Episodes

  • Paranormal: House of Death

    Paranormal: House of Death
    Jun 2 2025
    We discuss the paranormal history of The House of Death–the one-time home of author Mark Twain. We reenact some of the haunting moments from Jan Bryant Bartell’s memoir, Spindrift: Spray from a Psychic Sea, which chronicles her seven-year stay in 14 West 10th Street. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, death, and, of course, ghosts. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Book: Inside Greenwich Village: A New York City Neighborhood, 1898-1918 by Gerald W. McFarland (U of Massachusetts-Amherst Press 2001) Book: Spindrift: Spray From A Psychic Sea by Jan Bryant Bartell (Hawthorn Books 1974) Book: Ghosts I’ve Met by Hans Holzer (Barnes & Noble Books 2005) Article: “Mission and History” The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (vparchive.org) Article: “The House of Death” by Matt (villagepreservation.org) Article: “How A Greenwich Village Became Known as the ‘House of Death’” by Devin Gannon (6sqft.com) Article: “The Hauntings of 14 West 10th Street, NYC’s ‘House of Death’” by Lauren Lorey (untappedcities.com) Article: “The House of Death” (NYCGhosts.com) Blog: “Mark Twain, Tragedy and Ghosts–No. 14 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Blog: “The 1846 Clinton Gilbert house - 12 West 10th Street” by Tom Miller (DaytonInManhattan) Headline: “Mishaps of Bicyclists” (NYT TimesMachine) Article: “(Former Firehouse), Engine Company 29” (Historic Districs Council; hdc.org) Article: “The ‘House of Death’ in Greenwich Village” (Ephemeral New York; ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com) Article: “Terror on 10th Street” by Tim Donnelly (NY Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • True Crime: Seduction of Jane Doe

    True Crime: Seduction of Jane Doe
    May 26 2025
    Drew solo hosts to discuss the infamous “Seduction of Jane Doe” case–based on journalist Skip Hollandsworth’s 1994 article, published in Texas Monthly–that outlined Coach (Jesse) Lynn Stroud’s grooming and sexual abuse of several Jane Does, most notably, Brooke Graham, who was fourteen years old during their illicit and inappropriate relationship. CW | TW: This episode discusses the seduction of a minor, grooming, child sexual abuse, and the mention of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Film: For My Daughter’s Honor (Indecent Seduction) 1996 (Tubi) Article: “The Seduction of Jane Doe” by Skip Hollandsworth (non-paywalled; TexasMonthly) Article: “Age of Consent Laws in Texas” from Palmer and Perlstein Attorneys & Counselors (scottpalmerlaw.com) Article: “Sexual Assault & Abuse” from Michigan.gov Article: “Know the Warning Signs of Educator Sexual Misconduct” by Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D. (ICMEC; International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children; icmec.org) Article: “Safeguarding Students From School Employee Sexual Misconduct Requires a Systemwide Approach, VCU’s Charol Shakeshaft Says” by Sian Wilkerson (VCU News) Article: “Principal Can Be Liable in Sexual Abuse of Student, Court Rules” by Mark Walsh (EdWeek.org) Article: “Schools Changing How They Bar Abusers” by Beth Frerking, Newhouse News Services (Desert News) Law / Ruling: “Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Taylor Independent School District, et al., Defendants, and Mike Caplinger and Eddy Lankford, Defendants-Appellants, 975 F.2d 137 (5th Cir. 1992)” via Justia U.S. Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Strange Stories: Buying Bones

    Strange Stories: Buying Bones
    May 19 2025
    We discuss Wicked Wonderland owner, Kymberlee Schopper, who was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony for selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace. We dissect the oft-stigmatized industry of oddities, curiosities, and retailers who buy and sell bones from private collectors. We review some cursory details regarding the legality of bone selling and a related Harvard University morgue scandal. CW | TW: This episode discusses death, anatomy (this includes body parts and bones), wetness, and other forms of preservation, including taxidermy. We hope you’ve digested your lunch. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources WESH 2 News Clip: Mother, Daughter Arrested for Allegedly Selling Human Bones on Facebook Article: “Florida Woman Charged with Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Viola Flowers (NBC News) Article: “Volusia Woman Arrested for Buying, Selling Human Bones on Facebook, Police Say” by LeeAnn Huntoon (WESH 2 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested After Buying and Selling Human Bones, Police Say” by Annabelle Sikes (Fox 35 Orlando) Article: “Florida Woman Faces Felony Charges For Selling Human Bones on Facebook Marketplace” by Frances Lin (ABC Action News) Article: “Florida Woman Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing and Offering to Sell ‘Genuine Human Remains’ on Facebook Marketplace” by Gabrielle Rockson (People) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains?” by Tanya D. Marsh, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University (The Conversation) Article: “Is It Legal to Sell Human Remains? Harvard Morgue Scandal Raises Questions” by Abby Patkin (Boston.com) Journal Article: “‘Hi, Is This Item Still Available?’ Social Media as a Marketplace for Human Skeletal Remains” by Cameron Skinner (Tulsa Law Review 59.2) Facebook: Wicked Wonderland Facebook Terms and Policies: Prohibited Content: Body Parts and Fluids Website: Wicked Wonderland (WickedWonderland.org) Website: JonBones (JonBones.com) Website: Skulls Unlimited (SkullsUnlimited.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Strange Stories: Hamptons Spa Murder

    Strange Stories: Hamptons Spa Murder
    May 12 2025
    We discuss the violent murder of 33-year-old NYC artist, Sabina Khorramdel-Rosas, found dead at the Shou Sugi Ban House, in the Hamptons. We chronicle her move to the U.S., toxic relationship with her killer, Thomas Gannon, in October 2024. CW | TW: This episode discusses abusive relationships, domestic violence, assault, murder, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠⁠RadioGardenState⁠⁠ Available on ⁠⁠Rogue Media Network Sources ABC 7 Eyewitness News News Clip: Woman Found Murdered at High-End Hamptons Retreat Article: “Victim Found Murdered at High-End Hamptons Resort Identified as NYC Woman” by Eyewitness News (Eyewitness News 7 NYC) Article: “An Artist, Her Benefactor, and a Murder at a Hamptons Resort” by Sarah Maslin Nir (NYT; non-paywalled version) Article: “Killer of NYC Artist At Ritzy Hamptons Spa Confessed Before His Own Suicide” by Courtney McGinley (Newsweek) Article/EBSCO Entry: “Dushanbe, Tajikistan” by Michael Aliprandini (EBSCO) Article: “I Led Cops to the Hamptons Hotel Killer Who Murdered Sabina Rosas–by the Time They Caught Up with Him, It Was Too Late” by Ruth Bashinsky (DailyMailUK) Article: “Coroner: Wayne County Man Confessed to Long Island Murder Before Taking Own Life” by Peter Becker (Tri-County Independent) Press Release: Suffolk County Police Department | Sabina Rosas Website: Sabina Khorramadel Website: Ruyò Journal Website: Shou Sugi Ban House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Paranormal: The Stanley Hotel

    Paranormal: The Stanley Hotel
    May 5 2025
    We figuratively roam the Colonial corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. We briefly outline its history, discuss our favorite amenities, and outline the most haunted hot spots in the Vortex, Concert Hall, and Rooms 217 and 428. CW | TW: This episode discusses death and the paranormal, in that order. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources Website: The Stanley Hotel Article: “History: The Origins of Exploration in Estes Park” (VisitEstesPark.com) Article: “A Stanley Hotel History: Part Four” by Dawn Wilson (Estes Park Trail Gazette; VisitEstesPark.com) Article: “The Haunted Stanley Hotel: Fact or Fiction?” (GhostCityTours.com) Article: “‘Ghosts’ Caught on Camera At Famed Stanley Hotel in Colorado” by Ed Mazza (HuffPo) Article: “I Stayed in the Haunted Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining,’ and It’s Full of Real and Imagined Ghosts’” by Julie Tremaine Article: “The Haunted History of the Stanley Hotel, Estes Park” (HauntedRooms.com) Royalty-free Music: Scary Horror Music - Haunted (Copyright and Royalty Free) | YT: Ross Budgen Royalty-free Music: ⁠EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music - "Come Out and Play" | YT: Darren Curtis Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Strange Stories: Ditched Delivery

    Strange Stories: Ditched Delivery
    Apr 28 2025
    We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers. CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ Website: ⁠severedpodcast.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠@severed_podcast⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on ⁠RadioGardenState⁠ Available on ⁠Rogue Media Network Sources NBC 10 Boston News Clip: Officers Find Amazon Packages Ditched in Woods; Driver Cites Stress, Police Say Article: “Amazon Packages Found Piled in Mass. Woods; Driver Blamed Stress, Police Say” by Thea DiGiammerino and Asher Klein Article: “‘Stressed’ Amazon Driver Abandons 80 Packages in Mass. Woods During Holiday Shipping Rush” by Marlene Lenthang Article: “Teamsters Announce Strike Against Amazon Amid Holiday Delivery Rush” by Marlene Lenthang, Charlie Gile, Liz Kreutz, and Kevin Nious Article: “Surveillance, Stress, and No Bathrooms: Life as an Amazon Driver” by Jake Alimahomed-Wilson (LaborNotes.org) Bodycam Footage: Lakeville PD Shawn Robert Bodycam Footage Lakeville PD: Official News Log of the Lakeville Police Dept. IMDb: Good Will Hunting (1997) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Strange Stories: CarMax Crash

