True Crime Episodes

The Case of Homero Gomez Gonzalez and Feel-Good but Sad Ghost Stories
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June 7, 2024

The Case of Homero Gomez Gonzalez and Feel-Good but Sad Ghost Stories

Homero Gómez González was a Mexican environmental activist, agricultural engineer, and politician. He was a manager of El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve, and he was very vocal about saving them. Untl the day he vanished. He was found dead about 3...
The High Priestess of Blood
Jan. 20, 2023

The High Priestess of Blood

Magdalena Solis and her brother were approached by the Hernandez brothers in the 1960s with a deal they could not pass up. Magdalena Solis was asked to pretend to be a goddess and go with the brothers to Yerba Buena, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In a short time, she would become known as the High Priestess of Blood, a serial killer and a cult leader. Before that, Cristina tells guest cohost (and her twin) Carmen, a listener story. If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or ...
Scary Stories From El Salvador and the Case of Reyna Angelica Marroquin
Dec. 23, 2022

Scary Stories From El Salvador and the Case of Reyna Angelica Marroquin

El Salvador is home to many legends, La Siguanaba, El Cipitio, El Cadejo, but it is also home to tales of hauntings and scares. Some speak stories of haunted coffee plantations in El Salvador and a very famous but haunted shopping mall, Las Galerias, which is also tied to La Familia Guirola, who are the subject of legend dealing with the devil. Cristina shares these stories with Carmen, today's guest cohost. After the spooky stories, Cristina tells Carmen of the Reyna Angelica Marroquin, a Salva...
Legends From Panama... and the Case of the Missing Dutch Girls
Dec. 16, 2022

Legends From Panama... and the Case of the Missing Dutch Girls

Panama is a Central American country, known for beautiful beaches, hiking trails and scenery, but it is home to many legends and myths. Tales of ghosts haunting mountains, jungles, witches and warlocks can all be heard in Panama. Aside from the ghosts and legends, there is one very real danger in Panama: the treacherous jungle. Many have gone missing, Cristina tells MJ the case of Kris Kremmers and Lisanne Froon, who went missing while hiking the Pianista trail in Boquete, Panama and MJ shares s...
La Pistolera and UAP Sightings
Nov. 11, 2022

La Pistolera and UAP Sightings

How does a woman named Sharon Kinne end up a Mexican prison with the nickname "La Pistolera (the Gunslinger)"? In this episode, Cristina tells MJ about this wild true crime case and MJ brings recent UAP sightings in Mexico and New Mexico, but first, they share a listener story. If you have spooky stories you want us to share on the podcast, please email Espookytales@gmail.com Timestamps: Intro: 0:00-2:55 Listener Story: 2:55-6:11 UAP Sightings by MJ: 6:11-24:34 Midroll break: 24:34-26:16 La Pist...
Ye Olde Crime- El Sacamantecas
Oct. 7, 2022

Ye Olde Crime- El Sacamantecas

Presenting Ye Olde Crime! Cristina is out, visiting family in Mexico, eating delicious food and hopefully visiting some haunted places, so here's another awesome podcast from the Cultiv8 network. Ye Olde Crime show notes: Lindsay and Madison discuss Juan Díaz de Garayo, as well as why you should never travel alone at night, that it’s okay to NOT stay married to people you hate if it’s gonna turn you into a murdering asshole, and the divisive power of cherry cordials. Information pulled from the ...
The Dark Side of Exorcisms
Sept. 16, 2022

The Dark Side of Exorcisms

Exorcisms have been the subject of many beloved horror movies, but they take place in nonfiction settings, are on the rise and can be very dangerous. Attempted exorcisms can result in the death of the alleged possessed person. Two of these cases discussed in this episode involve children, murder against children, if this is something you cannot listen to, please feel free to skip this episode . Child cases timestamp: 21:12 - 1:00 If you have spooky stories you want us to share on the podcast, pl...
The LLDM Cult
July 8, 2022

The LLDM Cult

The leader of La Luz del Mundo, a church that has been accused of being a a cult, plead guilty on 3 of the 26 counts against him in June. The LLDM church stands by their leader and denies all accusations, despite former members leaving and claiming it is a cult. We go through the history of the LLDM & the alleged crimes of the leaders of the LLDM. TW FOR RAPE, CHILD SA MATERIAL Sarah Manjarrez' tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahh.manjarrez?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Interview with form...
The Case of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz
March 11, 2022

The Case of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz

TW: Murder, Femicide, Rape. Today, we bring you the case of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz. Marisela Escobedo Ortiz moved mountains to find justice for her daughter, this is her story. Most of the information for this episode comes from the Netflix documentary, the Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo. In Marisela's honor and for Women's History Month, our Patreon funds will go to the MMIW, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, USA. The MMIW is a nonprofit that is dedicated to finding the missing and hel...
Haunted Houses: Latin America with Bethany & Leah of Paranormal Putas
July 16, 2021

Haunted Houses: Latin America with Bethany & Leah of Paranormal Putas

There are some houses with such horrible histories, they have remained empty, today we share the horrifying tales of La Casa de Kilometro 5 in La República Dominicana and La Casa de Los Mijangos in Queretaro, Mexico. Then our amazing guests share some of their spooky stories from their childhood home. Before that, we share a listener story, if you have a spooky story you want us to share, send it to us at Espookytales@gmail.com Listen to Paranormal Putas here Watch us on Tiktok: https://www.tikt...
Espooky Casas (Haunted Houses) with Spoken of Level Up Project
April 9, 2021

Espooky Casas (Haunted Houses) with Spoken of Level Up Project

Home is supposed to be where you rest and feel safe, but what if something is there? Something so evil, you are not at peace. Today we explore a house turned museum in Guanajuato, Mexico called La Casa de Lamentos (House of Laments), which is said to be haunted by the many victims of a Mexican serial killer. We also share the tale of La Casa de Brujas, which was once the home of a shaman named Pachita, who to this day is said to haunt the place. Our guest, Spoken, shares tales of his haunted hou...
El Hombre Del Saco (The Sack Man)
Jan. 22, 2021

El Hombre Del Saco (The Sack Man)

CW- content warning, child murder, blood drinking El Hombre Del Saco is a legend told to children in Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Chile and Argentina (it is known as El Viejo Del Saco /the old man with a bag in Chile and Argentina) and as El Roba Chicos (child stealer) in Mexico. A real crime in Spain in the year 1910 caused the legend to spread and for parents and children alike to fear El Hombre Del Saco. We explore Sack Man legends from all over the world, and came by a really surprising booge...
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