Episodes

  • Sophie's Voice

    Sophie's Voice
    Oct 6 2021
    Built in 1990, the Harvey Public Library is sitting on a secret. But shh! What is it? Before the library was erected, the gruesome murder of Sophia Schmidt Eberlein took place on its grounds. Now her spirit haunts the library causing mischief and mayhem. Buy some merch and support the podcast! https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com/shop Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to contact@crimesandwitchdemeanors.com Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes SOURCES: Admits Burning to Death His Wife in Family Auto. (1931, October 6). The Brainerd Daily Dispatch, 6. Admits Killing Wife. (1931, October 6). The Nebraska State Journal, 16. Confesses to Wife Murder. (1931, October 5). The Bismarck Tribune, 1. Confession Text Given to Public. (1931, October 6). The Bismarck Tribune, 1. Front Page Sophia (Eberlein) Bentz Slaying 1931. No. 2. (1931, October 6). The Bismarck Tribune, 1. Harvey Man Sent to Prison After Confessing. (1931, October 6). The Bismarck Tribune, 3. Harvey Man Sent to Prison After Confessing Crime: Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder in District Court Here. (1931, October 6). The Bismarck Tribune, 1. Harvey, N.D., library haunted? Library workers wonder | Grand Forks Herald. (n.d.). Retrieved September 23, 2021, from https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/2111894-harvey-nd-library-haunted-library-workers-wonder Jacob Bentz | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. (n.d.). Retrieved September 23, 2021, from https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bentz-jacob.htm Schlichenmayer, J. (n.d.). Harvey Public Library. Haunted Places. Retrieved September 23, 2021, from https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/harvey-public-library/ Sophia Eberlein. (2021). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sophia_Eberlein&oldid=1002744630 Sophia Schmidt Eberlein (1889-1931)—Find A Grave Memorial. (n.d.). Retrieved October 5, 2021, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176609079/sophia-eberlein Three Persons are Victims of Fatal Mishaps in State. (1931, October 2). The Bismarck Tribune, 1. Void, T. V. before the. (2016, October 18). Sophie, the Ghost of Harvey, North Dakota: Interview with Carolyn Feickert at the Harvey Public Library, and "Sophie's Legend Lingers in Harvey Library" from Dakota Mysteries and Oddities by William Jackson. The Voice before the Void: Arcana, Story, Poetry. https://www.thevoicebeforethevoid.net/sophie-the-ghost-of-harvey-north-dakota-interview-with-carolyn-feickert-at-the-harvey-public-library-and-sophies-legend-lingers-in-harvey-library-from-dakota-mysteries-and-oddities-by-willia/
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    23 mins
  • Blood & Wisteria: The Ghosts of Grumblethorpe

    Blood & Wisteria: The Ghosts of Grumblethorpe
    Sep 8 2021
    What does a persistent blood stain, wisteria, and freshly baked bread have in common? Located in the heart of Germantown in Philadelphia, Grumblethorpe, a historic home and garden, is haunted by ghosts and boasts an incredibly rich history. Buy some merch and support the podcast! https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com/shop Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com SOURCES: Glennon, Patrick. n.d. "In Germantown, Slain British General Haunts House Where He Died." Https://Www.Inquirer.Com. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.inquirer.com/philly/opinion/commentary/germantown-british-general-haunts-wister-house-20171027.html. "Grumblethorpe." 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grumblethorpe&oldid=1025622012. "GRUMBLETHORPE." n.d. Philalandmarks. Accessed September 2, 2021. https://www.philalandmarks.org/grumblethorpe. "Grumblethorpe." n.d. PAHauntedHouses.Com. Accessed September 2, 2021. https://www.pahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/grumblethorpe.html. "Grumblethorpe | AMERICAN HERITAGE." n.d. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://www.americanheritage.com/content/grumblethorpe. "Grumblethorpe: Philadelphia's Seriously Haunted Historic Home." 2019. Https://The-Line-up.Com. June 20, 2019. https://the-line-up.com/grumblethorpe-haunted. "Historic Germantown." n.d. Accessed September 3, 2021. https://www.ushistory.org/germantown/lower/grumblethorpe.htm. "James Agnew (British Army Officer)." 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Agnew_(British_Army_officer)&oldid=1010530410. "John Caspar Wister." 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Caspar_Wister&oldid=1036504485. Magaraci, Kim. 2017. "The Story Behind Philadelphia's Most Haunted House Will Give You Nightmares." OnlyInYourState. October 8, 2017. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/grumblethorpe-philadelphia-pa/. Oordt, Darcy. 2015. Haunted Philadelphia: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends. Rowman & Littlefield. "Pursuing Grumblethorpe's 'ghosts' on Walpurgis Night." n.d. WHYY (blog). Accessed September 2, 2021. https://whyy.org/articles/grumblethorpe/. RAW, DEANE in EDIBLE, FLOWERS, and PLANTS. n.d. "Charles Jones Wister Sr. Archives." Eat The Weeds and Other Things, Too. Accessed September 5, 2021. http://www.eattheweeds.com/tag/charles-jones-wister-sr/. "Susanin - Grumblethorpe An Historic Landscape Report.Pdf." n.d. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1339&context=hp_theses. Susanin, Jay Davidson. n.d. "Grumblethorpe: An Historic Landscape Report," 422. "Visit Grumblethorpe." n.d. Visit Philadelphia. Accessed September 2, 2021. https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/grumblethorpe/.
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    22 mins
  • Nuns vs. Vampires

