Parcast Presents
Parcast Network
Welcome to Parcast Presents, your new home for special mini-series running across the Parcast Network! This is where you'll find holiday specials, retrospectives on pivotal historical moments, deep-dives into cultural phenomena, and other can't-miss episodes curated from over 40 Parcast shows! Parcast Presents is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
Heaven’s Gate Pt. 1
When Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Applewhite meet in Houston in 1972, it’s not for the first time — at least, not according to their birth charts. They’ve known each other in a past life. And in this lifetime, they have a joint mission. They set out, amid a wave of social and political upheaval, to find it. From Cults, a Spotify Original from Parcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“They Knew” Pt. 4: PG&E’s Wildfires
In November 2018, equipment from the largest utility company in America sparked a fire that killed 86 people and destroyed thousands of homes. The devastation was unprecedented, but the Camp Fire is far from the only disaster caused by Pacific Gas & Electric — and yet they remain California’s largest energy provider. From Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Solstice Special: Pisces, Aries, Taurus
In the final installment of our Astrology takeover, we look at Pisces, Aries, and Taurus — the twin fish, the ram, and the bull of the zodiac.
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Solstice Special: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius
Our astrology takeover continues, with Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius — the archer, the sea goat, and the water-bearer.
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Solstice Special: Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio
Our astrology takeover continues with the stories behind Virgo, Libra and Scorpio — the maiden, the scales of justice, and the vicious scorpion.
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Solstice Special: Gemini, Cancer, Leo
The stars can tell us our fates, but they also have stories of their own. Today, hear the tales behind Gemini, Cancer and Leo — the cosmic twins of Rome, a monstrous crab, and the ferocious Nemean Lion.
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Introducing Devious Dads
Revisit ten of the worst fathers in true crime history in this special collection from Parcast Network. From the father who turned his son into a spy, to the dad whose long business trips turned out to be mafia hits, these dads will definitely not be getting any Father’s Day gifts this year. Devious Dads is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Listen free on Spotify!
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Miracle Healers Pt. 4
From creating costly “healing instruments” to engaging in group sex activities, the Gentle Wind Project claimed to address traumas through spiritual energy work in the 1980s and ‘90s. When former members spoke out about the cult’s abuse, it disbanded, only to reemerge in 2007.
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Miracle Healers Pt. 3
Known as “Babu” to locals, former pastor Ambilikile Mwasapile gained international attention after claiming in 2010 that he had found a cure for cancer, diabetes and AIDS. His alleged medical breakthrough was inspired by divine dreams — but it cost potentially thousands of people their lives.
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Miracle Healers Pt. 2
Around 2007, a new miracle healer stepped on stage in Brazil, claiming to cure cancer, heart disease and HIV. Followers flocked from all over the world… But the healer wasn’t a traditional preacher, or even a flashy snake oil salesman. She was a 3-year-old girl named Alani Santos.
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Miracle Healers Pt. 1
Ukrainian psychotherapist Anatoly Kashpirovsky led hypnotic TV healing sessions in the late 1980s and ‘90s, drawing millions of viewers across Eastern Europe. He laid low after a series of controversies — but made his comeback in 2009, and is still allegedly healing the masses on his hit YouTube channel.
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Behind The Conjuring Pt. 4
An Amityville, New Jersey home was the site of a brutal family murder in 1974. When a new family moved in less than a year later, they lasted just weeks before being driven out by bizarre and horrifying events. The house is featured in the opening scenes of The Conjuring Two.
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Behind The Conjuring Pt. 3
In 1980, a family in Connecticut encountered a demon while checking out a rental home. Paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren were brought in to help, inspiring The Conjuring film franchise's third installment, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. The building became known as the Brookfield House... and many believe the demon still lurks there, waiting for its next victim.
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Behind The Conjuring Pt. 2
A single mother and her four children are plagued by paranormal activity at their house in Enfield, England. Everyone who visits has a different explanation for its terrors — medieval yeomen, an evil magician, “ten naughty things''... The haunting becomes one of the most well-publicized cases in modern history, and the inspiration for The Conjuring 2.
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Behind The Conjuring Pt. 1
The original film of The Conjuring franchise was inspired by a centuries-old Rhode Island property. Built in 1736, the Old Arnold Estate was allegedly once the home of a satanic witch. When the Perron family moved into the home in 1973, they reawakened her spirit — and famed paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren showed up to investigate.
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Whistleblowers Pt. 6
Wrapping up our deep dive into the world of whistleblowing, we're examining its current state. We look at where marquee whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, and Edward Snowden are today. And we look ahead at what will happen to whistleblowers in the future. Will technological advances help them — or make their jobs even more deadly?
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Whistleblowers Pt. 5
In 2013, NSA systems administrator Edward Snowden handed over thousands of classified documents to journalists. The subsequent revelations of government mass surveillance re-defined whistleblowing in the 21st century and sparked an international conversation about privacy.
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Whistleblowers Pt. 4
Ambiguity and risk are par for the course with whistleblowing. The space between people’s rights to government transparency and the government’s need to keep certain secrets can seem nebulous. But whatever a potential whistleblower decides, one thing is clear: whistleblowing stories are most often tragedies.
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Whistleblowers Pt. 3
The WikiLeaks releases in 2010 came almost entirely from a single source: Chelsea Manning. While deployed in Iraq, the struggling U.S. Army private was also fighting a private war with her identity. When she was given access to classified information, Manning finally found an opportunity to assert her true beliefs to the world.
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Whistleblowers Pt. 2
Hacker and transparency activist Julian Assange founded the website WikiLeaks in early 2006. In 2010, he garnered worldwide attention for several massive information drops that exposed some of the darkest aspects of U.S. foreign relations — and set himself up as one of the most compelling figures of contemporary whistleblowing.
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Whistleblowers Pt. 1
The modern origins of whistleblowing reach all the way back to a surprising source: Benjamin Franklin. The act has developed significantly into the 20th century — and so have the legal consequences.
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OKC Bombing Retrospective Pt. 4
Investigating the blast and compiling evidence was a huge undertaking. And in the 25 years since the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh was turned into something of a folk hero, with his rhetoric inspiring copycats and seeping into mainstream politics.
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OKC Bombing Retrospective Pt. 3
On the morning of the attack, McVeigh parked a rental truck below the Murrah building’s daycare center. At 9am, he ignited the bomb’s two-minute fuse and fled. The explosion was catastrophic, and the day thereafter was filled with tragic deaths, miraculous survivals — and the hunt for the person at the center of it all.
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OKC Bombing Retrospective Pt. 2
After coming of age in the early ‘90s, Timothy McVeigh became increasingly radicalized against the U.S. government. Witnessing tragic events at Ruby Ridge and Waco motivated him to plan and execute the most devastating incident of domestic terrorism in American history.
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OKC Bombing Retrospective Pt. 1
On April 19, 1995, U.S. Army veteran Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.
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Easter Special: Mysteries of the Vatican Pt. 4
The world looked on in shock when an assassin shot Pope John Paul II in May 1981. The official story was that a crazed lone gunman was to blame, but some theories suggest the attack may have been part of one of the biggest international coverups of all time…
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Easter Special: Mysteries of the Vatican Pt. 3
In 1917, three children in Fatima, Portugal received a series of prophetic messages that were kept secret for decades — first at the behest of the heavenly message-giver, and then by the Vatican itself. When all three secrets were finally revealed, they made for an apocalyptic story of war, destruction… and redemption.
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Easter Special: Mysteries of the Vatican Pt. 2
Over the centuries, the Vatican Secret Archive has ballooned to millions of documents contained in over 50 miles of shelves. It’s rumored to contain the world's largest collection of pornography, proof of Jesus Christ... even predictions of the end of the world.
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Easter Special: Mysteries of the Vatican Pt. 1
Today, Vatican City is known as an elegant seat of divine power and prestige. But the centuries-long history of the Vatican is marked by bloodshed, corruption — and more secrets than the Church would like to admit.
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Parcast Presents: Trailer
Every week for 18 seasons, Parcast Presents featured thematic collections made up of the best episodes across Parcast Network. Now, this feed is your home for special miniseries and multipart deep-dives into historical, cultural, and storytelling events curated from over 40 Parcast podcasts. Catch up on the gripping specials you may have missed and discover new ones… Follow Parcast Presents and listen free!
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Debora Green Pt. 2
The first target of Dr. Green’s vindictiveness was her husband, Mike. A month later, in October 1995, she set fire to their family home… with their three children still inside.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Debora Green Pt. 1
By the 1990s, the perfectionism that had driven Dr. Debora Green’s once-promising medical career had turned into disillusionment. Her bedside manner deteriorated, along with her second marriage. When her husband asked for a divorce in 1995, she decided to retaliate.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Kathleen Pettingill Pt. 2
After two Melbourne constables were gunned down in 1988, police identified the Pettingills as prime suspects. The case against the notorious crime family grew, but changing testimonies and family betrayals complicated the trial.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Kathleen Pettingill Pt. 1
Before she was “Granny Evil,” Kath Pettingill was a young barmaid in Australia. In the 1980s, she rose to be the ruthless matriarch of a Melbourne crime family.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Sherry Shriner
Sherry Shriner believed Satan disguised himself as Jesus and subsequently tricked the world into praising him. So she became the virtual leader of an online Reptilian ET Cult that believed demonic, alien reptiles were sent by Satan to take over the world.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Mary Anne Cotton
On March 24, 1873, convicted serial killer Mary Ann Cotton was executed for fatally poisoning her stepson, Charles Edward Cotton.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Hansel and Gretel Pt. 2
As the truth of their abandonment sinks in, Hansel and Gretel begin to despair — until the tantalizing smell of gingerbread leads them to a house of sweets. But the sugary cottage hides a rotten core, and the children are left to determine how to outwit a witch.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Hansel and Gretel Pt. 1
In the midst of a famine, a father and his wife lead their children deep into a forest. They mean to leave them there in a desperate bid for survival. Hansel and Gretel prove to be clever and capable, but their stepmother is a determined adversary…
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Dana Sue Gray Pt. 2
In early 1994, Dana Sue Gray went on a month-long rampage that claimed the lives of several elderly ladies of Canyon Lake, California. After murdering her victims, she would go on extravagant shopping sprees using their credit cards.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Dana Sue Gray Pt. 1
Growing up in Southern California in the 1950s and ‘60s, Dana Sue Gray developed a troubling childhood petulance which evolved into a homicidal greed.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Pandora’s Box
When the Titan Prometheus stole fire for humanity, Zeus sought vengeance against him and all he held dear. His most extreme act of retribution came in the form of Pandora, a magnificent woman who didn't realize she was a pawn in a squabble between the gods.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Queen Mary I Pt. 2
Despite an auspicious early ruling period, Mary’s reign was upended by an event that triggered deep emotional distress. Her pain manifested in burning her perceived enemies at the stake — a punishment that earned her the nickname that has defined her legacy: Bloody Mary.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Queen Mary I Pt. 1
As the daughter of England’s most famous king, Mary Tudor spent much of her life in Henry VIII’s shadow, forced to navigate his capricious moods and murderous whims. But she played the long game, outlasting nearly everyone around her to assume the throne in 1553 as Britain’s first ruling queen.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Cleopatra Pt. 2
In 2005, a team of archaeologists led by a lawyer named Kathleen Martinez began excavating an ancient temple complex. Martinez was on a quest to find Cleopatra’s tomb, and believed Taposiris Magna was in fact the legendary ruler’s final resting place…
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Cleopatra Pt. 1
She is likely the most famous historical figure from Ancient Egypt. And yet, thousands of years after Cleopatra's reign, her final resting place has yet to be discovered.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Femme Fatale Pt. 1
The term "femme fatale" conjures up noir vixens whose sole purpose is to bring the story's male hero to his knees. But sometimes, women behaving badly are just getting things done the only way society will allow.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Agnes LeRoi Pt. 2
In October 1931, two bloody trunks arrived at the Los Angeles train station containing the bodies of Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. What followed was one of most scandalous murder cases of the Roaring Twenties…
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Agnes LeRoi Pt. 1
In 1931, the friendship between three women living in Phoenix, Arizona was torn apart when they all fell for the same man: 44-year-old “Happy” Jack Halloran. Slowly, their rift began to heal, and they planned a gathering one night in October — but the reunion proved deadly.
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Huldra
Men beware: the Huldra is out there, and if she finds you, she may keep you as a slave, a lover, or may even suck the life out of you…
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S18: Lethal Ladies: Dangerous Moms
A lot of moms develop an instinct to help nurture and protect their children. These are not those moms.
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Introducing Parcast Presents: Lethal Ladies
This March, Parcast is doing Women’s History Month a little differently… Listen here for a sneak peek of the deadly, dangerous, and powerful women you’ll meet this season on Parcast Presents: Lethal Ladies. Episodes air all month long, free on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts!
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S17: Love: Juan Péron and Evita Pt. 2
When Perón became president in 1946, he wanted a representative on the ground — and he turned to none other than his wife, Eva. She advocated for the poor and galvanized her husband’s followers. They may have been loyal to Juan Perón, but it was Evita they loved.
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S17: Love: Juan Péron and Evita Pt. 1
In 1944, Argentina’s vice president began dating actress Eva Duarte, known as Evita. She became a beloved figure in the country, despite her partner’s controversial politics.
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S17: Love: Abe Sada Pt. 2
In 1936, Abe Sada was so in love — and lust — she committed a gruesome crime. When she was finally caught, she resolved to meet her fate. But then she was thrown a twist nobody saw coming.
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S17: Love: Abe Sada Pt. 1
As a young woman in 1920s Tokyo, Abe Sada began a heated affair with a married man. When his wife threatened their happiness, Abe decided she wouldn’t let him go. Even if it meant losing him forever.
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S17: Love: Helge Fossmo Pt. 2
In 2004, Swedish Pastor Helge Fossmo used “spiritual shunning” to alienate and manipulate the congregation at his Pentecostal church, eventually coercing his mistress Sara into committing a string of wicked crimes.
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S17: Love: Helge Fossmo Pt. 1
Led by a mysterious figure known as the Bride of Christ, Pastor Helge Fossmo turned the congregation of a Swedish Pentecostal church into a sex cult in the mid ‘90s.
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S17: Love: The Little Mermaid
A young mermaid dreams of becoming human so she can gain a soul. When she falls in love with a human prince, she turns to the sea witch for help — and calamity ensues.
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S17: Love: Love in Lockup Pt. 1
Even the most sadistic killers have found love — or some distortion of it — in prison. This month, Crimes of Passion is unravelling the complicated dynamics that set these romances apart, and the high-profile cases of love gone right… and wrong. Search “Crimes of Passion” to listen to Love in Lockup Pt. 2, available now.
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S17: Love: Killer Couples Pt. 1
They say that “love is a many-splendored thing.” But for the couples in this four-part special, it was a thing of violence. Follow Serial Killers for our exploration of couples who kill together — starting with Ray and Faye Copeland, whose crimes made them two of the oldest people ever sentenced to death in the United States.
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S17: Love: “The Hummingbird’s Daughter”
Love is described as a force in this quote from Luis Alberto Urrea’s epic novel, The Hummingbird’s Daughter.
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S17: Love: The First Couple Pt. 2
Creating the world cost Izanami her life. Now, a rage-filled Izanagi defies the elder gods and vows to rescue his wife’s soul from the land of the dead. But as Izanagi risks it all, Izanami embarks on her own strange journey.
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S17: Love: The First Couple Pt. 1
In this Japanese Shinto tale, two young deities are tasked with marrying each other and creating the world. But when their idyllic existence is threatened, they must choose between rebellion and obedience.
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S17: Love: World’s Longest Marriage
Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher take the (wedding) cake for the longest marriage in recorded history.
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S17: Love: A Ghostly Wife
Based on an Indian folktale recorded by the Reverend Lal Behari Dey, this tale follows a husband whose domestically challenged bride turns into the perfect housewife... at a demonic cost.
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S17: Love: The Case of the Accidental “I Love You”
When she's not exploring mystifying murders and otherworldly events, Ashley Flowers is living her own truly surreal story... The host of “Crime Junkie” and “Supernatural” teams up with her husband Erik to focus the magnifying glass on their riveting tale of romance.
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S17: Love: Steven Russell Pt. 2
Russell’s most ingenious cons and audacious prison breaks were inspired by his lover, Phillip Morris. Before his final arrest, Russell upped the ante, embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep his paramour in luxury.
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S17: Love: Steven Russell Pt. 1
The only thing that could top Steven Russell’s financial grifts were his legendary jailbreaks — made in the name of love.
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S17: Love: Amy Robsart Pt. 2
In 1560, the wife of Queen Elizabeth I’s rumored paramour was found dead from a fall. To this day, nobody can determine the true cause of her death.
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S17: Love: Amy Robsart Pt. 1
Did the young Queen Elizabeth I conspire with Lord Robert Dudley to have his wife murdered so they could be together?
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S17: Love: Stuntwoman Seeks Leading Man
Can you find love on a podcast? 24-year-old Natalia is willing to try… She’s looking for a goal-oriented guy with an edgy sense of humor. Will she find it in Ryan, 24, a gamer looking to take the adventure offline? Or will open-minded Bennett, 25, win her over?
