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In the winter of 1998, a general practitioner in Manchester, England, noticed that one of her colleagues, Dr. Harold Shipman, appeared to have an unusually high death rate among his elderly female patients. An inquiry was opened into the matter, but it went nowhere and was quickly closed with no finding of wrongdoing. Then, in August, another accusation was leveled at Shipman: he was responsible for killing more than twenty of his patients. This time, the inquiry was taken more seriously and the reality was far worse than anyone could have imagined.ReferencesBBC News. 2003. 'I feel guilty over Shipman killings'. September 30. Accessed September 1, 2026. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester.Beal, Peter, and Harriet Tolputt. 1999. "Shipman 'bullied relatives not to ask for autopsy'." The Independent, December 7: 4.Carter, Helen. 1999. "Doctor enjoyed killing, court told." The Guardian, October 12: 3.—. 2000. "Harold Shipman, guilty of 15 murders. But did he kill 150?" The Guardian, February 1: 1.Carter, Helen, and Paddy Heaney. 2000. "Put aside emotions, judge tells Shipman trial jurors." The Guardian, January 11: 7.Clark, Jim. 2005. North West: Shipman inquiry. January 28. Accessed August 31, 2026. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/politics_show/.Duffin, Christian. 2002. "Shipman inquiry nurses were afraid to speak out." Nursing Standard, December 18: 9.Herbert, Ian. 2000. "A hard-working and popular GP." The Independent, February 1: 3.—. 1999. "Doctor murdered elderly woman while her friend waited outside in the kitchen." The Independent, October 13: 5.—. 2000. "Shipman 'duped and bullied the grieving reltives'." The Independent, January 6: 7.—. 2004. "The GP who betrayed his calling." The Independent, January 14: 1.Jenkins, Russell. 1998. "Police examine 19 deaths after widow changes will for doctor." The Times, August 20.—. 1998. "Priest tells of anguish at patient exhumations." The Times, October 15.Kelso, Paul. 1999. "Women had heart disease, says murder case doctor." The Guardian, November 27: 6.Morris, Nigel. 2004. "Ombudsman to lead inquiry into 'suicide'." The Independent, January 14: 7.Peters, Carole. 2005. Harold Shipman: Mind Set on Murder. London, UK: Carlton.Queiro, Alicia. 2014. Shipman effect: How a serial killer changed medical practice forever. December 1. Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-30192721.The Guardian. 2004. "Life sentence: A loner, a drug addict and a mass murderer." The Guardian, January 14: G3.Ward, David. 2004. "Behind a mask of ordinariness." The Guardian, January 13: 3.—. 1999. "Doctor 'killed 15 for pleasure and power'." The Guardian, October 12: 1.—. 1998. "Doctor on three further murder charges after bodies exhumed." The Guardian, October 8.—. 1999. "GP faces 15 murder charges." The Guardian, February 23.Ward, David, and Helen Carter. 2000. "The doctor Jekyll of Hyde." The Guardian , February 1: 3.Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Weirdos! It's almost HalloWEEEEEEEEN! So grab your pillowcase, don your spookiest costume, and get ready to be treated to some iconic listener tales! To celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, Deb has curated a batch of spooky tales that are BY you FOR you and ALL ABOUT YOU! Don't forget to check out the YOUTUBE version to fully experience the iconic costumes, because Ash & Alaina are serving this month!If you’ve got a listener tale please send it to Deb by emailing us at Morbidpodcast@gmail.com with “Listener Tales” somewhere in the subject line, and if you share pictures, please let us know if we can share them with fellow weirdos! :)Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On the evening of December 13, 2020, twenty-one-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left his apartment in San Marcos, TX headed in the direction of his parents in Missouri City. Several hours later, just after midnight, a firefighter discovered Jason’s wrecked car along the side of a rural road several miles from his destination—the lights were still on and the keys still in the ignition, but there was no sign of Jason anywhere.RecommendationsDinner At My Place by Ryan NordheimerToday We Are Cooking by Tini YoungerReferencesBrant, Brian. 2026. "21-Year-Old's Car Was Found Abandoned, but He Was Nowhere to Be Seen." People, January 31.Holley, Peter. 2025. "It Was Already One of Texas’s Strangest ColdCases. Then a Secretive Figure Appeared." Texas Monthly, July.—. 2025. "It was already one of Texas's strangest cold cases. Then a secretive figure appeared." Texas Monthly, June 27.Jones, Abigail, Avery Travis, and Nabil Remadna. 2026. Jason Landry remains found. September 24. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/jason-landry-remains-found-whats-happened-in-the-6-years-since-he-went-missing/.Koski, Rudy. 2020. Search continues for missing Texas State student. December 15. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-texas-state-student.Moreno-Lozano, Luz. 2021. "Family seeks answers about missing son." El Paso Times, December 14: 5.Ryan, Shannon. 2022. Where is Jason Landry? Search continues for missing Texas State student. January 11. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/where-is-jason-landry-new-video-audio-released-as-search-continues.Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Spooky Season wouldn’t be complete without a visit from astrologer, author, and friend Aliza Kelly! She takes us on a cosmic deep dive to unravel another of history’s most chilling mysteries: the Axeman of New Orleans! We discuss the killer’s reign of terror, the haunting details surrounding the case, and how astrology offers cosmic perspective on this dark chapter in history.Want to hang out more with Aliza? Check out her podcast AstroloTea with Aliza Kelly: Horoscopes and AstrologyAre you going to be near San Francisco on October 28th? Get tickets to Aliza Kelly's Haunted Tea Party! It's going to be iconic!Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the spring of 2001, single father Steven LaChance moved his family from a cramped apartment to a spacious house in Union, Missouri. The house was intended to be a new start for the family, but before long their excitement turned to dread as life in the new house became a nightmare.Within weeks of moving into the house, Steven and his children began experiencing strange and unexplainable phenomena. Lights turned on and off by themselves, temperatures fluctuated wildly from room to room, and there was an ever-present feeling of being watched. In time, whatever entity lived in the house began focusing its malevolent attention on the children, exploiting their fears and terrifying them night after night. After several months, the LaChance family couldn’t tolerate the home anymore and moved out but, little did Steven know, that was only the beginning of his journey into the paranormal.ReferencesCline, Chris. 2006. "Paranormal team investigates Arcadia Academy." Daily Journal (Flat River, MO), October 29: 1.LaChance, Steven. 2004. The Union, Missouri Haunting. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mo-unionhaunting/.Schmidt, Kaprise. 2007. "Top ten most haunted places in Franklin County." Washington Missourian (Washington, MO), October 27: 37.Wiecha, Joe. 2006. A Haunting. Directed by Joe Wiecha.Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.