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138. MYSTERY: The Tromp Family’s Road Trip Apr 05, 2022

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In 2016, the Tromp family got in their car and abruptly left their family farm with no phones, credit cards, or anything that could be used to trace them. They were fleeing for their lives…..except….they weren’t.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37293494

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919794/

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/folie-a-deux-murders

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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137. MURDER: The Unsolved Murder of Lisa McBride Apr 01, 2022

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In 1990, Lisa McBride disappeared after a night out with her friends. Her body was found four months later. Although there have been few developments since then, her case was in the news in early March 2022. Could we finally get some answers?

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Sources:

https://www.njherald.com/story/news/crime/2010/11/19/police-still-search-for-mcbride/3973956007/

https://www.nj.com/sussex-county/2022/03/police-exhume-body-of-nj-woman-found-dead-after-disappearing-from-her-home-32-years-ago.html

https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lisa-mcbride-nj-cold-case-police-exhume-body-dna-evidence/7040908001/ https://amp.njherald.com/amp/4046951007

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nj-lisa-mcbride-27-vernon-twp-23-jun-1990.38054/

https://www.bodetech.com/pages/about-bode-cellmark-forensics

https://weatherspark.com/h/m/23721/1990/6/Historical-Weather-in-June-1990-in-Jersey-City-New-Jersey-United-States

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136. MYSTERY: There’s Something About Mary Mar 29, 2022

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Listen. Don’t do anything else while you listen to this episode. Don’t drive. Don’t work. Don’t eat. Just listen to this story about a woman in the 1700s who wanted to have a little excitement in her life.

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Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbits

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135. MYSTERY: The Hauntings of the Crescent Hotel Mar 22, 2022

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The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas began as the most luxurious hotel in the country in the late 1890s, and has been restored to a glorious hotel today. In between, it’s served as a boarding school, junior college, and a hospital. It is FULL of ghosts, including a familiar face we’ve discussed on this podcast before! Thanks for sending this one in, Marina!

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://crescent-hotel.com/blog/

https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-crescenthotel/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Hotel_(Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas)

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/apr/12/glass-bottles-date-to-38-cancer-elixir-/?fbclid=IwAR1Mv_AghlzvGk35NbBZfZZ_Dksp8Kbm1sAcWNdVux7nwkBGt6sE8jYvQRE

https://www.thetravel.com/most-haunted-hotel-in-america-the-crescent/

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134. MYSTERY: What Happened to Cindy James? Mar 18, 2022

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Cindy James was the target of threatening letters and multiple attacks. When she went to police, they accused her of being the one behind her own terror. Then, she was found dead. What do you guys think?

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Sources:

https://medium.com/true-crime-addiction/the-bizarre-murder-that-officials-claim-was-suicide-true-crime-b0acf528ba4e

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Cindy_James

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133. MYSTERY: Nina’s Mausoleum Mar 15, 2022

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Nina Craigmiles was 7 years old when she died in a horse and buggy accident in Cleveland, Tennessee. Her parents built a church in her memory, which houses a marble mausoleum, Nina’s final resting place. Sometime after Nina’s remains were moved into the mausoleum, mysterious red stains appeared on the white marble.

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://visitclevelandtn.com/things-to-see-and-do/business-directory/2196/st-lukes-episcopal-church/

https://kellykazek.com/2018/09/12/the-blood-stained-crypt-of-little-nina-cragmiles/

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook!

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132. GODDESS: Olga of Kiev Mar 11, 2022

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Today, Olga of Kiev is recognized as one of the Eastern Orthodoxy’s greatest saints. But back in the late 900s A.D., she represented defiance and vengeance as she did everything she could to protect her son after her husband was murdered. Thanks for sending this one to us, Courtney!

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Sources:

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

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Olga

https://theconversation.com/saint-olga-of-kyiv-is-ukraines-patron-saint-of-both-defiance-and-vengeance-178019

https://www.thoughtco.com/princess-olga-of-kiev-3529733

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131. WITCH: The Nissitissit Witch Mar 08, 2022

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North Pepperell was once located along the Nissitissit River in Massachusetts. Today, all that remains are a few stone walls in the woods. Why did the once thriving village fail? A curse, of course. 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 this in, Quinn!

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Sources:

https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/2014/10/17/witch-or-no-witch-which-is-it-nissitissit-2/

http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-cursed-village-witch-of-north.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperell,_Massachusetts

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130. MURDER: Joyce McKinney Mar 04, 2022

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As a little girl, Joyce McKinney dreamed of fame. She grew up and found it by kidnapping her boyfriend and later killing a holocaust survivor. So.

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Sources:

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/the-beauty-queen-and-the-mormon-26787314.html

https://www.dailynews.com/2020/04/02/woman-accused-of-running-over-holocaust-survivor-in-san-fernando-valley-has-led-a-tabloid-life/

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129. MYSTERY: It’s Raining…Eels?! Mar 01, 2022

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Last week, we talked about meat falling from the sky in Kentucky. Today it’s eels falling from the sky in Alabama. But don’t worry—we’ve got this all figured out.

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://www.al.com/living/2015/08/7_of_the_souths_strangest_unso.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/it-s-raining-eels-1.25714

https://thefisheriesblog.com/2019/11/18/the-day-it-rained-eels/

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Get to know us better:

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