Histories and Mysteries Uncovered
by Ashley F., and Jessica T.
Two ladies with a morbid fascination of the world's odd and eerie histories and mysteries. Every week, we explore a new topic in the true crime and history communities, with a sprinkling of the paranormal. So, come on in...we're waiting...
Episodes
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We Love you and will miss you so much! Thank you for this wild ride!
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Episode 189: The Story of Alison Botha & Pirate Bartholomew Roberts
Send us a Text Message.Trigger and Content Warning!!Ashley recounts the harrowing tale of Alison Botha, a South African woman who braved an incredibly traumatizing event, exceeding everyone's expectations, and proving that if you have enough fight, you can survive anything! Then, we set sail on a...
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Episode 188: The Real Lady Whistledown and The Dance Plague of 1518
Send us a Text Message.Step back in time with us in this captivating episode as we explore two intriguing historical phenomena: the Regency Era and the enigmatic tale of The Dancing Plague of 1518.First, we dive into the elegance, scandal, and societal intricacies of the Regency Era, a…
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Episode 187: Ian Fleming The Creator of James Bond
Send us a Text Message.This week it's Ashley and her wonderful husband Cody bringing you the story of James Bond's creator: Ian Fleming. James Bond was very cool, and Ian, according to Ian, was too, haha! So, tune in to hear all about this not so great man who made really great stories! We're...
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Episode 186: The Murder of Tim Schuster
Send us a Text Message.Happy Mother's Day! Here, we are joined by the beautiful Tamara and Corinne of One Dry Kiss, where Tamara shares a story of a not-so-nice mother, when she talks about the horrible woman who killed Tim Schuster. This whole story is full of ups and downs. So, what are you...
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Episode 185: PATREON RELEASE Embarrassing Stories
Send us a Text Message.Hello lovely listeners! This week we are giving you a little treaty treat by releasing one of our coveted (haha) patreon episodes, if you love it and want more head on over to Patreon and join us wont you? In this episode Jessica and Ashley read some truly hilarious...
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Episode 184: The Most Deadly Tornado in History and A Haunted Painting - The Hands Resist Him
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we delve into two chilling stories of natural disasters and the supernatural.We begin with the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, a devastating whirlwind that tore through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, leaving a trail of destruction and claiming hundreds of…
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Histories and Mysteries Uncovered
Send us a Text Message.Two ladies with a morbid fascination of the world's odd and eerie histories and mysteries. Every week, we explore a new topic in the true crime and history communities, with a sprinkling of the paranormal. So, come on in...we're waiting...Support the Show.Want more of us...
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Episode 183: The Murder of Warren Barnes & Madame Cheng
Send us a Text Message.Have you seen the viral video of a mom finding human body parts in her son's closet? Well, Ashley watched his chilling interrogation where he talks about how he murdered Warren Barnes, a beloved part of the local community. Brian Cohee Jr. tells a story of murder…
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Episode 182: O.J. Simpson
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we trace the remarkable life of O.J. Simpson, from his rise to football stardom to the infamous trial that defined his legacy and the events that followed. Beginning with Simpson's early years as a celebrated athlete and his transition to Hollywood icon, we...
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Episode 181: A Local Kentucky Murder and Being Buried Alive
Send us a Text Message.This week we are joined by the lovely hosts of My Skeptical Sister!! After listening we hope you'll find yourself inspired to share a ghostly encounter or two for My Skeptical Sister. Meghann and Erin are more than ready to dissect your spookiest stories, with a healthy…
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Episode 180: Tonya Harding & The Mary Celeste
Send us a Text Message.Step into the scandalous world of figure skating with Ashley's gripping segment on Tonya Harding. Delve deep into the tumultuous life of the controversial figure skater, exploring her rise to fame, the infamous attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, and the media frenzy that…
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Episode 179: Ilse Koch and Buford Pusser
Send us a Text Message.Ashley decided to nose-dive into Jessica's territory and cover a truly awful historical case. Ilse Koch was the wife of a German concentration camp commander and some would argue she was the worst person there.Jessica tells the tale of an AMAZING police officer that could…
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Episode 178: The Purrington Family Massacre & José Salvador Alvarenga
Send us a Text Message.It has now been decided that Jessica is banned from telling true crime stories, because the ones she tells are just awful; and this one is no exception. She tells us all about the life and death of the Purrington (Purinton) family and some reasons behind why it all…
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Episode 177: Submarine Questions!
