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In part one, we dive into the early life of Helena Blavatsky, from her unconventional childhood to the experiences that shaped her restless, rule-breaking spirit. We explore her family background, her early fascination with mysticism, and the formative moments that pushed her away from polite society and toward the occult.  Sources https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/ Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In this Quite Unscripted episode, we’re breaking down our Roses and Thorns of 2025, the wins, the chaos, and the lessons we absolutely did not ask for. We’re talking New Year’s resolutions, what we’re actually committing to, what we’re already side-eyeing, and what we’re leaving firmly in last year.  Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In the final part of our Idaho 4 series, we’re breaking down how investigators pieced it all together, from that single DNA match to the digital trail that led cops straight to the idiot killer's door. We’ll talk about the wild turn toward a plea deal, the absolutely gut-wrenching victim impact statements, and the moments that still give us chills. Then we’ll wrap it up with where things stand now, and what this case has left behind in its wake.  If you’d like to learn more about the victims’ legacies or support the causes created in their honor, here are the official foundations established by their friends & families.  Made with Kindness Foundation: https://www.madewithkindnessfoundation.com/about-usEthan's Smile Foundation: https://www.ethanssmile.org/Sources https://www.wpbf.com/article/idaho-murder-bryan-kohberger-dna/42781433 https://metro.co.uk/galleries/evidence-that-caught-student-killer-bryan-kohberger-revealed-in-new-photos-24611687/ https://apnews.com/article/idaho-pennsylvania-law-enforcement-86744e177e6013262fb6838e1cde6e34 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-kohberger-university-of-idaho-murders-trial-delayed/ https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article273131445.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bryan-kohberger-police-documents-strange-incidents-idaho-murders/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/stacy-chapin-bryan-kohberger-dna-help-idaho-murders/ https://internewscast.com/news/us/washington-releases-all-bryan-kohberger-documents-revealing-disturbing-details-of-idaho-murder-investigation/ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/bryan-kohbergers-shocking-prison-fund-001542557.html         https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-murder-victims-sister-says-she-called-man-6-times-night-slayings-report ht Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In this episode, we’re diving into the nightmarish events of that November night in Moscow, Idaho, piecing together the timeline as told by the surviving roommates and reconstructed by investigators. We’ll walk through what was seen, heard, and discovered in those early morning hours, separating rumor from the truth. What really happened inside that house, and how did a night of ordinary college life turn into a scene of unimaginable horror?  If you’d like to learn more about the victims’ legacies or support the causes created in their honor, here are the official foundations established by their friends & families.  Made with Kindness Foundation: https://www.madewithkindnessfoundation.com/about-usEthan's Smile Foundation: https://www.ethanssmile.org/Sources https://www.the-independent.com/extras/indybest/idaho-murders-documentary-bryan-kohberger-b2795338.html Documentary: One Night In Idaho Documentary: The Idaho Student Murders https://www.biography.com/crime/a65265758/idaho-murders-timeline-bryan-kohberger? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_University_of_Idaho_murders https://www.tyla.com/news/idaho-university-victims-death-decision-latest-trial-bryan-kohberger-477699-20250429 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11461727/Retracing-murderers-steps-Blueprints-Idaho-student-stabbed-death.html https://isp.idaho.gov/moscow/ Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In part one of our deep dive into the Idaho murders, we focus on the four beautiful souls whose lives were selfishly taken. We go over who they were, their lives, and the bonds that tied them together. We also introduce the bitch boy killer, Bryan Kohberger, and the red flags he left scattered all over the place. Listen as we trace up to the final hours that left a profound impact of the people who knew them, the community and the rest of the world.  If you’d like to learn more about the victims’ legacies or support the causes created in their honor, here are the official foundations established by their friends & families.  Made with Kindness Foundation: https://www.madewithkindnessfoundation.com/about-usEthan's Smile Foundation: https://www.ethanssmile.org/ Sources https://www.the-independent.com/extras/indybest/idaho-murders-documentary-bryan-kohberger-b2795338.html https://www.biography.com/crime/a65265758/idaho-murders-timeline-bryan-kohberger? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_University_of_Idaho_murders https://www.tyla.com/news/idaho-university-victims-death-decision-latest-trial-bryan-kohberger-477699-20250429 https://isp.idaho.gov/moscow/ Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

This week we bring you the story of The Trunk Murderess, Winnie Ruth Judd. A story of illness, infidelity, murder, morphine and girls just being girls. This is a wild and confusing story that leaves more questions in its wake than it answers. Click play– its Morph’n time. Sources https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/303 https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/library_Judd-Winnie-Ruth_MS1203.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/27/us/winnie-r-judd-93-infamous-as-1930-s-trunk-murderess.html https://www.chronicle1909.com/2021/03/02/oregonians-played-prominent-role-in-1930s-most-horrific-murder/ Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

We're getting unscripted, answering your questions, talking about our dads, making fun of our sibling's teeth, reading some fun news articles, reading each others minds and rambling about nonsense. Lock in, and get ready to Harness the Banshee! Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

