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Episode 93: Stull Cemetery, Kansas Jan 26, 2019

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Episode 93: Stull Cemetery, Kansas Noelle walks us through infamous Stull Cemetery in Stull Kansas. 1. The cemetery is located in Stull, Kansas – about 10 miles west of Lawrence, Kansas. (Stull has a population of 20-30 people.) 2. The cemetery was built in 1867 and abandoned in 1922. (It’s said to be the location of one of the 7 Gates of Hell!) 3. The Devil appears in Stull two times a year. (He shows up on the Spring Equinox and Halloween!) 4. A witch and The Devil fell in love in Stull Cemetery. (The bones of their offspring – “The Child of Satan” – are buried here!) 5. On Halloween in 1988, 500 people came to the cemetery to try to hang with Satan. (Don’t just show up in Stull. Those people damaged the grounds and gravestones. Be thoughtful!) This episode features Friend of the Show, Megan Ensley. Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 92: Ghosts of Nashville Jan 20, 2019

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Episode 92: Ghosts of Nashville Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Nashville. 1. Nashville was founded in 1779 and named for Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash. (Dolly Parton and Country Music live there now!) 2. The Ryman Auditorium is haunted. (Patsy Cline and Hank Williams still perform there!) 3. Harpeth Haven subdivision was built on Pegram Family Cemetery. (Oops! floating coffins!) 4. Andrew Jackson still haunts his old home, The Hermitage. (Factoid: Ajax was a bigamist! Oops!) 5. Two Rivers Mansion and Golf Course is haunted by the spirits of Native Americans. (Stop. *clap* Building. *clap* Homes. *clap* On. *clap* Burial. *clap* Grounds.) This episode features Friend of the Show - Megan Ensley! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 91: The Grimes Sisters – Murder in Chicago! Jan 02, 2019

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Episode 91: The Grimes Sisters – Murder in Chicago! Noelle walks us through Chicago’s notorious murder of the Grimes Sisters. 1. In December 1956, teen sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes disappeared. (This is known as the “End of Innocence” in Chicago.) 2. The sisters went to a screening of the Elvis Presley film “Love Me Tender.” (It was the 11th time they’d seen the movie!) 3. Their disappearance launched one of the largest missing persons cases in the history of Chicago. (300,000 people were interrogated!) 4. The bodies were discovered on January 22, 1957. (The construction worker who found them thought they were mannequins.) 5. Autopsy ruled that death was caused by shock and exposure. (Do the ghosts of the sisters still roam Chicago?) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 90: The Ghosts of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister and His Victims Dec 31, 2018

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Episode 90: The Ghosts of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister and His Victims Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Serial Killer Herb Baumeister and his victims. 1. Herb Baumeister (April 7, 1947 – July 3, 1996) resident of Westfield, Indiana was notorious Serial Killer. (He found men in gay bars and buried them in his backyard.) 2. Herb married his wife Julie in 1971 and had three kids. (He founded the Sav-A-Lot chain of thrift stores in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1988.) 3. Herb moved his family to an 18-acre estate in the suburbs called Fox Hollow Farm. (Despite previous success at concealing odd behavior, Herb’s strange tendencies became apparent.) 4. The police investigation of Fox Hollow Farm up the remains of 11 men. (Only 5 of whom were ever identified.) 5. The ghost of Herb Baumeister still walks the property. (As do the souls of his victims.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 89: Annabelle Dec 02, 2018

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Noelle shares the tale of Annabelle, the haunted doll 1. Annabelle is a raggedy Anne doll, not the porcelain doll that is depicted in the movies. 2. She was a gift to nursing student, Donna, and allegedly was possessed by the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins. 3. Not so, said the Warren's (Psst... the episode features High Spirits favorites, Ed and Lorraine Warren). 4. Isn't anyone concerned about poor Lou? Listen in to find out what Lou's deal is! Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 88: Ghosts of Sports and Leisure Nov 22, 2018

