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Pennsylvania Oddities Marlin Bressi
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4.5 • 36 Ratings
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Author and "historian of the macabre" Marlin Bressi explores true crime, unsolved mysteries, haunted places, and strange history from around the Keystone State. Based on the Pennsylvania Oddities blog and book series by Sunbury Press. New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month (Note: There will be no new episodes in August; new episodes will return September 1).
Be sure to visit the Pennsylvania Oddities blog for hundreds of astonishing true stories from every corner of the spookiest state in America! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paoddities/support
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Sacrificed by a Cult: The Story of May Irene Smith
There are many strange ways to die, but few are as rare as being sacrificed by a group of religious fanatics. Yet, this is exactly the tragic fate which befell one five-year-old girl from Northampton County in April of 1908.
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The Murder of Harvey Willow
On Monday, December 10, 1923, 38-year-old Harvey Willow left his home near Selinsgrove to go hunting. When Tuesday morning dawned crisp and cold without his return, his wife sent their eleven-year-old son, Glenn, to the home of a neighbor to learn if he knew of Harvey's whereabouts. It was this neighbor, Lewis Gemberling, who located the missing hunter in a clump of woodland on the property of Norman App, with the back of his skull blown off. And so begins the tale of one of the most shocking crimes in the history of Snyder County.
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The Ghost of George Jacob Schmidlin
German immigrant Herman Schultz holds the distinction of being the only person hanged in Pike County; he went to his death in 1897 for the murder of his estranged wife. However, another German immigrant nearly beat Schultz to the gallows fourteen years earlier. In 1884, George Jacob Schmidlin confessed to a cowardly murder. Schmidlin cheated the executioner by hanging himself in his cell in the Milford jail. But, if folks around Westfall Township thought they had seen the last of Frank Heitz's killer, they were wrong.
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Solomon Boscov and the Boy in the Icebox
While Solomon Boscov is remembered for founding the chain of department stores bearing his name, he also played a role in a chilling and mysterious Berks County murder. In August of 1941, Boscov opened an icebox door-- and discovered the tragic fate of little Billy Krewson.
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Murdered by Rats: The Terrifying Death of Esther Bland
In March of 1930, one Harrisburg woman suffered the sort of death typically reserved for horror movies or nightmares.
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Lorena Tawser and the Keener Farm Mystery
In 1909, Harry Keener confessed to murder. What makes this case truly remarkable is that it is one of the few instances in which a man who confessed to murder was set free, even
though a witness testified that she had helped Harry dispose of the body-- in a rather gruesome way.
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Customer Reviews
Great work Mr. Bressi
My wife and I enjoy listening to these podcasts while driving. The stories are always interesting and well-researched. As lifelong residents of PA, the locations are familiar so it’s fascinating to learn of these stories, many of which took place not far from where we live.
Interesting & Dark History
I’m enjoying this podcast. The pacing is good, the narration clear with sound effects that add atmosphere to the stories. The length is just right for listening when I’m running local errands.
Plagiarize much?
Wow, some lazy plagiarism here (these podcasters should look up the word in case they have never heard of the concept), at least change some of the words in the sentences you’ve lifted in entirety from other sources, geez.
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