    Strange Stories: CarMax Crash
    Apr 21 2025
    We discuss Andrew Jesus Arroyo’s vehicular rampage, as he drove his Subaru Outback through a CarMax showroom, shattering glass and ruthlessly causing bodily injuries and paralysis. We review conflicting eyewitness reports, Carmax employee reports, and crash footage. CW | TW: This episode discusses a violent and destructive car rampage that led to serious injuries. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources NBCLA News Clip: Eight Injured After Driver Slams into CarMax Dealership in Inglewood KTLA New/Video Clip: Customer Intentionally Crashed into Inglewood CarMax, 8 Injured CarMax: Website Press Release: CarMax Statement on Inglewood, CA Incident, March 24, 2025 (CarMax Media Center; carmax.com) Article: “Eight People Injured After Angry Customer at Inglewood Car Dealership Drives into Showroom”’ by Liam Dillon (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “What Prompted CarMax Vehicle Rampage? Witnesses Say Appraisal May Have Had A Role” by Nathan Solis (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “Driver Rampaged through Inglewood CarMax. Injured Customers Sue Him and the Dealership” by Clara Harter and Nathan Solis (LATimes; non-paywalled) Article: “Video Shows Customer Ramming Car Through CarMax in Inglewood, Leaving Multiple People Injured” by Tim Caputo (Eyewitness News 7 Los Angeles) Article: “At Least 8 Injured as Customer Rams into CarMax Store in California” by Mirna Alsharif and Bill Feather (NBC News) Article: “Man in Coma as Driver Linked to Inglewood CarMax Crash Faces Attempted Murder Charge” by Helen Jeong (NBC 4 Los Angeles) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Strange Stories: Police Chief Pranks

    Strange Stories: Police Chief Pranks
    Apr 14 2025
    We discuss the vile and depraved abuse of power by North Bergen, New Jersey Police Chief Robert Farley, and the eight or more allegations of intimidation and harassment. Farley is accused of exposing himself and defecating in the presence of fellow officers and creating a hostile work environment. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of mental, emotional, and physical intimidation, bullying, abuse, violence, and vile acts of harassment that include bodily fluids. It’s a Severed Monday; NSFW. Listener discretion is advised. Email: severedpodcast@gmail.com Website: severedpodcast.com Instagram: @severed_podcast Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Available on RadioGardenState Available on Rogue Media Network Sources CBS New York News Clip: New Jersey Town Police Chief Accused of Harassing Officers Article: “New Jersey Police Chief Accused of Violent and Vulgar Harassment at Work” by Christopher Maag (non-paywalled; NYT) Article: “Police Chief Pooped by Desks, Spiked Coffee with Viagra, Cops Say in List of Assault Complaints” by Anthony G. Attrino (NJ.com) Article: “Jabbing Cop’s Genitals with Needle and 8 Other Disturbing Claims Against N.J. Police Chief” by Anthony G. Attrino Article: “Police Chief Accused of Poop Pranks, Assault Cut Overtime. Now Cops Are Upset, N.J. Town Says” by Anthony G. Attrino Article: “N.J. Police Chief Accused of Turning Department into ‘Animal House’” by Corky Siemaszko (NBC News) Workplace Bullying Resource: Workplace Bullying Institute (workplacebullying.org) Brandon J. Broderick Legal Blog: “Can I Sue for Workplace Bullying in NJ?” (BrandonJBroderick.com) Essay: “Bullying in Law Enforcement: End the Silence” by Sergeant Kathy Hillis (CJI.edu) Dissertation: “A Qualitative Study of Bullying Behavior of Federal Law Enforcement: An Examination of Former Officer’s Perceptions Regarding the Problem” by Rande W. Matteson (Lynn University) Bullying Prevention: Involvement of Law Enforcement Officers in Bullying Prevention (StopBullying.gov) Police Department: North Bergen PD | A Message from Chief Robert Farley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
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