Mysterious Mavens
Denver natives Kim and Denae swap stories of true crime, creepy events, and mostly all things spooky!
Episodes
June 21, 2025 • 49 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about the mysterious circumstances of the Lake Bodum murders.
Sources:
ODFM: season 13, episode 6 lake bodum
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bodom_murders
Casefile: Lake bodum podcast
Sources:
ODFM: season 13, episode 6 lake bodum
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bodom_murders
Casefile: Lake bodum podcast
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June 13, 2025 • 88 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about Soul Asylum's Runaway Train music video that found missing children.
Sources:
slate.com Did the “Runaway Train” Music Video Really Save 21 Kids? By Nick Keppler
‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train | Music | The Guardian By Dave Simpson
Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song) - Wikipedia
People.com 11 Kids From 'Runaway Train' Video St...
Sources:
slate.com Did the “Runaway Train” Music Video Really Save 21 Kids? By Nick Keppler
‘We found 21 missing kids’: Soul Asylum on making Runaway Train | Music | The Guardian By Dave Simpson
Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song) - Wikipedia
People.com 11 Kids From 'Runaway Train' Video St...
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June 4, 2025 • 70 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about Colorado ghost town, St. Elmo.
Sources:
Tale of two cities
It’s history YouTube
St. Elmo – The Story of Annabelle
Footprints of the frontier
Sources:
Tale of two cities
It’s history YouTube
St. Elmo – The Story of Annabelle
Footprints of the frontier
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May 29, 2025 • 57 mins
This week Denae tells Kim some stories about government secrets.
Sources:
23 Soviet troops turned to stone by aliens? CIA memo unearths Cold War mystery - The Economic Times
CIA.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005517761.pdf
kyivpost.com Did Soviet Soldiers Turn to Stone in Alien Encounters, According to CIA?
YouTube OneIndiaNews: VIDEO: 'ALIENS Attack Turned Soldiers To STONE' | Declassified CIA F...
Sources:
23 Soviet troops turned to stone by aliens? CIA memo unearths Cold War mystery - The Economic Times
CIA.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005517761.pdf
kyivpost.com Did Soviet Soldiers Turn to Stone in Alien Encounters, According to CIA?
YouTube OneIndiaNews: VIDEO: 'ALIENS Attack Turned Soldiers To STONE' | Declassified CIA F...
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May 22, 2025 • 50 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about the supposed curse of the movie Poltergeist.
Sources:
Biography.com The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Set Oddities By Micah White
True Crime Cast: How Many Casting Crew Members Died from Poltergeist YouTube video
Disgraceland Podcast: Poltergeist Curse
Tragic story of Poltergeist movie as multiple actors died shortly after i...
Sources:
Biography.com The ‘Poltergeist’ Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Set Oddities By Micah White
True Crime Cast: How Many Casting Crew Members Died from Poltergeist YouTube video
Disgraceland Podcast: Poltergeist Curse
Tragic story of Poltergeist movie as multiple actors died shortly after i...
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May 14, 2025 • 40 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders in Finland.
Sources:
Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders - Wikipedia
Buzzfeed.com 27 Extremely Dark True Crime Stories From Countries Outside The United States by Crystal Ro
Scandinavian Crimes Podcast: Unsolved Murder: The Hausjarvi Gravel Pit Murders
YouTube: Kadonneet: Maarit Haantie
Sources:
Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders - Wikipedia
Buzzfeed.com 27 Extremely Dark True Crime Stories From Countries Outside The United States by Crystal Ro
Scandinavian Crimes Podcast: Unsolved Murder: The Hausjarvi Gravel Pit Murders
YouTube: Kadonneet: Maarit Haantie
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May 7, 2025 • 80 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about the curse of the Glee TV show.
Sources:
True Crime & Cocktails: Glee Curse
The Price of Glee Docuseries Explores 'Curse' of the Show | TIME.com by Moises Mendez II
The Price of Glee Documentary
ew.com Lea Michele addresses backlash from 'Glee' costars, says she's done personal reach-outs by Maureen Lee Lenker
Sources:
True Crime & Cocktails: Glee Curse
The Price of Glee Docuseries Explores 'Curse' of the Show | TIME.com by Moises Mendez II
The Price of Glee Documentary
ew.com Lea Michele addresses backlash from 'Glee' costars, says she's done personal reach-outs by Maureen Lee Lenker
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April 30, 2025 • 51 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about some creepy mirror stories.
Sources:
Woman's Hotel Bathroom Horror Story Will Have You Scared To Leave Your Home | iHeart by Dave Basner
Listverse.com 10 Terrifying Real-Life Stories That Made The News by Estelle
TheGuardian.com New York woman discovers secret apartment behind bathroom mirror
curbed.com We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartm...
Sources:
Woman's Hotel Bathroom Horror Story Will Have You Scared To Leave Your Home | iHeart by Dave Basner
Listverse.com 10 Terrifying Real-Life Stories That Made The News by Estelle
TheGuardian.com New York woman discovers secret apartment behind bathroom mirror
curbed.com We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartm...
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April 23, 2025 • 64 mins
This week Kim shares how an episode of the Jenny Jones Show resulted in a violent crime.
Sources:
Dark Side of the 90s: Episode 1
Sinisterhood: Jenny Jones Crush Murder Part 1 & 2
Morbid: Jenny Jones Murder
YouTube: Crime A to Z
Google AI “Gay Panic Defense”
Sources:
Dark Side of the 90s: Episode 1
Sinisterhood: Jenny Jones Crush Murder Part 1 & 2
Morbid: Jenny Jones Murder
YouTube: Crime A to Z
Google AI “Gay Panic Defense”
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April 16, 2025 • 86 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about the infamous Norwegian Black Metal Murders.
