Manic Manor: A True Crime Podcast

In July 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Canada convinced someone was following him. His journey spanned airports, highways, and strange detours until it ended in a Knoxville parking lot. He was found half-dressed, surrounded by cash, gold, and unanswered questions. Was he running from a real threat or from his own mind? This episode of Manic Manor unravels the mysterious final days of Blair Adams. Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20171215145826/https://knoxsheriff.org/coldcase/robert_adams.php?iframe=true&width=90 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144437/http://etspj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BlairAdams.pdf https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Blair_Adams https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Mysterious-Murder-of-Blair-Adams https://medium.com/tftunderworld/defying-explanation-the-baffling-murder-and-strange-final-days-of-blair-adams-ad4ba37b170e https://www.talesfromtheunderworld.com/p/defying-explanation-the-baffling https://youtu.be/8nnueyNARVg #BlairAdams #BlairAdamsMystery #BlairAdamsMurder #BlairAdamsDeath #BlairAdamsUnsolved #BlairAdamsCaseKnoxville #BlairAdamsTrueCrime #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase #MissingPersons #MysteriousDeaths #KnoxvilleTennessee #TennesseeMystery #ChillingMysteries #StrangeDeaths #UnexplainedCrime

In 1969, six year old Dennis Martin vanished without a trace in the Smoky Mountains. No screams, no clues, nothing in sight. This episode of Manic Manor revisits the chilling disappearance of Dennis, the following search, and the memories that haunt the area.   Sources - https://www.wbir.com/article/news/special-reports/the-vanished/the-vanished-dennis-martin/51-dea1f82d-4bfa-470b-9a69-5b2c603c1510 https://vault.fbi.gov/dennis-martin https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-martin https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1178747/1 https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/6-year-old-dennis-martin-still-missing-after-disappearing-in-smokies-in-1969/ https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/dennis-martin-50-years-later-search-and-rescue-lessons-learned/

The Smoky Mountains are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Although you don't expect it to happen, there have been people to disappear off the trails, never to be heard from again. Today, we talk about one of those missing people.   Sources -   https://www.canadiangurl77.com/ https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/girl-still-missing-after-disappearing-on-1976-high-school-trip-in-the-smokies/ https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/Trenny_Gibson_Case_Incident_Report_Redacted.pdf https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/what-happened-to-trenny-roberts-d62cc8c280fe

We're taking a look at an area most familiar to any Knoxville native, the historic Bijou Theatre in the HEART of downtown Knoxville!   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://knoxbijou.org/ https://usghostadventures.com/knoxville-ghost-tour/the-bijou-theatre/ https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/10/31/bijou-theatres-haunting-history/ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/51-608699714 https://insideofknoxville.com/2023/10/inside-the-haunted-200-year-old-bijou-theatre-do-you-believe/ https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/bijou-theatre/

Join me in exploring Haunted Tennessee! Our first stop is one of the most notorious haunted areas in my home state, Brushy Mountain! Sources- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/six-places-in-east-tennessee-with-haunted-history/ https://tourbrushy.com/history https://morgancountychamber.com/tourism/historic-brushy-mountain/ https://lylerussell.net/2022/09/26/tn-gl-episode-7-brushy-mountain-state-penitentiary/

We have some more chilling legends for you today, including two tales out of Cherokee legends and how a ghost solved her own murder in West Virgina!   Sources-  https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/mountain-monsters/articles/10-mountain-monsters-found-lurking-in-appalachia https://mythlok.com/raven-mocker/ https://easttennessean.com/2022/11/02/a-cryptic-column-spearfinger-a-cherokee-legend/ https://gatlinburggo.com/blogs/news/spearfinger-smoky-mountains?srsltid=AfmBOorlbCFel9uwsxB80d_G2t7BtCbiPNl5rDNDuWPy6BmAOhQPe0KM https://www.thegreatsmokies.net/scariest-trail-great-smoky-mountains/ https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost https://dannyechase.com/blog/greenbrier/

Today's episode dives into another scary urban legend...The weeping woman who is La Llorona.   Sources - https://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/Mexico-s-legend-of-La-Llorona-continues-to-3933072.php https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

Let's take a look at one of the most infamous cults in history and how its leader's paranoia brought everything to an ugly head.   Sources - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/jonestown/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jonestown

A look into the deadliest aviation incident in the World's History.   Sources - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/reviews-crash-in-canary-islands-180972227/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kNZVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418%2C7066417 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/minutes.html https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1dg3fk8/deadliest_aviation_accident_ever_the_tenerife/

What should have been a simple commute home for many people aboard the   Pacific Southwest Airline Flight 1771 turned into a horrific nightmare as a result of an angry man seeking revenge for his termination.   Sources - https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/murder-in-the-sky-how-one-mans-rage-brought-down-a-plane-759ed697b226 Mayday: Air Disaster: Three Horrific Disasters that were linked to a breakdown in security measures https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/326646 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a68zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3776%2C5100444 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E0YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=APADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7113%2C8413028

Over 30 years ago, a father wound up convicted of indecency with a child and accusations of being involved with a Satanic Cult. It took a long while before he and his children would be able to exonerate him of a crime he never commited.   Sources -   https://innocencetexas.org/cases/melvin-quinney-2/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/04/10/san-antonio-man-wrongfully-convicted-in-1991-has-charges-dismissed-in-satanic-panic-case/ https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/indecency-child-satanic-panic-overturned-17789445.php https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-04-11/after-30-years-a-father-is-exonerated-in-satanic-panic-case American Panic on Spotify – Melvin Quinney

The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial of LA – Known to be one of the longest and most expensive cases in American history. Also set a precedent for the Satanic Panic problem of the 1980s-1990s through even now. It's a wild and insane story and the credibility of the initial witnesses really had people divided and questioning whether or not the accused were actually guilty. sources -   https://web.archive.org/web/20040331115902/http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/mcmartin_daycare/5.html https://famous-trials.com/mcmartin/902-home https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/mcmartin-preschool

In 1968, one of many brutal massacres would occur in Vietnam at the hands of the very soldiers there to protect the South Vietnamese citizens. They attacked under the guise the village was sympathizing and hiding Vietcong soldiers. This is the story of an innocent village and the heartbreak through the years as they try to give forgiveness.   Sources - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/lhrjrs9z9a/vietnam-1968 https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/english_editorials/1093344 https://academic.oup.com/california-scholarship-online/book/23211 https://apjjf.org/Heonik-Kwon/2451/article https://www.thearmorylife.com/blue-dragons-korean-marines-in-the-vietnam-war/

in 1993, three boys were found brutally murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Three teenage boys were pinned for the murder, despite there not being anything but circumstantial evidence. This is the story of the West Memphis 3 and the story of Satanic Panic in the United States during the late 80s./early 90s.   sources - https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/west-memphis-three-3039/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/us/west-memphis-3-arkansas-dna-testing/index.html https://arkansasadvocate.com/2024/04/18/arkansas-supreme-court-reverses-west-memphis-three-ruling-allows-for-dna-testing/ MAX - Paradise Lost

For 27 years, the disappearance of three young boys from their home in Newfoundland has perplexed not just Canada, but the world who has come to learn of their case. Adam, Trevor, and Mitchell O'Brien were set to visit their father, Gary O'Brien during a custody agreement, but never made it back home. To this day, we don't know where they are, or what happened to them. Will we ever?   Sources - Shawn Morrissey - Dark Side of Seoul - Check out their channel! https://www.darksideofseoul.com/podcast/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/xv8xz0/obrien_brothers_abducted_from_newfoundland_canada/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182027/http://www.rnc.gov.nl.ca/media/Missing/index.html https://globalnews.ca/news/3220144/20-years-later-diana-saunders-still-searches-for-her-3-missing-sons/ https://www.forthelost.org/family/obrien.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181240/http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2016/11/9/20-years-on-diana-boland-hopes-to-be-re-4682492.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/missing-boys-still-alive-mother-believes-1.1078761 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-police-trying-to-refresh-o-brien-lead-1.174920 #missing #newfoundland #truecrime #torbay

Two brothers go on a massive crime spree that leaves a devastating path. Why would they do it and who are the innocent people that had to suffer because of them?   sources - https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/carr_brothers/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150627150943/http://cjonline.com/stories/110502/kan_carrbros.shtml#.VY68unbP1qY https://www.kmuw.org/crime-and-courts/2016-08-10/family-members-of-carr-brothers-victims-want-to-oust-kansas-supreme-court-justices https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/court-affirms-death-sentences-for-carr-brothers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTFM-23neU4&ab_channel=EXPLOREWITHUS   #wichitamassacre #truecrime #podcast #crime #wichita  

Quite possibly the most darkest secret that Japan has as a nation. World War II is known to us for how gruesome it was and the major impact it had on the world. We know well of Nazi Germany and the horrid acts committed against the Jewish people as well as the Gypsies and other groups deemed less than, but not many people have spoken about Imperial Japan and the absolutely grotesque acts committed on not just Korea, China, and all of Asia as well as its effect on the Western World.  This is the horrific story of Unit 731.  Sources -    https://todayinhistory.blog/2018/09/02/september-2-1945-unit-731/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/unit-731 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/mukden-incident#:~:text=On%20September%2018%2C%201931%2C%20an,to%20retaliate%20and%20invade%20Manchuria. https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/unit-731/ https://medium.com/leadership-counts/pardoning-devils-the-american-cover-up-of-imperial-japanese-unit-731-504f966cf08d#:~:text=Although%20responsible%20for%20some%20of,by%20the%20United%20States%20government.  

We have a case directly from my hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. January 2007 shook Tennessee to its core with the gruesome murder of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/24/archives-horror-christian-newsom-killings-focus-what-happened-chipman-street/597805001/ https://www.oxygen.com/injustice-with-nancy-grace/crime-news/channon-christian-chris-newsom-murdered-in-knoxville https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Timeline-of-the-Channon-Christian-Christopher-Newsom-murders--513420461.html https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/01/06/time-no-cure-pain-torture-slayings-channon-christian-and-christopher-newsom/96196018/ https://tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/davidsonl.opn_.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030411/https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/boyd-trial/boyd-trial-day-1-a-burned-body-by-the-tracks-a-final-glimpse-of-the-victims-before-the-murders/51-e6dc07b3-4f6d-4de1-b184-bf00613ed7b9 https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/01/23/baumgartner-disgraced-ex-judge-dead-70/1059954001/ Youtube – “Documentary: The Murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom” – Knoxville News Sentinel

A night that was supposed to be a dream come true for many young people in 1970 turned into an inferno nightmare. Something as simple as making sure all the proper safety protocols were in order was overlooked, leading to one of the worst nightclub fires in history. Requested by youtube user: reneauvray3440 Sources - https://alchetron.com/Club-Cinq-Sept-fire#club-cinq-sept-fire-70de7083-ab52-4184-90a3-68d902d169f-resize-750.jpeg https://discover.hubpages.com/education/The-10-Worst-Nightclub-Fires-in-History https://www.alamy.com/dramatic-fire-at-the-57-nightclub-makes-146-victims-saint-laurent-du-pont-isere-france-1970-image398083592.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/1/newsid_2537000/2537937.stm https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/02/archives/142-are-killed-by-fire-in-locked-dance-hall-in-france-20-survive.html https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/pire-c-est-bruit-du-silence-50-ans-apres-tragedie-du-57-souvenir-chagrin-sont-toujours-intacts-1889626.html Youtube – “France’s Worst Discotheque Fire – The Horror of The Club 5-7 Disaster” – The Raven’s Eye

August 2005 saw one of the worst Greek Aviation accidents to date. Helios Flight 522 departed towards Athens but would never make its destination all from one small, yet fatal mistake.   Source - https://simpleflying.com/helios-airways-flight-522/ https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-11/Helios737_AccidentReport.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/in-2005-helios-flight-522-crashed-into-a-greek-hillside-was-it-because-one-man-forgot-to-flip-a-switch https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025024/http://famagusta-gazette.com/helios-crash-background-information-p237-69.htm https://greekherald.com.au/culture/ghost-flight-121-lives-lost-2005-helios-airways-crash/ Youtube – “Helios Flight 522: How a Single Switch Killed 121 Passengers” – Real Horror

Lacey Fletcher was a 36 year old woman who had been living with her parents when a horrific 911 call was made. Police arrived to find a scene unlike any other. Lacey had been fused to her couch in her own urine and feces while her parents claimed to have "loved her to a fault".   We're discussing what we know so far about her case. Currently, her parents' trial is set for March 20, 2024 where they can face up to 40 years in prison for her death.    sources- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13066981/coroner-lacey-fletcher-dead-couch.html https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/19cehq9/lacey_fletcher_starving_girl_melted_into_couch/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/8364707/update-lacey-fletcher-death-rotting-remains-couch-neglect/ https://nypost.com/2024/02/10/news/coroner-never-saw-homicide-like-lacey-fletcher-woman-found-melted-to-couch/

Horror beyond your biggest nightmares. In 2014, the Biological Resource Center in Phoenix, Arizona was raided by the FBI after allegations that its owner, Stephen Gore, was selling bodies for profit and defrauding the next of kin of the victims.  Sources - https://www.mainlinehealth.org/blog/whole-body-donation#:~:text=After%20your%20body%20has%20been,it%20helped%20advance%20medical%20science. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-business/ https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/fbi-shines-light-on-now-shut-down-human-chop-shop-in-phoenix https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/dr-gore-and-the-human-remains-racket-8a5a7a00f6b1 https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/n0rcaa/arizona_human_chop_shop/ https://nypost.com/2019/07/25/fbi-finds-bodies-sewn-together-like-frankenstein-in-human-chop-shop/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwhPYMYXWkI&ab_channel=ABC15Arizona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwWNIdUPwo&ab_channel=ABC15Arizona https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-business/ https://www.wrbl.com/news/national/58-million-verdict-reached-in-human-chop-shop-case/

