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Ahoy cryptic cuties! This week we come bearing tales of two voyages that suddenly went very wrong. Kelsey covers the disappearance of Annette Mizener, a passenger aboard a carnival cruise in 2004 who mysteriously went overboard.
Alanna wraps things up with the Hawks, a lovely retired couple who just wanted to sell their yacht so they could spend more time with their grandchildren, a decision that would end up costing them everything.
Stay safe if you find yourself out on the open ocean (maybe bring a flare gun and a lifejacket?) and until next time keep it cryptic.
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Abandoned, lonely, often forlorn, how can places seem so sad and neglected? What makes a ghost town a ghost town? We explore some lost settlements and what happened to them, really. Sometimes it's a loss of income and prosperity, othertimes, something more destructive and very final. Whether the town died out, pardon the pun, or came to a catastrophic end, it's an tale worth telling and we say, put on your safety goggles and your hiking boots!
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Hey cryptic cuties, you know we had to take advantage of the month of May to cover some airplane crimes.
Kelsey tells the story of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, when a typical trip turns into a fight to keep an uncontrollable plane in the air and save the lives of hundreds aboard. Alanna closes out the ep with Canadian Airlines Flight 108, and how investigations into its demise lead to a cowardly husband and his crazy plot to escape his life.
It's a wild ride this week, if your oxygen mask deploys make sure you put it on yourself first before helping others, and until next time, keep it cryptic!
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This week, we had fun finding some other amazing animals, they may not all be psychic wonder horses, but damn are they wonderful!!
Kelsey keeps us up with the Koko shenanigans, you know like the Kardashians? Ok it's a stretch, but Koko reaches new heights in communication and very human traits, like ...being horny?? She's an enigma, like all of us!
To cap it off, Alanna tells some war stories of animal heros, like Unsinkable Sam, and two very, very good doggos.
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Hey cryptic cuties, we thought it was about time we took it back to our roots, our Canadian roots that is. This time we bring to you 2 very interesting unsolved cases that couldn't be more different from each other. Kicking things off, Kelsey dives into a robbery that takes a surprising turn when the thieves return some of the items to prove they were the real robbers. Alanna shares the tragic tale of the babes in the woods, 2 unidentified children's remains, and the decades long search for answers. We hope you enjoy, recommend us to a friend (especially if their Canadian lol). Until next time, keep it cryptic!!
Tags: The Skylight Caper, Canadian True Crime, The Babes in the Woods
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Ok, we could have called this episode a pseudoscience and a psychic horse, but I liked the alliteration so there we are. We love any fringe science, powerwe don't quite understand and stories about wild history with a dash of animal hijinks. This one has it all!So grab your furry friends and a nice apple for two wild rides!Kelsey covered the history of lie detector tests and their rise and fall in the courts and what we think of them today. We pick apart the science from the not- so science parts of the polygraph machine.And Alanna comes in clutch with a 1920's story of a mind-reading mare from Richmond, Virginia. Could her spot-on predictions be truly a sixth sense? We sure wish we had her inside sport's knowledge, maybe she talked to the racehorses and got the edge...
Hope you enjoy, and, hey(or should I say neigh?), let us know, we aren't psychic! So drop us a rating and refer a friend! Keep it Cryptic!
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Qué pasa cryptic cuties, are you ready to dive into some true crime and Spanish history? Kelsey kicks things off with a frustrating and cryptic case involving a disco, a vacant lot, and an unbreakable code. Alanna takes things back in time with a lesson on conquistadors and some of the crimes of the Spanish Inquisition.
If you haven't already, check out our interview with Creepy Confidential, we had so much fun!