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New Season! Parcast Presents: Love
This February, we’re sharing stories of killer couples… haunted spouses… and some of the truly wild things people have done in the name of love. Discover every angle of life’s most beguiling emotion in this collection of love-struck episodes from shows across Parcast Network. Parcast Presents: Love airs all month long, free on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
S16: New Year, New Me: Nostradamus Pt. 2
Did Nostradamus foresee Hitler's rise in Germany, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the COVID-19 pandemic? How did the soothsayer arrive at such uncannily accurate prophecies? The answer lies in both how he divined our futures, and why.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Nostradamus Pt. 1
Everyone hopes for the best, but no one really knows what the future holds… everyone except one person. His name: Nostradamus. His prophecies: events which have changed the face of history.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Christophe Rocancourt Pt. 2
After a decade of cons that netted him millions, Christophe Rocancourt landed in the Hamptons… until a dinner party sparked suspicion around his true identity. He moved on to new countries and new schemes. But eventually, his lies would catch up to him.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Christophe Rocancourt Pt. 1
Most of us look at a new year as an opportunity to make big changes in our lives. Not Christophe Rocancourt. He was constantly changing no matter what the day, month or year was — from new residences to new aliases to new marks to con.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Glennon Engleman Pt. 2
Dentist Glennon Engleman discovered a new side to himself moonlighting as a hitman — so much so that after killing three people and successfully getting away with it, he was confident he could continue to outsmart the law for an even bigger payday.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Glennon Engleman Pt. 1
For many, the day-to-day grind can be like pulling teeth. And for Missouri dentist Glennon Engleman, it actually was. So he set off to find a new, more rewarding hobby — one that included less teeth, more money, and a number of dead bodies.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Shoot Your Shot
Nothing has the potential to revitalize the soul like newfound love. Listen in as 25-year-old Shade puts herself out there in the hopes of finding a genuine connection.
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S16: New Year, New Me: The Mind of Timothy Leary
If you’re into broadening your perspective, look to a leading countercultural figure from the 1960s: Timothy Leary, a psychedelics researcher who sought expansive experiences with the aid of hallucinogens.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Surviving Back-to-Back Avalanches
Is “perseverance” your word for 2021? Find inspiration in Ken Jones, a hiker who survived two avalanches and a four-day crawl to civilization.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Solved Cold Case Disappearances
Just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean we’re not left with unfinished business. If you’re looking for satisfying stories of closure, look no further than these decades-old cold cases that were solved.
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S16: New Year, New Me: DMing for Beginners
Don’t know what to do with the endless potential of a new year? TikTok star Addison Rae does! Get ready to take some risks with a quick-start lesson on the right — and very wrong — ways to harness the power of the Direct Message.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Beginner’s Luck
In a brand new year, we’re all beginners… and we could all use a little luck.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Aiko Bethea
Making meaningful change in our homes, communities, and workplaces can be a monumental task — and it helps to have a few skillsets. In this episode of Dare to Lead, Brené Brown talks to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert Aiko Bethea about courage, accountability, and the differences between transactional and transformational leadership.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Kaspar Hauser’s True Identity
If our lives are the story we tell ourselves, could change be as easy as telling a different story? If you’re anything like Kaspar Hauser, you have no shortage of stories to tell.
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S16: New Year, New Me: Struck By The First Match
What’s more optimistic than a story of true love? After an on-again, off-again saga (for him) and a bleak review of the LA dating scene (for her), Kristy sent Jared a “wink” online — setting off a spree of fun dates, suggestive gifts, and a party they’ll never forget.
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S16: New Year, New Me: A Phoenix Rises
Reborn again and again from ashes, the phoenix is a mythical guide through the ages — with brilliant red and gold feathers, and wisdom to dispense.
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S16: New Year, New Me: T.S. Eliot’s Wisdom
Part of celebrating a new year is letting go of the past, and few have framed this idea as eloquently as the poet T.S. Eliot.
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Welcome to New Year, New Me
This month on Parcast Presents, it’s time for a fresh start! Rise from the ashes of 2020 like the Phoenix from Mythical Monsters. Find enlightenment from the lessons of Daily Quote and Dare to Lead. And discover love’s many possibilities in Blind Dating and Our Love Story. All month long, join us for something new… Tune into Parcast Presents: New Year, New Me free on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
S15: Best of 2020: “Jolly Jane” Toppan Pt. 2
This episode is brought to you by Medical Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast. For more episodes like this one, follow Medical Murders, free on Spotify!
During the summer of 1901, Nurse Jane Toppan poisoned her way to the picturesque shores of Cape Cod. When pressed for a sizable debt, she embarked on a killing spree that decimated a family. Dr. David Kipper explores how their murders went undetected, and what eventually brought the truth to light.
S15: Best of 2020: “Jolly Jane” Toppan Pt. 1
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She surpassed all expectations when she became the most sought after nurse in eastern Massachusetts. But instead of providing quality care, Jane Toppan preyed on the sickly and poisoned unsuspecting patients. Dr. David Kipper provides insight on Jane's arsenal of poisons as well as the rigorous demands of the modern day medical field.
S15: Best of 2020: Biggest TikTok Moments
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TikTok star Addison Rae shares behind-the-scenes stories of her major TikTok milestones, including the unofficial star of her first video and what happened the first time she tried collaborating with her mom. Plus, tips for upping your TikTok game, the move Sheri still wants to master, and Addison's honest opinion of Sheri’
S15: Best of 2020: 51 Years & More Love to Give
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When you’ve spent half a century experiencing what it means to be together “till death do us part,” you learn some things — about promises, family patterns, speaking truth, and sticking it out when one person wants to leave.
S15: Best of 2020: Blinded by the Bromance
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22-year-old Tia meets polyamorous investor Shane and Zimbabwe-born musician Heaven, who start to develop a bromance of their own before Tia realizes… she’s met one of them before! And when the universe speaks, she listens.
S15: Best of 2020: Harry Houdini Defies Death
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It was the Great Houdini’s last act before his untimely death — a trick so dangerous and inventive, he found a way to patent it and keep its secrets safe from copycats.
S15: Best of 2020: Bob Ross
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Today’s quote is from painter Bob Ross. He shared this musing on his popular television series, “The Joy of Painting."
S15: Best of 2020: Greatest Art Heists
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Exciting. High-profile. And usually, no one dies! Alaina and Ash dish up ten art heists, and try to figure out why this is one crime that keeps getting labeled "cool."
S15: Best of 2020: Passing A Cemetery
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It's a children's game with a deadly consequence: Hold your breath while driving past a cemetery... or breathe in a spirit by mistake.
S15: Best of 2020: John Charrington’s Wedding
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Based on a tale by 19th century author Edith Nesbit, this is the story of a lovesick man who would do anything to marry the woman of his dreams… dead or alive.
It's Complicated: Felix & Susan Polk Pt. 4
Between the relentless accusations and physical assaults, the early 2000s were a dangerous time to be living in the Polk household. No one knew that more than their three kids, all caught in the middle of their parents’ tempest. On October 13th 2002, it all came to a head.
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Best of 2020: Newest Releases
Listeners, prepare for another exciting round of Parcast Presents: Best of 2020! For the rest of the series, we’re featuring episodes from our newest releases of the year, from Superstitions and Ghost Stories to Blind Dating and Our Love Story. Catch up on episodes you may have missed, or discover a new favorite podcast to binge — free to listen on Spotify, or wherever you find podcasts.
S15: Best of 2020: Titanic Pt. 2
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After the Titanic sank, people searched for something—or someone—to blame. Millionaire J.P. Morgan, insurance fraud, and even a cursed mummy were all speculated to be the malevolent force behind the ship’s demise.
S15: Best of 2020: Titanic Pt. 1
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When the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, over 1,500 people lost their lives… and to this day, many wonder if poor planning, negligent design, and undertrained crew members played a role in the devastating event.
S15: Best of 2020: The Exploding Kid
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Pop Rocks are a delightful candy. But what happens when you drink a soda immediately after chewing a handful of these volatile treats? Is it possible that too much carbonation will make you literally burst?
S15: Best of 2020: Boston Tea Party
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In one of the country’s first instances of peaceful public protest, 100 American colonists dumped 45 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden, host of the Parcast series Medical Murders.
S15: Best of 2020: Lizzie Borden B&B
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Lizzie Borden’s story has inspired everything from nursery rhymes to a Lifetime television series. The site where her parents were murdered in 1892, a three-story house at what was then 92 Second Street, is now a bed and breakfast.
S15: Best of 2020: Jean Claude Romand Pt. 2
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In January 1993, increasingly anxious over being found out, Romand went on a killing spree that left five people dead. Imprisoned for his crimes, with all his secrets unraveled, Romand turned to religion — though some fear it was yet another screen for him to hide behind.
S15: Best of 2020: Jean Claude Romand Pt. 1
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Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, he convinced everyone in his life that he was an accomplished doctor and savvy investor. In reality, Jean-Claude Romand was a chronically unemployed swindler living a secret double life. And eventually, his lies caught up with him.
S15: Best of 2020: Banshee
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Known as the “Irish harbinger of death,” this female fairy appears before the death of members of the oldest families of Ireland. If the Banshee appears to you, it means that before the day is over, some unlucky soul will perish.
S15: Best of 2020: The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund
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In 1928, an Iowan woman claiming to hear disturbing voices underwent an exorcism. It lasted 23 days. It turns out that Anna Ecklund wasn't just possessed by one demon, but by several. Almost 100 years later, it remains one of the most famous exorcisms in history.
S15: Best of 2020: Treasure on Oak Island Pt. 2
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What could possibly be buried on Oak Island that is so alluring? Some theorists suspect pirate treasure… But at least one researcher believed the Knights Templar hid an ancient relic there, like the Ark of the Covenant. Or maybe even the Holy Grail.
S15: Best of 2020: Treasure on Oak Island Pt. 1
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Oak Island is located off the coast of Nova Scotia and has been a popular treasure-hunting destination for over 200 years. But not every hunter has made it off the island alive.
S15: Best of 2020: William Guldensuppe Pt. 2
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In 1897, the discovery of a severed torso led to an explosion of investigative activity in the media. The identification of the body and the arrest of the dead man’s murderers would prove to be one of the most incredible true crime stories ever told.
S15: Best of 2020: William Guldensuppe Pt. 1
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On June 26, 1897, four boys discovered a package wrapped in red oilcloth floating in New York City’s East River. It contained the upper torso of an unknown man, launching one of the largest media murder mysteries ever, and igniting newspaper wars that would last a decade.
S15: Best of 2020: Wanda Holloway Pt. 2
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The murder-for-hire plot took Texas — and the world of cheerleading — by storm.
S15: Best of 2020: Wanda Holloway Pt. 1
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In 1991, Texas mom Wanda Holloway hatched a plot to have the mother of her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rival killed.
S15: Best of 2020: Kim Jong-il Pt. 2
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After carrying the legacy of his father into the 1990s, Kim Jong-il took a defensive stance against the world, isolating North Korea from global affairs. The “Dear Leader” kept North Korea armed to the teeth and starving, while his propaganda machine sang his praises.
S15: Best of 2020: Kim Jong-il Pt. 1
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Under the grooming of his father, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il experienced a meteoric rise through North Korea's communist ranks before forming the first communist dynasty.
S15: Best of 2020: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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One of the most well-known Arthurian Legends, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tells the story of a young knight whose moral character is called into question when a stranger comes to court with a deadly request.
S15: Best of 2020: The Atlanta Ripper Pt. 2
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By 1911, a serial killer dubbed the “Atlanta Ripper” had killed so many Black women, the white-owned newspapers and white-controlled police department were forced to take notice. But as they tried to catch the elusive killer, they found themselves woefully unprepared to stop him.
S15: Best of 2020: The Atlanta Ripper Pt. 1
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In the early 1900s, the city of Atlanta was heavily segregated and embroiled in racial tension. Things would only get worse when a mysterious terror began cutting down Black women and leaving their corpses in the streets.
S15: Best of 2020: Beowulf Pt. 3
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As Beowulf approaches his twilight years, he is left with little else to accomplish. He’s slain monsters, ruled a peaceful kingdom for 50 years, and held invaders at bay. But that tranquility is disturbed when an underground thief steals a cup from a dragon — and a fiery fury is unleashed on the land of the Geats.
S15: Best of 2020: Beowulf Pt. 2
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After defeating the vicious monster Grendel, Beowulf and the Danes celebrate their first night of peace in many years. But little do they know, another vicious beast lurks in the darkness…
S15: Best of 2020: Beowulf Pt. 1
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Whether dismissed as little more than a children’s story or regarded as a record of when paganism gave way to Christianity, Beowulf has had a profound impact on the evolution of Western storytelling.
S15: Best of 2020: The Chicago Rippers Pt. 2
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Gecht and his three followers terrorized the women of Chicago, attacking, maiming, and torturing at least five victims in an attempt to summon a demon known as "The Dark One."
S15: Best of 2020: The Chicago Rippers Pt. 1
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In the early 1980s, contractor Robin Gecht recruited three of his employees to join a violent cult. Using a mixture of intimidation and coercion, Gecht led his followers on a murderous rampage that shocked the city of Chicago.
S15: Best of 2020: The Golden State Killer Pt. 2
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Joseph James DeAngelo terrified California in the 1980s as his crimes escalated from robbery to murder. Despite the best efforts of authorities, he eluded capture for decades. But he couldn't run forever.
S15: Best of 2020: The Golden State Killer Pt. 1
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Between 1974 and 1986, Joseph James DeAngelo committed untold atrocities, all while leading a seemingly average life as a husband and small town cop. His crimes earned him the moniker of the “Visalia Ransacker” and the “East Area Rapist.” But he would become most notorious for his final nickname: the “Golden State Killer.”
Welcome to the Best of 2020!
The year’s winding down, so we’re highlighting our favorite 2020 episodes from across Parcast Network! We’re grateful for every listener for allowing us to do what we love, and look forward to another year of exploring terrifying true crime, thrilling mysteries, classic folklore, and so much more. Enjoy this collection of stand-out stories all December long, free on Spotify and anywhere you listen to podcasts.
S14: Unknown America: George Washington’s Spies Pt. 2
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Before the end of the Revolution, George Washington’s Culper Ring would need to use every espionage tactic in the book to capture the most notorious traitor in American history: General Benedict Arnold.
S14: Unknown America: George Washington’s Spies Pt. 1
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Before he became president in 1789, George Washington was a spymaster: During the American Revolution, he founded the first spy agency to gather intelligence on the British. The techniques developed by his "Culper Ring" laid the foundations for modern espionage.
S14: Unknown America: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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In 1590, an English colony on Roanoke Island disappeared without a trace. The only clue was a message carved on a fence post. While some think the settlers integrated with a local tribe, multiple leads suggest otherwise.
S14: Unknown America: Sons of Liberty Pt. 2
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Some of America’s most historical figures, from Samuel Adams to John Hancock to Paul Revere, were members of the Sons of Liberty. But their methods for securing independence weren’t always pure. Alternate histories suggest they may have incited the Boston Massacre and sold opium to fund their cause.
S14: Unknown America: Sons of Liberty Pt. 1
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In 1765, nine middle-class businessmen began meeting under Boston’s Liberty Tree. Over time, merchants, artisans, shopkeepers, even politicians joined the secret society known as the Sons of Liberty. Not only did they orchestrate the Boston Tea Party, they inspired the American Revolution.
S14: Unknown America: The Bush Family Pt. 2
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Three generations of the Bush political dynasty have conspiracy theories swirling around them, involving a connection to JFK’s death, the grave of a Native American leader, and a war undertaken for questionable motives.
S14: Unknown America: The Bush Family Pt. 1
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The official story of the Bush family’s rise in America is one of adventure and accomplishment. But the official story isn’t the only story…
S14: Unknown America: Boss Bill Pt. 2
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Goebel was governor for just four days — he had been sworn into office while on his deathbed. His controversial political moves throughout his career meant he had no lack of enemies.
S14: Unknown America: Boss Bill Pt. 1
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William Goebel was the 34th governor of Kentucky, and remains the only governor ever to be assassinated while in office.
S14: Unknown America: Graves’ Disease
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In 1991, President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized with an erratic heartbeat. For three tense days, the nation watched with bated breath, planning for the worst — until the doctor came back with a surprising diagnosis.
S14: Unknown America: Carry Nation Pt. 2
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In the early 1900s, Carry Nation decided to take her temperance fight national. She traveled from state to state smashing up saloons with her trusty hatchet. But as Carry escalated her radical behavior, her critics began thinking up even more dire ways to stop her.
S14: Unknown America: Carry Nation Pt. 1
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After her husband died from alcoholism, Kansas native Carry Nation developed an interest in the temperance cause. By the end of the 19th century, her interest had transformed into radicalism, and an unstoppable rampage to destroy saloons and bars.
S14: Unknown America: Adrian Veidt & Harry S. Truman
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In the cynical alternate 1980s of Alan Moore's Watchmen, Adrian Veidt is the only one looking with hope toward the future. He has a plan for saving the human race from itself. The lines he crosses in order to make his dream a reality give even the most jaded superhero pause.
