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Episode 8 – Originally Published in 2016 When Roy Kirk purchased the abandoned home adjacent to Anne Hoover in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 1992, no one suspected their new neighbor would become the neighbor from hell. What started out as an amicable relationship between neighbors, with Roy joining a local homeowner’s club focused … Continue reading "Murder Between Neighbors: The Death of Anne Hoover" The post Murder Between Neighbors: The Death of Anne Hoover appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 7 – Originally Published in 2016 America’s first hospital was built in 1751, the Penn Medicine Hospital in Philadelphia. The city was a hub for young medical students. If you wanted to be a physician, and you weren’t able to study in Europe, you came to Philadelphia. With the influx of aspiring doctors and … Continue reading "Grave Robbing in the City of Brotherly Love" The post Grave Robbing in the City of Brotherly Love appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 6 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger Warning – discussions of murder On June 20, 1996, I drove south on Rte. 476, the “Blue Route,” stuck in traffic.  On the side of the road police walked through brush and weeds near an abandoned car.  This looked like just another car left on the side … Continue reading "The Day I Drove Past a Crime Scene" The post The Day I Drove Past a Crime Scene appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 5 – Originally Published in 2016 The Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia is home to reportedly one of the most haunted houses not only in Pennsylvania but in the United States. When the Easby family first moved into Baleroy Mansion in 1926, their youngest son Steven, only 5 at the time, looked into a … Continue reading "Haunted Chestnut Hill" The post Haunted Chestnut Hill appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 4 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of abuse and murder. Joseph Kallinger endured a life of abuse, neglect and torture at the hands of his adoptive parents. Unable to break generational trauma, Kallinger continued the cycles of abuse the families he built as an adult. As a young … Continue reading "Joseph Kallinger – “The Shoemaker”" The post Joseph Kallinger – “The Shoemaker” appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 3 – Originally Published in 2016 Built before the Revolutionary War, the General Wayne Inn was America’s oldest operating restaurant and inn before it closed in 2002.    The inn’s history dates back to 1704, cropping up in early American history over and over for centuries. It’s believed Edgar Allen Poe wrote portions of “The … Continue reading "The General Wayne Inn" The post The General Wayne Inn appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 1 Originally published in 2016; featuring a new introduction about TwistedPhilly Podcast. In August of 1987, Harrison “Marty” Graham lived in his North Philadelphia apartment for about four years.  On August 9 Marty was evicted because of horrific odors emanating from his third floor apartment.  When his landlord’s son was unable to open Marty’s … Continue reading "The Corpse Collector" The post The Corpse Collector appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 127 In 1892, architect Willis G. Hale began construction on a lavish apartment building on Broad Street in north Philadelphia. What began as a turn of the century residential multi family structure evolved over the last 120 years into something so much more – the Divine Lorraine. This is the story of that evolution, … Continue reading "The Divine Lorraine" The post The Divine Lorraine appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Episode 126 Ona Maria Judge – better known as Oney – was born into slavery in 1774 at a familiar location in Virginia: Mount Vernon. Oney’s mother Betty was brought to Mount Vernon after George Washington married Martha in 1759. Betty, and her descendants, were considered the “property” of Martha Washington’s first husband, Daniel Custis, … Continue reading "The Story of Oney Judge" The post The Story of Oney Judge appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Actually, it’s my most favorite thing, my most favorite building in Philadelphia: City Hall. This is my self-indulgent episode, the 6 month special episode for me, because it’s the story of the largest municipal building in the country and what was destined to be the largest building in the world when it was constructed, but … Continue reading "Episode 27: These are a Few of My Favorite Things"

I cannot believe I’ve been doing this for 6 months already, and at the same time I cannot believe it’s only been 6 months.When I launched TwistedPhilly I wanted to share stories that meant something to me, stories that I loved or stories that scared me, stories that made me consider another perspective, sometimes stories … Continue reading "Epsode 26: Heidnik’s House of Horrors"

What happens when you’re up at 3AM, researching future podcast episodes and find the most twisted publication about the city of Brotherly Love?  You create a mini episode! The Strangers’ Guides were like Yelp in the 1800s, advising visitors to TwistedPhilly where to go, and in some cases where not to go.  One little Strangers’ … Continue reading "Bonus Mini Ep: Best Little Whorehouse in TwistedPhilly"