Episode Description: Wes and Beth dive into the infamous Lizzie Borden case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden_House

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-houses/lizzie-borden-house/

https://bostonghosts.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-lizzie-borden-house/

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/

https://lizziebordenwarpsandwefts.com/2022/03/25/the-day-sarah-died-march-26-1863/

https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1453-emmatestimony

www.biography.com/crime/lizzie-borden-life-after-murder-trial

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Episode description: Beth explores a San Diego area haunted campground and Wes shares tales of some gold-prospecting Ghost Hoaxers.

Our Sources:

https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/did-you-know-san-diego-county-has-a-haunted-lake/

https://sdghosts.com/lake-morena-county-park/

www.sandiegohaunted.com/san-diego-haunted-locations-places-homes/campo/lake-morena-paranormal-ghost-haunt/

www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/LakeMorena.html

www.campsitephotos.com/blog/campground-recommendations/most-haunted-campgrounds-in-america-part-2/

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-hoaxing

www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-21/ghost-hoaxing-on-victorias-goldfields/12571526

www.snopes.com/fact-check/ghost-on-camera-hallways-ireland-school/

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Wes shares the intriguing story of Hazel Drew and why her ghost is said to haunt Sand Lake, NY. Beth shares stories of La Fonda on the Plaza’s haunted halls in Santa Fe, NM.

Our Sources:

https://litreactor.com/columns/the-strange-case-of-hazel-drew

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/murder-mystery-haunts-rensselaer-county-116-years-later/

https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/lifestyle/inside-the-baffling-murder-that-inspired-twin-peaks/

www.findagrave.com/memorial/36451324/hazel_irene-drew

https://savingplaces.org/stories/ghostly-encounters-at-la-fonda-on-the-plaza

https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/la-fonda-on-the-plaza-santa-fes-haunted-historic-hotel/

www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-lafondahotel/

www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/la-fonda-on-the-plaza/history.php

www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/a-house-full-of-spirits/article_88b61da8-0ff9-11eb-ba81-cfdd9f7af619.html

www.santafenewmexican.com/news/trail_dust/trail-dust-lamy-s-nephew-acquitted-in-little-known-love-triangle-shooting/article_489fb8a5-a582-5f7d-b9d9-8763accd1df2.html

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Wes and Beth share the surprising and controversial origins of several beloved Nursery Rhymes.

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www.ripleys.com/stories/the-mysterious-and-dark-origins-of-10-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes

https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/the-hidden-origins-of-famous-nursery-rhymes/

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In keeping with the Victorian tradition, Wes and Beth each tell a spine tingling tale from the early 1900s for your gatherings around the fireplace.

Story links:

https://www.steve-calvert.co.uk/text-dolls-ghost-marion-crawford/

https://www.shelidon.it/marjorie-bowen-half-past-two/

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Description: Wes tells us all about Hans Trapp, the creepy Christmas cannibalistic scarecrow. Beth shares the tradition of the Mari Lwyd, another Christmas creature.

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Hans Trapp

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/25-days-of-christmas/hans-trapp-the-christmas-cannibal-scarecrow/

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/hans-trapp

https://moonmausoleum.com/the-dark-side-of-christmas-hans-trapp-the-child-eating-scarecrow/

Mari Lwyd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Lwyd

www.atlasobscura.com/foods/mari-lwyd-horse-skull-wales-wassailing

www.horniman.ac.uk/story/the-mystery-of-mari-lwyd/

http://www.folk.wales/the-mari-lwyd.html

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Episode Description: Both Beth and Wes discuss what allegedly lurks beneath the waters of Rock Lake, Wisconsin - an abandoned Aztec City and Rocky the lake serpent.

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https://hoardmuseum.org/rock-lake-sea-serpent/

www.milwaukeemag.com/unsolved-mystery-ancient-underwater-pyramids-rock-lake/

www.wisconsinfrights.com/rock-lake-pyramids/

https://simpsonstreetfreepress.org/museum/rock-lake

https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-rocky-the-rock-lake-terror

www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokane-review-rock-lakes-monster/37041346/

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Beth tells the intriguing tale of Princess Caraboo, who was not who she really seemed. Wes shares the lore of Hy-Brasil, a mythical island off the coast of Ireland.

Our Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo

https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-mysterious-princess-caraboo/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/princess-caraboo

https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/princess_caraboo

www.mentalfloss.com/article/92250/mysterious-19th-century-princess-who-fooled-town-thinking-she-was-royalty

https://allthatsinteresting.com/hy-brasil

https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/06/hy-brasil-the-supernatural-island/

https://mythicalireland.com/blogs/myths-legends/the-phantom-island-of-hy-brasil-in-irish-myth-fable

www.ria.ie/blog/the-mythical-island-of-hy-brasil-and-the-book-of-olees/

www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608

www.iflscience.com/hy-brasil-the-phantom-island-that-hasnt-been-seen-since-1872-64607

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