Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal
604 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 494 ratingsJason Horton & Rebecca Leib discuss and explore some of the most mysterious and interesting events in history. Take a trip to haunted hotels, abandoned malls, deserted amusement parks, paranormal experiences, infamous true crimes, and weird historical and cultural events. This is Ghost Town.
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211: The Han Twins Murder Conspiracy
June 29, 2022 07:05 - 29 minutesThe tumultuous relationship between twins sisters leads to murderous intentions in the late 1990's. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3QzMqC1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Seven Society (GT Mini)
June 24, 2022 07:05 - 11 minutesThe University of Virginia has its foundation in a secret society going back to the 1800's. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3y6MBNV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
210: The Boys On the Tracks
June 22, 2022 07:05 - 30 minutesThe mysterious death of two Arkansas boys in 1987 has left a trail of chaos for all those involved. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3QwI3rt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wondery Presents: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley
June 20, 2022 17:05 - 6 minutesOn May 4, 2001, Bonny Lee Bakley was found fatally shot in a car on a dark North Hollywood street. The prime suspect was her husband, famed actor Robert Blake. But Bonny, a longtime con artist, had plenty of enemies. She left behind a trail of men she’d scammed, and she had a volatile relationship with Christian Brando, the troubled son of movie star Marlon Brando. Not since the O.J. Simpson case had the eyes of the nation been so fixated on a homicide. The search for Bonny’s killer took dete...
The Manananggal (GT Mini)
June 17, 2022 07:05 - 9 minutesIn Filipino folklore, this man-eating and blood-sucking monster is the vampire to end all vampires. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Check out Belief Hole! https://www.beliefhole.com Sources: https://bit.ly/3HuiC5O Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
209: The Mike Williams Murder Plot
June 15, 2022 07:05 - 26 minutesThe mysterious death in 2000 of a Tallahassee man had its share of twists and turns lasting almost 20 years. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/39kGzzG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Paypal Incident (GT Mini)
June 10, 2022 07:05 - 6 minutesIn 2013 Paypal made one man the richest person in the world. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3aK5Gwg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
208: The Real Lord of the Flies
June 08, 2022 07:05 - 32 minutesThe 1965 shipwreck of 6 schoolboys is a survival story known as a real life Lord of the Flies. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/38U8uWU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Steve McQueen Hit List (GT Mini)
June 03, 2022 07:05 - 10 minutesIn 1969 actor Steve McQueen avoided one of histories most notorious murders. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3ammCZB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
207: The Haunted Chicago O'Hare Airport
June 01, 2022 07:05 - 24 minutesChicago's O'Hare airport has a dark and haunted history. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3wW6UMj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Poison Victorian Bread (GT Mini)
May 27, 2022 07:05 - 9 minutesIn the Victorian era, any meal could be your last. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3NFqRgY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
206: The Bathsheba Ghost Town
May 25, 2022 07:05 - 19 minutesA mysterious town in Oklahoma was short lived...if it even existed at all. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3sPiV4N Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pizza Hut's Forgotten Priazzo Pizza (GT Mini)
May 20, 2022 07:05 - 11 minutesPizza Hut's latest product was a cheesy mess in 1985. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3LbqE3G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
205: The Lindow Bog Mystery
May 18, 2022 07:05 - 23 minutesThe 1983 discovery of human remains unravels a mystery in Cheshire England. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/39oW2hD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Heil Honey I'm Home (GT Mini)
May 13, 2022 07:05 - 13 minutesAn ill-conceived sitcom centered around Hitler was cancelled after one episode in 1990. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3PfGptn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
204: The Waterworld Disaster
May 11, 2022 07:05 - 26 minutesThe 1995 film Waterworld was a complete disaster from day one. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3vYISRn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wondery Presents: Blood Ties Season 3 – “Strange Days”
May 09, 2022 19:05 - 6 minutesOur family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” and “Dr. Death,” Blood Ties stars Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love), Christian...
