Most hauntings are just shadows and creaks, but the basement of the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse offers something far more visceral: the cloying scent of 1940s dime-store perfume and the sharp ozone of an electric chair. This is the story of Toni Jo Henry, a heroin-addicted "insurgent" who executed a stranger in a cold-blooded bid to break her boxer husband out of prison. From the violent "Sporting District" of Shreveport to the rice fields where a salesman met his end, we trace the "grit" of a woman who became a tabloid sensation and the only female Louisiana ever sent to the chair. When the state rolled "Gruesome Gertie" into a cramped basement to claim her life, they didn't just carry out a sentence—they burned Toni Jo into the limestone of Lake Charles forever. Decades later, the lights still flicker, the copy machines start by themselves, and the "Tiger Woman" refuses to vacate the site of her final, 20,000-volt walk.

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If you drive through Birmingham at night, the skyline is dominated by a rusted, steel ribcage that looks more like a skeletal remains than a landmark: Sloss Furnaces. From 1882 to 1971, this wasn't just the "Magic City's" industrial heart; it was a high-heat purgatory where the "Big Three"—ore, coal, and limestone—were forged alongside a brutalized workforce of convict laborers and desperate men. This isn't just a ghost story about "Slag" Wormwood’s spectral shoves or the phantom boots clanging on catwalks; it’s a documented history of a "blood price" where men like Theophilus Jowers were vaporized into 3,000-degree molten ore. Today, we’re peeling back the rust on this National Historic Landmark to honor the men who didn't just build the South—they were quite literally baked into the steel that holds it together.

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From the restless shadows of Greenwood Cemetery to the exorcised hallways of Gonzaga University, Spokane is a city built on layers of secrets that refuse to stay buried. This episode takes you beyond the Lilac City’s scenic bridges and into its darkest corners: we’re climbing the "1,000 Steps" to meet the silhouettes watching from the basalt cliffs, investigating the violent hauntings of Monaghan Hall, and tracing the tragic, final steps of the lady who fell through the Davenport’s glass ceiling. We’re also diving into the modern-day folklore of Jimmy Marks and the "Gypsy Curse" that turned City Hall into a permanent haunt for a local king’s vengeance. It’s a deep-dive into the Inland Northwest’s most bone-chilling legends—where the history is documented, the sightings are undeniable, and the truth is much weirder than the ghost stories you heard as a kid.

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Forget the polished monuments and the polite plaques—early Toronto was a swampy frontier town where a bruised ego was often a death sentence. This episode dives into the mud of 1817 to unearth the Jarvis-Ridout duel, a tragedy that started with a misunderstood schoolhouse bill and ended with a teenage boy’s blood soaking into a cow pasture at Yonge and College. We’re breaking down the terrifying "Code Duello," the claustrophobic hour four men spent waiting for a storm to pass in a barn, and the grieving mother who spent the next decade screaming curses at her son's killer on the steps of the cathedral. It’s a gritty look at the "founding fathers" of the city and the violent, petty grudges that are still literally etched into the stone walls of downtown Toronto.

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This episode of Southern Ghost Stories peels back the "honest" facade of Thomas Piper, a church sexton who used a house of God as a personal hunting ground. We’ll also confront the chilling legacy of Jesse Pomeroy, the "Boy Fiend" whose schoolboy cap hid the mind of a serial killer, and row out into the harbor to find the "Lady in Black" at Fort Warren, where a Civil War rescue mission ended in an eternal haunting. From the gas-lit streets of the South End to the solitary cells of history, we’re exploring the monsters that look exactly like the people you're supposed to trust.

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This podcast dives into some twisted true crime and lingering spirits that haunt the streets of Kansas City. It kicks off with the heavy-hitting story of Robert Berdella, a local "pillar of the community" who spent his days running a flea market stall and his nights turning his home into a torture chamber. From there, the vibe shifts from the macabre to the supernatural, exploring historic landmarks like the Alexander Majors and the Wornall House, where the trauma of the Civil War and the fierce devotion of past caretakers have left behind more than just memories. To top it off, Allen gets personal, sharing his own creepy, firsthand experiences from stepping inside these haunted locations—proving that in KC, the past doesn't just talk; sometimes, it stares back.

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From the rhythmic hum of a Welsh hymn that accidentally named a city to the oxblood leather "Death Couch" where a Vice President still lingers, Bangor, Maine, is a place where history refuses to stay buried. Join us as we explore the uncanny intersections of the "Queen City's" past, uncovering the chilling 100-year bureaucratic odyssey of Sarah Ware’s remains and the spectral statesmen who haunt its library rotunda. We’ll peel back the polite Victorian veneer to find the echoes of accidental towns, brutal mysteries, and the restless spirits left in their wake—plus, Allen weighs in on the big question: has he ever actually seen a ghost?

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In this episode, we’re heading into the backwoods of the Upper Cumberland to talk about an infamous Confederate guerilla fighter, Champ Ferguson. While high-profile rebel calvarymen like Nathan Bedford Forrest and John Hunt Morgan were out leading grand cavalry charges, Champ was fighting a much dirtier, much more personal kind of war in the mountains. He wasn't a general in a plumed hat; he was a farmer with a Bowie knife and a long list of people he wanted dead. We’re breaking down his journey from a quiet Kentucky local to the "Butcher of the Mountains," the gruesome trial that captivated the nation, and the persistent rumors that the man who swung from the Nashville gallows wasn't actually Champ at all. Whether he was a cold-blooded killer or just a man pushed to the edge, his ghost still haunts the Tennessee treeline.

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