The Marcabe

The Marcabe

My name is Marc Hoover. I write a column for The Clermont Sun about the paranormal, true crime and life's other oddities. My podcast will cover stories from my column. Please visit me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/themarcabe) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/themarcabe). My podcast is bi-weekly, but there may be periods when I publish weekly. Note** If you would like to sponsor my podcast and column, please consider making either a one time donation through Paypal or becoming a Patreon subscriber where you will have access to exclusive podcast episodes and have a chance to read my columns early. Please visit my donation page for more information: http://www.themarcabe.com/donations.html

Episodes

Episode 26: The murder of Mary Phagan

September 2, 2019 • 58 mins
On Sunday, April 27, 1913 just a little after 3 a.m., an African American night watchman named Newt Lee was making his rounds. After feeling a call to nature, he went into the basement to use the negro restroom. Keep in mind that during this time, Negroes and whites had separate restrooms and drinking fountains. It was a time when segregation and racism were considered normal.

Lee would find the deceased body of a 13-year-old teen...
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Episode 24: The murder of Amber Hagerman and her legacy

June 26, 2019 • 47 mins
Most people know all about the Amber Alert. Whenever a child is abducted, there is an alert system that appears on our phones and outdoor road signs. It is responsible for saving hundreds of children. The system was legally enacted by President George W. Bush when he signed the 2003 Protect Act. The alert is named after a murdered 9-year-old girl named Amber Hagerman.

In 1996, Amber Hagerman rode her bike in an abandoned parking lot...
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Episode 23: Jane: A victim of child trafficking

June 10, 2019 • 50 mins
Child sex trafficking is a billion dollar business. The only other illegal activity that earns more is illegal drug sales. Every year children are taken and forced into having sex with adults for money. Even surprising is that some of the men who have been caught engaging in sex with these minors are policemen, judges, doctors, and even fireman. Social class and financial status are irrelevant when it comes to child trafficking. Fo...
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Episode 22: The cursed land of the dead (part 2 of 2)

May 27, 2019 • 51 mins
In the conclusion of this story, I interviewed Tyleigh who lived on a property in Virginia once occupied by slaves. Her story was told on an episode of The Dead Files. She describes the illnesses she has suffered from living in her former home, apparitions, electrical problems, and an unexplained evil that seems impossible to remove. The land is cursed and will likely remain a place where the dead still roam. If you would like to w...
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Episode 21: The cursed land of the dead (part 1 of 2)

May 12, 2019 • 49 mins
In this episode, I interviewed Tyleigh who lived on a property in Virginia once occupied by slaves. Her story was told on an episode of The Dead Files. She describes the illnesses she has suffered from living in her former home, apparitions, electrical problems, and an unexplained evil that seems impossible to remove. The land is cursed and will likely remain a place where the dead still roam. If you would like to watch the episode...
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Episode 20: The murder of 3-year-old foster child Marcus Fiesel (part 2 of 2)

May 5, 2019 • 39 mins
In 2006, foster mother Liz Carroll made a plea to the public for the safe return of Marcus Fiesel, the 3-year-old foster care in her care. From the beginning, authorities were suspicious. After an investigation, the police learned that Marcus was murdered by David and Liz Carroll, his foster parents. He was bound with a blanket and tape before being placed inside a closet without any food or water. After he died, the Carrolls tried...
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Episode 19: The murder of 3-year-old foster child Marcus Fiesel (part 1 of 2)

April 28, 2019 • 50 mins
In 2006, foster mother Liz Carroll made a plea to the public for the safe return of Marcus Fiesel, the 3-year-old foster care in her care. From the beginning, authorities were suspicious. After an investigation, the police learned that Marcus was murdered by David and Liz Carroll, his foster parents. He was bound with a blanket and tape before being placed inside a closet without any food or water. After he died, the Carrolls tried...
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Episode 18: I see the dead

April 21, 2019 • 50 mins
Becky is a military veteran, nurse and medium. Since childhood, she has seen demons, ghosts and other supernatural entities. She said that the dead still roam when they have unfinished business. But what is this business? It's anyone's guess. She shares the story of a hospital built over a Civil War battlefield. Before a patient dies, a whistling general always stops by for a visit. And then she discusses the ghost of her long dead...
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Episode 17: Night terrors and an encounter with the shadow man

April 14, 2019 • 39 mins
This week's episode is about a mother named Kellie who moved into an old Georgia farmhouse. When people move into a new home, they expect peace and tranquility. Unfortunately, Kellie would experience an encounter with the dreaded shadow man. She described the entity as solid black and large. She also experienced being grabbed by a ghostly hand, strange voices, witnessing an apparition and many other unexplained abnormalities. Her s...
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Episode 16: The perfect family (part 2 of 2)

