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Join the team as they discuss Charles Lindbergh facts and the kidnapping of the Lindberg baby.
Join the team as they discuss the life of Edgar Allen Poe and the conspiracy theories surrounding his death.
Join the team as they discuss Violet Jessop who managed to avert disaster multiple times.
Join the team as they discuss the sudden disappearance of a pediatrician in the early 2000's.
Sources and information for this week's episode -
https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/tennessee-cold-case-the-disappearance-of-dr-cherryl-pearson-bf8f643964b8
https://ourblackgirls.com/2020/07/26/cherryl-lamont-pearson-vanished-after-taking-early-morning-phone-call/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12756112interview by Rob Stafford
https://charleyproject.org/case/cherryl-lamont-pearson
Bartlett Police Department 901-385-5558
Reward hotline 901-382-MONY (6669)
Did the woman hate the town or did the town hate the woman? How many times can person be tried as a witch? Join the team for the discussion.
Small space, no escape, and no one to hear your pleas for help. Buried alive is not peaceful sleep, it is true terror. In this episode the team discuss a case that should send shivers through your whole body.
Sources:
“The Story of Octavia Hatcher” Posted by Dave Tabler, posted on appalachianhistory.net
“Octavia Hatcher, the legend that never dies” by MaryAnn Fletcher- Oct 31, 2018 from wymt.com
Welcome to the inaugural episode of our brand-new podcast: Small Town Missing. In this episode, we cover the missing persons case of Mrs. Ruth Dorsey, a small-town piano player that just disappeared one summer night in Opelika, Alabama. Come join us and a special guest as we delve into this odd disappearance.
Sources:
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/dorsey-ruth-8-17-1974-t864.html
“Opelika Woman Still Missing” by Vivian Cannon of the Montgomery Advertiser (1974)
“Opelika Police Probe Slaying of Widow”- October 16, 1976- Alabama Journal
https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-vanishing-of-ruth-dorsey.html- blog on the disappearance of Ruth Dorsey
“Psychic’s ‘vision’ found”- Jim Earnhardt- The Montgomery Advertiser- July 14, 1979
“Aerial Search Proves Fruitless in Search for Missing Opelikan”- Vivian Cannon- August 28, 1974
“No Clues Found in Opelika Case”- Vivian Cannon- Montgomery Advertiser- October 17, 1974
Personal Interviews Conducted with Jeff Pope- neighbor of Ruth Dorsey, Walter Dorsey- nephew of Ruth Dorsey
This is not a happy family Christmas story. It is tragedy that happened to fall on a special day meant for family joy and cheer.
In this episode, the team discuss attacks on the United States mainland during WWII.
Sources for this episode include -
https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/wwii-sub-attacks-oilfield/
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/threats-bombs.aspx
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/balloon_bombs/#.YZmlS2DMJPY
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5374039.pdf
https://www.beachesmuseum.org/operation-pastorius/
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/nazi-saboteurs-and-george-dasch
In this episode the team discuss multiple acts of sabotage on U.S. soil during WW I.
Sources for this episode -
https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/1295-black-tom-island-germany-secretly-attacks-u-s-during-wwi.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-black-tom-explosion-memorial-jersey-city-new-jersey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
https://www.army.mil/article/182075/february_1918_wwi_counterintelligence_agents_get_their_man
"The Detonators: The Secret Plot to Destroy America and an Epic Hunt for Justice — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov.
https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/wartime-acts-of-sabotage/
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2004/08/august-16-this-day-at-law-first-german.htm
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Lothar_Witzke
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2017/01/10/lyndhurst-commemorates-100th-anniversary-historic-kingsland-explosion/96260318/
https://nj1015.com/a-look-back-at-the-1917-kingsland-lyndhurst-explosion/
In this week's episode, the team discusses a certain counter espionage effort of the allies during WWII.
Sources for this episode -
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127742365
https://www.history.com/news/what-was-operation-mincemeat
https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2086519/huelva%20roman%20catholic%20cemetery/
Macintyre, Ben (2010). Operation Mincemeat. London: Bloomsbury.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
Macintyre, Ben (5 April 2008). "Bond – the real Bond". The Times. p. 36.
Chancellor, Henry (2005). James Bond: The Man and His World. London: John Murray..
Montagu, Ewen (1979) [1977]. Beyond Top Secret U. London: Corgi.
Smyth, Denis (2010). Deathly Deception: The Real Story of Operation Mincemeat. London: Oxford University Press.
Norwich, John (13 November 2003). "The Corpse That Fooled Hitler". The Times. p. 10.
On this week's episode, the team discusses former POW Jessica Lynch, the truth and the hype.
Was Lizzie Borden guilty of her father and step mother's murders? Listen to the team discuss.
In this episode the team take a detour to some haunted locations in the United States.
Sources for this episode -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Griffith_Park_fire
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/28/150-years-of-misfortune-in-l-a-s-griffith-park-a-curse-ghosts-and-now-an-unknown-womans-skull/
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/hollywood-sign-haunted
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/couch-place-the-alley-of-death
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131230/loop/iroquois-theater-fire-almost-forgotten-but-continues-haunt/
https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/history/articles/ghosts-of-gettysburg
https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/historic-us-ghosts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/30/is-the-white-house-haunted-a-history-of-spooked-presidents-prime-ministers-and-pets/
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/press-room-old/white-house-ghost-stories
http://www.historynaked.com/joshua-chamberlain-ghost/
https://www.wearethemighty.com/humor/most-famous-white-house-ghosts/
Did you hear that? It was just the wind in the branches. Are those eyes staring back at me? It's the mothman.
Join the team as they talk about some creepy creatures from the Americas. Are they real? Are they myth? Whatever the case they are worthy of the spooky season.
Sources for this episode -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rougarou
https://pelicanstateofmind.com/louisiana-love/history-rougarou-louisiana-werewolf/
https://www.lakechamplainregion.com/heritage/champ
In this team discuss America's first serial killer, H. H. Holmes.
Sources for this episode -
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/hh-holmes
"The Strange Life of H. H. Holmes". by Debra Pawlak. The Mediadrome. 2002.
"Exhumation confirms gravesite of notorious Chicago serial killer H.H. Holmes". Associated Press
In this episode the team Discuss the situation between the Pueblo tribes and the Spaniards. As well as the introduction of horses to the Americas.
Sources for this episode -
When did North American Indians first start horseback riding? : AskHistorians (reddit.com)
New Mexico History - The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 (newmexiconomad.com)
A Brief History of the Pueblo Revolt | Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Join the team as they discuss several female spies from WWII.
Sources for this episode -
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/allied-world-war-2-female-spy-movies
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/female-spies-world-war-ii/588058/
In this episode the team has decided to try something a little different. The RTW team has decided to take a stroll down memory lane and discuss the best hits from one of their favorite videogame developers.
In today's episode, the RTW team discuss the usage of hypnotism in criminal cases! Just how powerful is the mind and how can hypnosis manipulate it? Listen to find out!
In this episode the team reviews several of the most unbelievable laws to have existed.
Sources for this episode:
The Craziest Laws That Still Exist In The United States | HuffPost Life
In this episode the team discusses the attempted population control of Australia's wild emu population.
The Great Emu War! Bec Crew
Blogs.Scientificamerican.com
In this second episode of Sir Francis Drake's story, the team discusses his greatest acts of piracy, his noble defense of England, and his most discouraging loses.
Revisiting our pirate episode the team discuss the exploits of Sir Francis Drake. A man who the English viewed as courageous hero, but the Spanish viewed as a murderous pirate.
In this Episode the team discuss the odd usage of subliminal messaging the world.
Sources for this episode -
A Strange, Brief History of Subliminal Messages in Advertising - The Niche Marketer
Hūsker Dū? - Wikipedia
6 Examples of Subliminal Advertising, from Spooky to NSFW | WordStream
What Are Subliminal Messages - A Beginner\\'s Guide | (improveyourbrainpower.org)
Subliminal Messages in Disney Movies: Really? (wowmuseum.org)
"How Subliminal Messages Work" - Melanie McManus
https://morey.howstuffworks.com/subliminal - messages1.htm
https://www.psychologistworld.com "Subliminal Advertising"
In a continuation of the previous episode the team discuss the feats of Ragnar Lothbrok's sons.
In this episode, the team discusses women in the workforce during World War II.
@RtwWild-Twitter
Rosie the Riveter Transcript (Journeys and Crossings, Library of Congress Digital Reference Section) (loc.gov)
Rosie the Riveter Inspired Women to Serve in World War II > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Story
Rosie the Riveter Transcript (Journeys and Crossings, Library of Congress Digital Reference Section) (loc.gov)
Women’s Roles During WWII | How Did Women's Roles Change During WWII? (wordpress.com)
Civilian Workers of World War II – Women of World War II (womenofwwii.com)
Women Airforce Service Pilots - Wikipedia
How World War II Empowered Women - HISTORY
In this episode the team talks about some of the mystery of Area 51.
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Sources for this episode -
Conspiracies.net/area-51-conspiracy-theories
History.com/topics/paranormal/roswell
Area 51 Conspiracies - Patrick J. Kiger Howstuffworks.com
Hushkit.net - Revealed: U.S. admits to existence of top secret Mach 6 RS-85 'Aurora' spy plane
cnet.com - 2 million want to raid Area 51 to 'see them aliens'
In this episode, the team discuss the Salem witch trials.
Were the girls truly afflicted? You decide.
Sources for this episode -
History of the Salem Witch Trials (historyofmassachusetts.org)
Salem Witch Trials FAQs | Destination Salem
History of the Salem Witch Trials (historyofmassachusetts.org)
Ann Putnam, Jr: Villain or Victim? (historyofmassachusetts.org)
In this episode the team takes on the biggest family feud in American History.
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This week, Rhonda discusses the women's suffrage movement.
Sources for this episode -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States
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In this episode the team discusses the odd phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion.
Sources for this episode -
wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Faherty
wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion #cite-note-Yotam Aviram-9
wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Zangheri_Bandi
“Ley lines,” article in the Wikipedia website, 2010, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_lines
Secrets of the Supernatural, Joe Nickell (with John F. Fischer), 1988 Prometheus Books. ISBN: 0879756853, 978087975685
“On the Combustion of the Human Body, produced by the long and immoderate Use of Spirituous Liquors,” by Pierre-Aime Lair, article in The Philosophical Magazine, Vol. VI, March 1800, London, England. Pgs. 132-146. Online: https://books.google.com/books?id=m2D7VC8H7BcC&pg=RA1-PA132&dq=%22On+the+Combustion+of+the+Human+Body,+produced+by+the+long+and+immoderate+Use+of+Spirituous+Liquors%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibzZaF-6bbAhXTNn0KHfb2D8QQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22On%20the%20Combustion%20of%20the%20Human%20Body%2C%20produced%20by%20the%20long%20and%20immoderate%20Use%20of%20Spirituous%20Liquors%22&f=false
Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr the final two wives f Henry VIII. One a wayward youth led astray. The other a mature woman confident and clever.
Sources for this episode -
Biography of Catherine Parr, Sixth Wife of Henry VIII (thoughtco.com)
Katherine Parr (tudorhistory.org)
In this episode the Team talk about the third and fourth wives of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves. The one he loved till death, the other saw no affection till divorce.
Sources for this episode -
Anne of Cleves (tudorhistory.org)
Anne of Cleves: Facts, Information, Biography & Portraits (englishhistory.net)
In this episode the team dips their toes into the history of the first two wives of Henry VIII. Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
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Instagram: rtws_wild_history_ride
Sources for this episode -
Hans Holzer, Ghosts I've MetWarnicke, Retha M. (1991). The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the Court of Henry VIII. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780521406772.
Bell, Doyne C. (1877). Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street.
Ives, Eric The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (2004) ISBN 1-4051-3463-1
Brigden, Susan New Worlds, Lost Worlds (2000)
Haigh, Christopher English Reformations (1993)
Graves, Michael Henry VIII. London, Pearson Longman, 2003 ISBN 0-582-38110-X
Strong, Roy Tudor & Jacobean Portraits. London: HMSO (1969)OCLC 71370718.
Scarisbrick, J. J. Henry VIII (1972) ISBN 978-0-520-01130-4
Starkey, David Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII (2003) ISBN 0-06-000550-5
Fraser, Antonia The Wives of Henry VIII New York: Knopf (1992) ISBN 0-679-73001-X
Weir, Allison "The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn" ISBN 978-0-224-06319-7
In today's episode, the team discusses some of the most mind-blowing Mandela Effects as well as the origin of some of our most popular phrases.
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Sources for this episode include -
Neil Dagnall/Ken Drinkwater - "The Mandela Effect: Explaining The Science Behind False Memories".
Maryn Liles - 50 Mandela Effect Examples Of Things You "Think" You Remember Correctly (That You Actually Got All Wrong)
10 Common Sayings With Historical Origins - HISTORY
20 Surprising Origins Of Popular Sayings (buzzfeed.com)
20 English Idioms with their Meanings and Origins - Oxford Royale Academy (oxford-royale.com)
On today's episode, the team discusses the real life Jaws 'esque' events of one Jersey summer.
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Sources for this episode -
The Real-Life “Jaws” That Terrorized the Jersey Shore - HISTORY
100214613.pdf (nytimes.com)
104681679.pdf (nytimes.com)
Jaws (the 1975 movie)
In this new podcast series by the RTW team, Rhonda discusses one of the most interesting women in history, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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Sources for this episode -
Eleanor of Aquitaine - Biography, Children & Facts - HISTORY
Top facts about Eleanor of Aquitaine (britishheritage.com)
On this week's episode, the team discusses several of the world's most famous pirates including three female pirates.
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Sources for this episode:
Anne Bonny, Pirate (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Captain Charles Johnson's "A General History of the Pyrates"
Joan., Druett (2005) [2000]. She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0760766916. OCLC 70236194.
Cordingly, David (1996). Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates. New York: Random House.
Druett, Joan (2005) [2000]. She captains : heroines and hellions of the sea. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0760766916. OCLC 70236194.
Johnson, Charles (1724). A General History of the Pyrates. London: T. Warner
"The Story of Female Pirate Anne Bonny". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 3 March2018.
“Anne Bonny – Famous Female Pirate". www.famous-pirates.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
Woodard, Colin (2007). The Republic of Pirates. Harcourt, Inc. pp. 139, 316–318. ISBN 978-0-15-603462-3. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.Ching Shih – From Prostitute to Infamous Female Pirate | Ancient Origins (ancient-origins.net)
Brittanica.com
Qaronline.org - Blackbeard: History of the Bearded Pirate
On today's episode, the team discusses the lost colony of Roanoke, Virginia, and the mysteries, conspiracies, and pop culture surrounding it.
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Sources for this week's episode are -
Lawler, Andrew (2018). The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385542012.
Quinn, David B. (1985). Set Fair for Roanoke: Voyages and Colonies, 1584–1606. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4123-5. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
Milton, Giles (2001). Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN978-0-312-42018-5. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
Fullam, Brandon (2017). The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Perspectives. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-1-4766-6786-7.
White, John (1600). "The fourth voyage made to Virginia with three ships, in yere 1587. Wherein was transported the second Colonie.". In Hakluyt, Richard; Goldsmid, Edmund (eds.). The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, And Discoveries of the English Nation. Volume XIII: America. Part II. Edinburgh: E. & G. Goldsmid (published 1889). pp. 358–73. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
Kupperman, Karen Ordahl(2007). Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony (2nd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN978-0-7425-5263-0.
Horn, James (2010). A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-00485-0.
In this episode our crew discuss the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales. As well as scratch the surface of some of the conspiracies surrounding her death.
Comment on Twitter or Instagram if you would like a follow up delving deeper into the conspiracies.
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Sources for this episode-
https://www.biography.com/news/princess-diana-prince-charles-relationship-timeline-facts
Bradford, Sarah (2006). Diana. New York; Toronto; London: Viking. ISBN978-0-670-03807-7.
Morton, Andrew (1997) [1992]. Diana: Her True Story – In Her Own Words. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-684-85080-X.
"Royal weekend fuels rumours"*. The Age. London. 17 November 1980. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
Prince William by People Magazine
Prince Harry by People Magazine
Tina Brown. The Diana Chronicles.*
On today's episode, the crew discusses the possible sinister origins of well known nursery rhymes.
Our sources for this episode are -
Mentalfloss.com/article/55035/dark-origins-11—classic-nursery-rhymes
education.com/magazine/article/hidden_history_of_nursery_rhymes
allnurseryrhymes.com/mary-mary-quite-contrary
https://londontopia.net/columns/lauras-london/london-bridge-is-falling-down-a-history-of-london-bridge-and-where-to-find-old-london-bridge/
englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com - sing a song of sixpence - a nursey rhyme, a king and queen, and a novel - by Judith Arnopp
Rhonda, Thomas and Will discuss the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history. Also a murder hidden by Hurricane Harvey.
Our sources for this Episode are below.
www.galvestonhistorycenter.org
https://allthatsinteresting.com/galveston
weather.gov - Hurricane Harvey and it's impact on southeast Texas
DignityMemorial.com - obituary Crystal Ann McDowell
qnewshub.com - How Hurricane Harvey impacted search for a missing woman by Shreya Bhatt
Thomas, Will and Rhonda share personal ghost 'events' and local legends.
Sources:
From www.hauntedplaces.org/huntsville-al
Rhonda, Thomas, and Will discuss three of the most devastating fires in U.S. history. The Triangle Shirtwaist, Cocoanut Grove and Iroquois Theatre fires changes lives and fire safety.
"The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire". OSHA. Retrieved June 10, 2015. "Sweatshop Tragedy Ignites Fight for Workplace Safety". APWU. February 29, 2004. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
Kosak, Hadassa. "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
Stacy, Greg (March 24, 2011). "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Marks a Sad Centennial". Online Journal. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle, 2003 (14) The Triangle Fire by Leon Stein, 1963
Von Drehle, David. "List of Victims". History on the Net. Retrieved November 28,2012
Lange, Brenda. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Infobase Publishing, 2008, p. 58
PBS: "Introduction: Triangle Fire", accessed March 1, 2011
"At the State Archives: Online Exhibit Remembers the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire" New York Archives (Summer 2011)