Ep. 74 – The House of Many Doors

The secret history of the Winchester Mystery House.

To some, the Winchester Mystery House is considered to be the most haunted house in the world. It’s maze like corridors and stairways that go nowhere just seem like a natural location for ghosts. But what is the history of this bizarre, sprawling mansion? And was there something more that drove Sarah Winchester to build and keep building until she died?

Notes:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house

https://www.amazon.com/Ghostland-American-History-Haunted-Places-ebook/dp/B01BD1SUA6

http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com

Music:

Dexter Britain, The Tea Party

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/Creative_Commons_Volume_2/The_Tea_Party

All other music from this episode by Alex Mason, with and without the Minor Emotion

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason/

Ep. 73 – The Cemetery Man

The mystery of who really committed the Lindbergh kidnapping

Back in 1932, the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s infant son was considered to be the crime of the century. For decades after, people have wondered if the man who was convicted of the crime, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, was really guilty or not?

Notes:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/killed-lindbergh-baby.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X76TIJS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2009/07/good-riddance-mr-lindbergh

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1491010/Aviator-Lindbergh-fathered-children-by-three-mistresses.html

Music:

Dexter Britain, The Tea Party

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/

Kai Engel, Daedaelus, Global Warming, Evermore, Mercy, Mist and Clouds, Snowfall Intro, Pacific Garbage Patch

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/

Ep. 72 – The Mad Sculptor

The story of Robert Irwin, an insane artist who committed a series of horrific murders
There’s an old saying that there exists a fine line between genius and madness. In 1937, a gifted but mentally disturbed sculptor committed a series of horrific murders that shocked New York City, and brought on one of the biggest manhunts in the city’s history. 
 
Notes:
https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/who-killed-this-pretty-east-side-model-in-1937/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3E4XMU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
 
Music:
Dexter Britain, The Tea Party
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dexter_Britain/
Alex Mason & The Minor Emotion, Music from Soul Breaker
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Mason__The_Minor_Emotion/
Kevin Macleod, Meditation Impromptu 1

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