Stay ConnectedCheryl and Nikki Druce are on a whistle stop tour of the weirdest corners of the universe. They’ll be stopping to learn about the craziest true crime cases in history, spooky paranormal activities, truly bonkers internet mythology, very convincing cults and much much more. So don’t be a killer or join a cult… just be a Queen.
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Grab your passport and pack your life jackets because Nikki Druce and Cheryl are heading to the Atlantic Ocean to the deadly Bermuda Triangle. The location of dozens upon dozens of missing boats, planes and ships, the true story behind the mysterious disappearances are tough to nail down. Are wormholes caused by electrical fog behind the deaths? Could waterspouts be launching up from the sea and swallowing planes from out of the sky? Or maybe, just maybe, could a whole ancient civilisation be down there? Nikki and Cheryl are about to find out. Expect eerie tales that will make you scared of open water forever, a fair amount of ocean related puns, and a full circle moment thanks to our friends, the Aliens.
This episode contains details of death and disappearances. It is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode please take a look at our sources:
The Strangest Disappearances In The Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle: what happened to Flight 19? - BBC
Top 5 Facts about the Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle: six conspiracy theories about the mystery | The Week UK
Bermuda Triangle | Description, Location, Disappearances, & Facts | Britannica
Top 7 Theories Behind the Mysterious Bermuda Triangle - 30A
7 Chilling Conspiracy Theories About the Bermuda Triangle
Newcomers' Guide: The Bermuda Triangle » Explorersweb
Bermuda Triangle - Underater Area 51
Flight DC-3 Disappearance in Bermuda Triangle
Five of the most mysterious Bermuda Triangle disappearances | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are heading down a road they’ve never been before to the heinous sex cult Dominus Obsequious Sororium of NXIVM. Promoted as a self improvement community, NXIVM was an MLM of gargantuan proportions, allegedly giving advice to The Bronfman Sisters and even Richard Branson… but no one could have guessed the cruel underside ruled by sick leader Keith ‘Vanguard’ Raniere and Smallville actress Alison Mack. Who was Keith Reniere, and how did a self improvement company lead to the mutilation of almost a dozen women? Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect modern day cult behaviour, a very confused Chez, and some SERIOUSLY messed up behaviour.
This episode contains graphic details of violence, mental and physical abuse. This episode also comes with a trigger warning for those who are currently living with or recovering from an eating disorder. It is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)
Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498
Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005
Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
MLM Checker: www.isthisanmlm.com
MLM Master List: www.mlmtruth.org
Beat Eating Disorder Support Lines, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode please take a look at our sources:
NXIVM. What the Media Won't Report.
The Rise & Fall of Allison Mack | Documentary
The Lost Women of NXIVM: Rumors vs. Reality
20/20 Apr 27 Part 1: Woman recalls being branded as part of joining secret society
Escaping NXIVM: Behind the investigation of the alleged sex cult
Catherine and India Oxenberg Recall NXIVM Experience & Recovery
The Man Who Blew the Whistle On Alleged Sex Cult Inside NXIVM (HBO)
Multi-Level Marketing Businesses and Pyramid Schemes | Consumer Advice.
Sarah Edmonson, the Woman Branded
Nxivm Branding Was Scripted by Sex Cult Leader to Be ‘Like a Sacrifice’ - The New York Times
How NXIVM Seduced Hollywood Stars and America's Most Powerful Elite Into a Barbaric 'Sex Cult'
Allison Mack Forced NXIVM Sex Cult Members to Follow 500-Calorie-a-Day Diets, Witness Testifies
How NXIVM Used the Strange Power of Patents to Build Its “Sex Cult” | Vanity Fair
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are turning back the clock to travel to Chicago and learn about America’s most prolific serial killer H.H Holmes. The inspiration behind American Horror Story’s Hotel season, this wiley and manipulative killer started his dodgy and murderous ways way back as a young 20 something. After people went missing wherever he went, he decided to open up a horror hotel, filled with traps, rooms like something out of a Halloween house, and a body chute that went all the way to the basement… but how did a simple pharmacist go from helping people to doing the worst things imaginable to people? Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect a very caffeinated Chez, and the kind of hotel that you can check out of, but never leave…
This episode contains graphic details of violence, and murder, including violence against children. This episode also includes mentions of suicide and suicide notes. It is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode please take a look at our sources:
THE MURDER CASTLE! AMERICAS FIRST SERIAL KILLER- H.H. HOLMS
H H HOLMES & THE MURDER CASTLE
H. H. Holmes - The Most Horrific Serial Killer in US History?
How They Were Caught: H.H. Holmes
What's Inside HH Holmes Murder Castle
America's Mysterious Murderer: H.H. Holmes
Serial killer H.H. Holmes is hanged in Philadelphia - HISTORY.
