S5 Ep243: Spooktacular True Tales
Halloween may be over but that doesn't mean the spooky stories have to stop! CREDITS: Cover photo was created by Tessa (me) via Dream AI app Opening Intro is courtesy of Country Legend Bobby Mackey STORIES READ BY TESSA, TOLD BY: 💀 Shawn Todd 💀 Angie Velasquez 💀 Ian Varrow 💀 Anthony Stringfellow 💀 Kim O’Shea PIXABAY Copyright free music and sounds: Jason's Open House (https://pixabay.com...
31m Nov 13, 2023
31m
S5 Ep242: A Haunting Time at a Miners Cabin
Tessa shares an investigation that her cousin and her conducted several years back at an abandoned miners cabin, that since has been torn down, on her cousins land in the mountains of Colorado. Their results are surprising. CREDITS & LINKS:  Intro is courtesy of Country Legend Bobby Mackey The cover photo was taken by Tessa Mauro (me) in La Veta Pass Colorado. PIXABAY Copyright free music a...
27m Nov 06, 2023
27m
S5 Ep17: Ghoulish Halloween
Bonus episode #17 - Listen to peoples experiences, true stories regarding the paranormal and supernatural. Some are spooky, funny and heart warming!! Featuring the following spooktacularly spectacular folks.... Brittany Barberi, Steve Kawamura, Richie Lee, Buttercup the cat -cameo stats-, Kasey Mauro, Mercedez Benedict, Jeff Adkins, Elizabeth Williams, Bruce Burnett, Angie Velasquez CREDITS: ...
1hr 2m Oct 31, 2023
1hr 2m
S5 Ep241: A Day in the Shoes of a Paramedic. Feat Steve Kawamura
Tessa's friend (and return guest/ voice over) Steve Kawamura stops by to talk about some interesting calls, some funny while others are heart breaking and some just straight up gross ones. He also talks about his newly published book! EPISODE CREDITS AND LINKS: Featuring Steve Kawamura The cover photo for this episode was provided by the phenomenal Steve Kawamura Intro song courtesy of the ...
40m Oct 30, 2023
40m
S5 Ep240: Resting Eternally at Père LaChaise Cemetery
The largest cemetery in Paris, Père LaChaise Cemetery is home to many people including Oliver Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Pilaf and so many others. CREDITS: The cover photo for this episode is not my own image. I found it on Wikimedia Commons. Jules Moiroux (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13413705) : Le cimetière du Père Lachaise, 1ère édition Intro song courtesy of the my friend, the lovely...
31m Oct 23, 2023
31m
S5 Ep239: Haunted Tales from the Isles of the Shoals
Smuttynose Island is home to a horrible double murder that took place long ago. Surrounding islands also have their own haunted tales and resident spirits as well! EPISODE CREDITS AND LINKS: The cover photo for this episode is not my own image. I found it on Wikimedia Commons. Childe Hassam's painting Poppies, Isles of Shoals, from 1891. Hanging at the National Gallery of Art (https://common...
18m Oct 16, 2023
18m
S5 Ep16: Surviving Friday the 13th. Superstitions. Deadly Events.
Bonus episode #16 - Friday the 13th. Some embrace it. For others it can be straight up crippling. In Bonus episode #16 Tessa discusses stats, Friday the 13th deaths and deadly events that occurred on that fateful day through out time. EPISODE CREDITS AND LINKS: The cover photo for this episode is not my own image. I found it on Wikimedia Commons. Friday the 13th Northern Lights Name: Per (h...
34m Oct 13, 2023
34m
S5 Ep238: Haunting Tales and Ghosts of the Goldfield Hotel
In Goldfield, Nevada stands the abandoned Goldfield Hotel. A location that has long since believed to be as haunted as they come. From sightings of apparitions to smelling cigar smoke and a legend of a girl who lost her life here. EPISODE CREDITS AND LINKS: The  cover picture for this episode is not my own, I found it on Wikimedia commons. Persistent URL: contentdm.lib.muohio.edu//cdm/ref/co...
15m Oct 09, 2023
15m
S5 Ep237: Hide the Gold at the Ladies Jail
During a visit to Jerome, Arizona, back in 2016, Tessa meets a man who has the key to old Ladies Jail...the place where long ago, unruly prostitutes would be held here. She has the place to herself to investigate. What will she uncover? CREDITS: The cover picture was taken by Tessa Mauro (me) at the old Ladies Jail in Jerome Arizona back in 2016 Intro song, Bobby Mackey Pixabay: Halloween ...
20m Oct 02, 2023
20m
S5 Ep236: The Ghosts of Moore's Creek Battlefield
In 1776 a battle takes place between the Loyalists and the Patriots on a small bridge in the North Carolina woods. CREDITS: The cover picture you see is not my own. I found it on Wikimedia Commons. Bridge over Moore's Creek in Pender County, NC IMG 4464.JPG (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_over_Moore%27s_Creek_in_Pender_County,_NC_IMG_4464.JPG) Name: Billy Hathorn (https://co...
20m Sep 25, 2023
20m
S5 Ep235: Haunting Encounters at Pioneer Cemetery
Tessa shares about an investigation and some of the results collected at Pueblo, Colorado's oldest burial ground, Pioneer Cemetery. CREDITS: The cover photo was taken by Tessa Mauro (me) at Pioneer Cemetery several years ago. Intro song, Bobby Mackey Pixabay: Let the Mystery Unfold (https://pixabay.com/music/fantasy-dreamy-childrens-let-the-mystery-unfold-122118/) Mysterious Celesta (http...
30m Sep 18, 2023
30m
S5 Ep234: September 11th. The Ones They Left Behind.
On the 22nd anniversary, Tessa talks with Camila Grehan. An amazing woman who was born in Argentina and raised in the U.S. since the tender age of 4. Cami and her siblings  grew up in Old Greenwich, she can remember their first house as if she were still there, walking its corridors. It held all their childhood joys, all her parents hopes and dreams. Her sweet father, Pedro, a fearless chaser o...
1hr 6m Sep 11, 2023
1hr 6m
S5 Ep233: The Kidnapping & Murder of an Heir
Adolph Coors III had it all. He was a father to 4 precious children, he had a beautiful wife, he was the chairman and the heir to Coors and was a well liked and respected citizen of Colorado. One day his whole life is turned upside down when he runs into a strange and deadly man on Turkey Creek Bridge. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey PIXABAY COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC Cree...
23m Sep 04, 2023
23m
S5 Ep232: Haunted Oahu. Murder & Legends at Morgans Corner
Tessa visits two hot spots in Oahu, Hawaii. Morgan's Corner and the former site where Oahu Prison once stood and where many doomed men were legally hanged. CREDITS: The cover photo you see is not my own. It was provided by Jenna Lee. Wikimedia Commons Audio (below) Blue Island.wav (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Island.wav) Mikecolemusic Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alik...
21m Aug 28, 2023
21m
S5 Ep231: A Curse Upon Deer Park Tavern & Haunted Happenin's at Addy Sea Inn
Tessa checks out two of Delaware's haunted locations, the site of St Patricks Inn, now home to Deer Park Tavern  in Newark, then to Bethany Beach where the lovely and haunted Addy Sea Inn resides. CREDITS: The cover photo you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: Pubdog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pubdog) (talk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pubdog) ) P...
13m Aug 21, 2023
13m
S5 Ep230: True Haunting Tales
Throughout the years several have shared their encounters, some spine tingling while others are heart warming, with Tessa about the spiritual world. Today she shares some of those stories.. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Word by word accounts from the following phenomenal people: Ivan  (RIP), Merlinda , Rosalie , Mark , MJ , Ronda, JC and John! This cover photo was ...
30m Aug 14, 2023
30m
S5 Ep229: Tales of Haunted Bridges Past
Tessa discusses stories, tales, legends and history of haunted bridges. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover photo you see is not my own. Photo created by Kasey Mauro using Canva and Dream AI app. Retrieved from OpenAI's Dream Gallery
30m Aug 07, 2023
30m
S5 Ep228: Tread Lightly. A Monster Lurks About
From Arkansas' Boggy Creek Monster to Utah's Bear Lake Sea Monster.. Alaska's Hairy Man, Tombstone's Winged Monster and other mysterious creatures and monsters... Listen to stories, tales, legends and encounters. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture for this episode is not my own picture. It came from Wikimedia Commons. Owner: Jonto95 https://creativeco...
