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Here you’ll find mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian Era. For ad-free listening, witchy content, Victorian True Crime Extras and Dark Poetry, join The Patreon!
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Ep. 117 - A Victorian Witch Killing & The History of Witch Hunting
In this episode, Genevieve will share the history of witch hunting in England, and the murder case of a man in Victorian England suspected of witchcraft. The disturbing murder of Old Dummy in 1863.Thank you to …
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In this episode, Genevieve will share the history of witch hunting in England, and the murder case of a man in Victorian England suspected of witchcraft. The disturbing murder of Old Dummy in 1863.
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Ep. 116 - Scientifically Studied Victorian Ghost Stories
In this episode, Genevieve will share a number of Victorian ghost encounters recorded by The Society for Psychical Research: the ghostly women in black, mysterious reflections of deceased fathers, smiling dead …
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In this episode, Genevieve will share a number of Victorian ghost encounters recorded by The Society for Psychical Research: the ghostly women in black, mysterious reflections of deceased fathers, smiling dead sisters at the foot of the bed and much, much more.
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References:
https://iapsop.com/archive/materials/spr_proceedings/
https://chestofbooks.com.stason.org/new-age/paranormal/Death-Survival/Appendix-Phantasms-Of-The-Dead-Part-28.html
https://www.spr.ac.uk/node/6070
https://thescolefiles.blogspot.com/p/the-society-for-psychical-research-spr.html
Ep. 115 - Lizzie Borden: Monster or Maligned?
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the facts of the Lizzie Borden axe murder case — what we know to be true, what the Netflix series Monster got wrong, what it got right, and exactly why this particular …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the facts of the Lizzie Borden axe murder case — what we know to be true, what the Netflix series Monster got wrong, what it got right, and exactly why this particular axe murder case, versus so many others, caught fire when it did.
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References:
https://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1892-08-11_borden_news_new-york-times.htm
https://lizzieandrewborden.com/hatchetonline/ones-idea-of-cordiality-lizzie-borden-on-the-stand
https://crimearchives.net/1893_borden/html/1893-06-07_borden_trial_testimony_sullivan.html
https://www.scribd.com/document/682040038/Testimony-of-Bridget-Sullivan-in-the-Trial-of-Lizzie-Borden
https://people.com/andrew-abby-borden-murder-suspects-12145774
https://www.biography.com/crime/a69168135/was-aileen-wuornos-the-first-female-serial-killer
https://time.com/7329607/aileen-wuornos-netflix-documentary
https://www.biography.com/crime/a71038230/lizzie-borden-isolated-life-after-murder-trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden
https://newengland.com/yankee/history/long-silence-lizzie-borden
Ep. 114 - The Souls Behind the Stones
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the sudden deaths, shattered dreams, haunting tales, gothic obsessions, mysteries and answers – the true stories behind 3 of the most intriguing graves in Greenwood …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the sudden deaths, shattered dreams, haunting tales, gothic obsessions, mysteries and answers – the true stories behind 3 of the most intriguing graves in Greenwood, Evergreen and Père Lachaise cemeteries. The Graves of Charlotte Canda, George Rodenbach and “Midnight Mary,” Mary E. Hart.
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References:
https://boroughsofthedead.com/charlotte/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Canda
https://differentvisions.org/the-grave-of-the-rose/
https://www.rem.routledge.com/articles/rodenbach-georges-1855-1898
https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/litterature/Georges_Rodenbach/176547
https://www.popmatters.com/109498-loren-connors-the-curse-of-midnight-mary-2496066706.html
https://campuspress.yale.edu/yaleinscriptions/2024/11/10/midnight-mary
https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-ghost-of-midnight-mary.html
Ep. 113 - The True Inspirations Behind Dracula & The Film’s Iconic Costumes
In this episode, Genevieve will do a deep dive into Bram Stoker’s notes, interviews and musings about the inspiration behind his vampiric creation, Dracula, and then she will discuss the inspiration behind some …
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In this episode, Genevieve will do a deep dive into Bram Stoker’s notes, interviews and musings about the inspiration behind his vampiric creation, Dracula, and then she will discuss the inspiration behind some of the most iconic costume designs in film history: Eiko Ishioka’s richly inspired, deeply symbolic costumes for Francis Ford Coppola’s film, Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
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References:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/whitby-abbey/history-and-stories/dracula/?source=science20.com
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/08/dracula-was-not-from-exeter-insists-bram-stoker-descendant
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/06/bram-stokers-dracula-inspired-by-writings-of-maverick-scotswoman
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21l-310-bestsellers-out-for-the-count-fall-2018/pages/readings/dracula-notes/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/last-voyage-of-the-demeter-dracula-dmitry
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36394788/
https://www.supernaturalstudies.com/previous-journal-issues/vol-7-issue-1/cade
https://archive.org/details/bramstokersnotes0000stok
https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/eiko-ishioka/
https://www.gothickeatspress.com/dracula-essays/eiko-ishiokas-costume-design
https://www.oscars.org/news/how-apocalypse-now-poster-led-oscar-winning-costumes-bram-stokers-dracula
Ep. 112 - Damnit, Mary Ann Cotton!
