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H.E.R. STORY Podcast H.E.R. is an acronym for Heroic, Empowering, & Resilient. This series focuses on how various women of color have defied their obstacles to success. Each of us has a story. There are women out there who have gone through the very same barriers you’re currently facing, but they didn’t give up. They used their difficulties to mold them into strong and resilient women. If they can break through their hardships, so can You! You are H.E.R.--Heroic. Empowering. Resilient. Liste ...
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved It was 1989, in the heart of New York City, when 2-year-old Christopher "Choo Choo" Dansby and 19-month-old Shane Walker vanished without a trace. Theories range from a simple abduction to an elaborate baby trafficking ring. To this day, no one truly knows …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved The Oklahoma Girl Scout murders took place on the morning of June 13, 1977, at Camp Scott in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. Despite the police having an obvious suspect, the murders remain unsolved to this day. Support this podcast at — https://redc…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved Amy Lynn Bradley, while on a family cruise to the Caribbean, went missing from the Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line's ship Rhapsody of the Seas. She remains missing to this day. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/still-unsolved/donatio…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved The Jamison family of Eufaula, Oklahoma disappeared on October 8, 2009, and though their bodies were found four years later, their case remains a mystery. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/still-unsolved/donations Advertising Inquiries: https:…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved On April 11, 2001, 20-year-old Branson Perry vanished from outside his own home in Skidmore, Missouri. Two years after his disappearance, a sickening clue emerged. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/still-unsolved/donations Advertising Inquirie…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved From April 1971 to September 1972 six young African-American girls were abducted from their neighborhoods in Washington, DC and murdered. Their bodies were found in both the District of Columbia and in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The suspect in these …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved The beach was officially open, but Molly was there alone. No houses overlooked the water, and the beach wasn't visible from the parking lot, which was situated at the end of a dead-end street. Surrounding the area in all directions were only trees. While ev…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved Monday, February 14th, held special significance for the Degree family. Not only was it Valentine’s Day, but it also marked Iquilla and Harold's 12th wedding anniversary—a day filled with love for the world, and a celebration of the love that formed their f…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved Do you believe in ghosts? You just might, after this story. Imagine, if you will, a quiet, unassuming woman living a seemingly ordinary life in Chicago - A life filled with music and caring for her patients as a respiratory therapist. But beneath the surfac…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved One of the most prevalent lessons in true crime history revolves around friendship. We need to be cautious about the company we keep, as we sometimes use the term "friends" too loosely. The very people we consider friends might not have our best interests a…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved Tara Calico was a sophomore at The University of New Mexico. She excelled academically, maintaining a 3.9 GPA while studying to become either a psychologist or psychiatrist. She was meticulous about keeping to her schedule. In fact, before her final bike ri…
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It’s our final episode (!), and we’re discussing A Tempest of Tea, the much anticipated new novel by Hafsah Faizal. We meet Arthie Casimir and her crew who run a tea-house-turned-blood-house called Spindrift in the city of White Roaring. When Spindrift is threatened, Arthie is forced to make alliances and pull off a dangerous heist. There are vampi…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved It's alarming that we can either be victims of our own obsessions or the focus of someone else's. Sometimes, all it takes is smiling at the wrong person to become the object of someone's fixation. Their obsession starts out minuscule and then escalates rapi…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Please consider supporting the show: patreon.com/StillUnsolved Cabin 28 - just two words, innocent on their own. Yet, to the tight-knit community of Keddie in Northern California, they evoke a chilling saga of horror and repulsion. Such a grim chapter many wish to erase. Within its walls unfolded one of America's most …
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Show announcement: several months ago we decided that it’s time for The Library Coven to come to an end, so this will be our final season. Over the past nearly 6 years we’ve loved making the show and forging connections with folks we never would have met otherwise. But it’s time for our HEAs*. Whether you’re a new listener or someone who’s been wit…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod patreon.com/StillUnsolved On the evening of May 9th, 1994, a young woman was dropped off at her after-school job, just minutes from her home. Then, she vanished. Now, almost thirty years later, the case remains filled with unanswered questions and odd occurrences on the very street from which she presumably vanished. R…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod patreon.com/StillUnsolved For nearly forty years, travelers along Route 16 near Fayetteville West Virginia, were met with a billboard featuring blurry photos of five children. Each child had dark hair and solemn eyes. Below the images were their names and ages—Maurice, 14; Martha, 12; Louis, 9; Jennie, 8; and Betty, 5.…
