From a Dark Place

The Hinterkaifeck Murders

This week on From a Dark Place, we travel to the isolated Bavarian farmstead at the center of one of the history's most chilling unsolved crimes: the Hinterkaifeck Murders. In March 1922, six people were brutally murdered on their family farm... yet, evidence suggested someone remained on the property for days after the killings. Strange footprints in the snow, whispers of paranoia and a killer who was never caught turned Hinterkaifeck into a century old nightmare that still haunts true crime history. SOURCES Wikipedia- Hinterkaifeck Murders Historic Mysteries- The Hinterkaifeck Murders All That's Interesting- Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders

The Bennington Triangle

Deep in the forest of Vermont lies a stretch of land known as the Bennington Triangle... a place where people vanish without explanation. In this episode we dive into the chilling disappearances of hikers, hunters, student and children who seemingly disappeared into thin air between 1945 and 1950. From eerie folklore to theories of a serial killer, UFOs and something far stranger this is one of America's most unsettling unsolved mysteries. SOURCES The Vermont Monster Guide by Joseph A Citro Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls and Unsolved: Joseph A Citro Unsolved Mysteries- Bennington Triangle/ unexplained disappearances segment

Episode 52: Jack Unterweger

In our Cecil hotel episode, we mentioned Jack being one of a few serial killers known to be a guest of LA's creepiest hotel. Today we dive into his crimes and what exactly made this guy such a monster.

Episode 51: The Lost Boy of Seelyville

In 1904, four- year old Richmond Byers stepped outside to play in the small town of Seelyville and was never seen again. Despite every effort to find him, no trace of Richmond was ever found leaving behind one of Indiana's oldest unsolved missing child cases. Overtime, his story has lived on not just in records, but in quiet folklore. .. subtle reminders of a disappearance that was never explained. Source: Cold Case Indiana Indiana State Library (archival newspapers and regional records)

Episode 50: The RMS Queen Mary

Once a symbol of luxury and elegance, the RMS Queen Mary carried some of the world's wealthiest passengers across the Atlantic... before being transformed into a warship and back. In this episode of From a Dark Place, we explore the ships glamour to conflict including the tragic collision with the HMS Curacoa and the lives forever tied to its decks. Now permanently docked in Long Beach, the Queen Mary is known not only for its history but all of the haunts you get with the territory. Unexplained sightings to long-standing ghost lore. SOURCES Official Queen Mary Website- History and Ship Archives National WWII Museum- Troopship and wartime conversion records Encyclopedia Britannica- Historical overview of the Queen Mary and transatlantic liners