In this episode, Genevieve will bring us back to the murder scenes, the time-slips, the haunted lunatic asylums and hotels of past episodes, and share the back stories to their creations.Thank you to today’s …
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In this episode, Genevieve will bring us back to the murder scenes, the time-slips, the haunted lunatic asylums and hotels of past episodes, and share the back stories to their creations.
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Ep. 111 - The Tragically HAUNTED History of the Kreischer Family
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the tragic history of the Kreischer family, the many deaths, mob murders and truly creepy hauntings of the Kreischer family mansion that still stands to this very day …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the tragic history of the Kreischer family, the many deaths, mob murders and truly creepy hauntings of the Kreischer family mansion that still stands to this very day. She will also discuss the recent discovery of a body that received a vampire burial in the 16th century and what other “deviant” and “anti-revenant” burial practices entailed.
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References:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/science/vampire-burial-young-woman-poland
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7458347
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_burial
https://nyghosts.com/the-kreischer-house/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreischer_House
https://medium.com/@cosmicseasstar/staten-islands-cursed-kreischer-mansion-saga-that-ended-in-fire-death-and-murder-24048f4c80be
https://www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/kreischermansion.html
https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2025/11/hgb-ep-613-kreischer-mansion.html
https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008oct27.html
https://abc7ny.com/archive/6445552/
Ep. 110 - Cannibal Cats and Ghosts with Guns
In this episode, Genevieve will dive back into the Illustrated Police News, The 19th century’s worst newspaper. She will discuss horrifying murder attempts with hot pokers, deadly champagne suppers, the science …
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In this episode, Genevieve will dive back into the Illustrated Police News, The 19th century’s worst newspaper. She will discuss horrifying murder attempts with hot pokers, deadly champagne suppers, the science of decapitation, men falling dead at funerals, ghosts with guns, cannibal cats and much, much more.
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References:
“The Science of Decapitation” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“What Befel a New York Swell Who Persisted in Laughing at a “Dolly Varden” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“A Woman in New York Thrusts a Red Hot Iron down Her Husband’s Throat” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“Sewed in a Sheet—An Injured Wife’s Revenge on an Indolent Husband at Louisville, Ky.” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“A CORPSE AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“How They Drink in England” – The Illustrated Police News, May 7th, 1872.
“CURIOUS CASUALTIES” – The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“Cremated Alive—The Fatal Sequel of a Champagne Supper—Terrible Revenge of a Harlot” – The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“A Live Turkey Loose in a Drug Store” – The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“Crazed by the Blow of an Icicle—Remarkable Accident to an English Tourist Behind the Cataract of Niagara” – The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“A STRANGE SUICIDE”– The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“Cannibal Cats—How They Feasted Off the Corpse of a Dead Man” – The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 4th, 1879.
“A Ghost With a Revolver” – The Illustrated Police News, Oct. 10th, 1885.
Ep. 109 - The Fascinating Funeral Industry of the 19th Century
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the funeral industry of the 19th century and a few of her favorite death-centered professions that are no longer in high demand today, but were positively fascinating …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the funeral industry of the 19th century and a few of her favorite death-centered professions that are no longer in high demand today, but were positively fascinating: funeral cookie bakers, corpse-watchers, mutes and professional mourners.
