Evil Everywhere: A True Crime and Horror Podcast

In February of 1993, Dade City, Florida, was a very different place. Just west of town, the landscape was rural and quiet, orange groves, pastures, hay fields, wooded stretches of land, and homes sitting on large parcels. Jennifer Odom's family lived in that kind of setting, where the rhythms of everyday life revolved around school, family, friends, and the familiarity of a small community. There were no smartphones. No social media. No GPS tracking a child's location. And for Jennifer, walking the roughly 200 yards from her school-bus stop to her home was an ordinary part of her day. Until February 19th, 1993. Twelve-year-old Jennifer stepped off her school bus in the afternoon and started toward home. She never made it. What followed was a massive search through the rural landscape surrounding Dade City and neighboring Hernando County. Witnesses reported seeing a faded blue pickup truck following Jennifer. Six days later, her body was discovered in an abandoned orange grove. For more than three decades, Jennifer's family waited for answers. And the investigation refused to disappear. In this episode, we're going back to Dade City in 1993, to the community Jennifer knew, the final moments of her life, the evidence investigators spent decades pursuing, and the extraordinary forensic breakthrough that eventually put a name to the person responsible. This is the story of Jennifer Odom. And this story reminds us that evil is everywhere sometimes hiding in the most ordinary places, behind the familiar faces and quiet roads we believe we know.
 
Sources:
Yahoo – For 12-year-old Jennifer Odom’s murder, jury says man should die – Dan Sullivan – August 25, 2026 - For 12-year-old Jennifer Odom’s murder, jury says man should die
Fox 13 Tampa Bay – Jennifer Odom Case: Guilty verdict for Jeffrey Crum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTUTGmyFYCM
Find a Grave – Jennifer Renee Odom – Obituary - Jennifer Renee Odom (1980-1993) - Find a Grave Memorial
Fox 13 Tampa Bay – Jennifer Odom’s killer caught 30 years after she was kidnapped, murdered walking home from school bus: HCSO – Aaron Mesmer, Briona Arradondo, Justin Matthews and Fox 13 News Staff – July 27, 2023 - Jennifer Odom’s killer caught 30 years after she was kidnapped, murdered walking home from school bus: HCSO | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Times – 33 years later, jury to decide if man killed 12-year-old Jennifer Odom – Dan Sullivan – August 18, 2026 - 33 years later, jury to decide if man killed 12-year-old Jennifer Odom
Unsolved Mysteries Wiki – Jennifer Odom - Jennifer Odom | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom
Unsolved Mysteries – Jennifer Odom - Jennifer Odom - Unsolved Mysteries
Pasco Times – Detectives hope discovery will help crack Odom Case – January 7, 1995
Tampa Bay Times – Missing girl’s body found – Wes Platt – February 26, 1993
Tampa Bay Times – Community ‘family’ takes it very hard – Larry Dougherty, Sally Hicks, Nancy Neil – February 26, 1993
Tampa Bay Times – Any lead, near or far, could be Jennifer’s – Kit Troyer – December 18, 1993
The Tampa Tribune – Reward, memorial funds growing – Daniel Berger – March 7, 1993
Tampa Bay Times – Discovery made in Odom case – Kit Troyer – January 7, 1995
St. Petersburg Times – ‘I just want my Jenny home’ – Sally Hicks and Rick Gershman – February 25, 1993
Bay News 9 – Jeffrey Crum, Sr. found guilty in murder of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom – Any Cole – August 20, 2026 - https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/08/20/jeffrey-crum-guilty-jennifer-odom
Tampa Bay Beacons – Jennifer Odom’s death haunted Tampa Bay. 33 years later, her killer is convicted – Dan Sullivan – August 21, 2026 -  https://tbt-beacon-media-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/2026/08/21/jennifer-odoms-death-haunted-tampa-bay-33-years-later-her-killer-is-convicted
Hernando Sun - Justice for Jennifer: Jury Finds Crum Guilty in 1993 Cold Case Murder – Hanna Fox Maglio – August 20, 2026 - https://www.hernandosun.com/2026/08/20/justice-for-jennifer-jury-finds-crum-guilty-in-1993-cold-case-murder
State Attorney’s Office – Jury Finds Jeffrey Crum Guilty in 1993 Kidnapping and Murder of 12-Year-Old Jennifer Odom - https://www.sao5.org/jury-finds-jeffrey-crum-guilty-in-1993-kidnapping-and-murder-of-12-year-old-jennifer-odom

In the summer of 2002, Leawood, Kansas, was the kind of place where nothing terrifying or terrible seemed to happen. Quiet neighborhoods. Families. Swimming pools. Kids spending their summers with friends. That all changed on June 18, 2002. Ali Kemp was 19 years old, a college student, athlete, daughter, sister, girlfriend. Ali was also the kind of person who seemed to be constantly involved in something. That June afternoon, Ali was at work, alone at the neighborhood swimming pool. She was excited for her date that evening but never made it home. When her younger brother came to relieve her at the pool, Ali was missing but her personal items remained. Her father, Roger, went to the pool to search himself but unfortunately made a discovery no parent should ever have to make. After he called 911, investigators came upon the brutal crime scene. There was DNA, witnesses, even a sketch released of a possible suspect. But the case seemed to be going nowhere. But Ali's father refused to let her become another cold case going as far as contacting television shows to get the word out. His efforts led to his idea of using billboards requesting information on his daughters case. Eventually, tips DID come in that led to the capture of Ali’s killer. Listen to the full episode to hear how Ali's killer was finally found and how her father's determination turned unimaginable grief into a mission that continues today.
 
 
Sources:
“Police Search for Student’s Killer” by Staff Reports in The Manhattan Mercury on June 20, 2002
“Ali Kemp fought hard for her own life, now she fights for others” by Community News on North Missourian on April 4, 2018 (https://gallatinnorthmissourian.com/2018/04/04/81685/)
“Metro Squad has no Leads” by Adam Hutton in the Olathe News on June 22, 2002
“Ali Kemp’s Dad Used an Unexpected Technique to Help Solve Her 2002 Murder” by Sara Kettler on A&E Crime Investigation on April 21, 2026 (https://www.aetv.com/articles/ali-kemp-2002-murder-roger-kemp)
“Metro Squad Takes Over Leawood Case” by Gerald Hay in the Olathe News on June 20, 2002
“Suspect charged in 2002 slaying of K-State student” by Matt Sedensky on Lawrence-Journal World on November 10, 2004 (https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2004/nov/10/suspect_charged_in/)
“Leawood Police take over Investigation” by Gerald Hay in the Olathe News on June 29, 2002
“Ali Kemp’s father, Leawood Renew Reward” by Staff Reports in The Manhattan Mercury on December 20, 2002
“Suspect Held in Kemp Murder” by Livi Regenbaum in The Manhattan Mercury on February 11, 2003
“Man convicted of killing Leawood teen wants out of prison” by Matt Flener on KMBC News on August 23, 2019 (https://www.kmbc.com/article/man-convicted-of-killing-leawood-teen-wants-out-of-prison/28802530)
“More Clues Emerging in Death of College Student” by Associated Press in The Manhattan Mercury on April 15, 2003
“Judge denies request by Ali Kemp’s killer to have his Hard 50 sentence thrown out” by Karra Small on Fox 4 KC on October 24, 2019 (https://fox4kc.com/news/judge-denies-request-by-ali-kemps-killer-to-have-his-hard-50-sentence-thrown-out/)
“Local Authorities to Bring Back Suspect” in the Olathe News on February 13, 2003
“Kansas Dad Helps Catch His Daughter’s Murderer Using Billboards” by Erik Hawkins on Oxygen True Crime on February 13, 2020 (https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-news/ali-kemp-murder-ben-appleby-pool-billboards)
“Man Cleared of Role in Kemp Death” by Livi Regenbaum in The Manhattan Mercury on February 14, 2003
“Roger Kemp, who became anti-crime advocate following daughter Ali Kemp’s murder in Leawood, dies at 77” by Nikki Lansford on the Johnson County Post on March 4, 2022 (https://johnsoncountypost.com/2022/03/04/roger-kemp-death-218388/)
“I Will Find You” on Hometown Homicide, Season 1 Episode 6 on Discovery+
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10124232/alexandra_elizabeth-kemp
https://medium.com/@coffeecrimeandcosmetics/heartbreak-and-hope-a-look-at-the-ali-kemp-story-a73d9c787c2b
Tug Hill Estate Winery website - https://www.tughillestate.com/
TAKE DEFENSE website - https://takedefense.org/
 
 

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing, with 239 people on board. It was supposed to be a routine overnight flight. But less than an hour after takeoff, something happened that would leave the world searching for answers for more than a decade. The plane disappeared from civilian radar. Its communication systems stopped responding. And then investigators discovered something even more confusing: Flight 370 hadn't simply vanished. Radar suggested the aircraft had turned around, and satellite data showed that it continued flying for hours after it disappeared from radar. Search crews from around the world would eventually spend years searching thousands of square miles of ocean. Pieces of the aircraft would wash up on beaches thousands of miles away. But the main wreckage and the answers hidden inside it have never been found. What happened to the 239 people aboard Flight 370? Was the plane deliberately diverted? Was someone in the cockpit responsible? Was it a hijacking? Or was something else entirely responsible for one of the most mysterious disappearances in modern aviation history? Over the years, the lack of answers has given rise to theories ranging from the plausible to the unbelievable. More than twelve years later, Flight 370 remains missing. And the question that began on that morning in March 2014 still has no definitive answer: Where did Flight 370 go?
 
Sources:
Wikipedia – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Wikipedia
Time – The Missing Malaysian Plane: 5 Conspiracy Theories – Sam Frizell – March 11, 2014 - 5 Conspiracy Theories On The Malaysia Airlines Crash
Indian Defence Review – After 12 Years, the MH370 Mystery May Finally Be Cracked, and The Key Clue Was Growing on a Piece of Wreckage the Whole Time – Sarah Talbi – May 6, 2026
Netflix – MH370: The Flight that Disappeared
Medium – Call of the Void: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370? – Admiral Cloudberg – March 27, 2021 - Call of the Void: Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370? | by Admiral Cloudberg | Medium
ATSB – Assistance to Malaysian Ministry of Transport in support of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, on 7 March 2014 UTC - https://www.atsb.gov.au/investigations/ae-2014-054
The Guardian – Flight MH370: a week of false leads and confusion in hunt for missing plane - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/14/flight-mh370-false-leads-confusion-hunt-missing-plane
The Strait Times – Lost: Untold stories of MH370 – Chapter Three Controlling the Chaos - https://graphics.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/2014/mh370-special/chapter3.html
Viasat - Aviation - https://www.viasat.com/aviation
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Malaysia Airlines Boeing B777-200ER – Safety Investigation Report - https://www.mot.gov.my/en/AAIB%20Statistic%20%20Accident%20Report%20Document/A%200514%209M-MRO%20MH370.pdf
Euro News – Shot down, hijacked or abducted by aliens: take your pick of MH370 theories – May 3, 2015 - https://www.euronews.com/2015/03/05/shot-down-hijacked-or-abducted-by-aliens-take-your-pick-of-mh370-theories
Al Jazeera – Hijackers? Aliens? Theories over Flight MH370 abound – AP – March 5, 2016 - https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2016/3/5/hijackers-aliens-theories-over-flight-mh370-abound
ABC News - MH370: Theories of What Happened to the Missing Plane – Meghan Keneally – July 30, 2015 - https://abcnews.com/International/mh370-theories-happened-missing-plane/story
Reuters - MH370: What we know about Malaysia Airlines plane, 11 years on – December 3, 2025 - https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/what-we-know-about-malaysias-missing-mh370-plane-11-years-2025-02-26
Ministry of Transport Malaysia – MH370 – MH370 – Air Accident Investigation - https://www.mot.gov.my/en/aviation/reports/archived-report/mh370
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MH370 – Preliminary Report 2014 - https://mh370.net/Preliminary_Report_03/2014

The quiet Victorian resort of Cape May, NJ was shattered when a body was discovered floating in the Atlantic Ocean, just a few miles from shore. The victim was 16-year-old Kimberly Holton, a teenager from Dover, Delaware. Despite having been submerged in water for a time, investigators managed to identify her. The autopsy revealed a number of concerning factors: multiple skull fractures but no water in her lungs. The most concerning, were the chains found wrapped her ankles. These chains led to a local hardware store where surveillance footage showed who had purchased it. But it was 2 men, unknown to detectives. One of them came into the police, to clear his name and identified who the other man in the video was. Jacob Jones, the pilot instructor boyfriend of Kimberly’s foster sister. After obtaining enough evidence to arrest Jacob, he committed suicide, but not before confessing to his father and revealing who his accomplice was. Why would this straight A, quiet college student commit such a heinous crime against the foster sister of his girlfriend? 
 
Sources:
“Before Disappearing, Teen had Accused Guardian of Abuse” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on October 15, 2003
“16-Year-Old Girl Murdered, Then Thrown Off Plane into the Ocean: "Nightmarish Scene"” by Jax Miller on Oxygen True Crime on June 22, 2024 (https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-waters-with-captain-lee/crime-news/body-of-kimberly-holton-found-off-cape-may-coast)
“Two States Probing Death of Dover Girl” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on October 14, 2003
“My Boyfriend Killed My Sister: The Tragic Case of Kimberly Holton” by True Crime Lounge on Medium on August 4, 2024 (https://truecrimelounge.medium.com/my-boyfriend-killed-my-sister-the-tragic-case-of-kimberly-holton-8cfce9ab6efe)
“Police say Shoppers may have Clues to Dover Teen’s Final Days” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on October 17, 2003
“Accused Killers Dump Body From USAF Aero-Club Aircraft” on Aero News Network on November 9, 2003 (https://www.aero-news.net/FullsizeImage.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=54dd2978-de51-4cfc-a669-9999d6518c70)
“Dover man Charged in Slaying of Girl” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on October 29, 2003
“Kimberly Holton Was Murdered in 2003 — Her Friend Knew Something Was Wrong” by Jennifer Tisdale on June 21, 2024 (https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-kimberly-holton)
“Tips Surface from Video in Teen Death” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on October 18, 2003
“Kimberly Holton Murder: Where is Michael Keyser Now?” by Viswa Vanapalli on TheCinemaholic on August 4, 2021 (https://thecinemaholic.com/kimberly-holton-murder-how-did-jacob-jones-die-where-is-michael-keyser-now/)
“Man Accused in Girl’s Death Tries Suicide” by Robin Brown in The News Journal on October 30, 2003
“Teen’s Body Thrown Out of Plane” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on November 8, 2003
“A Young Life Taken” by Terri Sanginiti in The News Journal on November 9, 2003
https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-waters-with-captain-lee/season-1/episode-4/videos/kimberly-holtons-first-foster-mother
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/273518867/kimberly_lynn-holton
https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-waters-with-captain-lee/season-1/videos/who-was-kimberly-holton
“From the Deep” on Homicide Hunter: American Detective Season 1, Episode 4 on Discovery+
“A Killing off Cape May” on Bodies in the Water, Season 1, Episode 7 on Discovery+
***Cellar 54 Website - https://cellar54wines.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqgQ1J6pQYC0svfz2TK_hHINr9vFTvETJ5F9rNRTKqOInvbSy9X
 
 
 
 

Skara, Sweden. A small, quiet city with more than a thousand years of history. It was founded, according to local tradition, nearly a thousand years ago. For centuries, Skara was known as a center of religion and education. It is home to one of Sweden's oldest schools, and its medieval cathedral still stands at the heart of the city. It's not the kind of place you would expect to become synonymous with one of the most disturbing crimes in Swedish history. But in November of 2010, behind the doors of an apartment, something horrific happened. And at the center of it was a man named Isakin Drabbad. But Isakin wasn't always Isakin Drabbad. He was born Jimmy Daniel Isaksson in 1978, and from a young age, his life was marked by instability. He spent much of his youth moving in and out of institutions and eventually accumulated convictions for crimes including theft and drug offenses. As he grew older, his struggles with substance abuse and serious mental health problems became increasingly significant. And then there was his fascination with the occult. He talked about demons. He talked about the devil. He talked about evil spirits and what he called “the other side.” Eventually, Isakin met a woman named Helle Christensen while the two were patients at a psychiatric clinic. They fell in love, moved to Skara together, and tried to build a life. But behind that attempt at a new beginning, their relationship was becoming increasingly volatile. Arguments became more frequent. And Helle's family began to worry about her safety. In November of 2010, Isakin committed a crime so horrific that it was almost impossible to comprehend. This is the story of Isakin Drabbad, the man known as the Skara Cannibal. It's the story of Helle Christensen. This story reminds us that evil can be anywhere, even behind the face of someone we believe loves us, even as they slowly descend into darkness.

What if I told you one of the nation’s most contentious human experiments was occurring while the world was condemning Nazi medical human experiments? During World War II, the U.S. government created a secret study to learn what plutonium did to the human body. Plutonium is the radioactive metal used in nuclear weapons. What may or may not cause shock, the subjects in this experiment were NOT volunteers. They were hospital patients, all with some form of critical ailment, one of which was only 4 years old. Without any physical evidence of informed consent, 18 patients were injected with plutonium as part of a classified Manhattan Project experiment. Researchers then monitored these patients for years—collecting samples regularly to track how the plutonium moved through their bodies. Some patients died within weeks. Others lived for decades and were monitored for the rest of their lives.  Years later, government investigations found no evidence that the patients had been told what they were being injected with. Family members wouldn’t find out about it until almost 50 years after.
This will be a two part episode where we will examine the plutonium experiment, the patients behind the case numbers, and how one this horror remained hidden for decades. This isn't the story of a conspiracy theory but of a documented government experiment, the people caught in it, and the ethical red flags that still remain today.

What if I told you one of the nation’s most contentious human experiments was occurring while the world was condemning Nazi medical human experiments? During World War II, the U.S. government created a secret study to learn what plutonium did to the human body. Plutonium is the radioactive metal used in nuclear weapons. What may or may not cause shock, the subjects in this experiment were NOT volunteers. They were hospital patients, all with some form of critical ailment, one of which was only 4 years old. Without any physical evidence of informed consent, 18 patients were injected with plutonium as part of a classified Manhattan Project experiment. Researchers then monitored these patients for years, collecting samples regularly to track how the plutonium moved through their bodies. Some patients died within weeks. Others lived for decades and were monitored for the rest of their lives.  Years later, government investigations found no evidence that the patients had been told what they were being injected with. Family members wouldn’t find out about it until almost 50 years after. This will be a two-part episode where we will examine the plutonium experiment, the patients behind the case numbers, and how one this horror remained hidden for decades. This isn't the story of a conspiracy theory but of a documented government experiment, the people caught in it, and the ethical red flags that still remain today.
 
 

It was supposed to be just another Halloween party. On October 23, 1981, seventeen-year-old Kurt Sova left his home in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, to spend the evening with friends. By all accounts, Kurt was a kind, gentle teenager who was close with his parents. He wasn't known for staying out all night, and if he was ever running late, he always made sure they knew where he was. But that night, Kurt never came home. For five days, his family searched desperately, following every lead they could find and hoping someone had seen him. Then, just half a mile from the Halloween party he'd attended, Kurt was found dead in a ravine. His body was lying face up in what witnesses described as a strange, "Christ-like" pose, yet there were no obvious signs of violence. Even more unsettling, the autopsy concluded that Kurt had only been dead for 24 to 36 hours even though he'd been missing for five days. The area where he was found had reportedly already been searched multiple times. So where was Kurt during those missing days? How did he die? And why did police suspect foul play while the coroner ultimately ruled his death was due to natural causes? More than four decades later, those questions remain unanswered. This is the unsolved case of Kurt Sova. 
 
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Unsolved Mysteries Fandom Wiki – Kurt Sova
The Cleveland Press – October 29, 1981 – Teen found dead in water puddle
The Plain Dealer – October 30, 1981 – Coroner’s say awaited on cause of boy’s death
The Plain Dealer – October 31, 1981 – Sova, Kurt – Obituary
The Plain Dealer – Teen-ager is found dead in Newburgh Heights – October 29, 1981
Village of Newburgh Heights – History: https://newburgh-oh.gov/history
Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University), "Newburgh Heights": https://case.edu/ech/articles/n/newburgh-heights
Unsolved Mysteries, Season 1, Episode 51 (1988)
Bill Sammon, "Wounds Still Fresh From Son's Death One Decade Ago," The Plain Dealer (1991).
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Uncovered.com 

For 800 years, the Louvre has stood at the center of French history. Starting as a medieval fortress and a royal palace, it transformed into the world's most visited museum. But on the morning of October 19, 2025, that history was shattered. Four suspects in disguises broke into the Louvre and stole priceless pieces of French royal jewelry. Some of those jewels had survived revolutions, empires, and two world wars. Police quickly arrested several suspects, but the jewels themselves remain missing. And now, two of the accused have confessed, claiming they were recruited, but they refuse to give the police his identity, fearing for their families' safety. Who hired these men? Where are the missing jewels? And how did thieves pull off one of the most audacious museum robberies in less time than it takes to brew a pot of coffee? In this episode, we will take a dive into the history of the Louvre and the history of the pieces stolen. We’ll also go over how the heist unfolded and the investigation that's still trying to recover France's lost treasures.
 
