Manic Manor: A True Crime Podcast

Mitchy

True Crime and Supernatural podcast

  1. 08/10/2025

    Episode 63 - The Mysterious Murder of Blair Adams

    In July 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Canada convinced someone was following him. His journey spanned airports, highways, and strange detours until it ended in a Knoxville parking lot. He was found half-dressed, surrounded by cash, gold, and unanswered questions. Was he running from a real threat or from his own mind? This episode of Manic Manor unravels the mysterious final days of Blair Adams. Sources - https://web.archive.org/web/20171215145826/https://knoxsheriff.org/coldcase/robert_adams.php?iframe=true&width=90 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144437/http://etspj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BlairAdams.pdf https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Blair_Adams https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Mysterious-Murder-of-Blair-Adams https://medium.com/tftunderworld/defying-explanation-the-baffling-murder-and-strange-final-days-of-blair-adams-ad4ba37b170e https://www.talesfromtheunderworld.com/p/defying-explanation-the-baffling https://youtu.be/8nnueyNARVg #BlairAdams #BlairAdamsMystery #BlairAdamsMurder #BlairAdamsDeath #BlairAdamsUnsolved #BlairAdamsCaseKnoxville #BlairAdamsTrueCrime #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase #MissingPersons #MysteriousDeaths #KnoxvilleTennessee #TennesseeMystery #ChillingMysteries #StrangeDeaths #UnexplainedCrime

    14 min

  2. 08/03/2025

    Episode 62 - Gone without a Trace - The Vanishing of Dennis Martin

    In 1969, six year old Dennis Martin vanished without a trace in the Smoky Mountains. No screams, no clues, nothing in sight. This episode of Manic Manor revisits the chilling disappearance of Dennis, the following search, and the memories that haunt the area.   Sources - https://www.wbir.com/article/news/special-reports/the-vanished/the-vanished-dennis-martin/51-dea1f82d-4bfa-470b-9a69-5b2c603c1510 https://vault.fbi.gov/dennis-martin https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-martin https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1178747/1 https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/6-year-old-dennis-martin-still-missing-after-disappearing-in-smokies-in-1969/ https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/dennis-martin-50-years-later-search-and-rescue-lessons-learned/

    14 min

  3. 06/01/2025

    Episode 61 - Vanished in the Fog - The Trenny Gibson Mystery

    The Smoky Mountains are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Although you don't expect it to happen, there have been people to disappear off the trails, never to be heard from again. Today, we talk about one of those missing people.   Sources -   https://www.canadiangurl77.com/ https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/girl-still-missing-after-disappearing-on-1976-high-school-trip-in-the-smokies/ https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/Trenny_Gibson_Case_Incident_Report_Redacted.pdf https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/what-happened-to-trenny-roberts-d62cc8c280fe

    11 min

  4. 05/04/2025

    Episode 60 - The Bijou Theatre

    We're taking a look at an area most familiar to any Knoxville native, the historic Bijou Theatre in the HEART of downtown Knoxville!   Sources - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://knoxbijou.org/ https://usghostadventures.com/knoxville-ghost-tour/the-bijou-theatre/ https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/10/31/bijou-theatres-haunting-history/ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/51-608699714 https://insideofknoxville.com/2023/10/inside-the-haunted-200-year-old-bijou-theatre-do-you-believe/ https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/bijou-theatre/

    12 min

  5. 03/23/2025

    Episode 59 - Haunted Tennessee | Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

    Join me in exploring Haunted Tennessee! Our first stop is one of the most notorious haunted areas in my home state, Brushy Mountain! Sources- https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/ https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/six-places-in-east-tennessee-with-haunted-history/ https://tourbrushy.com/history https://morgancountychamber.com/tourism/historic-brushy-mountain/ https://lylerussell.net/2022/09/26/tn-gl-episode-7-brushy-mountain-state-penitentiary/

    12 min

  6. 02/09/2025

    Episode 58 - Even More Appalachian Lore!

    We have some more chilling legends for you today, including two tales out of Cherokee legends and how a ghost solved her own murder in West Virgina!   Sources-  https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/mountain-monsters/articles/10-mountain-monsters-found-lurking-in-appalachia https://mythlok.com/raven-mocker/ https://easttennessean.com/2022/11/02/a-cryptic-column-spearfinger-a-cherokee-legend/ https://gatlinburggo.com/blogs/news/spearfinger-smoky-mountains?srsltid=AfmBOorlbCFel9uwsxB80d_G2t7BtCbiPNl5rDNDuWPy6BmAOhQPe0KM https://www.thegreatsmokies.net/scariest-trail-great-smoky-mountains/ https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost https://dannyechase.com/blog/greenbrier/

    21 min

  7. 12/15/2024

    Episode 57 - The Legend of La Llorona

    Today's episode dives into another scary urban legend...The weeping woman who is La Llorona.   Sources - https://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/Mexico-s-legend-of-La-Llorona-continues-to-3933072.php https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

    10 min

  8. 11/03/2024

    Episode 56 - The Jonestown Massacre

    Let's take a look at one of the most infamous cults in history and how its leader's paranoia brought everything to an ugly head.   Sources - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/jonestown/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/ https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jonestown

    29 min
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