Podcast appearances and mentions of evelyn hartley

The Hindenburg disaster left more than just a scar on history—it's said the spirits of that fiery tragedy still linger, trapped in the echoes of that fateful day.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScreamInfo on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TVIN THIS EPISODE: In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn't be anything to be all that concerned about, but it's something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home's roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it's time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** AND MUCH MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Lead-In00:02:47.142 = Show Open00:06:10.048 = The History and Hauntings of the Hindenburg Disaster00:27:19.251 = Black-Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest Of Us?00:42:51.586 = Bumps In The Night00:45:08.873 = Evil Spirits And Demons of Marshes and Swamps in Slavic Folklore00:50:34.658 = Old Man of the Cave00:55:13.535 = The Seer of Possibilities (HORROR FICTION)01:30:36.561 = Alternative 301:53:32.442 = Black Angel of Death01:58:06.560 = The Siren of French Broad02:07:43.223 = The Interdimensional Interlopers of 196502:19:24.763 = The Joker02:23:07.174 = Cappy Ricks and the Stones02:31:45.510 = Inside The Family Cult02:38:52.622 = The Babysitter Who Vanished02:47:10.403 = An Assortment of Experiences02:55:58.570 = Cursed Duddleytown03:01:20.853 = Houdini's Final PerformanceSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The History and Hauntings Of The Hindenburg Disaster” (from the book “And Hell Followed With It” by Troy Taylor: http://amzn.to/2zrimTY“Old Man of the Cave”: https://tinyurl.com/taa9h3w“Evil Spirits And Demons Of Marshes And Swamps In Slavic Folklore”: https://tinyurl.com/t79ccnz“Bumps in the Night”: (link no longer valid)“Black Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest of Us”: (link no longer valid)“The Seer Of Possibilities” (Creepypasta): https://tinyurl.com/ycz95rnp“Alternative 3”: https://tinyurl.com/w4f5edr“Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs“The Interdimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/rwy5jdd“Siren of the French Broad”: https://tinyurl.com/sa2ewrt“The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com“Cappy Ricks and the Stones”: https://tinyurl.com/ybc3o3rb“The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/w9ohx8k“An Assortment of Experiences”: https://tinyurl.com/quqbbmg“Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://tinyurl.com/tobap65“Cursed Dudleytown”: https://tinyurl.com/s3sg49m“Houdini's Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sj5bsjwWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: October 24, 2018SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/hindenburg

14-vuotias Evelyn Hartley katosi ollessaan lapsenvahtikeikalla tuttavaperheen luona vuonna 1953. Katoamispaikalle jääneistä jäljistä päätellen Evelyn siepattiin, mutta poliisi ei ole saanut tekijöitä kiinni lupaavistakaan vihjeistä huolimatta. Evelynin katoaminen on edelleen Wisconsinin osavaltion suurimpia rikosmysteerejä, vaikka katoamisesta tulee vuonna 2023 kuluneeksi jo 70 vuotta. * Tiedäthän, että tämä kuuntelemasi jakso on podcastin alkuvaiheilta. Podmessa voit kuunnella kaikki Jäljillä- podcastin viimeisten vuosien jaksot. Lisäksi, uunituoreita jaksoja julkaistaan Podmessa joka viikko, ja mikä parasta – ilman mainoksia. Eli jos tykkäät kuulemastasi ja haluat lisää, sitä löytyy yllin kyllin osoitteesta podme.com. Uusi throwback-jakso julkaistaan joka perjantai. Ota yhteyttä: jaljillapodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @ jaljillapodcastMusiikki: This work contains Music Track Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions - Heartbeat of the Hood that is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Source: https://directory.audio/free-music/ambient/5275-doug-maxwell-media-right-productions -heartbeat-of-the-hoodAuthor: Doug Maxwell Media Right Productions LÄHTEET: Kirja: Susan T. Hessel: Where's Evelyn? The 1953 Babysitter's Kidnapping That Shook the Nationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvkB32bzs0Q&ab_channel=CrimeBlogger1983https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyi1JdK2USE&list=LL&index=3&ab_channel=LaCrosseTribunehttps://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartleyhttp://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00120012.jpghttps://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00050005.jpghttps://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00100010.jpghttps://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00060006.jpghttps://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00140014.jpghttps://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/rozalyn-rasmusen-recalls-childhood-terror-on-64th-anniversary-of-evelyn-hartleys-disappearance/article_9329d4b4-f210-511c-9f75-2fb1e900a1ba.htmlhttps://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/after-67-years-evelyn-hartleys-disappearance-still-unsolved/article_ae1c43fa-a66f-5dd9-bce3-8a5d2b8676b9.htmlhttps://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death-of-former-charleston-girl/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.htmlhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12638739https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartleyhttps://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-evelyn-hartley-15-la-crosse-24-oct-1953.9532/https://www.wimissing.org/post/evelyn-hartleyhttps://themorbidlibrary.com/2020/10/20/the-missing-evelyn-hartley/

Bigfoot: myth, hoax, or hidden reality? With thousands of sightings, some from credible professionals, and the infamous Patterson-Gimlin film still sparking debate, the truth might be closer than you think.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScreamInfo on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TVIN THIS EPISODE: Does a giant bipedal mammal unknown to science exist in the United States? (Legend of Sasquatch) *** 
A mother and daughter go camping with the Girl Scouts – but what they experienced was not part of the fun, age appropriate itinerary. (Terror at Girl Scout Camp) *** Kirk Anderson said that Joyce McKinney tied him to a bed for three days and raped him repeatedly. She said that wasn't possible. (The Case of the Manacled Mormon) *** Those interested in the paranormal likely already have heard of black eyed kids, or shadow people – but one person came across a being that inhabited the body of a co-worker – and turned the face completely black. (Was It Real?) *** If you lived in Illinois in 1977, you might have looked to the skies to see something terrifying – as Illinois was under siege by winged weirdness in the form of giant feathered fowls. (Thunderbirds Over Illinois) *** A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? (The Babysitter Who Vanished) **** A woman searches in vain for important papers, and gets a little help from a deceased grandparent. (Grandpa's Guns) *** Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla's Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We'll take a look at Bhangarh Fort – one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer's actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open00:01:14.426 = Show Intro00:04:37.223 = Legends And Lies of Sasquatch00:09:56.511 = Was It Real?00:12:04.855 = Manacled Mormon00:19:54.209 = Babysitter Vanished00:29:08.494 = Grandma's Guns00:31:50.178 = Thunderbird Over Illinois00:42:46.685 = Terror at Girl Scout Camp00:46:43.553 = Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper00:52:37.560 = A Contract With The Devil01:05:17.773 = The Ghosts of Lovers Leap01:07:58.460 = Bizarre Big Bird Monsters01:22:06.257 = Bhangarh Fort01:29:06.826 = Sickening Strange Sounds01:34:18.467 = Smiling01:35:57.919 = Tesla's Death Ray01:44:54.837 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Terror at Girl Scout Camp” by an unknown author: (website no longer exists) “The Case of the Manacled Mormon” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/w9o8coy“Thunderbirds Over Illinois” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sm4zvqd“Was It Real” by Zaruje for YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/rs7s2zw“Legend of Sasquatch” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v3rokfm“The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/qmez2p3“Grandpa's Guns” written by Amanda Rummel, submitted directly to Weird Darkness “Tesla's Death Ray” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v7scbe7“Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/r3e32vu“Sickening Strange Sounds” by Micah Hanks for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/uy5tfjb“Smiling” by Rachael West, submitted directly to Weird Darkness“The Ghosts of Lovers Leap” by an unknown author (website no longer exists) “The Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/varh42j“Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India” posted at Tripoto.com: https://tinyurl.com/tw4muoy“A Contract With The Devil” by Robert Willhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/ha7dhzhWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September 12, 2018SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/IsBigfootRealTRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kby6c

Evelyn Hartley was a studious and steadfast 15 year old girl, just living a normal life with her parents and siblings in La Crosse Wisconsin. One night she took a babysitting job for her father's co- worker (a college professor) and never returned. The disappearance is mysterious and the later confession even more mysterious. Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Where's Evelyn? : the 1953 babysitter's kidnapping that shook the nation Author: Susan T. Hessel Publisher: Lessons from Life, La Crosse, WI, ©2005 "Evelyn Hartley – News archives 26 Oct 1953 to 27 Feb 1997". La Crosse Public Library. Home - The True Crime Database "Police Hold man in Abduction Case". Reading Eagle. Reading, PA. UP. January 21, 1954.

October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent abduction by an intruder. Days later, pieces of blood-stained clothing are found outside of town which are believed to belong to Evelyn and her abductor. Over the next several decades, there would be a number of developments, including a possible connection to notorious murderer Ed Gein and the discovery of a tape-recorded confession implicating multiple suspects in the crime, but Evelyn is never found. On this week's episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we examine what is considered to be one of the most terrifying unsolved missing persons cases of all time.Support the Show: Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcoldSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartleyhttp://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartleyhttp://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.html

October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent abduction by an intruder. Days later, pieces of blood-stained clothing are found outside of town which are believed to belong to Evelyn and her abductor. Over the next several decades, there would be a number of developments, including a possible connection to notorious murderer Ed Gein and the discovery of a tape-recorded confession implicating multiple suspects in the crime, but Evelyn is never found. On this week's episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, we examine what is considered to be one of the most terrifying unsolved missing persons cases of all time.Support the Show: Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcoldSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartleyhttp://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartleyhttp://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.html

Evelyn Hartley disappeared while babysitting for a family in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her father became concerned when she didn't answer his calls, so he drove to the house and found Evelyn's shoes, broken glasses, and pools of blood, but not his daughter. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Evelyn Hartley. Seven decades later, Evelyn has never been found, and her case remains unsolved. In the 2000s, new evidence came to light that implicated several men. Unfortunately, because so many years had passed, the authorities were unable to talk to most of them. It remains to be seen if any DNA evidence can link them to Evelyn's disappearance. You can help support the show at patreon.com/truecrimeallthetime Visit the show's website at truecrimeallthetime.com for contact, merchandise, and donation information An Emash Digital production

IN THIS EPISODE: The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it's time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn't be anything to be all that concerned about, but it's something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home's roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3nzr6k3t“An Assortment of Experiences”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdfnz8u5“Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtvduhy3“Cursed Dudleytown”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bf3668np“Houdini's Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yrwap7k9“Alternative 3”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2wnw9jv6“Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs“The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7u987t“Siren of the French Broad”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/an3ehray“The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to Weird Darkness.com“Cappy Ricks and the Stones” by Cropster: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zsar9cnaWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: October 24, 2018CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/inside-the-family-cult/

IN THIS EPISODE: In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn't be anything to be all that concerned about, but it's something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home's roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it's time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** AND MUCH MORE!SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The History and Hauntings Of The Hindenburg Disaster” (from the book “And Hell Followed With It” by Troy Taylor: http://amzn.to/2zrimTY“Old Man of the Cave”: https://tinyurl.com/taa9h3w“Evil Spirits And Demons Of Marshes And Swamps In Slavic Folklore”: https://tinyurl.com/t79ccnz“Bumps in the Night”: https://tinyurl.com/uz5m7m6“Black Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest of Us”: https://tinyurl.com/y8mjmhu9“The Seer Of Possibilities” (Creepypasta): https://tinyurl.com/ycz95rnp“Alternative 3”: https://tinyurl.com/w4f5edr“Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs“The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/rwy5jdd“Siren of the French Broad”: https://tinyurl.com/sa2ewrt“The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com“Cappy Ricks and the Stones”: https://tinyurl.com/ybc3o3rb“The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/w9ohx8k“An Assortment of Experiences”: https://tinyurl.com/quqbbmg“Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://tinyurl.com/tobap65“Cursed Dudleytown”: https://tinyurl.com/s3sg49m“Houdini's Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sj5bsjwWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: October 24, 2018CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/hindenburg-hauntings/

IN THIS EPISODE: Does a giant bipedal mammal unknown to science exist in the United States? (Legend of Sasquatch) *** 
A mother and daughter go camping with the Girl Scouts – but what they experienced was not part of the fun, age appropriate itinerary. (Terror at Girl Scout Camp) *** Kirk Anderson said that Joyce McKinney tied him to a bed for three days and raped him repeatedly. She said that wasn't possible. (The Case of the Manacled Mormon) *** Those interested in the paranormal likely already have heard of black eyed kids, or shadow people – but one person came across a being that inhabited the body of a co-worker – and turned the face completely black. (Was It Real?) *** If you lived in Illinois in 1977, you might have looked to the skies to see something terrifying – as Illinois was under siege by winged weirdness in the form of giant feathered fowls. (Thunderbirds Over Illinois) *** A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? (The Babysitter Who Vanished) **** A woman searches in vain for important papers, and gets a little help from a deceased grandparent. (Grandpa's Guns) *** Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla's Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We'll take a look at Bhangarh Fort – one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer's actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Terror at Girl Scout Camp” by an unknown author: (website no longer exists) “The Case of the Manacled Mormon” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/w9o8coy“Thunderbirds Over Illinois” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sm4zvqd“Was It Real” by Zaruje for YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/rs7s2zw“Legend of Sasquatch” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v3rokfm“The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/qmez2p3“Grandpa's Guns” written by Amanda Rummel, submitted directly to Weird Darkness “Tesla's Death Ray” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v7scbe7“Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/r3e32vu“Sickening Strange Sounds” by Micah Hanks for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/uy5tfjb“Smiling” by Rachael West, submitted directly to Weird Darkness“The Ghosts of Lovers Leap” by an unknown author (website no longer exists) “The Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/varh42j“Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India” posted at Tripoto.com: https://tinyurl.com/tw4muoy“A Contract With The Devil” by Robert Willhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/ha7dhzhWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September 12, 2018CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/legends-and-lies-of-sasquatch-is-bigfoot-real/

