Welcome to Spooky Season, Queerdos! Make sure you polish your eyeglasses, folks, 'cause we're getting scientific with our stories today. First, in our True Crime Story, Kevin tells us about a 1970s Tennessee grave robbery that perplexed the local forensic examiner and changed the course of research history. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Edie tells us about Silicon Valley vampires. So carbon-date your bones, hand over $8,000 to a "real" "doctor," and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

The Body Farm:

https://jenjdanna.com/blog/2012/4/10/forensic-case-files-the-strange-case-of-colonel-william-shy.html

https://www.williamsonherald.com/features/w_life/the-mystery-of-col-william-shy-s-burial-in-a-cast-iron-casket/article_11504706-e487-11ed-947c-3b074a653e2d.html

http://civildiscourse-historyblog.com/blog/2015/3/20/the-murder-at-shy-mansion-embalming-in-the-civil-war

https://volunteerstories.utk.edu/volunteer_stories/advancing-evidence

Vampires:

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/05/infusion-of-young-blood-recharges-brains-of-old-mice-study-finds.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/517426a

https://www.alkahest.com/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/01/13/69219/questionable-young-blood-transfusions-offered-in-us-as-anti-aging-remedy/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02803554

https://www.science.org/content/article/young-blood-antiaging-trial-raises-questions

https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/topics/blood-tissue-safety/giving-blood-plasma/index.html#:~:text=The%20maximum%20plasma%20donation%20frequency,in%20a%207%2Dday%20period.&text=All%20blood%20types%20are%20needed,blood%20types%20can%20give%20plasma.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/young-blood-transfusions-are-on-the-menu-at-society-gala/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fda-issues-warning-about-young-blood-transfusions/

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-01-17/startup-offers-young-blood-transfusions-to-rejuvenate-the-body

https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbwxme/are-rich-people-already-infusing-themselves-with-young-blood

https://futurism.com/neoscope/doctor-anti-aging-blood-clinic-again

https://time.com/6315607/bryan-johnsons-quest-for-immortality/

https://youtu.be/8l3nfzEYSwI

https://www.instagram.com/bryanjohnson_/?hl=en

https://qz.com/quartzy/1230002/sandra-bullock-and-cate-blanchett-had-a-penis-facial-its-not-that-strange

https://www.allure.com/story/vampire-facial-prp-treatment-guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeMJ_o3ME6U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2aOHQlAco

Kevin Stahl 9/27/23 Kevin Stahl 9/27/23

Episode 93: Grifter Grab Bag / The Dover Demon

Well met and good morrow, fair Queerdos! Welcome to another Wednesday, and to another set of stories! First, in our True Crime Stories (!!!), Miss feeds us a few nibbles from an old-timey Grifter Grab Bag! Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Kevin tells us all about a weird little guy on the side of the road outside 1977 Boston. What’s his deal? So practice your nonsense languages, polish your shiny peanut-shaped heads, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

Grifters:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/princess-caraboo

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-was-princess-caraboo-scam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantographia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning#Canning's_trial

https://strandmag.com/the-mystery-of-elizabeth-canning/

Dover Demon:

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2018/07/dover-demon/

Newspapers.com, The Boston Globe, 22 Apr 2007, Page 80, “‘Dover Demon’ still fascinates enthusiasts 30 years later”

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dover_Demon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover_Demon?wprov=sfti1

Kevin Stahl 9/20/23 Kevin Stahl 9/20/23

Episode 92: McGruff the Crime Dog / The UFO Crash at Cape Girardeau

Hello there, Queerdos! Gird your loins, ‘cause we’re back with a bang this week. First, in our True Crime Story, Edie tells us about the “life” of one of America’s pop cultural mainstays: McGruff the Crime Dog. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss whisks us off to 1941 Missouri to give us the skinny on a little-known UFO crash. So button up your trench coat, watch out for falling extraterrestrial debris, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

McGruff:

https://jacobin.com/2022/01/just-say-no-war-on-drugs-ad-council

https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/21/article/484935

Melillo, Wendy, How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America: A History of Iconic Ad Council Campaigns (Smithsonian Books, 2013)

https://www.discogs.com/release/9842216-McGruff-McGruffs-Smart-Kids-Album

https://defector.com/this-mcgruff-drug-album-might-as-well-be-by-weird-al

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUcudphXIHokmvsVZuwEWp53m0tAqMgNk&si=368l7dmQzeYcfj-B

https://www.vox.com/2014/9/1/5998571/why-anti-drug-campaigns-like-dare-fail

https://trucepodcast.com/tag/american-propaganda/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/media/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-jack-keil.html

https://monstertruck.fandom.com/wiki/McGruff

https://mcgruff.org/

https://www.instagram.com/mcgruffatncpc/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Council

