Unexplained America The Podcast

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will finish discussing the group Heaven's Gate, picking up where I left off in Part 1 in the year 1986,Listener Discretion-Mental Illness/Unaliving ---On Wednesday, March 26, 1997, the San Diego County Sheriff's office received a 911 telling them that there was a mass unaliving at the location of 18241 Colina Norte in Rancho Sante Fe. The deputies really thought that this must be a crank phone call. When the deputies go to the house what they find there is anything but funny. They find 39 bodies at this location--they will received 1500 calls from around the country from concerned family and friends of these individuals. Hearts will be broken and the leader (Herff) will be on the cover of Time Magazine--but not for any good reason.We will also discuss the present day and my email exchange.--Make sure to listen to the end because I had two add on thoughts that I forgot.Listen to the whole episode for a deep look at the group.References for this Episode:"Heaven's Gate America's UFO Religion"- Benjamin E. Zeller--https://www.amazon.com/Heavens-Gate-Americas-UFO-Religion/dp/1479881066"Marhsall Herff Applewhite Jr."-Times Information Services--Corpus Christi Caller--Sat. Mar. 29, 1997"Cult Video Discovered"--LA Times--The Cincinatti Enquier--Mon. May 12, 1997"Harlinger AP"--Austin American-Statesman-Sat. Oct. 18, 1975"UFO Sect Lures Away Their Son"--The Miami Herald Tues. Mar 23 1976"UFO pair say 22 followers are safe"-San Antonio Express-News--Sun. Dec. 7, 1975"Co-founder's children struggle for answers in wake of suicides"-Star-Phoenix- Tues. Apr 1, 1997"'The Two' still haunt Coast Man"--by Jerry Easterling-Oregon Territory- Sun Aug 17, 1980"A Second Look-the worried parents of secretive UFO cult members"-by Don Lattin--The San Francisco Examiner- Mon Sept 19, 1983"Bo, Peep friends toot space horns"-Bryan McNulty-Portland Press Herald--Mon Oct 9, 1978."Custody fight waged by 'Two' followers"-Kristine Rosemary-The Capital Journal--Mon June 7, 1976"Nether World Envoys Anticipate Murder"-Valley Morning Star-Thurs Aug 29, 1974"What are Bo and Peep Really Up to?"-Lynn Simboss-The Houston Chronicle-Wed Nov 12, 197"St Thomas U. Singers Present Colorful Menotti Song-Dance"-DJ Hobdy-The Houston Chronicle- Mon Oct 31, 1966"Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults"--documentary-https://www.hbomax.com/shows/heavens-gate-the-cult-of-cults/83f1cb47-bce8-4e60-a9d3-9153e5d4c455https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/katy-tx/joseph-nettles-8265180https://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2022/10/12/heavens-gate-the-classroom-interview/https://www.cnn.com/US/9704/18/cult.911/index.html.https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2007/03/26/i-lost-count-at-10-encinitas-deputy-recalls-day-he-discovered-grisly-mass-suicide/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/heaven-s-gate-trustees-sue-dead-cultist-for-web-3101936.phphttps://www.rollingstone.com/feature/heavens-gate-20-years-later-10-things-you-didnt-know-114563/Heavens gate student exit statements---https://youtu.be/h5IdVndMEr4?si=p4C-uvDfXi0OA4qCSawyers channel on Youtube--https://www.youtube.com/@3spmSwyEpisodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.facebook.com/gfearsmedia?rdid=2J3DmRrwK1yzecQl&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F16Ws41EzTt%2F#https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedamerica2@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586477442538#https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the 1974 Christmas horror movie "Black Christmas".To end the year off, I wanted to review and watch a Christmas horror film--one that I had never seen. So first, I found a list of the top 25 BEST Christmas movies ever. On the list was like "Gremlins" (IMO NOT a horror film) and also "The Nightmare Before Christmas" --equally not a horror film to me. However, there were 3 movies that stood out. They were 1970's/80's which for me, are the best horror movie era. So, I chose 3 that I could see. "Black Christmas", "Christmas Evil-1980", and "Silent Night, Bloody Night" -1972--I had the listeners vote for which movie they wanted me to review and "Black Christmas" was pretty unanimous. So, in this episode, I go through the details of the movie, I go through the entire film, so yes. spoil alert but it's a 1//2 century old so doesn't count. I give my feelings and notes on the film from when I watched it with Daryl and also his thoughts.I end the episode with a my unexplained rating--so listen for that. Thank you all so much for being on this journey with me and I have a lot planned for 2026!! Stay tuned!!Listen to hear full details. References for this Episode:"Black Christmas" 1974--Director Bob Clark Writer Roy Moore- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071222/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(1974_film)Episodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedamerica2@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses tragic and sad case of Laken Riley.Listener Discretion advised--this episode contains all the heinous acts. Please be advised.In February 2024, Laken was living her best life. She had roommates, she had completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia and was now in the Augusta University Nursing Program in Athens, Georgia.On February 22, 2024, Laken left her home around 8:55am to go running--this was something Laken did on the regular--Laken had ran cross country in high school and was a very accomplished runner and very dedicated to it. Laken sent a text to her mother