Sofie's Choice: Murders & Mysteries

This week Sofie shares the story of Robert Durst, the first murder and mystery that baffled her as an adult. What starts as a whirlwind fairytale romance with a Manhattan millionaire prince, ends with a sweet suburban woman named Kathleen McCormack mysteriously going missing. Buckle in guys, because this is just the beginning of the twisted and complicated story of Robert Durst, the influence for the Ryan Gosling movie 'All Goo...

To close out our month of April after our month of being absent, Gabbi presents a Native American case. This is the case of Helen Betty Osborne and her younger brother, who would be murdered years later, Kalvin John Osborne. Helen, or Betty Osborne as she was affectionately called by friends, was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street late one evening in The ...

Forgive us, we're still shaking off the rust. Haha, this week for our Mini Monday we get through 4 listener emails. A classic forest story to kick us off as another prime example why you should not be messing around with the forest. A skinwalker, a coat rack, and a DNA test seem like an unlikely grouping, but they wrap us up in plenty of laughter. Please don't quit emailing in your stories!

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Mary Wilson Wallace, better known as Ocean-Born Mary, is a folklore figure of New England. Born on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean on July 26, 1720, to Irish-Scots parents, James Wilson and Elizabeth Fulton Wilson, she had an unorthodox beginning, to say the least. While off the coast of Boston, Mary was born aboard a ship and after Pirates attempted to take over the vessel they were on, he came upon the beautiful red-head. Under the ...

WE'RE BACK GUYS!!!! Apologies for the slight hiatus... Lots going on in the world of Sofie, Mike, and Gabbi! Thank you for all the support!

***TRIGGER WARNING: 3rd story mentions vomiting and defecation!

Buckle up for this episode - Wedding & Dating/Zodiac stories coming at you!

Sofie and Gabbi read stories from our listeners about horrific wedding experiences and one sounds a little TOO familiar... and then they also read...

*Disclaimer: This episode mentions violence against children of physical nature. Listener discretion is advised.*

Welcome to the month of March's child advocacy case! Sofie tells Gabbi the tragic story of 4 year old Teghan Skiba of Raleigh, NC. Teghan, or "Teggy" - pronounced "teegy" - was left with her mother's boyfriend of 3 months while she went away for military training for 10 days. Her mother's...

Nathan Friend-of-The-Pod is back helping Sofie out this week while Mike is still in Texas and Gabbi gets a much needed break. This week Sofie's Choice is a mystery coming from the islands of Indonesia again. Deemed as one of the most haunted locations in the world by many, Sofie tells Nathan about the history of a gorgeous building called the Lawang Sewu and what events might have led up to it actually be occupied by other-worl...

After missing last Monday, we're back with another classic: Hotel Horror stories. As well as Airbnb's and just plain 'ol Bed & Breakfasts. This week we read listener stories that are a little bit grim and a little bit goofy, yet all surrounding the theme of either unknown guests or unwelcome guests in the night. Jump right to the listener emails at 11:20.

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Join us this week as we discuss another cryptid, this time all the way from Ireland, in honor of the holiday. We're joined again by guest and friend of the pod Leighton, as he, and everyone else on the team (except for Sofie) are all of Irish heritage! The great Oilliphéist were believed to inhabit many lakes and rivers in Ireland and there are many legends of saints and heroes depicted as fighting them. In one story, the Oilliphéi...

Welcome back to the conclusion of the Göhrde Forest Murders Pt. II!! The second part of our story today goes into the background of Kurt-Werner Wichmann, we follow along with missing woman Birgit Meier's brother, chief of police Wolfgang Sielaff as he doesn't give up in finding answers as to what happened to his sister. If you're all caught up (or have a good memory) you can go ahead and skip to exactly 6 minutes and dive right in!

Welcome back to another episode of Sofie's Choice: Murders & Mysteries! Sofie has carefully selected this week's case following along with Mike's saying of "Don't F with the Forest". In Germany, during the summer of 1989 there happened to be two double murders, followed by an entrepreneur's wife disappearing. The first couple murdered was Peter and Ursula Reinold, leaving for a romantic picnic, the two never came back. The seco...

Welcome back to another Monday with Sofie's Choice! This week we get through 4 listener short stories, Mike kicks us off with a chilling, but hilarious morgue story. Followed by a Nazi who just wanted to teach we guess...? Sofie then reads a traditional favorite of a dating app mishap (to put it lightly) ending on a high note of more reasons to not go f-ing with the forest. As if you needed more reasons.

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This week on Sofie's Choice, the team explores an urban legend all the way from Virginia. Without Gabbi this week, Sofie, Mike, and guest star Leighton hear the tale of a man locals would come to call: Bunny Man. Prepare yourselves for allll the rabbit puns and songs your ears can handle, it's hard to take this one seriously. The Bunny Man originated from two incidents in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1970, but has been spread ...

Welcome back to another Mini Monday Ft. friend of the pod: Leighton! This week we get through 5 stories, the first was addressed to Leighton, and it was of course about Mothman. Gabbi gets her dream Mini, as the rest of our stories today are all Mormon-related and even include a Ted Bundy mention! Sof & Gab teach Leighton about soaking and other Mormon things.

Calling all St. Patrick's Day stories, if you have any scary St Patt...

As promised, Sofie's Choice this week is her once a month child abuse case. On May 12, 2013 five-year-old Fiona Bourgeon was declared lost by her own mother, Cecile on national television. The little girl lived with her family consisting of her mother Cecile, her younger 2-year-old sister Eva, and her mothers boyfriend Berkane in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Cécile Bourgeon and her companion make believe on television in a kidnapping ...

Welcome back to another week of Sofie's Choice: Murders & Mysteries. This week we have Sofie's long time friend Leighton guest starring on the pod! She talks a lot about him, but it's different putting a voice to a name (and a face to match the voice if you're on TikTok). We read our abundance of reviews that seemed to flow in after Valentine's Day. Then Mike reads an email about black eyed children that gives us all chills. Ou...

Welcome back to another episode of Sofie's Choice: Murders & Mysteries, this week Sofie's choice is our second cryptid all the way from France! Between 1764 and 1767 in the southern province of Gévaudan, France, over 100 people were attacked by a man-eating creature of types that was far too big to be a wolf. Many eyewitness accounts from that time describe the beast as being that of a striped hyena, a wolf-dog hybrid, or even ...