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGruff_the_Crime_Dog

UFO Crash:

https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/05/26/alleged-ufo-crash-cape-girardeau-area/

Hysteria51, Podcast, Episode 216: 1941 Cape Girardeau UFO Crash: The Alien Coverup Before Roswell, 12/28/2020.
https://www.southeastarrow.com/story/2455754.html

https://majesticdocuments.com/pdf/rswood_mufon2001.pdf

Kevin Stahl 9/13/23 Kevin Stahl 9/13/23

Episode 91: How Baltimore Failed the Mungo Family / Zak Bagans: Ghost Adventurer

We've cheated Death once again to make it to another Wednesday, Queerdos! And boy howdy, do we have some doozies this week. First, in Kevin's True Crime Story, we talk (and yell) about how Baltimore City law enforcement and politicians fucked around with one family while managing to utterly avoid finding out. Next, in Edie's Spoopy Tale, we learn more than we ever wanted to know about television ghost guy Zak Bagans: his life, his loves, his content. So polish your night-vision cameras, watch where you're going with that dirt bike, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Mungo Family:

Arrested At Age 7, Patterson High Basketball Star Gerard Mungo To Graduate With Full College Scholarship - CBS Baltimore (cbsnews.com)

It's a crime that police arrested dirt-bike kid (baltimoresun.com)

Mother calls arrest retribution for protests (baltimoresun.com)

7-year-old dirt biker?s father also arrested | Washington Examiner

Officers who arrested 7-year-old say they followed procedures (baltimoresun.com)

Police Arrest, Handcuff 7-Year-Old For Riding Motorized Dirt Bike (newson6.com)

Maryland Family of 7-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sitting On a Dirt Bike Sues Baltimore Police for $40 Million — Maryland Accident Law Blog — November 28, 2007

Gerard Mungo - Men's Basketball - Millersville (millersvilleathletics.com)

Zak Bagans:

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/is-zak-bagans-ghost-adventures-fake/

https://tvovermind.com/5-reasons-suggest-ghost-adventures-completely-fake/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_szBoAKIfk

https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Living-Life-Through-Dead/dp/1628600616

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38121/check-out-a-track-from-ghost-adventures-zak-bagans-and-praga-khan-s-necrofusion/

https://noisecreep.com/zak-bagans-necrofusion/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8elLwSfGEM

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/a-closer-look-at-the-bela-lugosi-haunted-mirror/

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-provenance-of-captain-smithrsquos-lsquohauntedrsquo-mirror/?/specialarticles/show/the-provenance-of-captain-smithrsquos-lsquohauntedrsquo-mirror/

https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/visting-the-zak-bagans-non-haunted-museum/

https://tvovermind.com/zak-bagans-just-big-ol-fraud/

https://deadline.com/2022/04/ghost-adventures-zak-bagans-multi-year-deal-discovery-plus-1235002356/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_Bagans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Adventures

Kevin Stahl 9/10/23 Kevin Stahl 9/10/23

Episode 90: The Lululemon Murders / The ‘Gilmore Girls’ x ‘Sopranos’ Paradox

Lululemon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPADvKWu4n4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BrsNFDi-xM

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/are-we-done-fighting/202003/is-what-happens-when-you-snap

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/just-what-does-it-take-to-make-someone-snap/

https://medium.com/crimes-before-midnight/the-lululemon-murder-c3ce802b9542

https://info.lululemon.com/about

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lululemon_murder

https://thedailyrecord.com/2011/10/26/defense-lawyer-defendant-lost-it-after-fight-in-yoga-shop/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lululemon-murder

https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2011-03-22-bs-md-yoga-killing-20110322-story.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-yoga-killing-bethesda-1103-story.html

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Lululemon-Murder

https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/first-witnesses-called-in-lululemon-trial-e3a45e5f

https://www.ranker.com/list/jayna-murray-lululemon-facts/stefanie-hammond

https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/norwood-brittany.htm

https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/who-was-brittany-norwood/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20Brittany%20Norwood%20is%20inmate,for%20Women%20in%20Jessup%2C%20MD.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2522873&page=1

The ‘Gilmore Girls’ x ‘Sopranos’ Paradox:

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a44531910/sopranos-gilmore-girls-crossover-theory/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilmore_Girls