Send us a Text Message.Ever been on a sub? Well if you're like most of us, you haven't. This week, Ashley's husband Cody comes on and answers all of your questions about life on a submarine!Support the Show.Want more of us "lovely ladies"? Well now you can get more of us on our Patreon! Subscribe...
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Episode 176: The Tragic Story of Brandon Teena & The Life and Disappearance Amelia Earhart
Send us a Text Message.In honor of Nex Benedict and their tragic murder, Ashley tells the story of another gender-fluid person whose life was cut short too soon. Brandon's death helped to ignite the discussion of protection for gender non-conformity. It's a truly tragic tale but an important...
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Episode 175: Paging Doctor Farid Fats & The Queen Maryia
Send us a Text Message.Paging doctor, doctor, can you help?? Just kidding, we know his name is Fata but he's a bad man and in this case, the doctor chose to not help his patients, when Ashley tells us all about a very bad man, Doctor Farid Fata. He led people to believe they were in great care to...
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Episode 174: The One with the Cave & The Straw Hat Incident
Send us a Text Message.If you want to skip straight to the story, you can go to 7m17s... But, either way, you'll get to hear the awful and tragic story of John Edward Jones, who got stuck in the Nutty Putty Cave. Ashley tells us all about what lead up to him getting stuck, the rescue efforts, and...
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Episode 173: The Idaho Murders
Send us a Text Message.When you're young, you have the whole world ahead of you. All your hopes and dreams laid out in front of you, and you're excited for what the future holds. Unfortunately, for Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Xana Kernodle…
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Episode 172: The Runaway Bride & The Drugged-Out Skier
Send us a Text Message.Did you ever see Runaway Bride and think that was a cool movie? Well, maybe the movie was cool, but for John Mason, it was anything but cool to experience it first-hand. And if you thought that was rough, just wait to hear what happened to his fiancé, Jennifer Wilbanks, in...
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Episode 171: Gypsy Rose Blanchard & Don't Meet Your Heroes
Send us a Text Message.We know, we know, it's all over the news and social media right now...but if you're anything like Jessica and have been living under a true crime rock, then this episode is going to be exactly what you need to understand what is going on right now. Ashley brings everything...
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Episode 170: A Killer Clown & An Unlawful Ice Man
Send us a Text Message.Are you afraid of clowns? Well if not, this episode might change your mind. This week Ashley talks about the murder of Marlene Warren. It was May 26th, 1990 when Marlene was visited by a clown bringing gifts. Little did she know, this clown would take her life. But who…
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Episode 169: A Giggling Granny & A Criminal With Bloodstained Clothing
Send us a Text Message.The lonely hearts column calls your name... you have a shit ton of babies... adultery abound...crazy mother-in-laws, and murder take up most of our first story, when Ashley tells us all about Nannie Doss; AKA, the Giggling Granny. Following that wild ride, we dive into the...
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Episode 168: Sleigh the Day Away!
Send us a Text Message.Fun facts from your favourite Christmas movies! From the original Grinch to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation to Home Alone and many more! Also, were they actually on a break? Either way, we wish you all a beautiful holiday season with your families or friends; whatever...
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Episode 167: A Christmas Massacre and a Bad Bad Man
Send us a Text Message.The Lawson family was a typical farming family in the 1920s. Charlie and Fannie had 7 beautiful children who, for the most part, grew up in typical style. So it was a shock to everyone who knew them that on Christmas day in 1929, the whole family would be massacred by the...
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Episode 166: A Strange Missing Person Case and A Horrible Way to Stop an Earthquake
Send us a Text Message.Little Shannon Matthews was supposed to come home after swimming lessons in 2008 but she never showed up. Ashley gets into how the community came together to help find her but you'll NEVER guess where she ended up or how she got there...Herbert William Mullin believed that...
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Episode 165: The Most Haunted Hotel in Colombia & The Most Horrible Man in History
Send us a Text Message.Ashley starts us off with a spooky-ooky hotel. The waterfall this mansion is named after literally translates to man who leaps down or precipitates down, so no wonder when it is transformed to the Hotel Del Salto it is so haunted! Then, our history gal steps it into high...
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Episode 164: The Story of Candace Newmaker & Anatoly Moskvin
Send us a Text Message.Apparently, Jessica can't have nice things...she can't have a beautiful picture hung-up...a fan turned on to ensure she isn't sweating... none of it. So sorry about her audio.This week Ashley talks about rebirthing and why putting 673 pounds of adults on a 10 year old is a...
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Episode 163: A Murder, a Missing Baby, and a Cult and Alexander Solonik
Send us a Text Message.Ashley's story starts with a good doggo and leads to a murder, a missing baby, and a cult! It's a WILD story that you have to hear! It's the story of Dean and Tina Clouse.Jessica talks about a very John Wick-type assassin called Alexander Solonik who was very good at the…
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Episode 162: Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo & The Gunpowder Plot
Send us a Text Message.Thanks Ivan, we hated it. And if you lovely listener want to know why, join us this week as Ashley indulges us in the horrific story of Andrei Chikatilo; perhaps one of the worst serial killers to come out of Russia. We have to warn you, it's extremely graphic and a lot of...
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Episode 161: The Exorcist Movie Curse & The Murder of Martha Moxley
Send us a Text Message.This is Halloween! To commemorate this wonderful occasion, Ashley starts us off by telling us all about the cursed movie set, The Exorcist. She tells us all about the crazy injuries that happened on set, and even some murders that happened, and the lasting damages this…
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Episode 160: The Murder of Natalee Holloway & Murderer John George Haigh
Send us a Text Message.Have you heard a lot about Natalee Holloway in the news lately? Well if you're not Canadian, you have and if you're anything like Ashley, you can't remember what happened. So in this episode, Ashley goes over the senseless murder of Natalee Holloway. It truly shows how, for...
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Episode 159: Ruby Franke
Send us a Text Message.This week we dive into the story of 8 Passengers or the Ruby Franke story. What happens when two too-strict mothers get together and try to discipline children? Hint: Nothing good. TW child abuse. Come take a listen, we're waiting... Support the Show.Want more of us "lovely...
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Episode 158: Charles Bronson & David Fuller
Send us a Text Message.This week, Kyle brings us a boring story about a boring dude who did nothing remarkable, but somehow stayed in prison for a really long time, because he couldn't stop fighting people while he was in jail. He also spent a ridiculous amount of time in solitary confinement…
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Episode 157: Mikhail Popkov & William Bonin
Send us a Text Message.Hello, it's us! Ashley is still off recovering, as she had a little incident. Trigger warning this episode for a plethora of things; necrophilia, torture, harm against children... This wild ride has Kyle telling us about Russian serial killer Mikhail Viktorovich Popkov. His...
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Episode 156: The Story of Rose and Fred West & Bessie Blount Griffin
Send us a Text Message.Join us this week with our special guest, Jessica's husband, Kyle! He very bravely agreed to fill-in while Ashley is out for the count, and he did amazing! He definitely went full-Jessica though with his story, as it is a doozy! He tells us all about the life and terrible...
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Episode 155: Danny Masterson & Andersonville Prison
Send us a Text Message.Have you seen the headlines about Danny Masterson's sentence? Well so had Ashley but she knew nothing about it! In this weeks episode she will talk about what Danny was accused and convicted of as well as what the women went through. Jessica made a downer of an episode even...
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Episode 154: Mysterious Phone Calls & Unsolved Lumber Baron Inn Murders
Send us a Text Message.The year is 2007, the iPhone has just been released...Jessica has just started high school... and a family is being harassed by mysterious phone calls, and the tech seems to be out of this world advanced. So, join us on Ashley's scary story of harassment and chaos. Then,...
