Haunted American History

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A daily campfire-style podcast blending American history, folklore, and true crime. What scares you? Let’s find out.

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  1. Nov 17 · Subscriber Early Access

    The Yuba County Five (California)

    On February 24, 1978, five friends attended a college basketball game in Chico, California. Afterward, they stopped at a grocery store, bought some snacks, and headed home. They had an important basketball game of their own the following morning. They never arrived. Days later, their car was discovered abandoned on a remote mountain road, miles from where they should have been. The vehicle was undamaged, still had gas, and appeared perfectly capable of running. When the spring snow finally melted, searchers discovered what had happened to four of the men. But their findings only raised more questions. The fifth man, Gary Mathias, has never been found. Tonight, we investigate the Yuba County Five, one of California's most perplexing unsolved mysteries, and the unanswered questions surrounding five friends who disappeared into the Sierra Nevada mountains.

  2. Nov 16 · Subscriber Early Access

    The Black Hope Cemetery Haunting (Texas)

    In 1980, families began moving into a new subdivision outside Houston, Texas, unaware that their homes had been built over a forgotten burial ground. According to the families, strange things soon began happening. Unexplained sinkholes appeared in backyards. Doors and appliances seemed to operate on their own. And when one couple began excavating for a swimming pool, workers uncovered two graves beneath the lawn. What followed became one of Texas's most notorious haunting cases, involving allegations of supernatural activity, a family tragedy, and a lawsuit that reached the Texas Supreme Court. Tonight, we investigate the Black Hope Cemetery haunting, separating the documented history of a disturbed burial ground from the terrifying claims that turned an ordinary Texas neighborhood into the subject of books, television movies, and paranormal investigations.

  3. Nov 13 · Subscriber Early Access

    The Rawlins Rodeo Murders (Wyoming)

    On July 4, 1974, two nineteen-year-old women attended a rodeo in Rawlins, Wyoming, and vanished without a trace. One month later, a teenage girl disappeared while walking to a movie theater. Nineteen days after that, a ten-year-old girl went missing from the county fair. Four disappearances. Seven weeks. One small Wyoming town. Over the following years, the remains of two victims would be discovered, but the other two have never been found. More than fifty years later, investigators are still searching for answers, examining possible connections to notorious criminals and confronting decades of missing records, uncertain evidence, and unanswered questions. Tonight, we examine the Rawlins Rodeo Murders, the four young lives at the center of the investigation, and the cold cases that continue to haunt a Wyoming community.

  4. Nov 12 · Subscriber Early Access

    The Legend of the Jackalope (Wyoming)

    In the early 1930s, two brothers in Douglas, Wyoming, created one of America's most enduring mythical creatures with a dead jackrabbit, a pair of deer antlers, and a little imagination. The jackalope soon became a local sensation, complete with hunting licenses, extraordinary abilities, and a growing number of people who genuinely believed it existed. But the story takes an unexpected turn when real rabbits with horn-like growths begin appearing in scientific laboratories, leading to discoveries that would eventually help transform cancer research. And then there's the original jackalope, which mysteriously disappeared from a Wyoming hotel in 1977. That same hotel has its own collection of ghost stories, including a deadly hallway shooting and a mounted buffalo head that supposedly moved on its own. Tonight, we explore the strange history of the jackalope, the science behind real horned rabbits, and the mystery of a stolen creature that never existed in the first place.

  5. 17h ago

    The Haunted Hospital of Fort Laramie (Wyoming)

    At Fort Laramie in eastern Wyoming, the ruins of an old military hospital are said to be haunted by an angry surgeon in a blood-covered uniform. It's a ghost story that has circulated for decades, despite one peculiar problem: nobody seems to know who actually saw him. But the hospital's real history is considerably more disturbing than the legend suggests. Built in 1873, the hospital stood on land once used as a cemetery, where many of the dead were never moved. Nearby, a Lakota chief's daughter was laid to rest in 1866, and an unsettling account later emerged about a military medical worker who may have disturbed her remains. Tonight, we explore Fort Laramie's haunted hospital, the forgotten graves beneath its ruins, and the troubling history behind a ghost story that may have begun with nothing more than a single sentence. Personal YouTube - www.youtube.com/@ChrisOutsideTheBubble CONDEMNED links - https://linktr.ee/Condemned YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory TikTok - @hah_podcast hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    Condemned - Clothing Lists: Willowbrook State School (Staten Island New York)

    For decades, Willowbrook State School on Staten Island was supposed to provide care and treatment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Instead, it became one of the most notorious institutions in American history. At its peak, Willowbrook held more than 6,000 residents. Severe overcrowding, neglect, medical experimentation, and preventable suffering eventually brought national attention to the institution, culminating in Geraldo Rivera's groundbreaking 1972 investigation and a landmark federal lawsuit. But Willowbrook's legacy extends beyond its closure in 1987. Its former grounds became associated with the terrifying Cropsey legend, while thousands of residents' personal records remain restricted in state archives. In this episode of Condemned, we examine Willowbrook's history, the people who exposed its abuses, the folklore that grew around its abandoned buildings, and one former resident who made sure his own story would not disappear.

  7. 1d ago

    The Headless Bride of Old Faithful Inn (Wyoming)

    Deep inside Yellowstone National Park stands the Old Faithful Inn, a towering log hotel with more than a century of history and one of the American West's most famous ghost stories. According to legend, a young bride was murdered during her honeymoon, her body discovered in an upstairs bathtub and her missing head found high above the lobby. Ever since, guests and employees have reported seeing a mysterious woman in white wandering the balconies and staircases, sometimes carrying her own head. But the inn's documented history is just as remarkable, from a devastating earthquake to the wildfires that nearly destroyed it. And when a longtime employee finally revealed where the bride's story came from, the truth raised an entirely different question about the unexplained footsteps that started it all. Tonight, we explore the history and hauntings of Yellowstone's Old Faithful Inn and the legend of its infamous headless bride. Personal YouTube - www.youtube.com/@ChrisOutsideTheBubble CONDEMNED links - https://linktr.ee/Condemned YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory TikTok - @hah_podcast hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  8. 2d ago

    The Death Ship of the Platte River (Wyoming)

    Along Wyoming's North Platte River, an old legend tells of a mysterious sailing ship that appears from a drifting cloud of fog. Its sails are coated in ice, its crew remains silent, and aboard the vessel lies the body of someone the witness knows—someone who has died that very day. According to the story, the ship appeared three times between 1862 and 1903. Its final appearance was supposedly connected to the execution of Tom Horn, one of the American West's most controversial gunmen. But when investigators began examining the historical records, they discovered something almost as strange as the ghost ship itself: witnesses who couldn't be found, a mysterious research bureau with no documented existence, and a crucial detail that didn't match the historical timeline. Tonight, we explore the Death Ship of the Platte River, the history behind its most famous passenger, and the surprising origins of one of Wyoming's strangest ghost stories. Personal YouTube - www.youtube.com/@ChrisOutsideTheBubble CONDEMNED links - https://linktr.ee/Condemned YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HauntedAmericanHistory TikTok - @hah_podcast hauntedamericanhistory.com Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hauntedamericanhistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAH DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/bJdbpH3hQm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A daily campfire-style podcast blending American history, folklore, and true crime. What scares you? Let’s find out.

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  • Creator
    Bloody FM
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    560
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Christopher Feinstein
  • Show Website
    Haunted American History
  • Provider
    Christopher Feinstein

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