Category: halloween

273. The World’s Spookiest Places — The Legend of Wooley Swamp

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In a true Halloween treat, we travel around the world to bring you three of the spookiest places on Earth. From hundreds of dolls, to a haunted hotel, to an island of unspeakable horrors, these are places that only the bravest…or most foolish…would dare to visit, places that are so terrifying they can only be described as nightmare fuel.

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Real story behind ‘haunted’ Island of the Dolls in Mexico (nypost.com)

The Island of the Dolls Has a Murky and Terrifying History | Travel and Exploration | Discovery

Mexico’s Island Of The Dolls In 27 Disturbing Photos (allthatsinteresting.com)

What You Need To Know About The Haunted Hotel Del Salto (grunge.com)

Hotel Del Salto at Tequendama Falls – Colombia (britonthemove.com)

Inside Hotel Del Salto, Colombia’s Haunted Inn At Tequendama Falls (allthatsinteresting.com)

Poveglia Island: A Frightening and Haunting History (historicmysteries.com)

‘World’s most haunted island’ where it’s claimed human ashes make up half the soil (msn.com)

Inside Poveglia Island, Venice’s Haunted Quarantine For The Black Plague (allthatsinteresting.com)

221: Mark Twitchell, Revisited with Julia Cowley

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We take another look at the crimes of Mark Twitchell, but this time we bring an expert–Julia Cowley, retired FBI profiler, and host of the acclaimed true crime podcast, The Consult: Real FBI Profilers. She reveals what she learned when she profiled Twitchell and offers up insights you will not believe.
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219. The Mothman of Point Pleasant — Spirit in the Sky

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If you see a large dark figure like that of man but with wings and glowing red eyes, know that doom is coming.

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218: Mark Twitchell — Copycat

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Mark Twitchell’s friends knew he wanted to create horror movies that would shock audiences. They never imagined he’d turn his own life into one.

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217. The Liske Family Murders — Bad Moon Rising

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Untreated mental illness culminates in the Halloween massacre of a family. Could it have been prevented? Or was the horror that happened inevitable?

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Black, Caroline. “Ohio Triple Murder: Teen Thought It Was
Halloween Prank.” CBS News, 2 Nov. 2010, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-triple-murder-teen-thought-it-was-halloween-prank/.
Dziemianowicz, Joe. “Ohio Man Targets His Family in
‘Real-Life Horror Story on Halloween.’” Oxygen Official Site, 10 Oct.
2022, http://www.oxygen.com/homicide-for-the-holidays/crime-news/bj-liske-kills-3-family-members-in-halloween-murders.
Fuqua, Lisa Marie. “BJ Liske Butchers Family on
Halloween - True Crime.” Medium, 1 Oct. 2019,
medium.com/true-crime-addiction/bj-liske-butchers-family-on-halloween-true-crime-114279f06b8c.
Kennedy , Bruce. “Halloween Horror.” Homicide for the
Holidays, season 4, episode 5, Oxygen , 7 Oct. 2022.
Legacy.com, and Legacy. “Derek Griffin Obituary (2010) – Oak
Harbor, OH – the Blade.” Legacy.Com, 3 Nov. 2010, http://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/toledoblade/name/derek-griffin-obituary?id=25637826.
Legacy.com, and Legacy. “Susan Liske Obituary (2010) – Oak
Harbor, OH – the Blade.” Legacy.Com, 3 Nov. 2010, http://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/toledoblade/name/susan-liske-obituary?id=25637789.
Legacy.com, and Legacy. “William Liske Obituary (2010) – Oak
Harbor, OH – the Blade.” Legacy.Com, 3 Nov. 2010, http://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/toledoblade/name/william-liske-obituary?id=25637781.
Proffitt, James. “Judge Sets Bail for Liske at $3M.” News
Herald, 11 Nov. 2010, pp. A1–A2. Newspapers.Com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/293497589/?terms=liske.
Proffitt, James. “Liske Gets 3 Life Sentences .” The
News-Messenger, 15 Sept. 2011, pp. A1–A2. Newspapers.Com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/182359050/?terms=liske.
Proffitt, James. “Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering 3 .” The
Newark Advocate, 13 Aug. 2011, p. 2. Newspapers.Com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/289183577/?terms=liske.
Proffitt, James. “Reports: Man Accused of Homicide Had
Troubled Past .” News Herald , 9 Nov. 2010, pp. 1–2. Newspapers.Com,
https://www.newspapers.com/image/293496782/?terms=liske.
Shoup, Craig. Confessed Murderer Found Dead in Cell ,
18 Apr. 2015, p. A1. Newspapers.Com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/128256411/?terms=liske&match=1.
Ulloa, Gabriela. “‘Asesino de Halloween’: La Historia Del
Joven Que Mató a Toda Su Familia En Noche de Brujas.” BioBioChile, 31
Oct. 2021, http://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/sociedad/historia/2021/10/31/asesino-de-halloween-la-historia-del-joven-que-mato-a-toda-su-familia-en-noche-de-brujas.shtml.

216. The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy — Candyman

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Ruthie Mae McCoy knew the ABLA apartments in Chicago were a dangerous place. But she never could have imagined what horror could come through the mirror.

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215: The Man Who Killed Halloween

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Always check your candy.

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  • The Haunting Legacy of Ronald Clark O’Bryan, the Man Who Killed Halloween – A&E True Crime (aetv.com)
  • The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer (vice.com)
  • Texas Execution Information – History (txexecutions.org)
  • Death Row Information (texas.gov)
  • Killer Legends
  • Death Makes a Holiday : a cultural history of Halloween by David J. Skal, Introduction: The Candyman’s Tale
  • The Victoria Advocate – Google News Archive Search
  • Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y1W-STYS?cc=1983324&wc=9T4V-4WP%3A263835801%2C285249601%2C285278501
  • ‘Candy Man’s legacy still haunting today (chron.com)
  • The neighbor who accompanied condemned killer Ronald Clark O’Bryan… – UPI Archives

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156. The Salem Witch Trials — Witchy Woman

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Everyone has heard of the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, and we all know the indelible mark they left on the American consciousness. But what caused them? And what can we learn?

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155. Adolfo Constanzo — Beast and the Harlot

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Adolfo Constanzo claimed he could use magic and human sacrifice to help move cocaine across the Mexican border. And astonishingly, people believed him, so much that they would assist him in becoming one of the most disturbing serial killer’s in history.

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