Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

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39. MYSTERY: Is Ned the Alien Buried in Texas? Jun 01, 2021

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Whaaaaat?! We’re coming at you on a Tuesday?? Guess what gang- you’re now going to get two doses of us every week. One full episode every Friday, and one shorter episode on Tuesday. We’re calling these shorter episodes Sidepieces, because we are hilarious. Enjoy the first sidepiece, a quick story about an alien in Aurora, Texas sent to us by one of our listeners.

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Sources:

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Aurora-UFO-crash-remains-a-Texas-alien-mystery-5410990.php#photo-4576881

http://www.auroratexas.gov/board-of-commisions/historic-preservation/ned/

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/13501

https://www.chron.com/life/article/Can-a-space-alien-rest-in-peace-1844815.php

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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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38: MURDER: The Town that Got Away with Murder May 28, 2021

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Ken McElroy was a bully. He spent most of his time making the rest of the residents of Skidmore, Missouri miserable. He was a known thief, rapist, arsonist, and child molester who was rarely punished for his crimes. One day, the people of Skidmore got tired of it.

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Sources:

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/09/03/fbi-closes-inquiry-into-the-killing-of-a-town-bully/2cad5c27-e59f-4242-8b0b-3e9b47ad5926/

http://nowiknow.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-ken-mcelroy/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ken-mcelroy

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-edition/ken-mcelroy-killed-in-broad-daylight-fac2e3db5c6b

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/574749/ken-mcelroy-murder-skidmore-missouri

https://patch.com/us/across-america/who-killed-ken-rex-mcelroy-town-keeps-its-secret-38-years

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37. MURDER: Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess May 21, 2021

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Countess Elizabeth Bathory was named most prolific female murderer by Guinness World Records, thanks to her fondness for torturing and murdering her servants and other young women in the village surrounding her castle. You probably know her as the inspiration behind Dracula, or from stories of how she bathed in the blood of her victims to maintain her youth. It’s a incredibly interesting legend—but how much of it is true?

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Sources:

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/countess-elizabeth-bathory-and-the-dark-truth-behind-her-killer-legend

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/elizabeth-bathory

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/elisabeth-bathory

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36. MURDER: A Murder in Old Hollywood May 14, 2021

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William Desmond Taylor was a famous Hollywood director with a girlfriend, a much younger lover, a missing brother, and a secret identity. When we say this story has twists and turns, we mean it.

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/william-desmond-taylor

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/oct/24/3

https://hollywoodforever.com/story/william-desmond-taylor/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-09-ca-5837-story.html

http://www.classichollywoodbios.com/WilliamDesmondTaylor.htm

https://timeline.com/murder-william-desmond-taylor-374fb3a5f0c

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35. WITCH: La Voisin, French Fortune Teller May 07, 2021

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Catherine Monvoisin, better known as La Voisin, was a famous French fortune teller and midwife who dabbled in black magic. After years of success, she found herself embroiled in a murder attempt involving the King.

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Sources:

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

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/la-voisin-frances-murderous-fortune-teller

https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/deshayes-catherine.htm

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34. MURDER: Church of Euthanasia (TRIGGER WARNING) Apr 30, 2021

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and uses language that is not suitable for children.

The Church of Euthanasia supported the extinction of the human race as a means to save the planet. So. We’re never gonna talk about this again.

If you’re thinking about suicide, or are worried about another person, please call 1-800-273-8255 or go to www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. We love you.

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Sources:

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

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bnppam/save-the-planet-kill-yourself-the-contentious-history-of-the-church-of-euthanasia-1022

https://goswellroad.com/program/the-church-of-euthanasia-archives-1.html

https://www.grunge.com/233763/this-is-how-the-church-of-euthanasia-cult-started/

https://behindtheveil07.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/church-of-euthanasia/

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33. MYSTERY: What Happened to Joan Risch? Apr 23, 2021

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Joan Risch was having a totally normal day, it seemed. She took her kid to the dentist, she did some shopping, she worked in the yard, and then she vanished, leaving behind a blood-smeared kitchen, questionable library history, and about 32,000 questions.

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Sources:

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

https://morbidology.com/gone-girl-joan-risch/

https://charleyproject.org/case/joan-carolyn-risch

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32. MYSTERY: Did Aliens Visit Stanford, Kentucky? Apr 16, 2021

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Three women heading home from a birthday dinner encounter a strange glowing disc on a rural road in Stanford, Kentucky. What follows is one of the more well-respected stories among UFO enthusiasts, backed by recorded physical and mental effects, animal reactions, and electromagnetic phenomena.

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Sources:

https://completely-kentucky.fandom.com/wiki/Stanford_Abduction

https://www.clermontsun.com/2019/03/15/marc-hoover-three-women-abducted-by-aliens

https://www.appalachianghostwalks.com/USUFOCenter/ufologist/booth/stanford1.html

http://www.ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=313

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31. MYSTERY: How Did the Jamison Family Die? Apr 09, 2021

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The Jamison Family—Bobby, Sherilynn, and Madyson—vanished from Eufaula, Oklahoma in 2009. Although their bodies were eventually found four years later, we still don’t know why anyone would want them dead or who could be responsible. We’re not even completely sure how they died. Were they murdered in a drug deal gone wrong? Did they stumble upon something they shouldn’t have? Was it murder-suicide? Was it witchcraft?

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Sources:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/jamison-family-disappearance

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/jamison-family

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jamison-family-mystery

https://medium.com/the-true-crime-times/who-killed-the-jamison-family-956dbd685e2d

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30: MURDER: The Stalking and Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott Apr 02, 2021

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Dorothy Jane Scott divided her time between her family, her job, and her church. There were no red flags in her life, aside from the increasingly creepy phone calls she’d started receiving at work—and the weird calls continued even after she mysteriously vanished.

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Sources:

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

https://tntcrimes.com/dorothy-jane-scott/

https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/2/22/dorothy-jane-scott

https://brenmar71.medium.com/the-unsolved-murder-of-dorothy-jane-scott-11781be69d2f

https://brenmar71.medium.com/update-more-information-on-the-murder-of-dorothy-jane-scott-d2ba6fabb97

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