Horror Mysteries: Weird Creepy Stories

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Have you ever noticed something impossible for only a second, then spent the rest of the night trying to convince yourself you imagined it? The detail seems too small to matter, yet it stays with you because part of it refuses to make sense. Horror Mysteries: Weird Creepy Stories explores those unsettling moments when reality feels slightly wrong and the explanation never fully arrives. Each episode follows disturbing encounters, unexplained events and eerie experiences that grow more uncomfortable the longer you think about them. Instead of relying on spectacle, the stories stay close to believable fear, strange coincidences and questions that resist easy answers. If one moment from your past still feels impossible to explain, what if it was never ordinary at all?

  1. Jul 9

    The Résumé on the Bathroom Floor: How a Job Paper Destroyed a Life

    The Résumé on the Bathroom Floor: How a Job Paper Destroyed a Life A job résumé left on the tile of a stranger’s bathroom became the single object that tied a home invasion to a woman with no prior record - and now the prosecution seeks twenty years. What happens when a discarded piece of paper turns an ordinary life into a case that threatens to take away a mother’s future? In this episode, we tell the story of Missy, a thirty-six-year-old first-time offender whose life unraveled after an armed home invasion, and follow the details that connect addiction, family, and a misplaced résumé to the legal fight over a possible two-decade sentence. Which detail in the record shifts this from a tragic mistake to a life-altering verdict? Person: Missy Age: 36 Charges: armed home invasion, kidnapping, assault, assault with a firearm Sentence requested by prosecution: 20 years Dependents: three children (ages include a 15-year-old son, a nonverbal 4-year-old son, and an infant daughter) - The résumé was left on the bathroom floor of the victim’s home on the morning of the crime. - The victim, an elderly woman, did not return to her house for weeks after being bound and held at gunpoint. - Missy had no prior nights in jail until approximately one year before the interview. - Missy’s attorney initially estimated a realistic sentence of two to two-and-a-half years, with a worst realistic outcome of ten years. - A 75-year-old man deposits $150 into Missy’s commissary account each week. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  2. Jul 9

    The Yogurt Cup and the Artery: Inside Sacramento's Vampire killings

    The Yogurt Cup and the Artery: Inside Sacramento's Vampire killings Cold detail at a kitchen counter-an overturned chair, a plain yogurt cup rimmed with bloody lip prints-became the clue that nothing about these murders was rational. Four-inch segments of a major artery removed and taken, borrowed kitchen knives left in plain sight, and a bathtub stained as if someone had sat in it: what kind of belief could make those acts make sense? In this episode, we lay out the crime scenes, the timeline, and the way investigators shifted from ordinary explanations to a profile of an offender operating by a fractured internal logic. What did the evidence - the yogurt cup, the missing artery, and the bathtub bloodline - tell agents about the mind behind the killings? Location: Sacramento, California Date: January 23, 1978 Person: Terry Wallen Person: Daniel Meredith Person: Evelyn Miroth - A plain yogurt cup with bloody lip prints was found on the kitchen counter at Terry Wallen’s scene. - A four-inch segment of a major artery was removed from Terry Wallen’s body and taken from the scene. - Three victims (Terry Wallen; Daniel Meredith; Evelyn Miroth and her son Jason) were killed within days and less than a mile of the first scene. - The attacker used knives taken from the victims’ own kitchens and left the blades behind at each scene. - Blood on the bathtub walls and waterline at the Miroth home indicated someone had been in the water after the killings. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  3. Jul 9

    She Served Lemonade - Poisoned a Family and Never Confessed

    She Served Lemonade - Poisoned a Family and Never Confessed Sweet hospitality masked invisible arsenic: four people closest to a popular Macon restaurant owner died between 1952 and 1958, each death certified by a doctor, and the poison left no taste or smell. Who was the woman who mixed lethal doses into lemonade and never admitted it? In this episode, we tell the story of Anjette Lyles and the sequence of deaths, the insurance payouts, and the witnesses who tried to stop her. Listen to how small doses slipped into juices and buttermilk, why segregation kept accusations silent, and what finally brought the case to the sheriff. Person: Anjette Lyles Location: Macon, Georgia Period: 1952-1958 Case: Four deaths (husband, second husband, mother-in-law, nine-year-old daughter) Amount: Close to $50,000 in life insurance across four policies - Ben Lyles died January 25, 1952 at age 34 with official cause listed as encephalitis. - Anjette borrowed $12,000 to buy back the restaurant three years after Ben's death. - Joe Neil "Buddy" Gabbert married Anjette June 24, 1955 and died in November 1955 after wrist surgery. - Julia Lyles died September 29, 1957 after being given buttermilk prepared by Anjette. - Marsha Lyles, age nine (three months shy of ten), died April 5, 1958 after drinking lemonade brought by her mother and experiencing hallucinations. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  4. Jul 9

