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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Evil Santa Claus: Krampus is Comin’ to Town
We see Christmas as cheery and joyful due, at least in part, to the jolly fella in the red and white suite who commits a little light b-and-e to leave us gifts each year. But legend has it that Santa’s evil twin might be hitching a ride in that sleigh, spreading not cheer but leaving…
The Sloss Furnace: Ghosts in Birmingham, Alabama
The Sloss Furnace opened its doors in 1882, and saw decades of gruelling work, poor safety conditions and it’s fair share of employee death before it officially closed its doors in 1970. So, it’s no surprise that there are ghosts lurking around the property. This week we’re dick-tecting the haunted Sloss Furnace, and sharing stories…
Who Killed Harry Houdini? The Mysterious Death Of The Greatest Illusionist In History
Harry Houdini is probably the most famous illusionist and escape artist in history. He could escape from pretty much everything—handcuffs, boxes, jail cells, the belly of the Loch Ness Monster—you name it. But he wasn’t exactly the best at making friends and influencing people. He was dead-set against anything having to do with spirituality and…
Jazz It Out: The Axeman of New Orleans
Between May 1918 and October 1919, the Axeman of New Orleans terrorized the Italian grocer population in New Orleans, Louisiana. While he had less than a 50 percent kill rate (not exceptional for a serial killer, definitely not one with personal connections to “His Satanic Majesty, Francis Josef, etc.”) he made quite an impact on…
A Ghostly Flight: Haunted Flight 401
The Lady Dicks are back in business, and it’s time to talk haunted airplanes. In 1972, Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed into the Everglades during it’s landing in Miami. But it’s not the high death toll that makes this particular crash memorable, it’s the fact that some of the people who died on that fateful…
Season 4: Dates & More Exciting News [Updated Nov 4]
**Update: November 4** The Lady Dicks planned to launch the season starting October 29, 2020, we recorded the first tracks BUT had a bit of an incident and the tracks were lost </3 We are a tad bit heartbroken but refuse to put out the less-than-awesome content that you deserve. We are currently re-recording the…
The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel
So far we’ve learned how to spot witches, become pirates and defeat (some) ghosts, and here at #DickHeadquarters we think it’s high time we start tackling some demons. We’re going to be covering a creepy and sad story of a sick young woman who was exorcized over and over again, instead of being given medical…
Throwback: The Bell Witch of Tennessee
It’s vacation week over here at The Lady Dicks, but we don’t want to leave you with nothing. So, we’re releasing the most popular episode we’ve ever released on the Bell Witch Farm. The Bell Witch is one of the most famous supernatural cases in America. In fact, it was so famous at it’s time…
Doppelgänger: Myth or Omen?
We’re veering off from our regular haunted houses and ghost stories to bring you a truly creepy concept in paranormal literature: the doppelgänger. These creepy creatures are duplicate of living people, and today we’re here to tell you some superstitions, myths and creepy historical tales in order to dick-tect whether they exist. So, are doppelgängers…