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Ernie was a loving family man, a father, a grandfather. Dapperly dressed, he was a veteran, a golfer, karaoke man, a bowler and so much more. Throughout the years, Tessa would visit her grandfather in Arizona, and often times recorded their conversations. Always taking the opportunity to ask him questions about his life, and he shared many moments including his time as a medic during the Second World War. In this episode you will hear some of those conversations, between grandfather and granddaughter. Res in peace grandpa. When he passed away he was just a few weeks shy of turning 102. CREDITS & LINKS  CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Cowley, Wyoming🇺🇸 Beckley, West Virginia🇺🇸 Wooster, Ohio🇺🇸 Livonia, Michigan🇺🇦 Hayvoron, Ukraine🇨🇴 San Gil, Columbia RECORDINGS: All the recordings you hear today were recorded by me throughout years of visits with Grandpa KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Provided by Tessa Mauro VOICEOVERS:  Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro

Murder. Suicide. Betrayal. Freak Accidents and more. Is it just a string of bad luck or is it a curse? CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC COURTESY OF; Bobby Mackey - "Johanna"Fading Point - "Trigger" KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc VOICEOVER SHOUT OUTS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy Jerry Mauro COVER PICTURE: KIRK ALYN Kirk Alyn as Superman in a publicity still from 1948 This work is in the public domainbecause it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. GEORGE REEVES Omschrijving: George Reeve [Reeves], de eerste Superman in de film wiens carrière werd verpest door zijn fixatie op de rol. Jaartal Unknown. Hij pleegde zelfdoding in 1959. Unknown author Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇫🇷 Maisons Alfort, France🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rutherglen, Scotland🇺🇸 Henderson, Kentucky🇮🇩Pontianak, Indonesia🇺🇸 Paramount, California🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/invincible-force-1-minute-347078142 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/superheroes-349222798 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/rise-of-legends-347554664 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/in-epic-rfiz_yhisk0eai76a https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/vengeance-epic-trailer-music-347267553 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/inspiring-hero-theme-346751395 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/please-hxwewm7qvkhnwxw8d

In the Reign of Horror Vampire Serial Killer series, we continue the bloody trail with part 5. Tessa discusses the cases of two Polish serial killers. Warning: The murders and rapes of young children are discussed in this episode. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC LINEUP: 🎸Bobby Mackey "Johanna" KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Colorized publicity shot featuring Bela Lugosi, Elizabeth Allan, and Henry Wadsworth in Mark of the Vampire (MGM, 1935). Image is assumed to be in the public domain as no copyright notice has been attached. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇲🇽Xalapa, Mexico🇺🇸 Midlothian, Virginia🇦🇷Zàrate, Argentina🇺🇸 La Plata, Maryland🇩🇰 Fredericksburg, Denmark🇺🇸 Westbrook, Maine VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w43GrnwZetE PIXABAY: A Grave Conversation - Ambient Piano Strings Dark Spooky Choir Time's Up A Piano With A Creepy Atmosphere For Scary Stories (Full Version)

Tutbury Castle has a lot to tell, it's been around for 955 years. Serving not only as a home at times, but also as a royal prison, one of its most famous inmates was Mary Queen of Scots. It's here she would stay before her botched execution. Tutbury is home to many ghostly residents, including Mary herself. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC LINEUP: 🎸Bobby Mackey "Johanna" KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons - Tutbury Castle viewed from within the keep, looking west. Dave Harris Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Indiana, Pennsylvania🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium🇺🇸 Scarbro, West Virginia🇺🇸 New London, Missouri 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aderly Edge, England🇺🇸 Byron, Wyoming  VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro MY OWN RECORDINGS: 😆 Baby laughter STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/reminiscence-cello-soloist-348542027 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/medieval-harp-kingdom-instrumental-347567392 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/fog-of-war-346995054 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/jailhouse-blues-348377331 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/funeral-elegy-347615865 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/grasping-destiny-348830451 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/lurking-silent-to-grave-352003284 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/until-the-certain-death-352587192

The residents of Dudleytown, Connecticut experienced odd deaths, murder, going insane, a string of bad luck and even a connection to a royal beheading of a Dudley. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC LINEUP: 🎸Bobby Mackey "Johanna"🥁Stick The Landing “The Headliner” KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: WikiCommons Media (image not of Dudleytown) Text from Kiehl log: Chilkat Indian Village. Album 1.077 Subjects (LCSH): Chilkat Indians--Homes and haunts--Alaska--Haines Region; Villages--Alaska--Haines Region; Dwellings--Alaska--Haines Region Concepts: Native Americans H. Ambrose Kiehl Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania🇺🇸 Arlington, Washington🇯🇵Kushima, Japan🇧🇬Sofia, Bulgaria🇺🇸 Crestview, Florida🇺🇸Shrewsbury, New Jersey VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/lurking-fear-348854950 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/true-ghost-stories-348404479 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/royal-drama-353057940 https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/love-is-forgetting-r3j-wgljdki2073bu

