The Mysterious Deaths of the Jamison Family

Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?: In 1943, four young boys, out poaching in Hagley Wood came across a large Wych Elm, a broad, spiderlike tree. One of the boys begun climbing the tree to look for birds eggs and upon reaching the topmost branches, looked down to find the tree was curiousl... by Dark Histories

22 min listen

The Mysterious Deaths of the Jamison Family: This episode we take a look at the disappearance and eventual reappearance of the Jamison family. A mother, father and daughter trio who mysteriously went missing in the remote wilderness of Red Oak, Oklahoma only for the bodies to be found four years la... by Dark Histories

60 min listen

Transmissions from nowhere: Numbers Stations: Starting off in 1890, we take a look back at the history of secret radio transmissions, leading up until today and unravel some of the mystery, whilst uncovering some new oddities, of what are known as 'Numbers Stations'. For extended show notes, includi... by Dark Histories

73 min listen

The Disappearance of Gary Mathias: An obscure one this week with the lesser-known case of Gary Mathias and his four friends from Yuba City, CA. Five guys who went to a basketball game and ended up disappearing on a mountain road, 70 miles away, with no explicable reason as to how they got... by Dark Histories

23 min listen

Tutankhamun: Pharaoh Curses & Fake News: In this weeks episode, Sally and I don our sceptic hats and delve into 1920s Egypt to dig up the story of Tutankhamun and the crazy publicity storm that followed Howard Carter after his uncovering of the tomb. For extended show notes, including maps, lin... by Dark Histories

34 min listen

Krampus & Co.: This week is the final episode of 2017 and the final episode of Season 1. We take a look at some of the folklore behind Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas and specifically, his band of little helpers, who have a much darker history than the elves of today might... by Dark Histories

22 min listen

The Fire from Within: Spontaneous Human Combustion: In this episode, we dig into the history of Spontaneous Human Combustion and take a look at several historical cases dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, along with the theories of the times. We then jump forward and have a look at two modern c... by Dark Histories

24 min listen

The Enfield Poltergeist Story: The true story of the Enfield Poltergeist. A historical haunting of a British family during the 1970s, the Enfield Poltergeist is still today Britains most famous haunting. This story would become the inspiration for several TV shows and also the film Th... by Dark Histories

34 min listen

Tamam Shud: the Somerton Man Mystery: In this episode, we detail the mystery, researched from primary sources, of the Somerton Man, or as the case is widely and simply known, Tamam Shud.In 1948, the body of a man was found on Somerton beach, Adelaide, Australia. All identification marks had ... by Dark Histories

28 min listen

Adam: The Body in the Thames: This week we take a look at Adam, the name given to a body fished out the River Thames in 2001 and winds down a dark path that leads straight into a voodoo cult in the heart of London, embroiled with child trafficking and sacrifice. For extended show not... by Dark Histories

35 min listen

Eilean Mor: The missing lighthouse keepers: On the 26th December, 1900, a small ship approached the remote island of Eilean Mor. It was a small eruption of land, uninhabited aside from a small battery of 3 men, whose job was to operate and maintain the isles lighthouse. The relief vessel Hesperus ... by Dark Histories

24 min listen

A Topper & A Beaver: Thomas Briggs & Franz Muller: All aboard, we're going back to the Victorian era to shed some light on the first ever murder on a train in Britain at a time when people were already terrified on this crazy new technology. It's not all high speed steam trains though, we've even got a s... by Dark Histories

67 min listen

Burke & Hare: The West Port Murders: The story of William Burke and William Hare, two Irish men living in Edinburgh in 1827, who spied an opportunity to make money through murder. Now known as simply the Burke and Hare murders or The West Port Murders, this is dark history that took advanta... by Dark Histories

23 min listen

The Hinterkaifeck Murders: Working from contemporary German primary sources, this week we go in deep and take a look at the mysterious case of the Hinterkaifeck murders, a gruesome event from Germany in 1922, surrounded by suspicion and intrigue, but never solved. For extended sho... by Dark Histories

39 min listen

Terri Hoffman & The Black Lords: This week is a monster episode, detailing the life of Terri Hoffman, the leader of a cult called Conscious Development of Body Mind and Soul, who fought Black Lords in the spiritual realm and on the side, benefitted financially from a dozen mysterious de... by Dark Histories

