Autumn's Oddities
If it's creepy and weird, you'll find it here! This is a podcast for the strange and unusual, made by the strange and unusual. Accept no substitutes! @autumnsoddcast on Instagram @autumnsoddpod on Twitter Autumn's Oddities in Patreon Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support.
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April 26, 2024 • 38 mins
After years of admiring each other from afar, Serena Karlan and Bison Dele decided the time was right to pursue a relationship. After 9/11, they embarked on a sailing adventure in the Pacific. The couple and boat captain disappeared after Bison’s brother showed up unannounced. They have never been found.
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-20-sp-dele20-story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002...
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-20-sp-dele20-story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002...
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April 23, 2024 • 55 mins
Do you know who your neighbors are? After the Cold War, the FBI arrested 10 people who’d been spying for Russia for more than a decade. They’d been blending in with Americans, but in reality, they were sleeper spies. Their objective was to disappear into a community and not be recognized for what they were, leaving many questioning who they could trust.
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https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/operation-ghost-stories-inside-the-russi...
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https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/operation-ghost-stories-inside-the-russi...
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April 19, 2024 • 34 mins
When the body of 23-year-old Josh Dufort was found by the side of the road in Henderson, Nevada, it appeared at first to be a random crime. Only after investigators found two life insurance policies taken out in Josh’s name by a new friend did they realize he’d been murdered.
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April 16, 2024 • 60 mins
When a group of young Burger Chef employees went missing from their night shift, police initially thought they’d stolen money and run. It was soon apparent that they hadn't gone anywhere willingly.
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https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/12/28/from-the-indystar-archives-the-1978-burger-chef-restaurant-murders/72054036007/
https://vault.fbi.gov/speedway-indiana-burger-chef/speedway-indiana-burger-chef-part-01/view
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https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/12/28/from-the-indystar-archives-the-1978-burger-chef-restaurant-murders/72054036007/
https://vault.fbi.gov/speedway-indiana-burger-chef/speedway-indiana-burger-chef-part-01/view
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April 12, 2024 • 47 mins
Where we left off, Dion Fortune was in the midst of a divorce and living in The Belfry, about to embark on a new leg of her journey. This time I’m getting into the good, the bad, and the ugly the details of one of the most influential people in modern paganism and Wicca.
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April 9, 2024 • 46 mins
Dion Fortune was a British occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist, and author. She co-founded the Fraternity of the Inner Light and several other Theosophical organizations. Fortune was a proponent of philosophies that she claimed had been taught to her by spiritual entities known as the Ascended Masters.
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[ T. W. C. Moriarty], Seven Aphorisms of Creation, Seven Cosmic Principles
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893). The Secret D...
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[ T. W. C. Moriarty], Seven Aphorisms of Creation, Seven Cosmic Principles
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893). The Secret D...
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March 29, 2024 • 49 mins
On a cool night in January of 2008, the town of Stephenville, Texas was inundated with unexplained aerial sightings. The incident received widespread media attention at the time and remains among the most notable UAP events in the 21st century.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080208225743/http://www.ufocasebook.com/2008/sorrellssaga1.html.web.archive.org/web/20080115055543/www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/14/ufo.sightings.ap/in
explorer.n...
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https://web.archive.org/web/20080208225743/http://www.ufocasebook.com/2008/sorrellssaga1.html.web.archive.org/web/20080115055543/www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/14/ufo.sightings.ap/in
explorer.n...
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March 26, 2024 • 43 mins
For 40 years, one mother worked diligently to ensure that her daughter’s killer would be brought to justice. After decades of chasing would-be suspects, police finally realized that the person who killed Joyce McClain had been hiding in plain sight all along.
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March 22, 2024 • 40 mins
When Brittany McGlone was found violently beaten to death in her boyfriend’s bed, the tiny town of Winnsboro, Texas was stunned. Her murder investigation shed light on the men in her life who had motives to kill her and also brought up long-kept secrets that would shock everyone in her life. Her murder remains unsolved, although there is one suspect that stands out above the rest.
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https://memorials.beatyfuneralhome.com/britta...
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https://memorials.beatyfuneralhome.com/britta...
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March 19, 2024 • 39 mins
The women of South Central, LA didn’t realize they were being hunted by a vicious killer in 1988. Police hadn’t yet connected a series of murdered women to the same man, but after an intended victim survived an attempt on her life, they realized that a serial killer was preying on women in the community. It would take decades, but the man known as the Grim Sleeper would eventually face justice.
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The Grim Sleeper; by Christine...
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March 15, 2024 • 51 mins
Tracey Wigginton is infamously known as the Lesbian Vampire Killer by Australians. Wigginton and three friends lured an inebriated Edward Baldock to his death, allegedly to drink his blood. Wigginton stabbed him more than 20 times, almost severing his head.
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The Vampire Killer; by Ron Hickshttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/lesbian-vampire-killer-who-drank-victims-blood/news-story/09102844937bc5d7f8ae57a6...
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The Vampire Killer; by Ron Hickshttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/lesbian-vampire-killer-who-drank-victims-blood/news-story/09102844937bc5d7f8ae57a6...
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March 12, 2024 • 41 mins
Retribution came slowly for Skidmore, Missouri’s town scourge, Ken Rex McElroy. After committing a string of heinous crimes and never facing consequences, the townspeople took justice into their own hands. As McElroy sat in his truck in full view of more than 30 people, multiple gunshots rang out and the town bully was gone.
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In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri - By Harry N. MacLean
https://www.crimelibrary.org/n...
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In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri - By Harry N. MacLean
https://www.crimelibrary.org/n...
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March 8, 2024 • 48 mins
Cynthia “Cindy” Anderson got ready one morning for her job as a legal secretary. Cindy made it to work and was seen as late as 9:45 am. When her boss arrived at noon, all of the office lights were on and the door was locked from the inside. Cindy’s car was still in the lot, but she was gone. She would never be seen again.
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https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adul...
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https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Law-Enforcement/Investigator/Ohio-Missing-Persons/Missing-Adul...
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March 5, 2024 • 44 mins
The film industry and martial arts were changed forever by Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee. Not only were they father and son, but they each met a bizarre and untimely end, spawning many conspiracy theories and a possible family curse.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664576/
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/06/us/no-charges-filed-in-actor-s-death-during-filming.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-0...
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664576/
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/06/us/no-charges-filed-in-actor-s-death-during-filming.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-0...
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February 29, 2024 • 61 mins
Personality changes following organ transplants have been reported for decades, including accounts of recipients acquiring the personality characteristics of their donor. There have been numerous studies done to determine whether this is a real phenomenon, but the question remains: can organ donation recipients really inherit memories, talents, and even the personality of the donor?
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...
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February 27, 2024 • 64 mins
Latoya Ammons and her three children claimed they were possessed by demons in an astonishing case that saw the involvement of police, children’s services, and even an exorcism or three. This is the story of the Ammons House, known to those who’ve experienced it as the house of 200 demons.
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https://skepticalinquirer.org/2014/05/the-200-demons-house-a-skeptical-demonologists-report/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/201...
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https://skepticalinquirer.org/2014/05/the-200-demons-house-a-skeptical-demonologists-report/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/201...
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February 23, 2024 • 54 mins
High in the hills above Los Angeles, nestled in the trees of Benedict Canyon, sits a 1930 Craftsman-style house that was once home to one of Hollywood's biggest stars. From the outside, the looks like a picturesque movie set. But the truth about 9820 Easton Drive is anything but perfect.
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Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of Jean...
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Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of Jean...
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February 20, 2024 • 45 mins
A woman comes home after a long day of work as an emergency room nurse and is attacked by a man sent to kill her. Only she’s not the one who died. This is the survival story of Susan Walters.
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-edward-dalton-haffey-j/18130967/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190611012642/http:...
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-edward-dalton-haffey-j/18130967/
https://web.archive.org/web/20190611012642/http:...
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February 16, 2024 • 43 mins
From UFO sightings to lost ships and planes, to its own underwater Stonehenge, Lake Michigan has enough oddities to rival the Bermuda Triangle.
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https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/9000-year-old-stonehenge-like-structure-found-under-lake-michigan
https://www.greatlakesboating.com/2018/02/michigan-triangle-part-one
https://www.hera...
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https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/9000-year-old-stonehenge-like-structure-found-under-lake-michigan
https://www.greatlakesboating.com/2018/02/michigan-triangle-part-one
https://www.hera...
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February 13, 2024 • 54 mins
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre stunned the world on February 14, 1929, when Chicago’s North Side erupted in gang violence. Gang warfare ruled the city during the late 1920s, as chief gangster Al Capone sought to gain control over the illegal sales of alcohol and other vices by eliminating his rivals.
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, William J. Helmer Jr. and Arthur J. Bilek
https://vault.fbi.gov/St.%20Valentines%20Day%20Ma...
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, William J. Helmer Jr. and Arthur J. Bilek
https://vault.fbi.gov/St.%20Valentines%20Day%20Ma...
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