Small Town Secrets

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Burger King. It was here that the “Mad Gasser” would grip the town in fear for a few weeks in 1944.Wikipedia article about Mattoon, IllinoisWikipedia article about Mad Gasser of Mattoonamericanhauntingsink.com/madgasserjg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.htmlatsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.htmlDuring WWII Pascagoula’s population tripled overnight. This small coastal town mostly known for its fishing soon became a hub for the war effort, churning out battleships. This surge of growth brought many strangers to town, but none stranger then the phantom barber of Pascagoula.blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bfmentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoulaSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inf

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram)Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is All Things Dreams Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Granite Falls started as a homestead in 1883 but soon grew into a town with a post office and a general store. They saw a large boom in 1889 when gold was discovered in the Cascade Mountains. Today the town has a modest population of 3,364. It’s a quiet peaceful place but in the early 2000s, the peace was shattered on East Stanley Street.  Wikipedia article about Granite Falls, Washingtonheraldnet.com/news/man-gets-five-years-in-neighbors-death/Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 6 Episode 9 Mailbox Madness imdb.com/title/tt10392870/?ref_=ttep_ep9The small neighborhood of Kapahulu sits in between Waikiki Beach and the Diamond Head volcano. Its name means “worn out soul” or pe

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram)Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Spooky Science Sisters Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!The small city of Eagle River is the county seat of Vilas County Wisconsin. It boasts a population of 1,398. Eagle River was the first Native American settlement in the area. In 1961 it was the place to be if you needed some alien space pancakes.Wikipedia article about Eagle River, Wisconsinforteana.freeservers.commilwaukeemag.com/stories-of-strange-and-unusual-ufo-sightings-in-wisconsin/High Bridge is a borough located in northwestern New Jersey. There is not much to say about this little town unless you count the stories of Alien Contactee Howard Menger.Wikipedia article about High Bridge, New Jerseyweirdnj.com/stories/unexplained-phenomena/howard-menger-high-brid

Since I wasn't able to upload the main show this week. Here's this most recent episode of Back Roads. Make sure to listen to 7.03 it'll probably help. Be sure to check out the Patreon for more bonus content.n July of 1970 Hansen released his own magazine article. It was in Saga Magazine and it was titled “I Killed the Apeman of Whiteface”.Is this the true origin of the Minnesota Iceman?Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans. Anomalist Books ( © 2016) “NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on Amazon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow the show on Twitter (@stscast) or Facebook, (@stscast.fb) or on Instagram (@stscast.gram)Check out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Oddball Aussie Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Rollingstone Minnesota… has a Minimart. That’s it, that’s all I’ve got. However, back in 1969 this little town became the center of attention for any big-foot researcher or cryptozoologist in the country. It was the home of the Minnesota Iceman.Wikipedia article about Rollingstone, MinnesotaWikipedia article about Ivan T. SandersonWikipedia article about Bernard Heuvelmanscryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota_Icemancryptozoologymuseum.commuseumoftheweird.comNeanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans. Anomalist Books ( © 2016) “NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on AmazonThe tiny town of La Fria in Venezuela lies among the Rio La

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is the Weird Tales Radio Show Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!The town of Ossett has a population of around 21,000. It’s part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Some might remember it for the bombs that accidentally dropped there during WWII but most remember it for the horrifying crimes of Micheal Taylor.Wikipedia article about Ossettgrunge.com/228121/the-truth-behind-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/dreadcentral.com/news/401927/dread-the-unsolved-takes-on-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/open.spotify.com/episode/2KM5EKGYwhdx8GzZdGPeTkBrookfield is a small Connecticut town that rests within the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in the southwest corner of the state. In the ’70s and '80’s the little town saw its population swell as many from nea

