- 37 minutes 4 seconds175. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Toilet Stalker, a Demon Camel, and a Cursed Mansion
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Today, we're covering three terrifying true urban legends: a South African schoolyard legend called Pinky Pinky with an unnerving connection to a real case in Japan, the history of Summerwind Mansion, which reveals more about its owners than the house itself…and the true origins behind the Red Ghost.
TW: Stalking, mention of child abuse threats
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7 May 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 1 minute174. Reddit Scary Stories: Stalkers, Setups, and a Serial Killer (feat. Psychopedia)
Today. Slater and I are reading Reddit scary stories about close encounters with people who were not who they said they were. A man offers a woman her dream job, but the company doesn't exist!? A friendly neighbor starts knowing things he was never told. A first date takes a deliberate detour. And a hitchhiker carrying a small child through a Montana blizzard may have been one of the most dangerous predators in American history.
TW: Abduction
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/pw/podcast/psychopedia-true-crime-criminal-psychology/id1677222172
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LBNRJG9B8vrruJNAuHsxp?si=ff9f7d7bdfbc4a4e
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30 April 2026, 12:00 am - 37 minutes 26 seconds173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case
In September 1991, a young mother in Arlington, Texas, Cynthia Gonzalez, left for a late-night appointment and never came home. Her car was found 40 miles away, and the investigation that followed would consume a legendary detective's entire career through serial killer suspects, failed polygraphs, and confessions that went nowhere.
Thirty-four years later, a college classroom full of students at the University of Texas at Arlington ,who weren't even born when she was killed, would find what everyone else missed.
If you have any information on the case of Cynthia Gonzalez, you can contact Detective Stafford with the Arlington Police Department at 817-459-5739
TW: Mention of SA
https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/collegecoldcase
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23 April 2026, 12:00 am - 42 minutes 10 seconds172. Dark Mysteries of the Florida Everglades: The Flat Tire Murders, Missing Planes, and The Skunk Ape
In the summer of 1975, the bodies of young women began surfacing in canals along the edge of the Florida Everglades. To make matters worse, investigators blamed the victims for their own deaths. Today, we will cover many things the Everglades have swallowed. From serial killers to a doomed jetliner pulled from the sky, to a creature with over 600 documented sightings. The deeper you go, the stranger it gets.
TW: Death of minors, SA, mass casualty event
Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/floridaeverglades
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16 April 2026, 12:00 am - 37 minutes 22 seconds171. Three Real Imposter Nightmares: Fake Uber Drivers, The Tourist From Hell, and more
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A college student gets into what she thinks is her rideshare. A speech therapist spends years pretending to be someone's mother. And a backpacker in Singapore accepts a stranger's offer to split a hotel room…then never calls home.
Three stories about the people who slipped through the cracks. By the time anyone realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
TW: Descriptions of Dismemberment, Mention of Self Harm
Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/imposters
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9 April 2026, 12:00 am - 40 minutes 19 seconds170. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts
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In March 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts left a note for her roommate and took off on a solo cross-country trip. Nine days later, her wrecked Jeep was found by hikers at the bottom of a ravine in upstate Washington and Leah was not inside. What initially looked like a crash started to feel more sinister as the investigation continued. More than 25 years later the questions surrounding what happened only grow darker.
TW: Mention of suicide
Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/leahroberts
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2 April 2026, 12:00 am - 7 minutes 4 secondsPresenting True Crime News: The Podcast
True Crime News: The Podcast is your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations, scams, and schemes. Host Ana Garcia is joined by crime experts, police officers, defense attorneys, and other leading authorities in their fields as they cover murders, scams, investigations, and unsolved crimes from across the country. Join us each week as we take you inside the biggest, most shocking, and most bizarre true crime cases.
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27 March 2026, 7:01 am - 1 hour 10 minutes169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)
Your terrifying stories are back, and they did not disappoint! From deep inside the Michigan woods, to a haunted church camp, to the backroads of Argentina, and a 2am parking lot encounter. Morgan from Two Hot Takes is joining us to read through tales that range from something inhuman in the trees to a dream that may have saved someone's life, as we try to figure out what is going on with you guys!!
Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Rescued to support them head to: https://www.shoprescued.com/
Mentioned Episodes:
Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UhNHFDDhXrKO8TeXFzL6y
Backwoods Horror: Creepy Encounters, Cryptids, and more // Dark Summer Series
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hvbTc9vbf7SXF2m0j8Ekh?si=NwLnd4s7QAa6Ry4zSV9qvg
Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost Ships, Lost Crews & Ancient Curses
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jNTQQuwArYg0bSEKdo81F?si=GuB1YagiT5G4uQffgKtq0A
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26 March 2026, 12:00 am - 1 hour 4 minutes168. The Scariest Reddit Stories We’ve Heard (feat. Kris & Celina from Can't Sleep)
Today, we’re reading Reddit's scariest stories with KallMeKris and CelinaSpookyBoo. From glitches in the Matrix that defy all sense of logic, haunted houses full of vengeful ghosts, and a man showing up at someone’s door at 2am knowing way too many intimate details about them. Some of these have explanations. Some of them don't. And honestly? The ones with answers are scarier.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CantSleepChannel
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7d7IFyuNrSof7vv2kEd6wy?si=f9b68b5dbc294c13
Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Welcome to the Club! Shop their store here: http://wttcclothing.com. If you use code HSP10 you can get a 10% off!Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt.
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19 March 2026, 12:00 am - 37 minutes 45 seconds167. Something’s Lurking In The Woods: Terrifying Tales of Crawlers
Why have so many people described seeing the same scary entity in the backwoods of Appalachia? Something that looks human, but not quite? Today, we’re talking about the terrifying entity people have been seeing in the woods for generations. “Crawlers”
Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Coco and Duckie! Shop their store here: https://cocoandduckie.com/Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/crawlers
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12 March 2026, 12:00 am - 39 minutes 30 seconds166. Feral Children: The Wolf Girl of Devils River, The Ukrainian Dog Girl, and The Kellogg Experiment
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Feral Children used to be the stuff of legends, but their stories are shocking, devastating, and real. Today, we're diving into multiple stories of feral children: the girl who was raised by her dog when her parents forgot about her, the legend of the wolf girl of Devils River, and the human experiment where a scientist tried to raise his son alongside a chimpanzee to unforeseen consequences.
TW: Child Abuse, Animal Abuse, and Mention of Suicide
Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Wicked Wick Candle Co! Shop their products here! https://shopwickedwickcandleco.com/
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https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/feralchildren
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