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References:
https://funeral.com/blogs/the-journal/funeral-biscuits-in-the-1800s-what-they-were-why-they-were-served-and-how-to-make-them-today?srsltid=AfmBOorry4RZkCYT3pQ2iGryb0LGfYJ-xZYnlhN6e4pYP5dl7Jb_SHwo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin-eater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_edition_of_the_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica
https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-food.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_biscuit
https://www.victorianlondon.org/death/characteroffunerals.htm
https://austins.co.uk/blog/the-history-of-the-victorian-mute/
https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/tag/professional-mourners
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/alma%3A99127049613408651
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15792/pg15792-images.html
https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/category/buried-alive/
“Prematurely Buried” - Kilmore Free Press, Jan. 18th 1883.
“Narrowly Escaped Burial Alive” - The Clinton Independent, Thursday Feb. 18th, 1892.
Ep. 108 - Haunted Underground Stations & Unusual Death Omens
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss verifiable accounts of tragedies that many believe explain the hauntings of 2 London Underground stations: Bank and Farringdon. She will also discuss a few unusual omens …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss verifiable accounts of tragedies that many believe explain the hauntings of 2 London Underground stations: Bank and Farringdon. She will also discuss a few unusual omens that Victorians believed predicted certain doom.
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References:
https://www.davidcastleton.net/london-underground-haunted-stations-ghosts-tube/
https://freetoursbyfoot.com/ghosts-london-underground-stations/
https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/underground.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground
https://www.ghosthuntertours.co.uk/post/whispers-of-the-past-the-gruesome-tale-of-anne-naylor-s-poltergeist-at-farringdon-station
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-crime-and-execution-of-the-metyards-70c6824bae
https://www.executedtoday.com/2015/07/19/1762-sarah-metyard-and-sally-metyard-mother-and-daughter/
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2023/04/03/sarah-whitehead-the-bank-nun-ghost/
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10118/pg10118.html
https://www.wisdomportal.com/Poems2010/AppleSymbolism.html
Ep. 107 - The TRAGIC Paris Charity Bazaar Fire of 1897
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the Paris Charity Bazaar fire of 1897: how an event devoted to gaiety, high society socializing and generosity became one of the deadliest fire tragedies in French …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the Paris Charity Bazaar fire of 1897: how an event devoted to gaiety, high society socializing and generosity became one of the deadliest fire tragedies in French history.
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References:
https://www.geriwalton.com/the-tragic-1897-charity-bazaar-fire-or-the-bazar-de-la-charite-in-paris/
https://www.broadhistory.com/the-fire-that-started-a-victorian-gender-war/
https://education.persee.fr/doc/magen_1257-5593_1897_num_64_33_31454
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazar_de_la_Charit%C3%A9
https://doctorfire.com/pages/Paris_fire.pdf
https://parishistoryofourstreets.com/2021/04/29/the-bazaar-de-la-charite-disaster-part-one/
Ep. 106 - The Lincoln Assassination & Its HORRIFIC Aftermath
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the shocking, little-known disasters and tragedies that began to unfold even before the smoke had cleared: the …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the shocking, little-known disasters and tragedies that began to unfold even before the smoke had cleared: the psychological unraveling of Mary Todd Lincoln, The Ford Theater collapse of 1893, the unthinkable murder/attempted suicide of the Rathbones and the numerous hauntings of the Ford Theater that still linger to this very day.
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References:
https://ghostcitytours.com/washington-dc/haunted-washington-dc/fords-theatre/
https://dcghosts.com/fords-theatre/
https://www.nps.gov/foth/learn/historyculture/the-collapse-of-ford-s-theatre.htm
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/07/henry-reed-rathbone/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Booth
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/abraham-lincoln-funeral
https://fords.org/an-african-american-hero-emerges-from-the-tragic-fords-theatre-collapse-of-1893/
https://msmagazine.com/2012/12/05/mary-todd-lincoln-a-lunatic-or-just-grieving/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln
The_assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln_%28IA_assassxxxxxx00linc%29.pdf
https://www.americanheritage.com/haunted-major
Ep. 105 - The NOTORIOUS Case of Dr. Crippen
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the murder case of Dr. Hawley Crippen: one of the most sensational murder cases in English history. We’ll discuss The glitz and glamour, the torrid affairs, the …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the murder case of Dr. Hawley Crippen: one of the most sensational murder cases in English history. We’ll discuss The glitz and glamour, the torrid affairs, the astounding escape attempt by sea, and the modern scientific discoveries that have raised serious concerns that maybe, they got the wrong guy.