In October of 1953, a 15-year-old girl went missing while babysitting in her Wisconsin neighborhood. A cursory search of the home revealed blood, making it obvious that she had been met with foul play. And it didn't take long for her to be linked to one of the country's most prolific serial killers. But was he actually involved, or was it another local? This is the story of Evelyn Hartley. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley 2. Thomas' Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196827399/thomas-gordon-hartley 3. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8tpc5t/breaking_down_what_mightve_happened_to_evelyn/ 4. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esp5uXuK7o 5. Evelyn's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153817195/evelyn-grace-hartley 6. Stories of the Unsolved: https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/ 7. Medium: https://medium.com/@bayar93/breaking-down-what-mightve-happened-to-evelyn-hartley-and-where-her-remains-could-ve-been-83535a1f01f5 8. The Winona Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/518102834/?terms=janice%20rasmusen&match=1 9. Tapa Talk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/porchlightusa/1953-hartley-evelyn-october-24-1953-t13990-s10.html 10. The La Crosse Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/513685608/?clipping_id=128601574&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUxMzY4NTYwOCwiaWF0IjoxNjk1MDA3NzE3LCJleHAiOjE2OTUwOTQxMTd9.7K4xJ2vPaB5ikYVP0XkR60URDMGHpxPuyrkUIR-wtEc 11. The Lineup: https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartley 12. You might be from La Crosse if... Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fromlax/posts/1433741616775789/ 13. La Crosse Public Library Archives: https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/local-history/history-repeats/evelyn-hartley/ 14. Clyde Peterson's obituary: https://lacrossetribune.newspapers.com/article/61131341/tywee-peterson-obituary-9-23-1974/ 15. Websleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wi-evelyn-hartley-15-la-crosse-24-oct-1953.9532/page-46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“The call is coming from inside the house.” That's the line that always gets us – it's a line from one of the most popular urban legends of all time. But what if I told you that's not just an urban legend? And what if I told you that it's based on a real story about a murdered babysitter in 1950? A murder that's never been solved?This is the story of Evelyn Hartley.Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon pageFind out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Help spread the darkness! Vote Up This Episode at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mvjsnkbz – you can vote up to 3X per day! Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen.PLEASE SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! Recommending Weird Darkness to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show!IN THIS EPISODE: In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn't be anything to be all that concerned about, but it's something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home's roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it's time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** AND MUCH MORE!SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The History and Hauntings Of The Hindenburg Disaster” (from the book “And Hell Followed With It” by Troy Taylor: http://amzn.to/2zrimTY “Old Man of the Cave”: https://tinyurl.com/taa9h3w “Evil Spirits And Demons Of Marshes And Swamps In Slavic Folklore”: https://tinyurl.com/t79ccnz “Bumps in the Night”: https://tinyurl.com/uz5m7m6 “Black Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest of Us”: https://tinyurl.com/y8mjmhu9 “The Seer Of Possibilities” (Creepypasta): https://tinyurl.com/ycz95rnp “Alternative 3”: https://tinyurl.com/w4f5edr “Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs “The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/rwy5jdd “Siren of the French Broad”: https://tinyurl.com/sa2ewrt “The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com“Cappy Ricks and the Stones”: https://tinyurl.com/ybc3o3rb “The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/w9ohx8k “An Assortment of Experiences”: https://tinyurl.com/quqbbmg “Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://tinyurl.com/tobap65 “Cursed Dudleytown”: https://tinyurl.com/s3sg49m “Houdini's Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sj5bsjw 
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“LEGENDS AND LIES OF SASQUATCH: IS BIGFOOT REAL?” and More Freaky True Stories! #WeirdDarknessFind Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! RecommendingWeird Darkness to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show!IN THIS EPISODE: A mother and daughter go camping with the Girl Scouts – but what they experienced was not part of the fun, age appropriate itinerary. (Terror at Girl Scout Camp) *** Kirk Anderson said that Joyce McKinney tied him to a bed for three days and raped him repeatedly. She said that wasn't possible. (The Case of the Manacled Mormon) *** Those interested in the paranormal likely already have heard of black eyed kids, or shadow people – but one person came across a being that inhabited the body of a co-worker – and turned the face completely black. (Was It Real?) *** If you lived in Illinois in 1977, you might have looked to the skies to see something terrifying – as Illinois was under siege by winged weirdness in the form of giant feathered fowls. (Thunderbirds Over Illinois) *** A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? (The Babysitter Who Vanished) **** A woman searches in vain for important papers, and gets a little help from a deceased grandparent. (Grandpa's Guns) *** Does a giant bipedal mammal unknown to science exist in the United States? (Legend of Sasquatch) *** 
Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla's Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We'll take a look at Bhangarh Fort – one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer's actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Terror at Girl Scout Camp” by an unknown author: (website no longer exists) “The Case of the Manacled Mormon” by Gina Dimuro for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/w9o8coy “Thunderbirds Over Illinois” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sm4zvqd “Was It Real” by Zaruje for YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/rs7s2zw “Legend of Sasquatch” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v3rokfm “The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/qmez2p3 “Grandpa's Guns” written by Amanda Rummel, submitted directly to Weird Darkness “Tesla's Death Ray” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v7scbe7 “Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/r3e32vu “Sickening Strange Sounds” by Micah Hanks for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/uy5tfjb “Smiling” by Rachael West, submitted directly to Weird Darkness“The Ghosts of Lovers Leap” by an unknown author (website no longer exists) “The Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/varh42j “Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India” posted at Tripoto.com: https://tinyurl.com/tw4muoy “A Contract With The Devil” by Robert Willhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/ha7dhzh = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness™ - is a production and trademark of Marlar House Productions. © 2023, Weird Darkness.

The night of October 24, 1953, was a busy one in La Crosse, Wisconsin as La Crosse State College was celebrating homecoming weekend. Fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley had accepted a babysitting job for a local college professor and had just settled down to do some school work when the Rasmussen family had left her in the care of their 20-month-old daughter. But, when Evelyn didn't call her parents at 8:30 to check in with them as she had promised to do, her father grew concerned. Even more alarming was when he arrived at the Rasmussen home to find signs of an apparent break-in yet no sign of his daughter.BLENDJET2: Go to blendjet.com and use code coffeeandcases12 to save 12% off your order OR use my special link and the discount will be applied at checkout: zen.ai/coffeeandcases12ZENCASTR: Use my special link zen.ai/coffeeandcases and use code coffeeandcases to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastrPAPERLIKE: From now until the end of January, get a free digital pro planner bundle AND free shipping. Head on over to paperlike.com/coffeeandcases. Click “Buy Paperlike” and select your iPad size. It's that simple!Etsy Merch Shop: Want your own C&C clothing? Check out our store at https://etsy.com/shop/coffeeandcasespodOr, consider supporting the pod in other ways, like Patreon! Up to date on all our regular content? Consider joining Patreon before January 1st and get bonus content for as little as $5/month! https://www.patreon.com/coffeeandcases

15 vuotias Evelyn oli lupautunut lapsenvahdiksi isänsä työkaverin lapselle. Illan aikana kuitenkin tapahtui jotain kauheaa, eikä Evelyniä ole illan jälkeen nähty. Talo, jossa tyttö oli ollut lapsenvahtina, löydettiin sotkettuna sekä verisenä. Vielä tänäkään päivänä ei tiedetä kuka tämän kaiken takana on, ja mitä Evelynille oikeasti tapahtui ja missä hän on nyt. Instagram: pilvienreunallapod Sähköposti: pilvienreunalla@hotmail.com Lähteet: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1388dfwi.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78428168/richard-thomas-hartley https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/ https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartley https://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-kidnapping-and-murder-of-evelyn.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartley https://www.wimissing.org/post/evelyn-hartley https://themorbidlibrary.com/2020/10/20/the-missing-evelyn-hartley/

Saturday, October 24th, 1953, was an otherwise ordinary day for fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley. She left her home to babysit the young daughter of her father's colleague. That evening as many of the community in La Crosse, Wisconsin were attending a homecoming game, someone would enter the house where Evelyn was babysitting and violently abduct her. Show notes: https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/evelynhartley Show Sponsor: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Hollow-Hideaway-Troubled-Spirits-ebook/dp/B0B4HCQNPH/ Paperback Giveaways: http://jrericksonauthor.com/2022/10/black-hollow-hideaway-plus-launch-contest.html/

On October 24, 1953, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 15-year-old Evelyn Hartley, left her home to babysit the daughter of a local college professor and his wife.When she didn't check in at her usual time, her parents knew something was wrong. They never saw their daughter again, and to this day her fate remains a mystery…Stay tuned for today's True Crime Recaps where we bring you all the crime in half the time! 