    When the Timer Stopped: The Quiet Bomber of Prince Edward Island

    When the Timer Stopped: The Quiet Bomber of Prince Edward Island A meticulously built pipe bomb with a stopped countdown timer was left in downtown Charlottetown, a device so precise investigators later called its construction extraordinary - and the only signature was letters signed "Loki 7." How did a retired chemistry teacher with a taste for Nazi memorabilia and an understanding of trace evidence slip into silence for months while assembling explosives and sending communiqués sealed with water? In this episode, we lay out the chronology of the attacks, the investigation that followed, and the forensic threads that tied two blasts together, asking how the stopped timer and unusual components became the clues that pointed investigators toward one man. Person: Roger Bell Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Date: June 1996 Case: Two explosions including a 1995 legislature bombing and a June 1996 pipe bomb Signature: "Loki 7" communiqués sealed with water - The bomb in June 1996 was placed in a green bag outside the Speedy Propane Compound in downtown Charlottetown. - The device contained a countdown timer that had stopped on its own and remained intact until police destroyed it 24 hours after a warning communique. - Police received two communiqués signed "Loki 7" bearing a stylized swastika and antisemitic content. - Forensic examiner Jean-Yves Vermette identified a rare four-inch nipple pipe sealed with double end caps in the second device, calling the combination exceptional. - Roger Bell ordered three explosive-making books in 1994 flagged by Canadian Customs and purchased a four-inch nipple pipe and two double end caps using the alias John MacLeod. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  5. Jul 9

    The Last Message: Teen's Farewell and a Sextortion Empire

    The Last Message: Teen's Farewell and a Sextortion Empire A teenage farewell - "I haven't got any more money, bye-bye" - was the last message sent by Daniel Perry before he died, and the cash that bled from his account traced back to a quiet Philippine neighborhood where Western Union branches recorded the highest transaction volumes on Earth in 2014-2015. How did a Facebook profile, a webcam and a low-paid script turn into an industrial-scale sextortion ring, and who built the system that outpaced every attempt to stop it? In this episode, we tell the story of North Hills Village and the operation that ran like a business: recruitment of local teens, scripted interactions, fake Facebook personas, pre-recorded webcam loops, and coordinated collection of cash through Western Union. Was the woman investigators named as the architect still free, and had the network survived every crackdown? Person: Daniel Perry Location: North Hills Village, Philippines Date: 2014-2015 Status: Investigated by Philippine National Police Anti-Cyber Crime Group Partner: Unnamed Libyan partner - The last message Daniel Perry sent contained exactly four words: "I haven't got any more money, bye-bye." - Western Union branches nearest North Hills Village recorded the highest transaction volumes worldwide in 2014 and 2015. - Operatives were mostly local teenagers aged 17 to 19, paid 300-500 pesos per day. - Victims in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong were targeted, with one office worker in Hong Kong extorted for £2,000-£3,000 over several days. - The operation used fake Facebook profiles with roughly ten connections and pre-recorded webcam videos to create the illusion of live interaction. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  6. Jul 9

    The Perfectly Packed Case: How a Ring Unraveled a Murder Mystery

    The Perfectly Packed Case: How a Ring Unraveled a Murder Mystery A woman found curled in the trunk of her car had spotless shoes, a suitcase packed by someone who wasn't her, and a mystery tied to a single piece of jewelry that broke a five-year deadlock. The scene was staged down to the smallest detail - except for a ring that didn't fit the performance. What did that ring reveal that no confession or witness ever did? In this episode, we tell the story of Elena Busuioc from the day she dropped her son off at a custody exchange to the moment detectives finally followed a small lead that changed everything. We cover the timeline, the staged belongings, the relationships around her, and the detail that closed the case: how one ring contradicted the staged disappearance. Person: Elena Busuioc Date: February 2, 2001 Location: Woodinville, Washington Person: Sione Louie Investigation duration: five years before arrest - Elena was found curled in the trunk of her own car after being missing for seven days. - Elena drove her seven-year-old son Anthony to a parking lot in Woodinville on February 2, 2001 for a custody exchange. - The suitcase staged near Elena's door contained two pairs of boots, two hair dryers, and a travel-sized uncapped gel bottle. - Sione Louie called his sister in Hawaii at 1:15 a.m. the night Elena allegedly slept beside him; the call connected and was not an accidental dial according to detectives. - Detective Sue Peters worked the case initially and spent five years without an arrest before Detective Christina Bartlett reexamined the crime scene photographs. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  7. Jul 9

    The Day Alpha Bay Crashed: How One Slip Exposed a Dark Empire

    The Day Alpha Bay Crashed: How One Slip Exposed a Dark Empire A marketplace that looked like Amazon sold AK-47s for $500, lab-tested cocaine at 75% purity for $40 a gram, and a UK passport for any name - all on Tor. For years it moved hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency and was ten times the size of Silk Road; so how did its anonymous architect finally get unmasked? In this episode, we tell how Alpha Bay grew from a small market for stolen digital credentials into the largest criminal marketplace on the dark web, how its interface and seller feedback system normalized illicit trade, and what single operational mistake left the crucial evidence for investigators. How did one decade-old email account become the break that brought down an empire? Person: Alexander Handle: Alpha zero two Market: Alpha Bay Scale: roughly ten times Silk Road Payment type: cryptocurrency - The market listed fake university degrees for 0.1 Bitcoin (about $1,100 at the time). - A Dutch passport was offered for 0.4 Bitcoin (about $4,500 when Bitcoin traded near $10,000). - Lab-tested cocaine advertised at 75% purity was sold for $40 per gram. - An AK-47 was offered for $500 and described as shipped inside a vase. - Analysts estimated the global illegal drug trade at $300-$500 billion per year, a market Alpha Bay positioned itself within. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

  8. Jul 9

    They Sentenced a Man to Death - But There Was No Body

    They Sentenced a Man to Death - But There Was No Body A motel night clerk vanished into blood and a maroon car; the lobby register was emptied while Ricky Ellsworth’s purse, wallet, driver’s license and cash remained untouched. How did a spotless identity and an open security door become the center of a murder case with no body and a man later sent to death? In this episode, we lay out the timeline, the crime scene details, witness sightings, and the connection to a released convict named Michael Rimmer as the investigation unfolds - and ask whether the physical evidence and those last minutes at the counter can explain what really happened to Ricky. Person: Ricky Ellsworth Date: February 7-8, 1997 Location: Motel lobby and back bathroom, Memphis, Tennessee Person: Michael Rimmer Witness observation: man with blood on his knuckles and a maroon four-door car with trunk open parked at the curb at approximately 2:15 a.m. - Ricky Ellsworth was last seen at the front counter at 1:15 a.m.; a different couple found the desk empty about 2:30 a.m. - Ricky’s purse was found undisturbed on a shelf with wallet, credit cards, driver’s license, and folded cash inside. - The security door between the lobby and back office was standing open with no signs of forced entry and was keypad-controlled. - Crime scene found running sink, a flashlight inside the basin, toilet tank lid torn off with broken porcelain brackets, and wet blood-dark sheets pushed into a corner. - Michael Rimmer did not show up for work or collect his paycheck in Mississippi on Friday, February 7, and left his tools behind. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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Have you ever noticed something impossible for only a second, then spent the rest of the night trying to convince yourself you imagined it? The detail seems too small to matter, yet it stays with you because part of it refuses to make sense. Horror Mysteries: Weird Creepy Stories explores those unsettling moments when reality feels slightly wrong and the explanation never fully arrives. Each episode follows disturbing encounters, unexplained events and eerie experiences that grow more uncomfortable the longer you think about them. Instead of relying on spectacle, the stories stay close to believable fear, strange coincidences and questions that resist easy answers. If one moment from your past still feels impossible to explain, what if it was never ordinary at all?

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