Wicked Wanderings

Send us Fan Mail We explore the notorious tale of body snatchers William Burke and William Hare, who murdered 17 people in 1820s Edinburgh to sell their bodies to medical schools. Their gruesome business emerged from a shortage of legal cadavers when only executed criminals' bodies could be used for dissection. • Edinburgh was a center for medical science in the 1800s with "operating theaters" designed for students to observe procedures • Families used creative methods to protect graves incl...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we explore the eerie world of abandoned amusement parks, where once-vibrant attractions now stand as decaying monuments to forgotten joy and lingering spirits. • Mountain Park in Holyoke, Massachusetts operated from the late 1800s until the mid-1980s with visitors reporting phantom carnival music and shadowy figures • Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, Massachusetts closed after a roller coaster accident with the tracks still standing like skeletal remains • Six Flags New...

Send us Fan Mail The Manhattan Hoax of 1824 reveals how a retired carpenter convinced hundreds of workers they would saw off Lower Manhattan, rotate it, and reattach it to prevent the island from sinking. This bizarre historical incident sparked a fascinating conversation about forgotten burial grounds, cultural respect for the dead, and society's treatment of marginalized communities. • Jonathan shares the story of Lozier, who falsely claimed to be appointed by the mayor to lead the Manhatt...

Send us Fan Mail Host Hannah welcomes her brother Jonathan to explore strange historical tales from a book called "Strange History" while regular co-host Courtney is away. The siblings dive into bizarre historical facts, personal anecdotes, and fascinating stories that range from the morbid to the amusing. • The post-mortem journey of Eva "Evita" Perón, whose mummified body was displayed, hidden, buried in Milan, and eventually kept at her husband's dining table for two years • Jonathan's ch...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan shares his spine-tingling experience with a medium who connected him to the spirit of Charles Hammond Gibson Jr., the former owner of a historic Boston museum where Jonathan volunteers. The medium referred to Gibson by his pen name "Richard Sudbury," a detail that wouldn't be common knowledge to most researchers. • Jonathan describes the Gibson House Museum, a perfectly preserved Victorian townhouse in Boston's Back Bay where he's volunteered for 13+ years • Details...