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In September 2005, 17-year-old college freshman Taylor Behl left her dorm at Virginia Commonwealth University for a short late-night drive—and never returned. What began as a routine missing-person report quickly spiraled into a massive search effort that drew national attention and exposed a disturbing web of relationships, manipulation, and obsession.

In this episode of Lurk, we retrace Taylor’s final hours, the frantic investigat...

In this episode of Lurk, we travel to the historic—and notoriously haunted—Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Perched high in the Ozark Mountains, this grand Victorian structure has been many things over the past century: a luxury resort, an elite girls’ school, and most infamously, a fraudulent cancer hospital run by the charismatic con man Norman Baker. Its long and troubled history has left behind more than just stories...

In this episode of Lurk, we enter the vast and haunting expanse of the Nahanni Valley—one of Canada’s most remote wilderness regions and the source of countless legends, unexplained deaths, and chilling disappearances. Known ominously as The Valley of the Headless Men, the area has long held a reputation for swallowing travelers whole. (Listen to Episode 150 for more details into the mysterious Nahanni Valley)

This time, we examine ...

Welcome back, Lurkers, to another bone-chilling stretch of our Haunted Trail series — where we trek the Appalachian Trail and uncover the dark legends, ghostly encounters, and mysterious disappearances that haunt its rugged path.

In this episode, we pick up our journey at Flume Gorge in Franconia Notch, a place of breathtaking beauty — and unsettling energy. 

From there, we follow the trail north through the White Mountains, where th...

Berlin, 1940.
 The city is shrouded in blackout darkness as air raids echo overhead and Nazi propaganda blares from the radios. But something even more sinister is stalking the streets and trains of the German capital—an invisible killer moving through the night, targeting women on their way home.

By day, Paul Ogorzow was a loyal Nazi Party member and railway worker. By night, he became one of Berlin’s most terrifying serial kil...

Hey Lurkers, welcome to Part One of our journey through New Hampshire on The Haunted Trail — where the Appalachian Trail winds from the historic halls of Dartmouth College to the rugged slopes of Mount Moosilauke, and onward toward the shadowed beauty of Franconia Notch.

In this episode, we follow one of the most challenging and mysterious stretches of the Trail. Along the way, we’ll uncover tales of lost hikers, UFOs, and ghostly f...

Tucked away in the English countryside at Wotton-under-Edge sits one of the most infamous haunted locations in the world—the Ancient Ram Inn. Built in the 12th century, this former inn has a reputation steeped in chilling legends: pagan rituals, child sacrifices, demonic infestations, and restless spirits tied to the land itself.

In this episode of Lurk, we explore the dark history and terrifying hauntings of the Ram Inn. From shado...

In October 1973, two Mississippi men—Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker—claimed they were taken aboard a strange craft while fishing on the Pascagoula River. What they described was unlike any other UFO report at the time: robotic beings with claw-like hands, paralyzing fear, and a chilling medical-like examination.

The story made headlines across the country, drawing the attention of law enforcement, journalists, and UFO investigato...

Once home to the city’s cemetery, Chicago’s Lincoln Park carries a dark history buried just beneath the surface—literally. Before the laughter of children and the roar of lions filled the air, thousands of bodies were laid to rest here… many of them never moved when the zoo was built.

In this episode of Lurk, we dig into the chilling history of the land beneath Lincoln Park Zoo, from the days of grave robbers and smallpox victims to...

In December 1980, strange lights descended into the dense woods of Suffolk, England—lights that would spark one of the most compelling and controversial UFO cases in modern history. Military personnel stationed at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge reported inexplicable phenomena: hovering lights, a metallic craft, radiation readings, and even direct contact.

In this episode of Lurk, we take you deep into Rendlesham Forest ...

This week, we’re traveling to the heart of Scotland to explore one of the most iconic—and haunted—strongholds in the world: Edinburgh Castle. Perched high on Castle Rock, this ancient fortress has withstood centuries of war, siege, and bloodshed… and some say, the spirits of its past have never left.

From the chilling beat of a headless drummer to the mournful sounds of the phantom piper lost beneath the castle, we’ll uncover the gh...

In this chilling episode of Lurk, we delve into one of the most mysterious and brutal unsolved crimes in German history—the Hinterkaifeck murders. In 1922, on a quiet Bavarian farmstead, six members of the Gruber-Gabriel family were found gruesomely murdered. The scene was eerie: strange footprints in the snow, an attic possibly occupied before the killings, and a killer who may have stayed in the house after the murders were done.

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In this episode of Lurk, we’re heading deep into the desert heat of New Mexico, 1947 — where something mysterious fell from the sky. Was it a weather balloon, as the military claimed? Or was it the crash landing of an extraterrestrial craft?

Join us as we investigate the infamous Roswell Incident, the rumors of alien bodies, the shifting official stories, and the birth of modern UFO conspiracy culture. From witness testimonies to de...

In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from the remote Flannan Isles, a cluster of windswept rocks off the western coast of Scotland. The relief vessel arrived to find a chilling scene: a meal uneaten, a clock stopped, and no sign of life. What happened to the men of the Flannan Isle Lighthouse?

In this episode, we explore the historical facts, the strange details of the discovery, and the enduring theor...

 On the afternoon of March 31, 1904, the quiet suburb of Weston, Massachusetts, became the center of a chilling murder case that gripped the region. Mabel Page, a 40-year-old woman known for her quiet, respectable life, was found brutally murdered in her own home — strangled and stabbed in broad daylight. The crime scene showed no signs of forced entry, leading investigators to suspect someone she knew… or someone clever enough to ...

In this episode of Lurk, we travel to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to examine one of the most perplexing disappearances in Canadian history — the case of Granger Taylor, a gifted mechanic who claimed to be in contact with extraterrestrials. On a stormy night in November 1980, Granger left behind a cryptic note, climbed into his homemade truck, and was never seen again.

What really happened to Granger Taylor? Did he meet with ...

Join us as we venture into the eerie woods of Vermont’s Appalachian Trail, where the past and present collide in tales of ghostly encounters, UFO sightings, Murder, and the mystery of treasure that’s never been found. In this episode, we explore the chilling and fascinating stories that make the Green Mountain State one of the most haunted, mysterious places in America.

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In this spine-tingling episode of Lurk, we travel to Oʻahu, Hawaii, to explore two of the island’s most infamous haunted sites: Waipahu Plantation Village, a living history museum with a ghostly past, and the elusive and terrifying legend of the Haunted Kasha House in ʻEwa Beach.

👻 Waipahu Plantation Village
Once a bustling sugar plantation, this open-air museum tells the story of Hawaii’s immigrant laborers — but it also has ...

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and may not be suitable for all listeners.

In this chilling episode, Jamie and guest Host Liz dive into the disturbing case of Charles Albright, dubbed the "Eyeball Killer." A seemingly charming man with a dark obsession, Albright terrorized Dallas in the early 1990s, targeting sex workers and leaving behind a gruesome signature: surgically removing hi...