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Harvey_Crippen
https://prashganendran.com/the-notorious-dr-crippen-and-the-hilldrop-crescent-murder/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-10802059
https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-notorious-case-of-dr-crippen/
Ep. 104 - Haunted Theaters and Their Tragic Histories
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss two Victorian theater tragedies, the lives and deaths of illusionist Sigmund Neuberger, otherwise known as the Great Lafayette, and actor William Terriss, as well as …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss two Victorian theater tragedies, the lives and deaths of illusionist Sigmund Neuberger, otherwise known as the Great Lafayette, and actor William Terriss, as well as their alleged hauntings of the theaters where they met their tragic ends; The Adelphi Theater in London, and the Festival Theater in Edinburgh.
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References:
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-great-lafayette/
https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2017/01/08/the-great-lafayette
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/explore-the-uks-most-haunted-theatres-with-ghost-stories_1661281/
https://sancass.medium.com/the-man-who-had-two-funerals-bf740ad6a0fe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Neuberger
https://www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/STRAND/1893B/S1893B-DogCemetery.pdf
“Lafayette’s Funeral - Great Gathering in Edinburgh” - Liverpool Daily Post, May 15th, 1911.
https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/william-terriss-the-ghost-of-a-murdered-actor/
https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/adelphi-murder/
https://www.thomaswhodgkinson.com/features/hello/
https://www.haunted-britain.com/the-ghost-of-william-terriss.htm
Ep. 103 - MASSACRE on the Mary Russell
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss one the 19th century’s most shocking maritime murder cases, the massacre on the Mary Russell in 1828: a story of the slow unraveling of a captain’s sanity, bloodshed, and …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss one the 19th century’s most shocking maritime murder cases, the massacre on the Mary Russell in 1828: a story of the slow unraveling of a captain’s sanity, bloodshed, and survival against all odds on the open seas.
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References:https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/mary-russell-19th-century-massacre-legal-case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Russell_murders
https://historyireland.com/forced-from-this-world-massacre-on-the-mary-russell/
https://whyhorror.blog/2022/11/18/why-mary-russell/
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921892/4899086/5181471
Ep. 102 - Metallic Immortality: Cast Iron Coffins & Electroplating The Dead
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the cast iron Fisk coffins of the mid-19th century, and the shockingly bizarre and disturbing proposals to electroplate dead bodies so that they may become golden …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the cast iron Fisk coffins of the mid-19th century, and the shockingly bizarre and disturbing proposals to electroplate dead bodies so that they may become golden, silver, brass or bronze statues that you could keep in your home forever.
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References:
https://katieisms.substack.com/p/the-true-history-behind-the-stunning-coffins-in-frankenstein
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-fisk-mummy-case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplating
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-electroplating-corpses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Holmes_(mortician)
https://mthistoryrevealed.blogspot.com/2013/10/polishing-mothers-silverand-mother-too.html?m=1
“Explosion of a Metallic Coffin” - The New York Times, Nov. 6th, 1858.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-the-quest-to-preserve-lenins-body-helps-the-living
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/survival-of-rare-anglo-saxon-coffins/
https://www.agweb.com/news/business/farmland/who-was-lady-red-farm-mystery-lingers-over-woman-iron-coffin
Ep. 101 - The DARK History Behind the 19th Century’s Most Haunting Paintings
In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark histories and meanings behind three 19th century masterpieces: Edvard Munch’s electrifying “The Scream,” Théodore Géricault’s devastating “Raft of the Medusa,” …
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In this episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark histories and meanings behind three 19th century masterpieces: Edvard Munch’s electrifying “The Scream,” Théodore Géricault’s devastating “Raft of the Medusa,” and John William Waterhouse’s haunting Pre-Raphaelite work, “The Lady of Shalott.”
