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This is a crossover episode with The Wanted Files. Listen to the podcast here: thewantedpodcast.com⸻Three young girls. Three disappearances. And a pattern that seemed too precise to ignore.Between 1971 and 1973, three children in the Rochester, New York area—Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza—were taken in separate incidents that would later become known as the Alphabet Murders.Each case, on its own, was devastating. But when viewed together, something else began to emerge.A pattern.Matching initials. Similar circumstances.. A structure that felt intentional—even if it couldn’t be proven.In this episode, we focus on what is actually known: the timelines of each case, the last known moments and how the idea of a pattern began to take hold.Because sometimes the most important question isn’t who—it’s what we think we’re seeing, and why.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink⸻Sources & Further Reading- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – VICAP: Alphabet Murdershttps://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/alphabet-murders- Rochester Police Department case information and public statements- New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services- Wikipedia – “Alphabet Murders” overviewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_murders- “The Alphabet Murders” case summaries and reporting from:- Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY)- Times Union- Associated Press archives- Charlie Project (case summaries): Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, Michelle Maenza- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and behavioral analysis references on pattern-based crimes- True crime archival databases and case documentation🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions

In January 2006, 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condo sometime between leaving for work and starting her day.There were no signs of forced entry. No clear struggle. And no confirmed timeline of where she went.Days later, her car was found abandoned just a mile away — along with surveillance footage of a person of interest.But in one of the most frustrating twists in modern true crime, the person’s face was completely obscured… frame by frame.In this episode, we break down the disappearance of Jennifer Kesse — a case defined not by what’s missing, but by what almost makes sense.Because sometimes the most unsettling mysteries aren’t the ones with no evidence… they’re the ones where the evidence leads nowhere.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSupport the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw⸻Sources & Further Reading- Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse – Wikipedia- Federal Bureau of Investigation – Jennifer Kesse Missing Person Page- Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Jennifer Kesse Case Information- Orlando Police Department – Case Updates & Public Information- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System – Missing Person Profile- CBS News – Coverage of Jennifer Kesse Case- People Magazine – Case Summary & Timeline- Fox News – Updates on Investigation 🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions

Three women vanish from the same home overnight — without a struggle, without forced entry, and without taking any of their belongings.In this episode, we’re looking at the disappearance of the Springfield Three — a case where everything seemed normal… until it wasn’t.Because sometimes the most unsettling cases aren’t the ones with obvious violence — they’re the ones where nothing makes sense at all.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSupport the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw⸻Sources & Further Reading- Springfield Police Department official case information- Federal Bureau of Investigation case bulletin and missing persons records-KY3 News investigative coverage and anniversary reports- Springfield News-Leader ongoing reporting and archived articles- The Charley Project case profiles for all three victims- NAMUS missing persons database entries- Oxygen case summaries and timeline coverage- Investigation Discovery documentary coverage and analysis- CBS News national reporting and updates- NBC News case summaries and anniversary pieces- The Doe Network case files and details- Wikipedia case overview and compiled timeline🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions

On Christmas Eve in 2002, Laci Peterson disappeared from her home in Modesto, California.Within days—before there was a body, before there was a confirmed crime scene—suspicion turned toward her husband, Scott Peterson.What followed was one of the most widely covered cases in modern true crime history. A case built not on a single piece of definitive evidence, but on a timeline, a pattern of behavior, and a narrative that quickly took hold.In this episode, we step back from what we think we know… and look closely at what was actually proven.Because this isn’t just a story about what happened.It’s a story about how quickly certainty forms—and how hard it is to question once it does.And even now, more than two decades later, the case isn’t entirely settled.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSupport the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw⸻Sources & Further Reading- California Supreme Court ruling documents (2020)- Court records from the trial of Scott Peterson- Modesto Police Department reports and timeline summaries- Interviews and recorded calls involving Amber Frey- Coverage from CNN- Coverage from NBC News- Coverage from ABC News- Coverage from Los Angeles Times- Coverage from The New York Times- Case summary via Wikipedia🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions

On May 14, 2008, nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents after his car went into a ditch on a rural Minnesota road.He believed he was just outside the town of Lynd and asked them to come pick him up.For the next 47 minutes, Brandon stayed on the phone with them while he walked through the dark toward what he thought were the lights of town.Then suddenly, in the middle of the conversation, Brandon said two words:“Oh, shit.”And the line went dead.Despite extensive searches, Brandon Swanson was never found.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we reconstruct the final phone call, the search that followed, and the unanswered questions that remain in one of the most unsettling missing person cases in recent history.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSupport the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw⸻Sources & Further ReadingMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. “Missing Person: Brandon Swanson.”https://dps.mn.govThe Charley Project. “Brandon Swanson.”https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-lee-swansonThe Doe Network. “Missing Person Case File: Brandon Swanson.”https://www.doenetwork.orgCBS Minnesota (WCCO). Coverage of the Brandon Swanson disappearance.The Marshall Independent. Local reporting on search efforts in Yellow Medicine County.Interviews and statements from Brandon Swanson’s parents, Brian and Annette Swanson.Search reports and investigation records from Yellow Medicine County authorities.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions

Wait… it’s not Berenstein?In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we dive into the Mandela Effect — the phenomenon where large groups of people remember events, quotes, logos, and even movies that never existed.From the Berenstain Bears to the nonexistent Sinbad genie movie, we unpack what’s really happening in our brains… and why it feels so unsettling.Is it faulty memory? Social reinforcement? Pattern completion? Or something stranger?And most importantly — what do YOU remember that apparently never happened?Send your Mandela Effects to Kat for a possible Part 2.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingThis episode references research and reporting on memory, false memory formation, and the Mandela Effect, including:- Elizabeth Loftus’ research on false memories and memory reconstruction- Daniel Schacter’s work on “The Seven Sins of Memory”- Roediger & McDermott (1995) study on how false memories are created in lab settings- Articles from Skeptical Inquirer and Frontiers in Psychology on the Mandela Effect- Snopes.com investigations into:--The “Shazaam” Sinbad genie movie--The Monopoly Man monocle- Pop culture references confirmed through official archives and film records, including:--The Berenstain Bears publication records--Kazaam (1996) starring Shaquille O’Neal--Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) official script (“Magic mirror on the wall”)--Official Pokémon character design history🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every Wednesday.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary Court Records & Legal ProceedingsMissouri Court of Appeals, State of Missouri v. Russell L. Faria (2015) – Opinion overturning conviction. Missouri Courts: https://www.courts.mo.govLincoln County Circuit Court records – Dismissal of charges against Russell Faria (2016).St. Louis County Circuit Court records –State v. Pamela Marie Hupp (Louis Gumpenberger case, 2019 Alford plea)State v. Pamela Marie Hupp (Betsy Faria case, 2021 guilty plea and sentencing)St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Ongoing coverage of the Faria and Hupp cases (2011–2021), including:Russ Faria’s trial, appeal, and exonerationPamela Hupp’s arrest and plea agreementsReporting on Shirley Neumann’s death and the later change of manner from “accidental” to “undetermined”https://www.stltoday.comKMOV (CBS St. Louis) – Coverage of:Russ Faria’s overturned convictionPamela Hupp’s charges and sentencingDevelopments in the Shirley Neumann investigationhttps://www.kmov.comKSDK (NBC St. Louis) – Coverage of appeals, retrials, sentencing, and post-conviction developments.https://www.ksdk.comAssociated Press – National coverage of:Pamela Hupp’s plea agreementsSentencing outcomesDevelopments in related investigationsNBC News / Dateline NBC –“The Thing About Pam” series and related reporting on:Betsy Faria’s murderLouis Gumpenberger’s deathShirley Neumann’s casehttps://www.nbcnews.com/datelinePeople Magazine – Investigative summaries and timeline reporting related to the Hupp cases.https://people.comSt. Louis Magazine – “The Case Against Pam Hupp”https://www.stlmag.com/longform/pam-hupp/St. Louis County Medical Examiner records (2017) – Change in manner of death for Shirley Neumann from “Accidental” to “Undetermined.”🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary SourcesState of Missouri v. Pamela Hupp — Charging documents (2016), arrest affidavitLincoln County Sheriff’s Office police reports (August 2016)Autopsy report — Louis GumpenbergerCell phone records — Pamela HuppSurveillance footage and location data summariesInvestigative evidence summaries related to staged kidnapping claimsSecondary Reporting & CoverageDateline NBC — The Thing About PamSt. Louis Post-Dispatch investigative reporting (2016)NBC News and CBS News case summariesProcedural & Legal ContextNational Institute of Justice — research on staged crime scenes and false reportsInnocence Project — case reopening analysis following new evidenceAmerican Bar Association — standards for post-conviction review🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary SourcesState of Missouri v. Russell Faria — Trial records (2013), jury verdict, and sentencingTrial transcripts — prosecution and defense arguments (direct, cross, and closing statements)Charging documents and probable cause statementsCrime scene evidence summaries and forensic reportsMedical examiner / autopsy report — Elizabeth “Betsy” FariaLife insurance policy records — beneficiary designation and payout documentationTrial exhibits referencing insurance policy and beneficiary changeMedical records — Betsy Faria (diagnosis and treatment history)Post-conviction filings and motionsSecondary Reporting & CoverageDateline NBC — The Thing About PamSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (2013 trial and investigative coverage)Court TV / Law & Crime Network analysisNBC News and CBS News case summariesProcedural & Legal ContextNational Institute of Justice — research on circumstantial evidence and investigative biasInnocence Project — wrongful conviction case studiesAmerican Bar Association — jury decision-making and post-conviction review standards🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every Wednesday.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary SourcesPolice interview summaries — Pamela Hupp (2011)Probable cause and charging documents — State v. Russell FariaTrial transcripts — Pamela Hupp testimony (Russ Faria trial, 2013)Missouri Court of Appeals opinion overturning Faria convictionSecondary Reporting & CoverageDateline NBC — The Thing About PamCourt TV / Law & Crime Network coverageSt. Louis Post-Dispatch trial reportingKSDK (St. Louis) investigative reportingProcedural ContextNational Institute of Justice — research on investigative and confirmation biasInnocence Project — wrongful conviction case analysis🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every Wednesday.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary SourcesMissouri State v. Russell Faria — police reports and court records (Dec 27–28, 2011)Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office — 911 call transcript and response recordsAutopsy Report — Elizabeth “Betsy” FariaSecondary ReportingDateline NBC — The Thing About PamSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (2011–2012 coverage)CBS News and NBC News case summaries🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw

In August 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio detected something extraordinary.A powerful, narrowband radio signal appeared suddenly, lasted 72 seconds, and then vanished — never to be detected again.The signal was so unexpected that astronomer Jerry Ehman circled it in red ink and wrote one word in the margin: “WOW!”Nearly fifty years later, the WOW! Signal remains one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries in science. Was it a natural cosmic phenomenon? Human interference? Or something more — a signal not meant for us, overheard only once?In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we break down what scientists were listening for, why this signal shouldn’t have existed, the explanations that almost work (but don’t), and why extraterrestrial intelligence is still part of the conversation.Because sometimes the most unsettling mysteries aren’t loud or dramatic — they’re quiet, brief, and never repeated.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- Ohio State University — Big Ear Radio Observatory (Archives) https://astronomy.osu.edu/bigear- SETI Institutehttps://www.seti.org - NASA —“The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence”https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/starsgalaxies/seti.html- Smithsonian Magazine —“The WOW! Signal: What We Know and What We Don’t” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/wow-signal-180968917/- National Geographic —“The WOW! Signal Explained” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/wow-signal-explained - Ehman, Jerry R.Original commentary and interviews regarding the WOW! SignalAs with many long-standing scientific mysteries, interpretations of the WOW! Signal vary. While no explanation has been confirmed, the signal remains notable for its strength, structure, and lack of repetition.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman from the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson, Arizona, was reported missing on February 1, 2026.In this “What We Know” episode, we lay out the confirmed timeline of events, law enforcement involvement, and official public statements — without speculation or commentary.This episode focuses solely on verified information from law enforcement and major news reporting. The investigation remains active.If you have information related to this case, please contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department or submit a tip to the FBI.