57 episodes

This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories. Murder, murder, murder, ghosts, ghosts ghosts.

The Historical Paranormal Krista Nichols

    • History
    • 4.7 • 30 Ratings

This podcast discovers the "why" behind the ghost story, delving into both true crime occurring before 1950, and traditional ghost stories. Murder, murder, murder, ghosts, ghosts ghosts.

    Sawney Bean

    Sawney Bean

    ***WARNING****
    GORE

    The Tale of Sawney Bean is a gory one, and definitely one you don't want to listen to with the kiddos around. 

    Sources: https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/what-a-hermit-taught-me-about-wealth

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean

    https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/

    • 27 min
    The Murder of Clothilde Marchand

    The Murder of Clothilde Marchand

    Thank you to Joel at BuffaloDoubleDeckerBusTours.com for the original telling of the story!

    Clothilde Marchand had a loving family, and her husband's career was on the rise. Why was she the victim of a murder?

    The reason is far more complex than it seems. 

    • 26 min
    Winnie Ruth Judd: The Blonde Butcher

    Winnie Ruth Judd: The Blonde Butcher

    Winnie Ruth Judd was a complicated individual. On one hand she was the depressed wife of a doctor who had become addicted to morphine, and on the other she was having an affair with a successful man who asked her to introduce friends and acquaintances to him so he could in turn sleep with them too. 

    It was never going to end well.

    Sources: wikipedia, phoenix new times.com, the Arizona memory project, the ingen web project

    • 41 min
    The Mystery of the Ourang Medan

    The Mystery of the Ourang Medan

    Ghost ships have long interested me, mostly because the ocean and all of its depths have interested me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not remotely interested in plunging miles below it's surface to see a shipwreck-but it's still a mystery.  The Ourang Medan is no different, except that for many years people have speculated that something paranormal may have been involved in the deaths of the Ourang Medan crew; especially when their bodies were found with eyes open and mouths frozen in screaming terror.

    Sources: wikipedia
    www.skittishlibrary.co.uk
    https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626425/?q=%22ourang%20medan%22
    VESTNIK (West, Tx) Vol. 36, No. 47 Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 17th, 1948

    • 29 min
    Vampires! Part 1: Ancient Vampires

    Vampires! Part 1: Ancient Vampires

    Bloodthirsty Fiends have existed long before Bram Stoker made them a household name, so in this episode I look at ancient vampire lore from around the world, and delve into cultures that aren't necessarily part of the main vampire myths. The question is...are the real or not?

    They aren't, but isn't it fun to think so?

    Sources: Wikipedia primarily, Encyclopedia Brittanica

    • 34 min
    Lizzie Borden Ep. 6: Trial of the Century

    Lizzie Borden Ep. 6: Trial of the Century

    Ah here we are, the end of the Lizzie Borden series. It's been a ride y'all, but we're here. In this episode we discuss an overview of how her trial went, and the aftermath of it. You'll also hear me discuss my theory as to what happened on the day of the murders-and I'd love to hear yours!!

    Sources:
     lizzieandrewborden.com
    related to the above: mondo Lizzie blog/YouTube channel
    The site above is so helpful
    wikimedia
    wikipedia
    crimemuseum.org

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

Tymeforbeans ,

Great Storyteller.

My Favorite podcast. Spooky Mama.

4pointdrop ,

Love the local flavor

I love that her episodes are concise and to the point, and I haven’t heard of a lot of these stories so that’s cool too.

valerienichole7 ,

So Interesting

Authentically interesting and entertaining. I love this podcast!

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