Halloween Special 2022: Poltergeists in Print
Happy Halloween! In this special holiday episode, Lindsay and Madison share a variety of paranormal stories from newspapers past.
Greenbrier Ghost
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Greenbrier Ghost, as well as how to not be suspicious, that it’s not smart to boast about how awful of a human you are, and that you should always trust your gut (and your daughter).
Bermondsey Horror
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Bermondsey Horror, as well as why you shouldn’t trust the phrase “going to come into money,” that working for rich people doesn’t mean they got your back, and how NOT to get away with murder.
Florence Maybrick
Lindsay and Madison discuss Florence Maybrick, as well as why micro-dosing yourself with poison is a bad idea, that having a second family makes you a douche canoe, and how being imprisoned for 15 years when you didn’t do shit sucks.
Madame de Brinvilliers
Lindsay and Madison discuss poisoness Madame de Brinvilliers, as well as why you should never trust a lady with access to poison, that writing a full confession and locking it in a box isn’t the smartest move, and how waterboarding started as a “cure for what ails ya.”
Carl Panzram with Horror House: True Crime and The Macabre
Lindsay is joined by special guest Dom from the Horror House True Crime and the Macabre podcast to discuss Carl Panzram, as well as why more than 2 hour of sleep is important, that using the same alias when committing multiple felonies isn’t the smartest move, and how to be a piece of shit.
Body Snatching with History Rage
Lindsay is joined by special guest Paul Bavill from the History Rage podcast to discuss body snatching, before Lindsay and Madison revisit the infamous killers Burke & Hare, as well as how easy it was to make money selling cadavers, that it wasn’t illegal as long as you left all their stuff (including their clothes) behind, and how to leave a lasting legacy by having a murder method named after you.
Mary Pearcey
Lindsay and special guest Lena discuss Mary Pearcey, as well as how not to choose a life partner, that murdering your lovers’ family isn’t the best way to get him back, and how a woman could be the most infamous serial killer of all time.
Servant Girl Murders
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Servant Girl Murders, as well as how dangerous it was to be a POC in 1800’s Austin, that not everything can be linked to Jack the Ripper, and how to have a platonic pass list for famous celebrities.
Crown Prince Sado
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Crown Prince Sado, as well as how being a super strict parent doesn’t always achieve results, that it’s important to address warning signs of mental illness, and how miscommunication can have deadly consequences.
Harpe Brothers
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Harpe Brothers, as well as the fact that 20 years makes a huge difference, that killing people for sport makes you a piece of shit, and how karma gets everyone.
The Hinterkaifeck Murders with Victimology
In the fourth of our December guest episode series, we'll be listening to the Victimology podcast where Lindsay & Madison discuss the unsolved case of the Hinterkaifeck Murders with Melissa.
Bridget Cleary
Lindsay and special guest John discuss the strange case of Bridget Cleary, as well as how being an independent woman in the late 1800’s made you a badass, that belief in fairies can have disastrous consequences, and how it’s not okay to let bad things happen to your loved ones if you have the power to stop it.
Juan Díaz de Garayo
Lindsay and Madison discuss Juan Díaz de Garayo, as well as why you should never travel alone at night, that it’s okay to NOT stay married to people you hate if it’s gonna turn you into a murdering asshole, and the divisive power of cherry cordials.
The Crown vs Dudley and Stephens
Lindsay and Madison discuss the case of The Crown vs Dudley and Stephens, as well as why you should never take a yacht out on the open ocean, that cultural justice can be extremely problematic once the law gets involved, and the legalities of murder to survive in impossible situations.
William Palmer—the Prince of Poison
Lindsay and Madison discuss William Palmer—the Prince of Poison, as well as why you should never trust anyone who takes a life insurance policy out on you, that horse racing isn't the best way to make a million, and how not to make yourself look suspicious AF when people suspect you for murder.
Sanctuary in England
Lindsay and Madison discuss the practice of sanctuary in England, as well as why killing people in a church is bad, that exile isn’t all that excellent, and how Henry VIII loved to kill all the fun, not just his wives.
Kate Webster
Lindsay and Madison discuss the career criminal Kate Webster, as well as why you should never help anyone move furniture, that nothing good has ever been fished out of the Thames, and how boiling away the evidence doesn’t make it the perfect crime.
Gatton Murders
Lindsay and Madison discuss the infamous Gatton Murders, as well as why you should never go to a dance at night, that there are things BESIDES animals that can kill you in Australia, and how important proper police procedures are when trying to, you know, solve a crime.
Marianna—The Nun of Monza
Lindsay and Madison discuss Marianna—The Nun of Monza, as well as why it’s not okay to force women to join the cloth, that it’s never a good idea to eat weird things to get over a dude, and how murdering someone to cover up another murder is a slippery slope to more murder.