Here’s part two of one of the most famous unsolved cases out there—the shocking murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as The Black Dahlia.
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Sources:
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://people.com/the-black-dahlia-body-discovered-anniversary-hollywood-murder-unsolved-8424809
https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short
https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel
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This is one of the most famous unsolved cases out there—the shocking murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as The Black Dahlia.
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Sources:
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://people.com/the-black-dahlia-body-discovered-anniversary-hollywood-murder-unsolved-8424809
https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short
https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel
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Kara’s got another round of listener-submitted ghost stories! Thank you all so much for telling us all your weird stories. WE LOVE IT.
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Belle Gunness had a thing for lonely Norwegian-American men with few ties to their families and lots of money.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Gunness
https://allthatsinteresting.com/belle-gunness
https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/belle-gunness-story/
https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness
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Megan’s got a witch story for you this week—the tale of Connecticut's Mercy Disbrow, and some surprisingly forward-thinking for the 1600s.
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Sources:
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/The-curious-history-of-witches-in-Westport-and-14556091.php
https://www.pilgrims-patriots-pioneers.com/2021/10/29/witches-witches-everywhere/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alse-young-witch/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hartford-connecticut-witch-panic/
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Meet Adolfo Constanzo, cult leader.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/constanzo-adolfo.htm
https://popnpizza.substack.com/p/the-matamoros-cult-killings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mark_Kilroy
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We’re reading listener ghost stories this week, plus one weird arrest story. Enjoy!
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In 1977, the Big Ear telescope at Ohio State University recorded a very interesting radio signal from outer space. What was it?
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
https://earthsky.org/space/wow-signal-explained-comets-antonio-paris/
https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-wow-signal-alien-missed-connection/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/wow-signal.htm
https://www.space.com/wow-signal-origin-star
https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/one-mans-quest-to-investigate-the-mysterious-wow-signal
https://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc/the-wow-signal-seconds-that-still-remain-a-mystery-0001
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Radio_Observatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_interstellar_radio_messages
Hello from Earth: https://web.archive.org/web/20100209202317/http://www.hellofromearth.net/
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Leonarda Cianciulli was incredibly protective of her four children. When her oldest son wanted to fight in World War II, she decided she had to do something to ensure his safety.
This all sounds like pretty typical mom behavior but, considering the name of our podcast, you know better than that.
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Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonarda-cianciulli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciulli
https://www.grunge.com/423095/details-you-didnt-know-about-serial-killer-leonarda-cianciulli/
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/leonarda-cianciulli-italian-serial.html
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Kara’s doing a deep dive into birthmarks and the lore behind them.
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Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/the-odd-superstition-behind-birthmarks/389958/
https://www.learnreligions.com/birthmark-superstitions-1729118
https://www.thelist.com/208872/the-weirdest-myths-surrounding-birthmarks/
https://www.elitedaily.com/lifestyle/what-do-birthmarks-mean
https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/birthmarks-reincarnation-cases
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch%27s_mark
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3901&context=etd
https://thevintagewomanmagazine.com/beauty-mark-history/
https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2015/11/REI35.pdf
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830723002410
https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/usp6ig/matching_birthmarks/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6442070/
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TW: child abuse, sexual abuse, incest, molestation
We ALSO can’t believe Megan is telling a story with these trigger warnings. It’s awful.
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Sources:
https://people.com/crime/cheryl-pierson-cuccio-marriage-raising-family-after-hitman/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cheryl-pierson-cuccio/
https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/09/26/dark-family-secrets-lead-to-dad-shot-dead-in-contract-killing/
https://people.com/crime/cheryl-pierson-cheerleader-dad-discovered-murdered/
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/magazine/murder-on-long-island.html
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