This week on From a Dark Place, we travel to the isolated Bavarian farmstead at the center of one of the history's most chilling unsolved crimes: the Hinterkaifeck Murders. In March 1922, six people were brutally murdered on their family farm... yet, evidence suggested someone remained on the property for days after the killings. Strange footprints in the snow, whispers of paranoia and a killer who was never caught turned Hinterkaifeck into a century old nightmare that still haunts true crime history.

SOURCES

Wikipedia- Hinterkaifeck Murders

Historic Mysteries- The Hinterkaifeck Murders

All That's Interesting- Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders

Deep in the forest of Vermont lies a stretch of land known as the Bennington Triangle... a place where people vanish without explanation. In this episode we dive into the chilling disappearances of hikers, hunters, student and children who seemingly disappeared into thin air between 1945 and 1950. From eerie folklore to theories of a serial killer, UFOs and something far stranger this is one of America's most unsettling unsolved mysteries.

SOURCES

The Vermont Monster Guide by Joseph A Citro

Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls and Unsolved: Joseph A Citro

Unsolved Mysteries- Bennington Triangle/ unexplained disappearances segment

In our Cecil hotel episode, we mentioned Jack being one of a few serial killers known to be a guest of LA's creepiest hotel. Today we dive into his crimes and what exactly made this guy such a monster.

In 1904, four- year old Richmond Byers stepped outside to play in the small town of Seelyville and was never seen again. Despite every effort to find him, no trace of Richmond was ever found leaving behind one of Indiana's oldest unsolved missing child cases.

Overtime, his story has lived on not just in records, but in quiet folklore. .. subtle reminders of a disappearance that was never explained.

Source:

Cold Case Indiana

Indiana State Library (archival newspapers and regional records)

Once a symbol of luxury and elegance, the RMS Queen Mary carried some of the world's wealthiest passengers across the Atlantic... before being transformed into a warship and back. In this episode of From a Dark Place, we explore the ships glamour to conflict including the tragic collision with the HMS Curacoa and the lives forever tied to its decks. Now permanently docked in Long Beach, the Queen Mary is known not only for its history but all of the haunts you get with the territory. Unexplained sightings to long-standing ghost lore.

SOURCES

Official Queen Mary Website- History and Ship Archives

National WWII Museum- Troopship and wartime conversion records

Encyclopedia Britannica- Historical overview of the Queen Mary and transatlantic liners

In this episode we step into the eerie and infamous Skinwalker Ranch. A place where the unexplainable thrives.. Nestled in the heart of the Uintah Basin, this ranch has been the center of terrifying encounters for decades. From massive, unidentifiable creatures stalking the land to glowing orbs in the night sky. We dive into the Sherman family experiences while living on the ranch as well as the scientific investigations led by Robert Bigelow and the National Institute for Discovery Science.

Sources

Hunt for the Skinwalker by Colm Kelleher & George Knapp

Investigations by the NIDS

Reporting and interviews by George Knapp

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In this episode, we dive into the infamous Cecil Hotel. Once a luxury hot spot to a place haunted by decades of suicides, violent crimes and chilling urban legends. Is the Cecil Hotel simply a product of its environment or is something darker lingering within its walls?

SOURCES

Wikipedia; Cecil Hotel History

Bustle; Crimes & Deaths at the Cecil Hotel

ELLE Australia; Elisa Lam Case & Hotel Background

In the heart of the French Quarter stands one of America's most infamous homes, the LaLaurie House. Behind its elegant balconies and grand facade lived a woman whose name would become synonymous with cruelty... Delphine LaLaurie. A socialite, a wife, a mother and according to hitory something far more sinister. In this episode of From a Dark Place, we dive into the life of Delphine LaLaurie, the fire of the house and the horrors it exposed, the aftermath and of course the haunts.