A case that rocked Itaewon, giving in further to negative stereotypes of foreigners. We witnessed first hand the public demand for justice help put a runaway suspect behind bars...but was it truly justice? Was it police incompetence or their pride?    sources -  https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/037/0000009394?sid=102 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%20%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 https://slownews-kr.translate.goog/52768?_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc https://m.khan.co.kr/national/national-general/article/201504051022311#c2b https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/728505.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYP2v8yd1WY http://usacrime.or.kr/doku/doku.php?id=%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%B0%EB%B2%94%EC%A3%84:%EC%A3%BC%EC%9A%94%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%B0%EB%B2%94%EC%A3%84:%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4&ckattempt=1

Everyone loves a good legend, especially if it includes ghosts and things that go bump in the night! Here are some spooky legends from South Korea to keep you warm during this winter season~   Sources - https://ginabearsblog.com/scary-korean-horror-stories-and-legends/ https://www.korea.net/Events/Overseas/view?articleId=18358 https://moonmausoleum.com/the-jayuro-road-ghost/ https://snackfever.com/blogs/magazine/beware-you-re-in-for-a-scare-korean-urban-legends-that-ll-give-you-goosebumps https://www.creatrip.com/en/blog/10743

A brief breakdown of how North Korea began as a country. The topic of North Korea as a nation is so immense, so a good start is to get a breakdown on the founding.    Sources -   https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/north-korea-history https://libertyinnorthkorea.org/blog/north-korea-history https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Korea https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/korea-north/ https://www.britannica.com/place/38th-parallel https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/people/kim-il-sung https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/kim-il-sung-death-anniversary-how-north-korea-founder-became-cult-personality-1455758

We're going to dive into the history of Princess Deokhye, the last princess of Korea. A beautiful young woman who was dealt some rather unfair cards, we're going to summarize her history, and how she ended up being sent to Japan only to be forgotten before finally returning years later.   Sources -  https://dkmc194.medium.com/the-tragic-life-of-the-last-princess-of-korea-b6812df49041 https://www.factinate.com/people/princess-deokhye-facts https://www.sutori.com/en/story/princess-deokhye--Wcs2cdfbv4ynmEzVEUR3dHWY https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/deokhye-of-korea/princess-deokhye-the-tragic-tale-of-koreas-last-princess/ https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/09/135_61101.html https://thetalkingcupboard.com/joseon/royal-ladies-of-joseon-dynasty/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171029033818/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100809-231193.html https://artsandculture.google.com/story/keepsakes-from-princess-deokhye-the-last-princess-of-the-korean-empire-national-palace-museum-of-korea/-wXRcEwj2y-zIw?hl=en https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100808000154  

We're back at it with some more tales and legends from the Appalachia Region! We have some mysterious lights, some lunar influenced individuals, and a spooky kitty!   Sources - https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191226144559/https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1971/0646/report.pdf https://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again/ https://www.carolinacountry.com/departments/departments/feature-story/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/moon-eyed-people-cherokee-legends/ https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/moon-eyed-people/ https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm

Number for Seoul's Yangcheon Police Station - +82 2-2093-8324)   In the early 2000s, South Korea had a strain of murders and crime. One of these is an unsolved murder case where the key evidence happens to be a Mashimaro Rabbit sticker. To this day, the case, as of now, remains unsolved.   Sources - https://ubitto.com/blog/events/6-scary-unsolved-crimes-in-korea/ https://youtu.be/68Agh_MbSNw http://www.kyen.kr/m/view.php?idx=3158 https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%95%EB%8F%99%20%EC%97%B0%EC%87%84%ED%8F%AD%ED%96%89%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 https://cappies.tistory.com/m/372

It isn't a surprise that with any disaster, haunting memories will follow as well as ghost stories. However, despite the ghost stories we hear, what happened at Okawa elementary school on the day of March 11, 2011 was extremely real and very heart-breaking as well as horrifying.    While we do discuss some of the ghost stories today, the real topic of today is Okawa Elementary School, and keeping the memory alive for the sake of those lost as well as their families.    Sources - Ghosts of the Tsunami Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone – Richard Lloyd Parry https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011 https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/disasters-conflicts/where-we-work/japan/great-east-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/02/japan-earthquake-before-and-after/100251/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/the-school-beneath-the-wave-the-unimaginable-tragedy-of-japans-tsunami https://www.bing.com/search?q=Toshiya+Ishizaka&aqs=edge..69i57&FORM=ANCMS9&PC=U531 Grieving father: flawed thinking behind 2011 tragedy | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News Tsunami's Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors : NPR (9) The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - Epidemic of Ghosts - YouTube Okawa parents seethe at tsunami 'murders' - YouTube   #japan #disaster #Okawa #OkawaElementary #fukushima #ghost #ghostsofthetsunami 

