True Weird Stuff
by Now! Media
True Weird Stuff is a podcast hosted by Sheri Lynch about... well... True Weird Stuff. We cover just about anything from Bigfoot to the things that go bump in the night.
Episodes
Sweet Baba
1h 5m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Sweet Baba
When you think of serial killers, the most notorious ones come to mind: Ted Bundy. Jack The Ripper. Jeffrey Dahmer. But an accomplished chemist, a woman known as Baba Anujka, earned her reputation by concocting a “love potion” that was used to kill as many as 150 people. In the words of Bell Biv DeVoe…”That girl is poison.”
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Mother & Ghost
52m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Mother & Ghost
Decades before an old, rundown haunted house in Indiana was torn down, it was the beautiful home of Dr. and Mrs. Wilson, and their son, Aesop. In 1861, Aesop lost his life while serving in the Civil War. His grief-stricken mother had her son's casket returned home and kept it in the house for 12 years. Was the house haunted by Aesop's ghost? Or was it haunted by sorrow, because a mother's love never dies?
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Room 1046
57m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Room 1046
A man namedRoland T. Owen checked into the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri on January 2, 1935. Days later, he was found in his hotelroom, beaten and stabbed, blood all over the walls. Hotel staff had several strange encounters with Roland during his stay, but nothing that suggested he was in danger. With no clues, besides discovering that Roland T. Owen wasn't his real name, detectives embarked on solving the mystery of the terrible events...in Room 1046.
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Swing That Axe
54m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Swing That Axe
In 1922, Andreas and Cäzilia Gruber, their daughter Viktoria Gabriel, Viktoria's children Cäzilia and Josef, and the family's maid Maria Baumgartner were all found brutally murdered at their farm known as Hinterkaifeck. There were no clues for a motive. No usable DNA evidence. Any leads investigators had over the years led only to dead ends. The killer has never been found. The Hinterkafeck murders are the definition of a cold case.
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Unmarked Graves
1h 0m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Unmarked Graves
The Florida School for Boys, also known as the Dozier School, operated from the year 1900 until 2011. This reform school had notorious history of abuse: beatings..torture…even murder of students by staff. Many believe over 100 bodies were buried on school grounds. To this day, those who survived, and the loved ones of those lost, fight for justice for those unmarked graves.
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Farmer To Fork
47m · PublishedFarmer To Fork
Cannibalism has a deeply unsettling history across various cultures and time periods, from the desperation of the Donner party in 1846, to a man in 2018 who killed and ate parts of a farmer, and used the remains to create artwork. Yes, cannibal art is a thing…but it’s usually art about cannibalism, not art made BY cannibals.
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Don't Lose Your Head
1h 4m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - Don't Lose Your Head
How did William Guldensuppe become the most famous man in New York in 1897? It was all thanks to the fiendish antics of his lover, Augusta Nack, and her side piece, Martin Thorn. They lured Guldensuppe into a murderous trap. His body parts were scattered across the city. This love triangle was sure to make…HEADlines.
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The Swimmers
52m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - The Swimmers
In 1982, Russian Navy divers were conducting a military exercise 50 metres deep in Lake Baikal when they noticed something observing them. Tall, humanoid creatures with silvery silhouettes lingered; a sight that would terrify even the toughest soldier. 7 divers entered those waters that day…only 4 survived. What lurks below in the world’s oldest lake?
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The Bishop's Dungeon
59m · PublishedToday's True Weird Stuff - The Bishop's Dungeon
Bishop Vladimir was at the center of significant rumors during his tenure in San Francisco in the late 1800s: arson...financial recklessness...death threats. But it wasn't until 1891 when his bitter rivals uncovered something truly heinous: a dungeon full of abused and tortured children. Bishop Vladimir wasn't just a religious leader...he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Hammer Time
54m · PublishedHammer Time
Love is a beautiful thing, but jealousy is an ugly monster. That's why American showgirl Clara Phillips stalked her imagined rival and beat her to death with a hammer...because she loved her man so much.
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True Weird Stuff has 71 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 55:25:31. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 8th, 2024 11:40.