In the Rocker Deaths series, part 9 brings you a whole new lineup. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC LINEUP: 🎸Bobby Mackey "Johanna"🎸Fading Point "Gasoline"🥁Fading Point "The Crown"🎸Alien Manner "Zinger "👽Alien Manner "Listen Official"🎙️Destined to Fail "Lindsay’s Song"🎸Destined to Fail "The Sin is Enough"🎸 Fading Point "Trigger" KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc ROCKER LINEUP: Duane RolandRandy CarrDennis DanellJim Morrison COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons - (images cropped) RANDY CARRPhoto of Randy Carr on drums. No machine-readable author provided. Wiki writer~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). Public domain JIM MORRISONJim Morrison in one of the photos of Joel Brodsky's famous Young Lion photoshoot. Joel Brodsky, Distributed by Elektra Records Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 El Dorado Hills, California🇮🇳 Durgapur, India🇺🇸 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin🇺🇸 New Kensington, Pennsylvania🇺🇸 Bardstown, Kentucky🇲🇺Pamplemousses, Mauritius  VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro MY OWN RECORDINGS 🎙️ Footsteps STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/red-hot-love-348784349

The year is 1942. Private Gerald Mauro, away from family and is in a war that will take the lives of millions. He writes home, first from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, then Camp A.P Hill, Virginia then as he shared in a letter hoping to go "across" we find him in Africa. Tales from a soldier.  CREDITS & LINKSMUSIC PROVIDED BY: Story Blocks KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Image is from my grandfathers personal collection CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Butler, Kentucky🇵🇭Quezon City, Philippines 🇺🇸Worcester, Massachusetts 🇺🇸Lincoln Park, Michigan🇺🇸Meridian, Idaho🇺🇦Mukachevo, Ukraine VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/patriots-salute-347730746.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/heroes-march-on-348368151.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/proud-soldier-348792045.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/fog-of-war-346995054.html

In Part 4 of the Vampire Serial Killer series, Tessa talks about 2 heinous killers, a serial killer from Belgium and a serial killer from Brazil. CREDITS & LINKSWARNING: Includes sexual content, rapes, and murders of children MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey - Poor Pearl KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons Nosferatu.jpg Public domain Nosferatu.jpg  CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Covington, Georgia🇺🇸 Callaway, Minnesota🇺🇸 South Amboy, New Jersey🇵🇪 Trujillo, Peru🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oswestry, England🇮🇲 Douglas, Isle of Man VOICEOVERS: The Late Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/spine-chiller-hsl7j-oywkhf7wocl.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/insomniac-vampire-351895645.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/transylvania-mania-346800085.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/vampire-ahead-348766445.html

Located in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, a site that has seen many shipwrecks, death and destruction. Here you will find a ghost ship, a phantom cat and a spirit who warns people when bad weather is coming, and of course the tallest lighthouse in the US - Hatteras Lighthouse. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey - JohannaFading Point - Trigger KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in fog, on beach in original location. 1998. Outer Banks, North Carolina Jon Gudorf Photography Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 CITY SHOUT OUTS: Clovis, New MexicoBelton, TexasGreenbelt, MarylandWalthamstow, EnglandCresco, IowaGreenfield, Massachusetts VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/the-fear-sets-in-hyxnd09ltkshus0ta.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/ghost-in-the-piano-bmavfnwquk6pkedw8.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/mysterious-happenings-351768731.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/cinematic-hollywood-fantasy-haunted-filmscore-trailer-h-xxzrogukls4pqcl.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/whispers-in-the-dark-serious-piano-mystery-347530872.html MY OWN RECORDINGS Butters the Cat Meowing

The Bloody Benders were a sick demented family that, like the Barker/Karpis Gang, dined and murdered together. Many would fall victim to these vicious unforgiving predators. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey - JohannaDestined to Fail - The Sin is Enough KNITTING FOR VETERANS FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/7g3ftcpsc COVER PICTURE: Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons: This 1873 photograph shows the infamous Bender Inn the day after the grave digging began. George R. Gamble Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸Park River, North Dakota🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Blackpool, England🇺🇸 Sheffield, Alabama🇺🇸Cody, Wyoming🇺🇸Minocqua, Wisconsin🇺🇸 Brookhaven, New York VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/proud-soldier-348792045.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/twilight-menace-349072370.html

Tragedy strikes when a small boat carrying the lighthouse keeper, his wife and infant son capsizes, a lost at sea, never to be found. The family goes on to endure my death and heartbreak later on. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey - Johanna Alien Manner - Listen Official KARA FUNDRAISER: http://spot.fund/CremationFundsForKaraMcCoy COVER PICTURE: Found on WikiMedia Commons - The lighthouse on South Manitou Island. Geoffrey George Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸Shrewsbury, Massachusetts🇺🇸Culpepper, Virginia 🇺🇸Saddle River, New Jersey 🇺🇸Edina, Minnesota🇩🇪Schwebheim, Germany 🇺🇸Kenosha, Wisconsin VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/by-the-lighthouse-348814996.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/the-phantom-shipwreck-348533780.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/ethereal-349249265.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/soft-emotional-piano-quiet-storm-bcc2bmpgdkkodchgq.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/empty-room-347506733.html

