The feast. The alliance. The disease. The massacre. The ghostly echoes of lives and lands lost. Today's episode explores the darker, rarely told truths about a major US holiday - Thanksgiving.

Today we are discussing cases where the family drama went just a little too far and the holiday table became a crime scene.

TV Recommendation:

Happily Never After - Season 1, Episode 5: “Devoured by Love”

Deadly Women – Season 6, Episode 7: “Love You to Pieces”

Sources & Reference Material:

Thanksgiving Massacre Witness: Paul Merhige Ate Dinner, Sang Songs Then Executed Family - CBS News

2009 Thanksgiving murders - Wikipedia

[UPDATED with Victim's Daughter at Parole Denial:] Omaima Aree Nelson and the Prosecutor Trying to Keep the Model-Cannibal in Prison: Then and Now – OC Weekly

Omaima Nelson | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

76-Year-Old Accused of Killing Son on Thanksgiving | Fox News

Aylais Oliver Obituary - Colorado Springs, CO

Join us as we head to one of the most mysterious and eerie sites in Delaware-Cape Henlopen State Park.

Cape Henlopen, home to Fort Miles, is a former military installation that has seen centuries of history and hauntings. One of those hauntings lingers today- the Soldier Ghost. Today we discuss the tale that whispers from the windswept shores of Delaware.

Source Notes:

• Fort Miles History
  The U.S. National Park Service has detailed records on the history of Fort Miles, including its role during World War II and its transformation into a state park.

• Fort Miles Historic Site Overview - National Park Service

• Bing Videos

• Delaware Paranormal Research Group (DPRG)
  The Delaware Paranormal Research Group has conducted several investigations at Cape Henlopen, including EVP sessions and ghost hunting tours.

• Delaware Paranormal Research Group - Official Site

• Haunting Claims
  Firsthand accounts of ghost sightings and paranormal experiences at Cape Henlopen come from local residents, park rangers, and ghost hunters. These testimonies can be found in online forums and websites dedicated to paranormal investigation.

• Haunted Delaware - Cape Henlopen

• TripAdvisor - Visitor Reviews of Cape Henlopen State Park (Haunting Experiences)

• EVP Recordings & Field Reports
  The DPRG’s investigations at Cape Henlopen have produced EVP recordings that are widely shared online. Some of these include the mysterious voice saying, "I didn’t mean to fall," among others.

• DPRG EVP Recordings - YouTube