Fresh Hell Podcast

E189: Natascha Kampusch (part I)

In 1998 the abduction of 10 year old Natasha Kampusch while on her way to school in Vienna, Austria stunned residents of this normally safe community. Today Johanna tells Annie the early life of Natasha and of her kidnapper, Wolfgang Přiklopil. 

E188: Fresh Hell Pet Wall of Fame (Dog Edition)

In today’s more lighthearted episode, we look back at two of the most infamous dogs in history. Greyfriar’s Bobby, Edinburgh Scotland’s most loyal dog, a Terrier who rests beside his beloved human in the stunningly spooky Greyfriar’s Kirkyard.Also, Smoky, the ’Yorkie Doodle Dandy, ‘ whose mysterious appearance in a foxhole during World War II baffled soldiers. She soon became the lifelong companion of Corporal William Wynne, and served bravely in the war saving the lives of hundreds of soldiers on the Pacific front!Join us as we discuss some of our favorite pets in history, the incredible lives they lived, and their enduring legacy.(Spoiler alert! Both Bobby and Smoky have long and adventurous terrier lives, and die peacefully of old age. )

E187: MURDER - The Identification of Ruth Marie Terry/ Lady of the Dunes Update (part III)

Today we cover the grand larceny trial of Guy Rockwell, and the lack of a homicide trial for Manzanita or Dolores Mearns. 
 
We also discuss the fact that Guy married Ruth Marie Terry in 1974, months before her partially dismembered body was found. Ruth was identified as the Lady of the Dunes on Halloween 2022. Today we discuss the vibrant 37 year old, long missed by her beloved family in Tennessee, who never gave up hope.
 
Dolores, Manzanita and Ruth may not have been the only people ‘Raoul’ Guy Rockwell Muldavin (allegedly) brutally murdered. 
Anyone who has information about the whereabouts about Muldavin and Terry in 1973 and 1974 are asked to contact Massachusetts State Police at 1-800-KAPTURE.

E186: MURDER - The murder of Manzanita and Dolores Mearns/Lady of the Dunes Update (partII)

In part 2 of 3, we discuss the mountain of evidence indicating Guy Rockwell, (who married Ruth Marie Terry, aka ‘The Lady of the Dunes’ in 1974), brutally murdered his second wife, Manzanita and her daughter, Dolores Mearns in Seattle, in April of 1960. We’ll discuss what he was up to when authorities were searching for him, eetail his complicated con game, and reveal where he was eventually found.

E185: MURDER - The lies of Guy Rockwell/ Lady of the Dunes Update (part I)

On Halloween 2022, it was announced that the unsolved murder victim from Provincetown, Cape Cod known as The Lady of the Dunes had been identified through genealogical DNA, she was Ruth Marie Terry.Only months before her body was found, Ruth married Guy Rockwell, one of many aliases this man was known by. Today, we’ll discuss what we know about Guy’s personal history, do our best to separate truth from his lies, and discuss some of his other wives, including the disappearance of his second wife, Manzanita Rockwell and his step-daughter, 18 year old Dolores Mearns, and Guy’s own disappearance shortly after his marriage to his third wife.

E184: The Beelitz Heilstätten (part II)

Today we return to the Beelitz Heilstätten, once a state of the art hospital dedicated to the care of those with tuberculosis, today it is perhaps one of the most haunted locations in Europe.Johanna discusses and debunks (when possible), the claims of Nazi experiments at the site, and tales of bizarre and terrifying paranormal activity.  We also discuss a series of horrifically brutal murders by a serial killer which took place in broad daylight, as well as another deeply disturbing murder on the hospital grounds.
 

E183: The Beelitz Heilstätten (part I)

How did the Beelitz Heilstätten go from a state of the art, self sufficient paragon of modern Tiberculosis treatment to one of the most haunted buildings in Europe (allegedly)?Today Johanna tells us about the history of this building, and some of the infamous figures it helped save. Next week, the many horrors that followed…

E182: MACABRE - The Fresh Hell Food Court

From frogs in your milk to secretly dosing your guests with an aphrodisiac…  we discuss some of the most interesting menu items in history, including of course,   The Roast Without Equal.  
 
Join us for a macabre menu

E181: MURDER - Bertha Schippan

Today we discuss the tragic and gruesome death of 14 year old Johanne Elizabeth "Bertha" Schippan. The youngest daughter of German immigrants who settled in Towitta, South Australia and practiced their Lutheran faith, in this remote landscape. This untimely death is still unsolved, and the clues left behind are truly baffling. In a shocking twist, her own sister would be charged with the horrific crime, but who was really responsible?

E180: The Cross Hauntings

This week we discuss one of the most terrifying and well-documented hauntings in US history. 
 
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