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Episode 70 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about drug use and addiction. Listener discretion is advised. One night in October 2017, a young woman from New Jersey drove along route 95, a major highway on the east coast.   Her story went something like this: she was on her way … Continue reading "“Go Fund Me Scammers” – The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 2" The post “Go Fund Me Scammers” – The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 2 appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 69 – Originally Released January 2019 As we turn the page on another year, many of us take time to reflect on events of the past 12 months.  We look at events in our own lives, our families, our friends, and we look at the world around us, considering the good, the bad and … Continue reading "The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 1" The post The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 1 appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 68 – Originally Published in December 2018 Content warning: this episode includes adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder.  Listener discretion is advised. Do you know the moment a relationship goes bad?  Is it one moment or thousands of little moments, or big ones, that add up over time?  Do 5 … Continue reading "The Story of Ellen Gregory" The post The Story of Ellen Gregory appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 67 – Originally Released December 2018 It’s hard to believe the last time Irene Levy Baker was a guest on TwistedPhilly was almost two years ago!  When we first sat down, Irene  just released her book 100 Things To Do In Philadelphia Before You Die.  Since then Irene has been hard at work on … Continue reading "Unique Eats and Eateries of Philadelphia with Irene Levy Baker" The post Unique Eats and Eateries of Philadelphia with Irene Levy Baker appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 66 – Originally Released November 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about mass shooting. Additional content warnings are contained within the episode.  Listener discretion is advised. On the morning of September 6, 1949, 28 year old East Camden resident Howard Unruh shot 16 people in 15 minutes, killing 13 … Continue reading "“Walk of Death” – America’s First Mass Shooter" The post “Walk of Death” – America’s First Mass Shooter appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 65 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions child abduction, child sexual abuse and murder. Listener discretion is advised. On Friday morning, October 30, 1992, the battered body of eleven year old Shauna Howe was found in a shallow creek bed a few miles outside the … Continue reading "The Town that Cancelled Halloween" The post The Town that Cancelled Halloween appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 64 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about domestic violence and murder.  Listener discretion is advised. When the Blair Witch Project hit the big screens, many independent filmmakers had aspirations of creating the next big found footage horror movie.  That was especially true for 25-year-old … Continue reading "The Story of Randi Trimble" The post The Story of Randi Trimble appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 63 – Originally Released September 2018 At the very bottom of New Jersey is a tiny Victorian town called Cape May.  This is my home away from home.  Filled with historic charm, and “painted ladies” – what we affectionately call the vibrant Victorian homes – you feel as if you’re transported back in time … Continue reading "Emlen Physick and the Physick Estate" The post Emlen Physick and the Physick Estate appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 62 – Originally Released September 2018 with Special Guest Cohost Margo D, cohost of Book vs. Movie podcast, Dorking Out Podcast and the What a Creep Podcast Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about abduction, missing persons including missing children and murder.  Listener discretion is advised. Susan Reinert was an … Continue reading "The “Mainline Murders”" The post The “Mainline Murders” appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 61 – Originally Released September 2018 It’s back to school for many students across the country and in this episode we’re going to Kutztown, PA, where we’ll visit Old Main, one of the oldest and most recognizable buildings on Kutztown University campus.  We’ll talk about the history of the university, including the haunted history … Continue reading "Ghosts of Kutztown: Old Main and Crystal Cave" The post Ghosts of Kutztown: Old Main and Crystal Cave appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 60 – Originally Released August 2018 I love the idea of sneaking away unexpectedly for a few days, dropping off the grid, turning off the phone, and shutting out the world. Provided you don’t fake your own kidnapping to do it. That’s what happened on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, when Bucks County Pennsylvania resident … Continue reading "Faking It – The Story of Bonnie Sweeten" The post Faking It – The Story of Bonnie Sweeten appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 59 – Originally Released August 2018 There is nothing I love more than being a tourist in my own city.  You hear me talk about that in so many episodes.  I wander City Hall every chance I get.  I stop at every blue and yellow historical marker, I know the obvious history and tourist … Continue reading "Beyond the Bell" The post Beyond the Bell appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 58 – Originally Published July 2018 There is a house in Northeast Pennsylvania, on a quiet residential street, with one of the worst haunted histories in our country.  It’s been compared to the Amityville Horror House.  This two story brick home with  three small windows on the second floor, what was once a charming … Continue reading "The Pennsylvania Amityville House" The post The Pennsylvania Amityville House appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 57 – Originally Published July 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about death as a result of suicide.  Listener discretion is advised. On Sunday, July 1, 2018, I had the pleasure of participating in the 6th Annual Philly Podcast Festival.  This was my second year in the festival and … Continue reading "Joey Coyle – The South Philly Robinhood from TwistedPhilly Live at Philly Pod Fest" The post Joey Coyle – The South Philly Robinhood from TwistedPhilly Live at Philly Pod Fest appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 56 – Originally Published June 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including sexual assault and murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. On November 21, 2014, 33-year-old Jessica Padgett from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, ran an errand on her lunch break.  Her coworkers at Duck Duck Goose … Continue reading "The Story of Jessica Padgett" The post The Story of Jessica Padgett appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 55 – Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions of traumatic accidents resulting in death, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. Ride the Ducks landed in Philly in 2003.  The company had been around for over 30 years, primarily operating on land … Continue reading "Collision on the Delaware River" The post Collision on the Delaware River appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 54 – Originally Published May 2018 In this episode we get a little spooky, a little scary, and certainly twisted.  Twisted Legends features two Pennsylvania legends: The Green Man from our “west coast” outside of Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia’s Bus to Nowhere, a Philly legend that scares me to my core.  These stories were part … Continue reading "Twisted Legends: The Green Man and the Bus to Nowhere" The post Twisted Legends: The Green Man and the Bus to Nowhere appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including the death of a young mother, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. On Tuesday, April 29, 1997, 29-year-old Stefanie Rabinowitz and her husband Craig went out to dinner with her parents to celebrate the end of Passover.  … Continue reading "The Story of Stephanie Rabinowitz" The post The Story of Stephanie Rabinowitz appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 52 – Originally Published April 2018 In Old City, Philadelphia, there’s a tiny little street that can’t even be called a street.  It’s an alley, barely wide enough for a small cart to pass through; Elfreth’s Alley. Elfreth’s Alley is the oldest continuously inhabited street in America.  Other cites like to boast they have … Continue reading "Elfreth’s Alley" The post Elfreth’s Alley appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 51 – Originally Published April 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about addiction, relapse and overdose, as well as murder, which may be upsetting to some listeners.  Listener discretion is advised. During my research about the Kensington Strangler I found a case I’d never heard of before; the death … Continue reading "The Story of Allison Edwards" The post The Story of Allison Edwards appeared first on TwistedPhilly.