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Today we’re talking about House of Marionne by J. Elle, which introduces us to 17-year-old Quell who has lived an itinerant life with her mother for *reasons* (namely, the forbidden power Quell wields), but is then forced to go directly into the belly of the beast…the magic boarding school at a lavish estate near New Orleans. Will Quell be able to …
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Instagram: still_unsolvedpod In a desolate rice field, two miles north of Katy, Texas, flames engulfed a luxurious Jaguar Sedan on November 8th, 1985. Among the wreckage, sheriff’s deputies discovered charred human remains. The remains were so horrifically disfigured that discerning the gender proved impossible. The police could only look into the …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod At around 4 p.m., an announcement was made to the shoppers of the Wonderland Mall that a child was missing. As the mall began to clear out, the local police arrived and began to conduct their search for the missing boy. This search would become one of the longest searches in Michigan’s history. While it was ultimately …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod On January 2, 1935, at 1:20 p.m., a lone man checked into the President Hotel in downtown Kansas City. He had no luggage besides a comb and a toothbrush and asked for an interior room on a high floor of the hotel. He checked in under the name Roland T. Owen and complained to the bellboy about the outrageous prices of a…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod This will forever remain one of the strangest mysteries in existence. A forty-four-year-old woman lived her life in constant fear of an attacker. Over a span of seven years, she would be harassed by an unknown individual, leading to more than 100 police reports of stalking. They would call her to threaten her or breath…
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In this episode we discuss the first book in the Nampesheweisit series, To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. We both listened to the audiobook narrated by Charlie Flyte. J starts the show giving it 4.5 stars but revises the rating up to 5 by the end –– this book rocks! Recommend if you like… How to Train Your Dragon ofc Magic school …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Out of the many cases of people disappearing, this is one of the most chilling. It is also one of the hardest ones to make sense of. By all accounts, this man lived a happy and fruitful life with his wife and two children. Then, he suddenly went missing one day. On the same night that he went missing, his wife received…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod Cheri Jo Bates, an 18-year-old college freshman, was stabbed and slashed to death on the grounds of Riverside City College. Police determined the assailant had disabled the ignition coil wire and distributor of Bates' Volkswagen Beetle as a method to lure her from her car as she studied in the college library. Many bel…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod On the fateful morning of November 6th, 2001, Dorthy Harris made her customary trip to the bank. That is where her routine deviates from its usual outcome. Shortly after that trip to the bank, A customer entering the Florence Hair Salon would discover Dorthy's lifeless body in the store's walkway. What followed was an …
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod For a period of time, Blair's life was on a smooth trajectory. But that would take an ominous turn one summer. It started with a near-complete change in his demeanor. Colleagues at the construction firm, who once praised him as a cheerful and dependable worker, began noticing a shift. Blair's recent behaviors included …
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Our season 6 winning streak continues with The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa. We both LOVED the audiobook narrated by the incomparable Vico Ortiz (Jim from Our Flag Means Death). The novel tells the story of Mar, a magical enby/genderqueer/trans-guy whose father made a deal with the literal devil that comes back to haunt everyone. It’s a book a…
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Instagram: @still_unsolvedpod In the chilly dusk of Friday, January 22, 2010, in Brooklyn, New York, 7-year-old Patrick Alford, Jr. was with his foster mother on their way to the trash chute in their high-rise apartment. An unexpected call disrupted the moment, creating a distraction, and in that moment, Patrick vanished. Vanished without a single …
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Between 1979 and 1981, approximately 29 murders occurred in the Atlanta area. The victims, all young black children, were found callously discarded. Their deaths left their families devastated, and the community in shambles. Investigators say that they worked tirelessly to find the killer and prevent more murders, and they would finally have some l…
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One day in Austin Texas, a 20-year-old woman left home to spend time with a friend at the movies. But instead of reaching the movie theater, she found herself at a local bar, where her fate took a mysterious turn. The woman and her friend crossed paths with two unidentified men. The rest remains shrouded in mystery. Nearly five decades have passed …
