This episode, we are diving into Stockholm’s darkest unsolved murder—The Atlas Vampire case of 1932. We trace Lilly Lindeström’s journey from Malmö to the Atlas district, unpack the chilling (cause it is cold!) Walpurgis Night timeline, and dissect the staged crime scene and blood-drinking rumors through the lens of a scholarly paper I found with facts and whatnot. Not saying I solved it, but....I should not imply something otherwise because I did not solve it. At all. Sponsored by Magic Mind—boost your focus at http://magicmind.com/strangefulapr
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Smiley Face Killers
We are going to head to multiple locations to track down the real story on the theory of the Smiley Face Killers. The sad story starts with someone from my own alma mater, Fordham University and has literally never ended. Is there an organized group of serial killers kidnapping and murdering young men, or do people want to find patterns where they might not exist? I try to find out and at the end of the day, I come up with the only theory that will really string it all together. AND I have a 50% chance of being right! Join me and dig into one of the most "all over the place" cases I have ever looked at. And I mean that literally and figuratively!
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The Monster of Florence Part 2
The case isn't solved just because the cops said it was. In part two of Monster of Florence we dig through the mess of suspects, confessions, and conspiracy theories—including Satanic cults, horny Sardinians, and one particularly persistent picnic trio. If Italy's goal was to confuse everyone forever, mission accomplished. But! Never let it be said that a little confusion prevented the Italian cops from arresting everyone who might be involved. Everyone. Seriously. If they ever played Clue they would arrest everyone and figure it out later. Thank you Emma for helping us close out Season 8!
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The Monster of Florence Part 1
Grab your passports (and probably some pepper spray), because Acadia and special guest Emma are heading to Italy to tell you all about The Monster of Florence. This piece of crap preyed on couples who were just trying to hook up in privacy on the Florentine equivalent of Inspiration Point. Now that I just wrote that I am pretty mad that I did not think of a Fonzie joke if we needed someone Italian to rescue people on Inspiration Point!
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The Business Plot
You know how the rich people are in charge of everything and us poors can't do anything about it and it gets worse every year? Well, like most things, it ain't new. Come back in time to the Great Depression, when FDR first rolled onto the national scene (ha! rolled) and learn how the rich jerks who run the world didn't take too kindly to this guy who wanted to help people. This is not about FDR, but it does include him. I don't wanna give anything away but when you hear the word "plot" you should not think good things. Nobody "plots" a surprise party. So find out just what those jerks were plotting. History teaches us that people have always been terrible!
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