Sisterly History Mysteries

This week, Carlie tells us all about the mysterious disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Wikipedia https://bit.ly/2QLGZ60 McCann's Website: https://bit.ly/2NiZsES Praia De Luz Resort: https://bit.ly/2QR4N8N Age-Progression Reconstruction of Madeleine: https://bit.ly/30gaobz Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Have a 20’s-themed episode for 2020! This week, Megan is covering the unsolved murder of Hollywood silent-film director William Desmond Taylor. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Wikipedia https://bit.ly/39nCuWz Timeline https://bit.ly/2tWPRg8 Buzzfeed Unsolved https://bit.ly/2Q493Bc TV Tropes on the Hays Code https://bit.ly/2SzAxQY William Desmond Taylor’s House https://bit.ly/2F2fNcv Mabel Normand with Charlie Chaplin https://bit.ly/358SMiC Taylor with Mary Miles Minter https://bit.ly/369iGUK Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

It’s a Double Trouble Christmas Special! First, Carlie tells us about creepy Claus-like figure Belsnickel. Then Megan gives us the lowdown on the authorship controversy of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Sources: Wikipedia on A Visit from St Nicholas https://bit.ly/36L7FsO Mental Floss https://bit.ly/38VVGuz Seth Kaller https://bit.ly/2M8KnFz Book by Macdonald P. Jackson https://bit.ly/2PyRetJ Wikipedia on Belsnickel https://bit.ly/2SlCRL5 Belsnickel look-alike, the Mysterious Man from Into the Woods https://bit.ly/2sSnrU4 Dwight on The Office dressed as Belsnickel https://bit.ly/2YZFxPS Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Buckle up, pals - this week Carlie’s bringing you the terrifying tale of the Westfield Watcher. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Sources: Reddit https://bit.ly/38Jy63J NY Times https://nyti.ms/2syYahm The Cut https://bit.ly/34pJyOO Historic Mysteries https://bit.ly/2LXXwRC 657 Boulevard - “The Watcher House” https://bit.ly/36D7qzR Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

This week, Megan brings you the story of an unidentified man who suddenly appeared in Sligo, Ireland just days before his death.  Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Sources: Wikipedia https://bit.ly/2P5ilww Vice https://bit.ly/2qzlkDN Reddit https://bit.ly/350xLHP CCTV Image of Peter with purple bag https://bit.ly/2E2M96q Rosses Point Beach https://bit.ly/2RAeFUV Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

We’re back from our unexpected hiatus! This week, Carlie discusses some possible answers to the admittedly convoluted question that’s haunted Hagley, England since 1943: Who put Bella in the wych elm? Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Sources: https://bit.ly/37XeQQ1 https://bit.ly/35VgRu7 “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm” Graffiti https://bit.ly/2RbFHSq Facial reconstruction of the victim https://bit.ly/2R7gLLM Tree where victim was found https://bit.ly/35TlbtQ Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

It’s the largest-value theft of private property in history, and you’ve probably never heard of it. We love a heist - so get ready for Megan to talk you through the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Wikipedia article https://bit.ly/2ryIomp All That’s Interesting article https://bit.ly/34RzBdK Guardian article on Whitey Bulger angle https://bit.ly/2K8Mub6 Boston Globe article https://bit.ly/34LL4v2 Rembrandt - The Storm on the Sea of Galilee https://bit.ly/2CK6q0d Rembrandt - A Lady and Gentleman in Black https://bit.ly/2q1al5S Flinck - Landscape with Obelisk https://bit.ly/2XdxtdL Vermeer - The Concert https://bit.ly/2O0esXR Rembrandt self portrait https://bit.ly/2Cz7mEq Manet - Chez Tortoni https://bit.ly/2O4jRx9 Empty frame where Storm on the Sea of Gallilee used to hang https://bit.ly/2KasAfQ (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Four hundred and fifteen years ago tomorrow, an attempted attack on England’s Parliament was thwarted just in time. Today, Megan is talking about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Wikipedia article https://bit.ly/2PFpRP8 BBC History article https://bbc.in/2JI1Rao Daily Record article https://bit.ly/2C8CDhq Tower of London Escape Twitter thread https://bit.ly/2C4IyDY Drawing showing gunpowder stored under Parliament building https://bit.ly/34nLlEv Welsh children with Guy Fawkes effigy https://bit.ly/2NegaG2 Explosion in 2005 ITV recreation https://bit.ly/34vra7H (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Mini Myths Episode 3: Embers and Echoes Happy Halloween! To celebrate spooky season, we’ve teamed up with sound designer Kasey Trouba to bring you three rounds of mini myths. These stories that might cross over a little more into the legendary or supernatural than our normal episodes, but don’t worry - you can still get your history fix every Monday. In the meantime, enjoy our Mini Myths. . . if you dare. . . Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Boston News on the History of the Jack-O-Lantern https://bit.ly/2IPhn2t Live Science on the Anatomy of Fear https://bit.ly/2oBlkC0 Live Science Infographic on the Anatomy of Fear https://bit.ly/2ou9g5l Music sourced from bensound.com (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Find Kasey at: @tinaterror (Insta), @asteriskarts (Insta) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Happy Halloween, kids! We’re bringing you a double feature this week for the occasion! Settle in to hear Carlie tell you all about the ghosts of Pfeiffer Hall, then learn about the Salem Witch Trials from Megan. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Youtube Video “The Ghosts of Pfeiffer Hall” https://bit.ly/2MQSG9y If God Don’t Do It, It Won’t Get Done https://bit.ly/2packVf History of Massachusetts: Timeline of the Salem Witch Trials https://bit.ly/2BRiCMa Smithsonian Mag on Salem Witch Trials https://bit.ly/2JrmSGn History.Com on Salem Witch Trialshttps://bit.ly/2Pq2fOD Tulane on History of Salem Village https://bit.ly/2WkU4UZ Pfeiffer Hall https://bit.ly/2pjfeH6 Drawing of Gallows Hill https://bit.ly/2Jtrzzo Winona Ryder in The Crucible https://bit.ly/32Zosag Goody Proctor Meme https://bit.ly/2NhpF68 (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Mini Myths Episode 2: Phantoms and Footsteps We’re doing something a little different for the next couple of weeks. To celebrate spooky season, we’ve teamed up with sound designer Kasey Trouba to bring you three rounds of mini myths. These stories that might cross over a little more into the legendary or supernatural than our normal episodes, but don’t worry - you can still get your history fix every Monday. In the meantime, enjoy our Mini Myths. . . if you dare. . . Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Wikipedia article on the Lady of Raynam Hall https://bit.ly/2r4iFgc The Line Up article on the Lady of Raynam Hall https://bit.ly/2OOiUuQ Wikipedia article on the Big Grey Man https://bit.ly/1Sk2C5C Undiscovered Scotland article on the Big Grey Man https://bit.ly/2q9vY3x Music sourced from bensound.com (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Find Kasey at: @tinaterror (Insta), @asteriskarts (Insta) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Keeping with our extra-spooky theme of the past few weeks - settle in to hear Megan tell us the tale of how and why Lizzie Borden may or may not have killed her parents. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Space video https://bit.ly/2Wo7wGK Wikipedia article on Lizzie Borden https://bit.ly/31eC0g0 Irish Central article on the murders from the perspective of Bridget Sullivan  https://bit.ly/2MdCRJF Smithsonian article on the murders https://bit.ly/2zuSZPY Lizzie Borden https://bit.ly/35zjW3G Floor plan of the Borden house https://bit.ly/2Mgs2qy Crime scene photo of Abby Borden (graphic) https://bit.ly/35ycG8l Crime scene photo of Andrew Borden (graphic) https://bit.ly/31fsaL3 (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 (Dublin) See Megan in Short + Sweet Festival (Wildcard Series) https://bit.ly/2n31xe8 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Mini Myths Episode 1: A Curse and A Countess We’re doing something a little different for the next couple of weeks. To celebrate spooky season, we’ve teamed up with sound designer Kasey Trouba to bring you three rounds of Mini Myths. These stories that might cross over a little more into the legendary or supernatural than our normal episodes, but don’t worry - you can still get your history fix every Monday. In the meantime, enjoy our Mini Myths. . . if you dare. . . Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Telegraph article on the Macbeth curse https://bit.ly/2n3J2Gz Royal Shakespeare Company on the Macbeth curse https://bit.ly/2nTIhzM History Today on Elizabeth Bathory https://bit.ly/2Xlw4Ah Wikipedia on Elizabeth Bathory https://bit.ly/21KDfNu Music sourced from bensound.com (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 (Dublin) See Megan in Short + Sweet Festival (Wildcard Series) https://bit.ly/2n31xe8 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Find Kasey at: @tinaterror (Insta), @asteriskarts (Insta) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

