The White Lady w/ Jeff Finup

The White Lady w/ Jeff Finup

From Nephilim Death Squad by TopLobsta Productions

April 30, 2026 · 1h 40m

About this episode

The episode discusses the White Lady of Champion, a Vatican-approved Marian apparition, and explores related cryptid legends in Wisconsin.

Join David Lee Corbo (The Raven) and Top Lobsta on Nephilim Death Squad with special guest Jeff Finup of Badgerland Legends for the full story of the White Lady of Champion — Wisconsin’s only Vatican-approved Marian apparition.In 1859, young Belgian immigrant Adele Brise encountered the dazzling Queen of Heaven standing between a maple and hemlock tree near her family’s farm in Champion, Wisconsin. The Lady identified herself as the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of sinners, instructed Adele to teach the children the catechism, and warned of punishment if they did not repent. What followed was the building of a chapel and school that miraculously survived the Peshtigo Fire of October 8, 1871 — America’s deadliest wildfire that killed 1,200–2,500 people and burned 1.2 million acres. The shrine stood untouched while flames stopped at the fence line — a miracle witnessed by locals who fled there and prayed the rosary around a statue of Mary. Jeff Finup breaks down the three apparitions, Father Verhof’s guidance, the Catholic defense of Mary as Queen of Heaven (Revelation 12 & Luke 1:28), the Assumption, and how it contrasts with the “Queen of Heaven” condemned in…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Lee CorBO, Top Lobsta

Guest: Jeff Finup

Topics covered

  • Marian apparition
  • Wisconsin history
  • Catholicism
  • cryptids
  • spirituality
  • religion

Keywords

  • White Lady
  • Marian apparition
  • Champion Wisconsin
  • Peshtigo Fire
  • cryptids
  • Queen of Heaven
  • Catholicism
  • Adele Brise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Badgerland Legends, Catholic

Books & works: Queen of Heaven, Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fatima

Places: Champion, Wisconsin

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