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Strange and Dreadful Stories of True Crime, Dark History, and the Paranormal that your grandma didn’t want you to hear.

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25 APR 2025 · I know that you tuned in today to listen to another story, but, sadly, that isn’t going to be the case. After six years, I have made the decision to end the Strange and Dreadful Things Podcast. Thank you for being with me and tuning in over the years.
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11 APR 2025 · Issac Slater was a bastard. A vicious alcoholic, he beat his wife. He beat his children. That is, until the day that his daughter had enough and shot him.
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3 MAR 2025 · Hello all. Due to life stuff, the podcast is going to be on a brief break until mid April 2025. I've had to navigate a few things in my personal life and my job, and things are going to be busier than ever for me coming up here in March. However, the goal is to come back strong in April, so be sure to mark your calendars and be ready.
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26 JAN 2025 · As a raging blizzard tore across the state of North Dakota, Adolph Martel sat warm and safe inside a mental hospital. A former drifter named J.J. Murphy stood talking with him, helping the time to pass. Little did they know it, but a patient’s presence nearby would result in the death of one of them and the near demise of the other.
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11 JAN 2025 · Devil’s Lake is the second largest lake in North Dakota, covering thousands of acres. For decades, people have claimed to have seen a serpent-like creature gliding through the water there. What is the Devil’s Lake Monster?
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28 DEC 2024 · Miriam Grinstead loved the swing that her brother John had built in the hayloft above their garage. There wasn't a lot to do in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, and this was something that her and her siblings could all use. One day, Miriam snuck into the hayloft to have the swing all to herself. Little did she know it, but it would be one of the most terrifying experiences of her life.
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29 NOV 2024 · Fifty years ago, Mary Schlais was murdered and left in a rural Wisconsin ditch. For decades, decades searched for her killer. Now, thanks to a new scientific discipline called Forensic Genealogy, her killer has finally been found.
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31 OCT 2024 · Halloween is a time for make-believe frights and kids to trick or treat at neighborhood houses. In 1957, the Halloween fun turned into a true crime horror story when the childrens past time resulted in an all-too real murder.
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18 OCT 2024 · In October 1959, a newspaper near Buffalo, Iowa, reported a bizarre story about what may have been a ghost in a local cemetery. Could the cemetery there actually be haunted, or was something else going on?
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3 OCT 2024 · The Pfister Hotel is one of the grandest and most historic hotels in the United States. Situated in beautiful downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Pfister has faithfully served its guests for over 130 years. However, several of those guests have reported strange noises, bizarre happenings, and even appartitions while staying there. Who are the ghosts of the Pfister Hotel?
Strange and Dreadful Stories of True Crime, Dark History, and the Paranormal that your grandma didn’t want you to hear.
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Author | John Brassard Jr |
Organization | John Brassard Jr |
Categories | True Crime , Documentary , History |
Website | www.spreaker.com |
jbrassardjr@yahoo.com |
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