The Kidnapping and Murder of Athena Strand

The Black Dahlia: Part 1 - Who was Elizabeth Short?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/fan_mail/new] You've all heard about the "Black Dahlia" case, but do you really know the story behind the actual woman who was brutally mutilated and murdered in Los Angeles in 1947? Today we explore the background of Elizabeth Short; a charismatic, beautiful and sultry budding actress whose career and life were tragically cut short by a monster who has, to this day, never been identified. In the first of this two part series, we talk about where Elizabeth came from, the discovery of her mutilated corpse, and the initial investigation into one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in American history. Today's Sources Include: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-black-dahlia-murder/ [https://everything-everywhere.com/the-black-dahlia-murder/] https://www.thereallosangelestours.com/crime-seen-the-black-dahlia/ [https://www.thereallosangelestours.com/crime-seen-the-black-dahlia/] https://www.vault.fbi.gov - Black Dahlia (E. Short) FOIA files https://crimereads.com/pop-cultures-black-dahlia-obsession/ [https://crimereads.com/pop-cultures-black-dahlia-obsession/] https://crimereads.com/black-dahlia-murder-rumors-players/ [https://crimereads.com/black-dahlia-murder-rumors-players/] https://crimereads.com/?s=the+black+dahlia [https://crimereads.com/?s=the+black+dahlia] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/black-dahlia-murder-steve-hodel-elizabeth-short] https://people.com/elizabeth-short-murder-who-killed-black-dahlia-11883954 [https://people.com/elizabeth-short-murder-who-killed-black-dahlia-11883954] https://www.aetv.com/articles/black-dahlia-murder-elizabeth-short-cold-case [https://www.aetv.com/articles/black-dahlia-murder-elizabeth-short-cold-case] https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/?p=1030 [https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/?p=1030] Black Dahlia Avenger: The True Story - Hodel, Steve Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood - Mann, William J. Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder - Gilmore, John Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption and Cover-Up of America's Greatest Unsolved Murder - Eatwell, Piu Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/support] Like our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast! Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/ [https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/] You can also leave us some love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast] Have feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at: theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com

A Secret Beneath the Waterbed: The Murder of Maddie Clifton

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/fan_mail/new] In November of 1998, 8 year old Maddie Clifton vanished without a trace from her home in a quiet, suburban neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, setting off a massive search effort that captured national attention. For an entire week, investigators, family, friends, neighbors and volunteers searched desperately for any sign of little Maddie - completely unaware that the truth was hidden just across the street from her home underneath a teenager's waterbed.  Today's Sources Include: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1276072.html [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1276072.html] https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/06/10/maddies-sentence-was-final-family-of-8-year-old-murdered-in-1998-says-her-killer-doesnt-deserve-sentence-reduction/ [https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/06/10/maddies-sentence-was-final-family-of-8-year-old-murdered-in-1998-says-her-killer-doesnt-deserve-sentence-reduction/] https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/9992652 [https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/9992652] https://web.archive.org/web/20190705121310/https://www.news4jax.com/news/boy-grows-up-in-prison-after-killing-young-neighbor [https://web.archive.org/web/20190705121310/https://www.news4jax.com/news/boy-grows-up-in-prison-after-killing-young-neighbor] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-killer-cool-cucumber-after-36641091?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/teen-killer-cool-cucumber-after-36641091?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target] https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2018/11/11/lives-go-on-after-disappearance-death-of-maddie-clifton-8/8402608007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z119010e009600v119010d--90--b--90--&gca-ft=179&gca-ds=sophi [https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2018/11/11/lives-go-on-after-disappearance-death-of-maddie-clifton-8/8402608007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z119010e009600v119010d--90--b--90--&gca-ft=179&gca-ds=sophi] https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/06/29/father-of-boy-who-killed-girl-dies-in-crash/ [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/06/29/father-of-boy-who-killed-girl-dies-in-crash/] https://youtu.be/Lwj5R6_omoE?si=5iX97PVszhPG__5s [https://youtu.be/Lwj5R6_omoE?si=5iX97PVszhPG__5s] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/support] Like our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast! Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/ [https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/] You can also leave us some love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast] Have feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at: theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com

Murder By Chatroom

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/fan_mail/new] This week's episode is full of twists and turns, and is proof that truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction. Today, we examine a case that shows the horrors of giving teenagers unrestricted and unmonitored internet access, and is a great reminder to all of us that you can't ever really be sure who exactly you are talking to on the internet... Today's Sources Include: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/29/crime.uknews] https://www.smh.com.au/world/boy-used-chat-room-to-get-himself-killed-20040530-gdj0ya.html [https://www.smh.com.au/world/boy-used-chat-room-to-get-himself-killed-20040530-gdj0ya.html] https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/teenager-conned-chatroom-friend-into-stabbing-him-2v63q7wbt0p [https://www.thetimes.com/best-law-firms/profile-legal/article/teenager-conned-chatroom-friend-into-stabbing-him-2v63q7wbt0p] https://medium.com/@christopherkokoski/the-boy-who-maste [https://medium.com/@christopherkokoski/the-boy-who-maste]rminded-his-own-murder-fbace1806d38 https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists#Timeline [https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mark-and-john-the-fantasists#Timeline] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/support] Like our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast! Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/ [https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/] You can also leave us some love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast] Have feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at: theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com

The Kidnapping and Murder of Athena Strand

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/fan_mail/new] In this week's heart wrenching episode, we examine the tragic and senseless murder of 7 year old Athena Strand, and the absolute demon who was convicted of killing her: Fed-Ex driver, Tanner Horner who was paid to deliver a package that contained a Christmas gift for the young girl. This is truly one of the most horrifying and disturbing child murder cases in recent true crime history, so listener discretion is strongly advised.  Today's Sources Include: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/06/what-happened-athena-strand-tanner-horner-death-penalty/89959135007/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/06/what-happened-athena-strand-tanner-horner-death-penalty/89959135007/] https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/uncles-powerful-words-follow-death-sentence-for-fedex-driver-who-killed-7-year-old-athena-strand/507-09f4c16c-a755-4799-9dbd-e239ac1c1a05?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WGRZ_-_Channel_2,_Buffalo&fbclid=IwdGRleARorNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTOUrh0DAPxE5h4B3n-Wf_pgc6gUleZGfLUQqXt9BAbgiuBBoNHxbWMknOa4_aem_A8JGAh3ZjNlCI_PSgKt6nw [https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/uncles-powerful-words-follow-death-sentence-for-fedex-driver-who-killed-7-year-old-athena-strand/507-09f4c16c-a755-4799-9dbd-e239ac1c1a05?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WGRZ_-_Channel_2,_Buffalo&fbclid=IwdGRleARorNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeTOUrh0DAPxE5h4B3n-Wf_pgc6gUleZGfLUQqXt9BAbgiuBBoNHxbWMknOa4_aem_A8JGAh3ZjNlCI_PSgKt6nw] https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/us-news/killer-fedex-driver-who-murdered-little-athena-strand-sentenced-to-death/ [https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/us-news/killer-fedex-driver-who-murdered-little-athena-strand-sentenced-to-death/] https://www.dps.texas.gov/news/new-law-makes-changes-amber-alert-system [https://www.dps.texas.gov/news/new-law-makes-changes-amber-alert-system] https://people.com/athena-strand-kidnapping-death-what-to-know-11945465 [https://people.com/athena-strand-kidnapping-death-what-to-know-11945465] https://www.aetv.com/articles/lead-blame-serial-serial-killer [https://www.aetv.com/articles/lead-blame-serial-serial-killer] https://youtu.be/ozXLY04SahA?si=UpwbxPFjGnQYe7aO Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/support] Like our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast! Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/ [https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/] You can also leave us some love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast] Have feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at: theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com

Dalia & Mike Dippolito: Part 3 - Five Thousand Percent Sure

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/fan_mail/new] Well guys and ghouls, we have reached the conclusion of our Dalia and Mike Dippolito extravaganza! Today we have TONS of audio clips for your listening enjoyment. We also talk about the trial(s), the aftermath, and what both Dalia and Mike are up to currently. We are "5,000% sure" you will need to hold onto your butts because, as always, this story is absolutely batshit insane! Today's Sources Include: https://vocal.media/criminal/a-very-floridian-crime-story [https://vocal.media/criminal/a-very-floridian-crime-story] https://youtu.be/9QUcXLM-ifU [https://youtu.be/9QUcXLM-ifU] https://youtu.be/BLDVjydhJA0 [https://youtu.be/BLDVjydhJA0] https://youtu.be/gjKM6MEHF-8?si=-0CCwbdNNHLATDPY https://youtu.be/2inVAg4GLx0?si=YeQAGneHBte4-6Rw Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2403408/support] Like our podcast? Be sure to follow us on Facebook at The Ghosty Girls Podcast! Love our podcast? Check out our Merch: https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/ [https://theghostygirls-shop.fourthwall.com/] You can also leave us some love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostyGirlsPodcast] Have feedback or an idea for a show? E-mail us at: theghostygirlspodcast@gmail.com