Episode 34 The Nurse Who Survived a Hitman and The Summer That Drove People Insane

Episode 34 The Nurse Who Survived a Hitman and The Summer That Drove People Insane

Hey everybody! Join the girls this week as Keitha tell us of the strong and brave Susan Walters who fought back and defended herself against the hitman that her estranged husband had hired to try and kill her. Then Jess will tell us about the heatwave that settled in New York City in 1911 that caused the people living there to go into heat stroke. Please sit back and enjoy with a cold whiskey! Please rate and review us anywhere you listen to podcast! Also give us a follow on our social media! Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ [https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/] Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947] Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana [https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana] Keitha's Sources A Hitman Came For Susan Kuhnhausen. He Didn’t Survive. By Shari Rose https://blurredbylines.com/articles/susan-kuhnhausen-walters-survivor-hitman-portland/ [https://blurredbylines.com/articles/susan-kuhnhausen-walters-survivor-hitman-portland/] ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself by Bob Aller https://hospitalwatchdog.org/er-nurse-kills-attacker-while-defending-herself/ [https://hospitalwatchdog.org/er-nurse-kills-attacker-while-defending-herself/] Police: Intruder Strangled by Nurse Was Hit Man by The Associated Press https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14859827 [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14859827] Susan Kuhnhausen Killed the Hitman Sent to Kill Her by Emily G. Thompson https://morbidology.com/susan-kuhnhausen-killed-the-hitman-sent-to-kill-her/ [https://morbidology.com/susan-kuhnhausen-killed-the-hitman-sent-to-kill-her/] I Strangled the Hammer Hitman my Husband Sent to Kill Me by mirror.co.uk [http://mirror.co.uk/] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-strangled-the-hammer-hitman-my-husband-sent-369807 [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/i-strangled-the-hammer-hitman-my-husband-sent-369807] A Woman’s Husband Hired A Hitman to Murder Her…But She Gruesomely Strangled Him Instead by Inigo Gonzalez https://www.ranker.com/list/susan-kuhnhausen-acts/inigo-gonzalez [https://www.ranker.com/list/susan-kuhnhausen-acts/inigo-gonzalez] He Came to Kill Her. She Survived. He Didn’t. By Word Press https://historyandotherthingsweb.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/he-came-to-kill-her-she-survived-he-didnt/ [https://historyandotherthingsweb.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/he-came-to-kill-her-she-survived-he-didnt/] Jess's Sources History.com – The Heat Wave of 1911 [https://www.history.com/news/heat-wave-1911-weather-insane?utm_source=chatgpt.com]Library of Congress Chronicling America Archives [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]The New York Times Archives [https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=1911+heat+wave&utm_source=chatgpt.com]New England Historical Society – The 1911 Heat Wave Drove People Insane [https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-1911-heat-wave-was-so-deadly-it-drove-people-insane/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]NOAA Climate History Archive [https://www.climate.gov/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]National Weather Service Timeline [https://www.weather.gov/timeline?utm_source=chatgpt.com]Smithsonian Magazine Archives [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]The Boston Globe Archives [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/archives/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]New York Public Library Digital Collections [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]Scientific American – Heat and Human Behavior [https://www.scientificamerican.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]CDC – Extreme Heat History [https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com]American Meteorological Society Journals [https://journals.ametsoc.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]JSTOR Daily – Historic Urban Heat [https://daily.jstor.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]New York City Municipal Archives [https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]Library of Congress Photo Collections [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]National Geographic – Deadly Heat Waves [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

Episode 33 Our UFO Episode!

