Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Megan and Kara
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A weekly podcast about murder, disappearances, conspiracies, witches, and anything else we find interesting. If you like creepy stories that involve a lot of research, a little humor, and a dash of southern twang, tune in!

  1. 6D AGO

    379. SPOOKY: Listener Stories, Vol. 23

    It’s been far too long since we’ve had a listener stories episode! Enjoy. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   Listener emails All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  2. APR 17

    378. MYSTERY: Did Tartaria Exist? (No.)

    It starts with a map. Then it’s the buildings. Then it’s the windows. And at a certain point, it stops being about what’s true—and starts being about what feels like it could be. This episode is more about how a conspiracy theory becomes a thing. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://www.davidrumsey.com/https://www.loc.gov/collections/general-maps/https://www.raremaps.com/ https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/maps https://www.britannica.com/place/Tartaryhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Tatar https://www.nps.gov/subjects/architecture/neoclassical.htm https://www.britannica.com/art/Beaux-Arts-architecture https://www.chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/10/31/raising-chicago/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Undergroundhttps://undergroundtour.com/about/history.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Bay,_Boston https://www.boston.gov/departments/archaeology/history-back-bay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Manhattan https://www.nyc.gov/site/lpc/designations/historic-districts.page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_geology https://www.chicagohistory.org/research/worlds-columbian-exposition/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_forthttps://www.britannica.com/technology/fortification https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/orphan-trains/ https://www.history.com/news/orphan-trains-child-migration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_flood_conspiracy_theory https://www.reddit.com/r/Tartaria/https://www.reddit.com/r/AlternativeHistory/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min

  3. APR 10

    377. MURDER: The Death of Arliss Perry

    Arlis Perry went for a late-night walk on Stanford’s campus and ended up inside a place that should have been safe. What was discovered the next morning would haunt investigators—and remain unsolved—for over four decades. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Arlis_Perry https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/us/arlis-perry-murder-stanford.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-stanford-church-murder-solved-20180629-story.html https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Stanford-church-murder-of-Arlis-Perry-solved-13032118.php https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/28/sheriff-to-announce-break-in-1974-stanford-church-murder-case/ https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/cold-case-arlis-perry-stanford-church-murder/199211/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arlis-perry-murder-stanford-church-cold-case-solved-stephen-crawford/ https://abc7news.com/arlis-perry-murder-stanford-memorial-church-cold-case/3692844/ https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/arlis-perry-stanford-memorial-church-murder-13032037.php https://people.com/crime/arlis-perry-stanford-church-murder-solved/ https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/arlis-perry-cold-case-solved-after-44-years/ https://www.santaclaracounty.gov/newsroom/Pages/06-28-18A.aspx https://law.stanford.edu/2018/07/02/the-murder-of-arlis-perry-and-the-lessons-of-cold-case-justice/ https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2018/06/29/after-44-years-suspect-identified-in-stanford-church-killing https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/06/29/dna-evidence-solves-44-year-old-murder-of-woman-found-in-stanford-church/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dna-evidence-solves-1974-murder-arlis-perry-stanford-church-n887716 https://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/Pages/arlis-perry.aspx All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min

  4. APR 4

    376. MYSTERY: When Toby Met John

    Toby Dorr was a rule follower. Until she met a man who made her change her ways. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/10/toby-dorrs-great-escape/615487/ https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-prison-program-director-fell-in-love-inmate-broke-out-2022-9 https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/a-trip-to-remember-woman-reflects-on-huge-2006-police-chase-to-knoxville-after-breaking-man-out-of-prison/51-eecc36bd-acf3-4509-994e-3808ef361492 https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/toby-dorr-toby-young-who-helped-inmate-john-maynard-escape-max-prison-in-dog-crate-tells-story https://www.corrections1.com/escapes/inmate-who-escaped-from-kan-prison-in-dog-crate-dies-while-incarcerated https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/37838227/prison-escape-volunteer-fell-inmate-dog-crate/\ https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/john-manard-notorious-kansas-prison-escapee-died-sunday-in-arizona-prison  All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min

  5. MAR 28

    375. MYSTERY: The Lost City of Z

    Imagine being so convinced a lost city exists… that you walk straight into the Amazon to prove it. That’s exactly what Percy Fawcett did—and no one ever saw him again. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Fawcetthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_City_of_Zhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_512 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-lost-city-of-z-15468171/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/percy-fawcett-lost-city-of-z-amazon https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35956514 https://www.history.com/news/percy-fawcett-lost-city-of-z-amazon https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/percy-fawcett-lost-city-z-amazon-explorer-disappearance/ https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/percy-fawcett-0011373 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-happened-to-percy-fawcett https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/movies/the-lost-city-of-z-review.html https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost-cities-of-the-amazon-discovered-from-the-air/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/amazon-civilizations-discovered-lidar https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/amazon-didnt-used-be-wilderness-we-thought-it-was-180973033/ https://www.livescience.com/amazon-civilization-lidar-discovery.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45466768 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Percy-Fawcett https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-history/percy-fawcett/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3398625-the-lost-city-of-z All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  6. MAR 13

    374. MURDER: The Deaths of Ben and Olivia

    On New Year’s Eve 1997, Ben Smart and Olivia Hope boarded a yacht in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds after missing their ride back to shore. By morning, they had vanished—launching one of the country’s most debated murder cases. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Ben_Smart_and_Olivia_Hope https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ben-smart-and-olivia-hope-timeline-of-events/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ben-smart-and-olivia-hope-case https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/ben-smart-and-olivia-hope-case https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/scott-watson-parole-hearing-decision/https://www.paroleboard.govt.nz/decisions https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/cases/r-v-watson https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/107745722/scott-watson-appeal-bid https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/451385/scott-watson-supporters-seek-royal-commission https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gerald-mcneilly-testimony-scott-watson-trial/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/ben-smart-olivia-hope-trial-jailhouse-informanthttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/scott-watson-denies-confession-to-inmate/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min

  7. MAR 6

    373. MYSTERY: The Death of Dorothy Kilgallen

    Dorothy Kilgallen was an American journalist and TV personality who was investigating the assassination of JFK when she reportedly died of an accidental drug overdose.  Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kilgallen https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothy-Kilgallen https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/ https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/appendix5.html https://time.com/archive/6813826/reporters-50000-word-leak/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/dorothy-kilgallen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories https://youtu.be/VYDaqto22NY?si=-ynfi0nYb0M6NCv4 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min

  8. FEB 27

    372. MURDER: The Murder of Jane Mixer

    In 1969, University of Michigan law student Jane Mixer was found murdered in a cemetery in Denton Township after responding to a ride-share ad home for spring break.  Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Mixer https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1364596.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2005/04/gary_brown_convicted_in_1969.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2004/10/man_charged_in_1969_sl.html https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2010/03/gary_brown_appeal_denied_in_1969_jane_mixer_case.html https://law.justia.com/cases/michigan/court-of-appeals-unpublished/2007/20070426-c267822-59-267822-opn.html https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35629649/jane-mixer-case-dna/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Murdershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Norman_Collinshttps://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/collins-john-norman.htm https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2009/07/40_years_later_the_michigan_murders.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min
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A weekly podcast about murder, disappearances, conspiracies, witches, and anything else we find interesting. If you like creepy stories that involve a lot of research, a little humor, and a dash of southern twang, tune in!

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