and tried to call her mother but there was no answer. By 9:11 am, Laken's cell phone made a 911 call but there was no one on the line. The operator tried repeatedly to hear someone and also to call the person back but there was no one there and no call back.After a couple of hours and no Laken, Laken's family and friends were worried. They were calling each other, calling Laken and no answers. Two of Laken's roommates had shared location with Laken and they tried to follow her location but all they found was one of her air pods lying on the ground. Even more worried, they phone 911 and get help.By 12:38 pm on the 22nd, police find Laken's body and her friends and family and the whole community will be shattered forever.Listen to hear full details. References for this Episode:https://youtu.be/evz6Dvmau3Q?si=3EBo-4yxPUgElL8shttps://youtu.be/1EZnTI5h730?si=OOm9qpvoCfoJyEothttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/us/laken-riley-murder-trialhttps://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/05/80e5d359-PurchasedImages-2_Redacted.pdf"FBI Suspects Posts A Clue in Killing"-Fletcher Page The Atlanta Journal Constitution Tues. Nov 19, 2024"Student run/walk in Memory of Laken Riley"-Jacqueline Ganun--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun Feb. 23, 2025"Fear Linger at UGA A Year After Murder of Laken Riley"-Jason Arnesto--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun Feb. 23, 2025"Laken Riley's death made me more afraid at UGA, but women must live with fear every day"-Zeena Mohamed--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun. March 10, 2024"Indictment has more accusations against UGA murder suspect"--Rosana Hughes--The Atlanta Journal Con. Thurs. May 9, 2024Episodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedamerica2@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the life and crimes of Henry Lee Lucas: The Confession Killer (Part 2) from the time frame of June 1983 to his passing in 2001. Then an interview with J. R. Howard - who met and interviewed Henry Lee Lucas for some pending cases in Arkansas in 1985. Henry Lee Lucas met and gave J.R. a signed copy of the "Hand of Death"--which I now have.Listener Discretion advised--this episode contains all the heinous acts Henry Lee Lucas confesses to in addition to assaults in sexual natures and crimes against children. Additionally suicuide is mentioned as well. Please be advised.What will be outlined in this Part 2 episode is the "real" telling or independent telling of how Henry Lee Lucas met Otis Toole and how Henry would meet Becky and then Kate Rich who both would be victims in 1982. I will discuss Henry's actual conviction, and indictments and the again focus on the time frame of 1983-2001.Finishing with the interview of J.R. Howard--former Arkansas State Police Investigator, Former Director of the Arkansas State Crime Lab and Former U.S. Marshall--Mr. Howard will outline his extensive and indepth law enforcement career then will discuss meeting Henry Lee Lucas and the cirumstances behind such.Listen to hear full details. Link to J.R. Howard's IMBD listing his interviews in Documentaries--https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12149816/References for this Episode:"Murder Charged in Stabbing Case--Tecumseh--Ironwood Daily Globe Wed. Jan. 13 1960 page 7"Stranger Brings Nightmare to Community"-Paul Reser--Bryan-College Station Eagle--Tues. Oct. 11 1983--page 24"Judge Sets Bond for Lucas"--Wichita Falls Times. Fri. Jun 24, 1983--page 2"Hale indictment filed for Lucas"-Michelle Locke--Wichita Falls Times. Fri June 24, 1983--page 1"Lucas spent his lfe wandering from job to job, jail to jail"--Associated Press--Corpus Christi Caller-Times--Sun June 26 1983-page 49"Man Linked to 4 Deaths"--AP--Victoria Advocate Thurs, Jun 23, 1983--page 27"Lucas Lived on the road,"--Fort Worth Star-Telegram--Sun Jul 17 1983--page 186"The Victims"--Pete Szilagyi & Jerry White--Waco Tribune--Herald--Sun Dec 11 1983--"Lucas Led California tour helps solve 15 gruesome murders"--United Press--The Houston Chronicle--Fri Sep 07, 1984--"List of Charges--AP--San Angelo Standard-Times--Sat. May 19 1984--"Lucas says he will help solve 100 Murder Cases"--AP--Corpus Christi Times--Fri Jun 24, 1983-https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-henry-lee-lucas-said-he-killed-a-woman-in-texas-four-decades-later-her-remains-were-identified/https://www.biography.com/crime/henry-lee-lucas"Henry Lee Lucas is led to court in June."-Bryan-College Station Eagle (Bryan, Texas)-Tues. Oct 11 1983"Son Hunted in Slaying in Tecumseh"--Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan) Wed, Jan. 13, 1960"Victim, 74, Found by Daughter"-Jackson Citizen Patriot Wed. Jan. 13, 1960"The Confession Killer" Documentary Series-Netflix--https://www.netflix.com/title/80213588Episodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedarkansas@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the most famous, the GOAT cryptid in America--Bigfoot.This episode we begin by discussing the early stories of large, hairy creatures, running around on two-legs with a terrible odor and the how the indigenous tribes spoke about these creatures like any other creature here in the America's. Then in 1812, reports come out when David Thompson (explorer, surveyor, fur trader) publishes his journals that outline his recording of large footprints found in the snow around what would now be Alberta, Canada--these tracks were said to be 14 inches long and 8 inches wide.We will discuss further reports in 1800's of the "Arkansas Wildmen"--which is reported in newspapes out of Memphis, Tennessee.By 1870, there is an intial