Episodes

  • 12: The Legend of Arkansas's Fouke Monster (Fouke, Arkansas)

    12: The Legend of Arkansas's Fouke Monster (Fouke, Arkansas)
    Apr 18 2023
    Hey guys! This week we are discussing one of Arkansas's most popular legends - The Fouke Monster! Is it Big Foot? Is it one of Laura's ex boyfriends? Decide for yourself!

    Sources:

    Fouke, Arkansas. (2022, October 18). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouke

    Fouke Monster: The Legend of Boggy Creek. (n.d.). Www.foukemonster.net. 
    Retrieved April 15, 2023, from http://www.foukemonster.net/index.htm

    The Foucke Monster - Bing video. (n.d.). Www.bing.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023, from https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The+Foucke+Monster+&&view=detail&mid=7D38581A12EDBFBF2F6A7D38581A12EDBFBF2F6A&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DThe%2BFoucke%2BMonster%2B%26FORM%3DHDRSC6

    LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK, Original Vintage Movie Poster – Original Vintage Movie Posters. (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2023, from http://originalvintagemovieposters.com/legend-of-boggy-creek-original-vintage-movie-poster/

    Uniquely Arkansas: Fouke’s Monster Mart keeps legend alive | Arkansas Living Magazine Website. (2022, September 26). https://arkansaslivingmagazine.com/article/uniquely-arkansas-foukes-monster-mart-keeps-legend-alive/
    ‌Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, August 30).

    Fouke Monster. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouke_Monster


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    31 mins
  • 11: The Flick Murders (Rector, Arkansas)

    11: The Flick Murders (Rector, Arkansas)
    Apr 2 2023
    This week we are revisiting an episode that got Lauren interested in true crime - The Flick Murders. In 1995, 17-year-old Aaron Hodge decided to murder his entire family. But it gets even worse.. Give the episode a listen.

    Sources:

    Newsdesk, R. 8. (n.d.). Jury reduces rector murderer's life sentence. https://www.kait8.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023, from https://www.kait8.com/2022/12/12/jury-reduces-rector-murderers-life-sentence/

    Findlaw's Supreme Court of arkansas case and opinions. Findlaw. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2023, from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ar-supreme-court/1298688.html

    Writer, J. O. E. S. C. H. R. A. T. Z. S. S. (2022, December 23). Hodge's prison record shows multiple violations. Jonesboro Sun. Retrieved April 2, 2023, from https://www.jonesborosun.com/news/hodges-prison-record-shows-multiple-violations/article_ad55c49f-f91f-5cf5-9130-a9882253fef1.html


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    40 mins
  • 10: The Blue Light Rapist (Lee County, Arkansas)

    10: The Blue Light Rapist (Lee County, Arkansas)
    Mar 14 2023
    In 1997, the lives of several young women from Lee County, Arkansas were changed forever. A man known as the "Blue Light Rapist" was on the search for new victims..  until he was finally caught. Join us this week for a very important case out of our home state!

    Sources:

    Blue-light rapist dies in prison of covid-19. (2020, May 15). Arkansas Online. https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2020/may/15/blue-light-rapist-dies-in-prison-of-cov/

    Brown, J. (2021, January 12). Robert Burmingham aka The Blue Light Rapist is investigated on Dead Silent. Daily Crime. https://www.dailycrime.com/robert-burmingham-aka-the-blue-light-rapist-is-investigated-on-dead-silent/

    Cross County AR Government. (n.d.). Www.crosscountyar.org. Retrieved March 8, 2023, from https://www.crosscountyar.org/

    Lee County. (2016, March 12). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_County
    Man Convicted in “Blue Light” Rapes. (n.d.). AP NEWS. Retrieved March 8, 2023, from https://apnews.com/article/ae9b7e6ac94bce830538c40dbfeb589e

     Cappello, T.; Garofalo Paterno, A., & Goldstein, A. (2021). Dead Silent [TV series]. Investigation Discovery. 

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    38 mins
  • 9: The Amber Alert and the Unsolved Case of Amber Hagerman (Arlington, Texas)

    9: The Amber Alert and the Unsolved Case of Amber Hagerman (Arlington, Texas)
    Feb 27 2023
    Guys! This week we are discussing one of the most important and unsolved true crime cases in history. We are discussing the case that led to the creation of the AMBER alert emergency alert system - the unsolved abduction and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman. 

    Sources:

    Frequently asked questions. AMBER Alert. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2023, from https://amberalert.ojp.gov/about/faqs#faq1

    Clarke, K. (2023, January 17). Amber Hagerman's murder inspired Amber Alerts; 27 years later, her killer hasn't been caught. WDIV. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2023/01/17/amber-hagermans-murder-inspired-amber-alerts-27-years-later-her-killer-hasnt-been-caught/

    Williams, M. (1996, January 20). Slain Girl Scout, abducted off bicycle, to be buried. AP NEWS. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://apnews.com/article/dbe751f422d23fe1fd2a2eca7fed85c0

    Davis, P. (2021, December 1). Still searching for amber's killer. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer

    Unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Mysteries RSS. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://sites.psu.edu/jiyoonnicky/unsolved-crimes/amber-hagerman/

    Gimbel, A. (2023, January 13). Remembering Amber Hagerman, 27 years later. CBS News. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/remembering-amber-hagerman-27-years-later/

    "It Only Took 8 Minutes" | The Disturbing Case of Amber Hagerman. (2022). YouTube. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://youtu.be/XIPbTqgHFtU.

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  • 8: The Unsolved Case of Amanda Tusing (Jonesboro, Arkansas)

    8: The Unsolved Case of Amanda Tusing (Jonesboro, Arkansas)
    Feb 13 2023
    Here is an unsolved case coming out of Jonesboro, Arakansas. No DNA. No evidence. No leads. This is the case of Amanda Tusing. 

    Sources: 

    A school shooting in Jonesboro, Arkansas, kills five - history. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-school-shooting-in-jonesboro-arkansas-kills-five

    Jared G. (2019). Whispers in the Willows.

    Jonesboro, Arkansas. (2023, January 29). Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonesboro,_Arkansas

    News, A. B. C. (n.d.). New Clue in Unsolved Midwest Murder. ABC News. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3288735&page=1

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    36 mins
  • 7: Paranoid Schizophrenia and Bobby Joe Burns (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

    7: Paranoid Schizophrenia and Bobby Joe Burns (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
    Jan 30 2023
    This week's episode is a little bit different from the previous. This week, Lauren and Laura collaborated on this episode to discuss the murder of Edna Burns and break down the stigmas surrounding paranoid schizophrenia. 

    Sources:

    VanDyke, J. B. (2017, February 6). History has forgotten this bizarre Arkansas event from 50 Years Ago. OnlyInYourState®. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/arkansas/bizarre-burns-murder-ar/

    NCI Dictionary of Cancer terms. National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/narcotic

    The burns murder. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.fortsmithhistory.org/archive/October2005/burnsmurder.html

    American Psychiatric Association. (2013). DSM-5 TM guidebook the essential companion to the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition (5th ed.). Washington, Dc American Psychiatric Publishing.

    ‌What Is Schizophrenia? Definition, DSM-5 | HealthyPlace. (n.d.). Www.healthyplace.com. https://www.healthyplace.com/thought-disorders/schizophrenia-information/what-is-schizophrenia-definition-dsm-5#:~:text=Definition%2C%20DSM-5.%20%E2%80%9CSchizophrenia%20is%20a%20disease%20that%20affects

    ‌What is Schizophrenia? | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). Nami.org. https://nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia/Support

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    41 mins
  • 6: The Atomic Women (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)

    6: The Atomic Women (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
    Jan 16 2023
    The Atomic Women, the untold story of the women who were unknowingly involved in World War II. Government cover-up? Conspiracy? You decide.

    Sources:

    Henderson, N. (2020, April 30). Girl Power, Circa 1940: Building The Bomb (and Not Knowing It) in East Tennessee. Blue Ridge Country. 
    https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/calutron-girls-atomic-bomb/

    Kiernan, D. (2014). The girls of Atomic City : the untold story of the women who helped win World War II. Touchstone Book Published By Simon & Schuster.

    Smith, D. R. (n.d.). Atomic bombs dropped 75 years ago: A “Calutron Girl” remembers. Oak Ridger. Retrieved January 10, 2023, from https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/politics/county/2020/06/15/atomic-bombs-dropped-75-years-ago-calutron-girl-remembers/41743499/

    Oak Ridge. (2021, May 5). Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge
    oakridgenew. (2018, January 8). The Atomic City: Why Oak Ridge Was Chosen for the Manhattan Project. Explore Oak Ridge. https://exploreoakridge.com/the-atomic-city-why-oak-ridge-was-chosen-for-the-manhattan-project/




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    34 mins
  • 5: The Springfield Three (Springfield, Missouri)

    5: The Springfield Three (Springfield, Missouri)
    Jan 2 2023
    How often do you hear about an unsolved case, especially one involving three women who have been missing for thirty years? This is The Springfield Three - an unsolved disappearance of two friends and a mother. Do you have information that could bring these women justice?

    Sources:

    Inmate search. ADC. (n.d.). Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/search.php?dcnum=109352&token=d20a19f09a93494fb8a098f072374136d1c2585496ad48f69ebf3bec69919afa&lastname=Hodge&sex=b&agetype=1&disclaimer=1&__utma=149258854.1062425999.1671331843.1671331843.1671331843.1&__utmb=149258854.1.10.1671331843&__utmc=149258854&__utmz=149258854.1671331843.1.1.utmcsr%3Ddoc.arkansas.gov%7Cutmccn%3D%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dreferral%7Cutmcct%3D%2F&PHPSESSID=369c98c04a1511ccb3683f726030a235

    Newsdesk, R. 8. (n.d.). Jury reduces rector murderer's life sentence. Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://www.kait8.com/2022/12/12/jury-reduces-rector-murderers-life-sentence/?outputType=amp

    Findlaw's Supreme Court of arkansas case and opinions. Findlaw. (n.d.). Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ar-supreme-court/1298688.html

    (WSMV), C. G. (2022, December 16). Human heart discovered in TDOT Salt Pile in Middle Tennessee. Human heart discovered in TDOT salt pile in Humphreys County. Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://www.wbir.com/amp/article/news/weird/human-heart-discovered-in-tdot-salt-pile-in-middle-tennessee/51-36f92cc1-97d5-47d7-9091-bb9755b25e7a

    FBI. (2022, July 6). The Springfield Three - Springfield, Missouri. FBI. Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/the-springfield-three---springfield-missouri

    (2020). YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://youtu.be/hHbtg0SH-Sg.

    (2022). YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2023, from https://youtu.be/u1l-mvAimc4.

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    57 mins