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On October 24 1953, 15-year-old Evelyn Hartley set out for a babysitting job in her neighbourhood of La Crosse, Wisconsin. When she didn't call her parents at 8.30 pm as promised, Evelyn's father raced to the house to check on her... --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin Munro Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon This episode's sponsors: ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE' Notion – Take the first step toward organised, productive work and life today. Get started for free today Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for free For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-224-evelyn-hartley

SUMMER TOPIC: MACIE-CENTRIC SUMMER!   Check out Buzz Killers every Sunday for new episodes! A proud podcast of the Podmoth Media Network.   In episode sixty nine we discuss the mysterious disappearance of Evelyn Hartley.   On October 24 1953, 15 year old Evelyn Hartley left her home to babysit the daughter of her father's work colleague, Viggo Rasmussen. She promised to call her parents around 8:30 pm. When her parents did not hear from her they began to call the Rasmussen home, but Evelyn did not answer. Her father immediately drove over to the home to check on his daughter. What he discovered would scar the community of La Crosse, Wisconsin forever.    Sources: https://the-line-up.com/evelyn-hartley?&src=fb-pg https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1388dfwi.html  http://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/files/hartley/00120012.jpg  https://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.0.7/css/all.css  https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/03/09/the-disappearance-of-evelyn-hartley/  https://www.wimissing.org/post/evelyn-hartley  https://themorbidlibrary.com/2020/10/20/the-missing-evelyn-hartley/  https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/the-vanishing-babysitter-evelyn-grace-hartley-bb41403d689d?source=user_profile---------4-------------------------------  https://artstribune.com/2021/01/14/evelyn-hartley-mysterious-disappearance/    Episode Ads: Twisted and Uncorked Podcast on the Darkcast Network (@twistedanduncorked) Doe Identify Podcast on the Podmoth Media Network (@doeidentifypodcast)

This week check out this nationally known missing persons case, which also happens to be one of our hometown cases! Hear what happened after the disappearance of a teenage babysitter, Evelyn Hartley, and how it turned the small city of La Crosse, Wisconsin upside down. Visit www.perfectstranglers.com or email contact@perfectstranglers.com to submit your listener stories! Please Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts and hit that Subscribe button! Follow us on Facebook: Perfect Stranglers: A True Crime Podcast Instagram: @perfect_stranglers Twitter: @perfstranglers

In 1953, 15-year-old Evelyn Hartley left to babysit a neighbor's child – but she never came home. Following a trail of bloodstains and clothing scraps, police led a fruitless search for her killer. Today, some believe Evelyn might've been the victim of one of the most terrifying serial killers in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Like the podcast on Facebook – https://facebook.com/weirddarkness, join the Weirdos Facebook Group – https://facebook.com/groups/marlarhouse, and sign up for the fee email newsletter - https://weirddarkness.com/newsletter! Please SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! Recommending the show to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show!IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archive episode with stories from November 2017 and October 2018) *** In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn't be anything to be all that concerned about, but it's something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home's roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it's time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** AND MORE!SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The History and Hauntings Of The Hindenburg Disaster” (from the book “And Hell Followed With It” by Troy Taylor: http://amzn.to/2zrimTY “Old Man of the Cave”: https://tinyurl.com/taa9h3w “Evil Spirits And Demons Of Marshes And Swamps In Slavic Folklore”: https://tinyurl.com/t79ccnz “Bumps in the Night”: https://tinyurl.com/uz5m7m6 “Black Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest of Us”: https://tinyurl.com/y8mjmhu9 “The Seer Of Possibilities” (Creepypasta): https://tinyurl.com/ycz95rnp “Alternative 3”: https://tinyurl.com/w4f5edr “Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs “The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/rwy5jdd “Siren of the French Broad”: https://tinyurl.com/sa2ewrt “The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com“Cappy Ricks and the Stones”: https://tinyurl.com/ybc3o3rb “The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/w9ohx8k “An Assortment of Experiences”: https://tinyurl.com/quqbbmg “Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://tinyurl.com/tobap65 “Cursed Dudleytown”: https://tinyurl.com/s3sg49m “Houdini's Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sj5bsjw 
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Follow Weird Darkness at https://facebook.com/weirddarkness and https://twitter.com/weirddarkness. Please SHARE Weird Darkness with someone who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! Recommending the show to others helps make it possible for me to keep doing the show!IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode with stories from September 12-13, 2018) *** A mother and daughter go camping with the Girl Scouts – but what they experienced was not part of the fun, age appropriate itinerary. (Terror at Girl Scout Camp) *** Kirk Anderson said that Joyce McKinney tied him to a bed for three days and raped him repeatedly. She said that wasn't possible. (The Case of the Manacled Mormon) *** Those interested in the paranormal likely already have heard of black eyed kids, or shadow people – but one person came across a being that inhabited the body of a co-worker – and turned the face completely black. (Was It Real?) *** If you lived in Illinois in 1977, you might have looked to the skies to see something terrifying – as Illinois was under siege by winged weirdness in the form of giant feathered fowls. (Thunderbirds Over Illinois) *** A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? (The Babysitter Who Vanished) **** A woman searches in vain for important papers, and gets a little help from a deceased grandparent. (Grandpa's Guns) *** Does a giant bipedal mammal unknown to science exist in the United States? (Legend of Sasquatch) *** 
Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla's Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We'll take a look at Bhangarh Fort – one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer's actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)“Terror at Girl Scout Camp”: https://tinyurl.com/vsqfo99 “The Case of the Manacled Mormon” by Gina Dimuro: https://tinyurl.com/w9o8coy “Thunderbirds Over Illinois” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sm4zvqd “Was It Real” by Zaruje: https://tinyurl.com/rs7s2zw “Legend of Sasquatch”: https://tinyurl.com/v3rokfm “The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Gary Sweeney: https://tinyurl.com/qmez2p3 “Grandpa's Guns” written by Amanda Rummel, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com “Tesla's Death Ray”: https://tinyurl.com/v7scbe7 “Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper” by Jessica Ferri: https://tinyurl.com/r3e32vu “Sickening Strange Sounds” by Micah Hanks: https://tinyurl.com/uy5tfjb “Smiling” by Rachael West, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com “The Ghosts of Lovers Leap”: https://tinyurl.com/tuvq3xn “The Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/varh42j “Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted' Place In India”: https://tinyurl.com/tw4muoy “A Contract With The Devil” by Robert Willhelm: https://tinyurl.com/ha7dhzh Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 

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Welcome back to Oddities, the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*.  This week, things are a little heavy, Oddfam, so if you'd like to skip, we understand!  First off, Cassie covers the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley, a missing persons case that has gone unsolved since 1953.  Next, Anna covers Thomas Neill Cream, a crazy, chloroform-happy doctor/murderer. Follow along on social media:Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/odditiesinstaFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/odditiespodcastTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/odditiestweetsCheck out our Merch! http://shop.spreadshirt.com/oddities-stay-strangeSupport the show (Https://www.patreon.com/odditiespodcast)

Faye tells KC about Evelyn Hartley. Sources: Wikipedia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unholygossipgirls/message

On this mysterious installment, Tom and Jenny delve into several heartbreaking cases of missing persons, including the 1946 vanishing of college student Paula Jean Welden, which served as the inspiration for the Shirley Jackson novel Hangsaman. We’ll also discuss some other cases of eerie disappearances, such as Evelyn Hartley and Georgia Wexler, vanished from Wisconsin … Continue reading Episode 243 LIVE: Creepy Disappearances, Volume 5

Please be aware the stories, theories, re-enactments and language in this podcast are of an adult nature and can be considered disturbing, frightening and in some cases even offensive. Listener Discretion is therefore advised. Welcome heathens welcome to the world of the weird and unexplained. I’m your host, Nicole Delacroix and together, we will be investigating stories about the things that go bump in the night, monsters lurking under your bed or deep in the forest, that unknown creature lurking just out of sight and frighteningly imagined creatures, ghosts, supernatural beings or unsolved mysteries. So, sit back, grab your favorite drink, and prepare to be transported to today's dark Enigma.... And on today’s Dark enigma we’re looking into a very bizarre disappearance? Kidnapping? Murder? Maybe all three. So, with that said, we will still be playing our drinking game and as you know, the drinking game is only for those of us that are at home and have nowhere else to go tonight. The choice of libation is yours, so choose your poison accordingly… Alright, now for the game part how about every time I say vanish or any forms of vanish that will be a single shot and every time I say Wisconsin, that will be a double shot. Yep, you guessed it; someone in the Midwest felt I wasn’t doing enough episodes in the Midwest. So I’ll try to hold back the Fargo accent, but no promises. Now that the business end is out of the way we can jump headfirst into today’s dark enigma… so let’s put on our Sherlock hats and listen to the evidence in the Kidnapping/Murder/Disappearance of Evelyn Grace Hartley Evelyn Grace Hartley was born on November 21, 1937 in LaCrosse Country, Wisconsin. She is an American missing young girl, who cryptically vanished on October 24, 1953. Her vanishing started an inquiry including 2,000 people. In the year following her vanishing, the authorities and investigators addressed in excess of 3,500 individuals, and to this day, no hint of her has been found. Evelyn Hartley was a junior at Central High School at the time of her evident kidnapping. She was a straight-A student, associated with many school sports and exercises. Evie was an Officer at the Presbyterian Youth Program and Westminster Fellowship at her local Church and sang in the Choir. Her Pastor described her as “Quiet, Dependable and Devoted”.

Disclaimer: Brief Case Crimes contains graphic depictions of violent acts and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised. In our third installment of Monthly Mysteries, Liz takes us to La Crosse, Wisconsin to investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley. Join us, while we discuss the facts of the case and our own theories. https://linktr.ee/briefcasecrimes music by audionautix.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On the week of Halloween in 1953, fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley was babysitting a baby girl while her parents were away at a football homecoming game. Within minutes of being alone at the home, Evelyn would disappear and only disturbing evidence would be left behind. While there have been a few suspects in her case, including an infamous killer, no sign of Evelyn has ever been found. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartleyhttps://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/after-67-years-evelyn-hartleys-disappearance-still-unsolved/article_ae1c43fa-a66f-5dd9-bce3-8a5d2b8676b9.htmlhttp://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartleyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8tpc5t/breaking_down_what_mightve_happened_to_evelyn/Music: Theme music by Skagbeats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8IwUkb_MvMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hgmj4mmp4Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qguC7MlfsL0Podcast Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/missingpodcast/

A young girl disappears from an evening of babysitting. Could one of America's most infamous serial killers be to blame? First, true crime headlines. Support the show and get ad-free episodes by joining Murder Minute + for only $4 a month. Follow us on TikTok @murderminutepod and on Instagram @murderminute and @truecrimeheadlines for even more true crime headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is Evelyn Hartley after 67 Years?

Howdy all! This episode finds Justin talking about the mysterious traveler from the "country" of Taured and Hannah discussing the disappearance and cold case of Evelyn Hartley from Lacrosse, Wisconsin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cassie and Andrew talk the eerie disappearance of Evelyn Hartley. Support this podcast

“THE HINDENBURG HAUNTINGS”, “THE FAMILY CULT”, and More Terrifying Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIf you like the podcast, please share it with your friends and family on social media, email, and text to invite them to become Weirdos too! *** For just $5 per month you can become a patron and automatically get bonus audio and the commercial free version of Weird Darkness every day! Become a patron at http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/WEIRDO.IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archive episode with stories from October 22-24, 2018) *** In the Oakland Cemetery, a bronze monument to tragedy is said to bring death to anyone who touches it. (Black Angel of Death) *** While camping, a man has dreams of a dark-haired woman several nights in a row. Normally it wouldn’t be anything to be all that concerned about, but it’s something to fear if you are near the French Broad river. (Siren of the French Broad) *** Alien visitors, beings from a different dimension, our planet even had tree monsters and sentient pyramids showing up – and all in the year 1965. (The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965) *** A retired naval officer reports rocks falling through his home’s roof – dozens in a single day – with no explanation of where they came from. (Cappy Ricks and the Stones) *** In 1994 a man has a paranormal experience with a popular song recorded two decades earlier. (The Joker) *** Is there a clandestine space program designed to save the elite from a global catastrophe? (Alternative 3) *** On this date, October 24, 1953, Evelyn Hartley, a 15-year-old sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin, vanished without a trace while on her way to a babysitting job. It was like something out of a Halloween urban legend but in this case, the horror was real. (The Babysitter Who Vanished) *** The odd happening that takes place here and there in a house more than likely can be explained in some rational way. Even quite a few strange occurrences could probably be explained by science. But when the events seem to never stop, perhaps it’s time to think something else is going on. (An Assortment of Experiences) *** Legend tells a centuries-old curse was placed upon Dudleytown in Connecticut. The town turned into a horrible place where people committed suicide or went insane. (Cursed Dudleytown) *** Exactly 92 years ago today – October 24, 1926 - something went wrong during a performance by Harry Houdini. A week later, he would be dead. (Houdini's Final Performance) *** The Hamilton-Byrne family was anything but typical, rather it was a doomsday cult with a leader who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. (Inside the Family Cult) *** AND MORE!STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)“The History and Hauntings Of The Hindenburg Disaster” (from the book “And Hell Followed With It” by Troy Taylor: http://amzn.to/2zrimTY “Old Man of the Cave”: https://tinyurl.com/taa9h3w “Evil Spirits And Demons Of Marshes And Swamps In Slavic Folklore”: https://tinyurl.com/t79ccnz “Bumps in the Night”: https://tinyurl.com/uz5m7m6 “Black Eyed People, Why Are They So Different From The Rest of Us”: https://tinyurl.com/y8mjmhu9 “The Seer Of Possibilities” (Creepypasta): https://tinyurl.com/ycz95rnp “Alternative 3”: https://tinyurl.com/w4f5edr “Black Angel of Death” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/v2m430mkGWs “The Inter-Dimensional Interlopers of 1965” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/rwy5jdd “Siren of the French Broad”: https://tinyurl.com/sa2ewrt “The Joker” by Rory Kavenagh – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com. “Cappy Ricks and the Stones”: https://tinyurl.com/ybc3o3rb “The Babysitter Who Vanished” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/w9ohx8k “An Assortment of Experiences”: https://tinyurl.com/quqbbmg “Inside the Family Cult” by Joel Stice: https://tinyurl.com/tobap65 “Cursed Dudleytown”: https://tinyurl.com/s3sg49m “Houdini’s Final Performance” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sj5bsjw 
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Urban legend ‘The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs’ inspired the 1979 horror film When a Stranger Calls. But what if there was some truth to the legend? In 1950, 13-year-old Janett Christman was brutally raped and strangled while babysitting in Missouri. Three years later 15-year-old Evelyn Hartley was babysitting when she disappeared, leaving nothing but a broken eyeglasses and a trail of blood… This week’s sponsors: HelloFresh (http://www.hellofresh.co.uk) are offering our listeners £60 off 4 boxes. Promo code: EVIDENCE Grass & Co (https://grassandco.com/) – use discount code: EVIDENCE at checkout to claim your 20% OFF the entire range. For pictures and more information, join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/evidencelockerpodcast/) Want to support our podcast? Visit our page at Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/evidencelocker) This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.