Hey everybody! On this week's episode of Death Over Cocktails Jess will start off by telling us about two men who were mysteriously found under weird cicumstances. Was it a government cover up? Was it aliens? Was it a secret nuclear test? You decide! Next, Keitha will tell us one of the most famous and validating UFO sightings by the Ariel School children. Please leave a comment and rate us everywhere you listen to podcast! Also give us a follow on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php? [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947] and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ [https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/] Also huge shoutout to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana [https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana] Jess's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Masks_Case]https://allthatsinteresting.com/lead-masks-case [https://allthatsinteresting.com/lead-masks-case]https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53977710 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53977710]https://www.history.com/news/lead-masks-case-brazil [https://www.history.com/news/lead-masks-case-brazil]https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/lead-masks-case-brazil/ [https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/lead-masks-case-brazil/]https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/07/the-lead-masks-case/ [https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/07/the-lead-masks-case/]https://www.grunge.com/251965/the-truth-behind-the-lead-masks-case/ [https://www.grunge.com/251965/the-truth-behind-the-lead-masks-case/]https://www.cultofweird.com/history/lead-masks-case-brazil/ [https://www.cultofweird.com/history/lead-masks-case-brazil/] Keitha's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_School_UFO_incident [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_School_UFO_incident] The School Kids Who Said They Saw ‘Aliens’ by BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-57749238 [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-57749238] The Ariel UFO Incident: When Aliens Visited a School in Zimbabwe by Robbie Mitchell https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/ariel-ufo-children/28719/ [https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/ariel-ufo-children/28719/] UFOs Part 3: The Ariel School Sighting, When 62 Children Saw An Alien Ship At Recess by History Uncovered https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/ariel-school-ufo [https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/ariel-school-ufo] The Ariel School Phenomenon: What Really Happened When 68 Children Witnessed a UFO? By James Felton https://www.iflscience.com/the-ariel-school-phenomenon-what-really-happened-when-68-children-witnessed-a-ufo-63873 [https://www.iflscience.com/the-ariel-school-phenomenon-what-really-happened-when-68-children-witnessed-a-ufo-63873] The 30th Anniversary of the Ariel School UFO Incident by UFO’s Pennsylvania Beach Florida https://www.ufospensacolabeach.com/the-30th-anniversary-of-the-ariel-school-ufo-incident [https://www.ufospensacolabeach.com/the-30th-anniversary-of-the-ariel-school-ufo-incident] How 62 Kids Saw A UFO Land In Most Compelling Mass Sighting Of All Time by Henry Holloway and The Sun https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/how-62-kids-saw-a-ufo-land-in-most-compelling-mass-sighting-of-all-time/news-story/4b2c73464e4a0fa8630143a7bc6a48bb [https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/how-62-kids-saw-a-ufo-land-in-most-compelling-mass-sighting-of-all-time/news-story/4b2c73464e4a0fa8630143a7bc6a48bb] An Examination of the Causes and Solutions to Eyewitness Testimony https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4131297/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20American%20Psychological,the%20causes%20of%20eyewitness%20error. [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4131297/#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20the%20American%20Psychological,the%20causes%20of%20eyewitness%20error.] Eyewitness Misidentification https://dpa.ky.gov/kentucky-department-of-public-advocacy/about-dpa/kip/causes/misid/ [https://dpa.ky.gov/kentucky-department-of-public-advocacy/about-dpa/kip/causes/misid/]

Epsiode 32 The Ghost That Solved Her Own Murder and The 657 Blvd Watcher

Hey ya'll! This week Keitha tells us the story of Zona Heaster Shue and how her ghost came back to her mother to help put her killer behind bars and then Jess will tell us the suspenseful story of a family that moved into 657 blvd only to be harrassed by an unknown letter writer. So sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy this weeks story! Also please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! And give us a follow on Facebook and Instagram and a HUGE shout out to our music producer! Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ [https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/] Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947] Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana [https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana] Keitha's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbrier_Ghost [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbrier_Ghost] Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue by Belinda Anderson https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost [https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost] The Greenbrier Ghost by Dave Tabler https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html [https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.html] The Greenbrier Ghost: A Murder Solved by a Specter by Headcount Coffee https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-greenbrier-ghost-a-murder-solved-by-a-specter?srsltid=AfmBOoqYPODSB_tCb0Q5rMo7vaGz_htdeBb7qzAkowLQHDUo5HevyoMh [https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-greenbrier-ghost-a-murder-solved-by-a-specter?srsltid=AfmBOoqYPODSB_tCb0Q5rMo7vaGz_htdeBb7qzAkowLQHDUo5HevyoMh] The Greenbrier Ghost: A Haunting Case of Justice from Beyond the Grave by WV News Report https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/the-greenbrier-ghost-a-haunting-case-of-justice-from-beyond-the-grave/article_deca5dbc-1d15-11ef-94a0-8f736ca9495e.html [https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/the-greenbrier-ghost-a-haunting-case-of-justice-from-beyond-the-grave/article_deca5dbc-1d15-11ef-94a0-8f736ca9495e.html] The Greenbrier Ghost by Nicky Demitry https://www.lawweekly.org/front-page/2025/10/29/b4nz0yz4betrskt1myor79tdf9jhdv [https://www.lawweekly.org/front-page/2025/10/29/b4nz0yz4betrskt1myor79tdf9jhdv] Jess's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watcher_of_Westfield%2C_New_Jersey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watcher_of_Westfield%2C_New_Jersey]https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-watcher-house [https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-watcher-house]https://www.wtvr.com/2019/08/12/the-watcher-house-is-sold-years-after-a-family-was-terrorized-with-creepy-letters [https://www.wtvr.com/2019/08/12/the-watcher-house-is-sold-years-after-a-family-was-terrorized-with-creepy-letters]https://www.inman.com/2022/11/02/is-the-watcher-back-police-have-visited-nj-home-58-times-since-2019/ [https://www.inman.com/2022/11/02/is-the-watcher-back-police-have-visited-nj-home-58-times-since-2019/]https://unanswered.io/guide/the-true-story-behind-netflixs-the-watcher-657-boulevard [https://unanswered.io/guide/the-true-story-behind-netflixs-the-watcher-657-boulevard]https://www.grunge.com/54322/watcher-house/ [https://www.grunge.com/54322/watcher-house/]https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netflix-the-watcher-based-on-a-true-story-westfield-nj-house/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/netflix-the-watcher-based-on-a-true-story-westfield-nj-house/]https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/the-watcher-netflix-true-story [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/the-watcher-netflix-true-story]https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/the-watcher-real-life-unsolved-mystery-explained [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/the-watcher-real-life-unsolved-mystery-explained]https://ew.com/tv/the-watcher-netflix-true-story-fact-vs-fiction/ [https://ew.com/tv/the-watcher-netflix-true-story-fact-vs-fiction/]https://time.com/6221960/the-watcher-true-story-netflix/ [https://time.com/6221960/the-watcher-true-story-netflix/]https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/657-boulevard-things-to-know-real-life-home-the-watcher [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/657-boulevard-things-to-know-real-life-home-the-watcher]https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html [https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html]

Episode 31 The Boy That Walked Into Prom With A Deadly Secret & The Spooky Stories of Black Forest Germany

Hey ya'll!  We had a busy week, but we know ya'll have been waiting with anticipation for this weeks stories! Jess will tell us about Jeff Pelley who the night he went to his high school prom, his whole family was brutually murdered. Did he do it? Was it a rush job by the police? Is he just that good of a story teller? Tell us in the comments! Next Keitha will tell us about the haunted and creepy sightings that are reported in the Beautiful Schwarzwald Hirschsprung or Black Forest located in Germany! Stay tune for the mysteries this week! Also rate and reivew us wherever you listen to podcasts! Also give us a follow on our social media and a HUGE shout out to our music produce https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana [https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana] Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ [https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/] Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947] Jess's Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-pelley-murder-case-prosecutors-teen-killed-his-family-in-an-argument-over-prom/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-pelley-murder-case-prosecutors-teen-killed-his-family-in-an-argument-over-prom/]https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/evidence-photos-pelley-family-quadruple-murder/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/evidence-photos-pelley-family-quadruple-murder/]https://www.cbsnews.com/shows/48_hours/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/shows/48_hours/] https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/21685-justices-affirm-1989-murder-convictions [https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/21685-justices-affirm-1989-murder-convictions]https://www.indystar.com/ [https://www.indystar.com/]https://www.southbendtribune.com/ [https://www.southbendtribune.com/]https://www.courts.in.gov/opinions/ [https://www.courts.in.gov/opinions/] https://www.newspapers.com/ [https://www.newspapers.com/]https://www.findagrave.com/ [https://www.findagrave.com/]https://www.in.gov/ [https://www.in.gov/]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwS2KefKcA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwS2KefKcA] Keitha's Sources 5 Chilling Tales From The Black Forest of Germany by Mysterious Adventures Tours https://mysteriousadventurestours.com/5-chilling-tales-from-the-black-forest-of-germany/ [https://mysteriousadventurestours.com/5-chilling-tales-from-the-black-forest-of-germany/] Beyond the Mist: Ghosts, Curses and the Untold Hauntings of the Black Forest by Kyrol Mojikal https://vocal.media/horror/beyond-the-mist-ghosts-curses-and-the-untold-hauntings-of-the-black-forest [https://vocal.media/horror/beyond-the-mist-ghosts-curses-and-the-untold-hauntings-of-the-black-forest] On The Trail of Ghost: Mysterious Places in the Black Forest https://www.schwarzwaldportal.com/en/auf-den-spuren-der-geister-mysterioese-orte-im-schwarzwald.html [https://www.schwarzwaldportal.com/en/auf-den-spuren-der-geister-mysterioese-orte-im-schwarzwald.html] The Real Haunted Story of Black Forest by TheNaeth https://vocal.media/horror/the-real-haunted-story-of-black-forest [https://vocal.media/horror/the-real-haunted-story-of-black-forest] The Black Forest by The Little House of Horrors https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-black-forest/#:~:text=The Black Forest isn't,he lives among the nymphs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_people [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_people] The Tall Man by CoryMeadows12 https://www.wattpad.com/751048243-folklore-urban-legends-and-spirits-of-germany-the [https://www.wattpad.com/751048243-folklore-urban-legends-and-spirits-of-germany-the] https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000015464.pdf [https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000015464.pdf]

Episode 30 The Woman Who Poisoned 600 Men and Donkey Lady Bridge

Hey there everybody! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails, Keitha tells us about Guilia Tofana the creator of Aqua Tofana a poison that ended up killing six hundred abusive men. Then Jess will tell us of the Texas folklore of Donkey Lady Bridge, and about the woman who survived burning inside her own house. Sit back, sip on that drink, and enjoy the episode! Also please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ [https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/] Our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947] Also shout out to our music producer https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana [https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana] Keitha's Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofana [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofana] Guilia Tofana: Poisoner, Murder, Saviour? By Cathryn Kemp https://historiamag.com/giulia-tofana-poisoner-murderer-saviour/ [https://historiamag.com/giulia-tofana-poisoner-murderer-saviour/] Historical Crisis: Aqua Tofana—Power and Poison in 1600s Rome by Sophie Lubin  https://concordacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAMUN-2025-HC-Aqua-Tofana-Poison.pdf [https://concordacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAMUN-2025-HC-Aqua-Tofana-Poison.pdf] Giulia Tofana: Power & Poison by Deborah Swift https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/ [https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/] Giulia Tofana, Italy’s Most Notorious Poisoner by Francesca Bezzone https://italoamericano.org/giulia-tofana-poisoner/ [https://italoamericano.org/giulia-tofana-poisoner/] The Ultimate Poison: The Woman Who Killed Hundreds by Library of the Lost https://vocal.media/criminal/the-ultimate-poison-the-woman-who-killed-hundreds [https://vocal.media/criminal/the-ultimate-poison-the-woman-who-killed-hundreds] Life as a Sicilian Peasant by Stephanie Merlino https://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/heritage/8338-life-as-a-sicilian-peasant [https://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/heritage/8338-life-as-a-sicilian-peasant] Woman of 16th Century Venice by Veronica Franco https://dornsife.usc.edu/veronica-franco/women-of-16th-century-venice/ [https://dornsife.usc.edu/veronica-franco/women-of-16th-century-venice/] The ‘Hanged, Drawn and Quartered’ Execution Was Even Worse Than You Think by Dave Roos https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hanging-drawing-and-quartering.htm [https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hanging-drawing-and-quartering.htm] Jess's Sources https://spellcasterghosttours.com/donkey-lady-legend-san-antonio/ [https://spellcasterghosttours.com/donkey-lady-legend-san-antonio/]https://www.rjaghosttours.com/the-donkey-lady-bridge [https://www.rjaghosttours.com/the-donkey-lady-bridge]https://rivercityghosts.com/the-legend-of-donkey-lady-bridge/ [https://rivercityghosts.com/the-legend-of-donkey-lady-bridge/]https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/donkey-lady-bridge [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/donkey-lady-bridge]https://random-times.com/2023/09/25/the-creepy-legend-of-the-donkey-lady-at-old-applewhite-bridge-in-san-antonio-texas/ [https://random-times.com/2023/09/25/the-creepy-legend-of-the-donkey-lady-at-old-applewhite-bridge-in-san-antonio-texas/]https://folklore.usc.edu/donkey-lady-bridge/ [https://folklore.usc.edu/donkey-lady-bridge/]https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/donkey-lady-bridge/ [https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/donkey-lady-bridge/]