Death Over Cocktails

Episode 30 The Woman Who Poisoned 600 Men and Donkey Lady Bridge

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sun, 03 May 2026 10:09:43 -0700

Hey there everybody! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails, Keitha tells us about Guilia Tofana the creator of Aqua Tofana a poison that ended up killing six hundred abusive men. Then Jess will tell us of the Texas folklore of Donkey Lady Bridge, and about the woman who survived burning inside her own house. Sit back, sip on that drink, and enjoy the episode! Also please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofana

Guilia Tofana: Poisoner, Murder, Saviour? By Cathryn Kemp

https://historiamag.com/giulia-tofana-poisoner-murderer-saviour/

Historical Crisis: Aqua Tofana—Power and Poison in 1600s Rome by Sophie Lubin

https://concordacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAMUN-2025-HC-Aqua-Tofana-Poison.pdf

Giulia Tofana: Power & Poison by Deborah Swift

https://aspectsofhistory.com/giulia-tofana-power-poison/

Giulia Tofana, Italy’s Most Notorious Poisoner by Francesca Bezzone

https://italoamericano.org/giulia-tofana-poisoner/

The Ultimate Poison: The Woman Who Killed Hundreds by Library of the Lost

https://vocal.media/criminal/the-ultimate-poison-the-woman-who-killed-hundreds

Life as a Sicilian Peasant by Stephanie Merlino

https://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/heritage/8338-life-as-a-sicilian-peasant

Woman of 16th Century Venice by Veronica Franco

https://dornsife.usc.edu/veronica-franco/women-of-16th-century-venice/

The ‘Hanged, Drawn and Quartered’ Execution Was Even Worse Than You Think by Dave Roos

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hanging-drawing-and-quartering.htm

Jess's Sources
https://spellcasterghosttours.com/donkey-lady-legend-san-antonio/
https://www.rjaghosttours.com/the-donkey-lady-bridge
https://rivercityghosts.com/the-legend-of-donkey-lady-bridge/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/donkey-lady-bridge
https://random-times.com/2023/09/25/the-creepy-legend-of-the-donkey-lady-at-old-applewhite-bridge-in-san-antonio-texas/
https://folklore.usc.edu/donkey-lady-bridge/
https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/donkey-lady-bridge/

Episode 29 Nine Reasons to Not Leave Your Tent and A Man and His Dolly

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:27:24 -0700

Hey ya'll! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails Jess will be covering the Dyatlov Pass Incident and then Keitha will talk about Robert the Doll and all the haunted stories that come with it! So pour yourself a cocktail and enjoy! Please rate and review us anywhere you listent to podcasts it really helps and we are so appreciative! Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/

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Jess's Sources
Dyatlov Pass Foundation Archive
https://dyatlovpass.com
Russian Prosecutor General’s Office Reinvestigation Summary (2019)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51515080
National Geographic – Dyatlov Pass Avalanche Analysis
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/dyatlov-pass-incident-solved
American Geophysical Union (Gaume & Puzrin, 2021 Study)
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Smithsonian Magazine – Historical Analysis
https://www.smithsonianmag.com
BBC News – Dyatlov Pass Coverage
https://www.bbc.com/news
Russian Criminal Case Files (1959, translated excerpts)
https://dyatlovpass.com/case-files
Atlas Obscura – Case Summary https://www.atlasobscura.com

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

The Story Behind the World’s Most Terrifying Haunted Doll by Andy Wright

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

Robert the Doll by The Fort East Martello Museum

https://www.kwahs.org/exhibit/robert-the-doll/

The True Story of Key Wests Robert the Doll by Sloan’s Haunted Key West

https://www.hauntedkeywest.com/robert-the-doll

The Curse of Robert The Doll by Barbara Weibel

https://holeinthedonut.com/2009/05/06/curse-robert-the-doll/

Robert the Doll

https://robertthedoll.org/

Episode 28 The Fire That Changed Working Conditions in New York and The Ghost of Bokor Hill Station

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:34:51 -0700

Hello dear listeners! This week join the girls in sipping some delicious cocktails and listening to two stories! Keitha will tell us about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire which lead to changes in some workforce conditions. And Jess will tell us a haunted tale of the ghost of Bokor Hill Street.
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Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by history.com Editors

https://www.history.com/articles/triangle-shirtwaist-fire

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire By AFL-CIO

https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events/triangle-shirtwaist-fire

Triangle History By Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial

https://trianglememorial.org/triangle-history/

The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory by Grace Marra

https://npg.si.edu/blog/tragedy-triangle-shirtwaist-factory

New York 1911

https://nycinfilm.com/2024/02/22/new-york-1911-1911/

New York Fire Kills 148: Girl Victims Leap to Death from Factory By The Chicago Sunday Tribune

https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/newspapersMagazines/cst_032611.html

Jess's Sources
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1755182X.2025.2471474
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1755182X.2025.2471474
https://urbaltour.hypotheses.org/2159
https://www.lebokorpalace.com.kh/history
https://www.tour-cambodia.com/guide-cambodia/attraction/bokor-hill-station
https://cambodianess.com/article/bokor-hill-station-cambodias-misty-colonial-ghost-on-the-mountain
https://wondersofcambodia.com/bokor-hill-station-cambodias-misty-colonial-ghost-on-the-mountain/
https://thedarkatlas.com/posts/bokor-hill-station-cambodia
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/29/bokor-hill-station-eerie-abandoned-town-southern-cambodia/
https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/hauntings/bokor-hill-station/
https://trip101.com/article/experience-a-cambodian-ghost-town-at-the-deserted-bokor-hill-station
https://www.bizarreglobehopper.com/blog/2016/02/29/strange-charm-of-bokor-hill-station-cambodia/
https://www.reddit.com/r/cambodia/comments/en2iu6/whats_the_state_of_bokor_hill_station_these_days/
https://www.reddit.com/r/cambodia/comments/1i090dw/picture_at_bokor_hill_station_in_kompot_pv_2025/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/1kxgs00/abandoned_place_totally_transformed_bokor_palace/

Episode 27 The Clapham Acid Attack and The Dancing Pleague of 1518

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:59:26 -0700

Hi ya'll welcome back to this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails! Jess tells us about a horrific attack where the perpetrator threw ACID on the victim! And Keitha talks about the deathly dance of death that inflicted people all over the countryside of France in 1518. Join us with a cocktail this week! Also please rate and review us anywhere you listen to Podcast and dont forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!
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Keitha's Sources
s://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

What Was The Dancing Plague of 1518? By Evan Andrews

https://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518

The People Who ‘Danced Themselves To Death’ By Rosalind Jana

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death

The Dancing Plague of 1518 By Ned Pennant-Rae

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/

Dancing Plague of 1518 by Patricia Bauer

https://www.britannica.com/place/Strasbourg

The Dancing Plague of 1518: History’s Oddest Epidemic by Claire Barrett

https://historynet.com/the-dancing-plague-of-1518-historys-oddest-epidemic/

Dance, Dance ’til You’re Dead: The Dancing Plague of 1518 by Aviv Kotok

https://thesciencesurvey.com/spotlight/2025/07/05/dance-dance-til-youre-dead-the-dancing-plague-of-1518/#:~:text=Physicians diagnosed the dancers as,somehow alleviate their strange condition.