S14: Unknown America: The Business Plot Pt. 2
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After General Butler's claims were heard by the Special Committee on Un-American Activities in 1934, he was called a liar and a fraud. But others believed the respected General's testimony was authentic, and the Committee may have been in on the fascist plan.
S14: Unknown America: The Business Plot Pt. 1
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In the 1930s, many felt that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal program erred too far on the side of socialism. A former U.S. General was subsequently roped into a plan to overthrow FDR in an attempt to establish a new fascist regime.
S14: Unknown America: Freemasons Pt. 2
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Masonic ideals helped shape one of the most powerful nations in the world. The Declaration of Independence was signed by at least nine Freemasons. Yet, the secret society has long been associated with political controversy, witchcraft, and even murder.
S14: Unknown America: Freemasons Pt. 1
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The movements developed by the Freemasons changed the course of history. Originally founded as a working union, it evolved into one of the most exclusive international clubs controlling world politics.
S14: Unknown America: The White House
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Pristine and untouchable, this iconic building has been home to various presidents for over two hundred years. But the history of the American Presidency is not as spotless as the walls at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. In fact, those who walk the White House grounds often find themselves face to face with ghostly shreds of the nation's pas
S14: Unknown America: Susan B. Anthony
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On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast her ballot in a U.S. federal election, which was illegal at the time. Her activism would later lead to a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote in the United States.
S14: Unknown America: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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A lifelong defender of women’s rights, RBG’s deftness in constitutional law earned her a place on the Supreme Court. But it was her fierce dissents speaking truth to power that made her an icon.
S14: Unknown America: 2000 Recount
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The fight over Florida’s election results would become a fierce battle of wills between Al Gore and George W. Bush, with the clash over the presidency eventually boiling into the federal courts.
S14: Unknown America: Teddy Roosevelt
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The youngest president to ever take office was full of tough-guy machismo, and famous for his vigor. Where’d he pour all that energy? Breaking up his brother’s marriage, getting off the grid for wild excursions, and trophy hunting to his heart’s content.
New Season! Parcast Presents: Unknown America
Political history is filled with mystery, conspiracy, and even murder. This month on Parcast Presents, tune in for the most interesting American history course you've ever heard! Did business leaders in the early 1930s really plan to overthrow the government? Do ghosts actually haunt the halls of the White House? What role did secret societies have in the country’s founding?
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S13: Sleepy Hollow Pt. 2
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After a failed proposal to the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod takes his heartbreak to the stables, borrowing a horse for a quick nighttime ride… where he encounters the headless terror who haunts Sleepy Hollow.
S13: Sleepy Hollow Pt. 1
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When a teacher named Ichabod Crane moves to Sleepy Hollow, he's intrigued by tales of the Headless Horseman, said to haunt the town. But he soon learns that the ghost might be more than just a story…
S13: Halloween: The Jersey Devil
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Hooves, wings and high-pitched screams… The Jersey Devil has reportedly been seen thousands of times, lurking in and around a forest called the Pine Barrens. How much of its existence is rumor, and how much is reality?
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S13: Halloween: Dr. Walter Freeman Pt. 2
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As criticisms of lobotomy mounted, Dr. Freeman continued performing his dangerous procedure — even without patient consent. Then, with his legacy and career on the line, Freeman spent the final years of his life seeking redemption from patients.
S13: Halloween: Dr. Walter Freeman Pt. 1
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Neurologist Walter Freeman was a top doctor in his field. He was on the cutting edge of brain surgery, even going so far as to develop a new procedure called the 'lobotomy'. Unfortunately, it became one of the deadliest medical techniques of the 20th century.
S13: Halloween: Edgar Allan Poe Pt. 2
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The official story of Poe’s ill-fated final journey isn’t the only story. Some believe he was robbed and died from a resulting injury. Or that he was murdered by his future in-laws. Or maybe he was taken prisoner by a gang and tortured…
S13: Halloween: Edgar Allan Poe Pt. 1
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Most historians believe literary icon Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849 of alcohol poisoning. But the circumstances of his death are baffling: Four days before he died, Poe turned up incoherent, wearing someone else’s clothes. What really happened during his delirious final days?
S13: Halloween: Haunted Houses
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The 21st century has seen the evolution of haunted house fascination into pay-to-play scares, where bold visitors seek out rattling experiences to test their resolve in the face of terror.
S13: Halloween: Mary Jane Reed and Stanley Skridla Pt. 2
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In 1948, the investigation into Stanley Skridla and Mary Jane Reed's deaths came to a stand-still. Many suspected a member of the Sheriff's department of having committed the murders, but proof of his guilt would be a difficult thing to come by.
S13: Halloween: Mary Jane Reed and Stanley Skridla Pt. 1
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A gruesome double murder in 1948 shocked a small town in Illinois. And when the prime suspect emerged, the case turned scandalous.
S13: Halloween: Haunted Murder Sites
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The only thing creepier than a room where someone was murdered? That room being haunted. Ash and Alaina present the top ten murders where the victim’s death was just the beginning…
S13: Halloween: Ed Gein Pt. 2
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After murdering two women, robbing graves, and decorating his home with human body parts, Ed Gein found himself arrested and in the media’s spotlight. We look into his trial, institutionalization, and the public’s fascination with him… a fascination that still lives on today.
S13: Halloween: Ed Gein Pt. 1
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We explore the twisted mind of Ed Gein, whose gruesome killings inspired horror movies Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Gein was known for years as the local handyman in Plainfield, TX until it was uncovered in 1957 that he killed two women and robbed the graves of multiple other women.
S13: Halloween: The Well to Hell
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According to Dante, the deepest circle of hell is not an inferno, but a frozen wasteland. “The Well to Hell” tells the story of a Russian digging team that burrowed too deeply into the Siberian ice. What they found was unspeakably horrifying.
S13: Halloween: The Number 13
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It’s the world’s unluckiest integer, and it has even spawned its own phobia. Throughout folklore and mythology, wherever the number 13 occurs, disaster follows.
S13: Halloween: Zombies
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Cotard Syndrome, also known as "Walking Corpse Syndrome," causes people to suffer from disturbing delusions. Many feel that their bodies are void of blood or organs, while other patients are convinced they're dead and stuck in the world of the living.
S13: Halloween: Death Comes In Threes
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Since the beginning of media and perhaps longer, humans have had a habit of seeing a pattern of pain, suffering, and catastrophe in groups of three. This is especially true of celebrity deaths.
S13: Halloween: Ammons Haunting Pt. 2
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After the state took LaToya Ammons' children away, she turned to the church for help. She obtained an exorcism for herself and her young son, ending the haunting saga of the Ammons family—but not after enduring the bewilderment and trauma of occult occurrences.
S13: Halloween: Ammons Haunting Pt. 1
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In November 2011, LaToya Ammons and her family moved into a new house in Gary, Indiana. In the months that followed, she and her children were tortured, possessed, and tormented by over 200 demons.
S13: Halloween: La Llorona
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She’s the spirit of a woman, crying unceasingly for her lost children… whom she herself killed. But La Llorona isn’t simply a tragic figure who lost her mind with jealousy. She’s the ghost of Mexico’s bloody past.
S13: Halloween: Vampire Lestat
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Lestat de Lioncourt is the roguish vampire anti-hero of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Nicknamed the “Brat Prince”, he's vain, petulant, and has a hedonistic craving for blood. But it's not bloodlust that drives Lestat's unique villainy. It's loneliness. An isolation so desolate that it compels him to condemn others to an eternity of suffering, simply to kee
S13: Halloween: Summerwind Mansion
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This Wisconsin mansion began its life as the vacation home of Herbert Hoover's Secretary of Commerce. Since Robert Lamont and his wife saw a ghost in the kitchen, Summerwind descended even further into darkness until neighbors realized something would have to be done.
S13: Halloween: The Kit-Bag
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From the early 20th century author Algernon Blackwood comes a chilling story of how an innocent mistake subjected a young man to an otherworldly encounter.
Celebrate Halloween All Month Long!
Ghost and ghouls, mischief and mayhem, it’s time for the spookiest season of the year. This October on Parcast Presents, we’re celebrating Halloween all month long! Join us as we resurrect spine-chilling episodes from across the network. And don’t miss our special Halloween programming across Parcast Network: Satanic Panic on Cults, and Cursed Objects on Unexplained Mysteries. Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Yeren Pt. 2
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Since it was first allegedly spotted in 1976 outside the Shennongjia forest in China, the Yeren has captivated scientists and amateur monster hunters across the world. And yet, despite hundreds of reported sightings, there is still no photographic evidence that this creature even exists.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Yeren Pt. 1
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There is an ancient legend of a massive, hairy beast that lives in seclusion in the forests of China. They call it The Yeren, and since 1976, over four hundred people have claimed they’ve spotted the creature.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Pine Barrens
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Bat-like wings, a horse's head, claws, horns, and hooves. The Pine Barrens are said to be home to one of America's most notorious monsters—the Jersey Devil. But, the Devil isn't the only creature haunting the woods...
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Godzilla
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You know he's coming when you hear the sound of his massive footsteps. You know it's the middle of the movie when he starts to use his fire breath. You know it's the '70s when he becomes a Saturday morning superhero. Godzilla may be a larger-than-life villain, but did you know he was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons?
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Annunaki Pt. 2
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Zechariah Sitchin found evidence to suggest that aliens meddled in the affairs of the ancient Egyptians, and may have even influenced the stories of the Bible. But back in the 1970s, skeptics began to question his writings.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Annunaki Pt. 1
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Ancient Astronauts have become a cornerstone of science fiction storytelling, but in 1976, researcher Zechariah Sitchin introduced the concept to the world with his book, The 12th Planet. According to this work, the ancient Sumerian deities were no mere gods, but aliens from a world at the very edges of the solar system.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Succubus
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Prevalent in medieval European folklore, the Succubus is a demonic entity that assumes a female form and seduces men as they sleep. She was said to drain her victims of vitality, bringing fatigue, mental illness, and even death.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Char Man
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If you stand on a bridge in Ojai, California in the dead of night, you might see him. The slight glow of embers illuminates his form, and his skin is a shiny red. He looks like he’s melting. And as he walks toward you, cinders fall from his body.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Beast of Gévaudan
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From 1764 to 1767, a strange creature terrorized a mountainous French region called the Gévaudan. But though myths and stories surrounding the “Beast” are still around to this day, nobody knows what exactly was roaming through the area…
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Buru Pt. 2
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Ralph Izzard, Charles Stonor, and Frank Hodgkinson's 1947 venture into the jungles of Assam failed to produce a shred of evidence for the existence of the mysterious Buru. But they weren't discouraged, and maintained for years that Burus were real.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Buru Pt. 1
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When reporter Ralph Izzard, zoologist Charles Stonor and photographer Frank Hodgkinson heard rumors that a mysterious, dino-like creature lived in the swamps of India’s Assam Region, they resolved to find and capture the beast themselves.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: The Greys
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The most iconic of the alien race, the Greys represent the most widely-recognized pop-culture version of extraterrestrial life. You can see them everywhere, from science fiction novels to movies. Is their appearance always the same due to cultural phenomenon, or is it because they actually exist?
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Teke Teke
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The efficiency of Japan's commuter trains has a dark side. Accidents happen, and when citizens fall on the tracks, they are often horribly dismembered. Some believe that these victims come back as ghosts who are missing their lower half. Their dangling spine makes a "teke teke" sound as they crawl toward you.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Xenomorph
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The idea of encountering alien life has intrigued humankind for millennia. The Xenomorph, from the 1979 film Alien and its sequels, is the worst case scenario for such a prospect—the perfect predator to our species, evoking our deepest primal fears.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Cthulu
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An ancient alien goliath slumbers at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, awaiting the day when he will rise again to destroy humanity. From the mind of weird fiction author H.P. Lovecraft comes Cthulhu, a cosmic entity of almost unimaginable scale and power.
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Loch Ness Monster Pt. 2
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A lot of evidence has been used to argue in favor of Nessie’s existence. Are people really seeing a reclusive beast in the water? Is it an optical illusion? Or is Nessie truly a monster that’s just camera shy for tourists?
S12: Creatures & Cryptids: Loch Ness Monster Pt. 1
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The Loch Ness Monster, aka Nessie, is believed to patrol the depths of Loch Ness, a large freshwater lake deep in the Scottish Highlands. Since a now-famous sighting in the 1930s, the Loch Ness monster has captured people’s imaginations across the planet. But Nessie’s story could date back as far as 500 A.D.
Welcome to Creatures & Cryptids
Ancient goliaths, iconic alien races, beasts that lurk in swamps… This month we’re featuring the very best episodes from across Parcast Network covering monsters from folklore, history and pop culture! Their existence may be questionable, but their impact is felt all across the world. Parcast Presents: Creatures & Cryptids begins September 1st and runs all month long. Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
S11: Infamous: Richard Ramirez Captured
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On this day in 1985, serial killer Richard Ramirez was chased down by a mob of angry Angelenos and caught by police.
S11: Infamous: William Guldensuppe Pt. 2
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In 1897, the discovery of a severed torso led to an explosion of investigative activity in the media. The identification of the body and the arrest of the dead man’s murderers would prove to be one of the most incredible true crime stories ever told.
S11: Infamous: William Guldensuppe Pt. 1
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On June 26, 1897, four boys discovered a package wrapped in red oilcloth floating in New York City’s East River. It contained the upper torso of an unknown man, launching one of the largest media murder mysteries ever, and igniting newspaper wars that would last a decade.
S11: Infamous: Dr. Death Pt. 1
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Between 1974 and 1998, Dr. Fred Shipman killed at least 218 people—more than any other serial killer in UK history. Addiction expert Dr. David Kipper sheds light on how Dr. Shipman's addiction spiraled from pethidine abuse to cold-blooded murder.
S11: Infamous: El Chapo Pt. 1
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Before he became the most powerful drug cartel leader in the world, building tunnels to evade authorities and growing his power even from inside prison, Joaquín Guzmán Loera was a small-town marijuana farmer in Sinaloa, Mexico.
S11: Infamous: Stephanie Lazarus Pt. 2
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In February 1986, Stephanie Lazarus’ strange visits to her ex-lover’s new wife turned to deadly assault. She covered her tracks and hid from suspicion for over twenty years—until the discovery of one piece of evidence unraveled everything.
S11: Infamous: Stephanie Lazarus Pt. 1
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She spent the duration of her college years nurturing feelings for a man named John Ruetten. Years later, upon learning of his engagement to another woman, Stephanie Lazarus lashed out—turning her LAPD status into a violent threat on his new lover’s life.
S11: Infamous: Brian Wells Pt. 3
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In the months after Brian Wells’ failed robbery and death, 54-year-old Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and her co-conspirator, 59-year-old Bill Rothstein, scrambled to cover their tracks. A 911 tip would send FBI agent Jerry Clark and the authorities on a hunt for all involved.
S11: Infamous: Brian Wells Pt. 2
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On August 28th, 2003, Brian Wells entered the PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania with a letter demanding $250,000 in cash. Brian’s captors then sent him on a desperate scavenger hunt to unlock his collar bomb before a deadly police standoff ensued.
S11: Infamous: Brian Wells Pt. 1
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In 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Wells was roped into a daring bank robbery in Erie, Pennsylvania. The entire scheme was concocted by Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and her friends, who at the last minute strapped a live collar bomb onto Brian’s neck.
S11: Infamous: Joseph James DeAngelo Pt. 2
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As his crimes evolved from robberies to murders in the 1980s, the Golden State Killer terrorized residents in California. Despite the best efforts of the authorities, he eluded capture for decades. But he couldn't run forever.
S11: Infamous: Joseph James DeAngelo Pt. 1
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Throughout the decades of his reign of terror, the crimes of the Golden State Killer earned him numerous nicknames, including the Visalia Ransacker and the East Side Rapist. Between 1974 and 1986, he committed untold atrocities while leading a seemingly normal life as a husband and a small-town cop.
S11: Infamous: Frank Lloyd Wright Murders
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On this day in 1914, Frank Lloyd Wright’s employee set fire to one of his Wisconsin homes. Seven people died in the blaze, including the architect’s mistress.
S11: Infamous: Besa Mafia
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From drug sales to human trafficking, the dark web is full of illicit activity. But murder-for-hire websites were always presumed to be a scam—until 2016, when a woman who had been targeted by a website called the Besa Mafia was actually murdered.
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S11: Infamous: OKC Bombing Pt. 1
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2020 marks the 25th anniversary of this devastating attack: On April 19, 1995, a U.S. Army veteran named Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.
S11: Infamous: Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead
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On this day in 2019, financier, pedophile, and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but much of the public—and Epstein’s lawyers—called it a conspiracy.
S11: Infamous: The Manson Family Murders
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On this day in 1969, four members of the Manson Family broke into the home of Sharon Tate and Roman Polanksi. Just after midnight, they murdered Tate and her houseguests.