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Audio https://open.spotify.com/episode/7K7RgJqI7pWls7o5w3VqUG?si=EIjQn3zBROaiX6jR8a_JcQ
Tags: Eva Blanco Puig, Spanish True Crime, Nuño de Guzmán, Spanish Inquisition
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Hey Cryptic Cuties, Happy Tuesday!! A very happy one indeed, with extra content!We hope you enjoy our guest episode on the incredible Creepy Confidential's After Dark series, where host Noelle, resident Weirdo Wisconsinite talks to cool indie pods with a dark side! Her show tickles all the same spots of conspiracy, cults, true crime and cryptids so be sure to check it out for your cryptic fix!!https://open.spotify.com/show/58snZTiijgk148GlrzZ0s2?si=ecd5472e776b4c5dPromo: Creepy Confidential
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It's Cursed Gems: Bigger, Longer and uncut!
This topic had been requested before and we just couldn't resist the magic anymore! Perhaps we're enthralled to the jewels pull already.... First we take you to the Stone of Awakening, aka the Purple Sapphire, which carries the weight of many deaths, other wild afflictions, etc., hence the curse.
Then we tell you the tale of two "Black" Gems, aka once you go Black, you never come back! To life! but that's history for ya.
Check out our Patreon bonus content at Patreon.com/castlesandcryptids if you are craving more content, there are dozens of bonus episodes!
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Howdy cryptic cuties, are you ready for an ep featuring two very different cases that both end with the ultimate betrayal. Kelsey takes us back in time to the wild, wild west, where outlaws ruled the land and bounties pitted friend against friend.
Alanna covers the tragic case of Shanquella Robinson, where what should be an amazing trip to Mexico with friends has unexpected consequences for all those involved. How does a video come into play, well you'll have to listen to find out. Until next time, keep it cryptic!
Check out Rogue Darkness, part of our Darkcast pod family, host Raven discusses all things macabre and witchy! Tune in, we know you will love it!
Tags: Betrayals, The Assassination of Jesse James, Jesse James, Shanquella Robinson
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(Hey Cryptic Cuties, so sorry this is out a little late, it was my birthday yesterday and I did not get my editing done. I know I'm a bad girl, ironically we talk about late episodes at the end of the recording, how odd!! Hope you forgive me my sins lol)
Happy Freaky Friday, let's see how well you know your fairies! But be warned, most are not teacup-sized or full of pure goodness and pixie dust! Don't worry, we get to the pixies too.
Kelsey teaches an overview of the motley crew of fey-type creatures in New Zealand! Cliff notes: some are big and very hairy indeed! Not all look like Legolas, oh no!
Alanna's fairy feature starts with chicken-riding creatures and gets weirder as we go along! Sort of an A-Z of our favorite finds in fairy lore across the world. So get out your glitter and let's talk f*cked up fairies!
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Hey everyone, did you miss us? We hope you enjoyed our unexpected Darkcast feature last week. We are back and ready to dive right into two cases where what a person knew may have put a target on their back.
Kelsey details how multiple witnesses disappeared just before they could testify against one very dangerous man, it's crazy just how many crimes he got away with. Alanna covers the life of a woman who became entangled with one of the most famous families of the 1960's. Did this lead to her eventual demise, or who is really behind her sudden death? Tune in to hear our theories, and until next time, keep it cryptic!
Tags: Marvin Gabrion, Rachel Timmerman, JFK, Mary Pinchot Meyer, The Kennedys
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Hey cryptic cuties, we had to postpone this weeks ep due to scheduling issues. We hope you enjoy this Darkcast takeover from Hands off my podcast, hosted by Jasmine Castillo, were she details the continued disappearance of Matthew Jay Broncho.
We will catch up with you next week!
https://open.spotify.com/show/0mezp46XyIwEF5JKgiQqdK?si=fd7c2600b89641e3Welcome to Hands Off My Podcast, your go-to source for ethical true-crime stories. We're dedicated to amplifying the voices of those who've been silenced, focusing on the #MMIP2S, #AANHPI, #BIPOC, and #LGBTQ communities.
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Hell yeah it's time for another Haunted AF series episode!
It's a tour of haunted abodes from the Hotel Coronado, to the village of Beauty and the Beast (Maurice, Jacques, all so very Francais there!), to a castle crawl of dark pasts and ghostly encounters!