Episode 26 The Viper and Cicade 3301

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:40:11 -0700

Hello everyone, welcome back to another episode of Death Over Cocktails! On this weeks episode Keitha will tell us a story about The Viper based on the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book as a light hearted April Fools to Jess. Then Jess will lead us in the rabbit hole that is the internet mystery Cicade 3301! So sit back, and enjoy this weeks episode! Also please rate and review wherever you listen and give us a follow on Facebook and Instagram!
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Keitha's Sources
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

https://archive.org/details/scarystoriestote00

Jess's Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/10/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and-failed-spectacularly
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26810414
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/inside-the-strange-world-of-cicada-3301-the-internets-most-mysterious-puzzle-111940/
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a33872/cicada-3301/
https://www.wired.com/2015/01/solving-the-webs-most-elaborate-puzzle/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3026470/what-is-cicada-3301-the-internets-most-notorious-and-elusive-puzzle
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-strange-mystery-of-cicada-3301-one-of-the-most-bizarre-and-elaborate-puzzles-ever/
https://www.gq.com/story/cicada-3301-internet-puzzle
https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/01/09/261091979/can-you-solve-the-internets-most-mysterious-puzzle
https://www.shortyawards.com/7th/project-architeuthis
https://github.com/cicada-solvers/The-Complete-Cicada3301-Archive
https://www.nielsprovos.com/
https://www.pgp.net/pgpnet/pgp-faq/

Episode 25 The Man Who Hid Bodies in the Walls and The Natorious MIB

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:40:28 -0700

Hey ya'll! This week Jess will be telling us an eerie tale of John Christie the man who during WWII hid the bodies of his victims in the walls of the building he was living in, and you can hear Keitha be throughly creeped out by it. After that Keitha will tell us a mash up of Men in Black stories from history and reddit. Please sit back and enjoy the episode!
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Jess's Sources
[https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Christie](https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Christie)

[https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/john-christie](https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/john-christie

[https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/rillington-place-murders](https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/rillington-place-murders)

[https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/christie.html](https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/christie.html)

[https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/john-christie-rillington-place-murders-timothy-evans/](https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/john-christie-rillington-place-murders-timothy-evans/)

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_black

Encounter with Two Different MIB by Many-Practice-936

https://www.reddit.com/r/Experiencers/comments/1l4h6f9/encounter_with_two_different_mib/

Real Life Men in Back Exposed by Malcolm Blackwood

https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/ufos-uaps-and-aliens/real-life-men-in-black?srsltid=AfmBOopn1akASnCcoKJZnYNwUD8CkKyry1AJqg_0p23YBqTxrU_BgdTD

Reed’s Encounter with the Unknown by Normal Kissell

https://sacred-texts.com/ufo/mib_001.htm

Bowie’s Space Oddity Played at Man in Black Birthday, But Who Are They? By Tony Sokol

https://www.denofgeek.com/books/bowie-s-space-oddity-played-at-man-in-black-birthday-but-who-are-they/

The Coin That Disappeared: The Origin of the Men in Black by Will Howard

https://dangerousminds.net/history/the-origin-of-the-men-in-black-myth/

Episode 24 Happy St. Patricks Day! Irish Episode

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:08:59 -0700

Welcome back ya'll! This week we will be discussing Ireland's true crime and the creepy paranormal! Keitha will be telling us about Veronica Guerin, and Jess will be talking about the mysteries of Caerlaverock Castle! Sit back and enjoy with your most irish drink! Also give us a rate and review! We would love to hear the feedback. Give us a follow on Facebook and Instagram.
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Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Guerin

A Murder That Changed Ireland by CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-murder-that-changed-ireland/

Veronica Guerin by CPJ Newsletter

https://cpj.org/data/people/veronica-guerin/

Veronica Guerin by Freya Dorhan

https://www.womensmuseumofireland.ie/exhibits/veronica-guerin

She Was Cool, She Was Fun, Was Was Lively…She Was Just The World To Me-Son Cathal Remembers Mum Veronica Guerin In Poignant TV Tribute by Darragh McManus

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/she-was-cool-she-was-fun-she-was-livelyshe-was-just-the-world-to-me-son-cathal-remembers-mum-veronica-guerin-in-poignant-tv-tribute/34699962.html

Jess's Sources
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/caerlaverock-castle/

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/caerlaverock-castle/history/

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/caerlaverock-castle/overview/

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/caerlaverock-castle/getting-here/

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/caerlaverock-castle/prices-times/

https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/caerlaverock-castle-p245611

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dumfries/caerlaverockcastle

https://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/dumfries/caerlaverock-castle.htm

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Caerlaverock-Castle/

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/caerlaverock-castle

Episode 23 The Boy Dumped in a Box and The Monthman with His Cousin Houston's Batman

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:15:22 -0700

Hi Ya'll! Thank you for your patience as we try and get everything caught up! But Hey that just means more episodes for you this week! And speaking of episodes this week Jessica will tell us a horribly sad tale of an unsolved murder of Joseph Augustus Zarelli or as the media referred to him befoer identification The Boy in the Box. Keitha will then tell us about the Mothman that hung around Point Pleasent and then bring it home with Houston's very own Batman that terrified a group in the Heights. So sit back, enjoy a cocktail and listen along this week!
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Jess's Sources
https://www.phillypolice.com/news/2022/dec/08/the-boy-in-the-box-identified/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/philadelphia-police-department-identifies-boy-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/the-boy-in-the-box
https://www.inquirer.com/news/boy-in-the-box-identified-joseph-augustus-zarelli-20221208.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-identified-philadelphia/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-box-identified-philadelphia-rcna60962
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-identified.html
https://www.fox29.com/news/boy-in-the-box-identified-joseph-augustus-zarelli
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/61umpa.html
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/61