Sources:
Lords of Chaos, movie 2018
TheGuardian.com 'Before you know it, it's not a big deal to kill a man': Norwegian black metal's murderous past By Alex Godfrey
TheGuardian.com Norway's most notorious musician Varg Vikernes to be released from prison. By Sean Michaels
Euronymous - Wikipedia
May...
Sources:
Lords of Chaos, movie 2018
TheGuardian.com 'Before you know it, it's not a big deal to kill a man': Norwegian black metal's murderous past By Alex Godfrey
TheGuardian.com Norway's most notorious musician Varg Vikernes to be released from prison. By Sean Michaels
Euronymous - Wikipedia
May...
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April 9, 2025 • 55 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about the 15th richest man in Canada, who turned up dead in his home with his wife.
Sources:
Crime Junkie
Murder with My Husband podcast
The Fifth Estate YouTube
Sources:
Crime Junkie
Murder with My Husband podcast
The Fifth Estate YouTube
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April 1, 2025 • 28 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about the Black Forest House, the most haunted house in Colorado.
Sources:
Black Forest, Colorado—One of the World's Most Haunted Places (ourcommunitynow.com) By Magalie Noebes
THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN BLACK FOREST, COLORADO – Jacob Floyd's Ghosts and Monsters (wordpress.com)
Sources:
Black Forest, Colorado—One of the World's Most Haunted Places (ourcommunitynow.com) By Magalie Noebes
THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN BLACK FOREST, COLORADO – Jacob Floyd's Ghosts and Monsters (wordpress.com)
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March 25, 2025 • 42 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about a 33 year old woman who mysteriously disappeared.
Sources:
True Crime Society Podcast: Cassidy Rainwater
KY3.com TIMELINE: The death and disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater in Dallas County, Mo. by By Joey Schneider, Marina Silva and Frances Watson
That Chapter YouTube
Sources:
True Crime Society Podcast: Cassidy Rainwater
KY3.com TIMELINE: The death and disappearance of Cassidy Rainwater in Dallas County, Mo. by By Joey Schneider, Marina Silva and Frances Watson
That Chapter YouTube
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March 19, 2025 • 44 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about a hiking expedition gone very wrong.
Sources:
Khamar-Daban incident - Wikipedia
The Khamar Daban Incident: Mountain Madness - Historic Mysteries By Bipin Dimir
Exploration Mysteries: The Khamar Daban Incident » Explorersweb
High Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness | CDC Yellow Book 2024
Sources:
Khamar-Daban incident - Wikipedia
The Khamar Daban Incident: Mountain Madness - Historic Mysteries By Bipin Dimir
Exploration Mysteries: The Khamar Daban Incident » Explorersweb
High Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness | CDC Yellow Book 2024
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March 12, 2025 • 59 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about the super creepy haunted doll, Harold.
Sources:
Paranormal Fears: Harold the Doll Part 1&2
Cursed Dolls | The Evil Wiki
WordPress.com: Harold the Haunted Doll
Sources:
Paranormal Fears: Harold the Doll Part 1&2
Cursed Dolls | The Evil Wiki
WordPress.com: Harold the Haunted Doll
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March 5, 2025 • 53 mins
This week Denae tells Kim the classic true crime story of Jack The Ripper and how it was very recently solved.
Sources:
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 Episode 1
TheNewsNationNow.com Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, historian says By Patrick Djordjevic
Who was Aaron Kosminski? Historian Claims DNA Identifies Jack the Ripper - Newsweek By Jenna Sundel
jack-the-rippe...
Sources:
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 Episode 1
TheNewsNationNow.com Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, historian says By Patrick Djordjevic
Who was Aaron Kosminski? Historian Claims DNA Identifies Jack the Ripper - Newsweek By Jenna Sundel
jack-the-rippe...
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February 26, 2025 • 50 mins
This week Kim tells Denae about a yoga instructor killer.
Sources:
True Crime All The Time
Dateline "The Night Time Stopped"
Sources:
True Crime All The Time
Dateline "The Night Time Stopped"
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February 19, 2025 • 66 mins
This week Denae tells Kim the crazy story of a woman who was kidnapped and forced to impersonate Aretha Franklin.
Sources:
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul | Smithsonian By Jeff Maysh
Sources:
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul | Smithsonian By Jeff Maysh
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February 12, 2025 • 67 mins
Today Kim tells Denae the twisted tale of a woman who posed as a high schooler and middle schooler.
Sources:
NBCBoston.com: A Timeline of the Shelby Hewitt Case By Mary Markos
Timesuck podcast with Dan Cummins: Episode 434: Shelby Hewitt: The 32 Year Old Seventh Grader
Sources:
NBCBoston.com: A Timeline of the Shelby Hewitt Case By Mary Markos
Timesuck podcast with Dan Cummins: Episode 434: Shelby Hewitt: The 32 Year Old Seventh Grader
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February 6, 2025 • 63 mins
This week Denae tells Kim about Grand Junction, Colorado killer Brian Cohee Jr.
Sources:
Unilad.com article New true crime doc on murderer Brian Cohee is leaving people 'unable to sleep' after watching by Niamh Shackleton
The People V Brian Cohee: Sentencing Hearing | KREX5 FOX4
The Daily Sentinel A Look Back: Cohee Trial Top Crime Story of 2023 by Sam Klomhaus
https://www.gjsentinel.com/a-look...
Sources:
Unilad.com article New true crime doc on murderer Brian Cohee is leaving people 'unable to sleep' after watching by Niamh Shackleton
The People V Brian Cohee: Sentencing Hearing | KREX5 FOX4
The Daily Sentinel A Look Back: Cohee Trial Top Crime Story of 2023 by Sam Klomhaus
https://www.gjsentinel.com/a-look...
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