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- FBI Phoenix Field Office – Public reward announcement and tip request- Pima County Sheriff’s Department – Official press briefings- Associated Press reporting on DNA evidence and investigation updates- ABC News coverage citing law enforcement statements- 88-CRIME Southern Arizona – Anonymous tip and reward information🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In June of 1912, eight people went to bed in a quiet Iowa town. None of them woke up.The Moore family—and two visiting children—were brutally murdered with an axe taken from inside their own home. There were no signs of forced entry. No clear motive. And no one was ever convicted.More than a century later, the Villisca Axe Murders remain one of the most infamous unsolved crimes in American history.In this episode, we walk through what happened inside the house on Second Street—and the leading theories about who could have done it, from traveling preachers to business rivals to the possibility of a serial killer moving quietly along the railroad lines.Because Villisca never got an ending. Only a question.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- Iowa Cold Cases – The Villisca Axe Murders (1912) https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/villisca-axe-murders/- The Villisca Axe Murder House Official Site https://www.villiscaiowa.com/-FBI Records & Historical Summaries (via public archives and secondary reporting on early 20th-century axe murders)-Smithsonian Magazine – The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders Still Haunt Iowahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unsolved-villisca-axe-murders-180965449/-The Des Moines Register – Historical reporting and retrospectives on the Villisca Axe Murders-Associated Press Archives – Early 20th-century coverage of the Villisca murders and subsequent investigations-Douglas, John & Olshaker, Mark. The Cases That Haunt Us-Hallmark, Richard. The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer MysterySome details and interpretations are drawn from historical reporting and later investigative analysis. Where evidence is inconclusive, theories are presented as such.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

For years, someone in a small Ohio town sent anonymous letters accusing residents of secrets they were never meant to share. The letters were cruel, specific, and relentless — targeting a school bus driver, school officials, families, and anyone the writer believed had done something “wrong.”When a man was arrested and sent to prison, the town expected closure.Instead, the letters kept coming.In this episode, we break down the Circleville Letters — the accusations, the suspects, the handwriting evidence, and the conviction that failed to stop the harassment. We’ll look at what was proven, what was assumed, and why this case still unsettles people decades later.Because the most disturbing part isn’t what the letters said.It’s that someone knew enough to write them.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingUnsolved Mysteries, Season 1, Episode 8 – The Circleville Letters(One of the earliest and most influential summaries of the case, including interviews and details about the letters continuing after Ron Gillespie’s conviction.)The Columbus Dispatch — Archived reporting on the Circleville Letters case(Contemporary local reporting on the accusations, investigation, and trial.)The Pickaway Herald — Historical articles and community reporting(Local coverage reflecting how the letters affected the town and school system.)Ohio Supreme Court — Court records related to the conviction of Ron Gillespie(Legal documentation regarding charges, conviction, and appeals.)The Ohio Unsolved Mysteries(Secondary source summarizing multiple unsolved Ohio cases, including Circleville.)The New York Times — Mentions of the Circleville Letters in national true crime reporting(Contextual reference for how the case entered broader public awareness.)FBI — General forensic handwriting analysis guidelines(Referenced for context on limitations of handwriting comparison; not specific to the case.)Unresolved — Episode covering the Circleville Letters(Modern re-examination of evidence, suspects, and inconsistencies.)Some details discussed in this episode are drawn from historical reporting, court records, and later interviews. Where firsthand evidence is limited, hearsay and community accounts are identified as such.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In January 1947, the body of a young woman was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. Before investigators could piece together what happened, the press had already given her a name: The Black Dahlia.Her real name was Elizabeth Short.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we take a slower, more careful look at one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history. Who was Elizabeth before the headlines? How did media obsession shape the investigation? And why did dozens of suspects emerge — yet none ever lead to justice?We explore the cultural moment, the press frenzy, the most discussed suspects, and the uncomfortable truth at the center of the case: that sometimes a story becomes louder than the evidence.This episode isn’t about shock value. It’s about how a woman became a symbol — and what was lost in the process.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Vault: Black Dahlia Case FilesLos Angeles Times Archives (1947 coverage)Gilmore, John. Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia MurderHarnisch, Larry. The Black Dahlia Files (historical analysis & investigative reporting)LAPD Historical Case SummariesSmithsonian Magazine: Coverage on the Black Dahlia caseBiography.com: Elizabeth Short biographyNewspapers.com archival records(Note: This episode prioritizes verified historical records and avoids sensationalized retellings.)🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