    Nuns vs. Vampires
    Aug 18 2021
    New Orleans has been known for its vampires for centuries...but how did these creatures of the night arrive in the New World? Did the Casket Girls bring them in the coffins they carried or were the Casket Girls simply casualties of history? Women, like many before them, who did not fit the mold of society, and therefore transformed into bloodthirsty nocturnal monsters? Tune in and find out! Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com SOURCES: Boomer, Lee. n.d. "The Casket Girls." Women & the American Story (blog). Accessed August 16, 2021. https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/. "Casquette Girl." 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casquette_girl&oldid=1034753996. Hallberg, Mary. 2019. "The Mysterious 'Casket Girls' of New Orleans." Mary Hallberg. May 24, 2019. https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/2019/05/24/the-mysterious-casket-girls-of-new-orleans. "History of The Casket Girls in New Orleans." 2018. GoNOLA.Com. October 16, 2018. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans. "———." n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans. "NOLA History: The Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter." 2011. GoNOLA.Com. March 30, 2011. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/nola-history-the-old-ursuline-convent-in-the-french-quarter. "Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans." 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Ursuline_Convent,_New_Orleans&oldid=1031517718. "Sign In to Get Started | ID.Spectrum.Net." n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://id.spectrum.net/login?account_type=RESIDENTIAL&client_id=consumer_portal&code_challenge=-d2G9EUidCmY7CUW-4Mz5adb4CZizh7JX4LMobleY_0&code_challenge_method=S256&exVisitID=18e164dd-4136-4cff-a854-f3cbf97f17c3&nonce=424488954598460711395443678185&redirect_uri=https:%2F%2Fwww.spectrum.net%2Fsign-in-redirect&state=eyJ0YXJnZXRVcmwiOiIvYmlsbGluZy1hbmQtdHJhbnNhY3Rpb25zL3N0YXRlbWVudHMiLCJ4c3JmIjoiYmpSRVUyWnFVRVZ2WTJkRmNHbERkamRTZFhkdVRHRkZPVjl3ZVZSLVdGTkRRa1ItUmxWNU0ySk9UQSIsImlzRGxhIjpmYWxzZX0. "The Casket Girls and Vampires of New Orleans." 2020. #FolkloreThursday (blog). October 29, 2020. https://folklorethursday.com/urban-folklore/the-casket-girls-and-vampires-of-new-orleans/. "The Truth About the Casket Girls in New Orleans." n.d. Ghost City Tours. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/. "The Ursuline Convent." 2016. October 12, 2016. http://www.royaltoursneworleans.com/the-ursuline-convent. "Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Extenstive Historical Content." n.d. Accessed August 17, 2021. http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/ursulines.html.
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    18 mins
  • The Scary Dairy: The Ghosts of Camarillo State Mental Hospital

