Decoffinated: Ghost Stories & Unsolved Mysteries

Mischa Harper
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Pour a cup and pull up a chair. Decoffinated unearths ghost stories, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and everything that blurs the line between the haunted and the human. Every week, host Mischa Harper digs into a new story. A vanishing with no trail. A place that won't let go. A mind that turns on its owner. Some of it is documented. Some of it is whispered. All of it will keep you up. New episodes every Wednesday.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago ·  Video

    How Did Mary Reeser Turn to Ash? Spontaneous Human Combustion

    Send us Fan Mail Title: Spontaneous Human Combustion: The Mystery of Mary Reeser Description: On the morning of July 2, 1951, a Florida landlady reached for a doorknob and found it scalding hot. Inside the apartment, investigators faced a scene that defied physics. 67-year-old Mary Reeser had been completely incinerated into a small pile of ash—except for a single, untouched left foot still resting in its black slipper. What makes this case truly terrifying isn't just the destruction of her body; it’s the fact that the surrounding room suffered almost zero fire damage. White bedsheets remained pristine, and nearby newspapers never caught fire. How does a human body burn at thousands of degrees for hours without catching the rest of the house on fire? In this episode of Decoffinated, we dissect the real forensic files. We map out Mary’s final hours, look at the FBI's controversial "wick effect" investigation under J. Edgar Hoover, and explore why elite forensic anthropologists admitted this case genuinely gave them chills. Turn off the lights, lock your doors, and let’s dive in. The Mysterious Case of Mary Reeser | Spontaneous Human Combustion

    How Did Mary Reeser Turn to Ash? Spontaneous Human Combustion

  2. Aug 28 ·  Video

    Caribbean Folklore Legends That Still Terrify Trinidad

    Send us Fan Mail There's a woman in Trinidad who digs up graves to make an oil that lets her peel off her own skin, a woman on a dark country road who isn't fully human below the knee, and something living in the water that decides, song by song, whether you make it home. These aren't campfire stories, they're three pieces of real Trinidadian folklore. I'm Mischa Harper, and this week on the Decoffinated Podcast we are diving intto the stories of the Soucouyant, La Diablesse, and Mama D'Leau. Socials:  @mischaharper on instagram  @decoffinpodon Instagram and TikTok If you enjoyed this one, a rating or review helps more than you'd think — it's how new listeners find the show.

  3. Aug 20 ·  Video

    Teresita Basa: The Murder Case 'Solved' by a Ghost

    Send us Fan Mail Detectives called it one of the strangest tips they'd ever taken seriously: a coworker's wife, speaking in a voice that wasn't hers, naming a killer police hadn't found in five months of investigating. This is the story of Teresita Basa, murdered in her own Chicago apartment in 1977, and the case the press would later nickname "the voice from the grave." If you're new here, Decoffinated digs into ghost stories, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and everything that blurs the line between the haunted and the human. New episodes every Wednesday. If you liked this one, follow the show so you don't miss next week's episode, and a rating genuinely helps a small show like this get discovered. Socials: @mischaharper on instagram  @decoffinpodon Instagram and TikTok If you enjoyed this one, a rating or review helps more than you'd think — it's how new listeners find the show.

    Teresita Basa: The Murder Case 'Solved' by a Ghost

  4. Aug 13 ·  Video

    Ouija Board Murder: Inside the Case of Carol Sue Elvaker

    Send us Fan Mail Prosecutors called it one of the only times in American legal history a Ouija board was formally entered into evidence, because it was the only thing in the room that explained the motive. It started like any other night at Brian and Tammy Roach's house in Minco, Oklahoma — a farming town of about 1,400 people. Tammy's mother, Carol Sue Elvaker, was over, like she was most evenings. Fifty-three years old. No criminal history. Nothing that would ever make you look twice at her. So how does a grandmother like that become a murderer? I'm Mischa Harper, and this week on the Decoffinated Podcast, I'm walking through what happened on February 11th, 2001. If you're new here, Decoffinated unearths ghost stories, unsolved mysteries, and paranormal encounters — pour a cup and pull up a chair. Socials: @decoffinpod on Instagram and TikTok If you enjoyed this one, a rating or review helps more than you'd think — it's how new listeners find the show. Sources: Oklahoma court records and contemporary news reporting on the Elvaker case. #TrueCrime #Paranormal #OuijaBoard #TrueCrimePodcast #OklahomaTrueCrime

    Ouija Board Murder: Inside the Case of Carol Sue Elvaker

  5. Aug 5 ·  Video

    The Greenbrier Ghost: A Murder Only Solved By Testimony From the Grave

    Send us Fan Mail The only known case where a ghost's testimony helped convict a murderer. In 1897, Zona Heaster Shue was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in her West Virginia home. The coroner ruled it natural causes — until her ghost allegedly appeared to her mother and named her killer. What followed became one of the strangest true crime cases in American history. This is the first episode of Decoffinated, hosted by Mischa Harper — true crime and paranormal stories, told with a little dark humor along the way.

    The Greenbrier Ghost: A Murder Only Solved By Testimony From the Grave

  6. Season 1 Trailer ·  Video

    Decoffinated Podcast | Official Trailer

    Send us Fan Mail You found me. Good. Welcome to Decoffinated, where I unearth unsolved mysteries, ghost stories, and real paranormal cases, plus the kind of psychological horror that follows you into the quiet. I'm Mischa Harper, and I'll be keeping you company.  This is the official trailer. Press play, and see what you're getting into. New episodes every week. Episode One drops July 29th. Just remember: the stories you hear here don't stay in your headphones. They follow you home.

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Pour a cup and pull up a chair. Decoffinated unearths ghost stories, unsolved mysteries, paranormal encounters, and everything that blurs the line between the haunted and the human. Every week, host Mischa Harper digs into a new story. A vanishing with no trail. A place that won't let go. A mind that turns on its owner. Some of it is documented. Some of it is whispered. All of it will keep you up. New episodes every Wednesday.

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