Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Latest Episodes:

108. MYSTERY: The Ghosts of Mammoth Cave Dec 21, 2021

Show notes

This week Kara tells us a few of the many stories about paranormal activity that’s taken place in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, the world’s longest known cave system and one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

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!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app!

Sources:

https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2009/10/mammoth-cave-national-park-harbors-more-few-ghost-stories4820

https://www.cultofweird.com/paranormal/mammoth-cave-ghosts/

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.

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

107. MURDER: Robert Durst is the Worst, Part Two Dec 17, 2021

Show notes

Part Two. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Sources:

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

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/us/robert-durst-health-improving/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-robert-durst-health-new-york-new-york-city-6e0c1c290b1a396e5b92a2ab200ff16a

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/01/robert-durst-murder-case-timeline-history/6233327001/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/

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

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/robert-durst-giggles-while-testifying-about-dismembering-morris-black

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/robert-durst-guilty-witness/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-killed-neighbor-words/story?id=29689667

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

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

https://crimestory.com/2021/07/27/the-story-of-kathie-mccormack-durst-part-1/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-woman-testifies-susan-berman-said-she-helped-robert-durst-with-alibi-20210609-ybd2w7z5tncuvd4myj6oge4xe4-story.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/robert-durst-kathie-durst-1982-murder-coverup

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

106. MURDER: Robert Durst is the Worst, Part One Dec 17, 2021

Show notes

Part One. Megan does a deep deep deep dive into the many crimes of Robert Durst, broken into two parts so you don’t get overwhelmed. Enjoy!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Sources:

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

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/us/robert-durst-health-improving/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-robert-durst-health-new-york-new-york-city-6e0c1c290b1a396e5b92a2ab200ff16a

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/01/robert-durst-murder-case-timeline-history/6233327001/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-durst-susan-berman-guilty-verdict/

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

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/robert-durst-giggles-while-testifying-about-dismembering-morris-black

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/robert-durst-guilty-witness/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/robert-durst-killed-neighbor-words/story?id=29689667

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

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

https://crimestory.com/2021/07/27/the-story-of-kathie-mccormack-durst-part-1/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-woman-testifies-susan-berman-said-she-helped-robert-durst-with-alibi-20210609-ybd2w7z5tncuvd4myj6oge4xe4-story.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/robert-durst-kathie-durst-1982-murder-coverup

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

105: WITCH: The Honest Courtesan Dec 14, 2021

Show notes

Veronica Franco was a well-known and powerful courtesan in Renaissance-era Venice when she was accused of witchcraft by a man who thought she enjoyed her life too much.

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!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode, starting with episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app!

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/veronica-franco

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

https://www.venetoinside.com/hidden-treasures/post/veronica-franco-the-most-talked-about-woman-in-the-serenissima/

https://awomensthing.org/blog/womens-history-month-courtesan-veronica-franco/

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

104. MURDER: The Murder of Helle Crafts Dec 10, 2021

Show notes

This is the murder that inspired Fargo. If you’re familiar with the film, that tells you what you need to know. If you’re not, well, it’s a rough one.

UPDATE: After recording this episode, we learned that Richard Crafts was out of prison and living in transitional housing as of January 2020.

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Source:

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crafts-richard.htm

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

103. WITCH: The Legend of the Cora Tree Dec 07, 2021

Show notes

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!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Source:

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

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better: Kara: @atoakandmain Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

102. MYSTERY: What Happened to Walter Collins? Dec 03, 2021

Show notes

Walter Collins was 9 years old when he disappeared in 1928. The LAPD’s response was…..not great, but his mother never gave up in her efforts to find him.

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Sources:

https://parade.com/1194770/marynliles/unsolved-mysteries/

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

https://www.mamamia.com.au/walter-collins/

https://alonewithnature.medium.com/what-really-happened-to-walter-collins-f9b9e8c96c4b

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

https://time.com/6074783/psychiatry-history-women-mental-health/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51763051/arthur-jacob-hutchins

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

101. MYSTERY: Who Was Agent 355? Nov 30, 2021

Show notes

Today we’ve got a short one for you about a female spy who made a huge contribution during the Revolutionary War, and as many Hamilton references as we can manage.

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!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/agent-355

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_355

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/12/agent-355.html

https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/09/23/who-was-agent-355-the-mystery-of-americas-first-female-spy/

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

100. THANKSGIVING DOUBLE EPISODE: A Murder & a Mystery Nov 26, 2021

Show notes

It’s our 100th episode! To celebrate, we’ve got a double episode for you today. Kara is talking about a really disturbing thanksgiving murder (tw: cannibalism) and Megan has a missing person case that involves a high profile convicted murderer as a possible suspect.

Interested in checking out the soaps we talk about at the beginning? Here’s the link to Beach Witch Bars: www.etsy.com/shop/beachwitchbars

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nelson-omaima.htm

Wikipedia.org

OCRegister.com

ABCNews.go.com

HuffingtonPost.com

https://charleyproject.org/case/karen-marie-mitchell

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/19/robert-durst-karen-mitchell-mary-casper-california

https://kymkemp.com/2021/03/17/nobody-vanishes-into-thin-air-local-documentarian-peers-into-robert-dursts-days-in-the-emerald-triangle-and-the-possible-connection-to-a-eureka-cold-case/

https://www.times-standard.com/2017/11/19/missing-but-not-forgotten-family-friends-share-memories-of-karen-mitchell-20-years-after-her-disappearance/

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

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

99. MYSTERY: What Lurks in Russian Waters? Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

Deep in Russian waters, a group of military divers were doing a training exercise when they encountered from very strange, large creatures. (If you listened to Kara’s theory at the end of the Oakville Blobs episode last week, this is what she was talking about!)

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!

There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery

Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com

Source:

https://www.ufoinfo.com/news/ruc.shtml

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!

Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.”

Email every single weird story you’ve got to witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com.

Get to know us better:

Kara: @atoakandmain

Megan: @megan_whitmer on Instagram and @meganmakesjokes on TikTok

Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices