Episodes

  • 462: MADAM: Lee Francis

    462: MADAM: Lee Francis
    Nov 5 2024

    In this week’s episode I went down the rabbit hole that is Lee Francis, Hollywood’s Madam to the stars.


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    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacienda_Arms_Apartments

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/620751219/?match=1&terms=%22Madam%20Lee%20Francis%22%20

    https://jhgraham.com/2020/05/06/lee-francis/

    https://goldenglobes.com/articles/forgotten-hollywood-madams-and-brothels-old-hollywood/

    https://www.westhollywoodhistory.org/hacienda-park-and-the-origins-of-the-sunset-strip-coronet-apartments-villa-of-vice/

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-30-me-59191-story.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_McAfee

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    35 mins
  • 463: Hotline Hotline

    463: Hotline Hotline
    Nov 1 2024

    Cult Babes my phone was ringing off the hook this weekend! Call the hotline with your stories: 747-322-0273!


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    32 mins
  • 461: AXED: Part Two

    461: AXED: Part Two
    Oct 29 2024
    In part two of AXED we are covering some more terrifying true stories of families who were mysteriously murdered around the same time period of the Villisca Axe killings. Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuaryMerch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliterCome see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenryJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/villisca-axe-murders/https://gettingtheaxe.blogspot.com/search/label/Ardenwalhttps://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/https://iagenweb.org/boards/montgomery/documents/index.cgi?read=114416https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murdershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Axeman#Classic_theoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Moorehttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/over-a-century-ago-a-mysterious-axe-murderer-rode-the-rails-chopping-up-families-along-the-wayhttps://www.americanhauntingsink.com/manonthetrainhttps://themillions.com/2017/10/an-aneurism-of-axe-murders-on-the-man-from-the-train.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardenwald_axe_murdershttps://www.clermontsun.com/2022/10/19/the-brutal-axe-murders-of-the-hill-familyhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal/29241223/https://gettingtheaxe.blogspot.com/search/label/Rainierhttps://jeffrankin.medium.com/grim-anniversary-of-monmouth-triple-murder-trial-dd36d6e3e265https://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/2022/09/three-slain-in-bed-by-fiend-in-monmouth.htmlhttps://100yearsagotoday.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/the-showman-family-massacre/https://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/2011/06/june-5-1912-paola-kansas-murders.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-republican-fiendish-double-mur/24726925/https://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-mulatto-ax-murders-1911-1912.htmlhttps://the-line-up.com/clementine-barnabethttps://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/clementine-barnabet/https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/manonthetrainhttps://murderworld771665864.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/the-short-and-bloody-career-of-billy-the-axemanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    37 mins
  • 460: Signs on signs

    460: Signs on signs
    Oct 25 2024

    In this week’s little liter we’ve got some sign stories and some hotline confessions! If you have a story you’d like to share send it to spencer@cultliter.com or call the hotline @ 747-322-0273


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    35 mins
  • 459: AXED: The Villisca Axe Murder

    459: AXED: The Villisca Axe Murder
    Oct 22 2024
    In this week’s episode we’re primarily covering the Villisca Axe murders; potential suspects and similar crimes happening during this time period. Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuaryMerch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliterCome see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenryJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/villisca-axe-murders/https://gettingtheaxe.blogspot.com/search/label/Ardenwalhttps://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/https://iagenweb.org/boards/montgomery/documents/index.cgi?read=114416https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murdershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Axeman#Classic_theoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Moorehttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/over-a-century-ago-a-mysterious-axe-murderer-rode-the-rails-chopping-up-families-along-the-wayhttps://www.americanhauntingsink.com/manonthetrainhttps://themillions.com/2017/10/an-aneurism-of-axe-murders-on-the-man-from-the-train.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardenwald_axe_murdershttps://www.clermontsun.com/2022/10/19/the-brutal-axe-murders-of-the-hill-familyhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregon-daily-journal/29241223/https://gettingtheaxe.blogspot.com/search/label/Rainierhttps://jeffrankin.medium.com/grim-anniversary-of-monmouth-triple-murder-trial-dd36d6e3e265https://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/2022/09/three-slain-in-bed-by-fiend-in-monmouth.htmlhttps://100yearsagotoday.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/the-showman-family-massacre/https://docublogger.typepad.com/villiscamystery/2011/06/june-5-1912-paola-kansas-murders.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-republican-fiendish-double-mur/24726925/https://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-mulatto-ax-murders-1911-1912.htmlhttps://the-line-up.com/clementine-barnabethttps://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/history/clementine-barnabet/https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/manonthetrainhttps://murderworld771665864.wordpress.com/2020/12/05/the-short-and-bloody-career-of-billy-the-axemanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    33 mins
  • 458: CULT LITER HOTLINE

    458: CULT LITER HOTLINE
    Oct 18 2024

    CALL (747) 322-0273 FOR A GOOD TIME ;)

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    31 mins
  • 457: The Perfect Child

    457: The Perfect Child
    Oct 15 2024

    Oh Cult Babes, what happens when a mother has a child for the sole purpose of creating ‘the perfect human?’ Well, in this episode I’m telling you exactly what happens: disaster.


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    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-60482128

    https://www.newspapers.com/image/389253641/?match=1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Carballeira

    https://www.revistavanityfair.es/cultura/articulos/aurora-rodriguez-la-peor-madre-del-mundo-era-espanola/35464

    https://elpais.com/smoda/madres-asesinas-filicidas-caso-hildegart.html

    https://www.vice.com/es/article/hildegart-rodriguez-feminismo-liberacion-sexual-espana-broadly/

    https://sangerpapers.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/hildegart-rodriguez-carballeira-a-prodigy-a-champion-the-tragedy/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcUcZqXqHs

    Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira - Girl Museum

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    41 mins
  • 456: LL: More Menendez, More McKamey, More drama!!!

    456: LL: More Menendez, More McKamey, More drama!!!
    Oct 11 2024

    In this week’s little liter I’m discussing the wild relationships of the Melendez Brothers, a cult babes personal experience at McKamey Manor, and why women go after men in prison!


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    Sources:

    https://www.laurenchronicles.com/life/women-who-marry-men-in-prison/

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/menendez-brothers-anticipate-appealwhydecision-020226206.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADdKlydlEHQQfM0Dka2q8aBeqQKp9KIo3qsJNaHrE44DmFOzlOrg2jLz05LChhCeHk9vnt4mblqHCsqHV1-XG0n4INDxmOjeZYQPYo21HICCKBrAbjCzi3HXtbTw7fSPlC0Vtuc6J5Zi3ynv24CcNEIAf88zqYjCmTwTGeZmBE9l

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    31 mins