Spooky Scary Skeptical
Emily, Libby & Ken - a spooky girl, a scary girl and a skeptical guy - discuss conspiracies, mysteries, true crime, the unexplained, and everything odd, strange, and weird.
Episodes
Ken starts a 2 part series covering the financial mastermind Bernie Madoff, who up to this point has flown under the girls' radars...
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_J._Shapiro
The crew takes a break after covering Lindbergh, and dips their toes into some celebrity conspiracy theories!! Tune in as they cover everything from a bar fight Ken instigated to Keanu Reeves’s immortality. Yeah, it’s a wild ride.Sources:
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment
https://medium.com/weird-shit/taylor-swift-is-a-satanists-clone-467c61be8ac9
We are back at it for the final part of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Fortunately for Ken and Emmy there are no more notes to try to decipher... but will we finally get to the bottom of the mystery?
Sources:The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
We’re backkk!!! For part 2 of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Strap in as we deep dive into approximately a million random notes and the introduction of a new character. Because it’s no kidnapping without a 72 year old retired gym teacher to keep things interesting.Sources:
The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
It’s an infamous crime of the century case the crew is covering. In today’s episode they discuss the crime that rocked the country back in 1932 - the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby… Charles Lindbergh Jr. Strap in and get ready to dive deep into a three part series about this unpredictable case.Sources:The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/lindbergh-kidnapping
In this week's episode, Ken talks through the origins of Nostradamus' mystique and the inspirations of his prophecies. We then find out whether or not the girls can decipher some of his most famous "prophecies".
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44475824
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanac
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus
https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/which-nostradamus-predict...
What do most historic structures have in common? Why, a resident ghost, of course!! Today, we'll meet some ghoulish guests at a local inn, a young women bound to the mansion where she perished and some Voldemort looking guys who may or may not be good - only the nose knows!
So come along as we encounter some spooktakular haunts around the world!
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/loftus-hall
https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/...
When you were young, did you have a doll or toy that went everywhere with you? We're going to talk about some very special dolls, but there's a catch... these dolls weren't invited and showed up anyway....
Today we meet Okiku and Mandy who are two very special dolls that are very much alive. So lock up your dolls and join us for another spooky episode!
Sources:
https://anomalien.com/okiku-the-haunted-doll-that-grow...
It’s time to finally wrap up our literary conspiracies! Part 3 covers some interesting conspiracies about books including books that may just have inspired an assassination, predicted the future and books that call into question the authorship. Tune in now! (& happy 100th episode!)Sources:
https://mythdetector.com/en/prediction-by-orwell-s-1984-or-simulation-scenario/
https://simonmercieca.com/2023/03/02/how-george-orwells-books-...
Picking up RIGHT where we left off, the crew decided to split last week’s episode into two parts. In this episode, Libby discusses some more authors with conspiracies surrounding their lives including Phillip K Dick, Charolette Brontë, Agatha Christie, Lewis Carroll, JK Rowling and Stephen King!Sources:
This week’s episode, the crew is discussing some literary conspiracy theories. Libby kicks off talking about some well known authors with a bit of mystery surrounding them - including Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe!Sources:https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/qdbhuk/literary_conspiracy_theories/?rdt=47462
https://bookriot.com/weirdest-literary-conspiracy-theories/
If you had the chance to come back again, would you? But there's a catch, you would not relive your previous life but get a whole new life.
Personally, I think living life over and over again sounds like a nightmare but to each their own!! Join us as we talk all things reincarnation!!
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0TCJ046WATU?feature=share
https://www.rd.com/article/chilling-reincarnation-stories/
https://mattmiksa.com...
Ken tells the tale of the Great Stock Exhange Fraud of 1814. A scam of that nature needs plenty of conspirators to pull off, but how many does it actually take...and did the experts get it right?
Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/most-infamous-scams-hoaxeshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stock_Exchange_Fraud_of_1814https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald
If someone tells you a secret and they say, 'Don't tell a soul,' can you tell a ginger? What's the difference between a ginger and a vampire? One is pale and avoids the sun, the other is a vampire.
In honor of our favorite Ginger, we discuss a killer who's ledger is red with the blood of his victims. If you've been thinking of dying your hair red, this might not be the episode for you!
Sources:https://en.w...
We are heading to one of the most haunted homes in the US - Whaley House! Imagine grabbing your groceries, a show, and making it to your court hearing without leaving your house... at Whaley House it was possible!! And some of these attendees are said to have never left! Join us as we chat about the paranormal mystery of Whaley House! Sources:
https://whenyourehere.com/a-brief-history-of-the-whaley-house/
https://anomalien.com/...
This week Ken warns the girls on the dangers of computer viruses as he walks through Roger Davidson's computer troubles.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/nyregion/09fraud.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumberger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_logging
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistivity_logging
https://meettheartist.online/2021/01/14/roger-davidson-composer-pianist/
https://www.di...
In this week’s episode we wrap up the I-5 Killer with Part 2. Tune in as the crew discuss the horrific crimes, the investigation and the eventual sentencing of Randall Woodfield.
Sources: The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/portland_detectives_definitely.html
We’re back baby!!! The crew returns for the new year with a doozy! Part One of the I-5 Killer kicks off with Randy Woodfield’s history, his brief stint with the Green Bay Packers, followed by how this meatball of a criminal makes a drastic shift to committing some of the most horrific crimes imaginable. Sources:
The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/portland_detectives_definitely.html
Archeology may not be everyone's cup of tea, but in this episode Ken covers an archeological find that even PT Barnum found amazing! So much so, he went to great lengths to ensure he could compete with the incredible Cardiff Giant!
Sources:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-of-the-greatest-natural-history-hoaxes-of-all-time/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%206%3A4&version=NIV
https://en.m.wikipedi...
What's one way to keep a girl locked down? Podlock her toes! Today, SSS is talking vampires and hot tips to keep em from coming back! So grab a glass of red as we dive into the mystery of vampires! Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory
https://allthatsinteresting.com/poland-zosia-vampire-reconstruction
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