The Titanic has sunk, the band has stopped playing, and now we’re diving headfirst into the aftermath. From sensational headlines to deep sea dreams, we’re unpacking the chaos, conspiracies, and the hunt for that big boat at the bottom of the Atlantic. Grab your life vest, because this ride is just as wild as the iceberg that started it all.    Sources TitanicFacts.net https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ https://www.titanicuniverse.com/titanic-ticket-prices/2347 https://www.titanicbelfast.com/Discover/Story/Titanic-Experience/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-it-was-like-aboard-the-titanic-140017266/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/titanic TitanicFacts.net https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/titanic https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/titanic-disaster-what-happened-180972151/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/titanic.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17631595 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20392/11-little-known-facts-about-titanic https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/14/titanic-sinking-facts-anniversary/11661208002/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-sinking-facts-legends-anniversary/ https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/history/titanic-locked-third-class-passengers-26588560 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosion https://www.wired.com/story/us-coast-guard-report-titan-submersible-implosion-oceangate-ceo-stockton-rush/ https://time.com/7307552/titan-sub-report-released-implosion/   Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

Grab your life vest and climb aboard as we dive deep into the doomed voyage of the Titanic. From its glittering construction to its tragic collision with destiny. We cover the chaos, the class divide, the flares, and the many missteps that turned a luxury liner into a legend. Stay tuned for Part 2, just like the Titanic VHS, we're gonna need tape 2 for the real deep dive...  Sources TitanicFacts.net https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/titanic https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/titanic-disaster-what-happened-180972151/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/titanic.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17631595 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20392/11-little-known-facts-about-titanic https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/14/titanic-sinking-facts-anniversary/11661208002/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-sinking-facts-legends-anniversary/ https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/history/titanic-locked-third-class-passengers-26588560 Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

Where were you on October 15th, 2009? Were you like Nicole, probably tuned into MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge? Or like Noelle (and the rest of America), glued to the news, holding your breath as a silver, UFO-shaped balloon floated over Colorado with a child supposedly inside? Noelle brings us the story of the Heene family’s bizarre grab for fame that floated straight into infamy.   Sources https://time.com/7302213/trainwreck-balloon-boy-netflix/ https://people.com/where-is-the-balloon-boy-now-11770596 https://www.5280.com/the-balloon-boy-hoax-solved/ https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950074173/balloon-boy-parents-pardoned-by-colorado-governor-for-2009-hoax Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In this unscripted episode, we recap our wild and wonderful time at Windy City Parafest, listen to hear all of our eerie encounters and unforgettable moments.  Go to magicmind.com/unusualmm and use code: UNUSUAL60 at checkout for 60% off Magic Mind!  Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

In Part Two of the Enfield Poltergeist, we unravel the bizarre final chapter of the haunting that captivated the world. We explore the unsettling family history of paranormal investigator Maurice Grosse and the eerie emergence of "Bill Wilkinson," the disembodied voice that chilled even the most skeptical minds. As the activity fades, we’re left questioning what was real, what was imagined, and what may still linger. Sources The Enfield Poltergeist - Documentary on Apple+ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/enfield-poltergeist-true-story-enfield-haunting https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-enfield-haunting https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/enfield-haunting/22457/ https://people.com/movies/inside-the-real-story-that-inspired-the-conjuring-2 Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

What began as an ordinary, semi-detached council house at 284 Green Street in Enfield, London, would soon become one of the most infamous haunted locations in the UK.  In part 1 we uncover the eerie beginnings of the haunting that shook a quiet London suburb in 1977. Mysterious knocks, levitating furniture, and terrified witnesses set the stage for one of the most famous paranormal cases in history.  Sources The Enfield Poltergeist - Documentary on Apple+ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231026-the-enfield-poltergeist-why-the-unexplained-mystery-that-shocked-1970s-britain-continues-to-disturb https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/enfield-poltergeist-true-story-enfield-haunting https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-enfield-haunting https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/enfield-haunting/22457/ https://people.com/movies/inside-the-real-story-that-inspired-the-conjuring-2 Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

We did it! We got Unscripted again! On this episode we chat about our time in The Roff House, a horror con where we learned William Shatner's beauty secrets, True Crime news, our home town Chicago Pope, the difference between a hot dog and a polish sausage, our favorite M. Night Shyamalan movies, and so much more that we honestly can't list it all here!  Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017

This week, Noelle shares a story from 1943, when four young boys entered the woods in a small town near Birmingham, England, and discovered something horrific wedged inside the trunk of a tree. A year later, incriminating graffiti appeared, reading “Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?”—a haunting question tied to a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.  Sources https://medium.com/curiosity-chronicles-extended/who-put-bella-in-wych-elm-6b5ed7b881a3 https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0g26yr4/the-80-year-old-mystery-of-the-skeleton-found-in-a-wych-elm https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/mystery-over-who-put-bella-down-the-wych-elm-/102171844  https://brian-haughton.com/ancient-mysteries-articles/bella_in_the_wych-elm/   https://crimereads.com/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Glory  https://josefjakobs.info/2018/01/bella-in-wych-elm-mysterious-anna-from.html  Books: Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm?: Volume 1 & 2: The Crime scene Revisited  by Alex Merrill Send us a text Support the show Hit us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuiteUnusualPod/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1349829115227754 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiteunusualpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/quiteunusualpod Send us your Listener Lore! Send us an email: [email protected] Wanna send us something spooky? P.O. Box 1212 Des Plaines, IL, 60017