Episodes
21: Harvey Haver
March 15, 2023
We all have a relationship with our postal workers. Some of us are even friends with them, often talking daily as they deliver the mail. Over time, a sense of trust develops. I mean, they know where you live. Who wouldn’t be…
20: Belle Gunness: Her Misery Loves Company
March 1, 2023
They say, “misery loves company,” and Belle Gunness kept quite a lot of company but not for very long. She is known today as Hell’s Belle or Lady Bluebeard. Belle sits among the unnerving rank as one of the few female serial…
19: Pimlico Poisoning
Feb. 15, 2023
We often associate unique marriages with the last several decades. Often forgetting that for most of history, marriages have been more of a contract for wealth, comfort, and offspring. Kings would have multiple wives, and we…
My Bloody Valentine, Part 2
Feb. 10, 2023
…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong t…
My Bloody Valentine, Part 1
Feb. 9, 2023
…12 dates … …14 love gone wrong stories… …Will YOU be my Valentine? This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong t…
18: Alabama's Sloss Furnace
Feb. 1, 2023
Welcome to the Library beneath the Hidden Staircase. Kristen Seavey from Murder She Told joins The Hidden Staircase as our new Librarian. The Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama is a place filled with strong emotional energ…
17: Spring Heeled Jack
Jan. 15, 2023
As children, we are taught about mythological creatures to keep us safe. Each one delivers a more profound message. For example, the Qulapalik creature in Inuit mythology was a water hag who lived near thin ice and pulled na…
16: The Murder of Joseph White
Jan. 1, 2023
When you think of Salem, Massachusetts, you most likely think of the unfortunate people who were murdered for acts of witchcraft. But Salem is home to a plethora of mysterious, dark, and ghostly occurrences. Take the ghost o…
15: Greenbrier Ghost
Dec. 15, 2022
When Mary Jane Heaster laid her daughter, Elva Zona Heaster Shue, aged 21, to rest, she assumed that would be the last time she would ever see her daughter. Little did she know, her daughter's spirit would soon be coming to …
From Team Hidden, Introducing: Mystery Inc
Dec. 14, 2022
From the same team that brings you The Hidden Staircase, we want to introduce you to our new show Mystery Inc. If you enjoy talking about shady mysteries, Aliens, murder, legends, and of course the occasional tea - then Myst…
14: Elizabeth Bathory
Dec. 1, 2022
Even if you aren’t aware of her story, I am sure most of you have heard the name Elizabeth Bathory. The countess was once known for her beauty but is now known for bathing in the blood of young women to preserve them. Today …
13: Murder in the Red Barn, Part 2
Nov. 15, 2022
After years of back luck with love, Maria Marten meets and fall in love with a handsome farmer. She becomes pregnant and they are set to marry. But when Maria Disappears, the town of Polstead begins to question William Corde…
12: Murder in the Red Barn, Part 1
Nov. 1, 2022
After years of back luck with love, Maria Marten meets and fall in love with a handsome farmer. She becomes pregnant and they are set to marry. But when Maria Disappears, the town of Polstead begins to question William Corde…
The Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 2
Oct. 25, 2022
…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 c…
The Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 1
Oct. 24, 2022
…1 campfire… …1 dark forest… …31 bone-chilling stories… …Will YOU survive the night? This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 c…
11: The Secret Chamber, Part 2
Oct. 15, 2022
Todays episode is surely that, stranger than fiction. Twist and turns, love and murder. By the end of this episode you’ll wonder how a story like this could be true. Even Jessica Fletcher couldn’t write a story like this. If…
Our Team Presents: Rotten To The Core
Oct. 15, 2022
From the team behind The Hidden Staircase, we thought you might enjoy our podcast Rotten to the Core hosted by Josh Waters! You can find Rotten to the Core here: https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten
10: The Secret Chamber, Part 1
Oct. 1, 2022
Todays episode is surely that, stranger than fiction. Twist and turns, love and murder. By the end of of the next episode you’ll wonder how a story like this could be true. Even Jessica Fletcher couldn’t write a story like t…
9: The Conjure Chest
Sept. 15, 2022
Museums are a magical place, they have the power to take you back in time. Each object on display, tells a story. But what you may not be aware of, is that there are some objects that are not on display. Some that have a his…
8: Doppelganger
Sept. 1, 2022
Doppelgänger ‘däpəlˌɡaNGər/ noun Is a look-alikeor double of a living person, sometimes portrayed as a ghostly or paranormal-phenomenon and usually seen as a harbinger of bad luck The history of Doppelgängers was first disco…
7: Missing Mary Moroney
Aug. 15, 2022
Desperate times calls for desperate Measures” and in 1930 during the height of the great Depression, millions were desperate. With the crash of the stock market, millions our of works. Families took to the charity of others.…
6: Tormented to Death
Aug. 1, 2022
Welcome to The Hidden Staircase podcast, where the stories of the past are brought into the present. Normally, I go right into the story I have chosen for you. But this episode will be different. I have three stories for you…
5: Ouija Board Murder
July 15, 2022
In 1933 fifteen year old Mattie Turley shoots and kills her father. Her reason? She was ordered to by a Ouija board... Check out our other podcasts: itsarclightmedia.com Episode Sponsor: - As a listener of this podcast, you’…