Oct 29, 2020
Amanda and Sarah provide a pre-Halloween boost with a freaky finale and a story straight out of Pittsburgh. Amanda covers Martha Grinder, a murderer in 19th-century Pittsburgh who poisoned her unsuspecting neighbors. Sarah wraps up her two-parter on the Black Monk of Pontefract. Other subjects covered include dangerous luxury lube, leaf-eating dogs eating, and trick or treating teens.
Recommendations:
Sarah recommends the horror films Session 9 and Lake Mungo. Amanda recommends the show Evil and the Indonesian horror films Satan's Slaves and Impetigore.
Sources:
- State Killings in the Steel City: The History of the Death Penalty in Pittsburgh- Martha Grinder
- Find a Grave - Martha Grinder
- Murderpedia - Martha Grinder
- “Poltergeist: A Classic Study in Evil” by Colin Wilson
- “The Black Monk of Pontefract” by Richard Estep and Bill Bungay
- Rue Morgue (PARANORMAL PONTEFRACT: EXPLORING THE LEGACY OF THE MOST VIOLENT HAUNTING IN BRITAIN)
- 30 East Drive
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