Check out this free episode of STS Backroads!. You can find this and more over at my Patreon.You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastDecember 6th of 1978 was a frigid one in the Italian village of Torriglia. It would also be the night that Pier Zanfretta’s life would be forever changed.Wikipedia article about Torrigliacryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Zanfretta's_Aliensrinodistefano.com/en/books/the-zanfretta-case.phpYouTube video (iLUp-oE_Qnk)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Monsters N Friends Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!The town of Carlisle started out as a Roman stronghold due to its close vicinity to the border of Scottland, about 8 miles away. It’s also about the same distance from the famed and beautiful Solway Firth. It would be here in 1965 that a father would take a picture of his young daughter only for it to go down in the addles of extraterrestrial lore. Wikipedia article about CumbriaWikipedia article about Solway FirthWikipedia article about Robin Rigg Wind Farmcryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cumberland_Spaceman_(Solway_Firth_Spaceman)bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-27391210Palos Verdes is a coastal town with a population of 41,643. The town is just an eyeshot away from Los Angeles and Catalina

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Into the Portal Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Even though the bell family who lived through the experience are long gone and the farm has far since been broken up into several tracts and sold off the story of the Bell Wich lives on even today.bellwitchcave.com/ghost_hauntings/bell_witch_cave.htmbooks.google.com/books“Our Family Trouble the Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, by Richard Willams Bell and M. todd Cathey. Self Published © 2013. Item on Amazon (B00BJAC1BG)“Bell Witch: The Truth Exposed”, by Camille Moffitt with Chris and Walter Kirby. Self Published © 2003. Item on Amazon (B0121MFGIA)  Local Headlinescoasttocoastam.com/article/watch-ghost-pants-caught-on-film/falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19494847.boscombe-beach-sea-creat

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Nothing Ever Happens in Canada Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Adams Tennessee is located in Robertson County in the northern part of the state, just past the Kentucky border. It's a small town with a population of around 600. It started out as Adams Station due to its location on the Red River and its proximity to a part of the Kentucky Railroad. It was here that Bell Family settled in 1805. Twelve years later the legend of the Bell Witch began. Wikipedia article about Adams, Tennesseebellwitch.org/home.htm“The Mark of the Bell Witch”, © 2020 Small Town Monsters imdb.com/title/tt13489546/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1“Our Family Trouble the Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee, by Richard Willams Bell and M. todd Cathey. Self Published

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Spell Cast Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Coyome is a small, sparsely populated town (pop. 709). It acts as mostly a hub for many of the nearby ranchers in the area. Coyame is beyond a “sleepy” little town. However, in the late summer of 1974 is may have been host to one of the strangest UFO crashes of all time. It’s become know over the years as “Mexico’s Roswell”.Wikipedia article about Coyametextfiles.com/ufo/UFOBBS/3000/3263.ufo (the Deneb Report)The Coyame Incident: UFO Crash Near Presidio, Texas, by Noe Torres & Ruben Uriarte. Roswell Books ( © 2014) Item on Amazon (B00FQIZPA6)Aztec New Mexico has an estimated population of 6.369 and is the county seat of San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico. Many stop by o

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Into the Portal Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Jackson Minnesota is the county seat of Jackson County. The town boasts a population of just over 3,000 and is the hometown of Megadeath bassist David Ellefson. But just a few miles south there is Loon Lake. Loon lake has it all fishing, beaches, and camping. It also is home to Loon Lake Cemetery, a burial place with more than a few stories to share.Wikipedia article about Jackson, Minnesotautne.com/community/the-haunting-of-loon-lake-cemetery-zm0z16fzsel/youtube.com/user/Unexplainedbookschadlewisresearch.comSupernatural Dares of the Midwest, by Chad Lewis. On the Road Publications ( © 2021) chadlewisresearch.com/product-page/supernatural-daresCollinsville sits between two counties

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Can't Make this up History Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!There are many small towns and cities that border the massive body of water that is Lake Champlain. However, it’s the small hamlet of Port Henry that boasts being the home of Champ, the Lake’s mysterious sea creature.Wikipedia article about Port Henry, New YorkWikipedia article about Lake Champlainvpr.org/post/theres-bigger-story-recently-rediscovered-petroglyphs-bring-indigenous-narrative-surface#stream/0uvm.edu/perkins/charlotte-whalewcax.com/content/news/Woman-who-took-iconic-Champ-photo-dies-478685443.htmlhttps://officialchampsearch.webs.comOn the Trail of Champ, 2018 imdb.com/title/tt11946628/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1The small city of Kelowna (pop. 142,146) lies pretty much in the middle of Oka

Check out this free episode of STS Backroad!. You can find this and more over at my Patreon.You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScast37-year-old Peggy Casey a mother of four was last seen leaving a bar in downtown Covington Kentucky in the early morning of April 2, 1994. Peggy would never seen alive again.intimateviolencedeathnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/burlington-ky-strip-club-owner.htmlimgur.com/a/M09wgeTarchive.courierpress.com/news/kentucky-man-gets-life-in-1994-slaying-dismemberment-ep-446325854-324997241.html/daytondailynews.com/news/1994-dismemberment-case-solved-with-conviction/Cm8jJnb6gybEsFNWbxTceL/kool.corrections.ky.gov/KOOL/Details/269128Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Stright-Up Enigmas Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Carmel Indiana boasts a population of just over 100,000 ppl. Just north of Indianapolis, the states’ capital city. The town borders the White River to its side. Today it’s known as the “Roundabout Capital” of the USA due to its 128 or so roundabouts. It’s also known for something else, Fox Hollow Farm the home of the “I-70 Killer”, Herb Baumeister. The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer's Home by Richard Estep. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Horrors Fox Hollow Farm Unraveling” on AmazonWikipedia article about Carmel, Indianamurderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htmindystar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/hamilton-cou

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is The Mad Scientist Podcast Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!The city of Santa Paula lies in southern Ventura County in California. The small city is the self-proclaimed “citrus capital of the world”. But perhaps, just perhaps there is something stalking through the orange groves, something called the Billiwhack Monster.Wikipedia article about Santa Paula, Californiacalifolk.blogspot.com/2007/10/billiwhack-monster-of-ventura-county.htmlweirdca.com/location.php?location=76YouTube video (Iltev1bG69k)YouTube video (QAS5chcXKsw)The Los Angeles Times (Los Angles, CA) Nov 4, 1694.Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) “Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon Ghosts of Ventura County’s Herit

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Spooky Science Sisters Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!Troy Ohio is the county seat of Miami county. It’s home to the annual Strawberry Festival. It’s also where the very first barcode scanner using the UPC was set up. In 1974 at the Marsh Supermarket to buy a pack of Wrigley gum. But before the festival and before the gum a devastating flood in 1913 would not only change the course of the river but the face of the town forever.Wikipedia article about Troy, OhioWikipedia article about Barcodegendisasters.com/ohio/7932/troy-oh-1913-flood-deathsTroy and the Great Flood of 1913, by Troy Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing ( © 2012) Item on Amazon (B00COG9VYO)Troy not only survived the flood but it thrived after the flood. H

You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramCheck out Patreon at, https://www.patreon.com/STScastThis week's featured podcast is Legendary Africa Be sure to check out Straight Up Strange Productions for more great pods!651 people live in the tiny town of Charleston, Tennessee. Its first name was Walker's Ferry as named because the town emerged around an established ferry that crossed the Hiwassee River. In the early 20th century something strange found buried just outside of town. Some call it the Crossroads Vampire.Wikipedia article about Charleston, Tennesseeoccult-world.com/vampire-chair/American Vampires, by Dr. Bob Curran. The Career Press, ( © 2013) Item on Amazon (B07J12BDWB)Exeter in Rhode Island was once known as “Deserted Exeter” due to it being a farming community trying as hard as they could to make something from the less than fertile soil of the town. In 1892 it the town became hom