In 1584, this guy named Walter Raleigh (that we’re pretty sure the first Queen Elizabeth was hot for) had a ton of money and got the rights to start exploring the New World (AKA America). A few months after getting the go-ahead in an official document called Raleigh’s Charter, Raleigh sent a crew of peeps (mostly military dudes and a few explorers) over to the New World on a reconnaissance mission which lasted a mere 10 months before they pansied out… OKAY fine, they ran out of food… the group landed on Roanoke, present day North Carolina, but it was bad drought and like I said they lost food and stuff, so basically all by 10 of them went home…
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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…
Boise Murder House: 805 W. Linden Street
Located on Linden Street, just off exit 54 from I-84, sits a large craftsman style home was built in 1910, and is the subject of many grandiose urban legends: the Boise Murder House. And while those legends are mostly untrue, it was the site of what is said to be one of the most brutal…
The Ghost of Grace Brown
In this episode of The Lady Dicks, the #DickSquad is covering the tragedy of the Grace Brown murder. What she thought was love, was most definitely something else ?? On July 11, 1906, Grace Brown and her future husband (at least that’s what he told her) Chester Gillette, set sail on Big Moose Lake. Only…
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…
Penned Up in Eastern State
In this, the second episode of The Lady Dicks Podcast, certified dicks Nikki and Tae are joined by new dic-dition Andrea to talk about haunted Eastern State Penitentiary. With over 140 years of operation, Eastern State was the “inspiration” for over 300 prisons worldwide, and inspiration it was! During its lifetime, Eastern State was home…
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…