39m Jul 31, 2023
39m
S5 Ep227: Dwelling With the Dead at Bonaventure Cemetery
Today we head to one of the largest cemeteries in Savannah, Georgia. Hear about the father of national parks, John Muir's own experience there, as he lived at the burial grounds for almost a week, and the little spirit of Gracie Perry Watson and so much more! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey This image used for the cover picture is not my own. Found on Wikimedia Common...
39m Jul 24, 2023
39m
S5 Ep226: The Haunts & History of the St Augustine Lighthouse
In St Augustine, Florida stands a lighthouse, tall and proud, the history that surrounds this structure is phenomenal and the ghosts are spectacular too! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture to see is not my own picture. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: DaSpader https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
26m Jul 17, 2023
26m
S5 Ep225: The Murderess of Slaughterhouse Gulch
In the 1860s in the Wyoming Territory,  people were disappearing and never being seen again... the list of possibilities were long, highway robbery, Native Americans, cowboys and other type of outlaws...no one could imagine that the culprit was a serial killer...the identity of the serial killer shook the community. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The picture yard for...
21m Jul 10, 2023
21m
S5 Ep224: Here I Lie, Quite Cold...Merry Cemetery
Close to the border of Ukraine, in a small village in Romania is  a spectacular burial ground called Merry Cemetery. It’s vibrant in color and history and each cross has a story to tell, complete with vivid and graphic paintings and poems. One of a kind place. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Episode topic was recommended by Kasey Mauro. You asked for it, you got it! ...
31m Jul 03, 2023
31m
S5 Ep223: Wiped From Existence. The Villisca Ax Murders & Similar Cases
Villisca Axe Murders are well known, but before & after the Villisca massacre, several families had been axed to death... many of the cases share eerie similarities. Iowa, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana,  & Hinterkaifeck (Germany) have all been plagued with loss of life due to ax massacres. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey  Featuring Ang...
59m Jun 26, 2023
59m
S5 Ep222: The Ghostly Residents of the Palmer House Hotel
In Sauk Centre, Minnesota, stands a hotel that is haunted by the man who built the hotel, children and so many others. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey This cover picture is not my own picture. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: McGhiever https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
19m Jun 19, 2023
19m
S5 Ep221: Tales From Afar ... Hoia Baciu Forest
In Romania is a forest that is drenched with tales, myths, legends... Hoia Baciu.. where you may just run into a UFO, or step foot in, never to be seen again CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. (Not a picture of Hoia Baciu) Name: Peter Balcerzak Titled: Haunted Forest https://creativecommons.org...
24m Jun 12, 2023
24m
S5 Ep220: The Petrifying Curse of Petrified Forests.
Today we travel to two different Petrified Forests. One is a State Park in Utah, the other is a National Park in Arizona. They have many things in common, petrified wood dating back millions of years, gorgeous views, Mother Nature at its rawest... oh yeah... and a friggin' curse for those who decide to take a "souvenir" home with them. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey ...
24m Jun 05, 2023
24m
S5 Ep219: Exploring the Unknown with Brendan Shay
Brendan Shay, father, researcher, paranormal investigator. A man of many talents. Shay and Tessa talk all things paranormal! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Featuring Brendan Shay The cover picture you see was provided by none other than the phenomenal Mr Brendan Shay!
55m May 29, 2023
55m
S5 Ep218: When Tragedy Strikes. The 27 Club Curse part 2
You heard of 32 deaths last week, here's 32 more! 27 Club. Where you must die at age 27 to become a member. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture(s) for this episode are not my own pictures. I got them from Wikimedia Commons. * Top Left - Amy Winehouse picture - Rama https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 * Top Right - Tyler Skaggs picture - Keit...