    The Scary Dairy: The Ghosts of Camarillo State Mental Hospital
    Jul 21 2021
    Cows say "moo" and the ghosts go "boo!" The "Scary Dairy" and the greater Camarillo State Mental Hospital (currently California State University Channel Islands) is haunted by the tortured spirits of former patients and staff. But...is it really? What really happened there? Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com SOURCES: 11 Oct 1947, 3—Ventura County Star-Free Press at Newspapers.com. (n.d.). World Collection. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from http://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/624927503/?terms=%22Camarillo%20State%20Mental%20Hospital%22&pqsid=VWQ31A3o1daW6_nH25PJCg%3A22000%3A1737248379&match=1 14 Sep 1940, 70—Ventura County Star-Free Press at Newspapers.com. (n.d.). World Collection. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from http://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/624631016/?terms=%22Camarillo%20State%20Mental%20Hospital%22%20AND%20%22Dairy%22&pqsid=VWQ31A3o1daW6_nH25PJCg%3A244000%3A756358966&match=6 16 Jan 1952, 1—Daily News at Newspapers.com. (n.d.). World Collection. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from http://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/689899043/?terms=%22Camarillo%20State%20Mental%20Hospital%22&pqsid=VWQ31A3o1daW6_nH25PJCg%3A22000%3A1737248379&match=1 25 Apr 1959, Page 1—Press-Courier at Newspapers.com. (n.d.). World Collection. Retrieved July 12, 2021, from http://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=13302080&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMxOTA3OTAwLCJpYXQiOjE2MjYxMzQxMDEsImV4cCI6MTYyNjIyMDUwMX0.BIerX47PcNmfGzQlZPd9AKx0NBDIPRA7EYV0cTT-xMM bananabrownie. (2016, September 3). Is CSUCI Haunted? Any current or former student have any experiences to share? [Reddit Post]. R/Csuci. www.reddit.com/r/csuci/comments/511867/is_csuci_haunted_any_current_or_former_student/ Camarillo State Mental Hospital. (2021). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camarillo_State_Mental_Hospital&oldid=1021356215 Camarillo State Mental Hospital – CSU Channel Islands | Haunted Places | Camarillo CA 93012. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2021, from https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/camarillo-state-mental-hospital-csu-channel-islands/ cindynunn. (2017, June 14). Camarillo State Mental Hospital. API Reloaded. https://apireloaded.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/camarillo-state-mental-hospital/ Did You Know... ? The Scary Dairy. (2016, April 28). Totally Local VC. https://www.totallylocalvc.com/dyk-scary-dairy/ Ghost Infested College in Camarillo. (2016, January 10). http://backpackerverse.com/ghost-college-camarillo/ Joe, C. (n.d.). The "Scary Dairy" at CSU Channel Islands University Park in Camarillo. Conejo Valley Guide | Conejo Valley Events. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/welcome/the-scary-dairy-at-csu-channel-islands-university-park-in-ca.html Parzanese, J. (n.d.). Scary Dairy. Weird California. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=126 Ralston, S. J. (2020, May 23). Hotel California. Medium. https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/hotel-california-426f07f5bfd8 Scary Dairy. (n.d.). Atlas Obscura. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/scary-dairy The Scary Dairy. (n.d.). CaliforniaHauntedHouses.Com. Retrieved July 11, 2021, from https://www.californiahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/the-scary-dairy.html The Scary Dairy of Camarillo Will Frighten You to the Core. (2016, February 16). http://backpackerverse.com/scary-dairy-camarillo/
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    24 mins
  • Queer Ghosts: Remembering the Victims of the Upstairs Lounge Arson Attack

    Queer Ghosts: Remembering the Victims of the Upstairs Lounge Arson Attack
    Jun 23 2021
    Before the Pulse Massacre in 2016, the UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack was deadliest known assault on a gay club in US history. Not only was this a horrific event, killing 32 individuals, the apathy and lack of response by the local community illustrates how far queer liberation has brought us and how much further we need to go. Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com SOURCES: 32 People Died In The UpStairs Lounge Fire In 1973. Why Was It Forgotten? (n.d.). Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/05/06/upstairs-lounge-fire A Horrific Haunting in New Orleans' LGBTQ Community: The Upstairs Lounge Arson Fire – Queer Paranormal. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2021, from https://moonspenders.com/2018/11/26/a-horrific-haunting-in-new-orleans-lgbtq-community-the-upstairs-lounge-arson-fire/ Dier, C. (2015, June 24). The Upstairs Lounge Fire: The Largest Massacre of Gay People in U.S. History. Chris Dier. https://chrisdier.com/2015/06/24/the-upstairs-lounge-fire-the-largest-massacre-of-gays-in-u-s-history/ Downs, J. (2018, June 22). New Evidence Shows That During the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Arson, Gays Had to Take Rescue Efforts Into Their Own Hands. Slate Magazine. https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/06/upstairs-lounge-arson-evidence-shows-gay-rescue-efforts-amid-official-indifference.html Duplechien. (2016, September 20). Haunted Nation: Jimani Lounge - New Orleans, LA (A Hate Crime for the Ages). Haunted Nation. https://hauntednation.blogspot.com/2016/09/jimani-lounge-new-orleans-la-hate-crime.html Paper Monuments, Perez, F., Lerman, L., & Artist. (n.d.). Arson Attack on the UpStairs Lounge. New Orleans Historical. Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/1431?tour=91&index=37 Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar—YouTube. (2018, June 28). ABC News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWrK9Pu7Gk says, L. C. (2018, June 20). Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge—Episode #66. Beyond Bourbon Street. http://beyondbourbonst.com/fire-at-the-up-stairs-lounge-episode-66/ The Haunted Jimani Bar in the French Quarter | Ghosts of the Jimani. (n.d.). Ghost City Tours. Retrieved June 21, 2021, from https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-restaurants-bars/jimani-bar/ The Upstairs Lounge Fire: The Largest Massacre of Gay People in U.S. History – Chris Dier. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2021, from https://chrisdier.com/2015/06/24/the-upstairs-lounge-fire-the-largest-massacre-of-gays-in-u-s-history/ Times-Picayune, M. D., NOLA com |. The. (2018, June 22). ABC releases documentary on anniversary of deadly UpStairs Lounge fire. NOLA.Com. https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_fc4ff24c-b373-5734-8eb4-ab6cda668771.html Tour | Upstairs Lounge Fire. (n.d.). New Orleans Historical. Retrieved June 20, 2021, from https://neworleanshistorical.org/tours/show/39 UpStairs Lounge arson attack. (2021). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UpStairs_Lounge_arson_attack&oldid=1028713492
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    26 mins