Episode 36 The Canadian Episode!

Episode 36 The Canadian Episode!

Hey Everyone! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails Keitha will tell us about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Hiest, and Jess will tell us about the mysterious bodies that were found under unusual circumstances in Nahanni Valley Canada! Yes it a Canadian episode!! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts and give us a follow on our Facebook and Instagram! We'd love to hear from ya'll! 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 Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist by Taylor C. Noakes  https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist] The Great Maple Syrup Heist: How A Ragtag Group Og Thieves In Canada Stole $18 Million Worth Of Maple Syrup by Rivy Lyon  https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist [https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist] Canada’s Supreme Court Upholds C$9m Fine On Maple Syrup Thief by BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60947470 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60947470] Our Pancakes Are Saved! Charges Filed In Canadian Maple Syrup Heist by Tanya Ballard Brown https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/18/167568348/our-pancakes-are-saved-charges-filed-in-canadian-maple-syrup-heist [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/18/167568348/our-pancakes-are-saved-charges-filed-in-canadian-maple-syrup-heist] 2 Charged in $18M Maple Syrup Heist by CBC News  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-charged-in-18m-maple-syrup-heist-1.1212517 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-charged-in-18m-maple-syrup-heist-1.1212517] https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cp7Dy1Pus/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cp7Dy1Pus/?mibextid=wwXIfr] Jess's Sources https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/nahanni [https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/nahanni]https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nahanni-national-park-reserve-of-canada [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nahanni-national-park-reserve-of-canada]https://archive.org/details/dangerousriver00patt [https://archive.org/details/dangerousriver00patt]https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nahanni [https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nahanni]https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/valley-of-headless-men [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/valley-of-headless-men]https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-true-story-behind-canadas-valley-of-headless-men-180980339/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-true-story-behind-canadas-valley-of-headless-men-180980339/]

Episode 35 The Murder at Toormore and The Man Struck by Lightening Seven (Eight) Times

Hey everyone! This week Jess will tell us about Sophie Bouniol a beautiful light that was extinguished well before her time and the mystery about what actually happened the night that she was murdered. Then Keitha will tell us about Roy Sullivan the park ranger who was struck by lightening seven times, unoficially eight, and lived to tell about it. Please rate and review us anywhere you listen to podcasts and give us a follow on our social media account! Also if you have any stories of your own please write us at DeathOverCocktails@gmail.com 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] Jess's Sources * Death in December: The Story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier — Michael Sheridan * Murder at Roaringwater — Nick Foster * A Dream of Death — Ralph Riegel * West Cork (Audible Original Podcast) * Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (Netflix) * Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (Sky Documentary) * The Irish Times – Sophie Toscan du Plantier: 20 years later, a murder remains unsolved [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-20-years-later-a-murder-remains-unsolved-1.3165654?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Irish Times – The story of the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation: a chronology [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/the-story-of-the-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation-a-chronology-1.2158891?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Irish Times – From Paris to West Cork and back: The story of the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/from-paris-to-west-cork-and-back-the-story-of-the-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation-1.3910782?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Irish Times – Sufficient evidence exists to establish Bailey murdered Toscan du Plantier, judge says [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/sufficient-evidence-exists-to-establish-bailey-murdered-toscan-du-plantier-judge-says-1.3911269?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Irish Times – DPP to make final decision on Ian Bailey as suspect for murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier [https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/01/23/dpp-to-make-final-decision-on-ian-bailey-as-suspect-for-murder/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Irish Times – Garda handling of Toscan du Plantier investigation one of the most controversial in recent history [https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/01/23/garda-handling-of-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation-one-of-the-most-controversial-in-recent-history/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * RTÉ News Archive [https://www.rte.ie/news/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Guardian – Ian Bailey and the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/01/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-ian-bailey?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * The Guardian – Death of suspect Ian Bailey floors family of French film-maker [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/23/well-never-have-the-truth-death-of-suspect-ian-bailey-floors-family-of-french-film-maker?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Cour d'Assises de Paris Judgment (2019) [https://www.courdecassation.fr/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * BAILII Irish Court Judgments – Bailey Extradition Proceedings [https://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Courts Service of Ireland [https://www.courts.ie/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Department of Justice Ireland [https://www.justice.ie/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Fennelly Commission Report [https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/fennelly-commission-report/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Wikipedia – Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (reference index only) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sophie_Toscan_du_Plantier?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Keitha's Sources Most Lightning Strikes Survived by Guinness World Records https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-lightning-strikes-survived#:~:text=The only man in the,lightning conductor of Virginia, USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan\ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan%5C] Incredible Story Of Man Who Survived Being Struck by Lightning Seven Times by Vicki Newman https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/incredible-story-of-man-who-survived-being-struck-by-lightning-seven-times-733932 [https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/incredible-story-of-man-who-survived-being-struck-by-lightning-seven-times-733932] Ranger Roy Sullivan: The Man Who Survived Seven Lightning Strikes by Utterly Interesting https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/roy-sullivan-the-man-that-was-hit-by-lightening-seven-times-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale [https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/roy-sullivan-the-man-that-was-hit-by-lightening-seven-times-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale] Shenandoah National Park Ranger Roy Sullivan Set the World Record for Being Hit by Lightning by National Parks Traveler https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/07/shenandoah-national-park-ranger-roy-sullivan-set-world-record-being-hit-lightning [https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/07/shenandoah-national-park-ranger-roy-sullivan-set-world-record-being-hit-lightning] Thunder and Lightning by UCAR https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/thunder-and-lightning [https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/thunder-and-lightning] Park Ranger Struck by Lightning 7—or was it 8—times: History by Dale M. Brumfield https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2016/08/07/park-ranger-struck-lightning-7-8-times-history/88377364/ [https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/history/2016/08/07/park-ranger-struck-lightning-7-8-times-history/88377364/] Lightning Strike Victim Data by CDC https://www.cdc.gov/lightning/data-research/index.html [https://www.cdc.gov/lightning/data-research/index.html] Medical Information by National Lightning Safety Council http://lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-Medical.html [http://lightningsafetycouncil.org/LSC-Medical.html] https://tildesites.bowdoin.edu/~dfrancis/askanerd/lighteningStrike/ [https://tildesites.bowdoin.edu/~dfrancis/askanerd/lighteningStrike/]

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]