1hr 9m May 22, 2023
1hr 9m
S5 Ep217: When Tragedy Strikes. The Infamous 27 Club Curse. Part 1
Suicides. Murders. Freak Accidents. Overdoses and so much more. The membership for this club requires you die at the age of 27. Hear about several individuals like Louis Chauvin, Pigpen, Janice Joplin, Jim Morrison and so many others. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The picture is used for the cover picture are not my own. I got them from Wikimedia Commons. * Top Lef...
47m May 15, 2023
47m
S5 Ep216: Everything Under the Moon with Becky McKiddy Gydesen
Becky M Gydesen stops by and visits with Tessa, discussing all things supernatural and paranormal from experiences and encounters and so much more! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Featuring Becky McKiddy Gydesen The picture(s) used for the cover picture were provided by the lovely Becky McKiddy Gydesen
56m May 08, 2023
56m
S5 Ep215: Meeting the Executioner at Missouri State Penitentiary
For over 160 years, Missouri State Penitentiary housed some of the most vicious men and women out there. Home to deadly riots, daring escapes and several upon several executions...oh yeah and resident inmate spirits!! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey This cover picture is not my own, I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name - Chris Friese https://creativecommons.org/lic...
52m May 01, 2023
52m
S5 Ep214: An Inside Look Into Tombstone's 1st Annual Wild West Para-con Feat Bruce Burnett
Tessa and her friend, and return guest Bruce talk all about the upcoming paranormal convention (May 5-7) where several phenomenal speakers will gather, amazing locations (some untouchable when it comes to investigations) and so much more. CREDITS: Featuring Bruce Burnett The cover picture was provided by the terrific Bruce Burnett
1hr Apr 24, 2023
1hr
S5 Ep213: Cruel & Unusual Punishment at Eastern State Penitentiary
Iron Gag. Mad Chair. Long bouts of Solitary Confinement. Ice Bath. Brutal Murders. Several Suicides. All of these and more happened at one of the harshest maximum security prisons in the United States. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: Camila Pereira https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by...
23m Apr 17, 2023
23m
S5 Ep212: The Gray Man of Pawleys Island
The Gray Man is said to roam the coast of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. For over 200 years he has been seen before a storm approaches and warns people to leave. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name:  Steve Jameson Titled - Pawleys Island Evening Glow https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...
30m Apr 10, 2023
30m
S4 Ep211: The Day The Music Died. The Buddy Holly Curse.
February 3rd, 1959...better known as the day the music died. A fatal plane crash claims the lives of the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the pilot. Following this deadly event, it would leave a trail of deaths ranging from suicides, murders and plane/car accidents and more. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it f...
37m Apr 03, 2023
37m
S4 Ep210: Remains to be Seen at Cheesman Park
Mount Prospect Cemetery was one of Denver's very first cemeteries. They opened it with hopes and dreams that Denver's wealthy and influential would rest here for eternity. Soon though all that are being buried are outlaws, criminals and the poor. It is then converted from a cemetery to a park. Thanks to a corrupted and greedy undertaker Edward McGovern, not everyone is buried elsewhere. When yo...
33m Mar 27, 2023
33m
S4 Ep209: Walking Back Into Time in Bannack & A Corrupt Sheriff's Hanging
Bannack State Park is a ghost town, once a booming mining town in the later part of the 1800s. Rich in history, and not all is good like gold. There is a dark history that has to do with a corrupt sheriff named Henry Plummer. He had killed many folks in his day, but always seemed to get away from his bad doings. That is until he found himself face to face with the dreaded noose! CREDITS: Intr...
25m Mar 20, 2023
25m
S4 Ep208: Without a Trace. The Disappearance of 3 Lighthouse Keepers on Flannan Isles
As the year 1900 was seeing its finals weeks, a wave of panic plagued the coast of Scotland when three lighthouse keepers vanish without a trace. Never to be seen again. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: Marc Calhoun https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
23m Mar 13, 2023
23m
S4 Ep207: Nevermore...