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Episode 88: Ghosts of Sports and Leisure Jay walks us through the Ghosts of Sports and Leisure. 1. U-W’s Camp Randall Stadium was a Union soldier training ground during the Civil War with a prison camp for Confederate soldiers nearby. (U-RAH-RAH WISCONSIN!) 2. Spoiler alert: roller rinks and ice-skating rinks are haunted as hell. (Many a DJ haunt those hallowed grounds!) 3. In 1999, wrestler Owen Hart fell to his death in Kansas City's Kemper Arena. (Maybe you can spot a resonant energy cable?) 4. In Kingman, AZ, Lee Williams High School is situated on the grounds of Pioneer Cemetery. (They play football on 300 coffins!) 5. Basketball Coach Bobby Knight haunts IU’s Assembly Hall. (Come for the Hoosiers, stay for the ghostly chair throwing!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 87 - Ghosts Of Malls Nov 12, 2018

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Episode 87: Ghosts of Malls Jay walks us through the hauntings of Malls and retail chains in the United States. 1. Macy’s – Chicago, IL. (The former Marshall Field’s location is said to have served as a morgue after the deadly 1903 fire at the nearby Iroquois Theater. 2. Kmart Store #7625, South Los Angeles. (Kmart HQ in Michigan was spooked enough by these claims that the company hired a paranormal investigator, who concluded that there are four spirits haunting the building.) 3. TOYS "R" US - Sunnyvale, CA. (One employee claimed to hear these words over the intercom system: "the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away"!) 4. Kmart - Coeur d'Alene, ID. (Employee Tamara Dobbs claims register No. 2 is haunted by a male presence!) 5. Dimond Center Mall – Anchorage, Alaska. (This mall was built above an ancient burial ground!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 86: Haunted Mansions – Pittock (Portland, OR) and Stickney (Bull Valley, IL) Oct 30, 2018

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Episode 86: Haunted Mansions – Pittock (Portland, OR) and Stickney (Bull Valley, IL) Noelle walks us through two Haunted Mansions: the Pittock Mansion in Portland, OR and the Stickney House in Bull Valley, IL. 1. The Pittock Mansion is a French-Renaissance sandstone chateau in the West Hills of Portland, OR. (We love Portland and we’re always kidding with them!) 2. The house is haunted by its former owners. (Hey, Henry and Georgianna Pittock! We see you!) 3. A paranormal investigator caught an EVP of a man saying “I’m heading back.” (That recording proves that there’s life after death!) 4. The Stickney Mansion is located in Bull Valley in McHenry County, IL. (The house was built in 1865 in the Land of Lincoln!) 5. The house served as quarters for Union soldiers during the Civil War. (It’s also believed that the house was tainted by “devil worshipers” who lived in the house in the 1960s! FUN!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 85: The Ohio State Reformatory Oct 05, 2018

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Episode 85: The Ohio State Reformatory Jay walks us through the hauntings of The Ohio State Reformatory. 1. Built in 1886 in Mansfield, OH. (Featured as the prison in “The Shawshank Redemption”!) 2. Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease. (Mhm.) 3. 154,000 inmates who passed through its gates in its 94 years as a working prison. (The building closed in 1990 via federal court order!) 4. Along with the possibility of being tortured, the inmates were also subjected to extreme violence from other inmates, horrific food, rat infestation, and infectious diseases. (Terrible. Terrible. Terrible!) 5. At its fullest, the prison hosted a thousand more prisoners than it was designed to hold in "brutalizing and inhumane conditions." (Join us for the horrible mistreatment of human beings, BUT – stick around for the Ghosts!) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

Episode 84: Circus Circus – Las Vegas, NV Sep 26, 2018

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Episode 84: Circus Circus – Las Vegas, NV Noelle walks us through the hauntings of Circus Circus – Las Vegas, NV 1. Opened on October 16, 1968 on the Las Vegas Strip. (It’s the largest permanent big top in the world!) 2. Hunter S Thompson wrote about Circus Circus. (1970s classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”) 3. Mafia Man, Tony Spilotro opens a gift shop at Circus Circus. (In 1974, the Los Angeles Times reported that in the three years Spilotro had been in Las Vegas, more gangland-style murders had been committed there than in the past 25 years combined!) 4. Also, in 1974, Spilotro was one of six men indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago in connection with defrauding the Central States Teamsters Pension Fund of $1.4 million. (Among the defendants was Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo!) 5. Ghost stuff! (Rooms 123, 203, 230, and 576! The kitchen – where three murders took place! AND. MORE.) Sweet Dreams. XoxoZzzzzz.

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