Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

In December 2015, 21-year-old Otto Warmbier stepped off a plane in Pyongyang, North Korea, intending to stay for five days. It would be over a year before he’d return home, and what happened to him there remains a heartbreaking mystery. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-m...

This week Kara’s got a listener tale followed by a list of crimes solved by Google Earth! 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!  Thin...

Here’s the fourth installment in our series on the Salem Witch Trials (you can find the first three installments in episodes 205, 207, and 210), covering the rest of the women who were hanged on July 19, 1692: Susannah Martin, Elizabeth Howe, and Sarah Wildes. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: h...

TRIGGER WARNING: This is one of the most disturbing cases we’ve ever covered. Your kids shouldn’t listen to it. There’s cannibalism involved.  One man placed an ad looking for someone to let him eat them. And someone answered. It’s even worse than it sounds. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: h...

TW: This episode discusses possible suicide and self-harm. In 2003, Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Luna was found dead next to his car. Twenty years later, officials still can’t agree on whether his death was a homicide. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder...

Here’s a really terrible episode about a guy who ruined Halloween, followed by a ghost story from one of Megan’s favorite people in the world, paranormal romance author, Sarah Blair. If you’d like to check out Sarah Blair’s books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087J8JHXR For more info on Sarah Blair: www.sarahlblair.com There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://w...

It’s been entirely too long since we’ve done a magic episode on the regular feed. This week Megan is talking about Autumn, how it’s a season for rest and reflection, and a few rituals for letting go. 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.c...

In 1902, Rose Harsent was found dead in her employer’s home. Police honed in on a suspect pretty quickly…but was it the right 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   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMys...

Welcome to October! We’re celebrating with some ghost stories sent in by 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   Support our sponsors!  This...

In August of 1966, the bodies of Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana were found at the bottom of a hill in Brazil, and nothing about it made any sense.  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.yout...

In October 1965, Mary Shotwell Little vanished after walking to her car in a popular shopping mall parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia. Was she kidnapped, or did she disappear on purpose? 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 C...

It’s old-timey. It’s a poisoner. It’s a serial killer. This must be a Kara episode! 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 episo...

On New Years Day 1963, a couple of bodies were discovered along the bank of a river in Australia with no obvious cause of death. It would take decades to land on a cause—and y’all aren’t ready for 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.mysh...

This week, Kara’s introducing you to your new favorite cryptid, a pitiful little creature known as The Squonk. Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing...

It’s been over 23 years since nine-year-old Asha Degree walked out of her home in the middle of the night and disappeared. There is currently a reward for any information leading to her whereabouts. If you have any information, please call 704-672-6100. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: https:...

Listen. There are just some things you shouldn't be able to sell on facebook, and actual human body parts are on that list. Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with...

We’ve got a lighter episode as our first full episode back from our break- Kara has a collection of Florida Man stories, featuring all the best Florida has to offer. 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....

Here are more listener ghost stories for you! Enjoy! Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicM...

Kara recently visited Melbourne, Florida, and as always, brought back some ghost stories for us! Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outta...

Morning news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished on the morning of June 27, 1995. Today, her disappearance is one of Iowa’s coldest cases. Anyone with information about Jodi’s case can reach out to the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636. Information can also be provided to Iowa DCI Special Agent Ryan Herman: rherman@dps.state.ia.us There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks...

(You might not want to let your kids hear the second half of this one, after the ad break!) Ben Franklin had a few skeletons in his basement. And also in his closet. Happy Independence Day, gang. Want more? 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.mysh...

Sarah Dazley didn’t like her husbands. 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!  Spotify for Podcasters: Thinking about starting your ow...

Meet Dr. Robert Liston, the fastest knife in the west end….and get a rather terrifying glimpse into surgery in the 1800s. Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with le...

Joshua Maddox went for a hike the day before his 18th birthday and never returned—he was eventually found, but nothing about it makes sense. 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/WitchesMagi...

We’ve got a couple new listener ghost stories for you, and they are creeeeeeeepy. Enjoy! Want more? 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 Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: htt...