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In September 1972, a dog returned home carrying a decomposed human forearm, leading police to a steep cliff in Springfield, New Jersey, ominously known as “Devil’s Teeth.” There, they discovered the nearly skeletal remains of 16‑year‑old Jeannette DePalma, who had been missing for six weeks. What followed became one of New Jersey’s strangest unsolved cases—an investigation clouded by rumors of witchcraft, missing evidence, and conflicting theories that still divide the community today.
More than fifty years later, Jeannette’s death remains a mystery despite many theories and possible suspects. Was she the victim of occult violence, a local predator, a serial killer, or something else entirely? Join us as we dive deep into the facts, the folklore, and the frustrating gaps in this enduring cold case. We also discuss other victims possibly connected to Jeannette’s killer: Joan Kramer, Carol Ann Farino, Mary Ann Pryor, and Lorraine Marie Kelley.
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1974 Double Murder of North Bergen Teenagers Solved
Daughter of Jersey Executive Found Strangled
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Pollack, J. P. (2022). Death on the Devil’s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey. The History Press.
Pollack, J. P., & Moran, M. (2015). Death on the Devil’s Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey. The History Press
‘Torso Killer’ Pleads Guilty in 1974 New Jersey Cold Case Murders
Weird NJ magazine issues. Coverage on DePalma’s case, including debunking of occult rumors.

We are covering 2 cases this week on our special Under the Microscope episode. First, Kendra brings us The Hello Kitty Murder case, a brutal killing of a poor woman in Hong Kong with a macabre twist that involves a Hello Kitty doll. Fan Man-Yee was subjected to the kinds of torture that no human being should ever have to face, with the only reason being that she stole $500 USD. 
Jessica covers the death of Francis Braum. What begins as a night of drinking between two longtime friends ends in one of the most horrifying and surreal tragedies you’ve likely never heard of. In 2004, 21-year-old John Hutcherson drove home with the headless body of his friend, Francis Brohm, still strapped into the passenger seat beside him — and claimed he didn’t remember anything. Listen and let us know your thoughts — Was it denial, dissociation…or something more?__________
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Inside The Hello Kitty Murder Case's Unimaginable Horrors
Hello Kitty murder case - Wikipedia
CBS News. (2004, August 30). DUI decapitation horror. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dui-decapitation-horror/
CBS News. (2004, September 7). Headless man's family offers mercy. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/headless-mans-family-offers-mercy/
AccessWDUN. (2004, August 30). Man decapitated in freak accident in Cobb County. https://accesswdun.com/article/2004/8/161932
Wired. (2004, August 30). Headless body in topless car. https://www.wired.com/2004/08/headless-body-in-topless-car/
WAVE 3 News. (2004, September 7). Louisville man decapitated in freak accident; charges filed. https://www.wave3.com/story/2240836/louisville-man-decapitated-in-freak-accident-charges-filed/
Reddit. (2023). I think I found the accident that inspired that scene in Hereditary [Online forum post]. r/horror. https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/comments/1fy2ppe/i_think_i_found_the_accident_that_inspired_that/
Reddit. (2020). Hereditary death based in real life? [Online forum post]. r/horror. https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/comments/gnspsf/hereditary_death_based_in_real_life/
 

In this week's episode, Kendra takes a look at the Turpin Family tragedy, one that shocked the world when a brave 17 year-old Jordan Turpin escaped from her home in California to call 911. What was uncovered after that call was straight out of a horror movie. 13 children, some of them well into adulthood, being held captive in literal shackles by their own parents and subjected to some of the worst abuse you can imagine. We will examine the family background and what led to this disturbing discovery in 2018. __________
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S44E720/20 'Escape from a House of Horror' - A Diane Sawyer Special Event
The Twisted Psychology Behind the Turpin Family Case | TIME
After surviving abuse from their biological parents for years, 6 Turpin children were placed in a foster home ‘of horrors,’ attorney says | CNN