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman

An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virgina by Gwen Mallow

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

Let’s Discuss the Oversexualization of an Appalachian Cryptid: Mothman by Jules Crawley

https://queerkentucky.com/lets-discuss-the-oversexualization-of-an-appalachian-cryptid-mothman/

The True Story Behind The Mothman of West Virgina by US Ghost Adventures

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/the-true-story-behind-the-mothman-of-west-virginia/

The Mysterious Sightings Of The Houston Batman by Laura Rice

https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2023-10-25/texas-cryptids-houston-batman-legend-sightings

‘Houston Batman’ Remains Mystery Decades After Reported Encounter

https://abc13.com/post/houston-batman-remains-a-mystery-65-years-later/2587899/

The Lengend of Mothman by Shayla Klein

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/

From Mothman To The Silver Bridge: 13 Months In The life Of A Local Journalist by Eric Douglas

https://wvpublic.org/story/arts-culture/from-mothman-to-the-silver-bridge-13-months-in-the-life-of-a-local-journalist/

What Really Happened The Evening The Silver Bridge Collapsed in 1967? By Marco Margaritoff

https://allthatsinteresting.com/silver-bridge-collapse

Episode 22 The Mysterious Death of Ray Rivera and Brides of the River Mami Wata

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0700

Hey ya'll welcome back to another episode of Death Over Cocktails! Get you tin foil hats ready for Keitha's story about the puzzling death/suicide of Ray Rivera and then learn of the strange deaths that seem to occur near water with Jess as she tells us about Mami Wata. Sit back and enjoy as we laugh and speculate wildly about what this world may hold. Also please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Sources
Keitha's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Rey_Rivera

Why Police Said Rey Rivera’s Death Was A Suicide And Why The Puzzling Evidence Says Otherwise by Natasha Ishak

https://allthatsinteresting.com/rey-rivera

The Rey Rivera Case Has A New and Unsettling Update by Katherine J Igoe

https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a33510156/rey-rivera-case-update-computer/

Unsolved Mysteries: What Happened to Rey Rivera and Has The Case Been Solved? By Katherine Sidnell

https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/unsolved-mysteries-what-happened-to-rey-rivera/

Mystery On The Roof by Unsolved Mysteries

https://unsolved.com/gallery/mystery-on-the-rooftop/

Jess's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata
https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/mamiwata/intro.html
https://www.afrodeities.org/who-is-mami-wata-the-enigmatic-mermaid-water-spirit-of-african-mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyI51WnQ0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBBThj7gk2s
https://www.oriire.com/codex/mami-wata
https://www.houseofgoodfortune.org/bonheur-blog/mami-wata

Episode 21 The Grim Sleeper and The Smalls That Did It Big

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:42:47 -0700

We thank ya'll so much for the patience this past week, we are back with the last episode of Black History Month. Hope ya'll liked the tales we've told this Black History Month! Of course we've enjoyed talking about them and learning new things in history as we go! To wrap up, this week Jess will tell us about The Grim Sleeper but more importantly she talks about his victims and about the amazing Margaret Prescod! And Keitha will talk about the life of Robert Smalls and how he bravely traveled from the southern confederate run US to the Northern Union US on a boat that he stole! Sit back and enjoy these tales! Please rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Jess's Sources
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-08-la-me-grim-sleeper-20100708-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/grim-sleeper-verdict.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/08/grim-sleeper-serial-killer-arrest
https://www.npr.org/2010/07/09/128423369/the-grim-sleeper-serial-killer-arrested
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/prescod-margaret-1946/
https://www.lapdonline.org/history_of_the_lapd/content_basic_view/60772
https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/us/grim-sleeper-verdict/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-10561434
https://eji.org/news/serial-killer-case-exposed-police-neglect/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-grim-sleeper-victims-20160712-story.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/lapd/
Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls

The Unstoppable Mr. Smalls by Gerald S. Heing

https://www.historynet.com/unstoppable-mr-smalls/

All for Civil Rights by W. Lewis Burke

https://guides.law.sc.edu/EqualRights/SmallsRobert

The Remarkable Life of Robert Smalls

https://picturingblackhistory.org/the-remarkable-life-of-robert-smalls/

Captain of the Planter: The Story of Robert Smalls by Dorothy Sterling

Episode 20 The Baton Rouge Serial Killer and Plat Eyes

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:44:31 -0800

Hello Everyone! On this week of Death Over Cocktails Keitha will be coming out of left feild talking about Derrick Todd Lee, a black serial killer who's main area of attacking was the city of Baton Rouge. Jess will then tell us about Plat Eyes another Gullah-Geechee spirit. So sit back and enjoy these two stories of the week! And please rate and review us anywhere you listen to podcasts! And a shout out to our music producer check out his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana/
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Keitha's Sources
Derrick Todd Lee by Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Todd_Lee#References

10 Years Ago DNA Linked Derrick Todd Lee to Serial Killings by Greg Meriwether and Amber Stegall

https://www.wafb.com/story/18985351/dna-linked-derrick-todd-lee-to-serial-killings-10-years-ago/

Timeline of Events: Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee by Kevin Dupuy

https://www.wbrz.com/news/timeline-of-events-serial-killer-derrick-todd-lee/

Dispite a White Profile, a Black Suspect by ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90604&page=1

Convicted Serial Killer on Lousiana Death Row Dies At Hospital By Phil Gast

https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/us/louisiana-serial-killer-dies

DNA, Deception and Derrick Todd Lee By Alayna Pellegrin

https://ulmhawkeyeonline.com/36500/news/dna-deception-and-derrick-todd-lee/

Suspect Named in Serial Killings By WAFB 9

https://www.wafb.com/story/1294197/suspect-named-in-serial-killings/

Serial Killer Suspect Captured By WLBT3

https://www.wlbt.com/story/1296596/serial-killer-suspect-captured/

Jess's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drums_and_Shadows

https://newsone.com/4512697/black-folklore-in-video-haints-of-hodoo-episode-1/

https://fulcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6930b02e8b29ea2800c256de

https://genteelandbard.com/southern-history-haunts-folklore-journal/boo-hags-plat-eyes

https://www.urbanlegendsmysteryandmyth.com/2025/12/the-plat-eye-vengeful-shape-shifting.html

https://www.themoonlitroad.com/the-plat-eye/

https://www.oreateai.com/blog/understanding-haints-the-spirits-of-the-gullah-geechee-tradition/

https://www.blacksouthernbelle.com/www-blacksouthernbelle-com-gullah-geechee-folk-rituals-hoodoo-voodoo-and-conjuring/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_(spirituality)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haint_blue

Episode 19 The Lost History of Freemans Town and The Slave Woman Who Sued For Her Freedom

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:07:32 -0800

Hey ya'll welcome back to another episode of Death Over Cocktails! This week Jess will tell us about a piece of Houston history that had been hidden and practially erased from time, and Keitha will tell us about a ELizabeth Freeman the woman who sued her ensalver for her freedom and WON! Here is the link for the Freemans Town Conservancy https://houstonfreedmenstown.networkforgood.com/projects/148120-support-the-preservation-and-rebirth-of-freedmen-s-town
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Jess's Sources
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/freedmens-town-houston
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fourth-ward-houston-texas-1839/
https://houstonfreedmenstown.org
https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/freedmens-town
https://houstonlibrary.org/aahrc
https://www.nps.gov/articles/freedmenstown-houston.htm
https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/black-land-loss
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/freedmens-town-history-15621432.php

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Freeman#:~:text=Elizabeth Freeman ( c.,the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts

Life Story: Elizabeth Freeman by New-York Historical Society

https://wams.nyhistory.org/colonies-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/elizabeth-freeman/

Jury Decides in Favor of Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman By Massmoments

https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/jury-decides-in-favor-of-elizabeth-mum-bett-freeman.html

Who Was Elizabeth Freeman? By Elizabeth Freeman Center

https://elizabethfreemancenter.org/who-we-are/elizabeth-freeman/

How Elizabeth Freeman Sued For Her Freedom—and Won by Abigail Higgins

https://www.history.com/articles/elizabeth-freeman-slavery-case-dred-scott-freedom

Episode 18 The Untimely Death of Tamla Horseford & The Ed Gene of FolkLore The Boo Hag

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:01:35 -0800

Hello Everyone! Thanks for your patience with our editing delays! Happy Black History Month! This week we have a fun and frustrating couple of stories for ya'll! First Keitha will tell us about the much too early death of Tamla Horseford and the confusion surrounding the case...was it a community project to cover up what happened to the beautiful mother of five? Let us know your thoughts! Then Jess will follow up with the skin wearing, energy draining Boo Hags! Sit back and enjoy the episode! Please rate and review us anywhere you can and tell your friends about our podcasts! We woudl really appreciate it!

Keitha's Sources
No Charges in Woman’s Mysterious Death at Adult Slumber Party, Georgia Officials Say by Tanasia Kenney

https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article253090468.html

‘This Case is Just Beginning’ Tamla Horsford’s Family Releases Full Independent Autopsy Report by Rebecca Lindstrom, Meredith Sheldon, and Gabriella Nunez

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/tamla-horsford-investigation-independent-autopsy/85-a7ad99b5-58f9-4c18-8be8-a0172aa8fbd7

Death of Tamla Horsford

https://grokipedia.com/page/Death_of_Tamla_Horsford

The Case of Tamla Horsford: A Georgia Mother of 5 Dies, Leaving a Trail of Questions, Heartache by Dan MacGuill

https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/28/tamla-horsford/

50 Cent and T.I. Demand Investigation Into Death of Tamla Horsford After Review Suggest Possible Homicide by Jose Martinez

https://www.complex.com/life/a/jose-martinez/50-cent-and-ti-demand-investigation-into-tamla-horsford-death

Incident/Investigation Report

https://forsythnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Tamla_Horseford_Crime_Scene_1.pdf

The Death Of Tamla Horsford by Killer Queens Podcast

https://www.killerqueenspodcast.com/the-death-of-tamla-horsford/

Jess's Sources
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/boo-hag/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/gullah-geechee-culture-south-carolina-180976093/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc193701.afc193701_ms01/
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/folklore/
https://digital.sc.edu/islandora/object/uofsc%3A22041

Episode 17 The Brutal and Senselss Hi-Fi Murders and The Mysterious Ball Found in Florida

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:39:04 -0800

Hey ya'll on this weeks episode Jess will tell about the Hi-Fi murders of 1974, its a brutal one. And Keitha will talk about the Betz Mystery Sphere. Join us with a cocktail or two and listen along with the stories we have for you! Rate and Review us anywhere you listen to podcasts and please follow us on Facebook and Instagram! And a big thank you to https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana/ for creating our theme music!
Also thank you for everyone's support and patience while we get our audio together! Let us know if you hear any changes on this podcast!

Jess's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Fi_murders

https://www.standard.net/police-fire/2024/apr/25/former-ogden-police-officer-recalls-hi-fi-murders-on-50th-anniversary/

https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1977/13903.html

https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1992/843-p-2d-1027.html

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/30/William-Andrews-believed-to-have-been-on-death-row/1212712468800/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim:_The_Other_Side_of_Murder

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betz_mystery_sphere

Did aliens drop this mysterious SATELLITE on Earth? By Sean Martin

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/876212/aliens-satellite-betz-family-sphere-ufo-mystery

Just A Ball: Navy; Not So: Its Finders

https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=repRAAAAIBAJ&pg=4095,4437862

This Is The Mystery Of The Betz Sphere That Has Puzzled Scientist For Decades by Ali Vaqar

https://wonderfulengineering.com/betz-sphere-makes-place-inexplicable-wonders/

The Mysterious Betz Sphere of For George Island by Bill Delaney

https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-mysterious-betz-sphere-of-fort-george-island/

The Betz Sphere by Daniel Tarr

https://www.tarrdaniel.com/documents/Ufology/betz_sphere.html

Episode 16 German Police Spend Eighteen Years Chasing A Ghost and The White Bitch of Rose Hall

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:08:38 -0800

Hi everyone! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails Keitha will be telling us the story of the Phantom of Heilbronn, sounds like a spooky tale and in some ways it is, and Jess will tell us about how a society rooted in racism and enslavment created the tall tale of the White Witch of Rose Hall. Rate and Review us anywhere you listen to podcasts it really helps us out! Also give us a follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947! Plus don't be shy and send us an email at DeathOverCocktails@gmail.com!
Also we will give a huge shout out to the music producer of this podcast coma_cabana https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana
Also as a heads up we are working on bettering our audio, stay tuned for next weeks episode and give us some feedback!

Keitha's Sources
The Phantom of Heilbronn: How Contaminated DNA Sent The German Police On A Wild Goose Chase by Kaushik Patowary

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2025/08/the-phantom-of-heilbronn-how.html

Germany’s Phantom Serial Killer: A DNA Blunder by Claudia Himmerlreich

https://time.com/archive/6946145/germanys-phantom-serial-killer-a-dna-blunder/

Phantom on Heilbronn, Meet the Phantom of Hennepin by Max Houck

https://maxhouck.substack.com/p/phantom-of-heilbronn-meet-the-phantom

The Mystery of the phantom of Heilbronn by Elizabeth Gasiorowski-Denis

https://www.iso.org/news/2016/07/Ref2094.html

Elusive Serial Killer: The Woman Without A Face by Sue Coletta

https://www.suecoletta.com/elusive-serial-killer-the-woman-without-a-face/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of_Heilbronn

“DNA bungle’ haunts German Police by The BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7966641.stm

Jess's Sources
https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/jamaica/white-witch-rose-hall-jamaica/
https://jamaicatravelandculture.com/destinations/st_james/rose-hall/white-witch.htm
https://www.hauntjaunts.net/the-legend-of-the-white-witch-of-rose-hall/
https://www.rosehall.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Palmer_(White_Witch_of_Rose_Hall)

Episode 15 The Fucked Up Assault of Choi and The Microphone Pilot

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:30:54 -0800

Hey ya'll! Welcome back for another week of true crime and histories mysteries. Jess will tell us the case of the sexual assult of Choi in South Korea and Keitha will talk about the pilot Rafael Pachecho Perez who was used as a microphone by aliens. Join us with a stiff drink and clean your house or something while you listen to this weeks stories! Please rate and review us and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Also if anyone out there is expirencing sexual assualt or needs help there are some contacts below you can reach out to:
United States National Sexual Assualt Hotline
1-800-656-4673
Danuri Helpline (South Korea)
(1577-1366)

Jess's Sources
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/toddler-sexually-assaulted-in-bathroom-by-former-galleria-employee-fbi?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://abc13.com/arthur-fernandez-charged-toddlers-sexually-abused-at-the-galleria-mall-kiosk-employee-in-federal-custody/14302727/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/11/south-korea-youtube-videos-spark-outrage-over-2004-rape-654
https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-youtube-videos-spark-outrage-over-2004-rape/a-69332315
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-06-06/national/socialAffairs/YouTubers-unveil-identities-of-Miryang-gang-rape-assailants/2063150
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3437850
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miryang_gang_rape

Keitha's Sources
Rafael Pacheco, the Mexican Pilot Who Transmitted an “Extraterrestrial Message” During a Flight by Gabriela Castillo

https://culturacolectiva.com/en/history/rafael-pacheco-mexican-pilot-extraterrestrial-message/

The Day an Alien Spoke Through a Mexican Pilot’s Voice by Armeet Kaur

https://uthtimes.com/hijacked-voice/

The 1976 Disappearance and Reappearance of Rafael Pacheco Pérez by Robert Bitto

https://mexicounexplained.com/the-1976-disappearance-and-reappearance-of-rafael-pacheco-perez/#google_vignette

El extrano ‘mensaje extraterrestre’ que pronuncio un piloto mexicano en 1976 mientras volaba by Josue Huerta

https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/el-extrano-mensaje-extraterrestre-que-pronuncio-un-piloto-mexicano-en-1976-mientras-volaba.html

Episode 14 Iron Mike; Not The Fighter and Hell Has No Fury Like The Yurei

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:39:52 -0800

Hope the holidays were good to everyone! Join the girls this week as Keitha talks about a good ole irishman that just wanted a stiff drink and Jess talks about the tragic japanese folklore the Yurei! Also rate and review us wherever you listen! Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram! And most importantly stay safe and stay thristy!

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malloy

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die by Abbot Kahler

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-wouldnt-die-89417903/

The Incredible Story of ‘Durable’ Mike Malloy- by Irish Post

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/incredible-story-durable-mike-malloy-donegal-man-living-new-york-simply-refused-die-169395

The Strange Death of Mike the Durable by Deborah Blum

https://womenincrimeink.blogspot.com/2010/03/strange-death-of-mike-durable.html

Let’s Go To Court Podcast “The Durable Michael Malloy & A Mother Who Took Justice Into Her Own Hands” by Kristin Caruso and Brandi Egan

The Durable Mike Malloy

https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023039/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/durable-mike-malloy-article-1.226396

Jess's Sources
https://www.metmuseum.org/articles/japanese-ghosts
https://www.britannica.com/topic/yurei
https://www.japanesewiki.com/culture/Yurei.html
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00844/
https://www.kabuki21.com/ghost_stories.php
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/yurei-japanese-ghosts/
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/japanese-ghost-stories
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434

Episode 13 New Year Same Shenangins! Two Paranormal Stories in One!

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Happy New Year! We truly are so grateful to have all the listeners supporting us starting this podcast and we can't wait to see you all next year! Join Jess and Keitha this episode with not one but TWO paranormal stories! Decided to keep ya'll on your feet! Jess will start off by talking about aliens attacking a village in the Colares Island and Keitha will talk about an Canadian folklore La Chasse Galerie! Kick back and enjoy starting the new year off with this independent, sexy, paranormal, funny podcast!

Jess's Sources
https://www.ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/colares.htm
https://www.ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/colareswc.htm
https://blackboxufo.com/reports/operation-saucer-brazil-1977/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Prato
https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/htm/colaresrebisso.htm

Keitha's Sources

Wikipedia Page of Chasse-Galerie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasse-galerie

French Canadian Legends- The Witched Canoe

https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194735/http://www.allsands.com/travel/places/thewitchedcano_byu_gn.htm#

Thursday’s Tale: The Legend of the Flying Canoe by Carol

https://carolsnotebook.com/2012/12/27/thursdays-tale-the-legend-of-the-flying-canoe-la-chasse-galerie/

Episode 12 Christmas Episode! A Very Western Christmas and Icelandic Beast With Mommy Issues

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the girls at Death Over Cocktails! One this weeks episode the girls sip some good soft red blend wine as Keitha tells us a story about how Santa Claus robs a bank in Texas and Jess talks about the Icelandic folklore with mommy issues. Join us this week and sit back, relax, and enjoy the podcast!
Also please rate and leave a review wherever you listen to Podcast it really helps us out!

Keitha's source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Bank_Robbery#:~:text=The Santa Claus Bank Robbery,First National Bank in Cisco.

The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927 by Walter F. Pilcher

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery

Sinister Santa: A Look at the 1927 Cisco Bank Robbery by John Lumpkin

https://texashighways.com/culture/history/sinister-santa-a-look-at-the-1927-cisco-bank-robbery/

The Santa Claus Bank Robbery by Boyce House

https://archive.org/details/StartlingDetectiveMar1930/page/n13/mode/1up

The Night the Posse Chased Santa by Maggie Van Ostrand

https://texasescapes.com/MaggieVanOstrand/The-Night-the-Posse-Chased-Santa.htm

Jess's Sources
Icelandic Christmas Folklore – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
The Yule Lads & Grýla – Guide to Iceland
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla
Christmas & New Year Traditions in Iceland (Yule Cat, Lads, Grýla)
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/christmas-and-new-year-s-eve-in-iceland
The Yule Lads: Icelandic Christmas Mischief — The First Gates
https://thefirstgates.com/2012/12/10/the-yule-lads-icelandic-christmas-folklore/
The 13 Yule Lads: Origins & Stories — The Vale Magazine
https://thevalemagazine.com/2024/11/26/icelands-13-yule-lads-a-mischievous-christmas-tradition/
Iceland’s Terrifying Christmas Trolls (Grýla & The Lads) — The Lineup
https://the-line-up.com/the-yule-lads-gryla-iceland
Iceland Christmas Traditions Explained — Matador Network
https://matadornetwork.com/read/iceland-christmas-traditions/
Yule Lads Overview (Culture & Folklore) — Iceland Car Rental Culture Guide
https://www.gocarrental.is/culture/facts/yule-lads/
Icelandic Christmas Cat (Jólakötturinn) — Reykjavik City
https://reykjavik.is/frettir/jolakotturinn
The 13 Yule Lads by Name — Arctic Portal (includes historical images)
https://arcticportal.org/news/icelandic-yule-lads
Modern Icelandic Folklore Beliefs & Sightings (Elves, Spirits, Yule Season)
https://icelandmag.is/article/icelanders-still-believe-elves-and-ghosts-survey-reveals
Icelandic Ghost Stories (Yuletide-season sightings)
https://www.icelandreview.com/culture/icelandic-ghost-stories/
Northern Iceland Folklore Regions: Dimmuborgir (Yule Lads’ “home”)
https://www.northiceland.is/en/other/place/dimmuborgir
Eyewitness Reports Compilation — Paranormal Iceland
https://paranormaliceland.com/reports/
Icelandic Folklore & National Archive (Primary Source Material)
https://www.arnastofnun.is/en
Icelandic Christmas Traditions – National Museum of Iceland
https://www.thjodminjasafn.is/english

Episode 11 Death of a Cigar Girl and A Funeral for Pizza

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Welecome back to Death Over Cocktails! This week join the girls in their tellings of murder mysteries and mourning funerals. Jess will tell us the story of a Cigar Girl in New York that mysteriously was found dead and Keitha will tell a tale about one's mans show to the public that he takes consumer safety seriously by holding a funeral for pizza? Sit back and relax on this weeks episode!
Please rate us and leave a review wherever you listen to Podcast!

Jess's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rogers
https://www.poejournal.com/articles/the-mystery-of-marie-roget
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/09/mary-rogers_05.html
https://www.crimemagazine.com/murder-%E2%80%9Cbeautiful-cigar-girl%E2%80%9D
https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-mysterious-murder-of-cigar-girl-mary-rogers-1841/
https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2013/04/mary-rogers-the-beautiful-cigar-girl/
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/mary-rogers
https://www.loc.gov/item/2018647862/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a47429/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a46074/
https://www.hudsonrivermaritime.org/riverwise/2023/03/30/the-mysterious-murder-of-mar y-rogers/

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Michigan_Pizza_Funeral

Remembering the Great Pizza Funeral of 1973 by Eric Boehm
https://reason.com/2023/02/09/remembering-the-great-pizza-funeral-of-1973/
The Day That Michigan Held a Funeral for 30,000 Pizzas by Cara Giaimo

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michigan-pizza-funeral
50 Years Ago: How the Great Michigan Pizza Funeral Came to be by Ken Haddad

https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2023/03/06/50-years-ago-how-the-great-michigan-pizza-funeral-came-to-be/

Episode 10 The Doctors Who Planned a Murder for Hire Plot and The Woman in the Window the Mysterious Seafield House

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Hello everyone! As the weather gets cooler cozy up and enjoy this weeks stories that the Death Over Cocktail girls have put together for your pleasure! Keitha will be talking about two doctors Valerie McDaniel and Leon Jacobs and the plot for them to kill their exes and Jess will be covering the haunted tale of the Seafield house and the mysterious woman in the window! So cozy up and sip with us! Please rate and review wherever you listen to Podcast! Also if you feel like skipping the true crime story and going straight to the creepy ghost or a story about history feel free to start playing around 1 hour and 7 minutes. (Times may vary slightly due to ads)

Keitha's Sources
https://abcnews.go.com/US/happened-bizarre-murder-hire-plot-led-veterinarians-suicide/story?id=54092867

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-doctor-leon-jacob-charged-in-murder-for-hire-plot-goes-to-trial/

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/09/28/abuse-domestic-violence-mental-illness-hitman-leon-jacob

https://abc13.com/post/ex-girlfriend-at-center-of-murder-for-hire-plot-i-was-terrified/3241704/

48 Hours Episode Operation Murder

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/body-cam-video-shows-police-telling-woman-husband-50026019

Jess's Sources
https://www.westwardhohistory.co.uk/seafield-house/ westwardhohistory.co.uk
https://www.bidefordarchive.org.uk/featured-articles?id=5 bidefordarchive.org.uk
https://www.visitwestwardho.co.uk/haunted-history visitwestwardho.co.uk
https://www.higgypop.com/news/help-my-house-is-haunted-the-spooky-house/ visitwestwardho.co.uk
https://www.northdevon.life/landmark/seafeild-house North Devon Life
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/westward-ho-haunted-house-project Crowdfunder UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4kE56T7ot4 YouTube
https://www.wreckoftheweek.co.uk/2016/05/lovely-not-haunted-seafield-house-up.html Wreck of the Week
https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/local-news/1900883/full-plans-revealed-for-renovation-of-iconic-westward-ho-haunted-house.html northdevongazette.co.uk

Episode 9 Gas & God and One Mans Quest to Stop Masterbation Lead to Inventing Corn Flakes

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Welcome back for an extra long episode! No the girls did not do this on purpose, but if you enjoy hearing them then this episode is for you! On this weeks episode Jess will be talking about a deadly cult in Japan that attacked the subway system and Keitha will be talking about the Kellogg brothers, yes the cereal! Sit back and sip with us this week while you wind down from the Thanksgiving craziness! Please rate and review us everywhere you listen to Podcast!

