The Ravens Hollow

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
 

Quincy Allen & Mikal Mahdi - Episode 015

Join us as we dive into Quincy Allen & Mikal Mahdi.  Two criminals who really said "Let me commit atrocities AND flop at being competent".  Pure villain energy with dollar-store execution! 
 
 
 
Intro Audio: Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Allen
https://truecrimenews.com/2024/07/26/richland-county-south-carolina-quincy-allen-sentenced-life-death-penalty-overturned/
https://crimesolverscentral.com/serialkillers/25
https://truecrimearchives.blog/quincy-javon-allen-unmasking-the-weird-man-serial-killer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikal_Mahdi
 

The Farnsworth House - Episode 14

The Farnsworth House Inn isn’t just a place to stay—it’s a living witness to Gettysburg’s bloodiest days, a home to history, and perhaps, to spirits who never left.
 
 
Intro Audio: Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
https://farnsworthhouseinn.com/about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farnsworth_House_Inn
https://gettysburgghosts.com/the-farnsworth-house-inn/

Nannie Doss - Episode 013

She looked like everyone’s sweet grandmother — round glasses, soft smile, a love for romance magazines, and a penchant for baking pies. But behind that kindly grin was one of America’s most chilling serial killers.
Nannie Doss reminds us that sometimes, evil doesn’t look like a monster… it looks like your grandmother offering you a slice of pie.
 
 
Intro Audio: Gavin Prater
Outro Audio: Jason Poe
 
Source Credit: 
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannie_Doss