Suicides. Murder. Infancy death. The Colt family experienced all these things. Even before the Colt revolver existed, they experienced heartbreak. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey "Johanna” Stick the Landing "The Headliner" KARA FUNDRAISER:http://spot.fund/CremationFundsForKaraMcCoy COVER PICTURE: [Unidentified soldier in Confederate infantry uniform with model 1842 musket and two Colt revolvers] [between 1861 and 1865] Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print The Library of Congress No known copyright restrictions CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇳🇱Oude Wetering, Netherlands🇺🇸Gretna, Louisiana🇮🇪Newtownforbes, Ireland🇺🇸Sahuarita, Arizona🇺🇸Murrayville, Georgia 🇺🇸Largo, Florida VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/curse-of-the-coven-348426884.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/cursed-silence-in-the-depths-352099570.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/canary-rgbhiba38prk0wxxoll.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/vampiria-amore-352233113.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/sorrow-in-habana-351645810.html

Now just ruins in the Cascade Mountains, Northern State Mental Hospital was once a large institute that sprawled several hundred acres. Overcrowding, mistreatment and heinous experiments would be conducted here and many people would breathe their last breath here. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey "Johanna” Destined to Fail "The Sin is Enough”                             "Eternal Struggle” KARA FUNDRAISER:http://spot.fund/CremationFundsForKaraMcCoy COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons: The Northern State Hospital was opened in May 1912 and closed in about 1976. This was one of three mental hospitals in the state, originally called a "hospital for the mentally insane." Subjects (LCSH): Sedro Woolley (Wash.); Cities and towns--Washington (State) Unknown author Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Irvington, Kentucky🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jarrow, England🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 🇺🇸 Plaistow, New Hampshire🇮🇶 Sulaymaniyah, Iraq🇫🇷  Fontainebleau, France  VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/owner-of-my-soul-348958040.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/abandoned-evil-threat-349264620.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/no-mans-land-ro4gwxe7dklwt029z.html MY RECORDINGS: Child laughing

In part 2 of the Barker Karpis Gang series, you will hear all about the gangs crimes, which includes several law enforcement murders, robberies, and two kidnappings, where both men were taken in broad daylight. CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Bobby Mackey “Johanna” KARA FUNDRAISER:http://spot.fund/CremationFundsForKaraMcCoy COVER PICTURE: Wikimedia Commons: TOP LEFT FRED BARKER (SLIGHTLY CROPPED TO FIT) Mugshot of Fred Barker, of the Barker-Karpis gang FBI Public domain TOP RIGHT BARKER HOUSE (PART OF IT CROPPED TO FIT): "Ma" and Fred Barker died in the upper left bedroom of this cottage. TheGoodspeeds Public domain BOTTOM LEFT ALVIN KARPIS: Arthur "Doc" Barker, was an American criminal, son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang. United States Department of Justice Public domain BOTTOM MIDDLE HERMAN BARKER: mugshot of Herman Barker law enforcemnent Public domain BOTTOM RIGHT ARTHUR BARKER: Arthur "Doc" Barker, was an American criminal, son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang. United States Department of Justice Public domain CITY SHOUT OUTS: 🇺🇸 Burlington, New Jersey🇺🇸 Youngwood, Pennsylvania🇰🇿 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan🇺🇸 Del Rio, Texas🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Castleford, England🇿🇦 Vredenburg, South Africa VOICEOVERS: Kara “The Real Deal” McCoy - City shout out’s & outro PIXABAY: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-anva-lurking-fear-150383/ STORY BLOCKS: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/unsettling-slow-horror-ambience-creepy-and-scratchy-strings-and-scary-bells-for-haunted-or-killer-settings-bhtcqbcdokom861lu.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/unholy-darkness-349249252.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/vanished-terror-through-the-fog-352334873.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/connecting-shadows-hoqubwyepkd0xqni0.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/petrifying-vision-appears-352882949.html https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/when-the-lights-are-gone-347186079.html

The Barker family were full of rotten apples, add Creepy Karpis - who at one time was Public Enemy Number 1, you have yourself an extremely murderous gang. Part one goes into detail about the Lineup, Part 2 (to be released next week) will go into details about their crimes etc. CREDITS + LINKSCOVER PICTURE:Wikimedia Commons - Alvin Karpis, member of the Barker-Karpis gang and responsible for bank robberies, kidnapping, burglary, auto theft. Photo taken to show he'd had his fingerprints removed by underworld physician Joseph Moran. Arrested in New Orleans on May 1, 1936 by Director Hoover and FBI agents. FBI Public domain Altered Fingerprints of Alvin Karpis.jpg VOICEOVER/S:Kara "The Real Deal" McCoy (City Shoutouts and Outro)