A little murder, a dash of haunting—we’re headed to Weatherford, Oklahoma to dicktect the unsolved homicide of Katie DeWitt James. In July 1905, Katie took her daughter, Lulu Belle, and left her husband to stay with family members in nearby Ripley. After saying goodbye to her father at the train station, she was never seen …
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Vampires, Oh My! Vlad the Impaler, Bran Castle, Dracula + the Vampire Craze
Dracula is a famous historical figure, albeit not true. But his origin story does have a place in history, through the life of Vlad the Impaler. Vlad and Dracula aren’t the only vampiric references throughout the years though. Today on the Lady Dicks Podcast we’re covering all things vampire from the Greek origin legend to …
The Villisca Axe Murders
On June 10, 1912, eight people were found dead in the Moore’s home in Villisca, Iowa. The murders spawned nearly ten years of investigations, repeated grand jury hearings, a spectacular slander suit, murder trials, and numerous minor litigations. Law enforcement agencies from neighbouring counties and states joined forces, and bloodhounds were brought in to track …
John Dillinger’s Death & Haunted Biograph Theatre
Today the Lady Dicks are going to take you through the hauntings at Chicago’s historical Biograph Theatre and the tale of notorious bank robber John Dillinger. So grab your machine gun, jump in your Studebaker and join us in the height of the gangster era dirty ‘30s while we take a back seat to the …
Haunted Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, Part 1
The haunted Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, California, opened its doors in 1927, and since then has been home to suicides, murders and strange happenings, so much so that some think the building itself is possessed. Its guest list boasts a number of guests who never had the opportunity to check out, a handful of …
The Greenbrier Ghost: Murder of Zona Shue
The Lady Dicks are tackling the story of the Greenbrier Ghost, the ghost who kinda, sorta, maybe testified against her own murderer, and it’s going to be a wild ride. On January 23, 1897, a neighbourhood boy dropping by to handle some chores for the newly-married Zona Heaster and Edward Shue, discovered the body of …
Haunted Zoo Bridge in Calgary: Murders of Donnie Goss and Gary Billings
Pack your bags and grab your plane ticket, on this episode of The Lady Dicks Podcast the #DickSquad invites you to join them for an investigation in their hometowns of Calgary, AB and Vancouver, BC, to hear the story of the haunted zoo bridge in Calgary. The ladies will be dicktecting the murders of Donnie …
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
In the inaugural episode of The Lady Dicks Podcast, certified dicks Tae and Nikki tackle one of America’s most salacious did-she, didn’t-she murder stories: the story Lizzie Borden who allegedly murdered her parents. On August 4 1882, in Fall River Massachusetts (which neither of the #DickSquad can actually pronounce) Abby and Andrew J Borden were …