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Y’all, we’re on a winning streak with the books this season! That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williams is the first book in the Forage and Fracture Saga, and it’s set in 1600s England.. It’s got Fae, Orisha, Shakespeare, a cool magical system, and a gorgeous cover! Get thee to the library for a copy! Recommend if you like… Legendborn and Bloodma…
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We absolutely loved The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag! This graphic novel is a quick and cute read that digs into the nuances of coming out in various contexts and relationships, among other conflicts (*cough* rich people and their yachts *cough*). And the illustrations are beautiful! Note: k’s audio is a bit weird on this one, but we tr…
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In this episode we discuss Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong, a novel in her “Secret Shanghai” series. While technically preceded by These Violent Delights and These Violent Ends, we didn’t start with those and still very much enjoyed Foul Lady Fortune. The sequel, Foul Heart Huntsman, is out now. Thanks to the publisher for sending us some of Chloe’…
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Follow me on Instagram for ALL UPDATES: @truecrime.black ----- If there is one dream that you could say is universal, it's becoming a millionaire. Having all the money at your disposal to live whatever type of life you want is a reality for so few people, they're literally known as the "one percent". This dream is especially hard to reach as a blac…
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Follow me on Instagram for ALL UPDATES: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror C…
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In today’s show we are mixing things up and discussing the short story anthology Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined edited by Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams. It has robots, AI, reincarnations, spaceship races, climate catastrophe, horny gods, post/other-than-human consciousness, and much more! Recommend if you like… Beneath the M…
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Follow me on Instagram for ALL UPDATES: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror C…
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In this episode about A Crown so Cursed, we’re back in the world of the Nightmare-verse in the final (we think?) installment of the series that we started reading all the way back in the show’s first season. Alice is facing a new types of nightmares, learning new histories about her family, and trying to protect both our world and wonderland. Chaos…
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Instagram: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productio…
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Instagram: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productio…
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Instagram: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productio…
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it’s that time again! see below for a massive link round up (some of the books link to our bookshop affiliate page) Fiction we couldn’t put down (Jessie) The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Wildfire by Hannah Grace The Golden Frog Games by Claribel …
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Instagram: @truecrime.black Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productio…
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This week we are discussing the graphic novel Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall (with additional contributions by Bex Glendining and Ariana Maher). This story follows a wide cast of characters in 1930s Mississippi, where magic is restricted based on race and class. Broom racing is outlawed by the state, but clandestine competitions offer much …
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Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Author Download: https://…
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Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Author Download: https://…
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This week we are discussing Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, which was suggested by patron and friend-of-the-show Deanna. Both of us loved Acevedo’s novel-in-verse The Poet X, but we had some differing opinions about this newly released adult novel. Recommend if you like… magical realism, generally Isabel Allende Cien años de soledad by Gabriel Ga…
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Track info: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Music promoted by “FM Free Music” Video Link: https://bit.ly/3gtRvy8 FM Free Music Download: https://hypeddit.com/40qrzq Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Music provided by Alex-Productions: Halloween Horror Creepy Piano by Alex-Productions Author Download: https://…
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Season 6 has officially begun! We’re back with a historical fiction novel suggested by our beloved patron Grey (@grey_reads on insta): The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas. This is a retelling of the legend of Mulan from Chinese folklore. Recommend if you like… Mulan retellings, generally (Disney films included) Hafsah Faisal’s novels (We Hunt the F…
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