In this episode we find ourselves in Baltimore, where we visit two haunted locations and hear about Edgar Allan Poe's ever so mysterious death. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture was created in an AI app by Tessa Mauro
25m Mar 06, 2023
25m
S4 Ep206: The Retribution of Deadman's Island
Deadman's Island, a place where many men breathed their last breath, and it is here on the island that bones are scattered about. A skull here, a femur there. Deadman's Island, where the population is Living - 0 Dead - in the Hundreds CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture was created in an AI app by Tessa Mauro
19m Feb 27, 2023
19m
S4 Ep205: The Disturbing Case of Carl Tanzler & the Corpse Hostage
What you are about to hear is a true account of a disturbing case of a deeply unstable demented man who kidnaps the remains of a woman from a Florida cemetery and keeps her in his home for seven whole years where he plays the role of the dead woman's "husband". CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. N...
21m Feb 20, 2023
21m
S4 Ep204: New York's Death House. Murder & Mystery
In Greenwich Village there stands a home, beautiful on the outside but hides a eerie history within its walls. Many people have called this place home throughout the years, even Mark Twain himself lived here for a year. The debunker experienced something that would stay with him until his death. A horrific murder takes place here and so much more. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bo...
26m Feb 13, 2023
26m
S4 Ep203: Through the Eyes of a Medium feat Kellie Fitzgerald
Kellie Fitzgerald shares experiences and encounters she has had through being a medium. From heartwarming to straight up terrifying, this gal has been through it all. Apparitions. History. Skinwalkers and so much more. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Featuring Kellie Fitzgerald Pictures provided by the awesome Kellie Fitzgerald
1hr 2m Feb 06, 2023
1hr 2m
S4 Ep202: Murder & Ghosts of Wood Island Lighthouse
Heartbreak is forever tattooed onto this island when a beloved sheriff is murdered during an argument with a drifter. Him, along with his killer are believed to haunt the area to this very day. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: CP Hoffmann https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
20m Jan 30, 2023
20m
S4 Ep201: Haunted Bullock Hotel, Seth Bullock & The Murder of Wild Bill Hickok
Nestled in the Dakota Territories is old west town Deadwood. Things get out of control and when James Butler Hickok is murdered in broad day light in a room full of people, law and order is demanded. Seth Bullock comes to save the day. Hear more about both of these men and Bullocks namesake of a hotel, The Bullock Hotel and all the spirits it has to offer. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the ...
24m Jan 23, 2023
24m
S4 Ep200: The Mysterious Handprint of Firehouse 107 & the Deadly Curran Hall Fire
One day seasoned fireman Frank Leavy is in his Firehouse when he suddenly has a premonition. He will be dead by the end of the day. You are about to hear a tale about firefighting, a premonition, a final fire and a handprint that refuses to go away. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture you see is not my own. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. Name: StevenT...
22m Jan 16, 2023
22m
S4 Ep199: The Houston Zoo & The Life and Death of Hans Nagel
Hans Nagel, Houston Zoo's very first zookeeper adored animals. He was a lion tamer, rode on zebras, wrestled snakes and other too close for comfort encounters with beautiful - yet dangerous creatures. Hear more about his wildlife adventures here and how it all came to a halt when he came face to face with something he could not escape. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey ...
22m Jan 09, 2023
22m
S4 Ep198: My Guardian Angel Feat Gail
Gail grew up hearing about all things paranormal from her sweet father. When he dies when she's a young teen, she notices his presence and feels him watching over her and her mother. Gail also shares several other heart warming, and some spooky experiences and encounters! CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey Featuring Gail Goth The photo(s) for the cover picture were prov...
53m Jan 02, 2023
53m
S4 Ep197: Death at the Chicago Water Tower
This gorgeous structure stands tall reaching up to the sky, a well known and beloved landmark of Chicago. It has a  haunting and heartbreaking history and tales attached to it as well. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey The cover picture was provided by the phenomenal Kasey Mauro
18m Dec 26, 2022
18m
S4 Ep196: Blackjack Ketchum. The Crimes. The Botched Execution. The Ghost.
The trapdoor drops, the man falls through. His head is sliced clean off. That is what the people who attended Thomas Edward 'Blackjack' Ketchums execution witnessed. What did he do to get a date with the gallows? Listen to find out. The man. His crimes. His bloody execution. CREDITS: Intro song courtesy of the lovely Bobby Mackey This cover picture is not my own, and was found in Wikimedia C...
20m Dec 19, 2022
20m