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  • Betty Beets was married five times to six different men.

    Four of her husbands were endangered, injured, or killed.

    Love isn’t always a good thing.

    Sometimes, it’s dangerous.

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  • When three women went on a trip to visit Starved Rock State Park, they were looking for fresh air and the sweet taste of adventure.

    Disappearing changed the plan.

    Within days, their bodies were found—but their killer was nowhere to be seen.

    Police finally believed they got the right person, but all these years later, the public is fairly split.

    Find out what police say happened, then what the man they sent to prison has to say about it all.

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  • When an engaged couple can’t get a hotel room, they decide to illegally camp out on the beach for a night instead—but as they slumbered beneath the stars, someone had other plans.

    The young couple was shot and killed by a stranger, and it took over a decade to get answers.

    The truth from the killer’s mouth would paint a story of a random act of violence that ended two lives too early.

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  • The internet is known for its fair share of conspiracy theories and trending topics, but some of them are downright WILD.

    In this episode, we are going to discuss a popular theory perpetuated on TikTok that states that our National Parks are actually full of secret feral cannibals that are lying in wait to snatch up hikers and campers.

    What do you think? Are the stories real? Are the cannibals in cahoots with the federal government?

    Be sure to send in your fan theories!

    ***RESOURCE LIST***

    https://nerdist.com/article/american-horror-stories-conspiracy-theory-feral-people-national-parks/

    https://www.pathloom.com/post/national-park-oddities-cannibal-conspiracy-wildlife

    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRphroex/

    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRphhntA/

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  • Helen Karipidis was only nine years old when she disappeared while playing outside in 1988.

    Blame was cast on secret groups of pedophiles, strangers, and even her own father.

    To this day, no one knows what happened to her.

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  • To kick off the new year, we are going to explore some random crimes out in nature that anyone could commit.

    Well, almost anyone.

    Find out if you should be on the run from the police!

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  • Colleen Wood was a 51-year-old woman who was living her best life in Florida when she met someone special, a man named John Paul Sr.

    He had a beautiful boat and promised that they could live out her dream of sailing the world.

    On a whim, Colleen sold everything—her home, her car, her belongings—and moved onto his boat.

    Unfortunately, when they left for their first trip around the holidays, she never came back.

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  • 500 years ago, the Chimú Empire made the terrifying decision to sacrifice 140 children and 200+ baby animals.

    Hundreds of years would pass before their bodies were discovered and their stories could be told.

    Learn about the world’s most devastating human sacrifice in Pampa La Cruz–and what caused it.

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  • When Debra Lee Vowell, Dennis Vowell, and Gary Newton went out on a boat, they expected to enjoy their time out on the ocean.

    But–when they didn’t come back, rumors began to spiral.

    An extensive search would yield no real evidence–no boat, no people–at least nothing that lasted.

    There was a potential sighting, but the suspected bodies disappeared beneath the waves never to be seen again.

    What happened–and where did they go?

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  • Frank Lenz was a cyclist with a dream—to travel the world and take photos.



    After two years of traveling across Europe, he suddenly disappeared.



    In his absence, his magazine articles would continue to be printed even though his editor knew he was missing.



    What happened to him?

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  • When a mansion owner decided to have work done on their property, they discovered a shocking surprise—a car buried on their property.



    The car had been there for decades, and the owner of this car was John Lew, a man who lived a life of crime spanning across decades.



    Why was the car buried? What secrets did it hold?

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  • Three different crimes in three different parks.



    Whether you’re walking, talking, or working, the parks really just aren’t safe.



    You never know who you might meet there.

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  • The Cowden family went out for a surprise camping trip during Labor Day Weekend, but when they never showed up for dinner, their extended family knew something was wrong.



    For seven months, the Cowdens were considered missing.



    Then, they found them.



    Their murders remain a mystery to this day.

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  • When you die, you expect your body to end up somewhere normal–in a grave, an urn, or maybe a medical lab.



    Unfortunately, not everyone who is laid to rest in the ground stays that way.



    Sometimes, people like to go in and pull bodies right back out for reasons of their own.



    These are those stories.



    EPISODE EDIT



    In the episode, I stated that Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen in the late 90s instead of the late 1900s in error. His body was actually stolen in the 1970s.

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  • All around the world, there are forests just waiting to be explored—but you might not be alone out there.



    In the forest, there is death, and the dead don’t always leave.



    Do you ever wonder what terrible secrets your favorite forest holds?

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  • In this episode, we are taking a look at some of the more famous monsters in lore–and why human beings are actually the bad guys in these stories.



    Our crimes?



    Stalking, hunting, slander, and slaying!

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  • In the 1660s, Hartford, Connecticut flew into a frenzy when witch accusations started to be made.



    11 were accused, 4 were killed for it, and some escaped.



    Accusations continued to fly until a group of neighbors took things a little too far.



    If only Salem had learned from these stories.

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  • The Hammersmith Ghost was a legend that plagued a village outside of London.



    When a villager committed suicide and was buried on consecrated ground, people began to report sightings of the local specter.



    Some ran. Some died. Some picked up guns and decided to fight.



    One man stumbled across the ghost and shot it in the face.



    There was just one problem—it wasn’t a ghost at all.

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  • Roy Norris and Lawrence Bittaker were two men who met in prison and bonded over their twisted fantasies of hurting women.



    When they were both released, they made a plan to turn California into their own personal hunting grounds.



    They had five known murder victims, but most believe that there are more that remain undiscovered.



    Their victims met terrible, gruesome ends.

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