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  • 288. MURDER: When Helen Met Olga

    288. MURDER: When Helen Met Olga
    Jul 26 2024
    This week Kara’s telling us about a couple of sweet old ladies who were….not at all sweet old ladies. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1267298.html https://www.ranker.com/list/black-widow-grandmas-california/ella-talkin https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10182775/New-podcast-details-two-old-ladies-killed-homeless-men-attempt-insurance-money.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10182775/New-podcast-details-two-old-ladies-killed-homeless-men-attempt-insurance-money.html https://medium.com/california-dreaming/helen-golay-and-olga-rutterschmidt-the-black-widow-murderers-449f3606f3ab https://www.oxygen.com/black-widow-murders/crime-news/los-angeles-black-widow-murders-explained All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • 287. MYSTERY: Who Was Lori Ruff?

    287. MYSTERY: Who Was Lori Ruff?
    Jul 19 2024
    **We’re (still) dealing with some mic issues in this episode, gang. Lori Ruff had always seemed a little odd to her husband’s family. When she died by suicide, they found a box in her home containing evidence of multiple false identities. Who was this woman, and why had she gone to so much trouble to hide? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Erica_Ruff https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/she-stole-anothers-identity-and-took-her-secret-to-the-grave-who-was-she/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/special-reports/my-god-thats-kimberly-online-sleuth-solves-perplexing-mystery-of-identity-thief-lori-ruff/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • 286. MURDER: The Death of Helen Mintiks

    286. MURDER: The Death of Helen Mintiks
    Jul 15 2024
    **We’re dealing with some mic issues in this episode, gang. Just a warning. Perfection is boring. Helen Mintiks was an incredibly talented woman, murdered by a man because she said no. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192289131/helen_karen-mintiks#:~:text=Helen%2C%20the%20youngest%20of%20three,study%20violin%20with%20Douglas%20Stewart. https://www.insideedition.com/how-real-life-phantom-opera-murdered-young-violinist-met-1980-53647 https://www.oxygen.com/new-york-homicide/crime-news/helen-mintiks-killed-in-nyc-met-opera-house https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-helen-hagnes https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/28/nyregion/confession-details-given-as-opera-murder-trial-starts.html https://www.violinist.com/blog/cattigara/20207/28370/ https://www.classicfm.com/artists/new-york-met/violinist-helen-mintiks-murder-opera-house/ https://www.insideedition.com/how-real-life-phantom-opera-murdered-young-violinist-met-1980-53647 https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/remembering-helen-hagnes-after-40-years/10938.article https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/murder-met-craig-crimmins-trial-murder-violinist https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/crimmins-craig.htm https://pix11.com/news/murder-at-the-met-revisiting-the-1980-murder-of-violinist-at-lincoln-center/ https://www.music.utoronto.ca/our-people.php?fid=170 https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/where-craig-crimmins-now-whereabouts-explored-ahead-murder-big-apple-premiere All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • 285. SPOOKY: Listener Stories, Vol. 12

    285. SPOOKY: Listener Stories, Vol. 12
    Jun 8 2024
    Here’s a great round of stories sent in by you guys! We’re taking June off, and revamping the podcast store in the meantime! Here’s a discount code so you can grab anything you’ve had your eye on- BESTIES will get you 10% off your order. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: Listener Emails All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • 284. MYSTERY: What Happened Inside the Magdalene Asylums?

    284. MYSTERY: What Happened Inside the Magdalene Asylums?
    May 31 2024
    Megan is super mad about this one. The Magdalene Asylums were set up to reform fallen women. They didn’t. We’re taking June off, and revamping the podcast store in the meantime! Here’s a discount code so you can grab anything you’ve had your eye on- BESTIES will get you 10% off your order. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/magdalene-laundries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland https://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abuse https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/world/europe/magdalene-laundry-reunion-ireland.html https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/11/03/what-about-the-lost-children-and-mothers-of-america https://www.irishcentral.com/news/american-survivor-of-magdalene-laundries-in-the-united-states-speaks-out-190655121-237564601 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survivors-describe-rape-assaults-in-rare-look-at-us-magdalene-laundriesvideo-live-discussion-sponsored-by-janet-janet--suggs-llc-300972545.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • 283. INTERESTING: The Child of a Fugitive

    283. INTERESTING: The Child of a Fugitive
    May 21 2024
    This week Kara has a deep dive into a woman who grew up as the child of a wanted fugitive. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tyler-wetherall-interview-a3899586.html https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-relives-west-country-childhood-7144439 https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/my-dad-was-secretly-a-drug-smuggling-kingpin-on-the-run/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5574427/Growing-run-child-fugitive-drug-dealer-Woman-writes-youth-new-memoir.html https://www.tylerwetherall.com/about-tyler https://www.the-riffraff.com/single-post/2019/03/26/the-story-behind-the-cover https://www.narratively.com/p/my-childhood-on-the-run-from-the-fbi https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34964886 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-16-mn-23268-story.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • 282. MYSTERY: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

    282. MYSTERY: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
    May 10 2024
    Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment with twenty stab wounds, and police ruled it a suicide. Let’s dive in, shall we? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/ellen-greenberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Rae_Greenberg https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ellen-greenberg-death https://www.lambmcerlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/inquirer.com-It-was-very-very-weird-A-civil-suit-reveals-new-details-in-the-case-of-Ellen-Greenberg.pdf https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-teacher-death-still-stokes-questions-from-family https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/05/suicide-or-homicide-parents-anguished-search-for-answers-lasts-years-after-daughter-dies-of-20-stab-wounds.html https://www.crimescoop.org/news/ten-years-ago-ellen-greenberg-was-fatally-stabbed-20-times-10-times-in-the-back-of-the-neck-why-is-her-horrific-death-still-being-called-a-suicide https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-teacher-death-suicide-ellen-greenberg-parents-say-murder-48-hours/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • 281. MURDER: The Murder of Stanford White

    281. MURDER: The Murder of Stanford White
    May 3 2024
    When famous architect Stanford White was murdered in 1906, some called it the murder of the century. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. YAMAN: Go to YA-MANUSA.com to experience the future of beauty, and use code WMMM for a 20% discount. TYMO: Get 30% off your first order at tymobeauty.com with the code WMM30. (Only two m’s!!) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_White https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kendall_Thaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit#:~:text=Nesbit%20became%20one%20of%20the,known%20%22Gibson%20Girl%22%20works. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/ragtime/white.html https://avenuemagazine.com/stanford-white-murder-notorious-new-yorker/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/century/ https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-stanford-white-murder All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better: Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins