Figures in the Dark

The Harrowing Abduction of Carolynne Watson

On this week's episode Tay talks about the harrowing abduction of Carolynne Watson. After being abducted when out on a picnic in the woods with her boyfriend Julian Buchwald, she and him spend the next six days naked, terrified, and lost in the woods trying not to be found by their abductor. However when they are rescued police find who was the culprit and it is not at all who they expected. Content Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence, kidnapping, and domestic violence. Please listen with care. Thank you to this week's sources: https://medium.com/obscure-horror/teen-and-her-boyfriend-were-abducted-by-a-satanic-cult-and-left-in-the-woods-or-were-they-cfc77fc50a2f [https://medium.com/obscure-horror/teen-and-her-boyfriend-were-abducted-by-a-satanic-cult-and-left-in-the-woods-or-were-they-cfc77fc50a2f] https://www.yourtango.com/news/what-happened-julian-buchwald-and-carolynne-watson-after-he-staged-abduction-get-her [https://www.yourtango.com/news/what-happened-julian-buchwald-and-carolynne-watson-after-he-staged-abduction-get-her] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzD7IrZq70 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzD7IrZq70] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/gippsland-appeals-kidnap-sentence/2855750 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/gippsland-appeals-kidnap-sentence/2855750]

Salvador Dali: Inspiration of a Serial Killer?

On this week's episode Tay tells us a little bit about the murders of three young girls near the train station that inspired Salvador Dali and the conspiracy theories about his works influencing a potential serial killer. Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence, murder, and body mutilation. Please listen with care. Thank you to this week's sources: https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/04/18/four-grisly-murders-one-salvador-dali/ [https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/04/18/four-grisly-murders-one-salvador-dali/] https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/mar/09/features11.g23 [https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/mar/09/features11.g23]

The Haunted Bridges of the East Coast

This week Tori brings you three stories about haunted bridges on the East Coast of the US. She talks about the stories and hauntings of Maggie's Bridge in Seaford Delaware, the Bunny Man Bridge in Burke County Virginia, and The Sachs Covered Bridge in Gettysburg PA. Sit back, relax, and beware of the figures in the dark. Thanks to this weeks sources:  https://www.facebook.com/notes/10157796100638811/ [https://www.facebook.com/notes/10157796100638811/] https://chesapeakeghosts.com/maggies-bridge-woodland-de/ [https://chesapeakeghosts.com/maggies-bridge-woodland-de/] https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Maggie%27s_Bridge [https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Maggie%27s_Bridge] https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/bunny-man-bridge-virginia/ [https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/bunny-man-bridge-virginia/] https://pastlanetravels.com/haunted-bridge-in-gettysburg/ [https://pastlanetravels.com/haunted-bridge-in-gettysburg/]

Hundred Year Mystery: The Death of Hazel Drew

On this week's episode Tay discusses the tragic unsolved murder of Hazel Irene Drew. Her murder being one that most likely would have been solved had she not been living in a town full of corruption and secrets was one that created lasting legend and legacy. Her murder eventually became local folklore that would would be told to Mark Frost so often that he would later regale David Lynch with the tale inspiring the pair to create the show Twin Peaks! Thanks to this week's sources:https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks-solved-100-years-later-book/ [https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks-solved-100-years-later-book/]https://crimereads.com/investigating-the-cold-case-that-inspired-twin-peaks/ [https://crimereads.com/investigating-the-cold-case-that-inspired-twin-peaks/] https://www.timesunion.com/movies/article/New-film-solves-local-1908-murder-case-that-17181811.php#photo-22492419 [https://www.timesunion.com/movies/article/New-film-solves-local-1908-murder-case-that-17181811.php#photo-22492419]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mame_Faye [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mame_Faye] Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery that Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark T. Givens

The History and Haunting of Eastern State Penitentiary

This week Tori and Tay talked about Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Eastern State was constructed to help with overcrowding and prison reform, and eventually became a live ruin which is now used for education, tours and haunting houses. Sit back, enjoy, and beware of the figures in the dark. Thanks to this week's sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daring-escape-from-the-eastern-state-penitentiary-180947688/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daring-escape-from-the-eastern-state-penitentiary-180947688/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary] https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state [https://www.easternstate.org/research/history-eastern-state]