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Dark Therapy: Brainwashing and Forced Confinement Sep 20, 2023

What happens when the system that says it'll help you instead uses you as part of their sick experiment? We're looking into two stories of people who were promised help, and instead became stuck in a broken system and faced brainwashing, torture, and imprisonment.

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore.

Terrifying True Urban Legends Sep 13, 2023

We've all heard terrifying urban legends growing up, but what happens when they're based on real events....

We're diving into some terrifying urban legends that ended up being true.

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Vanished in The Wilderness Pt. 2: The Cult Aug 30, 2023

Why did Boris Weisfeiler disappear in 1985. And did the cult hiding out deep in the Chilean wilderness have anything to do with it? Today, we're exploring the Colonia Dignidad.

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Feat. Darkly Curious Melody by Joshua Zimmerman

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Vanished in The Wilderness Pt 1: The Professor Disappears Aug 23, 2023

When Boris Weisfeiler embarked on a solo vacation to Chile, he never returned. What came next was a deeper and darker rabbit hole than anyone could have ever expected

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Haunted DC: White House Seances, Lincoln’s Ghost, and More Aug 16, 2023

We're diving into the two most haunted houses in DC, The White House and The Halcyon House. Who was the ghost that tormented Taft's staff, which first ladies are most often seen haunting the White House grounds, and who was the eccentric owner of one of DC's most haunted houses, The Halcyon House?

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/haunteddc

Nasubi: The Darkest Reality Show You Haven’t Heard Of Aug 09, 2023

When Nasubi was cast for the Japanese reality show Sweepstakes Life in 1998, he didn't know he'd spend the next 15 months in a studio apartment with no food or clothes. All while 17 million people across Japan were watching...

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/nasubi

Morbid Medicine: History’s Deadliest Cures Aug 02, 2023

From drilling holes in your skull to eating tapeworms for weight loss, we're looking at some of the most morbid medical advice that's been given throughout history

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/morbidmedicine

Folklore: Stories of Appalachian Horror Jul 26, 2023

Witches in the woods, screams in the middle of the night, the most haunted piece of land in all of Appalachia. Bring a backpack, because we're going deep into the Appalachian wilderness to hear the most terrifying folklore around.

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Kathi Littlejohn: https://www.youtube.com/@cherokeevideos9203

Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/appalachia

Harvard’s Dirty Secret: Bejeweled Skulls and Grave Robbing Jul 19, 2023

The manager of Harvard's Medical school was just indicted for selling human remains to oddities shops, but the history of Harvard's involvement in black market corpse dealings goes back over 250 years. Let's travel through the morgue, past the skeletons found in Harvard's walls, all the way back to the most high profile murder to ever happen at the school.

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/harvardmorgue

Murder On The Lake: Finland’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery Jul 12, 2023

What happened the night of June 4th, 1960, when three teens were murdered at Lake Bodom in Finland? And why has no one ever been charged with the crime?

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Shownotes (with Photos): https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/lakebodom

Disney Deaths Pt. 2: The Disney Dark Ages Jun 28, 2023

The "Disney Dark Ages" was a period of time from the late 90's to the early 2000's that marked the bloodiest era in the Disney parks' history.

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Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/disney2

Listener Stories: Haunted Disney and More Jun 21, 2023

A haunted ride at Disney, a mysterious man at a car wreck, and a haunted house being rented by college students. Welcome to the Heart Starts Pounding Campfire where we're sharing real-life terrifying stories.

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/listenerstoriesjune

The Monster With 21 Faces Jun 14, 2023

In 1984, an anonymous group in Japan known as The Monster With 21 Faces tormented police, poisoned candy across the country and kidnapped a man. To this day, their identity and purpose remain one of Japan’s greatest unsolved mysteries.