While Fukushima Daiichi is the plant that comes to mind when people think of the Nuclear Disaster that occurred in Japan in 2011, not much is said about the sister plant that managed to survive the nuclear catastrophe that could have been.   Subtle differences in leadership played a key factor for motivation and overall how the plant outcomes turned out. We'll discuss today how Fukushima Daini was left mostly unharmed.  Sources: https://hbr.org/2014/07/how-the-other-fukushima-plant-survived https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01053/ https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2023/06/engineer-who-saved-nuclear-plant-from-meltdown-shares-leadership-lessons.html https://www.quality.org/knowledge/%E2%80%8Bfukushima-daiichi-and-daini-%E2%80%93-tale-two-leadership-styles https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tepco-declares-Fukushima-Daini-for-decommissioning   #fukushima #disaster 

March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes ever to be recorded in history would hit Japan, causing massive amounts of damage. The resulting Tsunami, would claim more lives and result in the destruction of many buildings like the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Looking back on those days, tons of controversy came to light in these crucial moments showing just how dangerous nuclear power can be.   Sources - https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-daiichi-radioactive-water-release-75becaaf68b7c3faf0121c459fdd25af https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/radiation-from-fukushima-disaster-still-affects-32-million-japanese https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/fukushima-radiation/index.html http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2202&Itemid=3292 https://youtu.be/qRKScRgsUaE https://youtu.be/lRmaugZUIGU https://youtu.be/JPpsMCdztlQ https://youtu.be/rBvUtY0PfB8 D Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (history.com) britannica.com/event/Fukushima-accident Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster | Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org) 10 Facts About the Fukushima Disaster | History Hit https://e360.yale.edu/features/anatomy_of_a_nuclear_crisis_a_chronology_of_fukushima Fukushima Daiichi Accident - World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org) The History of Nuclear Power in Fukushima | Nippon.com Fukushima disaster was preventable, new study finds - USC News Manual Shutdown of Reactor at Unit 1 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Start-up Operation |TEPCO News|TEPCO Excessive Insertion of Control Rods at Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Periodic Inspection|TEPCO News|TEPCO https://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/10110201-j.html Timeline: A Nuclear Crisis Unfolds In Japan : NPR Lessons from Fukushima disaster 10 years later | Stanford News #fukushima #history #disaster 

I was extremely fortunate and honored to sit down with IGoBart to talk about his channel! Famous for his "Welcome to my Dong" series, Bart has traveled all over South Korea and into North Korea as well! I sat with him to talk about his beginnings, his inspirations, experiences, and some more! I hope you all will enjoy his story as much as I did. Make sure to go check out his channel as well! iGoBart - YouTube

In 1995, one of the most brutal murders would happen on the Job Corps campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. The events that lead up to this and the aftermath are nothing short of horrific. A beautiful woman who lost her life way before her time out of rage and jealously is forever linked with the only woman on death row in Tennessee.   Sources - https://www.tn.gov/correction/statistics-and-information/death-row-facts/women-on-death-row.html https://volopedia.lib.utk.edu/entries/job-corps-student-murdered-on-agriculture-campus/ https://original.newsbreak.com/@nik-1590556/2795610243913-the-cruel-killing-by-the-youngest-woman-on-death-row https://www.newsweek.com/colleen-slemmer-mom-wants-christa-pike-tennessee-death-row-executed-1600738 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/victims-mom-christa-pike-execution/51-3665cad8-4d07-4f4a-bad5-d7de4fe05e9a https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/victim-begged-for-life-as-killer-panicked-tape-says-ep-894307697-353645181.html/ https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/trusting-others-too-much-cost-colleen-slemmer-her-life-ep-894347083-353644861.html/ https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Christa_Pike https://torontosun.com/news/world/hunter-death-row-damsel-christa-pike-wants-sentence-commuted   #truecrime #colleenslemmer #christapike 

20 years ago, one of the deadliest fires in American History happened in a nightclub, claiming the lives of 100 people. We reflect back on that night, look on those responsible, and remember the victims as they deserve to be remembered. sources- https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/06/20130206-the-station-fire-timeline-of-a-tragedy-ece/35431247007/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rhode-island-nightclub-burns https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/19/20130219-station-tragedy-leads-to-tougher-fire-code-ece/35432063007/ https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=100988 https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2012/09/14/station-fire-anniversary https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-station-nightclub-rhode-island-fire-deaths-owners/ https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/remembering-the-station-nightclub-fire/ https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighting-history/articles/station-nightclub-fire-lessons-code-changes-follow-tragedy-VsJH1dv8rXfbtUlG/ https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/10/24/48-hours-show-makes-no-mention-station-nightclubs-overcrowding/6165535001/ https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/us/rhode-island-where-100-died-in-nightclub-fire-adopts-new-code.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/22/us/fire-in-a-nightclub-the-band-group-persevered-by-making-circuit-of-smaller-clubs.html https://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/nightclub.pyro/index.html #stationnightclub #americanhistory #truecrime #stationnightclubfire  

