Episode 73:

The Slice of the Paranormal crew joined the Coal Region Paranormal Team and Bigfoot Radio to conduct an Investigation for Bigfoot Radios, "Is your house haunted" event! We looked for shadows coming down from a balcony area, the ghost of a child who is said to have died in a 1933 fire, as well as the spirits of the former owners Vincent DiAugustine and his granddaughter Renee Bower (DiAugustine). Staff have also reported of hearing whispered voices in the dark empty rooms. The Slice of the Paranormal team is thrilled to be able to get to investigate this site with C.R.P.T. Who has investigated this site numerous times with some great results.

Sources:

Coal Region Paranormal Team (C.R.P.T.)

• www.coalregionghosts.com

Bigfoot Radio

• https://thisisbigfootcountry.com

Berwick Theatre

• https://berwicktheater.org

Episode 72: History is full of death, tragedy, and injustice. In this episode we explore how history has imprinted some of its darkest shadows on a region marked with blood in early Pennsylvania history.

We begin our journey at the Isle of Que, or the Isle of Death, as it was called by 18th century Indian interpreter Conrad Weiser. On this small strip of land along the Susquehanna River, Conrad and Shikellamy stood together, unaware that in 1755 it would mark the beginning of the Penns Creek Massacre, one of the most brutal frontier attacks in Pennsylvania colonial history.

Along the waters of Penns Creek, fourteen settlers were killed and eleven were captured in a violent raid that would shift the course of the colony. The massacre forced Pennsylvania's Quaker leadership to reconsider its commitment to pacifism, leading to the construction of frontier forts and the raising of a provincial militia during the French and Indian War.

The tragedy is said to have left an imprint on the land itself, where settler blood soaked into the soil. Local legend claims the cries of victims are still heard along the meandering creek, and that mutilated apparitions are still seen near its banks.

This episode explores the Penns Creek Massacre, Isle of Que, Conrad Weiser, Shikellamy, Pennsylvania frontier history, Quaker pacifism, French and Indian War conflict, Native American and settler warfare, haunted history, and the paranormal legends surrounding Penns Creek.

Sources:

• Pennsylvania Fireside Ghost Tales by Jeffrey R. Frazier 2016
• "The Headless Dog" and Other Extraordinary Far-Fetched True Tales of Central Pennsylvania by Beverly Conrad and Gregory Burgess 2013
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn's_Creek_massacre?wprov=sfti1#
• https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/pennsylvania/isle-of-que-pa
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikellamy?wprov=sfti1#External_links

Episode 71: In this installment of Ghosts and Boos, the team explores a few haunted bars in Philadelphia. First, we check out the Moshulu where 28 men have died on board, and laughter is heard below decks and lanterns light themselves. While walking along Pine Street we kept our eyes out for the Hag of Pine street, while we make our way to every artists favorite dive bar…..Dirty Franks! Of course we couldn't not mention, the City Taverns haunts…with its ghost bride and its haunted phenomena. Grab some spirits and sit back and enjoy the haunts.

Sources:

The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A Wilson 2008

Philadelphia Ghost Stories by Charles J. Adams III 2007 Boos and Brews by Patty A Wilson and Scott Crownover 2002

Weird Pennsylvania by Matt Lake 2005

Philadelphia Haunted Historic Walking Tour by Cynthia Bracelin 2013

Episode 70: In honor of Ash Wednesday the team turns its attention to combustion not the palm leaf kind but the unsettling human kind. Pennsylvania holds a few infamous cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion and we travel to the graveyard where Mary Reeser known as The Cinder Lady is buried. Her case remains one of the most debated and disturbing examples tied to this phenomenon.

Spontaneous Human Combustion has puzzled investigators scientists and paranormal researchers for decades with theories ranging from natural explanations to claims of something far stranger at work. In this episode we break down the most well known cases explore the disputed evidence and examine why some believe paranormal forces may be involved.

So grab a drink light a cigar settle in by the fire and maybe think twice about those matches in your pocket as we dive into this heated topic.

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania by Thomas White 2009
• The Pennsylvania Files by Jack Myers 2024
• Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 23828371 -Mary Hardy Reeser
• Ablaze! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion by Larry E. Arnold 1995 (Signed)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98232925/john_irving-bentley
• Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 238424242 - Helen Ann Hesson Conway