S11: Infamous: NXIVM Pt. 4
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In 2017, news of Keith Raniere’s predatory sorority finally hit the airwaves. After disavowing any connection to the group, the 57-year-old cult leader read the writing on the wall and fled to Mexico. But authorities weren't going to allow him to avoid consequences that easily...
S11: Infamous: NXIVM Pt. 3
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By 2006, 46-year-old Keith Raniere had made NXIVM alluring enough to attract billionaire heiresses and Hollywood actresses. But as women began defecting, he feared he was losing control—and in a bid to reassert dominance, created a predatory group known as DOS.
S11: Infamous: NXIVM Pt. 2
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In 1999, after the collapse of Consumers Buyline, 39-year-old Keith embarked on a new business venture. But while the product he was selling changed, his approach remained the same. And soon, he began to prey upon the very students he had promised to help.
S11: Infamous: NXIVM Pt. 1
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After acing an IQ test in 1988, 28-year-old Keith Raniere was able to brand himself “The Smartest Man in the World.” The moniker allowed him to seduce unappreciated businesswoman Toni Natalie, who would go on to help Keith grow the first of his predatory companies.
S11: Infamous: LAPD Officers Charged
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On this day in 1992, four Los Angeles police officers were indicted on civil charges for violating Rodney King’s rights in an act of police brutality. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from the Parcast original, Kingpins.
S11: Infamous: Zodiac Killer Theories
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He may be the most famous serial killer of all time, but we still don't know who he is. Ash and Alaina round up the most chilling Zodiac Killer suspects, and try to uncover how a notorious murderer with multiple eyewitnesses escaped prosecution.
Welcome to Parcast Presents: Infamous Season 2!
With even more chilling headlines to cover, Parcast Presents: Infamous returns for a whole new season of unbelievable true crime stories. Discover the twists and turns that set these crimes apart—all month long, free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
S10: Infamous: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 2
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Members of the Heaven’s Gate UFO cult believed they were meant to shed every scrap of humanity they had. Paradoxically, they ran a promotional website and made videos promoting their beliefs. All before their dark end in 1997.
S10: Infamous: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 1
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Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettle believed their bodies were merely hosts for extraterrestrial angels, and that they would one day ascend on a UFO to the “kingdom-level-above-human.”
S10: Infamous: The Menendez Brothers Pt. 2
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In August of 1989, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez murdered their parents in Beverly Hills after years of abuse. Afterward, they attempted to cover it up, but their stories quickly unravelled.
S10: Infamous: The Menendez Brothers Pt. 1
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Jose Menendez pursued wealth at the expense of everything else in his life, including his relationship with his family. He abused his wife Kitty, and his sons, Lyle and Eric, until tension in the household finally boiled over in 1989.
S10: Infamous: Kim Jong-il Pt. 2
After carrying the legacy of his father into the 1990s, Kim Jong-il took a defensive stance against the world, isolating North Korea from global affairs. The “Dear Leader” kept North Korea armed to the teeth and starving, while his propaganda machine sang his praises.
S10: Infamous: Kim Jong-il Pt. 1
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Born in a guerilla camp in the early 1940s, Kim Jong-il seemed destined to take his father's place. Under the grooming of his father, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il experienced a meteoric rise through North Korea's communist ranks before forming the first communist dynasty.
S10: Infamous: The Hashashins Pt. 2
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With Hasan-i-Sabbah now dead, the Assassins looked to someone to carry on his legacy. They found it in Rashid al-Din Sinan. With Sinan as Grand Master, the Assassins would become legendary, and their deeds would capture the imagination, and horror, of Christian Crusaders.
S10: Infamous: The Hashashins Pt. 1
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Throughout the history of Islam, schisms led to the formation of different branches or sects. In 1090, after the death of an Imam, a missionary set out to form his own branch of Islam. In the process, he would create one of the deadliest secret societies in history.
S10: Infamous: John Dillinger Shot
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By the 1930s, John Dillinger pulled off 24 bank heists and three jailbreaks—making him Public Enemy Number One. He was one of the most famous celebrity criminals in history, until he was shot and killed by the FBI outside Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934.
S10: Infamous: Julian Assange
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Hacker and transparency activist Julian Assange founded the website WikiLeaks in early 2006. In 2010, he garnered worldwide attention for several massive information drops that exposed some of the darkest aspects of U.S. foreign relations—and set himself up as one of the most compelling figures of contemporary whistleblowing.
S10: Infamous: Aileen Wuornos Pt. 2
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Aileen Wuornos was convicted of killing Johns while working as a sex worker in Florida. During her trial, Wuornos took the stand in her own defense in an effort to save her life. But it would only take a jury a couple hours to decide her fate.
S10: Infamous: Aileen Wuornos Pt. 1
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Aileen Wuornos lived a difficult life as a sex worker along the highways to support herself. She killed seven men but claims they were all in self-defense. Was Wuornos born a cold-blooded killer? Or did a difficult childhood mold her into one?
S10: Infamous: The Black Dahlia Pt. 2
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After her brutal and disturbing murder, Elizabeth Short became immortalized as the “Black Dahlia.” Her severed body was found on January 15, 1947. Almost seventy years later, her case is still not solved.
S10: Infamous: The Black Dahlia Pt. 1
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She wanted to be a Hollywood actress but instead, she became one of the most famous murder victims in history. Elizabeth Short was found severed in half, her sexual organs removed and a Glasgow smile carved onto her face. Her murder investigation etched the aspiring actresses’ name into history.
S10: Infamous: Lake Toplitz
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High in the Austrian Alps sits picturesque Lake Toplitz: a serene lake that holds a dark secret. In the waning months of World War II, Nazi forces dumped dozens of large wooden crates into its depths—crates that many believe hold millions of dollars worth of gold.
S10: Infamous: Siege at Waco Pt. 2
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In late February, 1992, the ATF laid siege to Mount Carmel, just outside Waco, Texas. Inside, David Koresh and his followers barricaded themselves, until Koresh finally found a bargaining chip that gave him carte blanche: his own children.
S10: Infamous: Siege at Waco Pt. 1
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For years, cult leader David Koresh was abusing the young girls in his cult and stockpiling weapons for the apocalyptic war he believed was coming. But in early 1992, just outside Waco, Texas, two events sparked a chain reaction that would result in numerous casualties.
S10: Infamous: Charles Ponzi
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Nearly a century before Bernie Madoff stole billions, Charles Ponzi was the dapper Italian con artist who laid the foundations for his scam: the Ponzi scheme. By 1920, Ponzi’s fall would be painful. But it was a fitting end for a man who scratched and crawled his way to the top.
S10: Infamous: Lou Pearlman Pt. 2
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For over 20 years, music mogul Lou Pearlman perpetrated one of the longest-running Ponzi schemes in history, scamming investors out of more than $300 million. His years spent bankrolling his pricey lifestyle and promising premium profits came to a crashing halt in the 2000s, shortly after his former boy band *NSYNC told him "Bye, Bye, Bye."
S10: Infamous: Lou Pearlman Pt. 1
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He sparked the rise of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC in the 1990s. But a decade earlier, wannabe mogul Lou Pearlman made his start in the world of aviation. With a dream, a penny stock scheme, and a single makeshift blimp, Pearlman built an empire defrauding investors.
S10: Infamous: The Clutter Family Pt. 2
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After the massacre of the Clutter family on November 15th, 1959, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation began an intensive probe into the crime. Their search for the killers would result in one of the greatest true crime stories of all time.
S10: Infamous: The Clutter Family Pt. 1
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On November 15th, 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas experienced one of the most gruesome crimes imaginable. Four members of the Clutter family had been gunned down in their own home—but nobody knew why.
S10: Infamous: Ted Bundy Pt. 2
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In 1974, Ted Bundy embarked on a murderous roadtrip across America committing dozens of murders from Colorado to as far as Florida. But after two prison escapes, and multiple trials, Bundy was far from finished. In 1979, he captivated the entire country by representing himself in the first televised murder trial in U.S
S10: Infamous: Ted Bundy Pt. 1
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He’s one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century, murdering dozens of young women on a bloody rampage across America that spanned four years. But Ted Bundy’s metamorphosis as a killer began during childhood—long before his first murder.
Welcome to Parcast Presents: Infamous!
When it comes to crime, some names stand out above the rest. The more wicked, the more well-known… Throughout the month of July, we’re bringing you the notorious killers, perplexing mysteries, and jaw dropping events that have stood the test of time. Look closely at the headlines... This is Parcast Presents: Infamous. Listen all month long, free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 6: Captain Silver
In the sixth and final part of our hero’s story, Jim finds his life in the hands of the murderous Long John Silver, and the search for treasure is interrupted by a ghostly presence. What dangers and riches will they find where X marks the spot?
This episode is read by Alastair Murden. Thanks for tuning into our Parcast Presents exclusive and joining us on the high seas of adventure of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 5: My Sea Adventure
Jim sneaks away to reboard the Hisponiala and take control of the ship—but when he returns to the island, his friends are gone, and he’s turned over to the newly appointed captain: Long John Silver.
This is the fifth episode of our Parast Presents exclusive, and it’s read by Kate Leonard. Check your feed to hear the final installment of Treasure Island!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 4: The Log Cabin
With mutiny threatening violence, the sailors of the Hispaniola are divided. In part four of our Parcast Presents exclusive, the question becomes: who will make it off the island?
This episode is read by Carter Roy. Check your feed to hear the next part of the story!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 3: My Shore Adventure
Land ho! After arriving at Treasure Island, Jim sneaks off the ship—and witnesses the brutal murder of a young sailor at the hands of Long John Silver.
Part three of this Parcast Presents exclusive is read by Vanessa Richardson. Check your feed to hear the next part of the story!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 2: The Sea Cook
In part two of our hero’s adventure, read by Richard Rossner, Jim encounters the mysterious one-legged sea cook Long John Silver, and the crew departs on their journey to uncover buried treasure.
Our six-part series on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is a Parcast Presents exclusive. Check your feed to hear the next part of the story!
S9: Story Time: Treasure Island Pt. 1: The Old Buccaneer
Ever since it was published in 1883, Treasure Island has been steadily earning its place as one of the most beloved adventure novels of all time. And now, in a Parcast Presents exclusive, we’re bringing you Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale right to your ears!
Our first installment, read by Alastair Murden, starts off the adventure with young Jim Hawkins’ discovery of a treasure map, buried at the bottom of a dead man’s sea chest. This is a six-part series, so check your feed to hear every
S9: Story Time: The Mystery of Marie Roget Parts 1-5
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Enjoy all five parts of our adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1842 short story, “The Mystery of Marie Roget, which is considered to be one of the first murder mysteries to feature details from a real crime.
S9: Story Time: Mary Rogers Pt. 2
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Two months after Mary Rogers’ body was found in the Hudson River, her fiancé, Daniel Payne, is found dead near the shore. Are these two murders related? The police hit a dead end until Edgar Allan Poe got involved.
S9: Story Time: Mary Rogers Pt. 1
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In 1841, Mary Rogers’ corpse was found floating in the Hudson River. At only 20, the “beautiful cigar girl” was a local celebrity even before her mysterious death. Mary had many admirers, including a fiancé, an ex-fiancé, the boss who hired her for her looks, the men to whom she sold cigars, and Edgar Allan Poe.
S9: Story Time: Edgar Allan Poe Pt. 2
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Over a century later, Edgar Allan Poe’s death still remains a mystery. Poe was found delirious in the streets of Baltimore “in great distress and in need of immediate assistance.” Was he an accomplice in the murder of Mary Rogers, the real-life basis for his famous tale “The Mystery of Marie Roget?”
S9: Story Time: Edgar Allan Poe Pt. 1
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The circumstances leading up Edgar Allan Poe’s death are shrouded in uncertainty and the cause of death remains disputed. Was he in the wrong place at the wrong time or the victim of foul play?
S9: Story Time: The Department
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In the season premiere of Faerie, our narrator Ryan Bailey begins to uncover a conspiracy involving a secret arm of the Environmental Protection Agency known only as “The Department.” This ancient underground organization has been charged with the protection of a very special type of endangered species: Faeries.
S9: Story Time: Ogre
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Not the loveable guy you’re used to seeing in animated films...these 12th century monsters were usually depicted as large, hideous, man-like beings that ate humans—especially infants and children.
S9: Story Time: Sleeping Beauty
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Princess Talia's parents were warned that she must never touch a spindle, or she would face certain death. Though they try their hardest to protect her from such a device, Talia nevertheless pricks her finger on one and falls into a deep sleep.
S9: Story Time: Mermaids
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They’re one of history's most pervasive mythological creatures, appearing in the folklore of cultures from around the world. From the temples of Ancient Assyria to the epic poems of Ancient Greece, mermaids have endured the test of time to make a big splash in pop culture.
S9: Story Time: The Aeneid Parts 1-4
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Welcome to our adaptation of Virgil’s epic poem, The Aeneid. It tells the story of Aeneas and his journey from Troy to Italy and was written between 29 and 19 BCE.
S9: Story Time: The Sallie House
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A young girl named Sallie was brought here one night in the early 1900s by her mother. The doctor said her appendix was about to burst and he needed to operate on her immediately. But, he didn’t give her enough anesthetic and she woke up during the procedure. Believing she was being tortured, Sallie died on the operati
S9: Story Time: The Gingerbread Man
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Though many can repeat this famous cookie's classic rhyme, few know of his origins. Descended from a long line of European "Runaway Pancake" stories, the Gingerbread Man has always been a tale that ends in tragedy—though the details of that tragedy have changed over time.
S9: Story Time: The Odyssey Parts 1-4
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It’s one of the greatest poems of all time. An epic decades-long quest to return home. If you enjoy this 4-part series on Odysseus and his legendary journey, check out the Mythology podcast! Every Tuesday, we explore the origins of ancient myths and legends.
S9: Story Time: Death Comes in Threes
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Since the beginning of media and perhaps longer, humans have had a habit of seeing a pattern of pain, suffering, and catastrophe in groups of three. This is especially true of celebrity deaths.
S9: Story Time: Gargoyle
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Demonically possessed or merely architectural design? While they were believed in mythology to frighten away evil spirits, the idea of Gargoyles physically coming to life is a more recent notion.
S9: Story Time: Pinocchio
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The original 1883 Italian version of Pinocchio is far darker than the version modern audiences are acquainted with. Pinnochio is pathologically selfish, and the world he inhabits is full of villains. Murderous circus owners, thieving woodland creatures, and a guilt-trip inducing Blue Fairy all cross his path.
Welcome to Story Time!
They’ve lived on for centuries. Gateways to another place and time—with heroes, creatures, and damsels in distress. But these aren’t the tellings you remember from childhood. These versions err less on the side of whimsy…and more on the dark, daring, and dangerous. Throughout the month of June, we’re bringing your favorite folklore, epics, and spooky stories to life in a way like you’ve never heard them before. Welcome to Parcast Presents: Story Time.
Gather ‘round, take a seat, and prepare to
S8: Treasure Hunt: El Dorado
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Since the first Europeans set foot in South America in the late 1400s, explorers have been captivated by this mythical city hidden within the jungles of the Andes Mountains. After centuries of expeditions and countless lives lost in the pursuit, no man has actually ever laid eyes on El Dorado.
S8: Treasure Hunt: King Solomon’s Mines Pt. 2
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From 970 to 931 B.C.E., King Solomon transformed war-torn Israel into a prosperous kingdom, with a capital city covered in gold. Although these ancient treasures have never been found, certain clues point to the possible locations of his missing mines.
S8: Treasure Hunt: King Solomon’s Mines Pt. 1
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There are multiple clues scattered throughout the Bible as to the place where Solomon, the richest King of Ancient Israel, mined the gold which gave him his power. Explorers have searched in the Middle East, Africa, and North America, but they’ve never been found.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine
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It was allegedly discovered by German immigrant Jacob Waltz, who made himself rich and then died before he could show it to anyone. Prospectors have since been searching for the “Lost Dutchman Gold Mine” for more than a century.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Anne Bonny Pt. 2
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Pirate Anne Bonny had seemingly met her match with Calico Jack, but the relationship didn't last forever. After leaving their child with a family in Cuba, Anne returned to the seas with Calico but found a new spark—this time with a most unexpected partner.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Anne Bonny Pt. 1
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As a child, Anne Bonny pretended to be a boy to cover for the fact that she was an illegitimate child. When she dressed as a woman later on, she realized she preferred the freedom of being treated like a man. Dissatisfied with traditional life as a wife to her husband, she found a true partnership with "Calico Jack
S8: Treasure Hunt: Confederate Gold
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In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold. What happened next has been debated by historians and treasure hunters over the last 150 years.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Curse of the Hope Diamond Pt. 2
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The infamous Hope Diamond was donated to the Smithsonian museum in 1958, which seemingly ended a nearly 300-year legacy of ruin, tragedy, and death. In the decades since, scientists and skeptics have continued to debate whether the diamond is truly cursed.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Curse of the Hope Diamond Pt. 1
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In 1668, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier returned to France with a haul of diamonds, including a massive, magnificent Blue Gem. Over the next 350 years, the diamond travelled the globe in the hands of kings, bankers, and thieves. Everyone who possessed this jewel met with misfortune and, in some cases, death.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Golden Submarine
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In 1944, a Japanese submarine was sunk by Allied forces in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Fifty years later, declassified documents indicated that the wreckage may contain two tons of Japanese gold worth more than $25 million today.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Pt. 3
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After having his first revenge plot foiled, Massood, captain of the thieves, swore revenge against Ali Baba, the man who killed 37 of his men. What Massood didn’t account for was that Ali Baba was not their killer. But he would soon figure out who was.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Pt. 2
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Massood, captain of the thieves, concocts a plan to get even with Ali Baba for stealing riches from his cave. Posing as a weary oil merchant, he asks Ali Baba for a place to stay and store his 37 jars of oil. But not all the jars are full of oil...
