Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

The disappearance of nine-year-old Christine Jessop shattered a small Canadian town and sparked a massive investigation. In Part One, we trace the search for Christine and the mounting evidence that led investigators to arrest Guy Paul Morin—a case that would forever change Canadian criminal justice. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery...

Kara recently did an episode on dreams, and we told you guys to send in your own weird dream experiences…and you did! Here are a few stories, straight from the inbox. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMu...

Claude and Martha Sue Shelton left home for what should have been a quick late-night drive, leaving their three children asleep in bed. More than fifty years later, neither the couple nor their car has ever been seen again. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing an...

Time for some listener stories! Enjoy. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.c...

Who was Saint Cuthbert—and how did a humble monk become one of the most revered figures in medieval Britain? Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is...

For centuries, the word “witch” carried the power to destroy lives. In this episode, we explore how that meaning evolved, and what we owe to the people who carried those beliefs and traditions forward despite the danger. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and m...

This week, Kara’s doing a deep dive on dreams. What are they? What do they mean? How do they work? Isn’t it weird that science can’t really answer all those questions? Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicM...

Between 1979 and 1982, five people vanished or were murdered in the Lewis–Clark Valley of Idaho and Washington. Decades later, investigators still believe the cases may be connected to a single suspect—but despite rumors, theories, and years of investigation, no one has ever been charged. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube...

A bizarre international mystery unfolded when a supposed Russian underwater hockey team failed to appear for a championship match, sparking confusion, media attention, and questions about whether the team ever truly existed. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-m...

It’s been far too long since we’ve had a listener stories episode! Enjoy. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube....

It starts with a map. Then it’s the buildings. Then it’s the windows. And at a certain point, it stops being about what’s true—and starts being about what feels like it could be. This episode is more about how a conspiracy theory becomes a thing. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episo...

Arlis Perry went for a late-night walk on Stanford’s campus and ended up inside a place that should have been safe. What was discovered the next morning would haunt investigators—and remain unsolved—for over four decades. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-myst...

Toby Dorr was a rule follower. Until she met a man who made her change her ways. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.y...

Imagine being so convinced a lost city exists… that you walk straight into the Amazon to prove it. That’s exactly what Percy Fawcett did—and no one ever saw him again. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel...

On New Year’s Eve 1997, Ben Smart and Olivia Hope boarded a yacht in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds after missing their ride back to shore. By morning, they had vanished—launching one of the country’s most debated murder cases. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-mur...

Dorothy Kilgallen was an American journalist and TV personality who was investigating the assassination of JFK when she reportedly died of an accidental drug overdose.  Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel...

In 1969, University of Michigan law student Jane Mixer was found murdered in a cemetery in Denton Township after responding to a ride-share ad home for spring break.  Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel h...

**This was originally published on the Patreon in March 2024** Have you heard of Lavinia Fisher, America’s first female serial killer? Maybe we need to pay a little more attention to her story before we start throwing titles around. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-...

Twenty-four-year-old Rebecca Coriam was a crew member aboard the Disney cruise ship Disney Wonder when she vanished in 2011 while the ship was sailing off the coast of Mexico. Despite surveillance footage showing her shortly before she disappeared, no clear explanation for what happened has ever been confirmed. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmu...

In 1983, former beauty queen Tammy Lynn Leppert vanished after expressing intense fear that someone was trying to kill her. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with le...

What happens when a political leader refuses to die? From radical science to public devotion, this episode examines the preservation of Vladimir Lenin’s body and the unsettling legacy it created. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopif...

In 19th century Scotland, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith was accused of poisoning and subsequently murdering her secret French lover in case that gained notoriety around the world. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our...

During a routine night flight in 1978, Frederick Valentich reported a disturbing encounter over the Bass Strait, moments before his transmission ended. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versi...

From Plato’s Atlantis to a newly discovered sunken settlement along the Silk Road, this episode traces why drowned cities still haunt us.  Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our ep...

In 2011, an entire French family was found murdered in their home—except for the father, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, who vanished without a trace. Was he a desperate man who took his own life, or did he carefully plan the perfect disappearance? Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://wit...