On the 17th episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, the archives team at the La Crosse Public Library explores the recent disappearance of a local teenager in a tale that haunts the city to this day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Content note: murder, sexual assault Photo source Everyone and their BFFs confessed to the abduction and murder of Georgia Jean, but her disappearance remains unsolved over 70 years later. If that wasn't enough to bring out the feels, I'm in the middle of a surprise divorce! Also! The True Crime Podcast festival is this Saturday, July 13, at the Marriott Downtown, right on the magnificent mile. There are over 80 true crime podcasters coming - including True Crime Obsessed and even me! This is a full-day event, and gives you a chance to meet your favourite podcasters in a large-scale meet-and-greet, with several panel discussions and live episodes too. Come hang out! To find out more and join the almost 400 people who have bought tickets, head to tcpf2019.com or look for it on social media. I can't wait to see you there!! Resources Family weebly site WTMJ4 story from 2017 2013 story Charley project page Missing children from Wisconsin Missing children nationally Transcript Please note this is a rough transcript due to time limitations. I'll come back and fix it! Welcome to the most belated episode of the Spooky Sconnie podcast thus far. This is the podcast that seeks to dive into everything from Wisconsin, from the true crime and paranormal stuff to cryptids and just wonderfully weird Wisconsin history. And I'm your host, Kirsten Schultz. ----more---- It's been a minute, a couple minutes, several weeks. Um, I owe y'all an explanation. If you don't already follow the social media channels for the podcast, then you probably haven't heard because I'm shit at posting on the Pod Bean, a app on its own, like updates. Um, but I am in the middle of getting a divorce and it's not necessarily a hundred percent amicable on my side, but it's kind of a surprise divorce for me at least. So it's been a rough couple of weeks and I needed to take some space, stepped back from a couple of things to take care of myself and, um, you know, dive in with all of my energy to finding a new place, which I have found one. Um, I signed the lease today and I move in, um, in about two weeks, a little less. Um, and my goal is hopefully by the beginning of August to be fully moved into that new place and, um, hopefully be putting out some more regular episodes, between now and then. It might be a little funky. Yeah. Not sure schedule wise, what's going to work. so far I've gotten basically almost everything that I own in our apartment up into our loft space, which was like my office anyway. Um, and I'm sleeping on a Futon, which is not great for my chronic illnesses and my back and so many things. Um, but you know, have to do what we can do till we can do better I guess. Um, yeah, so like I said, episodes will probably be infrequent until, mm, Probably middle of August or something like that. Um, so this will be the kind of the last episode for a couple of weeks again, but, uh, I'm hoping to kind of like plunge into late summer slash fall, um, deeply and really be able to have more time set aside to doing research too. Um, you know, finding new things to talk about and um, being a lot more present for all of you. So I appreciate you guys sticking in there with me and hanging in there. Um, and you know, things will get better and it'll be good. It'll be fine. I'm, I'm going to be fine. Um, I'm just going to keep repeating that until it's the thing. So, um, part of why I'm releasing this episode on a day different than what I normally would do, um, is because the Saturday is the true crime podcast festival in Chicago, um, at the Marriott downtown on magnificent mile. So please make sure you come. I will be there. I have goodies to give away and to sell, um, including buttons and bottle openers or jars. Oh gold. I keep using mine. It's amazing. It's also magnetic, which I discovered by accident, but like in a good way. Um, I also have a piece of original art that I may be giving away. We'll see. Um, so if you come, make sure that you find me, cause I would love to say hi to you. And, um, if you are coming again, make sure you try to follow the social media pages because I will be posting what I'm wearing that morning and other stuff so that y'all can come find me so we can talk and it'll be great. It'll be great just to spooky. Scani girl in a Chicago world there should be a Hashtag, right? If you still haven't gotten your ticket, you can go to t c p F as in true crime podcast festival TCP f 20 nineteen.com, and you'll be able to snag tickets and see who else is coming. Um, and also check out the schedule, which they're releasing more and more information about, which is great. Um, there's also a shop you can buy like other cool things from them, so make sure you check that out. And what else? What else, what else? Yeah, I think that that's the big stuff. Um, so let's dive in to today's episode. Okay. We are talking about Georgia Jean Wexler and her disappearance. Georgia Jean was an eight year old in 1947. She got a ride home from school with a friend's mom and got dropped off on the opposite side of the road, um, from her home next to her mailbox. She had grabbed the mail, uh, walked across the highway because of course this is Wisconsin, you must cross a highway to get to your house. Um, and, and I was the last time that anybody saw her, which is terrifying, especially considering the fact that again, she's eight years old. Um, and this is in Fort Atkinson, which is, um, it's kind of between Milwaukee and Madison, but slightly to the north. It sits in Jefferson County and as along the Rock River, um, near Lake Koshkonong. So if you know where any of those places are, you kinda know where that is. Um, four is kind of a small town. Um, it's, is kidding bigger now, but it's still, it's still pretty small. Towny um, as you know, compared to places like Green Bay eve and, um, not at, not even just Madison and Milwaukee, but Green Bay. So that's fort to shame. Not that Green Bay is my favorite place, but okay. There has been a couple of news stories about George's disappearance in the last couple of years. Um, but first I want to, you know, kind of go through what happened. So she's been missing sense again. May 1st, 1947 from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, they classified this as a nonfamily abduction. Her date of birth is January 28th, 1939. I'm at time of disappearance. She was four foot three inches tall and weighed somewhere between 65 and 75 pounds. She was wearing a light blue tee shirt with a pink button sweater over it, a blue skirt with a red moon or flower pattern, blue jeans under that skirt, rubber boots or Brown moccasin type shoes with reddish colored composition souls and a brown flowered headscarf. Um, she's very white, very blonde and had, um, Brown eyes and apparently had a growth on one heel, which I can not figure out any more information about that. So the neighbor who dropped her off was a friend's mom and again, dropped her off kind of at the beginning of the driveway by the, um, mailbox. Okay. The, um, Georgia told the neighbor that she might go into the woods and pick some flowers for a May Day basket before going inside her home. She and her, um, siblings, I believe she had two brothers and a sister usually rode their bicycles, but it had rained so it was really muddy and their dad drove them to school that morning. She got out half an hour earlier than, um, her siblings. And so that's why she got a ride home from this neighbor after Georgia started walking up the driveway slash crossing the highway. There seems to be a, some disputes depending on where you're looking. Um, she never made it fully up that way. Like never arrived at the house. Nobody saw her inside the house or at the house itself. Again, it's a long driveway though. So [inaudible] the meal she was carrying wasn't found. And I think that's an important piece, um, because it shows that she clearly didn't get inside, um, at least not in a space where she could actually put down that meal. George's mom wasn't really concerned right away when Georgia didn't get home. She kind of assumed that Georgia's dad had picked her up and they didn't start searching until about 6:00 PM when the dad got home without Georgia witnesses had reported seeing a dark colored possibly black sedan. Um, a 1936 or 37 Ford with a gray plastic spotlight in the vicinity that afternoon. The car vanished around the same time Georgia did. And deep tire tracks were later found in the road as if a vehicle had pulled out fast. Um, the person driving