Two female bartenders in Seattle, talking about beer, drinking beer, and telling stories of true crime and weird history.
Episode 5 of season 3 is a whopper of an episode, in more ways than one. First, the ladies tell us they're taking a hiatus. Then, Ashleigh gets us started with one of the most unbelievable survivor stories we've ever heard, that of Alison Botha. Then, Courtney finally delivers on a promise of a specific local story she's been dangling out there for far too long, that of Tracy Dart who faked cancer…FOUR times! Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
Episode 4 of season three is a special release of one of our Patreon episodes, but with some of the chit chat cut out….you gotta subscribe for the full meal deal. Courtney starts it off with the still unsolved case of the missing Indigenous woman, Kimberly Bearclaw Iron. Then, Ashleigh puzzles all our brains with the mysterious case of a man who checked into the Sligo City Hotel in Ireland using the alias “Peter Bergman” then turns up dead on Rosses Point, and has yet to be truly identified. Anyone who might have information about Kimberly's whereabouts is asked to call the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office at (406) 665-9780. Her case number is #20-01288. More information about her case and many other missing and murdered indigenous people can be found at NativeHope.org Anyone with information regarding the Peter Bergmann case is asked to contact Sligo Garda Station 071-9157000, The Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 3 of season three, Ashleigh gives us the gore and nightmares all wrapped up in one quick horrific package, as she talks about the Werewolf Butcher Killer from Spokane, WA. Then, Courtney takes us on a haunted house tour in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, at the Georgetown Castle aka the Gessner Mansion. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 2 of season three, Courtney scraps the whole love theme of February and tells the harrowing story of Susan Walters Kuhnhausen surviving her soon to be ex-husband hiring a hit man to kill her. Then, Ashleigh takes us through the incredibly horrific murder of Jun Lin by the deranged killer, Luka Rocco Magnotta, who was featured in the Netflix docuseries, ‘Don't F*** With Cats'. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
Happy New Year! It's episode 1 of season three! In the first episode of the third season of SHEattle on Tap, Ashleigh finally stops hinting around at it, and tells us some details on the Long Island Serial Killer…what's known so far anyway. Then, Courtney continues with the unintentional theme of New York and tells us about the killing of Lorraine Hatzakorzian by two men praying to an alligator god (checks notes - yep, that's right). Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 31, the last of season two, the ladies tell us all about a couple of horrific murder stories so horrendously fitting for a season finale. Courtney attempts to give a condensed telling of the Wonderland Murders, also known as the Four on the Floor Murders or the Laurel Canyon Murders. Then, Ashleigh continues with the nightmare gift giving as she takes us through the Lawson Family Murders. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 30 of season two, Ashleigh tells an extra close-to-home story of some murders that happened near an area of Washington where she was living at the time, the Tube Sock Killings. Then, Courtney keeps the Washington scare factor going by telling us all about the Happy Face Killer - not to be confused with the Smiley Face Killer. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 29 of season two, Ashleigh just can't help herself from talking about lost body parts and tells us the Finders Keepers story, a wild tale of the fight over ownership of an amputated leg that even went to court. Then, Courtney goes with the October spooky feel and tells us about Seattle's most haunted hotel, the Hotel Sorrento. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 28 of season two, Courtney takes us back in history to when Washington state was still the Wild MF'n West and tells us about a chaotic bank robbery in Roslyn, WA. Then, Ashleigh keeps her crown as Nightmare Queen by telling the awful story of Seattle's Capitol Hill Massacre in March of 2006. Find research sources and more info, along with links to our Patreon at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 27 of season two, Ashleigh continues handing out nightmares as per usual and tells us about the Hampton Roads Killer, Elton Manning Jackson. Then, Courtney keeps the creep factor rolling with the story of the Westfield Watcher. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 26 of season two, Courtney takes us back to the year 1900 in England for the Manchester arsenic-in-beer incident. Then Ashleigh continues her reign as queen of nightmare inducing stories by telling us about the Beast of Jersey, Edward Paisnel. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 25 of season two, Ashleigh takes us through the worst ever slumber party that's ever been in existence to our knowledge…the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas. Then, Courtney teaches us just how much she doesn't know about NASCAR, while telling us about the still-unsolved disappearance of Mario Rossi right after the infamous Black Thursday NASCAR drug bust in 1982. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 24 of season two, Courtney tells us the horrifically true story that is the inspiration behind Nightmare on Elm Street, the mysterious sleeping deaths of the Hmong immigrants. Then Ashleigh takes us through the sad story of the abduction of Amber Hagerman, the reason we now have Amber Alerts. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 23 of season two, Courtney walks us through the frustratingly mysterious story of Roxanne Paltauf's disappearance. Then Ashleigh chronicles the kidnapping and murder of Adolf Coors III, yes that Coors. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 22 of season two, the ladies managed to pick an accidental theme again, this time it's true stories that inspired popular movies. Ashleigh tells us about the story of Aileen Wuornos, the real life story behind the movie “Monster”. Then Courtney tells us about the death of Azaria Chamberlain, the baby eaten by a dingo and inspiration for the movie “A Cry In The Dark”. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 21 of season two, Courtney takes us through the life and death of Marsha P Johnson, an iconic LGBTQIA+ activist. Then Ashleigh gives us some of the worst nightmares to this day with the Legend of Sawny Bean & his Bean Clan. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 20 of season two, both the ladies managed to pick the theme of disappearances without actually discussing it ahead of time. Ashleigh tells us about the story of Rebecca Coriam vanishing from the Disney cruise ship, the Disney Wonder. Then Courtney tells the very confusing story of Dennis Martin going missing from the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 19 of season two, Courtney tells another horrific story, this time it's about the poor Bever family and what became known as the Broken Arrow Killings. Then Ashleigh joins her in giving us all nightmares by telling the bloody Valentine's Day of Dr John Hamilton. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 18 of season two, Ashleigh is the one giving us nightmares with the story of the Korean serial killer, Lee Choon Jae. Then Courtney puts on her tinfoil hat again while discussing the rumored US Government alien testing facility known as Hangar 18. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 17 of season two, Courtney tells a story so awful, yet interesting, that she has to give a disclaimer to forward to the 1:01:05 min mark if you can’t bare it - the story of Elisabeth Fritzl’s 24 year captivity by her own father. Then Ashleigh saves the day by lightening up the mood with the story of Calamity Jane. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 16 of season two, Ashleigh takes us all through the extra awful story of the Chessboard Killer, Alexander Pichushkin. Then Courtney makes it all weird by talking about the mysterious Gravity Hill in Prosser, WA. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
This episode was recorded in November 2020, and was intended to be pre-recorded for release in January 2021. Then we changed our minds, because we do that sometimes, and chose to make January our off month between seasons. In episode 15 of season two, Ashleigh talks about the mysterious, still unsolved lost colony of Roanoke. Then Courtney makes everyone cringe repeatedly while telling the story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 14 of season two, Ashleigh tells the incredible survival story of Olive Oatman and her roller coaster of a life. Then Courtney pays homage to upcoming Cinco de Mayo with a mini history lesson about the Underground Railroad that headed south to Mexico. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 13 of season two, Courtney takes us through the awful life of Dorothea Puente and the story of how she got the nickname of the Death House Landlady. Then Ashleigh takes us all down memory lane to the Club Kids of the late 80’s and early 90’s, and the tragic murder of one of them, Andre “Angel” Melendez. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 12 of season two, Ashleigh takes us through the horrific story of Rebecca Schaefer’s murder by her stalker, that ultimately influenced laws against stalking people. Then Courtney does sort of a part 2 on Ashleigh’s story from last week, as she describes the most brutal prison in Russia: The Black Dolphin Prison. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 11 of season two, Courtney breaks out the tinfoil hats again and talks about the multitude of conspiracies tied to the Denver International Airport. Then Ashleigh gives us all more nightmares with the story of Mikhail Popkov, the Russian serial killer nicknamed “the werewolf”. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 10 of season two, Ashleigh enlightens us about the motley history of McNeil Island in Washington state. Then Courtney covers the cult called The Order of the Solar Temple. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 9 of season two, Courtney goes on and on about her new heroes, a group of women called the Akashinga that are single-handedly saving some of the most endangered animals in Africa. Then Ashleigh ruffles all our feathers by telling the completely awful story of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment that the US government completed on several black men in rural Alabama. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 8 of season two, Ashleigh tells us the wild story of the murder of Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton by the Sun Gym Gang, sounding like the plot of a very bad 80’s movie. Then Courtney covers the hellacious kidnapping and incredible survival of Colleen Stan. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 7 of season two, Courtney honors her year anniversary of no longer bartending by telling the life story of Texas Guinean, the Wild West woman of prohibition. Then Ashleigh honors Sweet Baby Blix’s birthday by telling the life story of Sargent Stubbs, the most decorated war dog of WW1. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 6 of season two, Ashleigh tells us the story of Kitty Genovese’s murder and how it helped inspire the establishment of 911. Then Courtney goes over the tragic life of Death Row Granny, Velma Barfield. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 5 of season two, Courtney takes us back to the Wild MF’n West and chronicles the life of Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen. Then Ashleigh takes us back a bit further to the life of the free-loving brilliant writer, Mary Shelley. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 4 of season two, Ashleigh enlightens us all as to where the US got the idea for immunizations - he was a slave who was named Onesimus. Then Courtney tells us how John Coltrane became a saint in a church named for him. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 3 of season two, Courtney takes us through the incredible life and horrible death of Nellie Jackson, the Mississippi Madame. Then Ashleigh describes all the ways Richard Bowie Spikes has made all our lives so much better. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 2 of season two, Ashleigh tells the infuriating story of Tiana Notice. Then Courtney talks about all the reasons why Josephine Baker was so very incredible. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
Welcome to Season 2! In episode 1 of season two, Courtney creeps everyone out with the story of Robert the Doll. Then Ashleigh grosses us all out by explaining the Toe Cocktail of Dawson City and how it came to be. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 39, the FINAL episode of season 1 and the year 2020, Ashleigh takes us through the tale behind the Blood Countess of Hungary, Elizabeth Bathory. Then Courtney talks about the founding of Home, WA, a former anarchist community. As an added bonus, the ladies tell us about their confusing family trees and then go over the SHEattle on Tap drinking game rules. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
It’s episode 38, and it finally happened! Ashleigh and Courtney managed to both pick the same story. In today’s episode, the ladies tell the tale of the horror that was the Covina Massacre. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 37 Ashleigh chronicles the still unsolved mystery of the Axeman of New Orleans. Then Courtney lightens things up with Operation Acoustic Kitty. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 36 Courtney tells us all why the Great Pirate Anne Bonny was so awesome. Then Ashleigh explains the uber culty life and times of Brother 12. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 35 Ashleigh makes those of us that eat pork question our life choices as she tells the story of Robert “Willy” Pickton, and the Piggy Palace Good Times Society. Then Courtney gives us a chuckle as she goes over the epic tale of the Cowboy Bob Bandit. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 34 Ashleigh unfolds what is known of the unsolved case of Cindy James. Then Courtney chronicles the Philadelphia Poison Ring. Find research sources and more info, along with patreon exclusive content at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 33 Courtney explains just how much of a full on badass Stagecoach Mary really was. Then Ashleigh goes over the very wild and somewhat confusing tale of the Lipstick Killer. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
It’s episode 32 and it’s a bummer! So, get cozy and grab your favorite emotional support beer as you listen to Courtney talk about Anneliese Michele, the actual story behind the 2005 movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Then Ashleigh really darkens the mood with the tale of the murderous mother, Diane Downs. But hey, at least our lives aren’t as bad as these ladies’! Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 31 we try to help you stay distracted as we all await the Presidential election results. Ashleigh lays out the facts on how Jimmy Carter is a good dude, then takes us through the time he maybe saw a UFO...unless it was barium clouds. Then Courtney tells all her favorite ghost stories in the White House and Capitol Building. Don’t worry, of course, she talks of Lincoln Bedroom. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 30 Courtney tells the real life horror story of Madame Delphine LaLaurie and her haunted mansion. Then Ashleigh explains what Mischief Night even is to those of us that didn’t grow up with it, and it’s varied origins. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 29 Ashleigh explains why you never want to fish a suitcase out of a river, and takes us through the disappearance of Julia Martha Thomas. Then Courtney reveals the tale of the London Beer Flood of 1814. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 28 Courtney recounts the life and untimely death of Rev. James Reeb, and how it all influenced the Civil Rights movement. Then Ashleigh unfolds the mystery surrounding the missing crew of the ship Mary Celeste. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 27 Ashleigh tells us about the devious life of Rasputin. Then Courtney continues the accidental theme of the show, and explains the long-running Love Family Cult. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
In episode 26 Courtney puts the tinfoil hat back on as she orates the story of the first highly publicized alien abduction in the US, that of Betty and Barney Hill. Then Ashleigh chronicles the cringey story of the Turpin family and their house of horrors. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
Woohoo we made it to episode 25! To celebrate our 25th episode, we ran a contest for two listeners to be able to choose our story topics. This week, Ashleigh relays the harrowing survival story of Mary Vincent - the winning entry of Sydney Sumi. Then Courtney chronicles the folklore and facts behind the Jersey Devil - Daniel Moran’s winning entry. Find research sources and more info at SHEattleontap.com
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