H.H. Holmes - Childhood, Crimes & Facts - Biography.
9 Things You Didn't Know About America's First Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes | Mental Floss
Married to Murderer H.W Mudgett
Victims - The Life of H. H. Holmes
Alice Pitezel (1880-1894) - Find a Grave Memorial
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Dust off your Ouija boards, because Cheryl and Nikki Druce are holding a seance to contact the lost souls of Eastern State Penitentiary. Built in the early 1800s, the unique prison was designed to make it’s inmates find God and repent for their sins… that was until overcrowding and riots resulted in horrific torture and brutal killings. But how did a plan to help troubled souls atone turn into one of the most violent prisons in the USA? Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect lots of Father, Son and House of Gucci, learn where Cheryl and Nikki will haunt as ghosts, and prepare yourself for spooky scary skeletons.
This episode contains graphic details of violence, torture, and murder, including mentions of suicide, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode please take a look at our sources:
Notable Inmates | Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Eastern State Penitentiary - Wikipedia
Eastern State Penitentiary: A Prison With a Past | History| Smithsonian Magazine
The Captive Spirits Of Eastern State Penitentiary
Exploring Eastern State: The world's first true penitentiary
The Silent Hell of Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary in 1929
Orange is the New Black: The Prequel | Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
Charles Dickens on Solitary Confinement: "Immense Torture and Agony"
Timeline | Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia – Legends of America.
Riot at Eastern State Penitentiary, September 1933. Courtesy of Temple University Libraries.
Is Eastern State Penitentiary really haunted?
The Haunted Files – Case #1 – The Eastern State Penitentiary – The Weekly Rambler
Inside Eastern State Penitentiary
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are diving back into the world of Creepypastas to uncover the science behind the internet's most popular spooky sleep story… The Russian Sleep Experiment. After researching a new stimulant on prisoners of war, soviet researchers find themselves in a gruesome tryst with violent and sleep mad creatures… but was it all as it seemed? And what actually happens when you deprive yourself of sleep for say, 11 days? Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect two very sleep deprived hosts, an extra helping of delirium and some seriously ooky spooky behaviour.
This episode contains graphic details of violence and murder, including mentions of suicide, as is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode please take a look at our sources:
Russian Sleep Experiment - EXPLAINED
Human Sleep Experiment That Went Horribly Wrong
Russian Sleep Experiment - Wikipedia
What Was the Russian Sleep Experiment?
The Truth About the Russian Sleep Experiment - What Probably Happened
The Sleep Deprivation Publicity Stunt That Drove One Man Crazy
Nathaniel Kleitman - Wikipedia
Mammoth Cave National Park - Wikipedia
Cave studies: Isolation from night and day provided insight about circadian rhythms | Trickle.app
The boy who stayed awake for 11 days - BBC Future
Shattered (British TV series) - Wikipedia
Shattered: legacy of a reality TV experiment in extreme sleep deprivation
How the CIA tortured its detainees
Awake: The Million Dollar Game - Wikipedia
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are back to uncover the horrendous crimes of The Manson Family Cult. Picking straight back up where we left off, Cheryl and Nikki arrive at Spahn Ranch, where Charles is just about to take his love for music to a whole new level… How did a chance meeting with a Beach Boy and the classic Beatles track Helter Skelter spiral into the brutal murders of at least seven innocent people, and how did Charles manipulate his followers to do the unthinkable? Cheryl and Nikki are about to find out. Expect the house guests from hell, places that REALLY shouldn’t be used as a toilet, and the end of one of the most awful manipulators in history.