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZFG1wj74VAI

https://www.looper.com/1339256/sopranos-gilmore-girls-paradox-proves-meta-multiverse/

https://twitter.com/nicolemichele5/status/1244682487235780610

Kevin Stahl 8/30/23 Kevin Stahl 8/30/23

Episode 89: Gregor MacGregor / The Albatwitch

Salutations, Queerdos! Hope you're soaking up these last drops of summer--we've got a hot pair of stories for your ears this week. First, in our True Crime Story, Edie tells us about a Scottish shithead who failed upwards his whole got-danged life, leaving a pile of bodies in his wake. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss takes us to Cryptid Corner to talk about a furry li'l guy who hunts apples around Amish country: The Albatwitch! So polish your military medals, brush out your chimpanzee-like fur, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

MacGregor:

https://archive.org/details/landthatneverwas00sinc/

https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=BUcUAAAAYAAJ&pg=GBS.PA15&hl=en

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-craziest-scam-gregor-macgregor-creates-his-own-country

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160127-the-conman-who-pulled-off-historys-most-audacious-scam

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/oct/25/gregor-macgregor-poyais-settlers-scam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor

The Albatwitch:

https://unchartedlancaster.com/2021/10/03/haunted-lancaster-meet-columbias-little-bigfoot-the-albatwitch/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_ETr3C_hoU&t=365s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0KCdIjhUJ0

https://www.haint.blue/post/albatwitch-encounter-is-pennsylvania-s-little-bigfoot-a-vision-or-reality

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2014/05/pennsylvania-bigfoot-encounters.html

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Albatwitch

Kevin Stahl 8/29/23 Kevin Stahl 8/29/23

Episode 88: Patty Hearst / David Copperfield’s Island

We’ve made it to yet another Wednesday, Queerdos! Time marches unrelentingly onward, and so do our stories. First, in our True Crime Story, Kevin takes us on a deep dive through the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst—and the botched robberies and shootouts with the feds that came after. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Edie whisks us off to the Fun Zone for a vacation on David Copperfield’s private island. So adjust your berets to their jauntiest angle; pick a card, any card; and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

Patty Hearst:

American Scandal, podcast. Season 43 "The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst"

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patty-hearst-captured

https://www.cnn.com/shows/radical-story-patty-hearst

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Hearst

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army

https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifacts/patty-hearst-kidnapping

David Copperfield:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/garywalther/2012/11/27/muscha-cay-david-copperfields-magic-island-in-the-bahamas/?sh=305ba85c3d74

https://luxatic.com/david-copperfields-private-island-looks-like-a-magical-place/

https://www.venuereport.com/venue/musha-cay-the-islands-of-copperfield-bay/

https://www.businessinsider.com/rent-david-copperfields-private-island-2015-9

https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvqm4y/the-magicians-retreat-234098-v20n8

https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-copperfields-magicaland-utterly-bizarrecaribbean-island

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2643871/Its-not-illusion-Inside-magician-David-Copperfields-exclusive-Caribbean-resort-parrots-pick-litter-outdoor-cinema-magically-appears-beach-guests-pay-24-000-night.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/travel/group-adventures-with-a-sense-of-play.html

https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/21-ultimate-gifts-magic-moments-223993/

https://www.today.com/news/copperfield-says-he-s-found-fountain-youth-wbna14364107

https://www.mushacay.com

Kevin Stahl 8/16/23 Kevin Stahl 8/16/23

Episode 87: The Starved Rock Murders / Local Haunts - Rehoboth Beach and Lewes, Delaware

Starved Rock:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starved_Rock_State_Park
https://www.halemonico.com/a-hale-news/chester-weger-and-the-starved-rock-murders/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-starved-rock-murders

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/13/the-murders-at-starved-rock-documentary

Delaware:

https://delawaretoday.com/life-style/haunted-places-delaware/

https://www.historiclewes.org/

https://destateparks.com/Beaches/CapeHenlopen

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/delaware/haunted-places

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryves_Holt_House

https://www.intuitive-investigations.com/amp/2016/05/04/haunted-national-parks-the-haunted-inn

http://www.native-languages.org/lenape-legends.htm

http://www.native-languages.org/mhuwe.htm

Kevin Stahl 8/9/23 Kevin Stahl 8/9/23

Episode 86: The Newport Scandal / The Perron Family Haunting

Newport:

https://direct.mit.edu/tneq/article/91/2/279/16180/I-did-It-for-The-Uplift-of-Humanity-and-The-Navy

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/l/loughery-silence.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/franklin-d-roosevelts-forgotten-anti-gay-sex-crusade

Perron Family:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/true-story-of-the-conjuring-perron-family-enfield-haunting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bathsheba-sherman

https://www.ampersandla.com/spirit-never-leaves-you-the-haunted-history-of-andrea-perron/

https://globalnews.ca/news/8247260/bathsheba-search-for-evil-andrea-perron-interview-the-conjuring/

https://rue-morgue.com/andrea-perron-conjures-the-facts-of-her-familys-haunted-past-in-bathsheba-search-for-evil/

Kevin Stahl 8/6/23 Kevin Stahl 8/6/23

Episode 85: Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? / Melted Film School: Battlefield Earth

Hey Queerdos, do you ever think about dying? Well, wash away the blues of existential dread with today’s episode. First, in our True Crime Story, Kevin asks a question a town in the English Midlands has been asking since 1942: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Edie forces upon us everything they know about 2000 John Travolta mega-flop Battlefield Earth. So put on your thinking caps, lock up your man-animals, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in

Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/31-days-of-halloween-who-put-bella-down-the-wych-elm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_down_the_Wych_Elm

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/541525/digital-reconstruction-reveals-face-murder-victim-bella-wych-elm

https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/

Melted Film School: Battlefield Earth:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Battlefield_Earth/KF2hckiYTocC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=battlefield+earth&printsec=frontcover

https://web.archive.org/web/20081215161422/http://www.sptimes.com/News/051200/news_pf/Floridian/Battlefield_of_dreams.shtml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdE1xH93k4A&t=0s

https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bkm9/battlefield-earth-making-of-john-travolta

https://www.newsweek.com/battlefield-earth-20-years-later-talking-design-team-behind-looks-that-we-cant-forget-1503266

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114399&page=1

https://www.thethings.com/john-travolta-doesnt-regret-the-worst-film-of-his-career-battlefield-earth/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-24-mn-1016-story.html

https://creepycatalog.com/battlefield-earth-movie/

https://www.ebay.com/p/1124514867

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Dianetics_and_Scientology

Kevin Stahl 7/26/23 Kevin Stahl 7/26/23

Episode 84: Sherri Papini / Mike the Chicken

Sherri Papini:

https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2022/03/03/sherri-papini-kidnapping-timeline-arrest/9368973002/

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article141599034.html

https://www.grunge.com/839349/the-untold-truth-of-sherri-papini/
https://people.com/crime/the-piece-of-evidence-that-broke-open-the-sherri-papini-case/

https://people.com/crime/from-harrowing-abduction-to-infamous-hoax-timeline-of-sherri-papini-case/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sherri-papini-sentenced-kidnap-hoax_n_63287c9de4b046aa02418e18

https://abc7news.com/sherri-papini-redding-mom-kidnapped-woman-while-jogging-in-branded-after-kidnapping/1637528/

https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/sherri-papini-kidnapping-hoax.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/vanishing-act-sherri-papini-fooled-investigators-family-phony/story?id=90381451

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-19/sherri-papini-sentenced-non-sensical-fantasy

https://www.reddit.com/r/thepapinis/comments/t840tl/papini_wedding_blog/

https://web.archive.org/web/20090211081144/http://www.mywedding.com/papini/stories.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/sherri-papini

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/press-release/file/1479901/download

Mike the Chicken:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSjgHj2dF8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken

https://www.life.com/animals/life-with-mike-the-headless-chicken-photos-of-a-famously-tough-fowl/ Various newspaper clippings via Newspaper.com

https://books.google.com/books?id=pksEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA53&dq=mike%20headless%20chicken&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q=headless%20chicken&f=false

Kevin Stahl 7/25/23 Kevin Stahl 7/25/23

Episode 83: Tim Ballard / Dear David

We've made it to Wednesday, Queerdos! And you deserve a treat. Good thing we've cooked up a brand-new episode, just for you. First, in our True Crime Story, Edie tells us about anti-trafficking vigilante Tim Ballard, subject of the new "based on a 'true' story" movie Sound of Freedom that's thrilling right-wing audiences across America. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss guides us through the story of a cartoonist who live-tweeted his own haunting. So synchronize your watches, look closer at that strange shadow over there, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Tim Ballard

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgq8a/anti-trafficking-charity-operation-underground-railroad-has-another-murky-rescue-story

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8j3v/operation-underground-railroad-criminal-investigation-human-trafficking-tim-ballard-jim-caviezel-qanon

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy79bx/twitters-new-head-of-trust-and-safety-offers-to-partner-with-controversial-anti-trafficking-group

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z74x/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom-operation-underground-railroad-stepped-away

https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/anti-human-trafficking-group-operation-underground-railroad-under-investigation-by-utah-prosecutor

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/5/12/23717081/davis-county-attorneys-office-closes-investigation-into-operation-underground-railroad

Dear David:

https://wakelet.com/wake/e6275d03-7bce-4789-9961-f3a04723cc71

https://www.bustle.com/life/what-is-dear-david-here-is-everything-writer-adam-ellis-has-tweeted-about-his-haunted-apartment-from-start-to-finish-7714979

https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/181077-viral-dear-david-twitter-horror-story/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/adamellis/my-apartment-is-being-haunted-by-the-ghost-of-a-dead-child

https://cafemom.com/news/dear-david-ghost-story-movie/adam-described-this-ghost-in-great-detail-and-it-freaked-everyone-out

Kevin Stahl 7/12/23 Kevin Stahl 7/12/23

Episode 82: Pirate Captain William Kidd / Hollow Earth

On Wednesdays, we wear podcasts! And we're serving style today, Queerdos. First, in our True Crime Story, Kevin gathers us scallywags 'round the poop deck to tell us the story of 17th century pirate, Captain William Kidd! Turns out, pirating is hard, but getting people to like you is harder. Next, in our Spoopy Tale: What's really underground? Like, deep underground? Edie's gonna tell us the "real" tea about the Hollow Earth. So sharpen your cutlasses, explore those polar holes, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

William Kidd:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd#Accusations_of_piracy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDkNR3nOG-k

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Captain-William-Kidd/

Hollow Earth:

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_tierra_hueca.htm

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/agartha-hollow-earth-theory

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywgexk/a-journey-to-the-centre-of-modern-hollow-earth-theory

https://moonconspiracy.wordpress.com/hollow-earth-theory/

http://olivercowdery.com/texts/1818symm.htm

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hollow-earth-monument

https://theportalist.com/lost-world-agartha
https://www.ourhollowearth.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_N._Reynolds

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Episode 81: Mark Hofmann: Mormon Con Man / The Banshee Queen-ah...Clíodhna!

Salutations and well met, Queerdos! Hope you’ve saved room for dessert, ‘cause we’ve baked something fresh and delicious just for you. First, in our True Crime Story, Miss tells us about Mormon counterfeiter, forger, and moyderer: Mark Hofmann. The results of his dealings are. . . explosive. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Kevin whisks us off to the Emerald Isle to teach us about the sexy, doomed queen of the banshees, Queen Clíodhna. So write a fake letter about Joseph Smith, marvel at Kevin’s perfect pronunciation of Irish names and places, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

Mark Hofmann:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mark-hofmann

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hofmann-mark.htm

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a35729587/salamander-letter-murder-among-the-mormons/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mark-hofmann-murder-among-mormons-netflix-b1816096.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hofmann#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_plates

https://site.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/latter-day-saint-history-1815-1846-teacher-material/lesson-3?lang=eng

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/1/22307305/who-is-mark-hofmann-what-did-he-do-forgery-murder-among-mormons-lds-church-netflix-documentary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man_Knows_My_History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_letter

Clíodhna:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mj3qCAAj14

https://www.ireland-information.com/irish-mythology/cliodhna-irish-legend.html#:~:text=Cl%C3%ADodhna%20was%20the%20mythical%20Queen,songs%20could%20cure%20all%20ills.

https://talesfromthewood.ie/the-goddess-cliodhna-queen-of-the-banshees/

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0126/1275970-cliodhna-cork-goddess-banshee-carrigcleena-kilshannig/

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Episode 80: Transvestigators / Cursed Filming of 'The Exorcist'

Pride's almost over, Queerdos, but we're still gonna have a gay ol' time. In our True Crime Story, Edie tells us all about transvestigators: melted internet sleuths attempting to uncover a vast criminal transpiracy that involves Every. Famous. Person. Next, in our Spoopy Tale, Miss regales us with macabre tales of mayhem that all share a common denominator--the set of the 1980 film The Exorcist. So measure those Q angles, sprinkle some holy water, and get ready for this week's show. Let's dive in!

