This week, Kim shares the story of the Donner/Reed Party, the ill-fated wagon train trying to make their way across the United States. Contrary to popular belief, it's not all snow and cannibalism. One wrong decision can mean life or death.

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Japenga, A. (1996, July 19). No More Secrets. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308231532/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-19-ls-25598-story.html

(2010) Donner Party - Cannibalism Controversy Still Being Investigated Over 160 Years Later. Truckee-Donner Historical Society. https://www.truckeehistory.org/donner-party---cannibalism-controversy-still-being-investigated-over-160-years-later.html

Japenga, A. (1986, May 11). Tracking Down the Truth of What Happened to the Donner Party. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121215541/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-11-vw-5740-story.html

Andrews, E. (2016, April 14) 10 Things You Should Know About the Donner Party. History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party

Longfellow, R. The Hastings Cutoff and Highway 80 Tragedy of the Donner Party. United States Dept of Transportation. https://highways.dot.gov/highway-history/general-highway-history/back-time/hastings-cutoff-and-highway-80-tragedy-donner

In the 1930s, Cleveland not only had to navigate through the Great Depression. They also had to navigate around body parts. Who were the victims? Who was the Butcher of Kingsbury Run?

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Sources:

The Mystery of the Cleveland Torso Murders - Via Murder Maps by Absolute Crime on Youtube https://youtu.be/QwH1RG2nf4M?si=fwj3xmJymlc2eVQi

The Kingsbury Run Murdrs A.K.A Torso Murders - Cleveland Police Museum https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/

Eliot Ness and His Role in Cleveland History - Cleveland Polie Museum https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/eliot-ness/

Dark Side of the Land -The Torso Killer - Dark Side of the Land Podcast S5 E2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ra9JG87ElI

Kim and Jilli are finally getting in the Halloween spirit with this week's episode on urban legends! Kim dives into some of the classics and Jilli learns to stay away from Pixy Stix and why Mary is so darn bloody!

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Sources:

Dexheimer, E. 2016, Oct 14. "35 Years Later, Memories of Notorious Halloween 'Candyman' Murder Remain Vivid. Austin-American Statesman. https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/10/14/35-years-later-memories-of-notorious-halloween-candyman-murder-remain-vivid/9867992007/

Carpender, J. 2013, Oct 16. "Legends Abound Regarding Bloody Mary Worth". Lake County Journal. https://www.shawlocal.com/2013/10/14/legends-abound-regarding-bloody-mary-worth/ano8osd/

Bkt, A. 2023, Oct 5. "The Murder of Janett Christman." Medium. https://abkt1.medium.com/murder-of-janett-christman-56b07fa5e63f