31 years ago, the 1992 LA riots burned through many businesses in the LA, devastating many in its wake. In response to the threat of their businesses being looted or burned down, Korean immigrants took to the roofs of their businesses to protect their livelihoods. This episode looks into the start of the riots, what caused the strains, and potentially why the Roof Koreans were ones who had to fight that much harder for their protection.   Sources - https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220410000037 https://reaperfeed.com/roof-koreans/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-29/thirty-years-after-it-burned-koreatown-has-transformed-but-scars-remain https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-brutality-caught-on-video https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095444468/storycorps-remembering-15-year-old-latasha-harlins https://allthatsinteresting.com/latasha-harlins https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614514,00.html https://www.distractify.com/p/soon-ja-du-now https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/may-2017-1992-los-angeles-rebellion-no-justice-no-peace?language_content_entity=en https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/fall-jung-hui-lee-son-killed-la-uprising/story?id=46715436     #korean #americanhistory #truecrime

A young woman, four months pregnant, disappears into the night over 30 years ago without a trace. The question we all really want to know is what happened to her? Will she ever be found? Is she okay?   Patreon : patreon.com/manicmanorpodcast    Sources - https://unsolved.com/gallery/angela-hammond/ https://freshedits.com/trending/a-scream-that-stretched-for-miles-angie-hammonds-story/ https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/note-offers-clues-in-mistaken-1991-missouri-abduction/#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20On%20April%204%2C%201991%2C,four%20months%20pregnant%20and%20engaged. https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-angela-hammond-b9dcf13f3324 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ue3gc0/she_will_see_us_soon_the_perplexing_abduction_of/ https://original.newsbreak.com/@still-unsolved-1590585/2804765581092-1991-abduction-may-have-been-due-to-mistaken-identity

Episode 28- Appalachian Lore and Legends Growing up in Appalachia definitely gives you a diverse group of stories to listen to in your childhood. I'm going to share just three of my favorites with you today! As always, feel free to let me know if you have any favorites, or if you have any feedback! #folklore #legends Sources -  https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/ https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/myth/bellwitch.htm https://www.bellwitchcave.com/ https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1418 https://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginia https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/cornstalk https://thekayseean.com/life-and-culture/appalachian-folklore-part-1-beings-and-creatures/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/wendigo https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/wendigo https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Fiddler

Anyone with a small knowledge of the Labor Movement in South Korea knows of Jeon Tae-il, but for those who don't or have a very limited knowledge, this episode dives into the history of Jeon Tae-Il. As a child, he was known to have a heart of gold and strong sense of justice, always wanting what was right for the good of people. This carried on well into his adolescence and into his early adulthood. We will see how he made a massive impact for Korean History, changed the face of the Korean Labor Movement, and talk about his past and what led up to the infamous day that changed these events.  Sources- http://contents.history.go.kr/mobile/eh/view.do?levelId=eh_n0930_0010&code= https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%A0%84%ED%83%9C%EC%9D%BC https://h21.hani.co.kr/arti/special/special_general/28419.html https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0049725   #SouthKorea  #KoreanHistory #KoreanCrime #Podcast 

Something that seems rather too scripted and dramatic to have actually happened, but did. When I say this isn't something you can make up, I genuinely mean it.   We have a tale of love, lust, and betrayal. I would hate to think what I would be feeling if I was stuck in a situation like this myself.   sources -   https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3016474/who-shi-peipu-chinese-singer-and-spy-who-masqueraded-woman-and-had https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-chinese-opera-singer-and-spy-who-loved-me/ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/asia/02shi.html https://china-underground.com/2022/05/02/the-incredible-story-of-the-chinese-spy-shi-pei-pu/ https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/shi-pei-pu-the-espionage-story-that-will-blow-your-mind-away-fc229f8573e3 https://www.chinoy.tv/the-story-of-shi-pei-pu-the-cross-dressing-spy-who-is-the-real-life-madame-butterfly/ https://cccsydney.org/2017/12/07/talk-peking-opera-i-am-a-nan-dan/#:~:text=The%20Chinese%20word%2C%20nan%2C%20means,perform%20female%20roles%20in%20jingju.   #chinesetruecrime #truecrime #frenchtruecrime #mystery 