So you can check out, but can you ever really leave?? Not if you stay in a historic hotel or ancient castle! there is a possibility you will end up there for eternity! Mwah ha hahah! Ok but really we kinda want to go to all of the places, but maybe mostly in daylight?? ok thanx bye!! :) Catch you next week!
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Hi everybody, we hope you had a good Valentine's Day! To help celebrate the day of luv, we decided to some times when love went wrong, sometimes very, very wrong....
Kelsey covers a love triangle involving some unexpected members of the community, listen to find out what happens when a woman splits up 2 long time friends.
Alanna closes out the ep with a love confession that takes a super dark turn and changes the lives of both people forever. This story of survival is inspiring, and not something just anyone could survive.
We hope you enjoy, catch you next time cryptic cuties!
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This week we bring you a very special hand-picked, Fan-picked theme of Satanic Panic! It's catchy, it rhymes, but what's really behind the moral panic of the evolving eighties and into the nineties?
Well that's what our Patreon member Patrick E. wanted to know, and boy are we glad, cause it's a wild ride! From the musical messages from the devil to the massive allegations of child abuse and wrongful convictions, it's a deeper dive than we ever imagined. Just how much harm came from it is equal parts shocking and hard to quantify.
So grab your twenty-sided die and throw on the Black Album, it's time to dance with the devil! And if you want to pick a future episode topic, head on over to Patreon.com/castlesandcryptids to check out our 3 tiers and dozens of bonus episodes and videos!
This one's for you Pat!
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What's up cryptic cuties? Welcome to what was planned as Kelsey's birthday ep, (but she went to Los Angeles instead) so here it is. Kelsey cover's a famous Serial Killer who has been compared to Jack the Ripper. Don't worry she doesn't get into all the grisly details this time, there were sadly too many victims to cover.
Alanna lightens the mood with a very wild and entertaining tale of a prank that goes beyond anything you may have heard before. Listen to find out how 2 men's bet effected a whole town.
We hope you enjoy and until next time keep it cryptic!
Tags: Joseph Vacher, The French Ripper, The South-East Ripper, Killer of Little Shepherds, The Berners Street Hoax, The Berners Street Prank, Crazy Pranks
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After a brief bit of book talk, the gals put on their scrubs for some insane stories of mysterious medical mishaps. Which may be putting it too mildly...
Kelsey kicks us off as usual, with a wild case of a Minnesota woman who defied doctors and all logic by surviving a sub-zero night spent outside. Having just barely survived our own polar vortex, ya darn tootin' this one shook us!
Then Alanna leaves us with the strange story of Brazil's very own so called "Melting Man". Which got us asking ourselves if sometimes going to a big party isn't a life-saver? It's a thinker.
Tags: Jean Hillier, Joao Prestes Filho, Araçariguama Incident, UFO encounters
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You guys, this episode is right out of this world(and may sound vageuly liek a 90's talk show, we're aware!)!
Originally planned as part of our ET episode 106: A close Encounter of The Canadian Kind, it was cut due to length. And by that I mean, damn can we (I mean me, who are we kidding) talk our asses off sometimes!
So it has been in the Illuminaughty/ Patreon vaults until now, when alas we didn't get a new one out to you in time, we decided to release it.
Apologies, friends, and hope this sneak peek behind the Patreon curtain can curtail your Castles and Cryptids Cravings for now!
What's it about? Why Akon the alien and his earth lover Elizabeth of course! If you've ever wondered what the alien D is like, this is the episode for you! and also 'cause y'know extraterrestrial enlightenment and stuff. Someone has to know more than we do!
Thanks for listening and catch you next week, keep it cryptic!
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Happy 2024 cryptic cuties! We hope you missed us as much as we missed you. This week we have two interesting cases for you, starting with the disappearances of two young friends who went missing after attending a huge New Year's party. Did police catch the right person in the end, or is there an innocent man behind bars? Alanna wraps things up with the tragic and brutal deaths of the Petit family, who were targeted and suffered for hours at the hands of their attackers. Don't worry, next week will be much lighter after such a heartbreaking ep.
Tags: Ben Smart & Olivia Hope, The Petit Family, The Cheshire Murders
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