Season 3: Episode 4- Mackinaw Island and The Black Dahlia

In this eerie episode, we uncover the haunted history of Mackinac Island—where ghostly soldiers, phantom footsteps, and historic hotels keep the past alive. Then, we dive into one of true crime’s most chilling cold cases: the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia. With shocking details, endless theories, and a mystery that still haunts Hollywood, this episode blends the paranormal with the unsolved. Are these stories just legends—or is something darker at play?

Show Sources-

Mackinaw Island

• Mackinac Island State Park - Mackinac State Historic Parks Website

• Ghosts of Mackinac Island - The Ghost Hunter's Guide to Mackinac Island, by Tracie S. Wilson
• Mackinac Island Hauntings - Haunted Michigan, by Lisa A. Shield
• The Grand Hotel’s Paranormal History - Haunted Hotels of Michigan, by Holly A. Brundage
• Historic Mackinac Island - Mackinac Island: The History of a Michigan Icon, by Richard M. Behrens
• Mackinac Island Cemetery Stories - Michigan's Haunted Cemeteries, by Denny J. C. Johnson

Black Dahlia Murder-

• https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
• https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-black-dahlia/

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