report of a "Wildman" sighting that looked like gorilla's in the Diablo Mountains near San Francisco, California.We go on and discuss the events in July 1924 in Washington State, then then the prints found in California by Jerry Crew which made the reference to these "wild men" as "Bigfoot" and solidified the name in the public mind.Of course, we must dive into the very famous and compelling evidence of the Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin film in 1967, which reflected a large hairy, bipedal, female Bigfoot who would be named "Patty" in honor of Patterson.We continue on to the famous Fouke Monster in Fouke, Arkansas, the happenings of Bobby and Elizabeth Ford in May of 1971 and the encounter of the Woods/Sedgass that happened after the Ford's encounter that made National headlines and a forthcoming movie in 1972 called "The Legend of Boggy Creek"--1 of the highest grossing independent movies ever made.Listen to hear full details.References for this Episode:https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/10-convincing-bigfoot-sightings/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q60mSMmhTZUhttps://www.woodape.org/Souther Shield (Helena, Arkansas) Sat. May 1, 1852-article--"The Wild Man Again"--originally of the Memphis ExpressWeekly Arkansas Gazette--Little Rock, Ar Friday May 30, 1851--"A Wild Man of the Woods"http://www.foukemonster.net/sightings.htmhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068837/--Charles Pierce--The Legend of Boggy Creekhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13951868/episodes/?season=2--"The Proof is Out There" Season 2 Episode 13--2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Y-xyZ_ISE--"I know what i saw"--CBS 47--Interview of Bob GimlinEpisodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedarkansas@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will share spooky stories submitted by listeners.Stories included discuss; a creepy experience in an abandoned church, a wild horse experience on the side of a dark highway, a ghostly apparition appearing to a relative after a horrible death of a family member, a tale that caused the listener to go ashen one night driving home late and a ghost boy crosses his path, a tale of a ghost making noises and wearing overalls in a new arena, a horrible face peering at a driver on a two lane highway, a strange green light appearing nightly, a shared dream that freaked out the dreamer and his wife, a toddler with a strange recall of a place she had never been, a light house experience for the dead, and my own spooky experiences in two of the houses I've lived in.Listen to hear full details.References for this Episode:Wonderful listeners real life experiences shared to me verbally or by text, message or email.Thank you Ben, Jeff, Chris, Bobbi, Sheila, Anonymous, and Cody Johnston of Cryptids Across the Atlas (see his info below and make sure to check out his show).https://thecryptidatlas.com/Episodes DID include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedarkansas@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the famous and beautiful Stanley Hotel located in Estes Park, Colorado.The Stanley Hotel is built by famous manufacturer Freelan O. Stanley in 1907--the hotel opens it's doors in 1909 to great success. This episode will outline the early history of Estes Park and then the background of Freelan Stanley and how he came to be the owner/designer of The Stanley Hotel.We will further discuss the happenings, the hauntings that lead up to 1974, when Stephen King visits the Stanley and writes his book "The Shining" (released in 1977).I will also add in my own personal experience staying at the Stanley Hotel and what a wonderful town Estes Park is along with outlining all the many ghost stories that correspond with the hotel legend.Listen to hear full details.References for this Episode:https://www.visitestespark.com/blog/post/a-stanley-hotel-history-part-two/https://www.visitestespark.com/blog/post/a-stanley-hotel-history-part-three/https://www.eptrail.com/2024/08/20/a-stanley-hotel-history-part-five-arriving-at-today-planning-for-tomorrow/https://jila.colorado.edu/icols2023/newshttps://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/hauntings-of-the-stanley-hotel/https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/hauntings-of-the-stanley-hotel/#:~:text=Since%20the%20late%201950s%2C%20guests,invisible%20force%20push%20them%20apart.https://www.stanleyhotel.com/?utm_source=local-directories&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=travelclick-localconnect"Ghosthunters: Stanley Hotel: Live Halloween show" 2006--S2E22 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0822494/"Ghost hunt at the Stanley Hotel provides fun, frights" Fort Collins Thursday Nov. 1 2012 "Famed Stanley Hotel to be Open Year-Round" Greeley Daily Tribune-Tues. Aug 1, 1972 by Paul Moloney"Stanley Hotel Will Not Close: Explosion Of Sunday Night Less Serious Than Reported. Damage $10,000"--The Fort Collims Express & The Fort Collims review--Thurs. Jun 29, 1911--Episodes could include other information via:https://www.newspapers.com/https://www.ancestry.com/Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!https://www.instagram.com/i_deliver_pizza/To connect w/ Unexplained America:https://unexplainedamerica.com/unexplainedarkansas@gmail.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unexplainedarkansas/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rIqbuh-TeAl_9dZNL3fUAhttps://www.instagram.com/unexplained_america/https://www.patreon.com/unexplainedamericaFind us on Tik Tok and Instagram and all Podcasts Platforms.Xoxoxoxo, Lisa