Less Taken
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In this episode, we explore the horrific history and lore surrounding th...
In this upcoming episode, we explore the horrific history and lore surro...
In 1897, a man dug a well behind a quiet South Dakota home—and pulled up more than water. What he found would unravel a decades-old secret, buried in bones and silence. Some murders leave a body. This one left a legend.
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If you're new to LT, Season Four: Hollowlands contains four different episode types:
1. Fu...
A psychic’s mysterious letter hints at a ghostly presence tied to Seth Bullock and his legendary friendship with Theodore Roosevelt.
This isn’t just a haunted hotel story—it’s a haunting leg...
In this haunting episode of Less Taken, we uncover the eerie true story that inspired one of South Dakota’s most infamous ghost legends. Maybe.
Was it suicide? Something darker? Or does the room itself remember what no one else dares to say?
Featuring the real-life lore of the haunted Hotel Alex Johnson in Ra...
The last man known to see her is found dead days later beneath a forklift in what police call a freak accident. But locals in Rapid City still whisper: Was it guilt… or something else that caught up with him first?
A case where the road ends twice.
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In this 7-Minute Less Taken, we explore the terrifying legend of Walking Sam—a shadowy figure tied to real-life tragedy on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Described as impossibly tall, with glowing eyes and a voice that whispers to vulnerable teens, Walking Sam’s story blurs the line between folklore and horror… with devastating real...
In this third Roads Less Taken journey, we travel north from the gallows of Minden, Nebraska, through haunted cabins, forgotten asylums, and cursed fields, ending at the edge of Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Along the way, we fill in the gaps left behind in The Nebraska Fiend and stop at the eerie and the unexplaine...
In the summer of 1878, frontier farmer James Conway staggers past his barn, a flask in hand, unaware of the iron-tipped wagon tongue waiting in the dark. His death might have been foreseeable, but no one can predict what happens next.
Explore a seven-minute dive into a tragedy where simple misfortune blurs into haunting legend on the edge of Nebraska’s wild prairie.
Let us kn...
Between 1876 and 1878, Richards—later dubbed “The Nebraska Fiend”—confesses to murdering at least nine lone travelers across Nebraska and Iowa before fleeing from authorities.
In this episode, we trace his first fatal duel by the Platte River, the brutal slaying of the Harlson family, and the manhunt that ens...
Between 1876 and 1878, Richards—later dubbed “The Nebraska Fiend”—confesses to murdering at least nine lone travelers across Nebraska and Iowa before fleeing from authorities.
In this upcoming episode, we trace his first fatal duel by the Platte River, the brutal slaying of the Harlson family, and the manhunt...
Much like our Pit Stops from Season Two, these Roads Less Taken episodes cover details we couldn’t quite squeeze into our previous Story. These are often interesting tidbits that would have taken us too far off course from the main narrative.
What’s different is once we wrap up a f...
In this tense, seven-minute edition of Less Taken, we travel back to explore the dusty frontier of the old Osage Trail, where weary travelers begin vanishing without a trace.
Every clue—discarded belongings, blood-soaked footprints, and frantic last-ditch messages—leads to one place: Bender’s Inn.
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For years, Rob Berdella tortured and killed in near silence—his victims disappearing without a sound, their agony captured in Polaroids and handwritten logs. Neighbors heard nothing. The house stayed quiet. But behind closed doors, a methodical horror unfolded, room by room, tape by tape.
Berdella kept records like trophies: Polaroids, notes, fragments of lives erased.
This isn’t just the sto...
For years, Rob Berdella tortured and killed in near silence—his victims disappearing without a sound, their agony captured in Polaroids and handwritten logs. Neighbors heard nothing. The house stayed quiet. But behind closed doors, a methodical horror unfolded, room by room, tape by tape.
Berdella kept records like trophies: Polaroids, notes, fragments of lives erased. This isn’t just a story...
In our first 7-Minute Less Taken, "Dead Air in Des Moines," we explore a spooky tale about AM stations, including whether the reported eerie sounds comes from ghosts or something else.
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