Transvestigators:

https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/reddit-and-the-boston-marathon-bombings-how-the-site-reckoned-with-its-own-power.html

https://slate.com/technology/2013/07/reddit-sunil-tripathi-and-retweets-aren-t-endorsements-who-s-to-blame.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51284326

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/transvestigator-celebrity-conspiracy-theories

https://baptistnews.com/article/transvestigation-the-new-eugenics/

https://myfox8.com/news/what-are-transvestigators/amp/

https://www.gawker.com/culture/what-is-a-woman/amp

https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-does-transvestigation-mean-and-who-are-transvestigators-the-conspiracy-theory-alleging-that-most-hollywood-actors-are-transgender-explained

https://twitter.com/janeost_

https://twitter.com/bevvie112

https://m.facebook.com/groups/526303955514738/

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1006235469870256

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxYFWCRt8Gw

https://twitter.com/realnoseyparker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology

https://psmag.com/social-justice/our-bones-reveal-sex-is-not-binary

https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.336G8HA

https://www.physio-pedia.com/'Q'_Angle

https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/7/12/trans-man-brutally-assaulted-using-womens-restroom-campground

https://twitter.com/BasAtPolitics/status/1543677588861845505?s=20&t=XtGv0DGh6PVAmEcRXzFs-g

‘The Exorcist’

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/09526951211004465

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist1

https://movieweb.com/behind-the-scenes-facts-that-haunted-the-cast-of-the-exorcist/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Remembers#Summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bag_murders

https://screenrant.com/the-exorcist-making-of-behind-scenes-hidden-trivia/

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Episode 79: BE GAY DO CRIME: Lawrence v Texas / WitchTok

Well met and salutations, Queerdos!

Pride month continues and we’ve got some stories to tell. Sharpen your pencils, ‘cause we’re getting positively academic this week. First, in our True Crime Story: Kevin gives us the deets on the story behind Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 US Supreme Court case that finally rendered laws criminalizing sodomy unconstitutional. We’ll talk about what that case means and whether 20 years on, it might be in danger, girl. Next, in our Spoopy Tale: Edie takes us on a trip through the Internet tubes to explore the witches of TikTok.

So brush up on your constitutional law, create a protection spell jar in five easy steps, and get ready for this week’s show. Let’s dive in!

Lawrence v. Texas:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowers_v._Hardwick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/us/john-lawrence-plaintiff-in-lawrence-v-texas-dies-at-68.html

https://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/July-August-2005/scene_sangorkatz_julaug05.msp

https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2012/04/the-rest-of-the-story/

https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/obituaries/14garner.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/clarence-thomas-roe-griswold-lawrence-obergefell.html

#WitchTok

https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/religions/religions-13-00118/article_deploy/religions-13-00118.pdf?version=1643112057

https://www.insider.com/witchtok-feud-baby-witches-gatekeeping-spells-2022-4

https://www.dazeddigital.com/science-tech/article/49870/1/baby-witches-have-tried-to-hex-the-moon-witch-tiktok-isnt-happy

https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/herbal-abortion-misinformation-tiktok-witches

https://theconversation.com/how-modern-witches-are-enchanting-tiktok-174576

https://blogqsr.wordpress.com/2021/12/13/witchtok-and-contemporary-spirituality-in-the-information-age/#_edn5

https://later.com/blog/tiktok-algorithm/#:~:text=The%20TikTok%20algorithm%20rewards%20content,see%20how%20your%20audience%20responds.

https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/aed/publications/pdf/smudging_guidelines.pdf

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Episode 78: Big Library's Rural, Queer Love Stories / The Ladies of Llangollen

There’s no Edie this week, but fear not! They’re back for Episode 79. So for THIS week’s episode, please welcome the pod’s very first guest co-host………....Kevin’s husband BIG LIBRARY(making his podcast debut)!

Big Library is telling Miss & Kevin two, count ‘em, TWO True Crime Stories! Both stories are interestingly queer, historically relevant, and from Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the late 1800s. Oh, and spurned lovers with guns, good aim, and broken hearts. Then, for the Spoopy Tale, Miss ALSO brings us an interestingly queer and historically relevant tale, but in Wales. What happens when a pair of romantic queer people grow old together in their beautiful cottage?...playfully haunt it in their afterlives of course!

So grab your forever person, celebrate Pride with them, and let’s dive in!

Big Library’s Tales of Rural Queers:

Coming soon!

Ladies of Llangollen:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/sarah-ponsonby-eleanor-butler-love-story-ladies-of-llangollen-wales

https://www.mythslegendsodditiesnorth-east-wales.co.uk/ladies-of-llangollen

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/desire-love-and-identity/ladies-llangollen

https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/15929474.paranormal-investigators-report-ghostly-goings-on-at-llangollen-house/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladies_of_Llangollen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eIRry2hFC8