April 8, 2019 • 23 mins
On Christmas Eve 1959, Charles Roy Clark, was killed by a single gunshot wound to his right temple. Police were baffled. Charles was beloved in his community. He taught Sunday school, was a scout troop leader, a great employee, and a loving father and husband. He seemed to have a perfect life. But did he? Police uncovered a dirty little secret. His wife Lois had sexual affairs with other men and had become pregnant by another man. ...
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Episode 15: The perfect family (part 1 of 2)

March 31, 2019 • 33 mins
On Christmas Eve 1959, a bullet crashed through a kitchen window and killed a man named Charles Roy Clark. The police and neighbors were stumped. Charles didn't have any enemies. He was loved at work and a Sunday school superintendent. No one had a bad word to say about this father of four who loved his wife and children. Charles had it all. He he a great career, an attractive wife and the love and admiration of everyone who knew h...
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Episode 14: Spirits of the old west and the haunted whorehouse

March 25, 2019 • 51 mins
As a 15 year old teenager, Justine lived in a haunted house. She believes it to be a place where old cowboys still visit to dance, drink, sit at the bar, and find a nice lady of the evening to keep him warm. While there, she immediately knew the house was evil and she had to leave. She witnessed a spirit toss her younger sister from a balcony and breaking her arm. Even one of the family dog's refused to enter the house. What entit...
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Episode 13: The Oakland County child murders (Part 2 of 2)

March 17, 2019 • 56 mins
From 1976 to 1977, a serial killer stalked and murdered four Michigan children. Detroit was gripped in fear. Parents held their children closer while the infamous “stranger danger” term became a famous term known to this day, There are many different theories about who committed these murders, but decades later, no one has paid for these murders. In this concluding episode, I have comments from J. Reuben Appelman, the author of The...
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Episode 12: The Oakland County child murders (Part 1 of 2)

March 10, 2019 • 26 mins
Oakland County Michigan is considered a great place to raise a family. Unfortunately, from 1976 to 1977 this would change. Detroit was gripped in fear after a serial killer had abducted and murdered four children. Parents held their children closer while the infamous “stranger danger” term became a famous term known to this day, There are many different theories about who committed these murders, but decades later, no one has paid...
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Episode 11: Katherine Hobbs: A premonition of death

March 3, 2019 • 21 mins
Do you believe that some people can predict their future? Back in 1987, a teenager had premonitions that she would never live long enough to become an adult and she never wavered from the idea. She even cried to her mom saying she didn’t want to grow up because she knew it would never happen. Unfortunately, a serial killer would have her in his sights and she wouldn't live long enough to become an adult.To read my columns, please v...
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Episode 10: Hellbound

February 23, 2019 • 43 mins
Dara didn't believe in God and never considered the consequences of her actions. This all changed after she had a near death experience and met the infamous shadow man who stood vigilant at her bedside. The faceless entity waited to take her to a dark place filled with sorrow and depravity. Fortunately, God would step in and allow her a second chance to make things right in her life. Upon recovering from her near death experience, ...
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Episode 9: The legend of Alexander "Sawney" Bean and his cannibal clan who terrorized Scotland

February 9, 2019 • 32 mins
Alexander "Sawney" Bean, his wife and his large family lived in a cave in Scotland for 25 years. No one even knew of their existence because they never went into any nearby towns or villages. This meant no one even knew the Bean clan existed. The Beans had grown into a large family. All the Bean children and grandchildren were born from incestuous relations.

The Beans raised their offspring without any civility or humanity. They we...
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Episode 8: Ghostly clippers and the headless ghosts that roam London

January 26, 2019 • 20 mins
The Livingston family in West Virginia became the victims of mysterious ghostly clippers that cut up the family's furniture, livestock and clothing. The clippers clipped and snipped constantly. Adam Livingston would have to go to great depths to get his home exorcised. The city of London is the most haunted city in the world. Men like Sir Walter Raleigh and Thomas Moore both lost their heads many centuries ago. Today, people claim ...
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Episode 7: The ghost of Fanny Hartman returns for revenge against her husband

January 11, 2019 • 25 mins
This week I have two great ghost stories that date back to the 1800s. The first one involves Philip and Fanny Hartman. They were a happily married couple until Fanny became ill and died. Her dying words to Philip were that he never find love with another woman. If he did, she would return from the grave for him. My second story involves a family who moved into a New Jersey haunted house. They lived there for a year until a ghost fo...
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Episode 6: Haunted boots, a haunted hotel and a ghostly gun

December 30, 2018 • 30 mins
In this episode, I profile three true stories that involve murder and the supernatural. These stories were published in newspapers between 1896 through 1905. The first story is about a man named Claudius Smith who was hanged in 1779. Depending on whom you ask, his boots were cursed. The second story is about a big Irishman named Tom Allen who shares his personal experience with a ghostly encounter. My third story is about a man na...
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