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  • In 1957, Ed Gein's gruesome crimes of murder, grave robbing, and corpse abuse shocked the the tiny town of Plainfield, Wisconsin as well as the rest of the world, giving rise to a cottage industry of horror franchises, and serving as a grim reminder of how deep isolation, illness, and an unshakable Oedipus complex can drive some to commit some of the most depraved acts. Take a whirl in the time machine to learn more about the world in which Gein lived and operated, and perhaps separate a little bit of the fact from the fiction his story continues to inspire more than 65 years later.

    Patreon, Socials, Merch, and More:
    https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia

    Additional Music:
    "Aquarium" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    "Infinite Peace" Kevin MacLeod (freePD.com)

    Resource Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/ed-gein-house

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/augusta-wilhelmine-gein

    https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-real-texas-chainsaw-massacre-how-ed-gein-inspired-classic-horror-movies/

    https://hannemanarchive.com/tag/augusta-gein/

    https://www.amazon.com/Deviant-Shocking-Story-Original-Psycho/dp/0671025465

    https://collider.com/errol-morris-werner-herzog-ed-gein-documentary/


    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

  • In the 50th year since the kidnapping of heiress Patricia Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the resulting crime spree that shocked the nation, we can acknowledge the vintage pedigree of the case. But was she truly a villain? She was certainly portrayed that way throughout her saga in the mid-1970s, but two US Presidents would intervene on her behalf, and she would go on to become a centerpiece on discussions of accountability, brainwashing, and Stockholm Syndrome. Pertaining to the latter, you'll get plenty of discussion on what Stockholm Syndrome actually is (and isn't).

    Additional Music: "Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal"

    https://sundriedtomatoes.bandcamp.com/track/hurrian-hymn-to-nikkal-no-6

    Links to Patreon, Merch, Website, Socials:
    https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia

    RESOURCE LINKS:

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

    http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hearst/hearstdolaccount.html

    https://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/hearst/profile.html

    https://www.npr.org/2016/08/03/488373982/whose-side-was-she-on-american-heiress-revisits-patty-hearst-s-kidnapping

    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

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  • This week, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair unravel the dark saga of Patty Cannon, a mastermind behind the Reverse Underground Railroad, whereby free Blacks were kidnapped in the north and sold to southern plantations desperate for them in the wake of the ban on imported slaves in 1807. But not only did the Cannon-Johnson gang, as it would come to be known, thrive on making mayhem for an upwards of ten thousand stolen individuals, Cannon was also a noted serial killer, with some accounts stating she had dozens of bodies of men, women, and children of varying ages buried on her property at the time of her 1829 arrest.

    This episode was recorded live on YouTube for Patreon subscribers and is now available for you here. If you'd like to be part of the discussion as it happens, the join the Vintage Villains Patreon for all the latest updates!

    Watch Video Here:
    https://youtu.be/Lc7TQuzwJ1g

    Join the Vintage Village Patreon, find social links, merch, etc:
    https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia

    The Silver Linings Handbook:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-linings-handbook/id1665733166

    Additional Music: "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven

    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

  • In the final act of this grim tale, Allison and Jayson unravel the missteps and ultimate outcomes of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators, from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater and the attempted assassinations of Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward, to the Booth's final stand at a tobacco farm only 20 miles from the scene of the crime.

    Or did Booth get away in the end? Of course there's a conspiracy theory. Isn't there always?

    Join the Vintage Village Patreon, find social links, merch, etc:
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    The Silver Linings Handbook:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-linings-handbook/id1665733166

    RESOURCE LINKS:

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

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

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

    https://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/articles-and-essays/assassination-of-president-abraham-lincoln/timeline/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069/

    https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/gun-shot-lincoln

    https://www.newsweek.com/2014/06/20/tunnel-vision-254202.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/28/nyregion/bob-diamond-dead.html

    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

  • In this two-part historical odyssey, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook podcast weave through the transformative year of 1865, where the final throes of the Civil War and the ratification of the 13th Amendment are only a couple of the events that factored into John Wilkes Booth's fateful decision to murder the President of the United States.

    But who was Booth, exactly? And how deep were his ties to the Confederacy? And what modern actor would you compare Booth to? We were thinking Nicolas Cage or Charlie Sheen. All that and more in Part 1. The conclusion follows next week.

    Join the Vintage Village Patreon, find social links, merch, etc:
    https://linktr.ee/warpedcortexmedia

    The Silver Linings Handbook:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-linings-handbook/id1665733166

    Additional Music Credit:
    "Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    RESOURCE LINKS:

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

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

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

    https://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/articles-and-essays/assassination-of-president-abraham-lincoln/timeline/

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069/

    https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/gun-shot-lincoln




    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

  • This week's episode is crammed with enough villains to last several lifetimes, but Vasily Blokhin gets the title spot, because he still reigns as the current Guinness World Record holder for most prolific executioner/mass murderer, with more than 7000 killings to his name. And that's only for the Katyn Massacre. As Joseph Stalin's chief executioner, Blokhin's total death count likely ranks in the tens of thousands.

    Learn how the early days of the Soviet Union and the dueling pressure cookers of two world wars allowed a monster like Blokhin to grow and thrive. You'll also hear how Soviet allies in the west (including the United States) helped cover up his horrific deeds for nearly half a century, and how the tragedy of nearly 25,000 murdered Polish citizens continues to fuel political unrest between Russia and Poland to this very day.

    RESOURCE LINKS:

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/vasily-blokhin

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

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

    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson

  • The year 1908 brought a lot of marvels and advancements, and the discovery of dozens of bodies buried on a lonely widow's pig farm in LaPorte, Indiana was certainly among the most memorable.

    Belle Gunness came to the United States from Norway in search of love and riches, and that's exactly what she found. And it would come at a hideous cost. Questions linger to this day, chiefly among them: did she get away with it? Listen and find out!

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/562322/belle-gunness-murders

    https://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gunness-belle.htm

    https://nypost.com/2018/05/05/how-a-farm-girl-became-the-butcher-of-lonely-men/

    https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Princess-Mystery-Gunness-Butcher-ebook/dp/B06XFS39KS

    "Frogs Legs Rag" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Credits:
    Main Theme Music -- Ken Dickson
    Main Graphics -- Nathaniel Dickson