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Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/monster21

National Park Horror: True Stories of Terror Jun 07, 2023

Dangers inside of National Parks, both strangers and freak accidents. We'll hear about people who got the sense something was watching them, feral people potentially living in the parks, as well as horror stories of people falling into geysers and off of the Grand Canyon

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Bonus: The Dark Psychology of Lizzie Borden (feat. Women & Crime) Jun 05, 2023

Let's take a modern, scientific lens to last week's Lizzie Borden case, and try to understand why someone would commit this crime. Dr. Amy Schlosberg and Dr. Meghan Sacks, professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, join me today to break down the case with what we know today about criminology. Together, they host the Women & Crime podcast.

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Lizzie Borden: A Fresh Look at a Classic Case May 31, 2023

What really happened the morning that Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered with an axe, and why is it still unsolved? Let's dive into the real story, full of the twists and turns that make that day one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history.

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Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/lizzieborden

Supernatural Survival: Mysterious Near Death Encounters May 24, 2023

From explorer Ernest Shackleton crossing the Antarctic, to famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, many famous stories of survival have included a supernatural being come to be known as The Third Man. Who is this presence that gives guidance and encouragement in extreme survival situations?

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Disney Deaths: Tragedy in the Happiest Place on Earth May 17, 2023

You may have heard that “no one dies at disney” but is that really true? Let’s look into the deaths of Mark Maples, a 15 year old who died on the Matterhorn, Dollie Regina Young who died on the same ride, and Deborah Gail Stone, who was crushed on the America Sings Ride.

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Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/disneydeaths

The Unsolved Mystery of The Lead Masks Case May 10, 2023

Did something supernatural occur in Brazil in 1966?

That’s when two men were found deceased on Vintem hill wearing black suits and lead masks, with a note by them that read

“4:30 PM be at the determined place.

6:30 PM swallow capsules, after effect protect metals wait for mask signal”

We’re going straight down the rabbit hole in this episode, into the world of the occult, seances, secret societies, and aliens. Buckle up.

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Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/leadmasks

The Greenbrier Ghost: A Haunting Tale of Murder and the Supernatural May 03, 2023

Can a ghost point to the person who murdered them? In 1897, Zona Heaster Shue's mother thought Zona's ghost visited her in the night with vital information, an event that infamously became the only time a ghost's testimony was used in court. Known as the Greenbrier ghost, did Mrs. Shue really see her daughters ghost, or was there something else at play?

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/greenbrierghost

Special Edition: Is There A Serial Killer In Austin Right Now? Apr 19, 2023

Four bodies have been recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas this year, causing many to wonder- is there a serial killer currently operating, and are these drownings at all connected to similar ones five years ago?

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Shownotes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/austinkiller

Ghosts of War: Haunting Encounters in Afghanistan and Iraq Mar 29, 2023

Ghosts of Russian soldiers, red eyed creatures made from smoke. These are real life horror stories from soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq in the early 2000's who saw the unexplainable.

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Listener Stories: Terrifying True Ghost Stories Mar 22, 2023

Spine tingling, bone chilling, and downright mysterious hauntings. Listeners share their own heart pounding tales about a headless cowboy, two separate ghost sightings in the military, and a girl who believes she may have gotten a sign from her deceased sister.

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Murder At Road Hill House: The Scandal That Shook Victorian England Mar 15, 2023

When Mrs. Kent learned of the grisly murder of her three year old son, she had only one thing to say. “Someone in the house has done it”

What would follow would be the biggest whodunit of the 19th century. The Kent family would have their dirty laundry hung out to dry as London’s top detective investigated them all for the murder of Saville Kent

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Deathbed Confessions: Chilling Secrets Revealed Mar 08, 2023

Imagine if the final words you heard from someone were so bone-chilling that they forever altered your perception of them.

These deathbed confessions rocked families, changed the course of police investigations, and showed where the bodies were buried.

Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Follow the podcast on Instagram @heartstartspounding, subscribe on patreon, or support the podcast with a one time donation to Buy Me A Coffee. And if you have a heart pounding story you’d like to share on the podcast, you can email heartstartspounding@gmail.com

Fatal Dose: Three Tales of Radiation Poisoning Mar 01, 2023

A child with a deadly capsule. A rich playboy who lost his jaw and then his life. A fuel plant worker who absorbed more radiation than anyone in history.

We're telling three stories about one of the deadliest forms of energy and the people that shouldn't have gone near it.

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Heart Starts pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Music by Artlist. Have a heart pounding story you’d like to share on the podcast? Email HeartStartsPounding@gmail.com

Horrifying Tales from the Troubled Teen Industry Feb 08, 2023

In the middle of the night, strangers ripped Zara from her bed and told her she was going to a troubled teen wilderness therapy program. Little did she know, the troubled teen industry would prevent her from going home for over three years.

The Troubled Teen Industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that holds kids prisoner and may do more harm than good in their attempt to rehabilitate teens. Wilderness therapies expose teens to extreme physical conditions for months on end. Today we're going to hear stories from inside those programs, including Zara's.

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Music by Artlist.

Links for this episode:

Breaking Code Silence (donate and read more stories)

https://wjactv.com/news/local/new-ruling-could-lead-to-retrial-for-man-convicted-of-1993-murder-of-teen

https://wildernesstherapyinfo.tripod.com/id22.html

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/losing-erica-cynthia-clark-harvey-doesnt-want-anyone-elses-child-to-die-in-a-wilderness-therapy-program-6431310

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/when-wilderness-boot-camps-take-tough-love-too-far/375582/

https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elan-school

https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/life/health-wellness/2022/12/08/wilderness-therapy-troubled-teen-industry/9890694002/

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/practice/2021/5-facts-about-the-troubled-teen-industry/

https://bcsnetwork.org/category/our-stories/

Natalia Grace: ’Orphan’ Horror Movie Come To Life (feat. Jeff Topolski) Feb 01, 2023

Writer Jeff Topolski (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) joins us this week to answer the question: Was Natalia Grace Barnett a murderous woman parading as a child, or a victim of terrible adoptive parents?

In 2010, a 6-year-old girl named Natalia Grace was adopted by Michael and Kristine Barnett. The Barnetts, as well as national headlines, would go on to portray Natalia as a disturbed con artist pretending to be a child. According to the Barnetts, she made their lives hell and repeatedly threatened to kill their children. In today's episode, we're going to break this whole story down, piece by piece, and examine all it's layers to figure out what was really going on. Buckle up because it's going to get even crazier than what the headlines were writing.

Thank you so much to Jeff Topolski for joining me today. You can follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com

Links cited in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Mothers-Nurturing-Genius-Autism/dp/0812983564?asin=0812983564&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9884021/Russia-seeks-return-of-adopted-boy-in-US-after-brothers-death.html

https://nypost.com/2010/04/09/us-woman-put-adopted-russian-son-on-one-way-flight-alone-back-to-homeland/

https://www.insideedition.com/couple-who-hoped-to-adopt-ukrainian-orphan-shocked-people-think-shes-an-adult-posing-as-child-56997

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2022/02/20/kristine-michael-barnett-natalia-update/6802645001/

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/09/18/michael-kristine-barnett-daughter-abandon-ukraine-adoption-dwarfism-prodigy/2364895001/

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2019/09/27/kristine-and-michael-barnett-walked-a-small-crowd-of-reporters-and-news-cameras-on-their-to-their-in/3779458002/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7479061/Mom-claims-Ukrainian-daughter-9-adopted-really-22-year-old-dwarfism.html

Hospital Hauntings feat. Hospice Nurse Julie Jan 25, 2023

This episode is about the supernatural things that happen around the time of someone's death, either leading up to it or right after. We read stories from people who experienced the unexplainable right when their loved one died and hear from two healthcare workers about a supernatural phenomenon that is common when someone is dying.

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