Law Ghost Stories By: Brenna Bizzell & Danielle Shedd Reed

Welcome back Law Ghost friends and happy Halloween! This episode we will discuss the origins of two popular Halloween traditions.



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Sources used in this episode:

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045261/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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Welcome back Law Ghost friends! This episode Brenna will tell Dani about the Voodoo mortician. A mortician that confessed to using dead remains for religious rituals.



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Sources used in this episode:

https://www.thecollector.com/voodoo-history-misunderstood-religion/

https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/multicultural/traditions/voodoo/#:~:text=The%20core%20belief%20of%20New,music%2C%20chanting%2C%20and%20snakes.
https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/the-voodoo-mortician-paula-albritton-bee0e27a6d7a

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1487680.html

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/06/28/owner-of-funeral-home-tells-police-she-used-body-in-ritual/



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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Welcome back Law Ghost friends! This episode Dani will tell Brenna about a Halloween trick or treat night that ended in murder.



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Sources used in this episode:

https://thevintagewomanmagazine.com/mid-century-halloween-murder/

https://www.thricecursedpod.com/post/the-cursed-tale-of-the-halloween-murder-of-peter-fabiano

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/trick-treat-murder-article-1.231823



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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Welcome back Law Ghost friends to our first bonus episode of season 2! This episode Brenna will tell Danielle about the mysteries behind skeleton lake. A small lake located high in the Himalaya mountains littered with human remains and little answers as to why or how they got there.



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Sources used in this episode:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210705-the-unsolved-mystery-of-skeleton-lake

https://www.britannica.com/event/British-raj

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/14/the-skeletons-at-the-lake

https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-legend-behind-nanda-devi/article17475603.ece

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/hundreds-of-human-skeletons-mysteriously-in-a-lake



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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Welcome back Law Ghost friends! This episode Dani will tell Brenna about how some legal rulings have more effects than one would think. 



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Sources used in this episode:

Illinois changed its controversial 'felony murder rule.' Here's who the reform left behind.

https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/felony-murder.htm



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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Welcome back Law Ghost friends! This episode Brenna will tell Dani about one college student that fought back at not only her attacker but also the college that failed to protect her.



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Inexpensive security products:

https://www.amazon.com/dorm-room-security/s?k=dorm+room+security&s=price-asc-rank&qid=1660317866&ref=sr_st_price-asc-rank&ds=v1%3Apltp%2BSp%2F%2FEm2xijLKzmV4mvb2te8G2CmCLcaFRaBjZo

https://www.safewise.com/blog/dorm-room-security/



Sources used in this episode:

https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=804#:~:text=Among%20the%20various%20types%20of,or%2011%20percent%20of%20crimes).

https://www.rainn.org/statistics/campus-sexual-violence

https://www.lex18.com/news/lex-18-investigates/rape-survivor-sues-georgetown-college-alleges-lack-of-support-and-inadequate-security

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=227245112609581

http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/66007

https://accesswdun.com/article/2014/12/283512

https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/judge-doubles-georgetown-ky-rape-suspect-s-bond-after-reduction/article_1522ba4d-44a3-59ab-bdc6-f22bbf97aa48.html

https://theithacan.org/opinion/commentary-sexual-assault-the-epidemic-overlooked-on-college-campuses/#:~:text=To%20put%20this%20into%20perspective,campuses%E2%80%93%20it%20is%20sexual%20violence.

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/stokes-georgetown-college-tried-to-silence-me/article_7bce5470-f955-11eb-b809-3383d14eb85f.html

https://www.news-graphic.com/news/arnett-rape-trial-set-to-begin-today/article_921c8606-e8df-11eb-9b7b-236acac853aa.html

https://www.wtvq.com/guilty-verdict-brings-six-consecutive-life-sentences/



Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017

https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2


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