59 min listen

Zombies: A true story of Haitian Voodoo: In this episode we explore the true stories of Zombies of Haitian Voodoo culture, from French colonial rule to an exhaustive search for the source of a compound which could scientifically prove the creation of zombies by Ethnobotanist, Wade Davis.Most of... by Dark Histories

32 min listen

The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run: Clevelands Torso Murders: The Grisly story of one of Americas most evasive Serial Killers Vs one of Americas most famous crime fighters. The mad butcher carved up his victims throughout the 1930's, evading capture from an entire police department, headed up by none other than the... by Dark Histories

66 min listen

Russian Dolls: Anatoly Moskvin: In 2011, Russia bore witness to one of the most bizarre cases in the countries criminal history. A story of Black magic, the Occult and one man's unusual hobby. For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com S... by Dark Histories

53 min listen

Lurancy Vennum & The Watseka Wonder: This week, we have a story of a 19th Century spiritual possession, when 14 year old Lurancy Vennum began suffering from fits that eventually led her to visiting heaven, speaking with angels and finally, taking in the spirit of deceased 19 year old Mary R... by Dark Histories

66 min listen

Introducing Moya - Trailer: Introducing "Moya", a brand new 12 part fiction podcast written and produced by me (Ben) from Dark Histories. Out now on all podcast platforms. Connect on Facebook: facebook.com/moyapodcast Or find me on Twitter: twitter.com/moyapodcast & Instagram: ins... by Dark Histories

1 min listen

Peter Stumpp: The Werewolf of Bedburg: This episode we take a look at the tale of Peter Stumpp. a man known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, who made a pact with the devil in trade for the ability to turn into a werewolf. We dig a little into the history of the folklore behind werewolves and have ... by Dark Histories

33 min listen

The Arthurs Seat Coffins: In this weeks episode, we tell the story of the Arthurs Seat Coffins, 17 tiny 4" coffins, each holding a wooden doll complete with handmade clothing, uncovered from the Arthurs Seat area of Edinburgh in 1836. To this day, no one has any explanations for ... by Dark Histories

26 min listen

The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Using legitimate research materials from both English and Russian sources, we tell the full story of one of the more strange cases in Russian and possibly the entire world. Still unexplained, though theories abound, this is the full story of the Dyatlov ... by Dark Histories

46 min listen

Americas First Documented Ghost: The Nelly Butler Haunting: Half a century before the Fox Sisters showed up on the scene to propel mainstream spiritualism onto the populace of America, there was a much lesser known haunting taking place in the cellar of a small frontier settlement, named Sullivan in Maine. Though... by Dark Histories

68 min listen

William Cragh: The Not So Hanged Man: William the Scabby was lead out to the scaffold on which he was to be hanged. A rebel against the Anglo-Norman rule, he had been sentenced to death on 13 counts of Homicide. Now it was time for him to meet his maker. Except, that is not how the story en... by Dark Histories

63 min listen

BONUS: Christmas Campfire 2018: We're back for 2018 with more listener stories sent in specially for this Christmas Bonus. Thank you so much to all the contributors and to everyone for listening this year. Merry Christmas. The music in this episode was used under Creative Commons Licen... by Dark Histories

51 min listen

(Part 1) Phantom: The Texarkana Moonlight Murders: Part 1 of 2 In 1946, The American twin city of Texarkana was plunged into the depths of panic and fear. The population of the postwar suburb was subjected to a series of murders that shook the dual cities to their core, prompting curfews, rumours and une... by Dark Histories

46 min listen

We are one: The episode is a bit different this week. We hit our one year anniversary on the day of recording, so we switched it up and had the first annual Dark Histories awards, taking a little look back at some of the people we've covered in the last year and the... by Dark Histories

53 min listen

Bonus Episode? January Patreon AMA: Bit of a massive cock-up this week, all is explained, but instead of skipping a week, I'm putting out this episode instead. Apologies, back to usual programming from next week! For extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to dar... by Dark Histories

24 min listen

Bella Wright & The Green Bicycle Mystery: It was the summer of 1919, in a leafy rural region of Leicestershire that we turn our focus towards today and a woman named Bella Wright, who was found lying dead by the roadside one quiet, Saturday evening. At first, police assumed her death to have bee... by Dark Histories

97 min listen

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