Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Lancaster, Kentucky is Megan’s birthplace, and also home to a strange hybrid lake creature known as the Eelpig. These two things are not related. Probably. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com...

**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. Here’s one that really stuck with Megan- What Happened to Brooke Farthing? Originally published on January 29, 2021.** Brooke Farthing disappeared from Berea, Kentucky in June 2013 after texting a friend and saying she was scared. No one has ever been named as a suspect or person of interest in her d...

**We’re on a break this week, so we sharing a few of our personal favorite episodes. This is one of Megan’s favorites, about Grace Sherwood, The Witch of Pungo. This one was sent in by a listener and originally published on August 10, 2021.** This week’s sidepiece comes from Mike! Grace Sherwood is believed to be the last woman convicted of witchcraft in Virginia. You guys are going to love her. ...

**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. Here’s Kara’s favorite full episode, The Acid Bath Murders, originally published on July 23, 2021.** John Haigh was raised in a super restrictive religious cult setting. He wasn’t allowed to have friends, could only read bible stories for entertainment, and believed that if he sinned, a blue mark wou...

**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. First up, Kara’s favorite sidepiece, The Cora Tree. Originally published on December 7, 2021.** The legend of the Cora Tree on Hatteras Island has it all—witchcraft, mystery, and even a tie-in to the lost colony of Roanoke.  Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topic...

Teresita Basa was murdered in her apartment in 1977. Her killer set a fire, effectively destroying all physical evidence, leaving police with nothing to go on. After a while, Teresita’s spirit got tired of having her murder go unsolved, and decided to do something about it. This is a real thing that happened, you guys, according to detectives, at least. The NEW MERCH is live in the podcast store!...

Along the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi, you’ll find a sign at mile marker 233.2 that reads Witch Dance. Let’s learn more about the history of the parkway and the lore surrounding this place! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Thanks for sending us this one, Amy!...

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter has a very complicated name, and you know how great we are at names. But don’t worry- he went by another. Christopher Chichester. Then Christopher Crowe. And finally, Clark Rockefeller. This guy is basically like if the Tinder Swindler and Frank Abagnale (of Catch Me If You Can) had a baby. The NEW MERCH is live in the podcast store! https://witches-magic-murder-myste...

The Denver International Airport is home to all sorts of weird things that have spawned a whole slew of conspiracy theories. Secret underground bunkers, illuminati ties, bizarre artwork—tune in and see what you think! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! THERE’S NEW MERCH,...

(We recorded this episode remotely, so the sound is a little different than usual. Remember how we always say “normalize imperfection?” We just like to practice what we preach.) When we started reading about the disappearance of Paula Jean Weldon, we had no idea what we were getting into. This story has everything—murder, mystery, a cryptid, possible supernatural stuff, aliens…you get the picture....

This week we’re talking about Baba Vanga, a blind mystic from Bulgaria who made several predictions about the future. Which ones have come true, what has she been wrong about, and what did she foresee coming up for us? Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! THERE’S NEW MERCH...

Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, and Michelle Knight escaped a nightmare in 2013, after being held hostage in a man’s Cleveland home for 10 years. It’s horrific and upsetting and don’t listen if you are triggered by sexual assault and domestic violence. Here’s the YouTube video Kara mentioned at the beginning- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZcRU0Op5P4 There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and othe...

Deep in the Congo, people have long reported sightings of a reptile-like creature with a long neck and tail, and possibly a single horn. They call it the Mokele-mbembe. But does it actually exist? Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes...

The Lancashire trial of the Pendle Witches is one of the most well-known witch trials in English history, and set an important legal precedent for later witch trials, including the infamous Salem trials. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopi...

Over 100 years ago, sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near Greece. It would be several more years before anyone understood the implications of one of the items found at the site. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other per...

The Hope Diamond was stolen from an idol in India. Evalyn Walsh McLean was the last person to own the large blue gem. That’s probably a good thing. **In this episode we said the Hope diamond was 94 carats. It's actually 44.52 carats. Still huge, regardless! The Star of the East diamond, which Evalyn also had, was 94.8 carats. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon!...

In 1942, the young girls and women of Pascagoula, Mississippi were targeted by a burglar with very specific taste. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermyster...

Just when you think the story of Jens Soering met Elizabeth Haysom is over, it JUST KEEPS GOING. (This is a two-part episode! Make sure you listen to part 1 before this one.) There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Sources: https://en.wi...

Do you ever wonder how your life could be completely different if you’d just never met a certain person? Jens Soering met Elizabeth Haysom during orientation at the University of Virginia, and we bet he really wishes he hadn’t. (This is a two-part episode! If you’re on the Patreon, part 2 is available for you right now, ad-free, on your Patreon feed. If you’re not on the Patreon, you’ll be able to...

Here’s a short dose of witchiness for you! This episode is all about Beltane, a May Day celebration that honors life and the beginning of summer. Learn about it, how you can use that energy to your advantage, and some ways you might want to celebrate on your own! Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and...

In 1995, anthropologists discovered the body of a 12-15 year old girl on the upper slopes of Peru’s Mount Apato. She turned out to be an incredibly well-preserved Andean Ice Mummy from the 15th century. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopif...

Back in World War II, a Welshman drifter impersonated a military officer and helped end the war. And he did it all without a pulse. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witches...

Fawn Marie Mountain disappeared from Claysburg, Pennsylvania in 2012. At the time of her disappearance, she was in a relationship with a reportedly abusive, controlling woman named Heather Dibert. The police investigation didn’t start until 2015, three years after she was last seen. This case is infuriating. If you have any information at all related to Fawn Marie Mountain, even if you don’t know...

Today, learn all about Leah Smock, who had the misfortune of being beautiful AND intelligent AND female in the 1800s. Her death is the only recorded instance of an accused witch being burned alive in the United States. Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! There’s bonus con...

As the assistant funeral director in Carthage, Texas, Bernie Tiede did a great job of taking care of everyone’s deceased loved ones, and people all over town thought he was a great guy. When he started spending time with Marjorie Nugent after her husband died, who could’ve known he’d turn out to be a pretty terrible person after all? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our...