Who exactly are the top 1% behind South Korea? Are they really like the Cold-Hearted Oppa you see that warm up over the season in the k-dramas? Are they like the Musk or Bezos? We'll give a brief look down into who they are in Korean history and talk about a few scandals as well!   Sources- https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/the-chaebols-the-rise-of-south-koreas-mighty-conglomerates/ https://factsanddetails.com/korea/South_Korea/Chaebols_and_Samsung/entry-7392.html https://foreignbrief.com/analysis/the-rulers-of-south-korea/ https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/asia/korea-air-nut-rage-settlement-intl/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/world/asia/south-korea-korean-air-whistle-blower-nuts-daughter.html https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/2012092604851 https://academic.oup.com/chicago-scholarship-online/book/28708/chapter-abstract/239512199?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART001906638#:~:text=%EC%9E%AC%EB%B2%8C%EC%9D%80%20%EA%B7%B8%20%EC%97%AD%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%81%20%EA%B8%B0%EC%9B%90,%EB%A7%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%96%B4%EC%A1%8C%EB%8B%A4%EA%B3%A0%20%EB%B3%BC%20%EC%88%98%20%EC%9E%88%EB%8B%A4. https://brunch.co.kr/@dailynews/1546#:~:text=%ED%95%9C%EC%A7%84%EA%B7%B8%EB%A3%B9%20%EC%B4%9D%EC%88%98%20%EC%9D%BC%EA%B0%80%2D%EC%82%AC%EB%82%B4%20%EA%B0%91%EC%A7%88&text=%EB%8C%80%ED%95%9C%EB%AF%BC%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%84%20%EB%96%A0%EB%93%A4%EC%8D%A9%ED%95%98%EA%B2%8C%20%EB%A7%8C%EB%93%A4%EC%97%88%EB%8D%98,%EC%9D%80%20%EC%95%A0%EA%B5%90%20%EC%88%98%EC%A4%80%EC%9D%B4%EB%9D%BC%EA%B3%A0%20%ED%95%9C%EB%8B%A4. https://www.sisajournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=245049

How did a young boy go from killing his mother to being somehow reformed to being sentenced to death all before he ever saw the age of 30? This is definitely one to look at and question. sources - https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/7-horrifying-japanese-serial-killers-4656c4481ec4 https://morbidology.com/the-osaka-sister-killer-yukio-yamaji/ https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yamaji-yukio.htm https://s-a-ozbourne.medium.com/the-story-of-one-of-japans-youngest-serial-killers-d5220db20cb8 https://www.jiadep.org/Yamaji_Yukio.html https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2006/05/02/national/man-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-sisters/ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/possessed-killer-murdered-sisters-remember-27549696

I can't believe I never heard of such a woman in history. You bring up someone who made the FBI and CIA keep tabs on her just because she had an interest in communism and pacifism who was also bold and headstrong enough to chase her dreams during 40s and 50s and you got one hell of a woman! Not to mention we got some affairs with the Kennedys mixed in with this! This is the case of Mary Pinchot Meyer   Sources -   https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a32599090/mary-meyer-jfk-mistress-murder/ https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKmeyerM.htm https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/44-years-later-a-washington-dc-death-unresolved-93263961/ https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/14/archives/woman-painter-shot-and-killed-on-canal-towpath-in-capital-mrs-mary.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/44-years-later-a-washington-dc-death-unresolved-93263961/#ixzz1Qu2Ujccr

A case showing history repeating itself and desperate need for reform once again surfaces. A woman losing her life at the hands of someone who cannot take no for an answer. The question begs, how many more cases will it be before things are done or steps are taken? Sources- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64552871 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62998084 https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221006000801 https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-seoul-subway-killing-sparks-calls-for-new-laws/a-63354002 https://newsingermany.com/violence-against-women-in-south-korea-femicide-in-the-subway-station/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7v9v4/seeking-revenge-stalker-kills-woman-in-a-subway-bathroom-gets-40-years

When we were younger, we were always told to be aware of stranger danger. But when the face of a stranger is not what we expect, what are we to do? The case of Korea's Shining star covers what happened to a nation shook by an everlasting shift in the way we look at stranger danger.   Sources - · https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B0%95%EC%B4%88%EB%A1%B1%EC%B4%88%EB%A1%B1%EB%B9%9B%EB%82%98%EB%A6%AC%20%EC%9C%A0%EA%B4%B4%20%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 · https://librewiki.net/wiki/%EB%B0%95%EC%B4%88%EB%A1%B1%EC%B4%88%EB%A1%B1%EB%B9%9B%EB%82%98%EB%A6%AC_%EC%9C%A0%EA%B4%B4_%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8_%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 · https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/ow48mc/on_august_30th_1997_south_korea_an_8yearold_girl/ · https://www.koreaboo.com/stories/nari-park-8-year-old-girl-kidnapped-murdered-lone-pregnant-woman/ · https://www.gordsellar.com/2013/03/20/the-case-of-park-chorong-chorong-bitnari-and-the-anthropomorphization-of-humans/