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References:
https://www.artandobject.com/news/horrifying-history-behind-raft-medusa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raft_of_the_Medusa
https://smarthistory.org/theodore-gericault-raft-of-the-medusa/
https://www.singulart.com/blog/en/2019/09/10/the-scream-the-story-behind-edvard-munchs-haunting-masterpiece/?srsltid=AfmBOooUh2TbUknjf3baVjDXU3qOX0O3MxRlNQAnqPUMFwS7st60Qb67
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream
https://smarthistory.org/munch-the-scream/
https://elephant.art/the-lady-of-shalott-taught-me-that-female-power-exists-beyond-fairytales-waterhouse-nabihah-iqbal-08122020/
https://chatgpt.com/c/6a3ae6cc-3698-83ea-b510-7f8e7c458bfd
https://mydailyartdisplay.uk/2019/06/06/john-william-waterhouse-part-2/
Ep. 100 - The HAUNTED History of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
In this, our 100th EPISODE, Genevieve will discuss the paranormal and downright bizarre events that have taken place in Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery in Chicago. We will also travel back to some of our favorite …
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In this, our 100th EPISODE, Genevieve will discuss the paranormal and downright bizarre events that have taken place in Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery in Chicago. We will also travel back to some of our favorite horrifying events, and we might run into some friends along the way!
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References:https://www.bachelorsgrove.com/paranormal-history
https://www.bachelorsgrove.com/history
https://ghostcitytours.com/chicago/haunted-chicago/bachelors-grove-cemetery/
https://ghostwalks.com/articles/bachelors-grove-cemetery-graveyard-ghosts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_Grove_Cemetery
https://www.uicradio.net/post/bachelor-s-grove-cemetery-one-of-illinois-most-haunted-places
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Ep. 99 - The HORRIFYING Confession of a Haunted Killer: Thomas Bedworth
On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss one of the most unsettling true crime stories in English history: The (seriously) true story of Thomas Bedworth, a man who claimed to be compelled to confess to …
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On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss one of the most unsettling true crime stories in English history: The (seriously) true story of Thomas Bedworth, a man who claimed to be compelled to confess to murder by the ghost of his victim, Elizabeth Beesmore.
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References:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/63018/63018-h/63018-h.htm
https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2020/01/11/jealousy-bigamy-gin-and-a-ghost-the-murder-of-elizabeth-beesmore
Ep. 98 - The History and Hauntings of The Lemp Family Mansion
On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the rise and steep fall of the Lemp dynasty; the heartbreak and mysteries that surrounded the family, and the alleged hauntings of the Victorian mansion they made …
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On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the rise and steep fall of the Lemp dynasty; the heartbreak and mysteries that surrounded the family, and the alleged hauntings of the Victorian mansion they made their home.
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References:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-lempmansion/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemp_Mansion
https://ghostcitytours.com/st-louis/haunted-st-louis/lemp-mansion-haunted/
https://www.stlmag.com/history/william-lemp-sr/
https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-william-j-lemp-jr/
https://www.stlmag.com/history/more-mysteries-uncovered-in-the-lemp-family-history/
https://www.stlmag.com/history/profiles/unveiling-the-real-johann-adam-lemp/
Ep. 97 - Passion, Poison and Betrayal: The Death of Charles Bravo
On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss The death – or murder, of Charles Bravo. More than a century later, his death remains one of England’s most chilling unsolved mysteries; a case tangled in …
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On this week’s episode, Genevieve will discuss The death – or murder, of Charles Bravo. More than a century later, his death remains one of England’s most chilling unsolved mysteries; a case tangled in forbidden affairs, social ambition, horrifying abuse and whispers of revenge. Was it suicide, was it a mistake or cold blooded murder?