For nearly forty years, construction on the Winchester Mystery House never stopped. Staircases led nowhere. Doors opened into walls. Entire rooms were sealed and forgotten.At the center of it all was Sarah Winchester — a woman who lost her child, her husband, and then devoted the rest of her life to building a house with no clear end.Some believe she was haunted by the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles. Others believe the house was never about ghosts at all — but about grief, ritual, and control after unimaginable loss.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we explore the real story behind the Winchester Mystery House, separating myth from history and asking the bigger question:Was Sarah Winchester building to escape something… or to survive it?Because sometimes the most haunting mysteries aren’t supernatural — they’re human.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- Winchester Mystery House — Official Sitehttps://winchestermysteryhouse.com(Historical overview, house details, architectural features)- Smithsonian Magazine —“The Truth Behind the Winchester Mystery House” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/truth-behind-winchester-mystery-house-180964995/(Excellent myth vs. reality breakdown)- National Geographic —“Inside the Winchester Mystery House” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/winchester-mystery-house(Historical context and cultural impact)- Atlas Obscura —“Winchester Mystery House” https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house(Great for eerie details and visitor accounts)- History.com —“Why the Winchester Mystery House Has Doors to Nowhere” https://www.history.com/news/winchester-mystery-house-doors-stairs (Accessible, fact-checked overview)- San Jose Mercury News (Archives) (Early reporting and historical records related to Sarah Winchester and the house)- Hancher, John. “The Enigma of Sarah Winchester” (Biographical perspectives and historical interpretation)Some details surrounding Sarah Winchester’s beliefs and motivations are based on historical accounts, contemporary reporting, and later interpretations. As with many long-standing mysteries, legend and fact often overlap.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In 1966, two electronics technicians traveled to a hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro — and were later found dead, lying side by side, wearing homemade lead masks over their eyes.There were no signs of violence. No clear cause of death. And no explanation for why they were there.In one man’s pocket, police found a handwritten note with strange instructions: a time, a reference to ingesting capsules, a warning to “protect metals,” and a final line — “await signal.”In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we dive into the bizarre and unsettling mystery known as The Lead Masks Case. We explore the discovery, the cryptic note, the unexplained deaths, and the cultural context of 1960s Brazil — including theories involving failed experiments, secret tests, and the era’s strange fascination with contactee beliefs.This is not a case about what happened to these men — it’s a case about what they believed was going to happen next.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- BBC News — “The Mystery of Brazil’s Lead Masks Case”- Smithsonian Magazine — “The Strange Deaths of the Lead Mask Men”- The Guardian — “Brazil’s Unsolved Lead Masks Mystery”- Skeptoid Podcast — Episode on the Lead Masks Case- The Brazilian National Archives (case summaries and police reports)- Wikipedia — Lead Masks Case (used as a reference starting point only)🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In December of 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished from one of the most remote outposts in Scotland — the Flannan Isles Lighthouse. No bodies. No signs of struggle. Just an abandoned tower, a stopped clock, and a logbook that ends too soon.In this episode, we break down what is actually documented about the disappearance — including the official records, the storm damage found below the lighthouse, and the haunting quotes later attributed to the keepers’ final days. We also explore how myth, poetry, and retellings blurred the line between fact and legend almost immediately after the men were declared missing.Was it a rogue wave? A tragic accident? Or something far stranger?This is the mystery of the Flannan Isles — and why, more than a century later, it still refuses to settle into a simple explanation.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- Northern Lighthouse BoardOfficial inspection reports and historical records regarding the Flannan Isles Lighthouse and the disappearance of the keepers in December 1900.- Joseph Moore (Relief Keeper) – Official TestimonyFirsthand account from the relief keeper who discovered the lighthouse abandoned on December 26, 1900, including details of the condition of the tower, lamps, clocks, and weather damage.- Graham, Robert. The Flannan Isles MysteryA detailed historical analysis examining documented evidence, weather records, and later embellishments surrounding the case.- Munro, Roderick. Scottish Lighthouse MysteriesExplores the Flannan Isles disappearance within the broader context of lighthouse history and maritime danger in Scotland.- Weather Records – December 1900 (Outer Hebrides)Meteorological data confirming severe storm activity in the days leading up to the disappearance, often referenced in official explanations.-Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1912). Flannan IsleA narrative poem that helped popularize many of the emotional and psychological elements later attributed to the keepers — often mistaken for logbook excerpts but acknowledged as literary interpretation.- National Library of Scotland ArchivesPreserved documents, newspaper coverage, and maritime records related to the Flannan Isles Lighthouse.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm known as Hinterkaifeck.What makes this case so disturbing isn’t just the violence — it’s what happened before and after the murders.Footprints in the snow that led to the house but never away.Strange noises coming from the attic.A maid who quit because she believed the house was haunted.And after the family was killed… evidence suggests the murderer stayed behind — feeding animals, eating food, and living in the house with the bodies.In this episode, we break down the full timeline of the Hinterkaifeck murders, the warning signs everyone ignored, the night of the killings, the investigation, and why this chilling case remains unsolved over 100 years later.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- Wikipedia — Hinterkaifeck Murders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders- Mental Floss — The Creepy, Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57967/creepy-unsolved-hinterkaifeck-murders- All That’s Interesting — The Hinterkaifeck Murders: Germany’s Most Disturbing Unsolved Crime https://allthatsinteresting.com/hinterkaifeck-murders- Historic Mysteries — The Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders https://www.historicmysteries.com/hinterkaifeck/- Investigation Discovery — The Hinterkaifeck Murders https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/the-hinterkaifeck-murders🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

“Tamam Shud.” It is finished. Those were the last words found hidden inside a secret pocket sewn into the clothing of an unidentified man discovered on an Australian beach in 1948.In today’s deep-dive, I’m unpacking one of the most haunting and complicated mysteries ever recorded: the case of The Somerton Man. A perfectly dressed man with no ID… no labels on his clothes… a coded message… a rare poetry book placed in a stranger’s car… a nurse who reacted like she knew him but denied it for decades… and a DNA answer that solved the wrong half of the story.We’re going long on this one — exploring the discovery, the clues, the hidden pocket, the code, the spy theories, the woman at the center of it, the child who may have been his, and the 2022 DNA twist that answered one question but opened ten more.If you like unsolved mysteries, Cold War weirdness, coded messages, and cases that refuse to make sense… this one’s for you.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading– Derek Abbott Genealogy Reports (2022) – Australian National Archives – Police Investigation Files: Somerton Beach, 1948–1950 – “The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám,” Fitzgerald translation – ABC News Australia coverage on the DNA findings – University of Adelaide forensic reports – Interviews with Thomson family members – The Advertiser (archived material) – National Library of Australia digital newspaper archives🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Today’s story is one of the strangest cases in American history — a murder investigation pushed forward by a ghost. Yes… a ghost.In 1897, 23-year-old Zona Heaster Shue was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in rural West Virginia. Her husband insisted it was an accident. The doctor listed the cause of death as “childbirth,” even though she wasn’t pregnant. And the funeral? Strange. Controlled. Secretive.But her mother, Mary Jane Heaster, refused to accept the official story. For four nights straight, she claimed Zona’s spirit appeared at the foot of her bed… revealing how she died and who killed her.And here’s where things get wild: when the body was exhumed, the autopsy matched the ghost’s exact description — down to the specific vertebrae in her broken neck.Was this a supernatural confession?A mother’s instinct so sharp it bordered on psychic?Or a haunting born of grief that somehow revealed the truth?This episode blends true crime, folklore, and a courtroom twist that made history.Because the Greenbrier Ghost remains the only U.S. murder case where a ghost story became part of the legal narrative.If you like eerie stories, unexplained moments, and cases where the lines between the living and the dead blur… this one is unforgettable.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingState of West Virginia vs. Edward Shue, 1897 court transcripts“The Greenbrier Ghost” — West Virginia Archives & HistorySmithsonian Magazine, How a Ghost Helped Convict a MurdererAppalachian Folklore: Ghost Stories and Legends, Vol. IINational Register of Historic Places: Greenbrier County documentationHistorical accounts from the Greenbrier Ghost MuseumNewspaper archives: The Greenbrier Independent (1897)Interviews & folklore analysis from the West Virginia Folklife Center🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Instagram: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Every Christmas Eve for more than a decade, a woman received a phone call at the exact same minute — always from an unknown number, always with no trace in the phone company logs.And the voice on the other end? It sounded exactly like her mother. Her mother… who had died years earlier.In this special holiday bonus episode, we slow down, dim the lights, and step into one of the eeriest modern ghost stories shared online. Was it grief, a glitch, a long-term hoax, or something that slipped through the thin place between memory and the unknown?Join me for a cozy, mysterious Christmas Eve tale about a phone that rang when it shouldn’t have — and a voice that never should have been able to call.