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The Raven Who Inspired “The Raven”

Posted August 6, 2022 • 00:27:03

Episode 9 – Originally Published in 2016

It’s 1838. A struggling writer moved to Philadelphia in the hopes of skyrocketing his career. ...

Murder Between Neighbors: The Death of Anne Hoover

Posted August 6, 2022 • 00:25:24

Episode 8 – Originally Published in 2016

When Roy Kirk purchased the abandoned home adjacent to Anne Hoover in the Oakland neighborhood of...

Grave Robbing in the City of Brotherly Love

Posted August 6, 2022 • 00:23:41

Episode 7 – Originally Published in 2016

America’s first hospital was built in 1751, the Penn Medicine Hospital in Philadelphia. The city...

The Day I Drove Past a Crime Scene

Posted August 6, 2022 • 00:37:01

Episode 6 – Originally Published in 2016

Trigger Warning – discussions of murder

On June 20, 1996, I drove south on Rte. 476, the...

Haunted Chestnut Hill

Posted August 6, 2022 • 00:35:58

Episode 5 – Originally Published in 2016

The Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia is home to reportedly one of the most haunted houses not...