A case all too familiar, it seems.   A loving woman, devoted mother and wife, taken from the world far too soon due to substantial greed. May she receive the justice she rightfully deserves. https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-thing-about-pam-who-was-betsy-faria https://www.newsweek.com/where-are-betsy-faria-daughters-leah-mariah-day-now-thing-about-pam-nbc-1690580 https://people.com/crime/russ-faria-man-framed-wifes-murder-hopes-for-new-suspects-conviction/ https://thecinemaholic.com/betsy-farias-murder-how-did-she-die-who-killed-her/ https://fox2now.com/news/pam-hupp/the-night-of-russ-farias-wrongful-conviction/ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/investigations/pam-hupp-waiver-of-her-preliminary-hearing/63-36cbba74-5903-40b9-89ba-45bc49f56288

  Who doesn't love a good spooky story to warm you up during the cold season? My mother and daughter guest star in this episode as we chat about the tale of the Jayuro Highway spirit.    Do you think she's real? Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUxZZbhN2k   Sources-  https://darkhorrortales.blogspot.com/2020/05/creepy-urban-legends-jayuro-ghost.html https://foodislife772825067.wordpress.com/2018/06/11/jayuro-ghost/ https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/comments/il9z95/spoilers_goedam_%EB%8F%84%EC%8B%9C%EA%B4%B4%EB%8B%B4_2020_netflix_korean_horror/ https://www.kworldnow.com/5-disturbing-korean-urban-legends-that-haunt-your-dreams/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyUxZZbhN2k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8rkBXplnYQ    

In September of 1966, a 2-year-old girl disappeared without so much as a trace. While time has passed on, this girl's family has not given up hope that they will find her. If you may have any knowledge to the whereabouts of Diane, please contact contact [email protected] Case #RM08107301 ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE at [email protected] Call Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) Sources - https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/she-claims-to-be-a-local-toddler-who-vanished-50-years-ago-that-toddlers-sister-says-thats-nonsense-811089 https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/do-you-know-what-happened-to-diane-prevost-934352 She disappeared on a family camping trip. 56 years later, her sister is still looking | CBC Radio 50 years later, the search for two-year-old Diane Prévost continues | The Star

Almost 20 years later and unfortunately, we still have no answer as to why and what happened to an innocent middle school girl who was murdered on her way home from a friend's home in South Korea one evening in 2003.   Sources   https://m.kmib.co.kr/view.asp?arcid=0013189520 https://namu.wiki/w/%ED%8F%AC%EC%B2%9C%20%EC%97%AC%EC%A4%91%EC%83%9D%20%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%20%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4 https://kiss7.tistory.com/2876 https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/23427285#home https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190919128200060 https://ent-sbs-co-kr.translate.goog/news/article.do?article_id=E10010257314&_x_tr_sl=ko&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

What can you do when someone you know disappears without a trace? This is the story of a newlywed couple that went missing and to date there is still no trace of them.   Sources- https://thesmartlocal.com/korea/unsolved-crimes-korea/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7zcxc4/newly_wed_missing_case/ https://inf.news/en/world/e660dcb1b145d985720f8e523b418832.html https://min.news/en/world/b9d9f61150bdbc8034707da9f1b070ff.html Newlyweds missing case, unsolved disappearance in Busan - Caso Criminal

A case once more showing that people can only be trusted so much. Just because they originally seem to be kind and caring doesn't always mean that they are. Some people are true monsters who love to take advantage of people with hearts made of gold.   sources   https://newsfounded.com/koreaeng/gapyeong-valley-drowning-case-lee-eun-hae-her-husband-bought-3-life-insurance-is-ex-boyfriend-the-insurance-agent/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/nn9qyq/in_2019_a_man_drowns_while_vacationing_with_his/ https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/04/251_327470.html https://www.seoulite.tv/home/third-suspect-arrested-gapyeong-valley-drowning https://www.ondemandkorea.com/uncovering-the-truth-e1235.html https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/03/suspect-lee-eun-hae-wanted-for-murdering-her-husband-revealed-to-be-the-girl-who-appeared-in-love-house-20-years-ago https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220501000050 https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/04/true-story-expedition-reveals-that-the-late-yoon-sang-ho-even-looked-into-selling-his-organs-to-give-money-to-his-estranged-wife-lee-eun-hae https://www.newsdirectory3.com/murder-valley-lee-eun-hae-is-charged-without-detention-for-assisting-the-murder-of-an-acquaintance/