The Lost Weekend (GT Mini)
May 06, 2022 07:05 - 19 minutesThe winner of a 1984 MTV contest with Van Halen got more than they bargained for. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3MClU8o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
203: The Unbreakable Betty Lou Oliver
May 04, 2022 07:05 - 16 minutesIn 1945 New York City, one woman cheated death. Twice. Calm History: https://www.silkpodcasts.com/ More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3vBitsP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Walpurgis Night (GT Mini)
April 29, 2022 07:05 - 8 minutesThe Night of the Witches is upon us... More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/36Wik9V Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
202: Project Pigeon
April 27, 2022 07:05 - 15 minutesDuring World War 2 the US enlisted the almighty pigeon in the war effort. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3xTdUM4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Passover Ghost (GT Mini)
April 22, 2022 07:05 - 8 minutesThere's always room for a holiday ghost. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Ghost Town Shirt (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y2QGLB8 Ghost Town Everything Else: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29558157-ghost-town-haunted-true-crime-podcast More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/395C7V4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
201: The Poison Queen
April 20, 2022 07:05 - 24 minutesOne of the world's most prolific assassins in history has a poisonous legacy. Ghost Town Shirt (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y2QGLB8 Ghost Town Everything Else: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29558157-ghost-town-haunted-true-crime-podcast More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3xEOCRP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
The BBC Spaghetti Tree Hoax (GT Mini)
April 15, 2022 07:05 - 13 minutesA 1957 hoax courtesy of the BBC is taken a little too seriously by their listeners. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3uEZnS9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
200: The Pimp My Ride Murder
April 13, 2022 07:05 - 26 minutesA popular reality show creator finds himself a suspect in a 2010 murder investigation. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3rjwN6G Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The First Computer Bug (GT Mini)
April 08, 2022 07:05 - 8 minutesThe origin of the first computer "bug" has an interesting history going back to the 1940s. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/35PU7S4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
199: The TomorrowWorld Disaster
April 06, 2022 07:05 - 22 minutesThe 2015 installment of the TomorrowWorld EDM festival in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia proved to be disastrous. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3uUwMqT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The TomorrowWorld Disaster
April 06, 2022 07:05The 2015 installment of the TomorrowWorld EDM festival in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia proved to be disastrous. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3uUwMqT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mission Earth (GT Mini)
April 01, 2022 07:05 - 16 minutesThis bizarre L. Ron Hubbard helmed Edgar Winter album was a classic 80's disaster. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3tR3I4i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
198: The Bone Wars
March 30, 2022 07:05 - 20 minutesPaleontologists go to extremes in their rivalry for dominance in the late 19th century. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3tPTml4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chicken of the World Contest (GT Mini)
March 25, 2022 07:05 - 10 minutesIn the 1940's the United States had a strange campaign within the chicken industry. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3iziYwd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
197: The Abandoned Lincoln Heights Jail
March 23, 2022 07:05 - 25 minutesThis abandoned LA jail has had its share of famous inmates and is at the heart of many iconic crimes on and off the silver screen. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/blog/the-abandoned-lincoln-heights-jail/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3CTHe5m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Bombing of North Carolina (GT Mini)
March 18, 2022 07:05 - 8 minutesIn 1961 two hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over Goldsboro, North Carolina. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3thL31a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
196: The Bizarre Death of the Irish Fairy Wife
March 16, 2022 07:05 - 21 minutesThe tragic and strange death of Bridget Cleary is shrouded in Fairy-obsessed lore. More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3q3eLF1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Irish Hell Caves (GT Mini)
March 11, 2022 08:05 - 9 minutesHalloween's Irish roots lead to a series of "hell caves". More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3hWw2eD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
195: The Isabella Gardner Museum Heist
March 09, 2022 08:05 - 19 minutesA 1990 art heist remains unsolved and the art unrecovered, or has it? More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3KlbQ2q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Curse of the Creole (GT Mini)
March 04, 2022 08:05 - 9 minutesA haunted yacht sinks the Gucci dynasty. Blog: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/blog/the-cursed-creole-gucci-yacht/ More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3MmHHS4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
194: The Downward Spiral of Sesame Street’s Northern Calloway
March 02, 2022 08:04 - 22 minutesActor Northern Calloway had a prolific run on Sesame Street until a series of events led to his unfortunate demise. Blog: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/blog/the-downward-spiral-of-sesame-streets-northern-calloway/ More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3Hx9mMt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alien Lava Tubes (GT Mini)
February 25, 2022 08:05 - 7 minutesVolcanoes might be the the breeding ground for extraterrestrial life. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3p7Lusx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
193: The Xerox Murders
February 23, 2022 08:05 - 22 minutesThe events of November 2nd, 1999 became the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3BA2MTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Hollywood Black Friday Riot (GT Mini)
February 18, 2022 08:05 - 13 minutesA labor strike comes to a violent resolution in 1945 Hollywood. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3I0bgpT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
192: The Dark and Haunted History of Larnach Castle
February 16, 2022 08:05 - 16 minutesThis New Zealand castle's haunted past comes to light in the late 1960's. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3GIgAwF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NASA’s Moon Tree Mystery (GT Mini)
February 11, 2022 08:05 - 9 minutesIn the early 1970's, seeds brought back from the Moon were planted across the United States. Where some of them are located are a mystery even to NASA. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/34vMFuv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
191: The Kanye Quest 3030 Mystery
February 09, 2022 08:05 - 21 minutesA 2013 video game reveals its true agenda as a cult recruitment tool. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3B6TaQr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Captain Midnight (GT Mini)
February 04, 2022 08:05 - 11 minutesThe 1986 satellite hack of HBO was both a legendary and landmark case helmed by "Captain Midnight". More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3gm3xGB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
190: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
February 02, 2022 08:05 - 21 minutesThe 1977 murders of three girl scouts in Mayes County, OK remain unsolved. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3udU3p2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Baby Cages of the 1930's (GT Mini)
January 28, 2022 08:05 - 9 minutesIn the 1930's, baby cages were a...thing. More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3AyiTko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
189: The Golden Suicides
January 26, 2022 08:05 - 36 minutesThe lives of two promising artists ended in tragedy in 2007 by way of paranoia and conspiracy. Blog: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/blog/the-golden-suicides/ More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3qQkrDg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Haunted Mansion Secret Entrance (GT Mini)
January 21, 2022 08:05 - 7 minutesDisneyland's Haunted Mansion has a dirty little secret (entrance), More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/3AcswoV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
188: The Notorious Black Sisters
January 19, 2022 08:05 - 19 minutesThe deaths and subsequent hauntings around three sisters remains a turn of the century mystery, More Ghost Town: https://youtu.be/JXm3r2-YZ14 Haunted Merch: http://bit.ly/ghosttownstuff Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod Sources: https://bit.ly/321tM1l Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices