Sources
Season One: Crossroads
Quick Note About Our Storytelling:
While we do our best to stick to the facts, we sometimes take creative liberties to maintain narrative cohesiveness.
Continue scrolling to see the sources we used for the more factual parts of our dramatizations.
Devil's Favorite Daughter, Pt. II
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Belle Gunness - La Porte County Historical Society Museum (laportecountyhistory.org)
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Belle Gunness And The Grisly Crimes Of The 'Black Widow' Serial Killer (allthatsinteresting.com)
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What Really Happened to Belle Gunness, Serial Killer and Butcher of Men? - A&E (aetv.com)
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“Hell’s Belle” Gunness – Black Widow of the Midwest – Legends of America
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Belle Gunness: Female serial killer on a murder farm (indystar.com)
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Serial Killer #2: Belle Gunness AKA Lady Bluebeard – Brianna's Blog (psu.edu)
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LaPorte serial killer Belle Gunness to be subject of TV series (southbendtribune.com)
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Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men (Affiliate Link. Genuinely Recommended)
Devil's Favorite Daughter, Pt. I
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Belle Gunness - La Porte County Historical Society Museum (laportecountyhistory.org)
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Belle Gunness And The Grisly Crimes Of The 'Black Widow' Serial Killer (allthatsinteresting.com)
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What Really Happened to Belle Gunness, Serial Killer and Butcher of Men? - A&E (aetv.com)
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“Hell’s Belle” Gunness – Black Widow of the Midwest – Legends of America
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Belle Gunness: Female serial killer on a murder farm (indystar.com)
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Serial Killer #2: Belle Gunness AKA Lady Bluebeard – Brianna's Blog (psu.edu)
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LaPorte serial killer Belle Gunness to be subject of TV series (southbendtribune.com)
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Detour Episode #2
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14 Jan 1945, 234 - Daily News at Newspapers.com
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The Haunted Drake Hotel, Chicago | Haunted Rooms America - hauntedrooms.com
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Chicago Hauntings: A lady in red and a lady in black in the halls of The Drake Hotel - msn.com
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Chicago Hauntings: The halls of The Drake Hotel - CBS Chicago - cbsnews.com
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The Woman in Red at the Drake Hotel – Mysterious Chicago -mysteriouschicago.com
Tippecanoe Terror
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Mini Episode #4
Witch's Grave
Detour Episode #1
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St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave – Ashmore, Illinois - Atlas Obscura
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Chesterville, IL - Grave of the Chesterville Witch (roadsideamerica.com)
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The “Witch’s Grave” of St. Omer Cemetery | by Heidi E. Carpenter | Chicagoland Haunts | Medium
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13 of the Most Haunted Cemeteries in Illinois | HuffPost Chicago
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Capital Area Paranormal Society - Chesterville Cemetery (capsinvestigations.com)
Dan's Run
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Clark County man contests basis for 1991 murder charge | News | newsandtribune.com
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Convicted Clark County murderer enters new appeal | Local News | newsandtribune.com
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15 May 1992, 23 - The Times at Newspapers.com
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15 May 1992, 23 - The Times at Newspapers.com
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03 Jul 1992, Page 22 - The Kokomo Tribune at Newspapers.com
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13 Feb 1992, 19 - The Times at Newspapers.com
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03 Jul 1992, Page 2 - The Star Press at Newspapers.com
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Charles Edward Sweeney, Jr., Appellant-Petitioner, v. State of Indiana, Appellee-Respondent. | findlaw.com
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Charles Edward Sweeney, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) :: 2020 :: Indiana Court of Appeals - justia.com
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Clark County man contests basis for 1991 murder charge - findlaw.com
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SWEENEY v. STATE | FindLaw - findlaw.com
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Charles Edward Sweeney, Jr., Appellant-Petitioner, v. State of Indiana, Appellee-Respondent. | findlaw.com
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361 F3d 327 Sweeney v. Carter | OpenJurist -
08 May 1937, Page 16 - Muncie Evening Press at Newspapers.com -
ghosts | Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program - in.gov
Blood from The Walls
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https://indianapublicmedia.org/momentofindianahistory/american-gothicthe-nicholsonrand-house/
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Nicholson House - Indiana Humanities
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The Nicholson House Ghosts, Indianapolis, IN | Haunted Rooms America
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21 Nov 2010, Page A19 - The Indianapolis Star at Newspapers.com
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americanhauntingsink.com
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https://indianapublicmedia.org/momentofindianahistory/american-gothicthe-nicholsonrand-house/
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Nicholson House In Indianapolis, Indiana Is A Ghost House
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3 Vanishing Halloween Traditions from America’s Past - The official blog of
Prank
Halloween Bonus '22
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22 Dec 1993, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com+
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28 Oct 1993, 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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09 Jun 1995, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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17 Feb 1995, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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02 Nov 1993, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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11 Jan 1994, Page 3 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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08 Jun 1995, Page 2 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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Eads v. State :: 1997 :: Supreme Court of Indiana Decisions :: Indiana Case Law :: Indiana Law :: US Law :: Justia
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EADS v. STATE | FindLaw
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Halloween Murder The Republic 1993 - Newspapers.com
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31 Oct 1993, 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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14 Apr 1995, 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
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30 Nov 1993, Page 1 - Palladium-Item at Newspapers.com
The Perry Co. Ghost Rider
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Ghost & Gangsters: Wolf Lake, Pt. II
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Ghost & Gangsters: Wolf Lake, Pt. I
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Hi-Fi Poltergeist
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Reeder Road
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Weird Indiana: Your Travel Guide to Indiana's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets hoosiermythsandlegends.com
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Reeder Road – Griffith –
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OCCULT WORLD (occult-world.com)Reder Road Investigation (ghostresearch.org)Reder Road | Haunted Places | Griffith , IN
Sypder Bites: The Cursed Car of James Dean
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The Bone House
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Mini #3
Mill Race Monster
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Ghost Fire
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Unusual events occurred in Daviess County - Part II | Local News | washtimesherald.com
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TerrorHaute.COM
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The 28 fires of Odon. One day in 1940, William and Minnie… | by Dale M. Brumfield | Lessons from History | Medium
Whispers, Pt. II
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Tacos from Hell
July 4th Bonus '22
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Paranormal team investigates Hacienda on Lincolnway West (wndu.com)
Hacienda in Mishawaka launches paranormal investigation | WSBT
Paranormal investigators at Mishawaka Hacienda capture spooky recording | WSBT
Mishawaka - 100 Center :: Hacienda Mexican Restaurants (haciendafiesta.com)
The History Museum » Kamm and Schellinger Brewery (historymuseumsb.org)
Kamm and Schellinger Brewery - Indiana Landmarks
Adolph Kamm Sr. (1842-1930) - Find a Grave Memorial
Whispers, Pt. I
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Cloverland
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https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/WV3_folklore-706
Brazil- 100 Step Cemetery – Ghosts of Indiana (indianaghoststories.com)
Have a Hair-raising Experience at The Most Haunted Cemetery in Indiana (visitindiana.com)
http://visions.indstate.edu:8888/cdm/landingpage/collection/folklore
Specimens
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Mini Episode #2
Jawbone: A Grave Robber Story
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200 Demons, Pt. II
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200 Demons, Pt. I
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Monster in Crawfordsville
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Mini Episode #1
Bigfoot on Ice
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Reported Bigfoot sightings in Indiana | WGN-TV (wgntv.com)
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Bigfoot 'Body' Sells for $250,000 on eBay | Fox News
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Indiana Monster Hunt: The Mill Race Monster - Exemplore
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Bigfoot Encounters
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Hoax Bigfoot: Abandoned In Shed (cryptozoonews.com)
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Hoax Bigfoot: Abandoned In Shed (indianabigfootresearchorganization.com)
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Bigfoot hoaxers say it was just 'a big joke' - CNN.com
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Bigfoot (smu.edu)
Willows Weep
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What Caused Zak Bagans To Demolish The Indiana House Called ‘Portal To Demons’? | Bad Behavior | Investigation Discovery
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The Stone Man of Evansville
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https://indianapublicmedia.org/momentofindianahistory/petrified-man-hoax/
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Indiana Magazine of History (iu.edu)
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