• Screams in the Night: The Terrifying Abduction of Angela Hammond—Ep. 38
    Jan 11 2025

    In the spring of 1991, twenty-year-old Angela Hammond was abducted while talking to her fiancé on a payphone in the town of Clinton, Missouri. Over thirty years later, what became of her remains a mystery. This episode explores the horrifying events of that night, as well as the decades-long investigation into her kidnapping and presumed murder.



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    15 mins
  • The Legend of 'Skinned Tom'—Ep. 37
    Jan 4 2025

    Believe it or not, most urban legends have their beginnings in true events. While the details are often blown out of proportion for effect, the basic stories are rooted in reality. Such is the case with the spooky tale of a young womanizer who paid dearly for his love of another man's wife. After suffering an unspeakable fate, he is said to be condemned to forever roam the lover's lanes he frequented in life.



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    15 mins
  • The Gift: How a Psychic Helped Solve the Murder of Jenifer McCrady—Ep. 36
    Dec 28 2024

    When a young wife and mother went missing in 1996, detectives did everything in their power to find her. As the case began to grow cold, at the urging of a persistent police dispatcher, they turned to a noted psychic for help. The information she provided would lead investigators not only to Jenifer, but also to her killer.



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    13 mins
  • Five Were Missing: The Unsolved Disappearance of the Sodder Children—Ep. 35
    Dec 21 2024

    In 1945, on Christmas Eve no less, a home occupied by George and Jenny Sodder and their sizable brood was ravaged by fire. When the smoke cleared, five of the family's ten children were nowhere to be found. In this episode, we explore the fire and its aftermath, including the parents' tireless efforts to get to the bottom of what happened on that fateful night.



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    22 mins
  • The Thrift Store Santa—Ep. 34
    Dec 14 2024

    While antiques, which have a reputation for retaining energies from the past, are questionable at best, some are more disturbing than others. Such was the case with a Santa Claus figure an Ohio family purchased at a secondhand store in 2001. Though they only had it for a short time, the memories of the Santa with a mind of its own would stay with them for decades to come.



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    12 mins
  • A Christmas Nightmare: The Harris Family Murders—Ep. 33
    Dec 7 2024

    While the Christmas holiday is generally viewed as a time when people come together to celebrate the joy of the season, for criminals who never take a day off, it's just another opportunity to prey on the innocent. On December 23, 1989, the Harris family fell victim to just such a predator. After generously offering him shelter from a snowstorm, he had repaid them with a night of unspeakable horror that ended in the worst way imaginable.



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    13 mins
  • The Horrific Chop-Chop House Murder—Ep. 32
    Nov 30 2024

    In 1987, a brutal murder occurred in the basement of a house on a quiet residential street in the city of Boise, Idaho. Though the killers were ultimately brought to justice, unexplained events and mysterious sightings have led to speculation that the dwelling is now the stomping grounds of dark entities who are anything but friendly.



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    13 mins
  • The Killer Next Door: The Murder of Carmen Van Huss—Ep. 31
    Nov 23 2024

    This episode explores the brutal slaying of nineteen-year-old Carmen Van Huss. Popular and beloved by everyone who knew her, finding the perpetrator had been an uphill battle from the start. Three decades would pass before advances in DNA technology helped detectives crack the case and bring an alleged killer to justice.



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    10 mins