• The Last Valentine: The Abduction and Murder of Terry Dolowy—Ep. 43
    Feb 15 2025

    In 1985, twenty-four-year-old Terry Ann Dolowy went missing on Valentine's Day. Four days later, her remains were found and a homicide investigation was launched. Decades would pass before science led detectives to a suspect who had been hiding in plain sight all along.



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    7 mins
  • The Ties that Bind: The Shocking Incestuous Relationship that Ended in Murder/Suicide—Ep. 42
    Feb 8 2025

    In a case that is almost too disturbing to believe, a known abuser/groomer named Steven Pladl married his biological daughter, Katie, who was pregnant with his child. This episode explores the events leading up to this incestuous union, as well as the tragic outcome no one saw coming.



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    13 mins
  • The Forever Place: The Ghosts of Sauerkraut Cave—Ep. 41
    Feb 1 2025

    A park in Louisville, Kentucky is home to a ghostly remnant of the past known as "Sauerkraut Cave." Once part of the Lakeland Asylum for the Insane, the site is said to retain energies of those bygone days and the nightmares they held. This episode explores the location's dark history, which was anything but pleasant.



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    9 mins
  • Mother's Intuition: The Haunting Story of the 'Greenbrier Ghost'—Ep. 40
    Jan 25 2025

    When newlywed Zona Heaster Shue was found lying at the bottom of the stairs in the home she shared with her husband Edward, her death was ruled a tragic accident. Her mother Mary Jane, whose instincts told her there was more to the story, fought tirelessly to have the investigation reopened. With the aid of her daughter's restless spirit, her efforts paid off, bringing a killer to justice in a landmark case that would make legal history.



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    9 mins
  • Web of Lies: The Nightmarish Murder of Jessica Barnes—Ep. 39
    Jan 18 2025

    On September 20, 2024, the badly decomposed body of a young woman was pulled from a lake in South Carolina. The ensuing investigation uncovered a web of deceit that left even seasoned homicide detectives shaking their heads in disbelief. This episode explores this baffling case in which love was a one-way street and duplicity ruled.



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    10 mins
  • 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