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This week on True Crime on Tap, we dive into more stories from our hometowns, Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire, Wisconsin! We also discuss the infamous (at least in terms of where we're from) Caryville and read some online stories submitted by people from the area!

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In the early fall of 2012, 19-year-old Faith Hedgepeth was enjoying her newfound independence and buckling down to continue her collegiate career at UNC-Chapel Hill. Despite seeming to have endless possibilities and the whole world at her fingertips, Faith's future was forever robbed from her when she was brutally attacked and killed in her apartment. With a disturbing note left near her body, a dead end when it came to a seemingly...

In 1954, the looming threat of Lyme's and other animals diseases were at the top of the USDA's list of concerns. On the search to find a laboratory to quarantine animals and conduct research, they settled on an old military fort located on Plum Island, off the coast of Long Island, New York. Thus, the infamous "Plum Island Research Facility" was established. Though the U.S. government claims it was used just for medical and scienti...

80 years ago to the day of us recording this episode, on the night of Christmas Eve, 1945, the Sodder family went to bed after enjoying a late night celebrating the much-anticipated upcoming Christmas holiday. But, only hours after retiring to their respective rooms, the house would go up in flames. Though the mother, Jennie, father, George, and three of their children escaped with their lives, five of their children and siblings w...

Join us this week as we bring you a part two of one of our favorite series: Cursed Objects! From well-known curses like the curse of King Tut's tomb, to a reportedly cursed gravestone and a chest that comes with a staggering death toll, this is an episode that you won't want to miss!

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From 2005-2009, the bodies of eight women were found in the canals and area surrounding the small town of Jennings, Louisiana. What followed was a bungled investigation, law enforcement's years-long refusal to connect the cases together, and, in the end, an example of suspected police corruption. Join us as we delve into the still-unsolved case known as the "Jeff Davis 8".

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In the fall of 1973, the Southern U.S. was in the midst of a UFO flap of epic proportions. Stories of unidentified objects and lights in the sky hit the newsstands every week without fail, but that was just the beginning. When two shipyard workers from Mississippi came forward to share their story, the public soon learned that aliens were doing more than just being passive observers of our life on Earth. Join us this week as we dis...

The Jinn are supernatural beings, predominantly featured in the pre-Islamic Arabian religion. Neither innately good nor evil, these shapeshifters have been around since the beginning of time. Though they may seem like mere works of fiction, believers in the Jinn can't help but pose the question: what if they are really here, walking among us? Join us this week as we delve into the history of the Jinn, along with stories of over a d...

The story begins back in 2011, when single mother Latoya Ammons moved into a home in Gary, Indiana with her mother, Rosa, and her three young children. What the family at first thought was going to be a fresh start soon turned into a paranormal nightmare, with claims of demonic possession, levitation, and countless other unexplained phenomena. Though the house on Carolina Street was bulldozed years ago, its legacy remains, along wi...

Cursed objects are, by definition, items believed to carry misfortune or negative energy, often through black magic, demonic attachment, or the curse of a powerful entity. This week, we cover the Hope Diamond, James Dean's legendary car, the "Goddess of Death" statue, and many more supposedly cursed or haunted objects. Join us for "Cursed Objects", part one of many!

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In the great state of Alaska, there is an area by Utqiavik in the north, and Anchorage and Juneau in the south that has been coined as the "Alaska Triangle". Starting in the 1950s, there have been dozens of UFO sightings and a staggering amount of both people and airplanes disappearing in that region alone. But, is this just a simple case of coincidence, or is there something otherworldly behind the mysteries found within the "Alas...

On an October morning in 1974, 19-year-old newlywed Arlis Perry's brutalized body was in a church on Stanford University's campus. Despite collecting DNA evidence from the scene, and a supposed tip from infamous serial killer David Berkowitz (the "Son of Sam"), the question of who killed her remained unanswered for over four decades. Then one day, in 2018, a cold case unit reopened Arlis' case files, and new DNA testing revealed th...

In November 1974, 28-year-old Karen Silkwood was in the midst of an aggressive whistleblowing campaign against her employer, Kerr-McGee. Fully prepared to go public and with evidence in hand, she left a OCAW union meeting, headed to Oklahoma City to meet with a journalist. She would, however, never make it to the meet up, crashing into a culvert in what authorities called a "single-car accident" that ultimately took her life. Thoug...

In June of 2021, a 5-year-old girl named Summer Wells joined her mother and grandma outside of her house in Rogersville, Tennessee, to plant flowers. But after she excused herself to go inside and play with her toys, she seemingly disappeared into thin air. Despite countless aerial, foot, and water searches that continue to this day, no sign of Summer has ever been found. With her parents' inconsistent stories and the rather perple...

The Loch Ness Monster, aka "Nessie", is a creature that is said to inhabit the Loch Ness, located in the Scottish Highlands. With her first reported sighting in the year 565, Nessie has been a staple to Scottish lore, and the sightings just keep coming in. Is Nessie real, or is it a simple case of mistaken identity? Join us this week as we discuss various infamous Nessie sightings throughout history, all the way up until the presen...

Join us this week as we do a sort of "palate cleanser" episode! This week, we dive into the paranormal lore surrounding various rumored haunted places in our hometowns: Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire (Wisconsin). We also share our own personal ghostly experiences, some of which happened at the places highlighted in this episode. This is "Hometown Haunts" part ONE!

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In February of 2023, 43-year-old mother of two, Crystal McCrory Jones, was found dead from a single gunshot wound in the home that she shared with her husband. Following a very rushed and bungled "investigation", her death was almost immediately ruled a suicide. The evidence, however, along with law enforcement's suspicious eagerness to close the case, points to a completely different and sinister conclusion: a murder coverup. Join...

Over the past almost 400 years, decomposed bodies have been found in peat bogs throughout Europe, and their deaths are clearly unnatural. We know how they got into the bogs, but three questions still remain: who were these people, why were they killed, and what exactly happened to them? In today's episode, we dive into the first part of a multi-part series covering the history of the most well-known (and enigmatic) bog bodies. **TR...

When The Omen hit theaters, it became a huge box office success, setting a precedent for future horror films for years to come and spawning many sequels. Unbeknownst to fans around the world, the film had many set backs during filming, and it became clear that someone (or something) didn't want The Omen to be released at all. With obvious ecidence of both supernatural and even demonic forces at play, this became known as "the Omen ...