In this episode of From a Dark Place, Danielle and Amy unravel one of the most unsettling fugitive cases in American history: the story of William Bradford Bishop Jr. .. the accomplished State Department diplomat who vanished after allegedly murdering his wife, mother and three young sons in 1976.

We dive into the timeline leading up to the brutal killings, the eerie clues left behind, Bishop's meticulous planning and the international manhunt that followed. With a life steeped in privilege, education and world travel, Bishop seemed like the last person capable of such horror, yet the trail of evidence tells a different story.

decades later, he remains missing

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FBI WANTED PAGE

Washington Post

People Magazine

Unravel the tragic story of Chris Benoit in our latest episode. Dive into the mind of a family annihilator. Listen now!

In this episode of From A Dark Place, we revisit one of America's most infamous hauntings- The Amityville Horror. What really happened inside that Dutch Colonial home on Ocean Avenue? We will unravel the grisly DeFeo family murders, explore the Lutz family's terrifying 28 days in the house and separate fact from the legends that fueled a paranormal empire. Was it truly haunted or something far darker rooted in human nature?

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High Hopes: The Amityville Murders by Jay Anson (1977)

"The Real Amityville Horror" -History Channel Documentary 2012

Ric Osuna, The Night the DeFeos Died: Reinvestigating the Amityville Murders(2002)

The Carter Brothers of New Orleans, Vampires in the Bayou?

In the 1930s New Orleans, rumors began to spread about two brothers who were not just killers... they were vampires. Join us for this bonus episode as we descend into the eerie legends surrounding John and Wayne Carter, two alleged serial killers whose victims claimed they were drained of blood and held captive in a nightmare straight out of folklore. Were the Carter brothers real life monsters, victims of hysteria or figments of urban legends twisted through time?

Happy Halloween friends!!

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Yesterday's America- The Forgotten History of Two New Orleans Vampires

The Vampire Project- The Carter Brothers: A New Orleans Vampire Legend

For over a decade, The Smurl family claimed their Pennsylvania home was under siege by something evil, whispers in the dark, scratches in the walls and violent attacks that defied explanation. With Ed and Lorraine Warren called in to investigate, this haunting became one of the most controversial and terrifying cases in the 1980s. Was it truly demonic? or a decent into psychological torment? Join us as we unravel the chilling story of the Smurl family haunting... the fear, the skepticism and the darkness...

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The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare by Jack and Janet Smurl with Robert Curran

Ed and Lorraine Warren case files and interviews (1986-1991)

In this chilling episode of From A Dark Place, we dive into one of the most infamous hauntings in history... The Enfield Poltergeist. What began as strange knockings and moving of furniture in a quiet London home soon spiraled into a full blown paranormal storm. Was it a genuine haunting... or a clever hoax taken too far? Join us as we unravel the mystery, the skeptics and the chilling truth behind the case that inspired the conjuring 2.

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This House is Haunted: An investigation of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair.

"The Enfield Poltergeist" - Daily Mirror

In 1971, The Perron family moved into a centuries old farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island and soon discovered they weren't alone. Over the next decade, they claimed to experience one of the most terrifying hauntings in American history. From unseen forces and ghostly apparitions to violent attacks and a seance gone wrong, the story of the Perrons would later inspire "The conjuring". But what really happened inside that house? Was it truly haunted? Join us in the basement this week for another spooky season episode of From A Dark Place while we unearth the truth behind the scenes of the Perron family farmhouse, the Warren's controversial involvement and what became of the infamous home.

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Andrea Perron- House of Darkness, House of Light VOL I-III (2011-2014)

Ed & Loraine Warren case files (The Demonologist by Gerald Brittle 1980)

USA TODAY/WWLP news; reports on the houses operations, tours and license revocation (2023-2024)

Theconjuringhouse.com

Findagrave.com:bathsheba thayer sherman

In the sultry nights of 1918-1919, the streets of New Orleans trembled under an unseen menace. A serial killer known as the Axeman broke into homes clumsily yet terrifyingly... chiseling panels, entering through back doors and then wielding an axe to strike sleeping victims. Targeting mostly Italian immigrant grocers and their families... but he did not stop at violence. He entered the public imagination with a chilling letter published in The TIMES-PICAYUNE in March 1919. Join us this episode to explore the MO of the Axeman, the victims and theories of this still unsolved case.

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The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story by Miriam C. Davis

Country Roads Magazine- "The Axeman of New Orleans"

LegendsofAmerica.com-"Axeman of New Orleans"