Episode 69: The Paranormal Team hits Erie Pennsylvania for three of our favorite things booze, boos, and pizza. We roll into town to check out the spirits at two reportedly haunted bars before grabbing a slice at a pizza shop with an explosive reputation. In 2003 a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells left work to deliver an order and never came back the same. Within an hour he was involved in a bank robbery while wearing a neck collar bomb. As police detained him the device began making noise and time ran out before the bomb squad could save him. The case remains one of the most disturbing and bizarre true crime stories in American history. In this episode we dive into the haunted locations of Erie Pennsylvania and unpack the twisted Brian Wells collar bomb case all while sampling pizza from the very place where he worked. Paranormal investigation true crime and pizza collide in one unsettling trip. Haunted bars Erie Pennsylvania Brian Wells pizza bomb case paranormal investigation true crime podcast ghost stories Erie PA. Sources: The Pennsylvania Files by Jack Myers 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_bomber?wprov=sfti1#

https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-wells Sites: Mama Mia's Pizzeria

https://mamamiaserie.com The Brewerie at Union Station

https://www.brewerie.com McCoy's Barrelhouse & Grill

https://www.mccoysbarrelhouse.com

Episode 68: Normally the team hunts for the perfect slice of savory pizza, but York, Pennsylvania serves up a far darker dish. In this episode, we investigate one of York PA's most disturbing legends: the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf and the infamous events tied to the historic Penn Hotel. The story goes that the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf died at the Penn Hotel and was allegedly eaten, turning the site into one of the most talked about pieces of true crime folklore in Pennsylvania history. Buried in a potter's field in York, his story refused to stay underground. When the grave was later exhumed, the body was gone, sparking rumors of grave robbing, desecration, and lingering paranormal activity. As we explore the Penn Hotel location and surrounding historic sites in York PA, we sift through local legends, ghost stories, and documented accounts, encountering echoes of the past that refuse to rest. Is this simply a grotesque chapter of American history, or does something still linger where this unholy meal took place? Grab a slice of pizza and join us as we unravel one of York Pennsylvania's strangest mysteries, blending paranormal investigation, dark history, urban legend, and true crime into a story that still unsettles the city today. Sources: Spooky York Pennsylvania by Scott D. Butcher and Dinah Roseberry 2008 York Daily Newspaper- May 15, 1872 True Democrat Newspaper The Beauga Republican- March 6, 1872 Perry County Democrat - May 22, 1872 P. T. Barnum's "Struggles and Triumphs, Forty Years Recollection" 1872 James Shettells "Circus Scrap Book" Sites: www.holyhoundtaproom.com

Episode 67: This week the team wanders the quiet edges of Russell Lake and dives headfirst into one of Pennsylvania's strangest unsolved mysteries. In 1974, three local boys watched a mysterious craft streak across the night sky, plunge to earth, and vanish into a silt pond in Carbondale. What followed sounds less like small town gossip and more like a scene ripped from a lost Cold War fever dream. More than 1500 people gathered at the lake. Local police reportedly fired their weapons at a glowing light beneath the water. Witnesses claim a flatbed truck arrived in the dead of night and hauled away an unknown object, just hours before officials recovered what they later identified as an electric railroad lantern. Here's the problem. The lantern was still lit long after the manufacturer insisted it should have gone dark. Physics raised an eyebrow. Logic cleared its throat. Did the lantern somehow move on its own beneath the surface of the lake? Did it defy everything we know about batteries, water, and time? Or did something else entirely fall into Russell Lake that night and quietly disappear from the record? Join us as we explore the Russell Lake UFO incident, the Carbondale Pennsylvania mystery of 1974, and the unanswered questions that refuse to sink. The truth may be buried in the mud, but it is still glowing. Sources: The Pennsylvania Files by Jack Myers 2024 carbondalien.com Strange Knocks Magazine October 2025 "The Carbondale UFO Crash--the Reality, the Hoaxes and the Legend" by Matthew Graeber, was published in May 2004 Ohio UFO Notebook, Special Limited Edition Report, Number 139, by the Mutual UFO Network of Ohio

Episode 66: Slice of the Paranormal takes you to Staten Island, New York, to investigate some of the borough's most haunted and historic locations, with Jason from the Odd and Untold Podcast along for the ride. Our journey begins at the Conference House, a Revolutionary War landmark where Benjamin Franklin attempted to negotiate an end to the war. Beyond its historical significance, the house is said to be haunted by a young woman who was thrown down the stairs to her death after placing a lit candle in an upstairs window, and her spirit is rumored to still wander the halls. Next door, the H. H. Biddle House is another hotspot for paranormal activity, with reports of slamming doors, ghostly footsteps, objects moving on their own, and disembodied voices echoing from empty rooms. In this episode, we explore haunted Staten Island, Revolutionary War ghosts, cursed locations, historic hauntings, true paranormal investigations, urban legends, haunted New York, and spine-tingling ghost stories that mix history with unexplained supernatural phenomena.

Sources for the Conference House:

• Jason from the "Odd and Untold" Podcast https://oddanduntold.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_House?wprov=sfti1#Conservation
• https://factschology.com/mmm-podcast-articles/haunted-conference-billop-house#google_vignette

Sources for the H.H. Biddle House:

• https://conferencehouse.org/the-historic-houses-of-conference-house-park/the-h-h-biddle-house/
• https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2024/08/growing-up-in-the-historic-biddle-house-a-journey-through-time-with-a-long-time-resident-cool-spaces.html?outputType=amp

Site:

• https://conferencehouse.org