
Weirdsdale
Welcome to Weirdsdale, Weirdsters! We're Melissa and Stefanie, sisters speculating on the strange, mysterious, creepy and just plain weird. True crime, paranormal, psychology... whatever we deem weird this week!
Episodes
69 episodes
America's Bloodiest Cabin - Brunckow's Cabin
Happy (not) National Arizona Day! Oops, it actually was last week, but I had to tell you this story! Near Tombstone, Arizona, the final boom town of the US mine rush, there lies the ruins of a structure that holds the morbid title of "America's...
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Octopi and Boggy Guy: Cryptids of Oklahoma
Happy National Oklahoma Day! This week, Melissa tells the legends of two of Oklahoma's most elusive and mysterious cryptids. Are they merely legends or is there real evidence to prove their existence?! The Oklahoma Octopus is said to reside dee...
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Shortie Episode #8: Haunted Fort Douglas
It's Weirdster weekend! Happy National Utah Day! You know that means Melissa has a haunted story for you coming from the Beehive state! Apparently, Salt Lake City has many haunted spots which really makes you wonder, what's going on there?! The...
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Wyoming's First Murderess: Polly Bartlett
It's National Wyoming Day! Happy Weirdster weekend, Weirdsters! This week, Melissa's husband, Ryan, gets to hear all about the crazy story of the Bartlett family. Polly Bartlett and her father, Stephen travelled in their covered wagon to the bo...
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Billy Done Effed Up: The Ghoul of Gray's Harbor
Billy done effed up and so did we! We recorded this together, but Stef's audio didn't save. That pretty much sums up our week. So, here's Melissa telling you the story of William aka Billy Gohl, aka the Ghoul of Gray's Harbor in a way that make...
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Shortie Episode #7: Little Big Horn
The battle of Little Big Horn, otherwise known as Custer's Last Stand, was fought in the summer of 1876 in the rolling hills, and sharp bluffs of Montana. Before the fateful day of what is probably the US Army's most humiliating loss to date, t...
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Horned and Scorned: Cryptids of North Dakota
Look out, it's the one-eyed, one-horned, swimming, orange people slayer! The Miniwashitu of North Dakota lives in the depths of the Missouri River and emerges in the spring along with the sun, breaking up the ice that clogs the waterway. But, w...
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Shortie Episode #6: Clearview Ranch
If you're looking for some weird, mind-bending stories, listen to this! You've probably heard of Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, but have you heard of Clearview Ranch in Colorado? Some have called it, "The Close Encounter Capital of the US". There wa...
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Sisters and Misters: Seven Sisters Road
It's Weirdster Weekend! With a special guest, Melissa's husband who is delighted to hear a scary story for National Nebraska Day! We're continuing our quest to cover a story for each state in the US on their National Day. This one is a re...
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Shortie Episode #5: Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
This week, Melissa tells the chilling story of a place that some people call “the world’s most haunted amusement park”, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park in West Virginia. Unknowingly built on an ancient indigenous burial site, it also was the scene ...
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Interview with Lashanda, daughter of Beth Ann Ricketts
We were so lucky to be able to speak with Lashanda, the daughter of Beth Ann Ricketts. If you haven't yet listened to our episode on the case Beth Ann Ricketts, who went missing in December of 1997, we encourage you to do that first! Lashanda g...
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The Gumberoo and Pink Goo Too
Happy National Oregon Day! Today, we're talking about some fascinating creatures of legend that evolved from the logging industry in Oregon. There are actually so many mysterious creatures of the dense woods that terrified loggers, Melissa had ...
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Shortie Episode #4: The Palmer House Hotel
Happy Minnesota Day! This week, Melissa tells the story of the historic Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The original building on the property was built in the 1800's as a hotel, saloon and brothel for the small town, but when it w...
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Mystery in the Mojave: Beddie Walraven
We all know the movie trope of dastardly deeds done in the desert. The isolated areas, sparse population and harsh conditions unfortunately do make the deserts of the US a common dumping ground for murder victims. Beddie Walraven was a young wo...
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Shortie Episode #3: Summerwind Mansion
Happy National Wisconsin Day! Guess it's a thing now! This week we're celebrating the weirdness of Wisconsin by telling the story of Summerwind Mansion on West Bay Lake in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin. Built in the early 1900's, some believe that t...
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Shortie Episode #2: Edinburgh Manor
Happy National Iowa Day! Melissa is sharing the love for Iowa with a special short episode about one of the most haunted places in our state, Edinburgh Manor. Known worldwide for its paranormal activity, investigators and the paranormally curio...
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Madame LaLaurie: The Darkness of New Orleans
Madame Delphine LaLaurie was a well-known socialite of New Orleans in the early 1800's. Wealthy, charming, a wife and mother, hostess of lavish dinner parties. But, when a fire broke out at the LaLaurie home in 1834, a horrific scene was discov...
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Shortie episode #1: Coral Castle
It's National Florida Day so we're kicking off our first mini-sode...Meli-nisode? We can't decide what to call it, with the mysterious architectural enigma that is Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida. Built by Latvian immigrant, Ed Leedskalnin, ...
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The Moon-Eyed People of Southern Appalachia
The legend of the Moon-Eyed people of the southern Appalachian Mountain region is a fascinating one! Many origin tales of the moon eyed people exist, are they humans of Welsh descent? Elemental spiritual beings? Trolls? They've been described a...
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50th Episode, One Year Anniversary and...Happy Spaghetti Day!
Wow! We just want to thank our listeners, our Weirdsters, so much for listening! We've made it one year and brought you 50 episodes! Holy macaroni! Speaking of pasta, it's National Spaghetti Day so we're bringing you the story of Philly's most ...
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Illuminati of Barbaras: The Barbegazi and Schmutzli
This week we're heading to the Swiss Alps to talk about the Barbegazi! No, not the illuminati of your neighborhood Barbs, but alpine gnomes who thrive in the freezing cold of the mountain tops. With beards of ice and giant ski feet, the Barbega...
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Missing: Beth Ann Ricketts
The morning of December 22nd, 1997 was the last time anyone in Beth Ann Ricketts' family saw her. The 31 year old mother of two went missing after going to breakfast with her then boyfriend/fiance, Bill Halterman. Despite some very suspicious c...
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Lost in the Frost: Inuit Legendary Creatures of the Arctic
Bundle up! We're heading to the arctic (not really) to learn of some creatures of Inuit legends that haunt and hunt way up North (def not Santa or Rudolph). These stories tell of spirits, demons and serpent creatures that you definitely don't w...
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It's Goblin Season: The Hopkinsville Goblins
Stef says it's Elf season, but Melissa says it's Goblin Season! Today we talk about a very strange incident that occurred near Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1955. "Little Green Men", actually silver, metallic creatures descended upon a farmhouse an...
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The Bloody Benders: America's Most Murderous Family
We've got a special 40th birthday request! The story of the Bender Family from 1870's frontier Kansas. America's most murderous family. Four mysterious characters rode into the town of Labette, Kansas and set up their "inn" business that would ...
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