Shot in the Dark: The Body in Girty’s Cave
In August 1879, a bloody love triangle in Perry County, Pennsylvania, ended when outlaw Samuel Albright gunned down his romantic rival, William Miller, before vanishing into the rugged wilderness alon...
11 Sep 24min
Looking After Things: The Ghost of Paul Schultz
In December 1897, Pike County, Pennsylvania, carried out its very first hanging behind the Milford courthouse, sending German immigrant Herman Paul Schultz to the gallows for the gunshot murder of his...
10 Sep 24min
Arsenic Anna: The First Woman Executed in Ohio
In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, host Allen Sircy delves into the chilling true story behind his new book, Arsenic Anna, uncovering the rise and fall of Depression-era Cincinnati’s most noto...
9 Sep 31min
The Legend of Whistling Jack
Deep in the shadow of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, where thick woods and steep ridges swallow sound, an unsettling cry shattered the winter silence of 1903. In this episode of Southern Ghost Storie...
8 Sep 20min
From the Vault: Secrets and Sins of the French Quarter
We’re unlocking the archives for this special "From the Vault" episode to revisit one of New Orleans’ most storied and haunted landmarks: the Omni Royal Orleans. Standing on ground once occupied by th...
7 Sep 14min
The Corpse That Stirred: The Strange Fate of Giovanni Azari
On November 14, 1885, the Cook County Jail executed three men for the infamous Chicago trunk murder of Filippo Caruso, but only one would ignite one of the most chilling premature burial legends in Am...
4 Sep 28min
Stealing Lincoln's Body
On Election Night in 1876, while the nation was gripped by a razor-thin presidential race, a gang of Chicago counterfeiters crept into Oak Ridge Cemetery on an audacious mission: break into the tomb o...
3 Sep 25min
Forever Watching: Cincinnati’s Mad Mogul
At the turn of the twentieth century, Charles C. Breuer was one of Cincinnati’s wealthiest real estate moguls, but an explosive family feud over his scandalous marriage to a much younger housekeeper u...
2 Sep 19min