S8: Treasure Hunt: Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Pt. 1
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Ali Baba, a modest wood chopper, finds a stolen fortune in a magical cave, but can't keep the secret from his greedy brother. The next time he visits the cave, he is greeted not by robbers, but by the corpse of his dead brother.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Stolen Treasure of Montezuma
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This legendary trove of gold and precious jewels was a figurative and literal representation of the Aztec Empire's wealth. The treasure also had the value of high art that showed the empire's impressive reach and influence in the 1500s. However, all good things come to an end.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Oscar Hartzell Pt. 2: “The Drake Fortune”
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In 1922, American Oscar Hartzell took full control of his "Francis Drake inheritance scam." He bilked thousands of people out of enormous amounts of money, and when the government tried to stop him, he proved himself nearly untouchable.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Oscar Hartzell Pt. 1: “The Drake Fortune”
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After starting a string of failing businesses in the early 1900s, American Oscar Hartzell found himself looking for his next path to wealth. He found it when he heard about Sir Frances Drake, and his alleged inheritance. Soon Hartzell began to use tale's of Drake's fortune to make a fortune of his own.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Great Mogul Diamond
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After the assassination of its final owner in 1747, all records of the diamond virtually disappeared. The stone which rose from the dirt of a dried riverbed in India and became of the world’s most puzzling precious stones has been displaced ever since.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Lost Treasure of Bad King John Pt. 2
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The tremendous loss of the crown jewels in 1216 was perhaps karma for a king known for his cruelty.
S8: Treasure Hunt: The Lost Treasure of Bad King John Pt. 1
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In 1216, just before his death, English Monarch King John lost the royal Crown Jewels. Were they lost to the landscape, buried beneath dozens of feet of silt and dirt? Or is it possible the jewels were intentionally misplaced?
S8: Treasure Hunt: Edward “Blackbeard” Teach
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He only engaged in piracy for about two years before he was killed, from about 1716-1718. But Edward “Blackbeard” Teach’s legendary status proves those two years were enough for a lifetime.
S8: Treasure Hunt: Blackbeard’s Treasure
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Famed pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach may have died in 1718, but his treasure was never found. Did it sink to the bottom of the ocean with his ship? Is it buried in a chest on an island off the coast of North Carolina? Or was there ever any hidden treasure at all?
Welcome to Treasure Hunt!
Some search for what’s stolen. Others simply just steal. And if the past has taught us anything, it’s that one thing’s for certain… wealth can be the ultimate motivator. Throughout the month of May, “x marks the spot” as we take you on a quest for history’s most elusive riches in Parcast Presents: Treasure Hunt.
Parcast Presents: Treasure Hunt runs the entire month of May—starting May 1st! Listen free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!
S7: April Fooled: Treva Throneberry
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She never wanted to grow up. Treva Throneberry did everything she could to delay adulthood, even going as far as traveling from town to town throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s posing as a teenage runaway—pretending, lying, and stealing to cover her tracks.
S7: April Fooled: April 27, 2020: Mussolini Captured
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On this day in 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was arrested in Northern Italy. It was the beginning of the end for the longest-ruling fascist of the World War II era.
S7: April Fooled: John Paul Getty III Pt. 2
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As Paul languished in captivity, his family and fiancé desperately tried to navigate the Italian kidnappers demands. But first they had to convince Paul's grandfather, the notoriously stingy J. Paul Getty Sr. that the abduction wasn't a hoax. But after receiving a gruesome token in the mail, it was clear that Paul's kidnapping was
S7: April Fooled: John Paul Getty III Pt. 1
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As teenaged John Paul Getty III sat captive somewhere in the Dolomite mountains, the world watched his family feud over who would pay his ransom. For five months, in the winter of 1973, the young heir waited for salvation that was seemingly never coming.
S7: April Fooled: Marie Chilver Pt. 2
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“Agent Fifi” was a central part of Britain’s SOE training program during the 1940s, with new recruits having to take her test before they were released into the field. And Chilver’s tests were thorough.
S7: April Fooled: Marie Chilver Pt. 1
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Known as “Special Agent Fifi,” British agent Marie Chilver was a smart, beautiful woman—and an expert at coaxing secrets out of unsuspecting targets. In the midst of World War II, that was just the kind of person the newly formed Special Operations Executive needed.
S7: April Fooled: Kensington Runestone Pt. 2
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In 1898 a Swedish immigrant farmer uncovered a rune-covered stone buried in Minnesota. Over the last 120 years, the Kensington Runestone has been denounced as a hoax time and time again, but continually resurfaced in the public eye as a potentially authentic relic of an ancient Viking expedition.
S7: April Fooled: Kensington Runestone Pt. 1
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At the turn of the 19th century, a Swedish American immigrant uncovered a strange stone slab on his land. It looked ancient and was covered in a mysterious writing. This was the Kensington Runestone, and its discovery would spark a century-long debate about its authenticity.
S7: April Fooled: Rosie Ruiz Pt. 2
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In 1980, Rosie Ruiz beat out past champions to win the Boston Marathon. Other runners and reporters were shocked as they watched Ruiz take her place on the winner’s stage. But the truth was that Ruiz hadn’t run the race at all.
S7: April Fooled: Rosie Ruiz Pt. 1
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She came out of nowhere to win the 1980 Boston Marathon—only for it to be revealed later that she won the race by cheating. Discover how Rosie Ruiz’s mysterious beginnings led to a lifetime of lies.
S7: April Fooled: Scandal 30: Crédit Mobilier
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Near the end of the Civil War, the Union Pacific Railroad Company was commissioned to build the first transcontinental railroad across the U.S. Seeing an opportunity, Union Pacific's directors contracted the work out to a shell corporation, Crédit Mobilier, and massively overcharged the federal government. They
S7: April Fooled: Phantom Dark Age Pt. 2
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In the late 1980s, historical revisionist, Heribert Illig recognized a massive discrepancy in our calendar. Illig began to construct his Phantom Time Hypothesis in an effort to prove that Otto III fabricated 297 years of history, therefore explaining why the Dark Ages were so dark after all.
S7: April Fooled: Phantom Dark Age Pt. 1
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In the year 1000 CE, Otto III and Pope Sylvester II met to discuss their plans on how to emulate the Second Coming of Christ. Their meeting may have resulted in a 297 year jump that immediately placed them in the new millennium...meaning we may not be living in the year 2020, but instead, 1723.
S7: April Fooled: Paul Le Roux Pt. 2
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At age thirty-three, Paul Le Roux had his hands in everything from gold to guns to illicit drugs. By early 2009, his pharmacy network, RX Limited, was bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars. But it was his doomed tuna fishing venture in Somalia that eventually led to his downfall.
S7: April Fooled: Paul Le Roux Pt. 1
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He was an expert computer programmer and an early adopter of the internet. In the mid-2000s, Paul Le Roux made millions through online prescription drugs and helped contribute to the current opioid addiction crisis.
S7: April Fooled: DISAPPEARED: Ettore Majorana
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In 1938, one of the most prominent physicists in the world boarded a ship from Palermo to Naples—and never got off. His sudden disappearance sparked rumors about kidnapping, government cover-ups, and secret weapons technology.
S7: April Fooled: Tucker’s Cross
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In 1955, Bermuda treasure hunter, Teddy Tucker, uncovered a golden cross in the wreckage of an old Spanish ship. After selling the piece to the government, the cross was placed on display at a local museum, but had been swapped for a fake somewhere in transit...
S7: April Fooled: Stephen King: IT & John Wayne Gacy
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The 1980s were rife with depictions of evil clowns—and for good reason. John Wayne Gacy and others like him were terrorizing minors across the country. On top of this, Stephen King created one of the most iconic villains in fiction: Pennywise from the 1986 novel IT.
S7: April Fooled False Confessions: Henry Lee Lucas
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In the mid-1980s, serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confessed to nearly 600 murders. While most of those confessions were subsequently disproven, his case led to larger questions about United States interrogation methods.
S7: April Fooled: Frank Abagnale Pt. 2: “Catch Me If You Can”
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In a span of five years, Frank Abagnale Jr. took on various identities: airline pilot, pediatrician, lawyer. He had perfected the art of counterfeiting… until eventually, the law caught up with him.
S7: April Fooled: Frank Abagnale Pt. 1: “Catch Me If You Can”
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In only five years, Frank Abagnale Jr. managed to cause a major stir in the criminal world. After running away from home at 16, Frank survived on forged checks until he created a new identity for himself as a Pan Am pilot.
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S6: March Mysteries: March 31, 2020: Hinterkaifeck Murders
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On this day in 1922, six people were murdered at a farmstead in southern Germany. It was a horrific event that would become one of the most infamous crimes in German history.
S6: March Mysteries: Gloria Ramirez “The Toxic Lady”
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On February 19th, 1994, a young woman from Riverside, California was rushed to the emergency room after becoming unresponsive in her home. When doctors began operating on her, they noticed something strange: crystals in her blood. Within minutes the medical staff all started to collapse one by one.
S6: March Mysteries: Miracle of the Sun Pt. 2
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After thousands of people witnessed the so-called Miracle of the Sun in 1917, the Catholic Church tried to suppress—and later—control testimony regarding the miracle. Along with rumors of alien skulls stored in the Vatican archives, the church's strange behavior has led many to wonder if the
S6: March Mysteries: Miracle of the Sun Pt. 1
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In 1917, tens of thousands of people watched as the sun dipped through the sky before it dried the area's water and bathed a field in shifting colors of light. While they attributed the strange experience to a divine miracle, today the Miracle of the Sun is considered one of history's first
S6: March Mysteries: March 27, 2020: Yoshikawa Arrives
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On this day in 1941, Japanese spy Takeo Yoshikawa arrived in Hawaii. He was a key figure in planning the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor later that year.
S6: March Mysteries: Aldo Moro Pt. 2
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As Aldo Moro adjusted to his new life in captivity, his captor Mario Moretti interrogated him. Meanwhile, the Italian government is at a standstill, as Aldo becomes increasingly frustrated with the people he thought were his friends.
S6: March Mysteries: Aldo Moro Pt. 1
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On March 16th, 1978, Italy’s former Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome by communist revolutionaries known as the Red Brigades.
S6: March Mysteries: Project MKUltra Pt. 2
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Dr. Sidney Gottlieb ran the CIA’s mind control program up until the 1970's without the public's knowledge. He may have even ordered hits on his employees to keep the project under wraps. But some still believe sub-projects under MKUltra's heading may have gone on to thrive...
S6: March Mysteries: Project MKUltra Pt. 1
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During the height of the Cold War, the United States scrambled to compete with the Soviets. As paranoia over espionage and mind control festered, the C.I.A. decided to create their own "Special Interrogation" Program that inevitably led to testing hallucinatory drugs on unwitting American Civilians.
S6: March Mysteries: The Murder Nobody Saw Pt. 2
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After years of bullying the residents of Skidmore, Missouri, the townspeople finally stood up to Ken McElroy. In front of dozens of people, Ken McElroy was shot dead while he sat with his wife in his pickup truck. Nobody saw the shooter. Nobody called the sheriff to report the shooting. Nobody was convicted for the
S6: March Mysteries: The Murder Nobody Saw Pt. 1
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Many people wanted Ken McElroy dead, so it was not surprising when he was shot and killed. What was surprising is when police investigated, witnesses said they couldn't identify the shooter.
S6: March Mysteries: Oscar Zeta Acosta
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He was a fiery lawyer and an important figure in the Chicano civil rights movement during the 1960s. But after a long battle with drug addiction, Oscar Zeta Acosta mysteriously vanished during a trip to Mexico in 1974.
S6: March Mysteries: Bermuda Triangle Pt. 2
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The Bermuda Triangle, aka the Devil's Triangle, remains shrouded in mystery. What have legitimate studies conducted by the U.S. Navy revealed about the regular disappearances of ships and aircraft over this area of the North Atlantic Ocean?
S6: March Mysteries: Bermuda Triangle Pt. 1
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In December of 1945, five planes never returned to Fort Lauderdale Naval Base from a routine training mission exercise. Three rescue planes were sent to look for them. Only two came back.
S6: March Mysteries: The Apollo 11 Missing Tapes
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On July 20th, 1969, everyone in the country watched eagerly as man took his first steps on the moon. NASA had the video transmission from the Apollo 11 sent back to Earth where it was recorded and sent to storage. 35 years later, Stan Lebar, the man responsible for the lunar camera, went searching for those tapes, but they were nowhere to
S6: March Mysteries: Gloomy Sunday
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In 1933, Hungarian composer Rezso Seress and lyricist Laszlo Javor released "Gloomy Sunday," which soon came to be known as “The Hungarian Suicide Song”—thanks to the 200 cases of suicide that were linked to the tune's release.
S6: March Mysteries: Burger Chef Murders Pt. 2
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In late 1978, four teens were abducted from the Burger Chef restaurant where they worked—and murdered later that same night. The investigation into their deaths would turn up many suspects, but disappointingly few answers.
S6: March Mysteries: Burger Chef Murders Pt. 1
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On November 17th, 1978, four teens were working at the Burger Chef fast food restaurant in Speedway, Indiana. As they were closing up the restaurant, an unknown assailant abducted them at gunpoint. Their corpses would later be found in a forest the next town over.
S6: March Mysteries: March 16, 2020: Timothy King Disappears
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On this day in 1977, 11-year-old Timothy King vanished from his hometown of Birmingham, Michigan. His body would later be discovered, marking him as the fourth victim of the Oakland County Child Killer.
S6: March Mysteries: Jack the Ripper Pt. 3
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He was never caught. So why did Jack the Ripper stop killing? Follow the years-long search for the serial killer—ranging from bloodhound trials to DNA testing.
S6: March Mysteries: Jack the Ripper Pt. 2
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One of the first serial killers to write letters to the authorities, Jack the Ripper’s mail was memorable, to say the least. But historians believe that some letters may actually be fake.
S6: March Mysteries: Jack the Ripper Pt. 1
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He's the world's most famous killer. But how could a series of crimes committed in a few weeks in 1888 still be so famous nearly 130 years after the fact?
S6: March Mysteries: Disappearing Ninth Roman Legion Pt. 2
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After the Ninth Roman Legion vanished from history sometime around 120 C.E., historians began dedicating their lives to finding out what happened to the mysterious disappearing army. But recent archeological evidence suggests that the Ninth Roman Legion appeared to live on...
S6: March Mysteries: Disappearing Ninth Roman Legion Pt. 1
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Julius Caesar's prized army known as the Ninth Roman Legion fought valiantly for nearly three centuries between 89 B.C.E. and 120 C.E. But after coming face to face with the Celtic tribes in Northern Britain, the Ninth took a massive hit.
S6: March Mysteries: Victor Lustig Pt. 2
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After taking advantage of the wrong mark, Victor Lustig found himself in the crosshairs of police all over the United States. With the Great Depression in full swing, Lustig was forced to think outside the box—concocting a counterfeiting enterprise that threatened to topple an already fragile economy.
S6: March Mysteries: Victor Lustig Pt. 1
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He cut his teeth swindling victims through a series of card game tricks. Soon Victor Lustig would move onto more elaborate, skilled schemes in which he would systematically earn his mark's trust for weeks before taking off with thousands of dollars. But it was in Paris where Lustig pulled his biggest con—selling the Eiffel T
S6: March Mysteries: March 10, 2020: Cortimiglia Family Attacked
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On this day in 1919, Italian immigrants Charles Cortimiglia, his wife Rose, and their two-year-old daughter, Mary, were brutally attacked by an intruder.
S6: March Mysteries: Grover Cleveland’s Secret Son
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President Grover Cleveland is often remembered for his mustache, or perhaps his anti-corruption agenda. Fewer people know about the son he fathered through sexual assault—and the ensuing scandal that threatened his election to the White House.
S6: March Mysteries: Tesla’s Missing Death Ray
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During World War II, inventor Nikola Tesla died in a New York hotel room while working on a project known as “Tesla’s Death Ray.” When he was found, the prototype and most of Tesla’s notes were missing.
S6: March Mysteries: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Pt. 2
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Despite all of the geo-location technology that exists, and more than $160 million in a search and recovery effort, the whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the circumstances of its disappearance over the Indian Ocean in 2014 remain a mystery.
S6: March Mysteries: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Pt. 1
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On March 8th, 2014, less than one hour into its flight, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from the skies over the Indian Ocean.
S6: March Mysteries: The Michigan Dogman
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It may sound far-fetched, but this 7-foot-tall creature from Michigan folklore is no barking-matter.