✨ Happy Holidays, and stay curious. – Kat⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- “The Christmas Phone Call” discussion thread, YourGhostStories.com, archived December 2007.- Compilation of user-submitted anomalous call accounts, Paranormal Studies Index, 1998–2012.- “Crisis Apparition Communication Phenomena,” Journal of Survival Research, Vol. 14, 2003.- “Telephone Contact After Death: Anomalous Case Studies,” Dr. Scott Rogo & Dr. Raymond Bayless, Phone Calls From the Dead, 1979.- “Untraceable Calls in the Analog/Digital Bridge Era,” Telecommunications Review, 1995.- Assorted anecdotal retellings from r/Paranormal and r/Ghoststories (2009–2018) consolidated into known variations of the case.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In the late summer of 1944, a quiet Illinois town was suddenly thrown into fear.Residents woke up paralyzed in their beds.A sweet, chemical smell drifted through open windows.And sightings of a shadowy figure sparked a panic that swept through Mattoon for nearly two weeks.Was someone really creeping through neighborhoods with a homemade gas sprayer?A factory chemist?A disguised prowler?A local eccentric?Or did the town accidentally create a phantom out of fear, wartime anxiety, and a few strange coincidences?In this episode, we dive into the real eyewitness accounts, the suspects the town whispered about, and how the Mad Gasser of Mattoon became one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in Midwestern history.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- “Mad Gasser of Mattoon” — Wikipedia: overview of events, timeline, and common theories- Belt Magazine: “Looking Back at the Mad Gasser of Mattoon — A Case of Mass Hysteria” - Atlas Obscura: “Airing Out the Mystery of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon” - University of Illinois Library: Historical summary and WW2-era context- Eastern Illinois University (EIU) Archives: Newspaper clippings, victim list, and contemporary reporting- Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology (1945): Early academic analysis identifying mass hysteria patterns- Historian blogs and Illinois folklore sites discussing the Kearney incident, suspects, and local oral history🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 ⁠[email protected]⁠Instagram: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

In 1987, Chicago viewers were watching the nightly news when the screen suddenly glitched… and a man in a Max Headroom mask appeared.No warning. No explanation.Just a bizarre, chaotic broadcast interruption that no one has ever solved.Tonight, we’re diving into one of the strangest unsolved media hijackings in history — a case involving distorted audio, vintage tech, FCC panic, and a masked intruder who somehow pulled off a stunt that should have been impossible at the time.Who hijacked the signal?How did they do it?And why has no one stepped forward in nearly 40 years?Let’s talk about the Max Headroom Broadcast Interruption — the weirdest TV takeover ever recorded.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading- FCC Investigation Archive: “Max Headroom Incident Official Report” (1987–1990)- Chicago Tribune: “Who Hijacked the Max Headroom Broadcast?” (1987, 2007 retrospective)- Chicago Sun-Times: “25 Years Later, the Max Headroom Hack Remains Unsolved"- Vice Media (“Motherboard”): “The Mystery of the Creepiest TV Hack of All Time”- BBC Archive: “The Max Headroom Incident Explained”- The Verge: “Inside the Max Headroom Broadcast Hijack”- RetroTVTech: Documentary – “The Day Chicago’s TV Was Hijacked”- WTTW Oral History Project: interviews with former employees (2014–2018)- “Signal Intrusion Cases” – IEEE Spectrum, 2012- Internet Archive: preserved broadcast footage from both hijackings🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Is the Dybbuk Box truly cursed, or is it the internet’s biggest haunted hoax? In this episode, we break down the story behind the infamous “haunted wine cabinet” that allegedly caused illness, nightmares, shadow figures, and destroyed electronics. I walk through each owner’s experiences, what a dybbuk really is, and why this object became one of the most viral haunted artifacts online.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingHaxton, Jason. The Dibbuk Box. Truman State University Press, 2011.Mannis, Kevin. Original Dybbuk Box eBay Listing Archive (2003).“The Dibbuk Box.” Haunted Museum – Zak Bagans, Las Vegas.Kaplan, Jeff. “Dybbuk Box: The Story Behind the World’s Most Haunted Object.” LA Times Interview, 2020.Jewish Virtual Library – “Dybbuk: Jewish Folklore Origins.”Snopes.com – “Is the Dybbuk Box Real?” (2021 investigation)Vox – “The Dybbuk Box and How Internet Creepypasta Became Modern Folklore.”NPR – “Haunted Objects and the Psychology of Belief.”🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