Jess's Sources
BBC News. “Japan executes Aum Shinrikyo cult leader Shoko Asahara.” 6 July 2018.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44749382
The Guardian. “Aum Shinrikyo: Inside the doomsday cult that brought terror to Tokyo.” 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/06/aum-shinrikyo-doomsday-cult-japan
National Police Agency of Japan. Report on the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack (1995).
Japan Times. “Victims of sarin gas attacks seek to keep memory alive.” 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/03/20/national/tokyo-sarin-attack-anniversary/
PBS Frontline. “Aum Shinrikyo and the Tokyo Subway Attack.”
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cults/primary/japan.html
CNN. “Tokyo gas attack: How Aum Shinrikyo shocked Japan.” 2018.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/06/asia/aum-shinrikyo-japan-executions-intl/index.html
Time Magazine. “Remembering the Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack.” 2015.
https://time.com/3747356/tokyo-sarin-attack-anniversary/

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg
https://www.michiganpublic.org/arts-culture/2017-11-28/a-bitter-brotherly-feud-and-how-kelloggs-corn-flakes-reimagined-american-breakfast
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/battle-cornflakes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Keith_Kellogg
https://drmirkin.com/histories-and-mysteries/john-harvey-kellogg.html
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/early-years-of-ready-to-eat-breakfast-cereal/kelloggs-toasted-cornflake-co
The Book “The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek” by Howard Markel

Episode 8: A Thanksgiving Massacre and The Asylum That Still Screams

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:15:46 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving from the girls at Death Over Cocktails! Enjoy listening to us while you prep all that yummy Thanksgiving food! This week Keitha will cover the Thanksgiving Day bombing of the Blount family and Jess will cover the Alton Haunted Mental Hospital! Please enjoy and leave a comment and rate us wherever you listen!

Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Roy_Toney
https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/toney-michael-roy.htm
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Inmate-on-death-row-for-Fort-Worth-bombing-freed-1737069.php
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-convicted-in-lake-worth-bombing-dies-in-crash/287-411350872
https://www.deseret.com/1997/12/6/19349732/12-year-probe-into-briefcase-blast-at-texas-home-finally-yields-an-arrest/

Vartkessian, E. S., & Tyler, J. P. (2012). Legal and Social Exoneration: The Consequences of Michael Toney’s Wrongful Conviction . Albany Law Review, 75.3, 1467–1498.

Jess's Sources
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/alton-state-hospital-history-illinois-20375740.php
https://madison.illinoisgenweb.org/town_histories/alton_state_hospital.html
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011474474
https://www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org/dr-george-zeller
https://stlghosts.com/the-haunted-alton-state-hospital
https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/haunted-alton-state-hospital
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/alton
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1880114/alton-mental-health-center-cemetery

Episode 7: Mutilated Torsos Lying Around Ohio and The Continuation of the Philadelphia Experiment

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

On this weeks show Jess will be talking about the Torso Murders that striked fear into the hearts of Cleveland locals during the Great Depression and Keitha will cover the Montauk Project and the Monster that ended up washing ashore only to disappear without a trace. Grab a cocktail, sit back and join us for these tales will enrage you and make you think, what is our govenment up to?
Please like, rate, and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!

Jess's Sources

https://case.edu/ech/articles/t/torso-murders
https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/
https://www.clevelandmemory.org/crime/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/torso-killer-cleveland-dna-testing-victims-identified/
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/07/11/team-investigative-genetic-genealogists-work-finding-identities-torso-killer-victims/
https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/376
https://dnadoeproject.org/case/kingsbury-run-john-doe-4/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Torso_Murderer
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/news-photo-gallery/photo-gallery-the-notorious-torso-murders-in-cleveland
https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/case-closed-
Keitha's Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Project
https://roadtrippers.com/magazine/camp-hero-montauk-conspiracy-theories/
https://montauklibrary.org/throwback-thursday-the-other-montauk-project/
https://vocal.media/geeks/the-montauk-project-the-mind-bending-conspiracy-that-inspired-stranger-things
https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Projects-Topics/Camp-Hero-FUDS-Montauk-New-York/
https://1980snow.com/the-montauk-project/
https://www.danspapers.com/2024/08/montauk-is-strange-book-camp-hero/

Episode 6 The Pedophile We're All Rooting Against and The Witch in the Wookie Hole

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800

Hi ya'll! This week be ready to be out raged by Keitha's story of Ken McElroy and the town that took him down, but then be lifted up with Jess's mysical and a little spooky story of a Witch in the Wookie Hole! Please leave us a comment and rate us everywhere you listen! Also follow us on social media at Death Over Podcast on all platforms!

Sources:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquaries-journal/article/excavations-at-wookey-hole-and-other-mendip-caves-19267/49A3B49863C3C42706ADBC24E3894760
https://www.ubss.org.uk/resources/proceedings/vol20/UBSS_Proc_20_3_237-262.pdf
https://sanhs.org/wp-content/uploads/ShorterPapers-2.pdf
https://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/24355
https://www.wellsmuseum.org.uk/the-balch-room
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wookey_Hole_Caves
https://visitbristol.co.uk/blog/post/the-story-of-wookey-hole/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thewitchesnextdoor/2019/01/real-witch-of-wookey-hole/
https://medievalhistory.info/the-witch-of-wookey-hole/
https://www.icysedgwick.com/witch-of-wookey-hole/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/wookey-hole-witch/26229/
https://www.wookey.co.uk/witchs-kitchen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy
https://nodawaycountymus.wixsite.com/mcelroy/timeline
https://missourilife.com/skidmore-revisited-part-1-death-ken-mcelroy-2/
https://www.aetv.com/articles/ken-rex-mcelroy-vigilante-murder-skidmore-unsolved
https://web.archive.org/web/20080919031440/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/classics/ken_mcelroy/2.html
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/ken_mcelroy/6.html

Episode 5 The Mysterious Disappearance of a Young Girl and a Mysterious Disappearing Ship

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:57:52 -0800

Hey ya'll Jess got her themed episode and it happened completely by accident! On this week's episode Jess covers the strange disappearance of Muara Morey. Did police point fingers at suspects who had nothing to do with it? Did she just run away? Was it aliens? Who knows! And Keitha covers the Philadelphia Experiment. Was it a government cover-up? Was it a failed experiment that lost in the history books? Or was it aliens? Who knows! Please rate and review us! And once your done with that, sit back, relax, and sip with us on this episode!
On a more serious note any new information regarding the disappearance of Maura Murray should be reported to the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit or the FBI.