that was described to be blonde male and somewhere between 20 to 25 years old, this person is the prime suspect in George's abduction. He was never identified, um, despite the fact that they actually questioned a ton of people over the years. This wasn't necessarily one of those cold cases that they just sit on forever. There was actually a lot of work, um, going on behind the scenes consistently on this case. Yeah, several witnesses reported seeing a young girl struggling and pleading with a man inside a similar vehicle in Fort Atkinson shortly after Georgia vanished. Um, you know, there's no definitive answer on whether or not that was Georgia, but people assumed. So they believed, um, at the beginning that she might have been kidnapped for ransom. Her father was a public official and they weren't poor. Um, but after several days with no attempt to, you know, stay at ransom demands, the family and local authorities were like, Huh, I guess that's not what's going on. So they quickly moved to, assuming she had been taken by a sexual Predator and that continues to be the main theory in this case, she was actually terrified of being kidnapped and we'll, we'll get into that later. But I think it's such an interesting thing to consider, um, that that was the case. There is a detective currently, or at least as of 2017 I'm with the Jefferson County sheriff's office named detective Leah Meyer, and she's the one that's handling the cold case or at this point, um, she shared a lot in some news articles. So I'll link to some of those. Um, and kind of the big takeaway from interviews that she's done around this case is that she knows that it's going to be probably impossible to solve this case at this point. It's so old. Um, so many people have died that were involved with the case and it, there's just a lot of obstacles to getting this solved. It's 70 something years old here. The offender, um, detective Myra believes that the offender didn't preplan this, this was not a premeditated kidnapping, but just saw Georgia after she'd gotten dropped off and decided to take her. So not unlike, um, the case of Jamie Kloss, like we discussed in some of those Minnesota earlier this year, which I have to do an update on that shit because yeah, that has gone to hell in a hand basket. I mean, he's still guilty and he's still been sentenced and all of that, but he tried to pull some shit. Like it was not a big deal. I don't know. Anyway, that is not this episode. Um, detective Myra believes that the prime suspect that it's known as opposed to this random blonde man as a person named Buford Senate. He was paroled after a conviction in the 1940s related to sexual violence. Um, he actually had confessed to George's murder. Um, he claimed that he and a companion that he refused to name had kidnapped her for ransom and given her some sleeping pills to keep her quiet in the meantime, but that she had accidentally overdosed and died, which just want to change that sentence a little bit cause I don't like how it's written in this piece. Um, it's not that she accidentally overdosed, it's that they gave her too many pills. Like you shouldn't be giving anybody that's that young sleeping pills. You shouldn't be kidnapping a young girl. Like the onus is on you guys. Um, she didn't accidentally overdose. Anyway, Senate in this confession shared details about the case that we're not ever released to the media and the physical description of the suspect, that blonde dude between 20 to 25 matches, sentence description and witness accounts of that dark car scene in the area match kind of what he drove. So it really fits in very well. Senate said that after discovering that, um, he had killed Georgia on accident, that he tossed her remains into the blue river, which is near the town of Blue River, surprise, a search of the river turned up no sign of Georgia. Um, and in 2017 they actually found um, senates hideout and um, she shared that they had like gone in and tried to see if there are any ashes or remains or anything like that. Um, and she says it's nothing more than a giant Fox hole. I think it would be important to search the, that vicinity, finding any new leads or possibly discovering her remains. Um, you know, they found some ashes and did testing, but that it didn't, uh, come back as related to George's body whatsoever. Son, it was never charged in connection with George's case. Police still don't actually know whether he was involved because he turned around and recanted his confession. Um, and up until he died, maintained that he had nothing to with George's case. Senate was paroled in 1974 and then arrested again for the sexual assault of two young girls in 1987 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for those assaults. The sentence ran consecutively to the remainder of his 1947 rape slash murder sentence because you know, being rearrested and sexually assaulting other young girls is a violation of your parole. He died in prison here in Wisconsin in 2008. And Detective Meyer doesn't really believe his description of the events. Um, she's gone on record as saying it feels more like a mix of truth and fiction than pure truth. Um hmm. Just the different things that he's shared, but she's also gone on record to say, um, to describe him as extremely violent, sexually based offender that I think would fit the emo for crime. Like Georgia. Jean's son Senate was not the only person to confess to George's kidnapping a murder. A number of other individuals, including a convicted murderer from Nebraska have confessed over the years. Nothing could be proven against any of them and just about everybody recanted. So let's dive into these other potentials aspects. The first is that convicted murderer from Nebraska steam is Charles McClelland. He was 25, um, in this article I found from 1954 in which he was discussed, um, and won't read this all in like 1930s voice cause that's a lot of 1930s voice. But, um, he was found innocent. Um, the night before this article ran of killing a prison guard and, um, officers had said the day before that he had signed a statement, um, the prior December saying he had kidnapped and killed Georgia gene during his trial for the killing of this prison guard, his defense counsel contended that the prisoner had made a number of confessions to murders that he could not have done. And that one of those was this crime. Um, he said on the Friday, again, the day before that this ran, that he had made up the story about kidnapping Georgia gene after it in an Omaha newspaper in October of the previous year, a letter from him to Wisconsin officials led them to question him. Captain Glenn Petty of the Jefferson County police said, McClelland has told us too much, so much that we don't have to prove his guilt. He will have to prove his innocence. I'm sorry, that sounds like a Trump line. I kind of want a bar for right now in my mouth and all over this microphone so I won't Barf. Um, he had actually been McClellan who had actually been serving two life terms for murdering a tourist couple from Virginia near Omaha during, uh, August of 1947. And, um, you know, he didn't have a motive, but definitely was a violent person so people could see how that could have been a connection. Okay. But, um, his story is also extremely similar to Buford sentence in that he claimed basically the same things that they had kidnapped her, that they had accidentally given her too many sleeping pills and then dumped her body off of blue river red or bridge, excuse me. Um, and again, nobody ever found anything from her body within that river. Yeah. Um, senates comments were made seven months after Georgia gene disappeared. And at this point, we are several years later. And so what I think could, um, play into this is I have a feeling that McClelland would rather have been in Wisconsin than actually be facing this trial for murdering this prison guard. Cause I can't imagine other prison guards are going to treat you well if they know you're in prison and facing trial for murdering one of them. That's not how cops act. Um, and that maybe word had traveled through the various prison whisper networks like it does okay. And that he kind of owned that story as his own, but, but that's just my theory. You know, he definitely doesn't fit the same way that Buford Senate does. Okay. Another potential subject is none other than future podcast. Uh, yeah. Subject I guess. Ed Gene. Hmm. Yeah. Um, George's case received additional attention about 10 years after she vanished. Um, when authorities in Plainfield, Wisconsin arrested at Geen for murdering a local female tavern keeper. Um, investigators uncovered lots of things that his farm were not going to go into it yet. Um, and they consider him a possible