Two sisters, Kelly and Kristen, take you on an audio road trip around the US. Each week will bring a new story: True Crime, Paranormal, and Strange History from each state they cover. So join them on their journey down the dark highways of the US.
We continue this week with Danvers State Hospital and The Fernald State School. Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Fernald_Developmental_Center https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/Fulltext/2004/12000/The_Fernald_State_School_and_Loss_of_Childhood_.17.aspx https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fernald-state-school https://allthatsinteresting.com/danvers-state-hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danvers_State_Hospital
Kelly goes through the dark and sad history of the State Schools and Hospitals in Massachusetts. Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belchertown_State_School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS-kA_4CzNY https://northamptonstatehospital.org/ “You'll Like it Here” by Ed Orzechowski
Kristen shares a frightening story from an old friend. Do you have a story to tell? Email us at darkhighwayspod@gmail.com Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Host Kristen tells us all about the haunted happenings of the SK Pierce Mansion in Gardner, MA. Would you be brave enough to spend the night? Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mortuary license number ASLC-11F01C97-D634C6EA96 Resources: http://skhauntedvictorianmansion.com/
Where are Billy Jensen and Paul Holes when you need them? Host Kelly dives into the unsolved death of Angelica Martinez: beloved sister, daughter, and mother. Details from this case left us wondering why this isn't already solved... This episode discusses the topic of domestic abuse. Kristen nor Kelly are experts in this field, nor are they therapists. Details of this case may be triggering for some. If you or someone in your life are in an abusive relationship or experience abuse at home, please follow the links below. Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2003-09-01-0309011014-story.html https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2003-04-25-0304250630-story.html Domestic Abuse Resources: https://www.thehotline.org/ https://www.thehotline.org/resources/domestic-violence-shelter-resources/ https://undergroundrailroadinc.org/domestic-violence.html
Host Kelly shares the frightening tale of one of our listeners, Jaq, and their encounter with the "third kind". Would you rather remember an alien abduction? Or forget? Let us know on our Instagram: Darkhighwayspod. Do you have a story to tell? Email it to darkhighwayspod@gmail.com Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Voice in Intro: Eric Boll
Kristen is diving into Maine's long history of UFO sightings on the sisters' way out of Maine. Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Intro Voice: Eric Boll Resources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/07/02/states-with-most-ufo-sightings/1586103001/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/allagash-abductions-me/ https://fiddleheadfocus.com/2016/09/10/news/community/top-stories/subject-of-1976-ufo-incident-casts-doubt-on-allagash-abductions/ https://www.mainepublic.org/maine/2021-06-28/its-a-big-step-maine-ufo-enthusiasts-react-to-congressional-report https://bangordailynews.com/2021/02/04/news/maine-is-a-ufo-hotspot-newly-declassified-docs-say/
Kelly and Kristen explore the urban legend of the haunted Sabattus Well. Music: Depth Of Focus by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Sound FX: Ashley Eddy (Real name. Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6208477 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6208477 Intro Voice: Eric Boll Resources: https://bestthingsme.com/myths-urban-legends/ https://wjbq.com/have-you-been-to-any-of-these-5-places-in-maine-with-spooky-urban-legends/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabattus,_Maine
Kristen tells the mystery of "Chris", an unidentified John Doe that was discovered in Northern Maine in 2010. Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Intro Voice: Eric Boll Resources:
Heading out of New Hampshire, passengers, but before we go- let's make a pit stop and hear a creepy listener story... Music: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Intro Voice: Eric Boll
This is the story of the tragic sinking of the USS Thresher. The cause? Pretty cut and dry... well, that is until recently declassified documents began to paint a different picture. Music by: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593) https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/uss-thresher-disaster-us-navys-classified-documents-175949 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-submarine-sinks-in-atlantic https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2021/01/18/uss-thresher-tragedy-new-documents-show-crew-sub-needed-more-training/4173822001/ https://www.quora.com/Were-the-bodies-from-the-sunken-nuclear-submarines-Thresher-and-Scorpion-ever-recovered https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/shaheen-statement-on-release-of-declassified-uss-thresher-documents
Host Kristen tells the story of the Hampton Witch, the true story about the only woman in New Hampshire's history to be convicted of witchery. Music By: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: Mary's Story written by Host Kristen. http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/biog/bonfanti.htm
Here we explore the mysterious disappearance of Laureen Rahn, a teenage girl who went missing in Manchester, NH back in 1980. Could this be connected to other disappearances of women in the area? Could she have possibly fallen victim to an active serial killer in Manchester? If you know anything regarding the disappearance of Laureen please contact: https://www.manchestercrimeline.org/ OR The Manchester NH Police Department. Music by: Diaphanous by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Resources: https://charleyproject.org/case/laureen-ann-rahn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Laureen_Rahn https://www.google.com/search?q=denise+denault+missing&source=lmns&bih=754&biw=1536&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS442GuePwAhXkeDABHRfFB9AQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA https://manchesterinklink.com/40-years-after-disappearance-family-holds-out-hope-for-laureen-in-my-heart-i-want-to-believe-shes-alive/ https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1114321#:~:text=Jane%20Doe1980,-Jane%20Doe1980&text=Extra%20Photo-,On%20October%205%2C%201980%2C%20the%20body%20of%20an%20unidentified%20white,and%2019%20years%20of%20age. https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/2otml4/looking_up_information_on_laureen_rahn_when_i/ http://oakhillresearch.blogspot.com/2016/08/denise-daneault.html
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