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What do you think? Send me a text 📱 On October 7, 1949, Jean Elizabeth Spangler kissed her daughter goodbye and walked out the door, never to be seen again. Now, 77 years later, we'll piece together the mystery of what happened to this tragic Hollywood star. Using contemporary sources, new personal accounts, and a slew of insane Hollywood connections, we'll follow the journey of Jean Spangler. This twisting story will take us not only into the very heart of the film industry, but into the darkest corners of the Hollywood machine.  Was Jean Spangler the victim of a vengeful ex-husband? A mafia lord with a grudge to settle? Or a famous leading man with a serious secret to keep?  We'll explore every angle in this mystery deep dive and see if we can put the disappearance of this Hollywood beauty to rest once and for all.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Get excited! It's officially Spooky Season, and we're kicking things off right with a very special ghost story edition. That's right. I'm taking you into some of the creepiest stories in Hollywood. Come with me as we explore the most haunted locations, the most tragic ghosts, and the most surprising paranormal experiences that inspired some of your favorite movies.  Are you ready to explore the spooky side of Hollywood? Grab your popcorn and your holy water. It's gonna be good.  NOTE: To get the maximum enjoyment out of this episode, headphones are recommended. Enjoy!  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 From Gloria Grahame's marriage to her (former) stepson to the notorious party houses of Beverly Hills - these are the strangest secrets, scandals, and controversies that have cloaked Hollywood in shadow for more than a century. In this episode, I'll count down the 10 strangest secrets and scandals that turned Tinsel Town upside down.  Just some of the stories we'll talk about include: Joan Crawford's alleged dirty movie, Loretta Young's abandoned and re-adopted daughter, the mysterious Garden of Allah Hotel, a boy's dismembered foot in Van Nuys, the death of Ted Healy, and more.  If you ever wanted to know just how weird, wild, and secretive Hollywood can get, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!  (PS: I think I called Eddie Fisher "Todd" at some point. I caught it. I didn't edit it out. We're all going to live, I promise.) Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 When 15-year-old Lois Andrews announced she was marrying 42-year-old comedian George Jessel, America held its breath. Today, it looks like Jessel was also having an affair with the girl's 30-year-old mother. This is the tragic tale of Lois Andrews. A child showgirl who got her start on the stage of Earl Carroll at just 14 years old. Her winding journey would carry her through the arms of some of the most famous and powerful men in the golden age of Hollywood. But did it bring her peace?  Find out in this winding tale of another tragic Hollywood casualty.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 When Frank Ries killed himself in 1947, no one had any idea it was going to expose one of the darkest secrets in Hollywood history. A whole industry, designed to prey on young girls and movie star hopefuls... This is the story of Frank Ries. Hollywood royalty and Tinseltown's very own "King of the Obscene."  A Hollywood story I'm willing to bet you've never heard before.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 This week, take a deep dive into one of the darkest sides of Hollywood's Golden Age. We'll be exploring the madams, procurers, and brothels that kept the film colony's thriving sex trade alive. From infamous figures like Lee Francis to the "Black Widow" who lurked among some of Hollywood's most powerful figures. We'll explore some of the most harrowing and tragic stories from Hollywood's "white slavery" trade, and the people and places that made it happen.  Additional sources:  J.H. Graham Hollywood Deep DivesMadams and Brothels of Golden Hollywood Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Think Hollywood only became a nasty place when Epstein got involved with Peggy Siegal? Think again. In this episode, I'm taking you on a journey into the very predatory history of Hollywood...going all the way back to the very begging. Discussed in this episode: Charlie Chaplin's criminal attraction to children Louis B. Mayer's harassment of Judy Garland The parade of abortions organized by Irving Thalberg Oswley Stanley and Hollywood's drug revolution And more...This is it, folks. The predatory history of Hollywood laid bare right from the very beginning. We're going to peer into the darkest corners and expose the cycles once and for all.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 What happened to Marilyn Monroe at the Cal Neva Lodge in 1962? And what did Frank Sinatra and Sam Giancana have to do with it? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the final year of Marilyn's life. We'll look at what was going on in her personal life, her professional life, and the host of dodgy characters around her. Most importantly, we'll take a closer look at the Cal Neva Lodge and the tragic final week of Marilyn Monroe's life.  Featuring new research and theories rarely shared with the public before. Buckle up. It's a wild, and horrifying, ride.  Additional Sources:  FBI Declassified Marilyn Monroe filesSupport the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Yeah, Frank Sinatra used to sing for the mob...but what do you know about Johnny Roselli, or Charlie Baron? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into a few of the strangest Hollywood-meets-mafia-related stories. From the scandal-ridden rise of Betty Benson to the CIA conspiracies of Joan Crawford's honey, Charlie Baron -- we're going places the mob (and the CIA) probably don't want you to look.  Buckle up for a deep dive that will lead you right to the doors of Cielo Drive on August 09, 1969. It's all in this (first) in-depth look at the deep and lasting ties behind some of the biggest players in Hollywood and the mob.  Additional sources for this episode: Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals (Donis Casey)Isle of Destiny (1940). Starring June Lang Morton Grove Before the Baby Boom: Life and Times at the Lincoln Tavern (Beyond the Gradyent)Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Assault. Child abuse. Grievous bodily harm. Kim Kardashian. Those are just a few of horrors you can expect in this final chapter on Joe Francis. In part one, we looked at the mysterious childhood that created Joe Francis. Now, in Part 2, we'll see how the boy became the monster behind Girls Gone Wild -- an empire of softcore and hardcore pornography that ruined the lives of countless women.  This is an examination of a troubled life. A terrifying life. A life lived without consequence...and ever in the presence of a Kardashian.  This is the stomach churning, gut twisting, enraging final chapter of a man whose history reads like something out of a serial killer's playbook. This is the final chapter in the Joe Francis story. A look at the monster behind the curtain.  Recommended sources for this episode:  Epstein's Black Book: EFTA00191467Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 In 2008, Joe Francis plead no contest to child abuse and prostitution. Today, he lives in Mexico, in a palatial resort estate often frequented by the Kardashians. Who is this pornography mogul who has avoided more arrests than Ted Bundy? And how did he become a sweeping sensation of the early 2000s?  In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the history of the Francis family, and the making of a man Doug Stanhope once called, “Pure unadulterated evil…The most awful human being I’ve ever met in all of my time in the entertainment business.” This is the story of Joe Francis. The real Joe Francis.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 While you might know the Baekeland family for their plastics empire, in the 1980s -- they became known for a scandal filled with incest and murder. It was the kind of story that "just doesn't happen" in the high society circles of America. But in 1972, the curtain was peeled back on the elite of Manhattan when one of their own was murdered in cold blood.  This is the sordid and tragedy filled story of one of high-society's biggest scandals: the story of Barbara Daly and her son Tony Baekeland.  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And we were there for every moment of it... Yes. Early 2000s reality television. The wildest time in the Wild West. From Flavor of Love to Bad Girls Club, and Jon and Kate Plus 8 - the brand-new world of reality television showed us things we had never seen before. And then some. Behind the scenes, though, there was serious scandal going on.  In this episode, I'm counting down my list of the 10 darkest reality TV shows from the early 2000s? Does your favorite show make the list? Find out!  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 This week, we wrap up the story of the Duggar Family by diving deep into their ties to the IBLP...and it's crazy ties to the Kardashians? Yeah. It's wild. Also in this episode: Clive Davis is dead, Jack White is getting divorced...again, and declassified CIA documents that will blow your mind.  Enjoy!  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 They were Christian royalty on American reality tv. Now, the Duggars are a stain on the evangelical movement. How did a backwoods family from Arkansas become one of the most recognizable household names in the country? How did they climb from free housing to a $25M a year empire that fueled a political campaign?  In this episode, we're talking the history of the infamous Duggar clan. Where they came from, who they are, and how they produced two monsters among their brood of 19 children (and counting).  Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.