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On Christmas Eve 2006, an angry man took the lives of many people at the Christmas party at his former in-law's house while wearing a Santa suit and carrying a package to disguise his weapons. Listen in as guest Nate Ruegger weighs in on what went on to lead up to this night, the tragic deaths of the party-goers, and the aftermath.

Season 3 is still alive and kicking! Grab the tissues as we jump into a story where every single turn could have been avoided and countless lives could have been saved, but to save money, people were viewed as a useless commodity. To lighten the heaviness that we bring you, we follow up with a personal anecdote from our guest, Rhona, about how her neighbor set their house on fire and her immediate response. Special appearances and huffs by Amie the Dog.

We welcome in Season 3 with a re-release of last year's spooky season fave, our 10 Urban Legends discussed and debunked. With guest Kelly Larson, we patchworked ten stories together and discussed if there was a basis in reality or a total fabrication of overactive imaginations. Did we make this a game? Of course! Join in and see if you can get 10/10! Tweet us @talkabtfacts and maybe we'll send out #hauntedornaunted stickers this time!

This week, Elizabeth and Nate discuss the case that inspired the film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Is it a mystery, or is it a clear misuse of power? Stay tuned after the story if you're a Disney fan! We went to Disney, and it was Elizabeth's first trip! Accompanied by Nate + many other pod guests, we braved the park and we talk about our exciting adventure! Tweet us what your favorite ride/experience is!

This week, Elizabeth tells yet another Arkansan tale of unsolved proportions, the Boys on the Tracks. Yanked from the 1980s archives, this story takes twists and turns from potential CIA involvement to police cover up. Whatever truly happened it still unknown. Nate Ruegger joins us all once again to find out what we know so far about this 30+ year old cold case.

Nate Ruegger is back again, and this time presents a case of Japanese confectionary confusion that only the 1980s can give! Get ready for the twists and turns, the ups and downs, the zigs and zags, told only in the way that Nate can tell, as we buckle up for safety on this absolutely bizarre and unprecedented case from the unsolved archives in the Japanese police history.

Get ready for the most chaotic storytelling yet! Shea Fairaday joins to talk about the Texarkana Moonlight Murders after an accidental hiatus of the LTATF team. Never caught, the Moonlight Murders were the source of many pop culture inspiration, but let's talk about the madness behind the media!

When did Nelson Mandela die? What in the Beren-sh*t is it? What do you mean there's news about the Lindbergh baby? Play along with Von and myself to see if you've fallen victim to one of the many common misconceptions, or if you're on the theory of an alternate universe, examples that there is a glitch in the Matrix!

Have you ever found yourself afraid of a toy, or looking at something lifelike for too long, thinking it blinked? Or having you seen the films of the Annabelle series or Child's Play? Well, today I bring to you, and our barely willing guest Von, the true stories behind them, the real Annabelle doll and the 117 year old OG doll of crime, Robert the Doll. Do you believe in ghost stories and haunted dolls? Whether or not you do, these stories might make you think twice before looking at the uncanny valley as just somewhat of a phenomenon, or perhaps we're biologically predisposed to fear things that look like us. But the question is- why? If you've got an opinion either way, let us know! Tweet us @talkabtfacts and tell us what you think!

In 1996, Kristin Smart was a 19-year-old Stockton, CA native and freshman at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She would last be seen walking home from a party then vanish entire. The decades-long case captivated the nation, and has received renewed interest with the 2021 arrest of a suspect, Paul Flores and his father, Ruben. Paul Flores was a person of interest from practically day one, but perhaps worst of all - the campus police did not believe the reports of Kristin missing for so long, valuable evidence was not only lost, but essentially scrubbed away.

On one edge of Madison Square in Savannah, GA sits one of its finest – and most infamous – Southern architectural achievements – The Sorrel Weed House. The amber-colored home is shaped in a Greek revival aesthetic has evoked strong feelings in locals and tourists alike for decades in Savannah’s Historic District. Those emotions are largely rooted in the rumored supernatural events, and confirmed historical ones, that have given Sorrel-Weed House it’s air of mystery.

It may seem like a dated cliché now, but the idea behind putting missing children on milk cartons was a huge advancement in how the United States finds missing and exploited children. This tactic was a stepping stone to laws like Amber Alerts and photos in newspaper ads. Etan Patz’s disappearance was ultimately solved, but still left many questions around the guilt of his convicted killer. Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears department store and later found murdered, but there are still questions around whether or not the killer has been caught. What are do you think?