New Hampshire Cold Case Unit:
Phone: (603) 271-2663 or (603) 223-3648
Email: coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov

FBI (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program - ViCAP):
Phone: (800) 634-4097
Online Tip Form: tip.fbi.gov or the general FBI tip form
Haverhill Police Department:
Phone: (603) 787-2222

Sources:
FBI VICAP — Maura Murray Missing Person Profile
Maura Murray Official Family Website
Maura Murray Blog — “Family Locates One of Maura’s Last Known Contacts”
Media Pressure Podcast – Julie Murray (Apple)
NHPR – AG: No New Evidence From Search Related to Maura Murray Case (Sept 2023)
ABC News – Age-Progression Photo Released for Maura Murray
Chilling Crimes — Maura Murray Case Profile
True Crime Addict by James Renner (Goodreads)
James Renner’s Blog on Maura Murray
Oxygen Network – The Disappearance of Maura Murray
YouTube – Buzzfeed Unsolved: The Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
Reddit – r/MauraMurray
websleuths – Maura Murray Forum
https://skepdic.com/philadel.html
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/p/philadelphia-experiment/philadelphia-experiment-onr-info-sheet.html
https://archive.org/details/THECASEFORTHEUFOVaroEditionM.K.Jessup/page/26/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofst0000clar/page/262/mode/2up
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading Room/UFOsandUAPs/onr_ph1.pdf?ver=2017-05-22-113513-680
https://mail.thequesterfiles.com/html/the_scientist--_morris_k__jess.html

Episode 4 Three is a Crowd and No Shot is Worth Your Life

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Happy Halloween! Join us this week for tales of Halloween murder by jealous ex-lovers, and what the movie industry got wrong before they got right. And please remember to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube! Rate and review us! So please sit back, relax, and sip with us on this Halloween episode of Death Over Cocktails!

Sources:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-and-two-children-killed-on-twilight-zone-set
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/09/30/Safety-violations-issued-in-Twilight-Zone-crash/1658402206400/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-11-mn-2316-story.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8414.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/13/brandon-lee-the-crow-death
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/08/entertainment/brandon-lee-death-30-year-anniversary/index.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-02-me-17604-story.html
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brandon-lee-death-scene/
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/brandon-lee-the-crow-death-1993-1234715927/
https://ew.com/article/1997/01/31/was-poltergeist-cursed/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/poltergeist-curse-tobe-hooper-heather-orourke-b2438518.html
https://www.bbc.com/archive/bruce-lee-death-1973
https://time.com/4472609/bruce-lee-death-legacy/
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3181971/bruce-lee-death-how-1973s-hollywood-legend-really-died
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/entertainment/bruce-lee-death-50-anniversary/index.html
https://people.com/movies/bruce-lee-linda-lee-cadwell-family-tragedy/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-lee-family-curse-legend-180982112/
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=13846
https://www.talesfromtheunderworld.com/p/threes-a-crowd-the-cold-blooded-halloween
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/murder-halloween-trick-or-treat-slaying

Episode 3 A Horrific School and A Drunken Baseball Game

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

Hello everybody! Join Jess and Keitha this week as Jess recaps the most infuriating case about the Cascade School system, an institution that should've been shut down before it was even able to open its doors. Afterwards, relax with a story from Keitha about Ten Cent Beer Night and hear all the drunken antics and more than average amount of nudity seen at a baseball game!
And please, don't forget to rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Cent_Beer_Night
https://case.edu/ech/articles/t/10-cent-beer-night
https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=beernight/080604
https://apnews.com/article/10cent-beer-night-cleveland-c59e8e8be6a717128a6015655d3d0799
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/red-fever/texas-rangers-cleveland-indians-beer-night-riot/3558059/
https://www.reddit.com/r/troubledteens/comments/11ur2r9/cascade_school_in_whitmore_california/
https://www.heal-online.org/cascade.htm
https://www.fornits.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=27591
https://unsilenced.org/ — (Advocacy group documenting survivor testimonies from Cascade and similar programs)
https://www.provotruth.com/ — (Provo Canyon School survivor advocacy and documentation site)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/20/paris-hilton-provo-canyon-school-abuse-campaign
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-bill-passes-after-paris-hilton-testifies-abuse-provo-canyon-school-n1258410
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2024/04/15/spring-ridge-academy-lawsuit-arizona-jury-awards-2-5-million/73203250007/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-02-mn-1045-story.html (Anneewakee Treatment Center case)
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/15/us/abuse-case-prompts-inquiry-into-georgia-youth-home.html

Episode 2 A Haunted House and A Badass Survivor

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700

This week, join Jess and Keitha in hearing the spooky hauntings of the Whaley House followed by the survivor story of Jennifer Morey! Come grab your spicy pineapple mimosas and enjoy this episode of Death Over Cocktails!
Rate us and leave a review wherever you are listening!

Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK7fpbAvFu-
whaleyhousesandiego.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaley_House_(San_Diego,_California)
travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures
youtube.com/watch?v=koyc4c8cQkM
nbcsandiego.com
sandiegouniontribune.com

trolleytours.com/san-diego/whaley-house

ghostsandgravestones.com
tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60750-d104525-Reviews-Whaley_House_Museum-San_Diego_California.html

Houstonpress.com False Sense of Security by Steve McVicker

Honeynine.com

blurrybylines.com

pinkerton.com

jennifermcaldwell.com

An Asshole Who Sets His Ex on Fire and Paranormal Walking Trousers

Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:56:50 -0700

Welcome to Death Over Cocktails! This is our very first episode! On this episode, Jess will talk about the murder of LHAMO, and Keitha will cover The Fresno Nightcrawlers! Hope you enjoy! Please rate and review on any and all platforms you listen to us!
Also, here are the links to the videos of the Fresno Night Crawlers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMv85lRAmuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_cjmy_ehiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXEusizrKxg

List of Sources Used to Make this episode:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-54380148

https://au.news.yahoo.com/tiktok-star-30-dies-after-being-set-on-fire-during-live-stream-025925102.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/court-china-executes-man-set-ex-wife-fire-livestreaming-rcna39685

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1601712967-chinese-vlogger-dies-after-being-set-on-fire-by-ex-husband

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-54380148

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tang-lu-sentenced-death-setting-ex-wife-on-fire-livestream-china/

Two Articles from the Fresno Bee one by Fernanda Galan and the other by Carmen George

Basementofthebizzare.com

How Stuff Works: Origins of the Fresno Nightcrawlers A pants shaped cryptid by Desiree Brown

David Weatherly “Where Are The Nightcrawlers?”

Allthatsinteresting.com

Wikipedia