The Ravens Hollow

Robert Eugene Brashers - Episode 025

For decades, he was the ghost story whispered in law‑enforcement circles — a serial killer and rapist whose crimes spanned Florida, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. But even after his death by suicide in 1999, Brashers wasn’t done rewriting the narrative.
 
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers
https://allthatsintersting.com/robert-eugene-brashers

The 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders - Episode 024

In 1991, Austin’s sweet tooth turned sour when four teenage girls were brutally murdered inside an ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!’ shop. What followed was three decades of false starts, wrongful accusations, and courtroom drama—until DNA finally pointed to a serial killer long gone. It’s a chilling tale of innocence lost, justice delayed, and a city forever haunted by a crime that began with frozen yogurt.
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders
https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/08/04/the-horrific-true-story-behind-hbos-the-yogurt-shop-murders/

Amy Bishop - Episode 023

With sharp wit and a dash of dark irony, we explore how a woman once poised to unlock the mysteries of the human brain instead became infamous for unleashing chaos in her own department. Was it tenure denial, unchecked warning signs, or a lifetime of unresolved rage that lit the fuse? Tune in for a gripping blend of true crime, academic drama, and cautionary tale—because sometimes the most dangerous experiments aren’t in the lab, but in the human psyche.
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
Gawkerarchives.com
https://truecrimecasehistories.com/the-harvard-trained-professor-who-snapped-the-amy-bishop-story/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting

The Brasher-Dye Disappearance - Episode 022

Three men vanished without a trace in 1956, leaving behind rumors of moonshine feuds, hidden graves, and buried cars. The Brasher-Dye disappearance remains an unsolved enigma that continues to fascinate historians and true-crime enthusiasts
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit:
https://citytownercom/brasher-jefferson-county-al/
https://www.alabamaheritage.com/blog/2024/10/30/fromt-the-vault-the-brasher-dye-disappearance/
https://www.al.com/living/2015/09/vanished_the_souths_strangest.html

Diane & Rachel Staudte - Episode 021

Two women, one family, and a chilling recipe: Diane and Rachel Staudte brewed antifreeze cocktails in suburban Missouri, turning “flu-like symptoms” into a deadly family tradition. What looked like bad luck was actually cold-blooded calculation—and the mother-daughter duo thought they’d found the perfect poison
 
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://www.aetv.com/articles/antifreeze-murder
https://people.com/diane-staudte-antifreeze-murders-twisted-family-secret-11722259
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staudte_family_murders

The Lemp Mansion - Episode 020

The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis is where beer met fear—a lavish home built by brewing royalty that spiraled into a haunted house of sorrow, suicides, and spectral shenanigans. Today, it’s less about hops and more about haunts, with ghostly footsteps echoing through its halls and cold spots chilling even the bravest visitors.
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemp_Mansion
https://www.lempmansion.com

The Greenbrier Ghost - Episode 019

In 1897, the quiet hills of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, became the stage for one of America’s strangest murder cases. Young Zona Heaster Shue was found dead under mysterious circumstances. What followed was a trial unlike any other—where ghostly testimony played a pivotal role in securing a conviction. This episode explores the chilling details of Zona’s death, the haunting visions that drove her mother to seek justice, and how the “Greenbrier Ghost” became the only case in U.S. history where a ghost’s testimony helped solve a crime. Blending folklore, true crime, and the supernatural, we unravel the legend that still echoes through Appalachian storytelling today.
 
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/12/zona-heaster-shue-greenbriar-ghost.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbrier_Ghost

Mothman - Episode 018

In the mid-1960s, the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, became the epicenter of one of America’s most chilling legends. Witnesses reported a towering, winged creature with glowing red eyes—soon dubbed the Mothman. Was it a harbinger of doom, a misunderstood cryptid, or simply mass hysteria?  From eyewitness accounts to theories spanning the supernatural and psychological, we discuss the mystery behind the creature that still haunts imaginations today.
 
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://www.ranker.com/list/true-mothman-stories/lyra-radford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

The Murder of Sylvia Likens - Episode 017

Join us as we dive into one of the most haunting and heartbreaking true crime cases in American history - the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens.  It's a story that shakes you, stays with you, and forces you to see the darkest corners of human cruelty. 
We walk through the events inside the Baniszewski house, the failures that allowed it to happen, and the legacy this case left behind.  This isn't and easy episode, but it's an important one.  
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens

Indiana Reformatory - Episode 016

Please join hosts Amanda Poe and Missie Ousley as they discuss the Indiana Reformatory (now known as the Pendleton Correctional Facility).  Learn about it's history and some of their most famous prisoners over the years. 
 
 
 
Intro Audio:  Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_Correctional_Facility