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References:
https://shadowsflyaway.blog/2017/01/18/horrible-murder-part-1-of-the-mysterious-and-unsolved-killing-of-charles-bravo/
https://london-overlooked.com/charles-bravo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bravo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Bravo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Manby_Gully
The Balham Mystery - The Liverpool Weekly Mercury, Aug. 5th, 1876
The Death of Mr. Bravo. The Balham Mystery - Reynold’s Newspaper, Aug. 13th, 1876
The Bravo Mystery - Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, Sat, Jul 29, 1876
The Bravo Case - Daily News, Fri, Jul 28, 1876
Ep. 96 - Victorian Death Superstitions & Medical Miracles
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss fascinating superstitions and beliefs that Victorians held about death and cemeteries, as well as some of the origins of those beliefs. And we will discuss how medical …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss fascinating superstitions and beliefs that Victorians held about death and cemeteries, as well as some of the origins of those beliefs. And we will discuss how medical science in the 19th century wasn’t just horrific, it was groundbreaking, and not only developed cures, treatments and techniques that we still use today to save lives, but how medical science in the Victorian era led to astounding developments in forensic science that we still use to catch killers, and exonerate the innocent.
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References:
https://friendsofoakgrovecemetery.org/victorian-funeral-customs-fears-and-superstitions
https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/2022/01/16/funeral-customs-of-the-1800s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_in_Great_Britain
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Why-Do-People-Throw-Salt-Over-Their-Shoulder
https://www.mortonsalt.com/article/salt-history
https://people.howstuffworks.com/why-do-people-throw-salt-over-shoulders.htm
https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/history-of-forensics
https://boroughsofthedead.com/poisonous-prohibition-brooklyn-heights/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2010/sep/23/forensic-science-murder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Norris_(medical_examiner)
A Dictionary of Superstitions by Iona Pie and Moira Tatum
The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud
Ep. 95 - Dark Floriography & The Demonic Sallie House
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the elegant and insulting language of flowers, Victorian Floriography and the demonically haunted Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas.Subscribe to the …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the elegant and insulting language of flowers, Victorian Floriography and the demonically haunted Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas.
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References:
A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Chicago : Lewis, 1918
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-trending/sallie-house/
https://associationofparanormalstudy.com/2023/09/20/the-haunting-of-the-sallie-house/
https://strangeandtwisted.com/blogs/stories/the-sallie-house-haunting-america-s-most-scary-paranormal-case?srsltid=AfmBOoo8PtAjh7i2WxK1TFGSPpYOQ080t_ZgT0siw8cPZ3xViOkt2SMF
https://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1918ks/biof/finneycc.html
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-hauntedatchison
https://theclio.com/entry/187138
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_flowers
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-language-of-flowers-an-alphabet-of-floral-emblems-1857/
Ep. 94 - Deadly Ghosts, Body Snatching & Bizarre Victorian Fads
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the case of the Hammersmith Ghost, The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal of 1826, as well as little-known, strange, disturbing and silly Victorian fads.Subscribe to …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the case of the Hammersmith Ghost, The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal of 1826, as well as little-known, strange, disturbing and silly Victorian fads.
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References:
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Ghost_murder_case
https://www.icysedgwick.com/hammersmith-ghost/
https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/the-hope-street-body-snatching-affair-liverpool/
https://bodyartforms.com/blog/victorian-nipple-rings?srsltid=AfmBOorl2S_72ZTUej_m4alj0heFYvEp7RVnseQtTwzaCBwsdCOIb8Tg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_headless_portrait
https://medium.com/promptly-written/the-victorians-wore-nipple-rings-4589a9b69bd4
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/zander-gym/m
Ep. 93 - The Wraiths of St. Mark’s Eve & Cursed Victorian Objects
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terrifying Victorian St. Mark’s Eve practice of waiting for wraiths (the ghosts of future dead people) to reveal themselves and walk through church doors at …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terrifying Victorian St. Mark’s Eve practice of waiting for wraiths (the ghosts of future dead people) to reveal themselves and walk through church doors at midnight. She will also discuss haunted and cursed objects like the Delhi Purple Sapphire, The Conjured Chest and the lost Franklin Exhibition-inspired painting, “Man Proposes, God Disposes.”
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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Eve
https://www.telelib.com/authors/I/IrvingWashington/prose/bracebridgehallvol1/bracebridgehall021.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/doomed-to-die-on-st-marks-eve/
https://allpoetry.com/St.-Mark's-Eve---A-Fragment
https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/10973/watching-nearly-departed-marks-eve
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cursed-amethyst-natural-history-museum
https://history.ky.gov/news/new-details-about-the-cursed-chest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes
https://stephenliddell.co.uk/2018/09/10/the-tale-of-the-cursed-amethyst-at-the-natural-history-museum-in-london/
http://heronallensociety.co.uk/the-purple-sapphire-mystery-solved.html
Ep. 92 - The DARK History of Griffith Park & The Queen’s 8 Assassins
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the numerous failed assassination attempts made on Queen Victoria’s life, and the simply horrifying history of Griffith Park in Los Angeles California.Subscribe to the …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the numerous failed assassination attempts made on Queen Victoria’s life, and the simply horrifying history of Griffith Park in Los Angeles California.
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References:
https://www.ebiketoursla.com/blog/zovbltqpf6w9m8nsgs9vbjmyz9kfgm
https://laghosttour.com/the-old-zoo-at-griffith-park/
https://patch.com/california/northhollywood/griffith-park-haunted-cursed-heart-los-angeles
https://pepperbough.com/uncategorized/2019/12/17/the-strange-case-of-griffith-park/
https://laghosttour.com/the-spirits-of-griffith-park/
https://creepyla.com/2016/10/04/haunted-curse-ghosts-monsters-griffith-park/
https://vintagelosangeles.org/griffithpark/
https://revolutionsnewsstand.com/2025/04/16/mass-murder-in-griffith-park-by-jennie-grey-from-western-worker-vol-2-no-42-october-16-1933/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.latirnes.com/news/local/la-me-haunted30oct30/
https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-09/185295/burning-body-found-hanging-from-a-tree-in-los-angeles?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Queen-Victoria-Eight-Assassination-Attempts/
https://www.history.com/articles/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
Victorian True Crime Extras Sneak Peek!
This is a sneak peek of the Victorian True Crime Extras episodes that Patreon subscribers receive each week! To receive My Victorian Nightmare ad-free, and receive Victorian True Crime Extras, visit Patreon to …
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This is a sneak peek of the Victorian True Crime Extras episodes that Patreon subscribers receive each week! To receive My Victorian Nightmare ad-free, and receive Victorian True Crime Extras, visit Patreon to find out how!
In this episode, we will have a tale of ghostly revelations, prophetic dreams, jailbird snitches, dogs digging up bones and a twist you won’t see coming. This is the murder case of Russell Colvin in 1812.
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Ep. 91 - The CURSE of Cleopatra’s Needle and Greyfriars Haunted Kirkyard
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark history of Cleopatra’s Needle and the most haunted cemetery in Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirkyard.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark history of Cleopatra’s Needle and the most haunted cemetery in Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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References:
https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2022/06/07/the-curse-of-cleopatras-needle/
https://greyfriarskirk.com/community/history-heritage/
https://eatdrinktravel.com/most-haunted-graveyard/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars_Kirkyard
https://edinburgh.org/blog/tales-from-beyond-the-grave-in-edinburgh/
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/greyfriars-kirkyard/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Porteous_(soldier)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147056916/george-lockhart
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/24/ukcrime.scotland?utm
Ep. 90 - Cheeseman Park HAUNTINGS & The Plaistow Horror
On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terribly haunted Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado, and the unthinkable murder of Emily Harrison Coombes, otherwise known as The Plaistow Horror.Subscribe to the …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terribly haunted Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado, and the unthinkable murder of Emily Harrison Coombes, otherwise known as The Plaistow Horror.
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References:
https://denverterrors.com/cheesman-park/
https://visitdenver.com/blog/post/haunted-cheesman-park/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Coombes_(murderer)
https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/robert-coombes/34645/
https://www.murdermayhem.uk/p/the-boy-murderer-who-became-a-war
https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/matricide-in-plaistow-1895/
Ep. 89 - Fluffy Black Vampire Ducks
On today’s episode, Genevieve will take us back to creepy field trips of yore: the murder scenes, spooky cemeteries and cult compounds of episodes past, and give a little more dimension to each episode where we …
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will take us back to creepy field trips of yore: the murder scenes, spooky cemeteries and cult compounds of episodes past, and give a little more dimension to each episode where we took these trips.
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