This episode contains graphic details of violence and murder, including violence against a heavily pregnant woman and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @macabrelondonpodcast.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)
Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498
Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005
Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
Two former Manson followers discuss how cult family, 1969 murders changed their lives
THE BIZARRE STORY OF CHARLES MANSON
Charles Manson: The Cult of the Manson Family
Crazy Facts About The Manson Family (True Crime)
*GRAPHIC* Sharon Tate's FINAL Moments Before Death | The Charles Manson Murders Breakdown (18+ only)
Tate–LaBianca murders - Wikipedia
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are deep diving into the childhood of one of the most infamous cult leaders of modern day history, Charles Manson. After a rocky childhood spending most of his years in and out of schools for troubled teens and maximum security prisons, Charles heads to Berkeley to find a family of his own… Was Charles destined for the horrible fate he was racing towards, or was the nightmare ahead a product of his own making? Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect tales of the most delinquent teen of all time, an enormous amount of car stealing, and LSD fuelled orgies.
This episode contains graphic details of violence and murder, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
00:00 - Introduction
05:34 - Nikki sets the scene
07:15 - Charles’ Manson’s early life
20:31 - Charles gets sent to boarding school
24:08 - Charles tries to make a life on his own as a criminal apprentice
31:54 - Charles meets his first wife, Rosalie Willis
32:31 - Charles is determined to start over
34:39 - Charles learns how to charm
43:47 - Berkeley gets a new resident
45:53 - Charles starts to accumulate a following
49:55 - The original members of The Manson Family
53:14 - Charles sets off to find his makeshift family a new home
53:42 - Outro
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)
Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498
Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005
Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
Two former Manson followers discuss how cult family, 1969 murders changed their lives
THE BIZARRE STORY OF CHARLES MANSON
Charles Manson: The Cult of the Manson Family
Crazy Facts About The Manson Family (True Crime)
*GRAPHIC* Sharon Tate's FINAL Moments Before Death | The Charles Manson Murders Breakdown (18+ only)
Tate–LaBianca murders - Wikipedia
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are *metaphorically* storming Area 51 to discover the secrets hidden at the mysterious military base. After a top secret mission at the order of President Dwight Eisenhower sent a huge team of military personnel to the now iconic Army base, UFO sightings started sweeping the nation of America. Flying saucers were flying through the skies, and real life (allegedly) spaceship debris was falling from the sky… leaving more questions than answers. Were Aliens to blame for so many sightings in the 1940s, and do they now live in Area 51?! Cheryl and Nikki are going to find out. Expect fantastic nominative determinism, WILD theories about Soviet Russia, and of course a tonne of UFOs! Show us them Aliens!!
00:00 - Introduction
06:04 - Nikki sets the scene
07:28 - Project Aquatone
09:55 - The U-2
11:57 - The SR-71
16:37 - Who is Dennis, and what does he know?
18:47 - Introducing Robert Lazar
27:52 - Mac Brazel finds UFO debris
30:11 - Stanton Freidman, Charles Berlitz and Bill Moore get stuck in
32:37 - Introducing Annie Jacobsen (and one of the wildest conspiracy theories ever heard)
38:55 - Who actually is Bob Lazar?
41:44 - Element 115
44:23 - Navy footage released by the Pentagon
45:56 - “Storm Area 51 - They can’t stop all of us”
48:24 - Outro
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
Area 51 and aliens: The myth, meme, and the strange reality, explained - Vox
Area 51 conspiracy theories | Britannica
The Real Story Behind the Myth of Area 51
What is Area 51 and what goes on there?
Area 51 and the Aliens - Conspiracy Theories - TIME
Inside Storm Area 51: How a Viral Meme Almost Destroyed a Town
Joe Rogan | The Real Reason Area 51 Was Started w/Annie Jacobsen
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are travelling to Spalding in Lincoln to learn about the chilling case of the UK’s youngest double murderers, The Twilight Killers. It’s a quiet Friday morning in April, 2016. A young teenage couple have been spending the last couple of days chilling out in a makeshift den in the downstairs of a suburban two bedroom house. They’ve been drinking, eating junk food and watching The Twilight Saga. Sounds like a classic scene, right? Well, what authorities didn’t know is that all the while, there were the bodies of two innocent people upstairs. Police had two questions on their hands… who killed Liz and Katie Edwards, and why? Expect dramatic teens of whole new proportions, a sweet mother trying to do the best by her daughter, and a very very angry Cheryl.
This episode contains graphic details of violence, including mentions of suicide, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
00:00 - Intro
04:15 - Nikki sets the scene
05:34 - The Edwards Family
06:55 - Where things started going wrong for Kim Edwards
09:50 - The troubled childhood of Lucas Markham
14:49 - Katie and Lucas meet
15:55 - The teenage relationship progresses at an alarming rate
16:52 - Liz bans Kim from seeing Lucas
19:22 - Kim and Lucas run away
21:42 - The final straw for Kim
25:49 - The young couple head to McDonalds to plan the murder
28:15 - Kim and Lucas’ failed attempts
30:54 - The night of the murder
32:02 - The murder of Liz Edwards
33:53 - The murder of Katie Edwards
35:51 - Minion pyjamas
36:34 - Kim and Lucas’ post murder sleepover
38:15 - The police arrive
45:28 - Kim and Lucas are sentenced
46:25 - Where are they now?
48:36 - Outro
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)
Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498
Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005
Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
Kim Edwards & Lucas Markham: The Twilight killers - Kids who kill
THE TWILIGHT KILLERS - THE UK'S YOUNGEST DOUBLE MURDERERS | True Crime & Makeup
Dinnerlady was killed by her own teenage daughter | Daily Mail Online
Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham: the Twilight killers | Crime+Investigation UK
Two 15-year-olds get life for murders of mother and daughter - BBC News
Boy,15, who stabbed mother and daughter to death felt he was 'untouchable'
St Pauls Chambers Reduce Sentence for Britain's Youngest Double Murderers
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Cheryl and Nikki Druce are turning back the clock to the 1500s, to travel to the “new world” (see: America). After a previous failed attempt, Queen Elizabeth the 1st was hell bent on colonising as much of the world as possible, and so, under the guidance of John White, 120 volunteers travelled 3,795 miles across the choppy Atlantic to create their new home… it was the last journey they would ever take, as just a few years later they would mysteriously vanish off the face of the Earth. Who were the lost colony of Roanoke, and what actually happened? Cheryl and Nikki are about to find out. Expect some seriously misguided holiday advice, the longest travel delay probably anyone has ever experienced, and of course, conspiracy theories of epic proportions.
00:00 - Intro
07:37 - Nikki sets the scene
09:30 - Queen Elizabeth the 1st’s mission for Sir Walter Raleigh
10:26 - Sir Walter sends Ralph Lane and Sir Richard Granville on the first mission to Roanoke
13:55 - The first mission goes immediately wrong
15:08 - Ralph murders the leader of the Secotan Tribe, Wingina
15:51 - Sir Francis Drake rescues the idiot men
16:48 - John White leads the second attempt to Chesapeake Bay
19:16 - Mutiny is afoot on Croatoan
22:04 - John tries to make friends with Algonquian people with the help of Chief Manteo
23:39 - The botched attack on the Dasamongueponke tribe
25:07 - The colony run low on supplies, so John makes the trip back
26:28 - The many delays of John White
27:24 - John White returns to Roanoke, only to find everyone gone
29:06 - Could they have gone to Croatoan?
35:56 - Did they turn into cannibals?
37:45 - Could they have fallen prey to witches?
41:20 - The Spirit of the Wendigo and the Reptillian Devil of the Woods
42:33 - The Dare Stones
47:54 - What archaeologists have found since
50:14 - Outro
For all things Killers, Cults and Queens, head over to @killerscultsqueens on Instagram. And follow Cheryl @cheryldragqueen and Nikki Druce @nikkimacabrelondon.
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000
The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode. Please take a look at our sources:
The Mysterious Disappearance of Roanoke Colony
Roanoke: The Colonists Who Vanished
Lost Colony of Roanoke - Documentary
John White (colonist and artist) - Wikipedia
The Lost Colony of Roanoke: 8 Theories About the Mysterious Island and Its Inhabitants
20 Unsettling Events in the Life of the Settlers of Jamestown, Virginia
Evidence Grows, the Lost Colony Split Up.
LI802XS 2020 Spring: Roanoke Colony: DNA Project
America’s First Mystery: What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
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