Poison Garden #4- Belladonna, The Deadly Beauty

Poison Garden #4- Belladonna, The Deadly Beauty

She’s gorgeous. She’s toxic. And she’s been seducing humans for centuries. Join us as we step once more into the Poison Garden to meet Belladonna — the beautiful lady whose allure shaped medicine, magic, murder, and myth. From Renaissance beauty rituals to witchcraft ointments and true‑crime poisonings, this episode explores how one plant blurred the line between healing and harm. Sources:  Botany and Chemistry  https://powo.science.kew.org  https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://www.cdc.gov [https://www.cdc.gov] https://casereports.bmj.com https://plants.usda.gov [https://plants.usda.gov]💀 Historical and Folkloric Context Ott, J. (1996). Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and HistoryWarner, M. (2013). The Witch: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press ⚕️ Medical and Pharmacological Use https://www.who.int [https://www.who.int] American Heart Association. (2020).  Guidelines for Bradycardia Treatment.  Circulation, 142(16), e558–e622U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. (2021).  Field Antidote Kits for Nerve Agents.  USAMRICD Technical Bulletin 🕵️ True Crime and Forensic History ·        Livia Drusilla:biografia e storia della prima imperatrice dell'antica Roma [https://biografieonline.it/biografia-livia-drusilla] ·        Augustus |Biography, Accomplishments, Statue, Death, Definition, & Facts | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Livia-Drusilla] Images: ·        Bella Donna (album) -Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Donna_(album)] ·        DilatedPupils Vs Normal [https://animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/dilated-pupils-vs-normal] HallucinationArt [https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/hallucination-art] Movie: Belladonna of Sadness (1973)Contact Us: Facebook: Jenn Woo Thehauntingtruth Instagram: the_haunting_seeker Email: hauntingtruth@outlook.com [hauntingtruth@outlook.com]

The House That Reform Built: Glen Mills PA

There are places that don’t just hold history…they hold echoes. Tonight’s story takes us to Glen Mills, PA where one of the oldest juvenile reform institutions in the US had echoes of discipline that sounded more like punishment. Source Notes: Glen Mills Schools - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Mills_Schools?utm_source=chatgpt.com]'House Of Horrors': Former Glen Mills Schools Students Claim In New Lawsuits They WereSexually, Physically Abused By Staff - CBS Philadelphia [https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/former-glen-mills-schools-students-claim-in-new-lawsuits-they-were-sexually-physically-abused-by-staff/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]‘I Went into This Dark Shell’: 2 Men Recount Beatings, Sexual Assaults InsideShuttered Glen Mills Schools – NBC10 Philadelphia [https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/i-went-into-this-dark-shell-2-men-recount-beatings-sexual-assaults-inside-shuttered-glen-mills-schools/2281895/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Despite Denials, SF Officials Knew of Abuse at Reform School Where City Sent Juveniles | KQED [https://www.kqed.org/news/11778345/despite-denials-sf-officials-knew-of-abuse-at-reform-school-where-city-sent-juveniles?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Despitewarnings, Pennsylvania failed to detect, stop abuses at Glen Mills and otherschools [https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/pennsylvania-reform-school-abuse-scandal-dhs-oversight-glen-mills-20191003.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com]GlenMills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds [https://www.inquirer.com/news/glen-mills-schools-pennsylvania-auditor-abuse-investigation-20200624.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Settlementsets up education fund in Pa. school abuse case | AP News [https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-education-crime-lawsuits-fcb399655f0ec905fee44de7e59f00e9] It’stime to get rid of reform schools — History News Network [https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/its-time-to-get-rid-of-reform-schools?utm_source=chatgpt.com]2ex-counselors at Glen Mills Schools charged with assaulting teen - 6abcPhiladelphia [https://6abc.com/post/2-ex-reform-school-counselors-charged-with-assault/4175224/]Contact Us: Facebook: Jenn Woo Thehauntingtruth Instagram: the_haunting_seeker Email: hauntingtruth@outlook.com [hauntingtruth@outlook.com]

The Ghosts of Hollywood’s First Scandal- Fatty Arbuckle

In 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood — until a party at the St. Francis Hotel ended with the death of actress Virginia Rappe. Join us as we discuss the events behind the scandal and the ghosts it left behind. Sources: The Skinny on the Fatty Arbuckle Trial [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-skinny-on-the-fatty-arbuckle-trial-131228859/?utm_source=copilot.com] Fatty Arbuckle Scandal - FoundSF [https://www.foundsf.org/Fatty_Arbuckle_Scandal?utm_source=copilot.com] Spite Work: The Trials of Virginia Rappe andFatty Arbuckle | A reconsideration of the Fatty Arbuckle case of 1921-22 and the life and death of the victim, Virginia Rappe [https://peoplevsarbuckle.com/?utm_source=copilot.com] Roscoe Arbuckle - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle?utm_source=copilot.com] Contact Us: Facebook: Jenn Woo Thehauntingtruth Instagram: the_haunting_seeker Email: hauntingtruth@outlook.com [hauntingtruth@outlook.com]

The Dark Origins of Nursery Rhymes

Nursery rhymes were never meant to be sweet. This episode uncovers the plague, execution, witchcraft, and supernatural fears hidden beneath the songs we learned as children. Once you hear the real stories, you’ll never sing them the same way again. If you love dark folklore, historical mysteries, and the eerie truth behind everyday traditions, join us for this week's episode of The Haunting Truth. Sources: Iona and Peter Opie’s The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery RhymesMarina Warner’s No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock SnopesMental Floss BBC History MagazineHistory.com Encyclopaedia Britannica Historic Royal PalacesKatharine Briggs’ Dictionary of FairiesThe Folklore Society archivesJSTOR folklore articles Smithsonian magazines Library of Congress folklore collectionABC AfterschoolSpecial - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Afterschool_Special] Images courtesy of Shutterstock Nursery music courtesy of Free Music Library Contact Us: Facebook: Jenn Woo Thehauntingtruth Instagram: the_haunting_seeker Email: hauntingtruth@outlook.com [hauntingtruth@outlook.com]

The Axeman of New Orleans

Journey with us again to New Orleans, during the time of Storyville and when a phantom killer with a taste for good music plagued the city... Sources: The Haunting Truth Podcast: Episodes 12 & 15, Mary Jane Bricktop and Zack and Addie AHS season 3 Coven David Hennessy: David Hennessy Murder Trial Documents - City [https://archives-nolalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16880coll45?utm_source=copilot.com] Archives & Special CollectionsDigital Collections [https://archives-nolalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16880coll45?utm_source=copilot.com] https://www.newspapers.com/ [https://www.newspapers.com/] The Axman of New Orleans. [https://louisiana-anthology.org/texts/axman/axman--letter.html]louisiana-anthology.org Esther Pepitone: Modesto Bee 15 December 1921 — CaliforniaDigital Newspaper Collection [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MB19211215.2.6&utm_source=copilot.com] Wikipedia Smithsonian Magazine — "The Axeman of NewOrleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants" by Miriam Davis (Feb. 15, 2018Contact Us: Facebook: Jenn Woo Thehauntingtruth Instagram: the_haunting_seeker Email: hauntingtruth@outlook.com [hauntingtruth@outlook.com]