Mysterious Circumstances Junior

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Synopsis

This is the fun, kid friendly version of Mysterious Circumstances. Hosted by a 10 year old, an 8 year old, and their Dad. We talk about history, ghosts, cryptids, and anything else we might find interesting.

Episodes

  • The Murder of Elisabeth Bousquet

    01/02/2024 Duration: 29min

    On July 3rd, 1974, Hamida Djandoubi kidnapped Elisabeth Bousquet and took her to his home where, in full view of two other terrified girls, he beat the woman before tourturing her. Bousquet survived the ordeal, so he took her by car to the outskirts of Marseille, France and strangled her.

  • Episode 11 - Halo 3 Homicide

    09/05/2022 Duration: 17min

    Daniel Petric is a convicted murderer from Wellington, Ohio. At the age of 16, Petric shot both of his parents over a disagreement about him playing the acclaimed Halo 3. His mother was killed and his father was badly injured, but recovered.In June 2009, he was sentenced to at least 23 years in prison.

  • Episode 10 - The Musician / The Impostor / The Killer

    23/02/2022 Duration: 33min

    In this episode we have three separate stories. We discuss the musician who will go by the name "Winston" Then we go into a wild American impostor by the name of Ferdinand Waldo Demara. Then, we'll end it with the story of serial killer Arthur Shawcross. The last story is definitely not suitable for younger audiences.

  • Episode 9 - Kevon Watkins / The Amityville Murders

    01/11/2021 Duration: 23min

    - In 2019, 16 year old Kevon Watkins was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2018 strangulation death of his older sister because she changed the WiFi password.- After that story, we have the famous case of The Amityville Murders.

  • Episode 8 - The Happiest Man on Death Row

    30/07/2021 Duration: 09min

    Joe Arridy was a young American man known for having been falsely accused, wrongfully convicted, and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was manipulated by the police to make a false confession due to his mental incapacities. Arridy was severely mentally disabled and was 23 years old when he was executed on January 6, 1939. Many people at the time and since believed that Arridy was innocent. A group known as Friends of Joe Arridy formed and in 2007 commissioned the first tombstone for his grave. They also supported preparation of a petition by David A. Martinez, Denver attorney, for a state pardon to clear Arridy's name. In 2011, Arridy received a full and unconditional posthumous pardon by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter (72 years after his death). Ritter, the former District Attorney of Denver, pardoned Arridy based on questions about the man's guilt, and what appeared to be a coerced false confession. This was the first time in Colorad

  • Episode 7 - The Weepy-Voiced Killer

    16/06/2021 Duration: 09min

    *DISCLAIMER* This episode may not be suitable for younger audiences.*Paul Michael Stephani was an American serial killer. He was also known as the Weepy-Voiced Killer due to a series of telephone calls he made to police, anonymously reporting his crimes in a remorseful and high-pitched voice. Stephani killed three women in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area.

  • Episode 6 - The Denver Spiderman and Bunnyman Bridge

    08/05/2021 Duration: 17min

    **May not be suitable for all younger listeners.**In this episode we talk about Theodore Edward Coneys, aka "Denver Spiderman", an American drifter who committed a murder in 1941 and then lived the attic of the victim's home for nine months. We also talk about the Urban Legend from Virginia, Bunnyman Bridge,

  • Episode 5 - Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders and Jackie Robinson

    17/04/2021 Duration: 39min

    This episode might not be suitable for younger listeners. My older son covers the Hinterkaifeck Farm Murders and my younger son makes a brief appearance at the end to talk about his favorite baseball player, Jackie Robinson.

  • Episode 4 - Sharks, Dad Jokes, and Mortal Kombat

    09/02/2020 Duration: 27min

    In this episode we talk about sharks, the video game Mortal Kombat, and go on a few tangents about baseball and dad jokes.

  • Episode 3 - Wrestlers, Vikings, and Skyrim

    04/09/2019 Duration: 29min

    The boys are back! Now that summer is over we can get back to talking about stuff. In this episode my younger son talks about his favorite wrestler, while my older son talks about vikings and the video game Skyrim.

  • Episode 2 - Scary Things Kids Say, Bigfoot, Yeti, and Scary Fairy Tale Origins

    27/03/2019 Duration: 37min

    In this episode we take a scary turn. Me and the boys discuss scary things kids say, how to survive a Bigfoot or Yeti attack, and the dark origins of Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella.

  • Episode 1 - Abe Lincoln, Mythology, Ghosts, and Weird Dreams

    02/03/2019 Duration: 28min

    We cover a bunch of topics in this first episode. The boys didn't know they wanted to make more episodes after this so they just kind of went all out on a bunch of different topics.