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Halloween in the Shadows: Episode References
Explore the sources behind our Halloween finale, featuring the Union Screaming House, Kentucky Meat Shower, and Phantom Social Workers. Listen first—then look deeper.
4 days ago2 min read


The Bell Witch: The People Behind the Haunting: Reference Page
Explore the sources behind The Bell Witch: The People Behind the Haunting, from Tennessee folklore to the accounts of enslaved families often overlooked in the legend.
Oct 222 min read


Remembering Colleen Slemmer: Research and References
Before Colleen Slemmer became a name buried beneath court proceedings, appeals, and an execution date, she was a nineteen-year-old who loved roller-skating, computers, and helping children. This memorial episode returns Colleen to the center of her own story.
Oct 135 min read


Corpsewood Manor: Murder on the Mountain — Research & References
Deep in the mountains of northwest Georgia, Charles Scudder and Joseph “Joey” Odom built an unconventional life on forty isolated acres. But after their brutal 1982 murders, their handmade castle became something else entirely—a crime scene, a local legend, and eventually the center of stories involving curses, ghosts, Satanic Panic, and secrets that still raise questions today.
Oct 53 min read


Madalyn Murray O’Hair: Against God and Country-Parts One and Two — Research and References
Explore the research behind *Madalyn Murray O’Hair: Against God and Country*, including the sources covering her disputed childhood, fight over school prayer, family divisions, disappearance, murder, and the investigation that finally revealed the truth.
Sep 283 min read


19 Days: The John O’Neill Story — References Podcast EP #25
Explore the reports, interviews and archival materials behind **19 Days: The John O’Neill Story**—and examine the evidence surrounding the warnings, conflicts and unanswered questions that shaped his final investigation.
Sep 112 min read


Unknown Names
You know the rulings. You know the warnings. But do you know the people behind them? Unknown Names goes back before six landmark Supreme Court cases became part of American law—to the strange, complicated, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of the people who never expected their lives to change ours.
Sep 83 min read


Jennifer Fairgate — The Woman in Room 2805 Podcast Ep. # 24
A woman checks into one of Oslo’s most prominent hotels under a name that leads nowhere. Days later, investigators are left with a death, an identity they can’t verify, and questions that remain unanswered more than thirty years later. Explore the research and sources behind our investigation into the mystery of Jennifer Fairgate.
Aug 312 min read


FAFO : America's Most Notorious Scorned Wives- Podcast Ep.23 Reference List
Every story has a version that's remembered...
and another that's often forgotten.
In this episode of **Truth in the Shadows**, we explore three women whose names became part of American history—but whose stories are far more complex than the versions most people think they know.
Below you'll find the research and reference materials used while developing this episode. If you'd like to hear how these sources come together, you can listen to the full episode wherever you ge
Aug 31 min read
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