In the mid 19th century, Americans began traveling and moving westward, settling in new communities in California and Oregon. In 1846, one group of settlers embarked on one of the scariest and deadliest treks of that time. Tricked into taking a dangerous route, the travelers had to endure rough terrain, steep climbs, and eventually strong winter storms. This left them exhausted, desperate, and starving. Today, we'll tell the story of cannibalism and the Donner Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1990s saw a return of violence to the Texas killing field with a new wave of disappearances and murders along the desolate stretch of Interstate 45. As more bodies were found, the pattern of violence became impossible to overlook, yet the identity of those responsible remained as murky as the surrounding marshlands. What tied these victims together and why did this unremarkable area keep drawing such darkness? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of our series on the Texas killing fields, we enter the 1980s, a decade that marked a grim evolution for this haunting stretch of land. The isolated area between Houston and Galveston saw an alarming number of young women vanish, their lives seemingly claimed by a predator, or predators, who eluded capture. What patterns began to emerge, and why did answers remain so painfully out of reach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 The Texas Killing Fields, a desolate stretch of land near Interstate 45, became the backdrop for one of the most chilling mysteries in American history. Throughout the 1970s, the area was marked by a series of unsolved murders and disappearances, leaving families searching for answers. Leaving families searching for answers and investigators struggling to connect the threads. In the first part of our series, we'll delve into the haunting cases of that decade, examining the victims, the landscape, and the questions that remain unanswered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bleak doesn't even begin to describe the feeling one gets after hearing this story and the disgusting exploits of its protagonist. Today, we're exploring the life and times of the sadistic maniac, Albert Fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In the 20th century, young women were hired to paint watch dials with radium, unknowingly exposing themselves to deadly radiation. They were told the paint was harmless, and even encouraged to lick their brushes for precision. Many suffered horrifying health effects, like rotting jaws and fatal cancers, as companies denied responsibility. Their battle for justice not only exposed corporate negligence, but also led to major changes in workplace safety standards.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Today, it's off to the farmlands of British Columbia to discuss one of Canada's most notorious serial killers. From his tough upbringing to the pigsty way he lived his life, Robert Pickton grew up an outcast, but became power hungry after earning some money and discovering his enjoyment in mistreating sex workers. His behaviors escalated, as they often do, and soon Pickton was murdering these women, dismantling their bodies, and hiding them on his farm. Today, we'll tell the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop me if you've heard this one. You're camping with your buddy. UFO appears. Sudden silence. Then that white beam of light appears and you're off to the races. It's all fun and games till you find yourself on board that mothership screaming. This is the story of the Devil's Den abduction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stories of black-eyed children are among the creepiest in modern paranormal lore. These eerie figures, often described as pale, emotionless children with solid black eyes, are said to appear at night, knocking on doors and asking for help. People claim that letting them in leads to a sense of intense dread, unexplained illnesses, or even supernatural events that linger long after their departure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amelia Earhart is a trendsetter, a trailblazer, the first woman to fly solo across the United States and the Atlantic Ocean. Pushing back against society norms, Amelia Earhart rose to fame as a successful pilot in an era where that field was dominated by men. Then, in 1937, it came to a tragic end. Today, we'll tell Earhart's story, look at her final mission, and all the theories surrounding it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A burned body, a potentially ritualistic display, a suitcase full of clues, a cipher, some odd inexplicable behavior, but not a lot of answers. Today, we're heading over to Norway to take a look at one of the stranger cases of this sort - this is the story of the Isdal Woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel Keyes committed several other crimes, most notably the murder of Bill and Lorraine Currier in 2011 after breaking into their home in Essex, Vermont, using a murder kit he had previously hidden. Keyes also burglarized homes and robbed banks in New York, including a robbery in Tupper Lake. His meticulous plan and random crimes makes him one of the most elusive serial killers - and it's possible there are more crimes yet to be uncovered and more kill kits out there Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel Keyes was a methodical and meticulous serial killer, known for his use of kill kits that he buried across the United States, enabling him to strike without warning, leaving few traces behind. His victims were chosen at random, And his crimes spanned several years, baffling authorities with his calculated movements pattern. After his arrest in 2012, Keys hinted at more unsolved murders, but before the full extent of his crimes could be uncovered, he took his own life, leaving behind questions about how many more victims remain undiscovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we cover one of the most well known and most debated UFO stories of all time. Unlike many other UFO stories, this one has a number of witnesses, and all the men involved have sworn by their stories for years, having repeatedly passed polygraph tests. Yet, that's still not good enough for debunker Philip Klass. Today, it's Fire in the Sky, the Travis Walton abduction story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a French race car driver is suddenly down on his luck, needing to find an alternate way to make a living? If you guess being contacted by an alien race to help spread their message to earth, you would be absolutely right. It's the age old story. Create a cult, convince a bunch of people to give you money, then the sex and craziness ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On February 14, 2000, nine year old Aisha Degree vanished from Shelby, North Carolina. In the early morning hours, she left home on foot for unknown reasons, carrying a backpack. A few witnesses saw her that night. One saw her run into the woods, but despite extensive searches, she was never seen again. Years later, a backpack was found. Buried miles from her home - but the reason behind her sudden disappearance remains a mystery to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In June of 2011, a 20 year old Indiana University student went out for a night on the town in Bloomington, Indiana. Everything we know or think we know about what happened to her that night has been pieced together by shoddy surveillance footage, questionable narratives, and multiple investigations. To this day, we are still searching for the truth as to what happened to Lauren Spierer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the night of July 13th, 1966, a madman named Richard Speck entered a townhouse on East 100th Street in Chicago and brutally slaughtered eight young female nurses that resided there. Today, we'll take a look at this story and try to figure out what drove this young man to commit one of the most horrific cases of mass murder in U.S. history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1973, on the Isle of Wight, England, two children, a boy and a girl, claimed to have met a strange being near a stream. Described as humanoid, but with odd features, like a white face with triangular eyes, and no visible neck. The being, which they dubbed Sam, communicated through a sort of mechanical sounding voice and exhibited behavior that was both friendly and eerie. The encounter, which remains one of the most peculiar and unexplained incidents in paranormal lore, has left many puzzled by its sheer oddity and tonight, we'll get into the unsettling details provided by the children. https://www.necronomipod.com https://www.patreon.com/necronomipod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the bizarre story of the Sauter family. We'll start by learning about a tragic fire in the family home early on Christmas morning in 1945. The parents and older children made it out alive, but five of the younger children did not. When the fire was finally extinguished, the remains of the five children were never found. We'll discuss some of the bizarre occurrences that happened before and after the Sodder children disappeared. We'll also discuss the Sodder's own investigation into what happened to the children, and touch on some theories as to what might have happened to the five Sodder kids that Christmas morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices