The Historical Paranormal

Krista Marin
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This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories. 

  1. 01/20/2025

    The Murder of Captain William J Costello

    Send us Fan Mail **LAST EPISODE** Captain William J Costello was experiencing severe trauma. The person who should have understood-was his wife. Instead, she chose stardom by way of Cyanide. SOURCES: https://peabodyhistorical.org/2023/02/the-murder-trial-of-the-century/ https://libguides.salemstate.edu/home/archives/blog/Jessie-Costello-The-Smiling-Widow https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141811440/william-joseph-costello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_trial_of_Jessie_Costello#References https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields

    43 min

  2. 01/11/2025

    Old Town Spring

    Send us Fan Mail This is a partial history of the ghosts of Spring, Texas, The country's 6th most haunted city! Old Town Spring is one of my favorite places to visit because the shops are diverse, fun and haunted to boot. I tell the story of the Wunsche Bros. Saloon/Brothel and later-cafe, and the story of Judge Henry Doering and his hanging tree. I discuss the Spring's brutal history and the truth behind the ghost stories. Sources: https://www.aaadollhospital.net/about-us The Doll Hospital site, for all your antique and haunted doll restoration needs https://wunschebros.com/our-history/ https://thespiritquestcenter.com/pages/about-us. Hudson Whitehall house is now the Spirit Quest Center, and they have outstanding crystals, along with ghost dinners. https://southwritlarge.com/articles/the-curse-of-old-town-spring/ https://kclegacypress.com/opinion/2021/11/03/ancient-curse-arises-after-dark-ghost-tours-in-old-town-spring/ https://terrireid.com/old-town-spring/ https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/humble-news/article/Spring-tour-is-supernatural-event-1509841.php https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gonetotexas/genealogy/East-TX-cemeteries/loveladyevergreen.htm

    41 min

  3. 10/21/2024

    Leap Castle

    Send us Fan Mail This castle was built of blood and bone. Leap castle's history of being the most haunted castle in Ireland is steeped in 600 years of battles, murders and tragedy. Of all the places I've covered so far-this one might be the darkest. Join me as we delve into the history of this fortress, and discover the stories buried by time. sources: https://leapcastle.net/?page_id=29 https://dailyscribbling.com/the-secret-life-of-irish-castles/leap-castle-kinslayers-priest-killers-rapture-and-flames/ world's scariest hauntings, 2018 woodcut media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Darby https://offalyhistoryblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/the-most-haunted-castle-in-ireland-the-story-of-novelist-andrew-merry-aka-mrs-mildred-darby-of-leap-castle-co-offaly-by-noel-guerin/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/leap-castle/ http://www.megalithicireland.com/Leap%20Castle,%20Offaly.html

    33 min

  4. 09/17/2024

    The Murder of Alberta Meadows

    Send us Fan Mail California and Texas have always been inextricably linked in US history, and this story links them in the worst way. Clara Ann Phillips was a ticking time bomb, but she went off on the wrong girl. sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Phillips#Trial https://nypost.com/2022/01/13/inside-the-deranged-mind-of-clara-phillips-hollywoods-first-female-psychopath/ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth334740/m1/1/?q=%22John+weaver%22+Clara+phillips https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz0002pmnn/

    25 min

  5. 09/12/2024

    The Enfield Haunting

    Send us Fan Mail The Enfield Haunting remains one of the most documented and terrifying ghost stories in the world's history. To this day debates rage on whether the girls were telling the truth or not. There are a lot of recordings to watch out there and plenty of documentation to sift through. Let me know what you think? Is it a hoax or not? sources: https://blackcablondon.net/tag/enfield/ https://www.higgypop.com/news/the-enfield-poltergeist/ https://youtu.be/QTmg6qWZbuU?si=ZdyPTEhJWeet0GFk

    36 min

  6. 11/21/2023

    Sawney Bean

    Send us Fan Mail ***WARNING**** GORE The Tale of Sawney Bean is a gory one, and definitely one you don't want to listen to with the kiddos around.  Sources: https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/what-a-hermit-taught-me-about-wealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/

    28 min

  7. 10/30/2023

    The Murder of Clothilde Marchand

    Send us Fan Mail Thank you to Joel at BuffaloDoubleDeckerBusTours.com for the original telling of the story! Clothilde Marchand had a loving family, and her husband's career was on the rise. Why was she the victim of a murder? The reason is far more complex than it seems.

    26 min

  8. 09/05/2023

    Winnie Ruth Judd: The Blonde Butcher

    Send us Fan Mail Winnie Ruth Judd was a complicated individual. On one hand she was the depressed wife of a doctor who had become addicted to morphine, and on the other she was having an affair with a successful man who asked her to introduce friends and acquaintances to him so he could in turn sleep with them too.  It was never going to end well. Sources: wikipedia, phoenix new times.com, the Arizona memory project, the ingen web project

    41 min
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This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories. 

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  • Creator
    Krista Marin
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Historical Paranormal
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