In November of 1970, a hiker and his daughters stumbled upon a charred body in Norway’s remote Isdalen Valley. What followed was one of the most puzzling investigations in modern history. The woman had no ID, traveled under at least nine aliases, spoke multiple languages, and carried a suitcase full of wigs, forged documents, and coded notes. Was she a spy? A smuggler? Or simply someone trying to disappear? In this episode, we dive deep into the facts, the forensics, and the theories that still surround the case of the Isdal Woman.
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A&E. (2021). The Isdal Woman Cold Case: Mystery Over Her Identity Endures. Retrieved from https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/isdal-woman
Criminal (Vocal Media). (2022). Autopsy and burial details including coffin and preservation.
Ferro, S. (2016, April 1). New evidence emerges in Norway’s most famous unsolved murder case. Mental Floss. Retrieved from https://www.mentalfloss.com/501142/new-evidence-emerges-isdal-woman-case-norway%E2%80%99s-most-famous-unsolved-murder-mystery Wikipedia+8heartstartspounding.com+8Reddit+8Mental Floss
Futility Closet. (2014, January 3). The Isdal Woman. Retrieved from https://www.futilitycloset.com/2014/01/03/the-isdal-woman/ Futility Closet
Gyr, M., & Lemcke, A. (2023, June 12). New leads in unsolved 1970 death point to Nazi‑allied Swiss banker. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. https://www.nzz.ch/english/new-leads-in-unsolved-1970-death-lead-to-nazi-allied-swiss-banker-ld.1741613
Isdal Woman. (2024, May). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isdal_Woman A&E+9Wikipedia+9Mental Floss+9
Mental Floss. (2016). First isotopic analysis placing her origins near Nuremberg.
Mental Floss. (2016). Genoud connection highlighted in new leads.
Reddit thread. (2023, June 12). New info: Isdal Woman … r/UnresolvedMysteries. Retrieved from https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1iordb3/new_info_isdal_woman/
Scarlet & Black. (2021). Quick Cold Cases: The Isdal Woman. https://thesandb.com/36839/article/quick-cold-cases-the-isdal-woman/
Vocal Media. (2022). Mentions of espionage, smuggling, and sex work theories.
Vocal Media. (2022). The Isdal Woman of Norway. Retrieved from https://vocal.media/criminal/the-isdal-woman-of-norway Futility Closet+4J.A. Hernandez+4Medium+4
Vocal Media. (2022). Witness accounts related to Stavanger missile testing.
Wikipedia. (2024). “Penguin missile,” and Cold War testing relevance.
Wikipedia. (2024). DNA haplogroup H24 and forensic reopening via Death in Ice Valley.

In October 2018, the small town of Barron, WI was shocked by the double murder of James and Denise Closs. Not only did someone break in and murder this quiet couple but they also took off with their 13 year old daughter, Jayme Closs. Jayme was kept in an isolated cabin in the woods for 88 days until she was able to escape to safety and make her parent's murderer and her abductor pay for his crimes. Listen now for all the details of this tragic tale with a somewhat happy ending. _________
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Sources:
Jayme Closs case: Documents reveal startling details
How Jayme Closs Escaped From Her Kidnapper Jake Patterson
The Disappearance of Jayme Closs – Stories of the Unsolved
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs - Wikipedia
Kackley, Rob. 88 Days: The Abduction of Jayme Closs: A Shocking True Crime Story. Jan 2020. Independent. 

She waits in the mirror. Bleeding, furious, forgotten—or maybe remembered too well. In this episode, we have fun diving into the terrifying legend of Bloody Mary: where she came from, who she might really be, and why generations of kids have dared each other to call her name in the dark.
Is she a tortured queen, a vengeful witch, or something far older hiding behind your reflection? We explore the history, the ritual, the psychology, and the pop culture impact of one of the most iconic urban legends of all time.
And no, the cocktail doesn’t count.
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Sources:
Brunvand, J. H. (1991). The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings. W. W. Norton & Company.
Caputo, G. B. (2010). Strange-face-in-the-mirror illusion. Perception, 39(7), 1007–1008. https://doi.org/10.1068/p6466
Dundes, A. (1998). Bloody Mary in the Mirror: Essays in Psychoanalytic Folkloristics. University Press of Mississippi.
HowStuffWorks. (n.d.). How the Bloody Mary legend works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved July 19, 2025, from https://people.howstuffworks.com/bloody-mary-legend.htm
Mikkelson, D. (2001, November 14). Bloody Mary. Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary/
National Geographic. (2022, October 28). Bloody Mary: The ghost in the mirror. National Geographic Kids. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bloody-mary
Ranker. (n.d.). Who was Bloody Mary, really? The history behind the mirror ghost. Ranker: Graveyard Shift. Retrieved July 19, 2025, from https://www.ranker.com/list/bloody-mary-history/amandasedlakhevener
Reeder, N. (2021, October 27). Bloody Mary: Why we summon a woman in the mirror to scare ourselves. BBC Culture. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20211027-why-we-summon-bloody-mary-in-the-mirror-to-scare-ourselves
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This week we are highlighting all of your wonderful listener stories, we had so many to choose from we needed a whole episode dedicated to you! Enjoy stories including a complete life change after a Near Death Experience, a tarot reading that was all too accurate, a possible mimic creature living in their spare room and a camping trip interrupted by an unwanted cryptid visitor. 
Listen now and come back next Tuesday for another all-new episode from Lucid Lab Podcast!
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This week we visit the Scottish Highlands to talk about our first cryptid episode of the podcast, The Lochness Monster aka Nessie. Reports of a creature in Loch Ness date back to the 6th century, and sightings continue to be reported as recently as 2025. Even so, there has never been fully conclusive evidence on whether Nessie exists and what kind of creature she could actually be.
Join us this week as Kendra delves into the information that is out there and possible theories about The Loch Ness Monster. Does she truly exist? 
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The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register | Home
Loch Ness Monster - Wikipedia