Two mysterious children appear on the edge of a medieval English village… with green skin, unusual clothing, and a language no one can understand. When the surviving child finally learns English, she describes a place where the sun never rises.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we dive into one of history’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries: The Green Children of Woolpit.Were they lost refugees? Victims of poisoning? A folktale gone wrong? Or evidence of something far stranger?Join me as we explore the theories, the legend… and what might actually have happened.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further Reading• Historic UK — The Green Children of Woolpit https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/• Smithsonian Magazine — Medieval Mystery of the Green Children https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/medieval-mystery-green-children-woolpit-180975498/• Ancient Origins — Theories Behind the Green Children https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/green-children-woolpit-003602• Encyclopedia of British Folklore — Woolpit entry https://folkcustoms.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/the-green-children-of-woolpit/🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

It’s every babysitter’s worst nightmare: the phone keeps ringing, the caller won’t stop, and when the police finally trace the number, they say the line every horror fan knows by heart:“The call is coming from inside the house.”In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we’re diving into the famous babysitter urban legend — and the real-life crime that may have helped shape it.We’ll explore:​ The original “babysitter and the man upstairs” urban legend and why it spread so fast​ The 1950 murder of 13-year-old Janett Christman, the case most often linked to the legend​ Other crimes, safety panics, and suburban fears that fueled babysitter horror stories​ How When a Stranger Calls (1979) cemented the “caller inside the house” trope in pop culture​ Why this story still terrifies us, and what it reveals about fear, vulnerability, and being home aloneIf you’re into true crime, urban legends, creepy psychology, or the origins of iconic horror lines, this one’s for you.Content note: This episode includes discussion of violence against a child.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound made up — from strange history and true crime to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources & Further ReadingUrban legend history:– Encyclopedia of Urban Legends — “Babysitter and the Man Upstairs”https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/anthropology-and-archaeology/folklore/babysitter-and-man-upstairs– Snopes — Origin of the “Call Coming From Inside the House” storyhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/call-coming-from-inside-the-house/Real case (Janett Christman):– Columbia Missourian — “Who Killed Janett Christman?”https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/history/who-killed-janett-christman/article_46b90766-a561-11e4-a0a8-ef3907d7a40b.html– Missouri Mysteries — Janett Christman Casehttps://www.missourimysteries.com/janett-christmanCultural context:– LA Times archive — Babysitter safety scares in the late ’70shttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1979-11-01-me-2416-story.htmlPop culture:– IMDb — When a Stranger Calls (1979)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079116/– Bloody Disgusting — History of the “caller inside the house” horror tropehttps://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3453406/stranger-calls-urban-legend-horror-trope-history/🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.

On December 26, 1996, six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in the basement of her home — and nearly 30 years later, the case remains one of the most haunting and controversial unsolved crimes in American history.In this episode, Kat breaks down the timeline of that night, the baffling clues left behind, the ransom note that raised more questions than answers, and the theories that continue to divide investigators and the public. From family suspicion to intruder theories to forensic dead ends, this case shaped a generation of true crime obsession — and we’re unpacking why it still grips us.What went wrong in the investigation? Which pieces of evidence matter most? And is this a case that can ever be solved?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources– Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/crime/jonbenet-ramsey– EBSCO History Research Starter: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ramsey-murder-case🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]

In 1848, railroad foreman Phineas Gage survived one of the most unbelievable accidents in medical history — a three-foot iron rod blasted straight through his skull and out the top of his head. Against every odd, he lived.But survival was only the beginning.Friends said Gage changed after the accident — his personality, his behavior, even the way he interacted with the world around him. Was this a medical miracle, a tragedy, or the moment neuroscience truly began?In this episode, Kat explores the real story behind Phineas Gage, what actually happened that day, and the decades of science his accident inspired. It’s a mix of bizarre history, psychology, and the mystery of what really makes us… us.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound made up — from strange history and true crime to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Sources– VeryWellMind: https://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244– Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phineas-Gage🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]