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Episode 153: Story of Murderess Angela Simpson & Adrian Carton de Wiart
Send us a Text Message.Have you seen that TikTok going around, where it sounds like a woman is being interrogated? Did you think, like us, that it was from a TV show or movie? Well, we actually found out that it was from a real-life crime, and a real-life interrogation of Angela Simpson. Ashley...
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Episode 152: Sneak Peek at our Patreon AITA stories
Send us a Text Message.Hey lovely listeners. This week Jessica is basically on her deathbed with a double ear infection AND a sinus infection so instead of torturing her and making her research and record this week, we decided to offer you a little sneaky sneak peek at one of our Patreon bonus...
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Episode 151: The Case of Alicia Navarro & Léo Major
Send us a Text Message.Welcome to another week of our show! If you don't live under a rock, like Jessica, you might be interested to hear Ashley's coverage of the Alicia Navarro case, including all the details preceding the current events! Then, Jessica weaves through history as she tells us…
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Episode 150: The Tulsa Race Massacre & UFO Stories
Send us a Text Message.This week, Ashley dives into a "Jessica Story" when she talks about the tragic events that led to a whole city being destroyed because of hatred. Jessica then tells us some UFO stories, that will make you question what you may believe... So take a listen, we're...
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Episode 149: A Story of Ding Dong Ditch & Near Death Experiences
Send us a Text Message.Ding Dong Ditch, for most kids it's a right of passage but for three teenage boys what should have been a fun prank turned into a deadly night. This week, Ashley tells us the story of the murders of Daniel Hawkins, Drake Ruiz, and Jacob Ivascu who lost their lives because…
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Episode 148: Amber Tuccaro and The Horrible, Horrible Wesson Family Murders
Send us a Text Message.Amber Tuccaro was a member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation when she went missing in 2010. "Deficient" police work led to Amber's body being undiscovered for TWO years. Her case is still unsolved even with police having her potential killer on an audio-recorded phone call...
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Episode 147: Ryan Ferguson & Adolfo Constanzo
Send us a Text Message.Have you ever watched the Amazing Race? Did you ever think we could get a story from the show? No? Well, think again! We learn about the shocking death of the "Gentle Giant" Kent Heitholt from our True Crime gal, Ashley! She goes into the accusations and schemes surrounding...
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Episode 146: The AIDS Epidemic/Patient Zero & The Thalidomide Tragedy
Send us a Text Message.In true Ashley and Jessica fashion, we have unintentionally chosen two very similar stories to tell you this week. One of these stories is on the AIDS epidemic, and the man they called "Patient Zero", a.k.a. Gaëtan Dugas. Then, Jessica explains the thalidomide tragedy and…
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Episode 145: The Paris Catacombs & Dorothy Eady
Send us a Text Message.Do you keep hearing Ashley rave about the movie "As Above, So Below" and wonder what it was all about, or if the catacombs could really be the setting for a horror movie? Well, listen no further than this episode, where Ashley talks about the history of the catacombs, and…
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Episode 144: Ant Hill Cult Part 2 and Daryl Davis
Send us a Text Message.Ok, this week is really bad. Trigger warning for abuse, torture, and sexual abuse. If you would prefer to skip Ashley's part of the podcast, Jessica's story picks about about 31 minutes in.In this weeks episode, Ashley finishes her story on the Ant Hill Cult and it's really...
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Episode 143: Ant Hill Cult & Violet Jessop
Send us a Text Message.Content Warning: Child and Domestic AbuseHave you just been waiting for a truly horrible Canadian story to come about? Well, here ya go! Ashley graces us with the first part of her Ant Hill Cult story. It has some really dark aspects in it, so beware... Then, we have a…
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Episode 142: James Dean's Car & Graham Young
Send us a Text Message.Were you ever like Jessica and totally obsessed with James Dean when you were younger? Well, you're in luck, because Ashley tells us all about him, how he got started in acting, and ending with his tragic death. We also learn about the curse surrounding his car. Then…
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Two ladies with a morbid fascination of the world's odd and eerie histories and mysteries. Every week, we explore a new topic in the true crime and history communities, with a sprinkling of the paranormal. So, come on in...we're waiting...
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Ashley F., and Jessica T.
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