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True crime stories in a deep dive and creepy form, guaranteed to make check the locks on your doors.
Sept. 22, 2025

Terrifying & True | Urban Legends of Spook Hollow: Ghost Stories from…

Halloween 2025 is a week away—perfect time for true ghost stories about America’s haunted backroads. This Terrifying & True deep dive uncovers the nationwide pattern behind one eerie place-name: Spook Hollow . We track the Du...

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Sept. 15, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Acid King Murder: Ricky Kasso, Satanic Panic,…

On July 4, 1984, police dogs uncovered a shallow grave in the quiet town of Northport, Long Island. Inside lay the mutilated body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers—stabbed more than 30 times in a drug-fueled frenzy by his friend Ri...

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Sept. 8, 2025

Terrifying & True | Resurrection Mary: The True Story of Chicago’s Va…

Resurrection Mary is Chicago’s most famous ghost—and one of America’s most chilling vanishing hitchhiker legends . For nearly a century, terrified drivers on Archer Avenue have reported picking up a mysterious young woman in ...

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Sept. 1, 2025

Terrifying & True | Born to Raise Hell: Richard Speck and the 1966 Ch…

On a sweltering July night in 1966, Richard Speck forced his way into a South Side Chicago townhouse filled with young student nurses. By morning, eight women were dead—strangled, stabbed, and terrorized in what became known ...

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Aug. 18, 2025

Terrifying & True | Severed Feet on the Shore: The Bizarre Mystery Ha…

Over 20 severed human feet have mysteriously washed ashore along the coastlines of British Columbia and Washington since 2007—each one inside a sneaker. With no matching bodies, and no clear foul play, the phenomenon captured...

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Aug. 11, 2025

Terrifying & True | Typhoid Mary: The Deadly True Story of New York’s…

She looked healthy. She cooked for the wealthy. But wherever Mary Mallon went, death followed. This is the chilling, true story of Typhoid Mary — the first identified “healthy carrier” in U.S. history — whose trail of invisible contagion swept...

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Aug. 4, 2025

Terrifying & True | Murder by Potatoes – The Unsolved Killing of Donn…

In 1970, 21-year-old Donna Doll vanished from the Northern Illinois University campus. Nine days later, her body was found in a cornfield—with no signs of trauma, no shoes, and nearly six pounds of boiled potatoes in her stom...

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July 21, 2025

Terrifying & True | Mandela Effect Explained – False Memories, Mass C…

You clearly remember “Berenstein Bears,” a movie called Shazaam , and Darth Vader saying, “Luke, I am your father.” But none of those are real—at least, not in this universe. In this mind-bending episode, we explore the Mande...

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July 14, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Legend of the Changeling – Dark Folklore, Sup…

From eerie cradle-switching fairies to the tragic murder of Bridget Cleary, changeling legends have haunted folklore for centuries. In this episode, we explore the chilling mythology behind these tales—and the real-world horr...

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July 7, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Disappearance of Carrie Culberson – Ohio’s In…

In 1996, 22-year-old Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, after a violent encounter with her abusive ex-boyfriend. No body was ever found, yet a jury convicted him of her murder. In our 100th episode of Terrifyin...

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June 23, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Hat Man - Sleep Paralysis Entity or Real Para…

For centuries, shadowy figures have haunted our dreams—but none as eerily consistent or terrifying as The Hat Man. From global folklore to modern sleep paralysis nightmares, thousands claim to see the same dark figure. Is it ...

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June 16, 2025

Terrifying & True | Carl Tanzler’s Corpse Bride – The True Story of O…

In 1930s Florida, Carl Tanzler’s love for a young woman didn’t end with her death—it began a horrifying obsession. After stealing her corpse and living with it for seven years, his twisted devotion shocked the nation. Was it ...

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June 9, 2025

Terrifying & True | Shrunken Heads: Ritual, Murder, and the Black Mar…

Once sacred tribal relics, shrunken heads became gruesome collector’s items in a global trade fueled by greed and exploitation. Explore the chilling origins, brutal reality, and dark cultural legacy of the tsantsa in this unf...

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June 2, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Herrmann Family Poltergeist – America’s First…

In 1958, a quiet Long Island home became the site of one of the most explosive poltergeist cases in U.S. history. Bottles popped, furniture flew, and even police and scientists were baffled. Was it a hoax, psychokinesis, or s...

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May 19, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Vanishing of Brandon Swanson – Disappearance …

In 2008, college student Brandon Swanson vanished while talking to his father on the phone. Despite a 47-minute call, a massive search, and a law passed in his name, Brandon was never found. What really happened that night on...

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May 12, 2025

Terrifying & True | Annie Börjesson: The Unsolved Death on a Scottish…

When Annie Börjesson’s body washed up on a beach in Prestwick, Scotland, police ruled it suicide within hours. But the evidence told a different story. She had bruises. Her hair was hacked off. Her lungs showed signs of fresh...

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May 5, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Bizarre Disappearance of the Tromp Family

One moment, the Tromps were a hardworking family on their farm. The next, they vanished without warning, abandoning phones, wallets, and reality itself. In this episode, we explore the chilling true story of the Tromp family’...

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April 21, 2025

Terrifying & True | David Hampson and the Legal System’s Strangest En…

For years, in the heart of Swansea, a man blocked traffic, stood silently in the street, and defied every attempt to understand him. David Hampson, known only as “The Silent Man,” never explained himself—not to police, not to...

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April 14, 2025

Terrifying & True | Vanished Without a Trace: The Disappearance of An…

On a quiet April night in 1991, 20-year-old Angela Hammond called her fiancé from a payphone in Clinton, Missouri. What started as a casual conversation turned into a nightmare when she described a strange truck circling the ...

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April 7, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Bennington Triangle – Vermont’s Creepiest Uns…

Between 1945 and 1950, five people vanished in the forests of Vermont’s Bennington Triangle—never to be seen again. Was it coincidence, a curse, or something far more sinister? We're telling that story tonight 🎧 Listen now an...

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March 24, 2025

Terrifying & True | Babes in the Wood Murders – A Chilling Depression…

In 1934, three young sisters were found lifeless in the Pennsylvania woods, their tragic fate forever tied to desperation and mystery. Who was responsible, and why were they abandoned? We're telling this story tonight 🎧 Liste...

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March 17, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Gardner Museum Heist – The World’s Greatest A…

In 1990, on Saint Patrick's Day, two thieves posing as police officers pulled off the biggest art heist in history, stealing 13 priceless works from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Decades later, the crime remains unsolv...

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March 10, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Legend of the Golem of Prague

Delve into the legendary true crime tale of the Golem of Prague , a mystical clay guardian created to protect a persecuted community. But was this supernatural entity truly a hero, or did it become a monster beyond control? J...

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March 3, 2025

Terrifying & True | The Melonheads Curse – Ohio’s Most Terrifying Urb…

Are the Melonheads real or just another terrifying folk tale? In this episode, we explore the sinister legend of Kirtland, Ohio’s deformed forest dwellers, the mysterious Dr. Crow, and the chilling encounters that still haunt...

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