S6: March Mysteries: Chrysippus
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Chrysippus of Soli was a Greek philosopher whose ideas still resonate today. It’s said that he died laughing. But is that really what happened to the Stoic thinker?
S6: March Mysteries: March 4, 2020: Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders
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On this day in 1972, Kim Wendy Allen, a junior college student in Santa Rosa, California, was raped, strangled and dumped after she hitched a ride late one night. Kim was the first victim discovered in the series of slayings now known as the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders.
S6: March Mysteries Betty Gail Brown
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In the early morning hours of October 27th, 1961, 19-year-old student Betty Gail Brown went missing on her college campus. Her disappearance led to a campus wide-search, until she was eventually found in her car, strangled by her own bra.
S6: March Mysteries: The Bricca Murders
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In 1966, the quiet Cincinnati suburb of Bridgetown was shaken to its core when the Bricca Family was brutally slaughtered in their own home. The savagery of the killings and the discrete nature of the murders have kept investigators scrambling for answers decades later.
S6: March Mysteries: The Amber Room
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Famously declared the “eighth wonder of the world,” the Amber Room was a set of incredibly ornate amber wall panels that may be worth over $500 million dollars today. German forces stole the panels from Russia in October, 1941, and Hitler himself ordered the panels moved in January, 1945. But little is known about their whereabouts since.
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More times than not, life's greatest mysteries defy explanation without ever offering an answer. In Parcast Presents: March Mysteries, we try to uncover the circumstances surrounding some of history's strangest murders, disappearances, and sightings—exposing more about the unknown than ever before.
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S5: Love: Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Necklace
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In 1785, a stunning diamond necklace was stolen from the Crown Jewelers in Paris, France. The Cardinal who was charged with the theft thought he was working on the orders of Queen Marie Antoinette. In reality, he was victim to a daring, complex con job.
S5: Love: Palacio de Linares
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Some say it is just a tall tale: The story of a father who knew that the apple of his son's eye was actually his daughter from an affair—and then locked up the product of their union away in his palace. If it isn't true, what unsettled history is causing the discarnate movements that plague the grounds?
S5: Love: Beauty and the Beast Pt. 3
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The Beast grants Beauty a trip home, and she gladly accepts the time with her family. On the final night of her trip, she doesn’t want to return to the Beast’s castle, even if that means the death of the Beast. But a dream leads her to rethink this decision. She rushes back, in hopes of saving his life.
S5: Love: Beauty and the Beast Pt. 2
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Trapped within the Beast’s beautiful castle, Beauty grows anxious of her imminent death. In her dreams, she meets with a prince, who happens to be a fellow prisoner of the Beast. She becomes determined to save this man... before her time runs out.
S5: Love: Beauty and the Beast Pt. 1
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The merchant Marc lost everything—his wife, his job, his home—leaving his children unsatisfied with their new, poor lifestyle. In a final attempt to please at least one of his twelve children, he goes to pick a lovely rose...and finds himself bargaining for his life with a beast.
S5: Love: Fred Jablin and Piper Rountree Pt. 2
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In Virginia on October 30th, 2004, 52-year-old Fred Jablin was found shot to death in his driveway. As investigators collected evidence, they quickly zeroed in on his wife and sister-in-law as the most likely suspects.
S5: Love: Fred Jablin and Piper Rountree Pt. 1
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For almost 20 years, Fred Jablin and Piper Rountree, shared their lives together in Virginia, welcoming three children and a menagerie of pets. But in 2001 their marriage crumbled; Fred saw dramatic changes in his wife and the way she treated their family.
S5: Love: Virginia Hill, “The Queen of the Mob”
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The preeminent 20th-century mafiosa, Virginia Hill worked with gangsters from New York to Chicago to LA, making—and spending—money every step of the way. Maintaining her power as a woman in a man’s world wasn’t easy. Still, she wasn’t about to let anything stop her from achieving her goals.
S5: Love: Oscar Pistorius Pt. 2
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In February 2013, less than a year after the 2012 Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius would shoot and kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, allegedly confusing her for an intruder. The resulting trial was rife with controversy.
S5: Love: Oscar Pistorius Pt. 1
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Oscar Pistorius captured the hearts of millions while competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. In becoming the first double amputee to compete on the Olympic stage, his story served as an inspiration to people around the world. However, he would soon become embroiled in an unbelievable scandal.
S5: Love: Famous Fates: Cleopatra
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Her death is memorialized in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, but the Empress of the Nile’s life held an equal caliber of drama.
S5: Love: Debby Montgomery Johnson Pt. 2: “The Woman Behind the Smile”
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In 2012, after borrowing nearly $100,000 from her parents to loan to her online boyfriend, Debby Montgomery Johnson was growing worried about the relationship's financial burden. She'd soon find the man she had been dating for nearly 2 years had a secret of his own.
S5: Love: Debby Montgomery Johnson Pt. 1: “The Woman Behind the Smile”
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After the death of her husband, Debby Montgomery Johnson joined an online dating site in hopes of finding love again. What she found was an online relationship with a companion who fulfilled her every need, but at what cost?
S5: Love: FICTION: Harley Quinn, DC’s First Lady of Crime
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She’s best known for her role as the submissive girlfriend and sidekick to the DC Universe’s Joker. But Harley Quinn, like her namesake “Harlequin,” is full of surprises. As she’s appeared in everything from cartoons to comics to live-action films since the 1990s, she has changed with the times—getting more manic, and more indepen
S5: Love: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Pt. 2
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On February 14th, 1929, seven men were gunned down in a garage on the North Side of Chicago. The city had never seen a crime that violent, and police raced to catch the perpetrators.
S5: Love: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Pt. 1
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On February 14th, 1929, Chicago was shocked by the most violent crime the city had ever seen, when seven gang affiliated men were gunned down simultaneously. The attack was the culmination of a gang war that had lasted for nine years.
S5: Love: The Great Flood of Paris Pt. 2
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During the last week of January 1910, the citizens of Paris fought to survive a deluge of freezing water and raw sewage that covered their city. Police and fire departments were stretched to their limits rescuing trapped and injured citizens.
S5: Love: The Great Flood of Paris Pt. 1
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For the six months leading up to January 1910, France experienced record-setting rainfall that predicated one of the worst floods in history. By the time the rain stopped falling, the Seine River had risen almost thirty feet and inundated the city of Paris.
S5: Love: February 13, 2020: The Execution of Catherine Howard
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On this day in 1542, Catherine Howard, queen of England and wife of King Henry VIII, was executed for adultery.
S5: Love: Medusa
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Instantly recognizable by her venomous snake hair, and for the ability to turn mortals to stone with a single glance, Medusa is one of the three Gorgon sisters and an iconic monster from Greek Mythology.
S5: Love: Broken Heart Syndrome
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome, or, more romantically, “Broken Heart Syndrome,” refers to a group of symptoms, brought on by acute emotional stress—which can cause heart failure.
S5: Love: Dating: Valentine’s Day
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It’s a date steeped in erotic history and obligatory mating rituals. For many it induces feelings of panic or loneliness. You can try to ignore it, but come February 14th, love will be in the air. Or sometimes, revenge.
S5: Love: Princess Diana
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Nicknamed “The People’s Princess,” Princess Diana used her public profile to serve charities and work as an activist through the 1990s. But her bitter divorce from Prince Charles led many to believe her death was no accident.
S5: Love: Are Diamonds Really Rare Pt. 2
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Diamonds are considered to be the rarest and most valuable gemstone. Is that really true? Or is making diamonds appear more valuable than they actually are and monopolizing the diamond trade the first step in consolidating power to form a New World Order?
S5: Love: Are Diamonds Really Rare Pt. 1
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Diamonds are considered one of the world’s most valuable gemstones. But what if their prices are high due to brilliant marketing and supply monopoly tactics, not because of their rarity? And if that’s the case, are diamonds just a run-of-the-mill gemstone?
S5: Love: “The Sex Diary Slaying” Pt. 2: Christa Helm
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Before her violent murder in 1977, Christa Helm made diary entries and secret audio recordings of her famous and powerful lovers. After she was killed, the diary and most of the tapes vanished. Were they stolen by the killer, or did she hide them herself?
S5: Love: “The Sex Diary Slaying” Pt. 1: Christa Helm
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Christa Helm was an aspiring Hollywood actress who was no stranger to the male gaze. She dated many famous men in Hollywood and kept a detailed diary of her escapades. One day, she was found murdered in the street.
S5: Love: “The Casanova Killer” Pt. 2: Paul John Knowles
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He had no pattern. No victim type. No consistent MO. And he killed across the country. Nicknamed the “Casanova Killer” for his good looks, Paul John Knowles confounded the police.
S5: Love: “The Casanova Killer” Pt. 1: Paul John Knowles
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He had no pattern. No victim type. No consistent MO. And he killed across the country. Nicknamed the “Casanova Killer” for his good looks, Paul John Knowles confounded the police.
S5: Love: Orpheus and Eurydice Pt. 2
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Orpheus descends into the underworld in search of his beautiful wife. But Hades, the God of the Underworld, does not let his own go easily, and Orpheus finds the challenge Hades sets before him extremely difficult...
S5: Love: Orpheus and Eurydice Pt. 1
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Orpheus, a great singer, and Eurydice, his beautiful bride, were deeply in love. But their union wasn't fated for happiness, and quickly devolved into tragedy. Orpheus must face man's darkest fear for his beloved: death itself.
S5: Love: The Blackout Murder
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On this day in 2011, 18-year-old Israel Nieves shot and killed 19-year-old Jason Rodriguez, in what he later claimed was a drug-induced blackout.
S5: Love: Dr. Hawley Crippen
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S4: Roaring 20s: The Vladimirovichi Pt. 2
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With Kirill now gone to Finland, Boris and Andrei stayed behind to care for their mother. But when a Civil War finally broke out, they too would be forced to flee Russia. But unlike their older brother, their escape would be much more dangerous than they would have ever imagined.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Vladimirovichi Pt. 1
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Before Russia was thrown into turmoil in 1917, a set of Romanov brothers spent their days focused on surviving palace politics. That is until one of the brothers, Kirill Vladimirovich, sensed that having a Romanov last name in Russia during WWI was becoming far too dangerous.
S4: Roaring 20s: Victor Lustig Pt. 2
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After taking advantage of the wrong mark, Victor Lustig found himself in the crosshairs of police all over the United States. With the Great Depression in full swing, Lustig was forced to think outside the box—concocting a counterfeiting enterprise that threatened to topple an already fragile economy.
S4: Roaring 20s: Victor Lustig Pt. 1
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He cut his teeth swindling victims through a series of card game tricks. Soon Victor Lustig would move onto more elaborate, skilled schemes in which he would systematically earn his mark's trust for weeks before taking off with thousands of dollars. But it was in Paris where Lustig pulled his biggest con—selling the Eiffel T
S4: Roaring 20s: Francisco “Pancho” Villa Pt. 2
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When former Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa was gunned down by a band of assassins in 1923, suspicion immediately swirled around the sitting president, Álvaro Obregón. The murder’s aftermath threatened to launch Mexico into another bloody civil war.
S4: Roaring 20s: Francisco “Pancho” Villa Pt. 1
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It is widely believed the President of Mexico, Álvaro Obregón, was behind the 1923 murder of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. After losing countless battles, and his right arm, to Villa’s militia, Obregón certainly had a reason to want revenge.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Lava Lake Murders Pt. 2
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After the bodies of Edward Nickols, Roy Wilson, and Dewey Morris were found in a frozen lake in 1924, investigators scrambled to find their killer. But though the investigation continued for years, the culprit remained elusive.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Lava Lake Murders Pt. 1
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In 1924, Edward Nickols, Roy Wilson, and Dewey Morris spent the winter in a remote cabin in the Oregon wilderness, operating fur traps near Lava Lake. But weeks later the friends’ fateful trip would end in their disappearance, and soon, a horrifying discovery.
S4: Roaring 20s: Benito Mussolini Pt. 2: Italy
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Il Duce’s ineffective economic policies left Italy completely unprepared for World War II, and yet he forced the country into it anyway. What followed was a defeat so embarrassing that it remains legendary for its incompetency to this day.
S4: Roaring 20s: Benito Mussolini Pt. 1: Italy
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The Italian "Il Duce" had one of the most dramatic transformations of any politician in history. An ardent socialist for the first three decades of his life, he abruptly left the party and developed his own brand of nationalist, totalitarian belief. This system would become known as fascism, and it would change the course of his
S4: Roaring 20s: Vril Society Pt. 2
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In 1884, the Fox sisters sparked a "spirit channeling" movement that inspired mystics, Nazis and UFO believers. Supposed medium Maria Orsitsch was all three of those things. However, illness and an alien-crazed pop culture landscape may well have contributed to her visions.
S4: Roaring 20s: Vril Society Pt. 1
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Maria Orsitsch had been in psychic communication with aliens since she was a young girl. Her special ability took on a sinister angle when in World War 2, Maria began using her gift to aid the Nazis in constructing their very own UFO.
S4: Roaring 20s: Al Capone, Chicago’s Real-Life Kingpin
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As the head of the Chicago Outfit, he was one of the most powerful men in the midwest at only 30-years-old. He was a bootlegger, a racketeer, a philanthropist, Public Enemy Number One—and his name is practically synonymous with the mob: Al Capone.
S4: Roaring 20s: “Queenie” Pt. 2: Stephanie St. Clair
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As the other Harlem policy bankers fall at the hands of Dutch Schultz, Stephanie St. Clair stood firm. Unfortunately for St. Clair, Schultz had political muscles and members of the NYPD on his payroll.
S4: Roaring 20s: “Queenie” Pt. 1: Stephanie St. Clair
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When she was just a teenager, Stephanie St. Clair immigrated to the United States from the French West Indies without a penny to her name. By the 1920s, with $10,000 mysteriously in her hand, she opened up her own numbers racket and became one of the most successful racketeers in Harlem.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Hemingway Manuscripts
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In the winter of 1922, Hadley Richardson boarded a train from Paris to Switzerland where she would reunite with her husband, Ernest Hemingway.
S4: Roaring 20s: Alfred Loewenstein Pt. 2
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In 1928, Alfred Loewenstein, the third richest man in the world, went missing. But despite his esteemed status and extreme wealth, his official investigation ended in 24 hours without a trace of his body.
S4: Roaring 20s: Alfred Loewenstein Pt. 1
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Alfred Lowenstein was a proper sportsman by anyone’s standards. He was a fierce entrepreneur, a loving father and husband, an amateur aircraft pilot, an avid horse racer, and in 1928, the third richest man in the world—making his disappearance even more shocking.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Blackburn Cult Pt. 2
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The shocking fall of the Blackburn Cult included the horrific deaths of many of the cult’s followers. Followers like Willa Rhoads, who died on New Year’s Day, 1925—and whose mummified remains would stay in the basement for years.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Blackburn Cult Pt. 1
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In 1922 Los Angeles, May and Ruth Blackburn received orders from angels to start a religious cult. Newspaper articles from the period reported strange rituals including the sacrifice of animals, sex scandals, and attempts to resurrect a dead 16-year-old girl.
S4: Roaring 20s: Ruth Snyder Pt. 2
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In the wake of the Roaring 20s, flapper Ruth Snyder conspired with her lover to murder her husband Albert. Though they thought they'd gotten away with the perfect crime, their story soon fell apart and led to one of the biggest headlines of the decade.
S4: Roaring 20s: Ruth Snyder Pt. 1
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She loved bright lights, dancing, and crowds. Her husband rarely wanted to do anything more than sit at home. By 1925, Ruth Snyder was already looking for a respite from the monotony of her marriage, and she found it in a handsome salesman named Henry Judd Gray.
S4: Roaring 20s: “The Bobbed Haired Bandit” Pt. 2: Celia Cooney
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By the winter of 1924, Celia Cooney had robbed 10 stores with her husband across Brooklyn. "The Bobbed-Haired Bandit" eventually ran out of luck, only to find that her capture and trial made her a nationwide star.
S4: Roaring 20s: “The Bobbed Haired Bandit” Pt. 1: Celia Cooney
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Also known as the “Bobbed-Haired Bandit,” Celia Cooney and her husband became a media sensation during the winter of 1924 when they pulled off ten robberies in just under three months.
S4: Roaring 20s: Okeechobee Hurricane Pt. 2
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After the Okeechobee Hurricane ravaged the town of Belle Glade in 1928, citizens struggled to recover from the storm’s deadly wake. The official death toll was one of the largest ever reported from a hurricane at that time.
S4: Roaring 20s: Okeechobee Hurricane Pt. 1
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In 1928, one of the deadliest storms ever recorded in the North Atlantic basin began to form off the coast of Africa. As it approached the Florida coast, many residents didn’t heed the warnings to evacuate. What happened next would devastate the area around Lake Okeechobee for years to come.
S4: Roaring 20s: Sidney Reilly Pt. 2
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Sidney Reilly had escaped the clutches of the Soviet secret police before, but his mission wasn't complete. He would need to create a new alias for himself to return to Russia, even if it meant risking his entire career.
S4: Roaring 20s: Sidney Reilly Pt. 1
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He was a British intelligence agent who was the inspiration behind Ian Fleming’s fictional spy James Bond. Sidney Reilly traveled the world on covert missions, but his womanizing, gambling, and lavish lifestyle were what made him a legend in the world of spycraft.
S4: Roaring 20s: New Amsterdam Theater
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For Olive Thomas, it was the only place she was ever truly happy. So it’s no surprise that the showgirl and cinema ingenue would return to the New Amsterdam Theater after a truly horrifying death for an eternal encore.
S4: Roaring 20s: Anna Anderson Pt. 2
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By 1925, 28-year-old Franziska Schanzkowsky had forged a new life for herself posing as the long lost Russian monarch, Anastasia Romanov.
S4: Roaring 20s: Anna Anderson Pt. 1
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Franziska Schanzkowsky always thought she was destined for something bigger than the life of a Polish peasant.
S4: Roaring 20s: Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 2
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By Christmas 1926, New York City hospitals were flooded with those suffering from alcohol poisoning. As medical examiners began to investigate the rising death toll, they deduced that the consumed moonshine contained poisonous ingredients that could only come from one organization—the U.S. Government.
S4: Roaring 20s: Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 1
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Between 1920 and 1933, it was illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol in the United States. Bootleggers and rum-runners, funded by gangsters, flooded the United States with alcohol. When the government still couldn’t get people to stop drinking alcohol during Prohibition, they hatched a plan that put live
S4: Roaring 20s: Thomas Ince Pt. 2
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After spending a weekend on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht in November 1924, Thomas Ince suddenly died. The aftermath of Ince’s mysterious death included various theories about what actually happened that fateful yacht weekend.
S4: Roaring 20s: Thomas Ince Pt. 1
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During a weekend of partying on media mogul William Randolph Hearst’s yacht, pioneering film producer Thomas Ince died under suspicious circumstances. The public was no stranger to Hollywood scandals, and Hearst had the kind of money that could sweep these scandals under the rug.
S4: Roaring 20s: Aimee Semple McPherson Pt. 2
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After returning home to Los Angeles in the summer of 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother testified in a grand jury hearing about catching her kidnappers. But when the hearing devolved into an investigation of Aimee, the evangelist went on the offensive—with her supporters committing perjury, blackmail, and even attempted hom
S4: Roaring 20s: Aimee Semple McPherson Pt. 1
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Founder of the Foursquare Church, Aimee Semple McPherson amassed hundreds of thousands of followers in less than a decade with her unique sermon style and revolutionary use of the media. But her fame may have also led her to tragedy when she disappeared one spring morning from the California coast.
S4: Roaring 20s: Sigmund Freud
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Sigmund Freud’s colorful life included his finding of an international psychology movement, and his near persecution during the Holocaust.
S4: Roaring 20s: “The Gorilla Man” Pt. 2: Earle Leonard Nelson
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From 1926-1928, Earle Nelson would roam across North America strangling unsuspecting land ladies every chance he got. By the end of his rampage, he will kill at least 22 people, a record that would not be broken for another 50 years.
S4: Roaring 20s: “The Gorilla Man” Pt. 1: Earle Leonard Nelson
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Reputed to have abnormally long arms and unusually large hands, Earle Leonard Nelson roamed the United States and Canada, strangling unsuspecting landladies in their own homes during the 1920s.
S4: Roaring 20s: William Desmond Taylor Pt. 2
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Chaos ensues at the crime scene when evidence is tampered with in an attempt to cover up the renowned William Desmond Taylor’s past.
S4: Roaring 20s: William Desmond Taylor Pt. 1
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The 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor is a first for Hollywood, leaving the film community and nation in shock.
S4: Roaring 20s: Hollywood: Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
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In 1921, Arbuckle was the king of Hollywood. The highest-paid actor of the day, surpassing even the likes of Charlie Chaplin. But one booze-filled, wayward hotel party would leave Arbuckle accused of murder, as every ally in town abandoned him to a media feeding frenzy.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Black Sox Scandal Pt. 2
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In September of 1920, a grand jury investigation in Chicago began gathering evidence for a court case against the eight accused White Sox players. Fans waited with bated breath as to what the consequences would be for the athletes involved and the sport of baseball itself.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Black Sox Scandal Pt. 1
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The Chicago White Sox were a powerhouse of the American League in the late 1910s. But in 1919, the team became embroiled in one of the biggest sports scandals of the century when it was revealed that several players were paid to throw the World Series.
S4: Roaring 20s: Nosferatu & Dracula
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Vampires have sucked on our attention for centuries, thriving on our fears. But they reached a new height in 1897, when Irish author Bram Stoker published his novel, Dracula.
S4: Roaring 20s: The Death of President Harding
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At the time, doctors believed the 57-year-old’s symptoms could have been caused by a stroke, but there have been many other medical theories since then. Some people even believe that President Warren G. Harding was poisoned.
S4: Roaring 20s: Scandal 44: Huey Long
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After becoming Governor of Louisiana in 1928, Huey Long was on a warpath. He sought to force out anyone who opposed him, and take control of the state through any means necessary.
S4: Roaring 20s: Rin Tin Tin: The International Movie Star
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In 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan had rescued two puppies from a kennel in France that had been devastated by artillery raids. One of the pups was Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd who would break into the film industry and act his way into America’s hearts.
S4: Roaring 20s Music: Louis Armstrong & Jazz
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When Prohibition went into effect in 1920, New York City's nightlife was thrust underground. Liquor production was taken over by bootleggers. Clubs were taken over by mobsters. And jazz musicians played on the bandstand, with guns literally pointed at their backs.
S4: Roaring 20s: Harry Houdini
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Born in 1874, Harry Houdini would go on to become one of the most famous magicians of all time—known best for defying death. So when he finally died in 1926, there were many who believed it was just another magic trick.
S4: Roaring 20s: Al Capone Pt. 2
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By 1926, Al Capone had risen to become the sole leader of “The Chicago Outfit,” and one of the most feared men in the country.
S4: Roaring 20s: Al Capone Pt. 1
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As Prohibition and unsustainable economic growth spread across America in the early 1920s, a new wave of organized crime rose to meet the growing demand for illegal liquor.
Welcome to the Roaring 20s
Under the glitter, the 1920s were anything but glamorous. The decade’s highs led to America’s national hangover—the Great Depression. So as we ring in 2020, Parcast is going back in time with a centennial retrospective spanning all feeds. This January, Parcast Presents: The Roaring 20s. Through stories from 100 years ago, we’ll explore what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what’s come back from the dead. Parcast Presents: The Roaring 20s airs January 6th through the 31st, Free on Spotify, and whereve
S3: Best of 2019: Buddy: America’s First Seeing-Eye Dog
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Born on a farm in Switzerland, Buddy was far more than just an ordinary 1920s working dog. She was a German Shepherd bred to fight alongside soldiers, help police track criminals, and assist the Red Cross. But Buddy’s true destiny was yet to come.
S3: Best of 2019: The Basilisk
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Born from an egg laid by two roosters—and hatched by a toad—Basilisks were hybrid monsters who terrorized ancient and medieval Europe with their deadly gaze and even deadlier breath.
S3: Best of 2019: Tanuki
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A mythical shape-shifter? An evil raccoon dog? The Tanuki is one of Japan’s most famous fairy tale creatures, known for being a trickster god lurking in the woods.
S3: Best of 2019: Scandal 54: The Election of 1800
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The match-up between sitting president John Adams, and his own vice president, Thomas Jefferson—an election so rife with backstabbing, mudslinging, and constitutional controversy that it nearly led to a civil war.
S3: Best of 2019: Tim Donaghy Pt. 2
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In late 2006, NBA referee Tim Donaghy entered into a partnership with professional gambler James "Ba Ba" Battista. But the good times wouldn't last long. Within a few months, Donaghy became the target of an FBI probe.
S3: Best of 2019: Tim Donaghy Pt. 1
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As an NBA referee Tim Donaghy was expected to neutrally uphold the rules of his sport. However, he used his position to enrich himself in the worst way possible: betting on games he officiated.
S3: Best of 2019: Richard Kuklinski, “The Iceman”
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An American hitman convicted in 1988 of murdering six people, but confessing to many more—Kuklinski had an unorthodox way of doing things when it came to his victims, much like fictional villain Anton Chigurh.
S3: Best of 2019: John Wojtowicz Pt. 3: A Dog Day Indeed
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As the 1972 crisis dragged on, thousands of people crowded the streets to watch a modern-day Robin Hood take on “The Man.”
S3: Best of 2019: John Wojtowicz Pt. 2: A Dog Day Indeed
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The 1972 hostage stand-off between John Wojtowicz and the police attracts major attention.
S3: Best of 2019: John Wojtowicz Pt. 1: A Dog Day Indeed
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In the summer of ‘72, inexperienced criminal John Wojtowicz stepped into a Manhattan bank hell bent on carrying out a bold plan—rob the joint and smuggle his partner to Denmark for gender reassignment surgery.
S3: Best of 2019: The 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak Pt. 2
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A wave of storms that devastated the southern United States in 2011. Known as the Super Outbreak, it became the costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded.
S3: Best of 2019: The 2011 Tornado Super Outbreak Pt. 1
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On April 27th, 2011, the clouds were low and dark—intense winds whipping around. It was a quarter past five in the afternoon, and the entire state was on high alert.
S3: Best of 2019: The Davidoff-Morini Stradivarius
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Once used by prodigy violinist Erica Morini during the height of her musical career in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, the Stradavaruius was stolen a few weeks before her death.
S3: Best of 2019: Sante Kimes Pt. 2
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In 1998, Sante and Kenny Kimes started a spree of crimes by stealing a green Lincoln Town Car. But their biggest gambit—to snatch a $10 million mansion out from under New York socialite Irene Silverman.
S3: Best of 2019: Sante Kimes Pt. 1
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Sante ran cons for the majority of her life and involved both her husband, Kenneth Kimes, Sr., and their son, Kenny, in her elaborate plots. She made them accomplices to fraud, arson, human trafficking, and murder.
S3: Best of 2019: Fatal Familial Insomnia Pt. 2
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Once modern medicine recognized Fatal Familial Insomnia as a disease, it faced a greater challenge: finding a cure.
S3: Best of 2019: Fatal Familial Insomnia Pt. 1
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Don’t let the complicated name fool you—this mystery is no laughing matter: Inability to sleep. Loss of coordination. Slow, painful loss of mental faculties.
S3: Best of 2019: The Donner Party Pt. 3
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January 1847. Fed by the remains of their friends and family, the surviving members of the Forlorn Hope managed to get through the snow and reach civilization.
S3: Best of 2019: The Donner Party Pt. 2
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Snowed in, and unable to get their wagons over the Sierra Nevadas, the Donner Party set up camp by Truckee Lake and waited for the winter of 1846 to pass.
S3: Best of 2019: The Donner Party Pt. 1
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On May 12, 1846, a wagon train set out toward the West Coast of North America. The trip should have taken four months. In the end, it dragged on for a year, exacerbated by bad weather and rapidly dwindling food stores.
S3: Best of 2019: Lorena and John Bobbitt Pt. 3
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Just because John and Lorena Bobbitt were acquitted for their individual crimes in 1994, didn’t mean their challenges were behind them. But while Lorena used her verdict to grow beyond her history of abuse, John devolved into a world of D-list celebrity and continued domestic violence.
S3: Best of 2019: Lorena and John Bobbitt Pt. 2
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After the now-infamous maiming on June 23rd, 1993, Lorena and John both faced criminal charges. Lorena for the violent wounding, and John for the years of abuse that led to her actions.
S3: Best of 2019: Lorena and John Bobbitt Pt. 1
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Lorena Bobbitt thought she’d found her piece of the American dream when she married John Bobbitt in 1989. But her fantasy was quickly shattered as John became abusive. Eventually, after years of violence, Lorena tried to escape.
S3: Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 2
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Richard Nixon resigned on August 9th, 1974, but Watergate was far from over. The scandal spawned a number of bizarre and mysterious conspiracy theories, linking the break-in and Nixon’s administration to the kidnapping of an attorney general’s wife, the crash of a Boeing 737, and the assassination of JFK.
S3: Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 1
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On June 17th, 1972, five men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. Over the next two years, journalists and congressional investigators worked to expose the White House’s involvement and cover-up of the crime.
S3: Best of 2019 : “The Scopes Monkey Trial” Pt. 2: Trial of the Century
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In July of 1925, William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow finally faced off in Judge Raulston’s courtroom in Dayton, Tennessee. The future of American morality was on the line.
S3: Best of 2019 : “The Scopes Monkey Trial” Pt. 1: Majority Rule
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The state of Tennessee saw the Theory of Evolution as a direct assault on Christian values and therefore banned the subject from classrooms. The resulting criminal charges against science teacher John T. Scopes in 1925 grew into one of the most notable landmark court cases in American history.
S3: Best of 2019: Bride’s Pool
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A beautiful bride, a clumsy porter, a tragic death. The tale of the Bride’s Pool in Hong Kong tells of a terrible accident leading to the drowning of a young bride to be. To this day, she seeks unsuspecting victims she can drag below the surface, hoping to remedy her eternal loneliness.
S3: Best of 2019: The Amazons Pt. 2: Blood Debt
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In the wake of Queen Hippolyta’s death and Antiope’s abduction by Theseus, the Amazon Queens’ youngest sister, Penthesilea, was left to rule the nation of warrior women. Consumed with rage at the injustices done to her sisters, Penthesilea grew into a bitter leader and planned to launch an attack on Theseus’ Athens.
S3: Best of 2019: The Amazons Pt.1: The Tragedy of Men
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For years, the tribe of warrior women known as “the Amazons” lived in isolation on an island far from men, until Hercules and Jason and the Argonauts beached upon their shores. From that moment on, a friendship was forged between Hercules and the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. A friendship that would ultimately lead to the Amazons’ des
S3: Best of 2019: Holidays: Druid Halloween
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Many know of Halloween’s ancient pagan origins, but few know the details. Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival, featured familiar traditions such as carving and costumes. But there was a potentially darker aspect—one that included human sacrifice.
S3: Best of 2019: Music: The 27 Club
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When Amy Winehouse passed away in 2011 at the age of 27, she joined a select group of talented musicians who died at that same young age. But it’s not the age that is cursed, but rather a music industry that preys on an individual’s weaknesses and encourages them to be destructive.
S3: Best of 2019: Hollywood: Judy Garland & The Wizard of Oz
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In 1939, 16-year-old Judy Garland began filming the Wizard of Oz. While the film would become a beloved classic, Judy would go on to struggle with eating disorders and drug addiction she developed on-set before her afflictions would lead to her tragic demise.
S3: Best of 2019: “Freeway” Pt. 2: Rick Ross
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By 1983, Rick Ross had risen to become the reigning kingpin of South Central LA. But when he made a deal with a new supplier named Danilo Blandon, he ended up getting into much more than he’d bargained for.
S3: Best of 2019: “Freeway” Pt. 1: Rick Ross
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In the 1970s, cocaine was seen as a “rich man’s drug” — reserved for the wealthy elites in the Hollywood Hills. That is, until 1979, when 19-year-old Rick Ross found a way to market it to the masses in South Central LA.
S3: Best of 2019: Aldrich Ames Pt. 2
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Despite his below-average job performance and his secret work as a soviet spy, Aldrich “Rick” Ames managed to keep his CIA position well into the 1960s. In the hunt for their elusive mole, the Agency was battling against their own inefficiency and ineptitude.
S3: Best of 2019: Aldrich Ames Pt. 1
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He was a chronic underachiever—lazy, reckless, alcoholic, and barely hanging on to his desk job at the CIA in the 1960s. But all of these flaws made Aldrich Ames perfectly suited for a new career: leaking state secrets to the KGB.
S3: Best of 2019: “The Queen of Rum Row” Pt. 2: Gertrude Lythgoe
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Stories of her exploits on Rum Row in the early 1920s made Gertrude Lythgoe a tabloid darling. As books and article series were published, America was captivated by the “Queen of the Bootleggers.” Unfortunately for her, so was the United States Government.
S3: Best of 2019: “The Queen of Rum Row” Pt. 1: Gertrude Lythgoe
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During Prohibition, while most young women were focused on getting married and having a family, Gertrude Lythgoe was busy running her wholesale liquor empire in the Bahamas. She started as a quiet secretary, but found herself venturing into the dangerous waters of Rum Row.
S3: Best of 2019: The Curse of the Hope Diamond Pt. 2
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The infamous Hope Diamond was donated to the Smithsonian museum in 1958, which seemingly ended a nearly 300-year legacy of ruin, tragedy, and death. In the decades since, scientists and skeptics have continued to debate whether the diamond is truly cursed.
S3: Best of 2019: The Curse of the Hope Diamond Pt. 1
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In 1668, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier returned to France with a haul of diamonds, including a massive Blue Gem. Over the next 350 years, the diamond travelled the globe in the hands of kings, bankers, and thieves. Everyone who possessed it met with misfortune and, in some cases, death.
S3: Best of 2019: George Adamski Pt. 2: Space Rads
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In 1953, “Orthon the Venusian” took his favorite human, George Adamski, on a joyride through the cosmos. But back on earth, skeptical forces were closing in. Ufologist James Moseley aimed to prove once and for all that Adamski was a fraud.
S3: Best of 2019: George Adamski Pt. 1: Hamburger Stand
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The hit book of 1953 was “The Flying Saucers Have Landed.” Southern California was enamored with the book's author, who claimed to have met an extraterrestrial. Either he was the most important man to have ever lived, or one of the most successful con artists in history.
S3: Best of 2019: The Mothman
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Some creatures defy description. Even those that saw the Mothman couldn't agree if it was a giant bird or a mutated man. But anyone who lived in Point Pleasant, West Virginia from 1966 to 1967 will tell you that the Mothman was not the only strange being stalking folks that year.
S3: Best of 2019: “The Source Family” Pt. 2: James Baker
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When the cult moved to Hawaii, James Baker never expected his penniless followers to find him. But once it became clear that they were willing to follow to the bitter end, he began planning a dramatic exit of epic proportions.
S3: Best of 2019: “The Source Family” Pt. 1: James Baker
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When James Baker started his health food restaurant on the Sunset Strip in the 1970s, he had no intention of creating a spiritual commune. But opportunity knocked, and soon, he was the leader of a yoga-based cult in Hollywood Hills that launched Baker to wealth and fame. When the cult came under scrutiny, Baker ran. And to his surprise,
S3: Best of 2019: “Vile Business, Clumsily Done” Pt. 2: Françoise, Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin
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In the early 1800s, the Duke de Choiseul-Praslin was suspected of murdering his wife. However, a vial of arsenic and a corrupt government would prevent justice from being served. The injustice evident in this case drove the French lower-class into a frenzy that would eventually lead to the revolution.
S3: Best of 2019: “Vile Business, Clumsily Done” Pt. 1: Françoise, Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin
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In the early 1800s, Fanny, the Duchess of Choiseul-Praslin, and her husband Charles, the Duke, were highly regarded among the French nobility. From the outside, it appeared they had it all, but internally their marriage was filled with distrust and turmoil. Eventually, it would all come to an end, when the Duchess
S3: Best of 2019: Nefertiti
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This famous Queen ruled Egypt during the mid 14th century, BC, over a period of immense religious upheaval. With her husband, she conspired to convert all of Egypt from the traditional polytheistic religion to the worship of a single God. In the end, that devotion would cost Nefertiti her legacy, her life, and
S3: Best of 2019: "The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 2: Robert Lee Yates Jr.
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In 1996, he was honorably discharged from active duty in the U.S. Army. Yates would resume serving his country by enlisting in the National Guard two years later. Few people in the Spokane, Washington metropolitan area would suspect this decorated veteran and family man could be capable of such heartless destruction.
S3: Best of 2019: "The Spokane Serial Killer" Pt. 1: Robert Lee Yates Jr.
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He lived a seemingly normal life. A father of five children and army veteran, Robert Lee Yates, was well regarded in the Spokane, Washington community. All of that changed when he went on a murder spree, killing 17 women between 1975 and 1998 in the back of his van.
S3: Best of 2019: The Juniper Tree
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In one of the Grimm Brothers’ darkest tales, a young boy named Jakob faces off against an evil stepmother. But even the help of a magical tree may not be enough to defeat a cold-hearted murderer…
S3: Best of 2019: Puss in Boots
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By 1697 the story of an incredible cat spread to Paris, where author Charles Perrault created his own version, entitling it La Maître Chat, ou le Chat Botté which means “The Master Cat, or The Booted Cat.” Unlike his modern DreamWorks counterpart, Puss in Boots was originally female, overshadowed by her male counterpart.
S3: Best of 2019: Emperor Commodus Pt. 2: Murder of a Megalomaniac
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In the last years of his reign, this Emperor was known for his frequent and extreme executions. When his mistress discovers her name on his list of people who should be killed, she takes matters into her own hands. This marks the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire.
S3: Best of 2019: Emperor Commodus Pt. 1: The Gladiator
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Known as one of the most egotistical Roman emperors, Commodus famously commissioned statues depicting himself as the mythical hero Hercules. He regularly fought as a gladiator and claimed to be the son of Jupiter. Ultimately his megalomania would be his downfall when in 192, a conspiracy formed by his mistress and the
S3: Welcome to the Best of 2019!
44 podcasts. Over 2500 episodes. Nearly 1000 hours of audio. 2019 was Parcast’s biggest year yet. But even our most devoted listeners may not have been able to catch every episode. So as we wrap up the year, we’ve selected some stand-outs you may have missed—or favorites worth revisiting. Parcast Presents: Best of 2019. Listen free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
S2: Halloween: Ardgillan Castle
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A mysterious manor on Ireland’s eastern coast, Ardgillan Castle is said to have more than a few active spirits. But the most prominent is the ghost known as the “White Lady.”
S2: Halloween: Professor Margaret Murray
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A first-wave feminist of the 1800s and 1900s, Professor Margaret Murray was known as both "The Old Woman of Egyptology" and "The Grandmother of Wicca." She was one of the first to take up the subject of the witch-cults of England.
S2: Halloween: Salem Witch Trials Pt. 2
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The trials continue: Tituba’s devilish confession sends chills through the town of Salem. And more men and women are tortured, imprisoned and executed as a result of the 1693 proceedings.
S2: Halloween: The Friendly Stranger
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They seem friendly. They just need a ride back home. But this cheerful hitchhiker has malevolent intentions...
S2: Halloween: Human Chimerism: Different DNA
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A condition in which a person possesses cells with more than one distinct genetic makeup. This can alter DNA evidence linking a mother’s relation to her child—even if she had conceived, carried, and given birth to them.
S2: Halloween: Salem Witch Trials Pt. 1
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Massachusetts 1692-1693: Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne—the three women at the center of the Salem Witch Trials. Discover the three key factors that combined to create their witch hunt, as well as the months of moral panic and finger-pointing that followed.
S2: Halloween: The Grim Reaper
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Hooded and scythe-wielding, he walks the living world collecting the souls of the recently departed. Signifying death, the Grim Reaper is one of the most recognizable mythical figures in the western world.
S2: Halloween: “New Forest Coven” Pt. 2: Gerald Gardner
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Witness the growing pains Wicca went through as it transitioned from a small secret society to a global religion, and explore the fallout from Gerald Gardner’s decision to speak publicly about their practices in 1954. Learn about Wicca’s evolution over the years—and whether it simply adapted to a changing world, or sold out everything t
S2: Halloween: “New Forest Coven” Pt. 1: Gerald Gardner
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Born in Lancashire, England in 1884—Gerald Gardner spent most of his childhood on the move with his nanny. As an adult, Gardner found himself attracted to the occult. His fascination led him to uncover a supposedly ancient coven of witches, eventually leading to the foundation of modern-day Wicca.
S2: Halloween: Franklin Castle
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What could be creepy about a 138-year-old abandoned residence in Cleveland? A tragic history—unexplained experiences—and a fine line between fact and fiction. Take a supernatural journey to Franklin Castle, and discover why to this day, it’s haunted.
S2: Halloween: The Hook
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A tale of two lustful teenagers on their way to lovers’ lane for the ultimate make-out session. Hooked? Well, if you’re these two you will be—once it’s learned that a murderer has escaped from a state insane asylum just a half-mile away.
S2: Halloween: The Monster of Florence Strikes Again
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On this day in 1981, engaged couple Stefano Baldi and Susanna Cambi became the serial killer’s next victims—shot and stabbed to death in the vicinity of Calenzano.
S2: Halloween: No Country’s Anton Chigurh
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With the release of No Country for Old Men, the world was introduced to Anton Chigurh—a cold-blooded killer who allowed his victims to decide their fate with a flip of the coin.
S2: Halloween: Sims Family Murdered
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Robert, Helen and their daughter Joy Sims were bound, gagged, stabbed and shot to death. Found by the couple’s oldest daughter, Jeanie, on this day in 1966.
S2: Halloween: Druid Halloween
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Many know of Halloween’s ancient pagan origins, but few know the details. Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival, featured familiar traditions such as carving and costumes. But there was a potentially darker aspect—one that included human sacrifice.
S2: Halloween: The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
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The kids are asleep. The babysitter is watching TV. And the phone calls from a mysterious man may be coming from somewhere closer than she thinks.
S2: Halloween: Theodore Coneys
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On this day in 1941, “The Denver Spiderman” Theodore Coneys bludgeons Philip Peters to death—the man whose attic he’d secretly been living in for a month.
S2: Halloween: Marie Antoinette Convicted
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On this day in 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day.
S2: Halloween: The Poison Dress
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What can turn a dreamy prom night into a deadly nightmare? How about a poisoned dress that’s been stolen off a corpse...
S2: Halloween: Wendigo
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A mythical man-eating monster native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region.
S2: Halloween: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” Pt. 3
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During World War II, two bizarre murders in the West Midlands region of England became linked by speculations of witchcraft and black magic.
S2: Halloween: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” Pt. 2
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Two years after the unidentified skeleton known as Bella was found in a hollow tree in Hagley, a second bizarre murder struck the West Midlands.
S2: Halloween: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” Pt. 1
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On April 14th, 1943, four boys discovered the skeleton of a woman in a hollow tree while exploring the woods near Hagley, England.
S2: Halloween: Miss Mary Cecilia Rogers, Haunting Beauty
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On this day in 1838, 17-year-old Mary Cecelia Rogers was reported missing by the New York Sun.
S2: Halloween: The Kraken, Legendary Terror of the Deep
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Under the oceans of ancient Scandinavia lurked a monster that nobody quite understood. Was it a crab? A massive squid? An incredibly large starfish? One thing was certain, the beast had an incredible size and was a threat to all seafarers. Over time, it came to be known as the Kraken, and tales of its destructive
S2: Halloween: The Kidney Thief, Fact or Fiction?
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You might think of it as harmless flirting with a stranger. But what she sees is an opportunity to fill a need on the organ market. And you are the perfect mark.
S2: Halloween: The Slenderman, Supernatural Horror
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You see his image when you close your eyes at night. A tall featureless man looming over blank-eyed children. They say that he's fiction... a character created to send chills down the spine of internet users. But if the Slenderman doesn't exist, why have people committed horrific crimes in his name?
S2: Welcome to Halloween
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Summer of ‘69: George Trofimoff Pt. 2, Soviet Spy
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After moving to Florida in the 1990s, George Trofimoff thought he had left all traces of his espionage back in Europe. However, as the FBI got wind of what he had done, a team of determined agents were committed to make him pay for his treason.
Summer of ‘69: George Trofimoff Pt. 1, Soviet Spy
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In 1969, American intelligence officer George Trofimoff agreed to provide copies of highly classified documents to the Soviet Union. Driven by a lust for wealth, he was willing to give up his adopted country's biggest secrets for the chance to live a life of luxury.
Summer of ‘69: The Chicago Eight Pt. 2
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After the protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention devolved into riots, the country demanded answers. Who was responsible for the rampant violence in the streets? In the end, eight of the protest organizers stood trial, referred to as "The Chicago 8."
Summer of ‘69: The Chicago Eight Pt. 1
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The Democratic National Convention was hotly contested in 1968 - the future of the Vietnam War and the fates hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed overseas were tied to the presidential nominee selection. On the streets of Chicago, liberal protesters turned out in droves. Much to the dismay of Mayor Richard Daley, who enf
Summer of ‘69: The Apollo Missions Pt. 2
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With the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a plan for a joint mission to the moon between the United States and Russia was cancelled before it begun. Decades later, as NASA's documents on the moon landing became declassified, some came to suspect that Kennedy's assassination occurred because he was preparing to reve
Summer of ‘69: The Apollo Missions Pt. 1
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During the summer of 1969, the Apollo 10 lunar mission orbited the far side of the moon encountered unfamiliar signals coming from the moon's surface. After the famed Apollo 11 moon landing later that summer, word began to spread that the astronauts had encountered something alien. And thus, a decades-long conspirac
Summer of ‘69: Hurricane Camille Pt. 2
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The terrible storm of August 18th, 1969 utterly devastated the Gulf Coast. However, a coordinated effort from the National Guard, the Seabees, truckers and the federal government returned the area to its former glory. But was the aid distributed fairly, or were marginalized groups ignored?
Summer of ‘69: Hurricane Camille Pt. 1
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Riding a summer high, the citizens of the Mississippi Coast, also known as the “Riviera of the South,” never expected that on August 18th, 1969, their community would be destroyed by the most powerful storm ever to hit the United States up to that point.
Summer of ‘69: The Chelsea Hotel, Ghosts of the Counterculture
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Built in 1884, the Chelsea Hotel has been a beacon of New York City counterculture for over a century. Its bohemian community has included Andy Warhol, Sid Vicious, and Stanley Kubrick. But where there is great creativity, there is often great tragedy. And some residents of this hotel simply refuse to leave.
Summer of ‘69: The Passion Behind The Family Pt. 2
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In the early morning of August 9, 1969, Charles Manson’s followers stewed in the aftermath of their murderous actions. They had never done anything like that before, but their passion for Charlie made it feel right. Their gruesome crimes would shock the world and impact the psyche of America for decades to follow.
Summer of ‘69: The Passion Behind The Family Pt. 1
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When 32-year-old Charles Manson was released from prison in 1967, he made his way to the free-thinking streets of Haight-Ashbury. There, gurus, shamans, and yogis taught the young people who flocked to the city how to think in new ways and reshape their consciousness. Charles became another one of these teachers,
Summer of ‘69: Chappaquiddick Pt. 2
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In the summer of 1969, Senator and presidential hopeful Ted Kennedy became embroiled in a scandal surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. The fallout of the incident and Kennedy's suspicious actions would haunt his political ambitions for the rest of his career.
Summer of ‘69: Chappaquiddick Pt. 1
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On July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy, the youngest son of Joseph Kennedy Sr., drove his car off of a single lane bridge into a pond, resulting in the death of his female passenger. He wouldn't report the accident for ten hours, and in doing so set the scene for an investigation that would lead to more questions tha
Summer of ‘69: Muhammad Ali, Athlete and Activist
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Today, Muhammad Ali is one of the most celebrated athletes and activists in history, but he was not always so appreciated. In 1969, Ali was stripped of his fighting license and his title after being convicted of draft evasion. In 1970, he would return to the ring, and continue to speak truth to power.
Summer of ‘69: “The Manson Girls” Pt. 2
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As the Manson Family turned onto Cielo Drive, time slowed to a crawl. On August 8, 1969, the most infamous cult slayings in American history would take place. The “Manson Girls” intended to start a riot that would burn Los Angeles to the ground. Instead, they destroyed the counterculture movement their generation ha
Summer of ‘69: “The Manson Girls” Pt. 1
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By July, 1969, the "Manson Girls” saw Charlie as more than a leader, he was the second coming of Christ. Manson’s cult gospel called them to prepare for a fast approaching race war called Helter Skelter that would burn Southern California to the ground. And if the war didn’t start on its own, they would light the fu
Summer of ‘69: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love Pt. 2
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The Brotherhood of Eternal Love reached new heights after the proliferation of their potent LSD tablet "Orange Sunshine." They spread their psychedelic gospel far and wide, even attracting infamous drug advocate Timothy Leary to their ranks. But all of their success would bring on unwanted attention from none other than the federal
Summer of ‘69: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love Pt. 1
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Just before the Summer of Love, 22-year-old John Griggs discovered LSD and had an epiphany – he would serve as the Hippie Messiah and guide the world to psychedelic revolution. John set out to the beaches of Southern California where he founded a psychedelic cult and international drug ring, while blazing the trail for the recreati
Summer of ‘69: Jane Doe #59, Unsolved Manson Family Murder?
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In late 1969, the body of a girl who had been stabbed to death was found in a tree just off Mulholland Drive, in Los Angeles, California. The body was unidentifiable, and was thus dubbed "Jane Doe #59." The investigation had no leads to investigate until decades later, when a sheer coincidence would bring the infamo
Summer of ‘69: James Earl Ray, MLK Assassin
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In March 1969, James Earl Ray pled guilty to the murder of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. Three days later, he rescinded his confession and declared that he was a fall man for a larger conspiracy. His claims sparked dozens of conspiracy theories that persist to this day.
Summer of ‘69: Judy Garland, Death of a Starlet
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In 1939, 16-year-old Judy Garland began filming the Wizard of Oz. While the film would become a beloved classic, Judy would go on to struggle with eating disorders and drug addiction she developed on-set, before her afflictions would lead to her tragic demise.
Summer of ‘69: The Zodiac Killer Pt. 2
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Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Killer continued to write letters to the press and police, while capturing the imaginations of terrified onlookers across the country. Fifty years later, there is still no confirmed suspect as to the identity of
Summer of ‘69: The Zodiac Killer Pt. 1
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In the summer of 1969, newspapers in Northern California began receiving coded letters from a person who would come to identify themselves as "The Zodiac." The author of the letters taunted the police by giving clues related to a series of unsolved murders, but did the cryptic messages truly come from the