Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

We’ve got a witchy holiday coming up on February 1! Imbolc, also known as St. Brigid’s Day, celebrates the fact that we’ve survived the darkest days of winter, and earth is preparing to burst into life. Let’s learn about it. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Sources:   http...

In 1943, four teenage boys discovered a skeleton inside a Wych Elm in Worcestershire, England, setting off a mystery that is unexplained to this day. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3F https://www.abc....

Y’all. This one’s a wild ride. A love triangle. A murder in broad daylight. Power. Intrigue. Temporary insanity. Megan rants. Buckle up. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.better...

Emanuela Orlandi, called Vatican Girl in headlines, disappeared from Vatican City in the summer of 1983.  Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Sources:   https://allthatsinteresting.com/emanuela-orlandi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Emanuela_Orlandi https://ed...

This week, Kara has the story of how Kai Lawrence, The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, went from internet hero to convicted killer. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources:   APTN News Kai the 'hatchet-wielding hitchhiker' is Cree says Canadian father Kai is actually Caleb Law...

In 1993, Soul Asylum’s Runaway Train won the grammy for best rock song, and its wildly popular music video featured missing children, with the intent of locating them. All in all, of the 36 children featured in the U.S. versions of the video, 21 were considered found. Here’s a deep dive into what that means, and rundown of those that are still missing. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-m...

In 2016, 27-year-old Myrna Salicin died after drinking an iced coffee with friends. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Sources:   https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20231004150147-220-1007086/review-film-ice-cold-murder-coffee-and-jessica-wongso https://jakartaglobe.id/new...

In 1812, Aaron Burr’s beloved daughter Theodosia boarded a ship off the coast of South Carolina and was never seen again. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm a...

The silver cord is a theoretical (maybe?) link between the higher self and the physical body. Are we talking metaphysics on the podcast today? Yes. We are polymaths. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources:   https://www.themysticmedium.com/the-silver-cord/ https://en.wikiped...

This is the story behind Netflix’s recent docu-series, The Manhattan Alien Abduction. And it is a doozy. (Dealing with some sound issues- thanks, as always, for loving us anyway.) Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHe...

On December 15, 1944, Glenn Miller—of Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, one of the most popular bands of the big band era—disappeared when his airplane vanished over the English Channel.   Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by B...

Here’s another round of listener emails, the last one for a while- and you guys can witness us having a major freak out about the way two of the stories connect- at least in our heads. 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   Youtube...

In 2007, a 9.8 meter catamaran was found drifting off the north-eastern coast of Australia, and the circumstances surrounding it are so bizarre that it’s been compared the Mary Celeste. 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   Youtube...

We’re putting out as many of your spooky stories as we can to celebrate our favorite time of year! Here’s another round of listener emails- we love them. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.co...

This week Kara is giving us a round-up of spooky, scary stories from South Carolina! 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 Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This epis...

Meet Laurie Cabot, the official witch of Salem, and all around incredible woman. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources:   https://en.m.wikipedia.or...

Is this our favorite round of listener emails? Maybe. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHel...

In 2007, Hugue De la Plaza was found stabbed to death in his home, doors bolted from the inside, with no sign of an intruder. Police called it a suicide. The thing is, the murder weapon was nowhere to be found. 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-stor...

You’ve heard us mention Folie a Deux before, but this week Kara’s doing a deep dive into the psychiatric syndrome also known as shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder. 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   Youtube Channel:...

It’s time for another round of ghost stories submitted by our favorite people—you guys! Enjoy. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Sources:   Listener...

In 1991, the bodies of four teenage girls were discovered inside the yogurt shop where two of them had worked. The quadruple murder is still unsolved. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c...

Back in the 1940s, someone was running around Mattoon, Illinois gassing people. We aren’t mature enough to cover stories like this. 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurder...

In 1999, a man was found dead near a cornfield in Missouri, with two cryptic notes in his pocket. According to the FBI, these notes are written in intricate, unbreakable code that has stumped elite and amateur codebreakers for years. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murd...

In 1955, eleven people showed up at the police station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky with a wild story about strange visitors to their family farm. Years later, a separate family in a different town had a similar story. What’s going on?! Were there really aliens running around rural Kentucky?  (We originally covered this story as our second episode of the podcast. For some of our earlier episodes, we’...

The Bohemian Grove is the official meeting site of the Bohemian Club, an exclusive secret society that includes the most powerful men, and only men, in the United States. They meet annually, and what goes on during these encampments is kept secret from the rest of us—luckily a few journalists have managed to infiltrate the camp to give us a glimpse of what’s going on there. There’s bonus content,...