Morbid

Featured heavily in 1990's documentary on the Harlem drag ball scene, Dorian Corey was a legendary queen and an iconic performer. However, a dead man, partially mummified with a bullet in his head was found in her closet after her death in 1990 and instantly made her name synonymous with something decidedly less glamorous. What happened to this man? How did he get there? We may never know.



The New York Magazine Article about Dorian Corey by Jeanie Russell Kasindorf:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OeQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=drag+queen+and+the+mummy&source=bl&ots=9P9lNELRMV&sig=ExToyAJtmc1naRfg0uv2HqUzj5k&hl=en&ei=KRw-TczzLMeh8QP_j4DbCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q&f=false



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Tonight's episode is a dive into the terrifying world of sleep paralysis. If you have ever experienced this weird place between dreaming and reality, then you know how nightmarish it truly can be. We will cover the science behind it, some legends born from it and then read some of your stories about it!



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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Australia, you came in hot with a road that deserves its own episode! Flinders Highway is called The Highway of Death and is also known as the real Wolf Creek. Over 12 people have confirmed to have been killed along this stretch of desolate highway and some believe a thrill killer could be behind it all.



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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It's finally Part 2 after a short hiatus! In this installment, we cover Gina DeJesus' abduction, more of the nightmare these women went through while spending a decade in Ariel Castro's House of Horrors and their eventual harrowing escape.



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Check out Michelle, Amanda and Gina's books!

Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings

https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Me-Reclaimed-Cleveland-Kidnappings-ebook/dp/B00HSNMGBI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Michelle+knight&qid=1581751607&sr=8-1



Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings
https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Darkness-Happiness-Kidnappings-ebook/dp/B071YYP4K5/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Michelle+knight&qid=1581751607&sr=8-2
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Memoir-Survival-Cleveland/dp/B00VEMM38A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KSIFFH1GFQRV&keywords=gina+dejesus&qid=1581751732&sprefix=gina+deje%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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In tonight's epic Listener Tales episodes, we talk about a too close for comfort landlord, Alaina'a lovely best friend Deb's personal story about the Boston Marathon Bombing, sassin' a robber, a mud pie kidnapping with a happy ending and a ouija board mishap. Come on in, the water is terrifying and strange!



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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This is the copy of our live show from the magical Gramercy Theater in NYC. We take a deep dive into David Berkowitz AKA Son of Sam or Son of Pearl. Hope you enjoy this, because David Berkowitz is the OG Dennis Rader. 



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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In this multi-parter, Ash and Alaina discuss the brutal kidnappings and torture of two of the three Cleveland kidnapping victims. Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry thought Ariel Castro was just an acquaintance's father. They never could have imagined the monster he really was, until it was too late. This episode contains some graphic descriptions of torture and sexual assault.



Michelle's amazing book



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Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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Today we got to have a truly humbling experience. We spoke with Jessica Clifton, the older sister of Maddie Clifton. Maddie was brutally murdered when she was only 8 years old and Jessica was only 11. Who was the killer? It was a casual friend in the neighborhood, 14 year old Joshua Philips. Speaking with Jessica, we were able to clear up some misconceptions about her sister's case and also hear her first hand experience as a family member of a murder victim. This conversation was really eye-opening and we want to thank Jessica a million times for sharing her insight with us. We know it wasn't easy to open this back up.



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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April 11, 1981 would mark a grim day in Keddie, California. That evening, mystery assailants came into cabin 28 and brutally massacred mother of 5, Sue Sharp, her eldest son, his friend and her youngest daughter.



31 years later, the case remains unsolved, but with new investigators on the trail, things could take a turn.



Check out the three part investigative report I mention in the episode

https://www.plumasnews.com/keddie-murders-revisited/



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

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The abduction and murder of 12 year old Polly Klaas in 1993 was the beginning of a lot of changes in the way America views crimes against children. Her murderer, Richard Allen Davis, showed us all that true evil does exist and it can walk right into your home.



Sources:

http://www.pollyklaas.org/



https://www.kron4.com/news/father-of-murder-victim-polly-klaas-speaks-after-death-row-executions-halted/



https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-QUENTIN-Polly-Klaas-murderer-found-2492310.php



https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-17-mn-3000-story.html



https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-supreme-court/1286985.html



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Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally

Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)

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