Cryptic Detective

Rachael Vazquez
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Old newspaper mysteries, unexplained, and more. Join me in my new podcast-Cryptic Detective to get a taste of the stories you have never heard of.

  1. 04/20/2024

    Beast Of Gevaudan, France 1700s

    Join me as I tell you the story of the beast of Gevaudan, France. In the early 1700s tales of a very large wolf attacked and killed over 100 villagers. To this day no one can explain what happened exactly. Content Warning: Talk of death, gore, and attacks Reference Links: Beast Attacks/History/Eyewitness Accounts of Gevaudan, France: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrEt2gSOCNmKm4nfEkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzMEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1713612946/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.smithsonianmag.com%2fhistory%2fbeast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820%2f/RK=2/RS=fBtL4XZAxyE8gQKUWbZCSUwrm1c- https://museumhack.com/beast-gevaudan/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/beast-of-gevaudan https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-beast-of-gevaudan-1764-1767/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/beast-of-gevaudan/22582/ Dire Wolf: https://www.britannica.com/animal/dire-wolf https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/dire-wolf.htm https://www.science.org/content/article/legendary-dire-wolf-may-not-have-been-wolf-all https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03082-x

    25 min

  2. 04/13/2024

    The "Casket"/Casquette Girls & The Ursuline Convent

    Dive into this weeks episode on the strange mysteries surrounding the "Casket"/Casquette girls who were thought to have been vampires locked on the third floor by nuns in the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pope also blessed the convent at one point. Content Warning: Talk of death, prostitution, and vampires. Reference Links: https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/a-lot-to-unpack-how-1720s-french-casket-girls-brought-vampires-to-the-ursuline-convent/article_6024e8ec-4747-11ed-9576-9fb56ada11e9.html https://www.verylocal.com/ursuline-convent-casket-girls/20209/ https://www.neworleans.com/listing/old-ursuline-convent-museum/30728/ https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/history/the-casket-girls-of-new-orleans/ https://mythicalencyclopedia.com/new-orleans-casket-girls/

    24 min

  3. 04/06/2024

    Zombie Road-The Haunted Trail

    Join me as I go into detail on Zombie Road or Rock Hollow Trail. It is based on many urban legends that send many curious people to ghost hunt at night. This has led to many shadow people sightings, and pictures to prove it. An abandoned town actually exists here as well.   CONTENT WARNING: Warning of tragedies including: deaths, crimes, supernatural, war, and disrespect of Native Americans.    Reference Links:   Wildwood History: https://www.cityofwildwood.com/2035/Rock-Hollow-Trail Zombie Road https://www.stlmag.com/culture/travel/Zombie-Road-Ghosthunting-in-Wildwood/ Carol Schulte https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/body-found-meramec-river-in-jefferson-county/63-84dd443c-6ce2-44b0-be74-c4248a277276 Children Of The Grave-tv show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926758/ The Great Train Wreck of 1870 https://kenoder.com/2018/10/the-great-train-wreck/ The St. Louis Fire https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/may-17-1849-the-great-fire-that-changed-the-face-of-st-louis/article_ff8faca9-1ba5-5f52-9252-e8397b705240.html Information On Native American Burial Mounds https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2023-03-05/st-louis-was-once-mound-city-its-native-american-residents-still-feel-erased https://wymancenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Local-Sites.pdf https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/grave-losses-2470341 https://satellites.pro/Indian_Mound_map.Missouri.USA#google_vignette Man dumped at Rock Hollow Trail https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article283800088.html

    25 min

  4. 03/30/2024

    Arthurs Seat: 17 Tiny Coffins

    Take a peak at the mystery of 17 tiny coffins with figurines that were found on an ancient volcano named: Arthurs Seat and the theories and mysteries surrounding it. CONTENT WARNING: Talk of death and serial killers Reference Links: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/the-arthurs-seat-coffins-the-strange-edinburgh-mystery-linked-to-burke-and-hare-and-witchcraft-4097904 https://www.iflscience.com/the-centuries-old-mystery-of-the-arthurs-seat-coffins-71122 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edinburghs-mysterious-miniature-coffins-22371426/ http://wightonfamily.ca/genealogy/essays/funerals.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Burke-and-William-Hare

    11 min

  5. 03/22/2024

    Haunting Of Hinton Ampner Estate: England 1765

    Listen to the terrifying story of an estate built and occupied by a family that went through hell when living at the home-with ghostly murmurs, echos of footsteps, vanishing spirits, and even violent knocking. Content Warning: Images of ghostly figures, terrifying hauntings, and trigger warning of bones being found of a possible child. Reference Links: https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/hinton-ampner-house/ https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2021/10/hauntings-at-hinton-ampner-.html http://www.museum.alresford.org/displayed/displayed_12-1.php

    10 min

  6. 03/15/2024

    Athens Asylum: Ohio Dark Past & Haunting

    Content Warning: Details of graphic imagery, death, and sexual content are included in this episode. Formerly known as Athens Lunatic Asylum, and its dark history of patient treatments plus a stain from a deceased patient that can't be cleaned and is still there to this day, the asylum is now apart of Ohio State University and has given many students and visitors the chills due to apparitions, distorted voices, and much more. Reference Links: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/oh-athensasylum/ https://woub.org/2019/10/29/the-legends-behind-the-ghosts-of-athens/ https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/summer/statement/the-athens-asylum-was-the-forefront-treatment-in-the-19th-century

    14 min

  7. 03/14/2024

    Nightmare On Elm Street: The TRUTH

    Learn about the true story behind the most iconic horror film: "The Nightmare On Elm Street." LINKS: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0306987788900710%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 https://hmongamerican.org/unexplained-deaths-inspired-a-nightmare-on-elm-street/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2970580/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crypticdetective/support

    21 min

  8. 03/14/2023

    The Surrency Family Haunting

    A short story portaying a ravaging poltergeist-like entity that terrorized a family and dozens of witnesses. References: www.ajc.com/news/locoal/surrency-haunting-still-mystery/kbEig7eOXhTQH4o7JInN4O/ www.otherworldlyoracle.com/haunted-georgia-surrency-ghosts/ www.myhauntedsalem.tumblr.com/post/658678859820056576/the-surrency-haunting-in-the-early-1870s-a

    8 min
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Old newspaper mysteries, unexplained, and more. Join me in my new podcast-Cryptic Detective to get a taste of the stories you have never heard of.

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  • Creator
    Rachael Vazquez
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rachael Vazquez
  • Show Website
    Cryptic Detective