Sources:
“Everything we know about the Louvre jewelry heist” by Ian Aikman and Rachel Hagan on BBC on October 20, 2025 (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7nrlkg0zxo)
“How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft” by the Visual Journalist Team on BBC News on October 20, 2025 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-fde5876a-c35c-48a2-b4cf-d255bd25611b)
“Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures” by Lex Harvey on CNN Style on October 20, 2025 (https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/20/style/louvre-heist-which-jewels-stolen-intl-hnk)
“What to know about the 4 suspects in the Louvre crown jewels heist” by Sylvie Corbet on Eye Witness News ABC 7 on November 2, 2025 (https://abc7ny.com/post/louvre-heist-suspects-what-know-4-museum-crown-jewels/18105087/)
“Art crime investigator breaks down the brazen jewel heist at the Louvre” by William Brangham and Jackson Hudgins on PBS News on October 31, 2025 (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/art-crime-investigator-breaks-down-the-brazen-jewel-heist-at-the-louvre)
“An Inside Look at the History of the Louvre” by Peggy Carouthers on Art & Object on August 29, 2025 (https://www.artandobject.com/news/inside-look-history-louvre)
“'We were meant to take as many jewels as we could': The confessions of two Louvre burglars” by Jérémie Pham-Lê and Lucie Soullier on Le Monde on July 12, 2026 (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/07/12/we-were-meant-to-take-as-many-jewels-as-we-could-the-confessions-of-two-louvre-burglars_6755398_7.html?)
“Suspects in Louvre Heist Say They Were Recruited by a ‘Mastermind’ Who Wasn’t Pleased With Their Efforts” by News Desk on Art Forum on July 14, 2026 (https://www.artforum.com/news/louvre-heist-mastermind-1234754493/)
Louvre Website: https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/collections
The Barker Company: https://www.barkermartinis.com/

They say some places remember what happened there. High above the lights of Los Angeles, winding through the hills of Whittier, lies Turnbull Canyon, a road surrounded by whispers of tragedy, mystery, and unexplained encounters. Nearby, Founders Memorial Park stands as a quiet reminder of a forgotten past, where history and legend have become almost impossible to separate. For decades, visitors have reported strange lights in the darkness, unsettling sounds carried on the wind, shadowy figures that disappear as quickly as they're seen, and an overwhelming feeling that they aren't alone. Are these experiences the product of suggestion and local folklore or is there something about these hills that refuses to let the past stay buried? This episode was recommended by our listener, Wes, and after diving into the history, the legends, and the firsthand accounts surrounding Turnbull Canyon and Founders Memorial Park, we understand why. Some places earn a reputation. Others seem to create one. If you've ever wondered whether every ghost story begins with a grain of truth, this is one you'll want to hear. Just remember: not everyone who visits Turnbull Canyon leaves believing they were alone. This story reminds us that evil is everywhere and sometimes, the places it touches never feel the same again.
 
Sources:
LA Paranormal – Turnbull Canyon: The Place of the Devil – Whittier’s Canyon of Cursed Ground - Turnbull Canyon: The Place of the Devil — Whittier's Canyon of Cursed Ground - LA Paranormal Society
Urban Legends Mystery & Myth – Turnbull Canyon: California’s Scariest Urban Legend – Karen Cody – September 12, 2025 - Turnbull Canyon: California’s Scariest Urban Legend –
Ghouler – Founder’s Memorial Park – Dead Man’s Park – March 27, 2026 - Founder’s Memorial Park – Dead Man’s Park - Haunted Park in Whittier, California | Ghouler
Haunt Bound – Founders Memorial Park (Dead Man’s Park) - Founder’s Memorial Park – Dead Man’s Park - Haunted Park in Whittier, California | Ghouler
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