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308. MYSTERY: Did Soul Asylum's Runaway Train Find Missing Kids?
In 1993, Soul Asylum’s Runaway Train won the grammy for best rock song, and its wildly popular music video featured missing children, with the intent of locating them. All in all, of the 36 children featured in the U.S. versions of the video, 21 were considered found. Here’s a deep dive into what that means, and rundown of those that are still missing.
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Sources:
https://youtu.be/NRtvqT_wMeY?si=5WwEUQdoAc4pDM6B
https://people.com/crime/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train/
https://slate.com/culture/2023/08/runaway-train-music-video-soul-asylum-kids.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(Soul_Asylum_song)
https://medium.com/mel-magazine/the-children-of-runaway-train-19ee8f6aabf8
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/31/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train-tony-kaye-david-pirner
https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/01/ocso-still-searching-for-missing-girl-29-years-later/6136318007/
https://charleyproject.org/case/byron-eric-page
https://charleyproject.org/case/duane-edward-fochtman
https://charleyproject.org/case/john-francis-lango
https://charleyproject.org/case/martha-wes-dunn
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/420dfla.html
https://charleyproject.org/case/patrick-shawn-betz
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307. MURDER: When Myrna met Jessica
In 2016, 27-year-old Myrna Salicin died after drinking an iced coffee with friends.
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Sources:
https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20231004150147-220-1007086/review-film-ice-cold-murder-coffee-and-jessica-wongso
https://jakartaglobe.id/news/murder-convict-jessica-wongso-released-on-parole
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/27/judges-sentence-jessica-to-20-years-in-prison.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/27/guilty-or-not-jessica-to-face-verdict.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37784416
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Wayan_Mirna_Salihin
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/22/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-of-cyanide-coffee-case-convict.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2023/10/07/guilty-as-charged-new-documentary-reignites-debate-on-jessica-wongsos-infamous-case.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/08/19/jessica-wongso-released-early-on-parole-after-8-years-in-prison.html
https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2016/08/15/14151741/ahli.jessica.memiliki.kepribadian.amorous.narcissist
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-08/alleged-cyanide-killer-serious-mental-health-problems-afp-report/7700824
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/03/mirnas-husband-accuses-journalist-of-bribery.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/03/police-probe-whatsapp-conversation-between-jessica-and-mirna.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/03/21/jessica-has-long-criminal-record-in-australia-police.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/08/31/with-no-autopsy-can-we-be-sure-mirna-died-from-cyanide-jessicas-lawyer.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/29/lawyers-insist-involvement-husband-and-barista.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377655151_DOCTRINE_OF_CAUSALITY_AND_PROOF_OF_CRIMINAL_ACTIONS_IN_THE_JESSICA_WONGSO_CYANIDE_COFFEE_CASE
https://theconversation.com/jessica-wongso-found-guilty-in-cyanide-coffee-case-but-she-may-not-yet-have-had-a-fair-trial-67836
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/03/05/lawyer-raises-suspicion-about-insurance-claims.html
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/27/were-not-in-the-business-of-assassination-olivier-manager-tells-judge.html
https://medium.com/chalkoutline/death-by-iced-coffee-2da57cf29a60
https://www.smh.com.au/world/widower-of-cyanide-coffee-victim-wayan-mirna-salihin-calls-for-justice-20160621-gpo9xr.html
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/17/indonesias-murder-melodrama-has-the-whole-country-watching/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a45237162/jessica-wongso-now/
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.
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306. MYSTERY: What Happened to Theodosia Burr Alston?
In 1812, Aaron Burr’s beloved daughter Theodosia boarded a ship off the coast of South Carolina and was never seen again.
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Sources:
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/01/the-unsolved-mystery-of-aaron-burrs-daughter/#:~:text=Theodosia%20Burr%20Alston%2C%20the%20beloved,(August%201%2C%201809).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosia_Burr_Alston
https://schistory.org/december-1812-theodosia-burr-alston-is-lost-at-sea/
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/disappearance-aaron-burr-daughter-theodosia.htm
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/special/2020/06/21/lost-at-sea-tragic-mystery-of-theodosia-burr-alston/113365064/
https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000046/000000/000001/unrestricted/theodosia.htm
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-great-trial-that-tested-the-constitutions-treason-clause
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
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305. MYSTERY: The Silver Cord
The silver cord is a theoretical (maybe?) link between the higher self and the physical body. Are we talking metaphysics on the podcast today? Yes. We are polymaths.
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Sources:
https://www.themysticmedium.com/the-silver-cord/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_cord#:~:text=During%20astral%20projection%20and%20out,they%20will%20not%20become%20lost.
https://www.spiritofthescripture.com/id1222-the-silver-cord.html
https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/what-does-the-bible-say-about-the-silver-cord-in-ecclesiastes-126/
https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/28228/ecclesiastes-12-6-what-is-the-silver-cord
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%2012&version=KJV
https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/the-parallel-universe-theory-in-hindu-cosmology
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/
https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-invisible-string-lyrics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/taoism#:~:text=Taoism%20is%20a%20philosophy%20that,the%20macrocosm%20and%20the%20microcosm.
https://near-death.com/dianne-morrissey/
https://near-death.com/edgar-cayces-near-death-experiences/
https://iands.org/ndes/nde-stories/17-nde-accounts-from-beyond-the-light.html
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-silver-cord-is-it-a-religous-spiritual-or-scientific-thing
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/string-theory/
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.
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304. MYSTERY: The Manhattan Alien Abduction
This is the story behind Netflix’s recent docu-series, The Manhattan Alien Abduction. And it is a doozy.
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Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/linda-napolitano
https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/11/04/the-true-story-behind-netflixs-the-manhattan-alien-abduction-and-linda-napolitano/
https://people.com/the-manhattan-alien-abduction-where-is-linda-napolitano-now-8739603
https://www.today.com/popculture/manhattan-alien-abduction-true-story-rcna178005
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/netflix-manhattan-alien-abduction-ufo-linda-napolitano-b2637980.html
https://time.com/7160509/the-manhattan-alien-abduction-netflix-true-story/
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.
If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.
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A weekly podcast about murder, disappearances, conspiracies, witches, and anything else we find interesting. If you like creepy stories that involve a lot of research, a little humor, and a dash of southern twang, tune in!