Get creepy with us as we learn about taphophobia: the fear of being buried alive, safety coffins, and two Michiganders known to have been buried alive: "Little Mary" McNaughton (Michigan's Bloody Mary) and Dorrance Williams.

Sources:

• Awaken Haunt. The Local Legend of Little Mary-The Ghost of Hillcrest Cemetery

• Blogball. 10 Horrifying Premature Burials

• D. Lawrence Tarazano. People Feared Being Buried Alive So Much They Invented These Special Safety Coffins.

• John Robinson. Peek Through Time: Legend of 'Little Mary' is a Jackson ghost story passed down through the ages

• Kate Cherrell. Buried Alive! A short history of premature burial and safety coffins

• Leanne Smith. MLive. Peek Through Time: Legend of 'Little Mary' is a Jackson ghost story passed down through the ages

• Mark Frankhouse. The Story of Jackson, Michigan 7-Year-Old Who Was Allegedly Buried Alive Read More: Story of Jackson, MI 7-Year-Old Who Was Allegedly Buried Alive

• Mark Hartzman. Books, Misc., ScienceProper Care for the Not-Quite-Dead-Yet: The London Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial

• Michael Delaware. The Tragedy of Dorrance Williams: A Man Who was Buried Alive - Battle Creek, Michigan

• Wikipedia. Jackson, MI

• Wikipedia. Premature Burial

• Wikipedia. Battle Creek, MI

Journey with us through the lore in Lake Superior. We will see Mermen, Ghost Ships, "Old Whitey," and more.

Sources:

• Agawa Rock: Vision Quest by Adam Leith Gollner

• Creatures, Giants, and Monsters Hiding in Great Lakes by John Robinson

• Cryptid Profile: A Lake Superior Cave Monster by Adam Benedict

• Folklore Profile: The Lake Superior God of the Waters (AKA: The Great Lakes Merman) by Adam Benedict

• Ghost Ship SS Kamloops: Lost Ships of the Great Lakes. Donna Dashney Newmark Collection

• Great Lakes Monsters by John Robinson

• Meet Mishipeshu the Underwater Panther in Lake Superior by Lindi Osborne

• Lake Superior. Wikipedia

• Mermaids: A Monster in Lake Superior, 1782 – Fall 1971 by David Dougald

• Pressie: Lake Superior's Serpentine Guardian by Dr. Elizabeth Harper

• Shipwrecks. Split Rock Lighthouse

• SS Bannockburn. Wikipedia.

• SS Kamloops. Wikipedia

• The SS Bannockburn or, ‘The Flying Dutchman’ of Lake Superior. Ashley from Curious Archive.

• The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead. Caitlin Doughty.

• Volcanic Lakeshore Cliff. Michigan State University

Something weird happened at Ann Arbor's Veterans Hospital in the summer of 1975. Can the FBI figure out what really happened? Find out in today's episode.

Sources:

Curare: the South American arrow poison. Mr. Lee

FBI. RESMURS Case (Reservation Murders)

Justia US Law. Harding v. State

Milton H Erickson Foundation. Investigative Hypnosis - Pt. 1

Science Direct. Curare

Society of Former Special Agents. Greg Stejskal. The Murders at Ann Arbor’s Veterans Hospital; What Went Right and What Ultimately Went Wrong in the Case

"That Strange Summer" Documentary by Geri Alumit Zeldes

UC San Diego. Critical Race Poetics and the Ghostly Matter of U.S. v. Narciso and Perez

Wikipedia. Forensic Hypnosis

Wikipedia. Hillside Strangler

Wikipedia. Lethal Injection

Wikipedia. Pancuronium Bromide

This is the tragic story of the Bath School Massacre, the deadliest terror act on school property in US history. Over 100 children and adults were injured or killed on May 18, 1927 by an angry maniac who was upset about taxes. Yes, you saw that right... Taxes.

Sources

Bath School bombing: Oldest surviving student recalls ‘how awful it was’. Rachel Greco. Lansing State Journal

Bath School Disaster. Wikipedia.

K12 Academics. History of School Shootings.

“Maniac” by Harold Schechter

Putnam: Evil of Bath School Disaster remembered 89 years later. Judy Putnam. Lansing State Journal.

Fact or fiction, who really knows. Today we will investigate The Dogman of Northern Michigan and the Beast of Bray Road in Wisconsin.

Sources:

“Beast of Bray Road” Linda Godfrey

Discovery UK. The Legend of the Michigan Dogman: A Modern Werewolf Tale

Gast Ditch. The Logger’s Melody and the Michigan Dogman

Michigan Public. Who’s a good boy? Not the Michigan Dogman.

Michigan State University. White Pine Logging: A Background

Newspapers. The Times Herald. Michgan: Full of monsters, mysteries

Northern Michigan History. The Legend of Michigan’s Dogman

The Gable Film

Tumblr. Cryptozoology Informational Blog

Episode 1 features the folklore of early Michigan inhabitants. The Wendigo, a cannibalistic spirit known to the Ojibwe and other local tribes, is said to roam the Upper Peninsula looking for its next victim.

Sources

Britannica. Wendigo.

Cascade Vacation Rentals. Hauntings on Isle Royale.

Michael B Clasen. On The Road.

National Park After Dark Podcast - Stranded on Isle Royale

The National Park Service. Your Invitation to a Superior Wilderness.

⁠Wikipedia. Isle Royale National Park. ⁠

Wikipedia. Wendigo.

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