Autumn's Oddities
If it's creepy and weird, you'll find it here! This is a podcast for the strange and unusual, made by the strange and unusual. Accept no substitutes! @autumnsoddcast on Instagram @autumnsoddpod on Twitter Autumn's Oddities in Patreon This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5307439/advertisement
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December 5, 2023 • 60 mins
When Colorado musician Scott Sessions didn't show up for a sold-out gig, his bandmates were worried but couldn't have imagined where he was. The discovery of a smoldering corpse in the mountains would lead investigators on a hunt for his killer and eventually, another body.
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Case Motions and Transcript: Colorado v. Kevin Dean Eastman
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2022/07/22/peif-farewell-to-a-friend-justice-is-served-i...
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Case Motions and Transcript: Colorado v. Kevin Dean Eastman
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2022/07/22/peif-farewell-to-a-friend-justice-is-served-i...
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December 1, 2023 • 57 mins
What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the group’s leader “Mother God” was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights, the eyeless sockets of her skull decorated with glitter.
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November 28, 2023 • 48 mins
Lisa Ziegert drew people in with her sparkling blue eyes and warm smile. Her laughter was contagious. But her light was snuffed out and her murder remained unsolved for decades.
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https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/
https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2019/09/25/suspect-in-1992-slaying-of-mass-teach...
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https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/
https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2019/09/25/suspect-in-1992-slaying-of-mass-teach...
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November 23, 2023 • 29 mins
The holidays are stressful for most of us, but especially for the folks on this list of turkey day dumb as*ses. Enjoy this smattering of thefts gone wrong, holiday stabbings, and cautionary tales.
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November 21, 2023 • 43 mins
Where is the tomb of Alexander the Great, one of the greatest rulers and military strategists of all time? He was only 33 years old when he died in 323 BC, but his final resting place remains a mystery.
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http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma
Chugg, A. M. (2004), The Lost Tomb of Alexander the ...
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http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/95-1307/features/1089-alexander-the-great-macedon-alexandria-the-soma
Chugg, A. M. (2004), The Lost Tomb of Alexander the ...
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November 17, 2023 • 47 mins
In the second half of Nikola Tesla's life, the brilliant inventor conceived inventions that were precursors to technology we use daily. What he lacked was funding and support for his visions. One idea that came just before WWI that Tesla believed would end war forever: his "peace beam". Of course, the particle beam was only theoretical, but that didn't deter several countries from trying to weaponize it.
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See previous episode
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November 14, 2023 • 47 mins
The engineer and scientist Nikola Tesla's name is surrounded by mystery and conspiracy theories, with speculation that he created a death ray. The scientist also had a plan for a massive tower that would, if it worked, create free electricity for all but died before he could execute his vision. After his death, his papers were seized by the FBI, but for what purpose?
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https://vault.fbi.gov/nikola-tesla/Nikola%20Tesla%20Part%2...
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https://vault.fbi.gov/nikola-tesla/Nikola%20Tesla%20Part%2...
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November 10, 2023 • 41 mins
A man is found dead in the middle of a cornfield. The police are perplexed as to how he got there and what happened to him. Even more puzzling were the cryptic notes found in his pocket that no one, including the FBI, has been able to solve.
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https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2
https://www.kmov.com/2022/01/21/puzzling-case-help-solve-this-cryptic-cold-case-that-has-stumped-detectives/
https://w...
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https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/help-solve-an-open-murder-case-part-2
https://www.kmov.com/2022/01/21/puzzling-case-help-solve-this-cryptic-cold-case-that-has-stumped-detectives/
https://w...
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November 7, 2023 • 42 mins
In the cover of mandatory darkness, Gordon Frederick Cummins terrorized London during a six-day spree of murder and assault. A total of seven women were attacked, with four of them killed. Cummins, who had enlisted in the Royal Air Force, was stationed in northern London. Mainly attacking sex workers, the city became his hunting ground for a week.
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The Blackout Murders: The Shocking True Story, By Neil R. Storey
In the Dark: Th...
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The Blackout Murders: The Shocking True Story, By Neil R. Storey
In the Dark: Th...
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October 31, 2023 • 23 mins
Happy Halloween! I've got something a little different for you, it's an original horror story I wrote based partially on true events. Decide what's real and what's not for yourselves!
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October 30, 2023 • 50 mins
Darkcast Network presents an assortment of our favorite cryptids and monsters! I'll be telling the tale of the Goatman of Pope Lick!
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October 29, 2023 • 45 mins
Join me and some of my Darkcast Network family as we tell you the tales of some of our favorite witches... I'll be offering Hannah Cranna, the Witch of Monroe!
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October 28, 2023 • 83 mins
Darkcast Network presents true crime cases sure to send a shiver up your spine as part of our Wicked Week of Halloween!
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October 27, 2023 • 37 mins
Space is vast, cold, and dark which makes it the perfect setting for terrifying tales. Some of those who were brave enough to venture into the unknown had encounters that they couldn’t explain, but they sure tried to.
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/04/07/cooper-ufo-stories-from-credib...
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sad-story-laika-space-dog-and-her-one-way-trip-orbit-1-180968728/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/04/07/cooper-ufo-stories-from-credib...
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October 27, 2023 • 62 mins
Enjoy this bonus treat of an episode from myself and other Darkcast Network members, but be warned, it's a scary good time!
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October 24, 2023 • 31 mins
The film The Exorcist has no shortage of lore surrounding its production. Strange deaths, injuries, and accidents plagued the film, but perhaps the most terrifying thing that happened on set was a scene that included a real-life killer. Paul Bateson killed at least one man and confessed to killing many more, but was he a serial killer or was he looking for a reduced sentence?
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https://inmagazine.ca/2021/10/queer-crime-the-lege...
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https://inmagazine.ca/2021/10/queer-crime-the-lege...
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October 20, 2023 • 33 mins
Nearly 30 years ago, the streets of Bellaire, Ohio were eerily quiet on Halloween night. No children dressed as ghouls or goblins rang doorbells and asked for candy that night, trick or treat was canceled because of one young man and his horrifying actions.
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https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951006-01.2.52&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951004-01.2.11&e=------...
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https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951006-01.2.52&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19951004-01.2.11&e=------...
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October 17, 2023 • 21 mins
In the late 16th century, the town of Bedburg, Germany was terrorized by a creature that slaughtered its cattle and stole its women and children, killing them with unspeakable cruelty. The horrified townspeople feared that they were being besieged by a demon, or, equally as bad, a vicious werewolf who lived among them.
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The Werewolf in Lore and Legend (Dover Occult); Montague Summers
https://danarehn.com/2022/05/04/werewolf-pet...
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The Werewolf in Lore and Legend (Dover Occult); Montague Summers
https://danarehn.com/2022/05/04/werewolf-pet...
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October 13, 2023 • 23 mins
Before Jack the Ripper began his reign of terror, there was another mysterious entity stalking the streets of London. His name was Spring-Heeled Jack. During the Victorian era, Jack quite literally leaped into the headlines. Described as an impish ghoul by some newspapers, he has inspired authors and even the DC Comics anti-hero, Batman.
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The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack: Victorian Urban Folklore and Popular Cultures; Book by ...
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The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack: Victorian Urban Folklore and Popular Cultures; Book by ...
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October 10, 2023 • 47 mins
In 1974, as his parents and four siblings slept in their three-story home in Long Island, New York, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. executed them. In the aftermath, the crime scene became the subject books and a hit movie series, "The Amityville Horror."
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