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Thankful for you (30 minute ThanksKilling)

The holiday season has come upon us yet again, and to kick it off, we thought we would give you all a special treat. In Honor of this day of thanks we decided to hold the true crime and serve up a heaping helping of insanity. We hope you enjoy our recap of, what it is in our opinion, the best of the heartwarming holiday classics about a murderous turkey. Patrons have had access to this one for a whole year, but because it was so fun and so nuts we decided to give it to you all free of charge. Don't worry though precious patrons, you're still getting something extra, a 30 minute ThanksKilling 2 is coming at you this month! We are so very thankful for all of you, enjoy this wild gravy soaked ride and we'll be back with a new case next week! 
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Ravenous (Swift Runner & The Wendigo)

"The Wendigo lives in the most frightening of places, a place from which there is no escape. Once the Wendigo awakens, it tears through this place with unimaginable patience and force, creating a path of nightmares, and consuming everything it sees. It is a place so close and familiar, yet so mysterious and difficult to explore that only a fraction of it is known to humankind. "
This week we explore North America's most famous folkloric monster, The Wendigo. We discuss it's human origins and the kind of world that created it. This episode is a deep dive into a monster with surprisingly real and deep roots, culminating in the true story of an horrific event. The wendigo is an extremely fascinating and blurry line between fantasy and reality and we're still not sure what to think of it. Perhaps the scariest thing about a Wendigo is that it is impossible to tell whether it is real, or just a figment of the imagination. Either way, this monster leaves a trail of destruction unlike any other cryptid. 
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Leslie‘s Revenge (Alien Stuff)

This week, Leslie gets her revenge by scaring the bejesus out of Holly with her worst fear: aliens abducting humans and probing them. On December 26th, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate NY, Whitley Strieber, his wife and son headed to bed early after a lovely day spent sledding and enjoying Christmas dinner leftovers. Hours later Whitley would wake up in the middle of the night and his whole life would change forever. Unfortunately, it would take weeks and months for him to remember what exactly happened that night. With the help of several doctors, including a hypnotist, Whitley would discover that his lost time, terrifying flashbacks, and painful ailments were caused by something out of this world.
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The Amityville Horror House (10/30/2021 LIVE show)

On November 13th 1974, in the quiet village on Amityville NY a horrible tragedy befell the residents of 112 Ocean Avenue. A tragedy that many would say set into action a dark presence that resides within that house to this day. In this live episode we tell the story of the DeFeo Family murders and Lutz family hauntings. We take a deep dive into the Amityville horror house and the events that inspired countless books, movies and documentaries. This is a live show so there will be noise from the crowd at some points, but we think that adds to the fun! Hope to see you all at future live events in a city near you!
 
*Recommended Documentary "My Amityville Horror" can be found on Amazon Prime. 
 
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The Denver Spiderman (Theodore Edward Coneys)

 Halloween is right around the corner, and everyone is entitled to one good scare. This week we decided it was Leslie's turn, so Holly is bringing us all a tale of mysterious murder, a shadow figure, things that go bump in the night, and the most terrifying home invasion yet... all of Leslie's least favorites. We don't want to reveal any more in the description, as that would spoil the twists and turns that this story is famous for. Just listen, and maybe sleep with the light on. Happy Halloween!
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The Blood Countess (Countess Erzsébet Báthory)

Hundreds of murdered girls. Bath tubs filled with blood. Torture, mutilation, cannibalism, and some of the most nightmarish imagery we have come across to date, this weeks tale has it all. Join us for a trip into war torn medieval Hungary where you will hear the story of perhaps the most prolific serial killer of all time, a woman who's obsession with youth and beauty was only outweighed by her lust for blood. Countess Erzsébet Báthory has inspired countless legends and tales including Bram Stoker's Dracula, but in this case, the truth may be ever more terrifying than fiction.
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Based on a True Story (A Nightmare on Elm Street & Candyman)

Time for a little spooky season fun, fiends! This week we tell you the terrifying true stories behind the classic horror films A Nightmare on Elm Street and Candyman. Hope you all sleep well tonight!
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Journey‘s End (Gabby Petito)

On September 11th, 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito was reported missing. Photos, posters and desperate pleas to find the young blond-haired, blue-eyed traveler began to take social media by storm. Gabby had gone on a cross country road trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie; Brian had returned from trip in her van, eleven days prior, alone. Even more confusing, he refused to speak to the police. As the whole world watched with bated breath, a strange story began to unfurl that ended in Gabby's death and the furious manhunt through the United States for Brian that is raging on to this day. In this episode, we will break down the copious information circulating about this up-to-the-minute case. Then, we will finish with an interview with mental health professionals Andrew Jarema and Jess Sprengle. We discuss the reality of mental illnesses that have attached themselves to this case as buzzwords, the influence social media has on our self image and relationships, and what exactly life might have been like for Gabby and Brian in that van. At the end of the day we were all left to wonder, how could something like this happen? I know we can't answer that question, but we have given you all the information possible to try. 
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The Hex House (The Murder of Nelson Rehmeyer)

It’s a Leslie-sode and it is sure to spook ya. We are talking about hexes! On November 28th, 1928, Pennsylvania potato farmer Nelson Rehmeyer was accused of witchcraft (and wizardry) and subsequently murdered. Three men were suspected of the murder and happily confessed to the crime, believing they had broken a hex that had plagued their lives.
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Trials of Hex by J. Ross McGinnis (Amazon)
Hex Hollow (Documentary on Amazon Prime)
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Imposter (The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders)

 
This week's case is more like three cases in one, fiends. In 1928, Los Angeles county experienced a chilling string of disappearances. On March 10th,10 year old Walter Collins had gone to the movies with his friends and never came home. Then on May 16th the Winslow brothers aged then and twelve attended a meeting of their model boat club, they too never came home. Arriving on the heels of the grisly murder of Marion Parker, a ten year old local girl, these events sent the people of Los Angeles into a panic, but the disappearances would pale in comparison to what actually became of those poor boys. What was once thought to be high profile kidnappings turned out to be a back woods nightmare at the hands of a man named Gordon Stewart Northcross. If that isn't enough for you, the strange story of Walter Collins takes us on a wild ride into identity theft and a some of the most corrupt police work we've seen so far. Don't believe us? The story is SO wild it served as the basis for the 2008 Clint Eastwood movie: The Changeling. Hang on to your hats this week fiends, it's going to be an old timey bumpy ride!
 
 
 
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