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168. MURDER: Blanche, The Black Widow Jul 15, 2022

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It seems like nobody thought anything strange was going on after Blanche Taylor Moore’s first two husbands died, but when the third man she planned to marry got sick, people started asking more questions.

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Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/moore-blanche-taylor.htm

Wikipedia.org

North Carolina Department of Corrections Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers - Hunting Humans

Philly.com

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-blanche-taylor-moore-today/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

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167. MYSTERY: Three Puerto Rican Legends Jul 12, 2022

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We’re talking about three creepy Puerto Rican legends today—La Garita del Diablo, La Llorona, and the legend of Violeta, which is very similar to Chicago’s Resurrection Mary (which we covered in episode 85).

Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys! Thanks for sending us these, Rebeca and Kim!

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Sources:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garita-del-diablo

https://www.hercampus.com/school/upr/the-mystical-story-of-la-garita-del-diablo/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-llorona

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/04/la-llorona-real-mexican-legend-curse-of-la-llorona-movie

https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/old-san-juan/garita-del-diablo-devils-sentry-box-puerto-rico/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-vanishing-hitchhiker/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1495651

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166. MURDER: The Minister Who Loved the Choir Singer Jul 08, 2022

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When a couple is found brutally murdered beneath a crabapple tree in New Jersey, it’s the beginning of a wild media sensation, the likes of which the country hadn’t seen before. From the victims to the murder to the trial, the Hall-Mills Murders spawned headline after headline, and once you hear it, you’ll understand why.

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/unsolved-murder-cases/3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall%E2%80%93Mills_murder_case

https://yalereview.org/article/hall-mills-murder-trial-1926

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/90-year-mystery-killed-pastor-choir-singer-article-1.1160659

https://contingentmagazine.org/2020/03/08/lovers-under-an-apple-tree/

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165. WITCH: A Couple of Witches Jul 05, 2022

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Megan’s bringing you a couple of witch stories today—first, the legend of the Witch of Yazoo City, and second, the story of Hellish Nell, a working medium in the 1940s.

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Sources:

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/10/28/witch-yazoo-still-haunts-town-burned/18093723/

https://visityazoo.org/witch-of-yazoo/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/68499/hellish-nell-last-person-imprisoned-witchcraft-britain

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/hellish-nell-scottish-witch-jailed-1944-594740

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/jan/13/secondworldwar.world

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164. MURDER: Bobbie Sue Dudley, Killer Nurse Jul 01, 2022

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Bobbie Sue Dudley’s nursing license had already been suspended in Illinois when she was hired as a night supervisor at a nursing home in Florida. Twelve patients died under her watch before she was finally stopped.

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Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.T/t/terrell-bobbie-sue.htm

http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2019/10/bobbie-sue-terrell-dudley-serial-killer.html

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/24/Nurse-pleads-guilty-to-four-murders/4501572677200/

https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_Sue_Dudley_Terrell

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163. MYSTERY: What, Exactly, is an Eelpig? Jun 28, 2022

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Lancaster, Kentucky is Megan’s birthplace, and also home to a strange hybrid lake creature known as the Eelpig. These two things are not related. Probably.

Our Tuesday episodes are usually shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys!

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Sources:

https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/19/cryptid-profile-the-herrington-lake-eel-pig?format=amp

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Herrington_Monster

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162. MEGAN’S FAVORITE: What Happened to Brooke Farthing? Jun 24, 2022

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**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. Here’s one that really stuck with Megan- What Happened to Brooke Farthing? Originally published on January 29, 2021.**

Brooke Farthing disappeared from Berea, Kentucky in June 2013 after texting a friend and saying she was scared. No one has ever been named as a suspect or person of interest in her disappearance. Stick around for a listener-submitted story at the end about the Devil’s Tramping Ground in Bear Creek, NC!

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Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/brookelyn-shae-farthing

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brookelyn-farthing-missing-texts_n_3786436

https://www.lex18.com/news/lex-18-investigates/farthings-mom-has-questions-for-man-arrested-on-unrelated-charges

https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2019/02/22/the-disappearance-of-brookelyn-farthing/

https://www.richmondregister.com/news/police-courts/ksp-arrest-three-men-on-child-sexual-exploitation-charges/article_1bba0b83-f54a-57a1-8f30-3321987067a5.html

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161. MEGAN’S FAVORITE: Grace Sherwood, The Witch of Pungo Jun 21, 2022

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**We’re on a break this week, so we sharing a few of our personal favorite episodes. This is one of Megan’s favorites, about Grace Sherwood, The Witch of Pungo. This one was sent in by a listener and originally published on August 10, 2021.**

This week’s sidepiece comes from Mike! Grace Sherwood is believed to be the last woman convicted of witchcraft in Virginia. You guys are going to love her.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Sherwood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000495.html

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/sherwood-grace-ca-1660-1740/

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160. KARA’S FAVORITE: The Acid Bath Murders Jun 17, 2022

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**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. Here’s Kara’s favorite full episode, The Acid Bath Murders, originally published on July 23, 2021.**

John Haigh was raised in a super restrictive religious cult setting. He wasn’t allowed to have friends, could only read bible stories for entertainment, and believed that if he sinned, a blue mark would appear on his forehead. If you think this turned him into a deranged murderer, well, you’re correct.

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Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm

http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Haigh.html

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-acid-bath-murders/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-george-haigh

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159. KARA’S FAVORITE: The Legend of the Cora Tree Jun 14, 2022

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**We’re on a break this week, so we thought we’d pick out a few of our personal favorite episodes. First up, Kara’s favorite sidepiece, The Cora Tree. Originally published on December 7, 2021.**

The legend of the Cora Tree on Hatteras Island has it all—witchcraft, mystery, and even a tie-in to the lost colony of Roanoke.

Our Tuesday episodes are shorter than our Friday episodes, focusing on topics we didn’t think we could do a full episode on, and often sent in by you guys!

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https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/the-cora-tree-a-halloween-worthy-local-legend-or-a-link-to-the-lost-colony/

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