mail Leah Roberts went missing after leaving North Carolina on a cross-country journey in March of 2000. Days later, her vehicle was found wrecked deep in the woods of Washington State — hidden off a remote logging road. At first, it appeared to be a crash. But the scene didn’t make sense. There were no clear signs of a fatal injury.  No explanation for how the vehicle came to rest whe...

Send us Fan Mail In the remote stretches of the Australian outback… people have reported seeing something they can’t explain for over a century. A single light. Floating just above the horizon. Sometimes distant.  Sometimes impossibly close.  And in many cases… following. Known as the Min Min lights , this phenomenon has been witnessed by travelers, locals, and Indigenous communities long before i...

Send us Fan Mail Part Four — The Final Chapter In the final days before his execution, Ted Bundy began to speak. After years of denial, manipulation, and control—he sat down with investigators, journalists, and profilers in a series of chilling final interviews. But even then, the truth didn’t come easily. In this episode, we step inside Bundy’s last hours:  his courtroom performance during the Ch...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a place in India where staying after dark isn’t just a warning— …it’s the law. Bhangarh Fort, located in Rajasthan, was once a thriving city built in the 16th century under the Mughal Empire. Designed for royalty and protected by the surrounding Aravalli Hills, it was never meant to fail. But something happened. Some say it was war. Others point to political collapse. And...