Render the Darkness: A True Crime & Paranormal Podcast

The Death of Joseph Heywood

This episode is out of our 50-state series. We talk about the tragic death of Joseph Heywood and the bank heist that made him a hero even to this day. We also learn about the bank heist from the perspective of Cole Younger himself. https://www.northfieldhistory.org/lm-jl-heywoodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lee_Heywoodhttps://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/event/northfield-bank-raidhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11932/joseph-lee-heywoodhttps://mncollections.org/MultiSearch/Index?search=Joseph+Lee+Heywoodhttps://libguides.mnhs.org/northfieldraidhttps://www.amazon.com/Story-Cole-Younger-Himself/dp/3732620239https://www.northfieldhistory.org/1876-bank-raid

Oddities of Minnesota

In this case we're in our 50 states series in Minnesota. We kind of combined a few different things out of this state, we are talking about the Wendigo or Windigo, then we talk about an interesting account of a UFO experience, and than lastly we discuss the Grasshopper Plague of 1873 that lasting for a devastating 5 years! https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/05/02/state-history-day https://www.exploreminnesota.com/road-trips/minnesota-roadside-attractions https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/close-encounters-of-the-minnesota-kind/ https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/08/26/minnesota-deputy-squad-car-ufo-mystery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Johnson_incident https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2008/07/150-minnesota-moments-wed-just-soon-forget/ https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2013/06/winged-menace-minnesota-grasshopper-plagues-1873-1877/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/ https://leighk86.medium.com/state-cryptids-the-wendigo-37448a2b7a0d https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo

A Different Kind of Soldier

Todays episode is a WTF. We talk about two soldiers that people may not know were in the service. We talk about their accomplishments during and after the wars they were part of. https://ww2history.org/war-in-europe/odd-man-bear-out-corporal-wojtek-polish-ii-corps-wwii/https://www.britannica.com/animal/Wojtek-the-Bearhttps://connecticuthistory.org/a-true-dog-of-war-sergeant-stubby/https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_439710

Paranormal Apocalypse--Is This How it Ends with Maxim Furek

This episode we have a special guest. We get the opportunity to interview Author Maxim Furek again. This time we talk about his new book Paranormal Apocalypse--Is This How it Ends. This will defiantly get you to thinking about the past present and what could be in store for our future.

Bath Consolidated School Massacre: Part 2

Today's case is a continuation of last week's case where we talked about the Bath Consolidated School disaster or honestly, massacre in Bath, Michigan. In this part we'll be talking about the actual day of the event and the tragedy that came with it. *TRIGGER WARNING* This episode DOES contain violence against children and animals