We’re creeping into spooky season now. . . This week the Birthday Bitch (that’s Carlie) is telling us all about the mystery surrounding the Tri-State Crematory. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Aerial view of Tri-State Crematory https://bit.ly/35xyv7Q (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 (Dublin) See Megan in Short + Sweet Festival (Wildcard Series) https://bit.ly/2n31xe8 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Mental Floss article https://bit.ly/2mUrsF5 Wikipedia article https://bit.ly/2YneT2j Flannan Isles Lighthouse https://bit.ly/2mhmjqd Aerial view of Eilean Mor https://bit.ly/2otKWk3 Map showing Scottish Hebrides (outlying islands) https://bit.ly/2oAYZV9 Jenna Marbles transformed into her dog https://bit.ly/2mIskfX (Chicago) See Carlie in Pride and Prejudice https://bit.ly/2owkN45 (Dublin) See Megan in Short + Sweet Festival (Wildcard Series) https://bit.ly/2n31xe8 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

We’ve reached the end of our series on the Romanovs - this week Carlie tells us about their unfortunate demise. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Olga and Tatiana in their nurses’ uniforms: https://bit.ly/2oibzs7 The Romanov daughters after contracting measles: https://bit.ly/2mU7FoZ The House of Special Purpose: https://bit.ly/2nMMbdJ The Romanov execution room: https://bit.ly/2ooS0P4 Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Here’s a murder you’ve probably never heard of. Megan tells the tale of the only woman to be receive the death penalty in New Zealand: Minnie Dean, the baby farmer. Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast  NZ History Article https://bit.ly/2muQPwF BBC Article https://bbc.in/2m8tqR9 NZ Truth Article from 1922 https://bit.ly/2kYDeNp Minnie Dean https://bit.ly/2m7L87j Minnie with some of the children she cared for https://bit.ly/2ktAW8S  Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter)  Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

We’re back for Part 2 of our multi-part series on the Romanovs! This week things go from bad to worse for the czar as Carlie takes us aaalllll the way up to the beginning of World War I.  Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast  Episode of Irish History Podcast feat. Hallie Rubenhold https://bit.ly/2lIIEMC Romanov family elephant https://bit.ly/2m8P8Vl Grigori Rasputin https://bit.ly/2k5aRN8 Alexei onboard the family yacht with kittens https://bit.ly/2lTrZ9d Alexei, Nicholas, and Alexandra onboard the family yacht: https://bit.ly/2kiOioj Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter)  Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

Megan kicks this episode off with three mini-mysteries from the Grand Canyon. Then we feature our very first guest storyteller - the incomparably spooky Kasey Trouba! Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast Mysterious Universe on Kincaid’s Cave https://bit.ly/2pXKMiu Skeptoid on Kincaid’s Cave https://bit.ly/2yZvJJD Arizona Gazette Jordan Kincaid story https://bit.ly/2YPloiX Unsolved Mysteries article on Glen and Bessie Hyde https://bit.ly/2HanPS7 Glen and Bessie Hyde https://bit.ly/2YSaSqX Article explaining Great Unconformity https://bit.ly/2Z4GYiF Helpful illustration of rock layers https://bit.ly/2N4zky9 Photo of rock showing layers https://bit.ly/31F2hoz Map of HH Holmes murder house https://bit.ly/31L6uXQ Different view of HH Holmes house https://bit.ly/2Z1iBmO Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter) Find Kasey at: @tinaterror (Insta), @asteriskarts (Insta) Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!

It’s time to dive into our first multi-part story! Carlie is going to take us way back to the beginning of a story you’re probably familiar with, but in way more depth and creepy detail: the fall of the Romanovs! Email sisterlyhistorymysteries@gmail.com Instagram @sisterlypodcast Twitter @sisterlypodcast  Alexandra and Nicholas II https://bit.ly/2lUMy5f The Romanov Children https://bit.ly/2lx11UU The Winter Palace https://bit.ly/2kdlDBj Tsar’s Village https://bit.ly/2lpC8u5 Russia in 1890 https://bit.ly/2lsAibU  Find Megan at: @meganelainecarter (Insta), @meganecarter (Twitter), megancarter.net Find Carlie at: @carterrosesherman (Insta), @carterrosesherm (Twitter)  Thanks for joining us - please take a second to rate, review, and subscribe!