subject in suspect. Oh my God. In George's disappearance as well as the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley who was abducted from Lacrosse in 1953. Um, I think part of it is just because neither of them have been found and he had a bunch of like nipples and stuff in his house. Like, I don't know, I just feel like that's what people would assume what happened. Neither Avalon nor Georgia Jean fit the profile for gains victims. Like he went after middle aged women. There's a reason he might want after middle aged women. Um, he also doesn't match the description of the person that they believe abducted Georgia gene. Cause surprise. He was not 20 to 25 during this time period. He did own a black 1937 Ford, but like how many people owned that at this point in time? Um, there's a couple other stories associated with George's disappearance that I wanted to touch on because I think they're interesting. Um, and these are all pooled from like local news stories that are all on a Weebly site. And I'll, I'll put the link in the show notes, but it's um, family members who have like meticulously kept notes and news articles are related to the case. So you can go back and look from like the day she disappeared onwards at the evolution of the case, see the obituaries of her family members. Um, look at the family member that runs the site, what their theories are. It's just absolutely fascinating. And Oh my God, I could spend hours, could spend hours, I won't, but I could. So these are, these are all from some of those articles. Um, so right after Georgia gene disappears, they are looking for this man in his late twenties, mid to late twenties, driving a black Ford or 1936 or 37 Ford sedan equipped with a spotlight. And a spare tire carried on the rear as was kind of the thing. And the time period that car had been seen twice near the Wexler farm around the time she disappeared. And the two stories told to the men of, um, the sheriff's office in Jefferson County did have some contradictions between them, especially in time, but they, I think they were just grasping for everything they could get. Um, see even try to link anything up at this point. Around 3:40 PM on Thursday, about 10 minutes after Georgia gene was seen last, um, a man named Ernie was driving east on highway 12, a black Ford sedan turned out of a byway ahead of him and he followed it to the city. He believes that the side road was the lane leading to the Wexler farm. About 10 minutes later, the teacher of the Ives school about to land one half, two and one half miles southwest of the Wexler home noticed a very similar car or the same car. School had already been dismissed and she was there alone putting the Friday lessons on the blackboard. So prepping for the next day. The car on the side road running past the school, moved very slowly. The teacher went to the door and looked out in the car, sped up and went away. Um, and again it resembled the same one seen by Ernie. A third story was during the time this news story came out being checked by the Fort Atkinson police. Sometime between three 30 and 4:00 PM, Sam Clement of Fort Atkinson stopped his car at a sign near the Fort Atkinson telephone exchange. Um, an older car parked a man and woman got out as they were about halfway across the street, a little girl in the back seat of this car yelled out, let me out. I want to go home. The man in this couple turned back, reached into the car and appeared to either strike the girl or pull something over her head. Um, claimant also said that this incident was seen by two men standing on a corner and possibly by, um, picketers in front of the telephone building. Um, the account of Georgia Jean's actions really follows a pattern up until the point where she gets towards home. Um, and they're not sure what happens, right. So they're really grasping at straws and looking into this theory. Um, at least one this was all happening. Yeah. Clement moved to get out of his, um, to try to go look at what was happening with this girl in this forward. Um, he noted that there were two men, those two men that had also witnessed this incident were coming towards the car from where they had been standing. Cars behind him began honking because he was still driving, right. Um, he had just been stopped at a stop light and the light had changed. So he had to go and he said that he believed that those two men on the corner were going to handle the situation. This was between half an hour to an hour after the neighbor, Mrs Flowcrete, that's a funky name. Um, took Georgia Jean home. The children had been carefully told about stranger danger and you know, don't get into cars, pupil, you don't know all that stuff. Um, but her dad also pointed out that it wasn't unlikely that she might've gotten into a car within the driveway itself cause the driveway really is like a longer road that just goes up to their house. Um, and she'd probably assume that a driver coming up the driveway was going to be there to visit her dad who was the treasurer of the town. Um, and so probably wouldn't have thought as much about saying no to them as she would to somebody driving on main street, offering her a ride. Numerous black cars, several of them without license plate had been stopped by police during this time period. Um, so within a couple of weeks after the incident, but all drivers had been able to, you know, share their alibis and, and nothing came of that. A neighbor, Mrs Ivan l Jones, I love when they just refer to women as their husband's name. That's great. Mrs. Jones had said that Georgia Jean often talked about how she'd feared kidnapping after hearing about the kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan in Chicago. They're not sure what prompted that fear, but I'm sure hearing details about being kidnapped and murdered, I might do that. Just, I don't know. Why are we listening to true crime podcasts right now? Friends. Um, the sheriff and George's father, we're still at this point, you know, searching. Um, but we're exhausted. They went nonstop for as long as they could. Um, and it would just was really, really hard on them in the whole community. They searched for Georgia for several weeks and months and years. Um, I'll be at not with the same vibration as right after her disappearance naturally. But you know, within the couple of days after she disappeared, they went from, you know, calling each other to sweeping, you know, fields and woods nearby and putting up posters to people jumping in their airplanes and, you know, doing surveillance sweeps of the area to see if they could see anything out of the ordinary. And even spiritual. Is Scott in on this? Y'All a tip from one spiritualist precipitated one of the biggest rural police raids in southern Wisconsin history. It brought out 11 police cars, more than 25 officers, sirens, guns, and spotlights. The raid had it start in a trip, which Elmer Wachtler and uncle of the girl made it to a spiritualist in fall. DLAC the spiritual is described as deserted farmhouse in which the searchers would find the eight year old girl. The uncles convinced the officers to at least give this try. Right. What do you have to lose at this point? And 11 police cars. The men converged by several roads at midnight Friday. I didn't look at the dates. I'm so sorry. I'm on an embarrassingly deserted farmhouse and the eastern part of Dane County, um, which is where Madison is. Madison is like the capital of Dane County. I mean it's the capital of the state, but like it's the main city in Dane County. Yeah. Everything else is super rural. For the most part. The officers surrounded the structure and then hit it with spotlights from their cars. They hunted the horns and yelled for the occupant, if any to come out. No one appeared. The men observed a fresh tire trail leading into the yard. Um, and then into a dark foreboding barn. They opened the door and found a car with what? Tires in the back seat. They found a Jefferson newspaper in which the story about George's disappearance was featured. They found a pair of stockings and a flowered scarf. The car license was issued to a man from Meryl, Wisconsin. Yeah. Those findings convinced the officers they were on the right trail. So they returned to the house and when they were about to break in the front door, the owner just like came out in his long underwear and was like, what's up? What do you want? And they asked if he had a little girl in the house and he said, yeah, my like nine year old daughter is here. And they're like, George's almost nine. So they were just like super convinced, like, we have got her, this is it. And they demand to see the daughter. And the guy is like, oh fuck you guys think it's Georgia. It's not Georgia. He leads her upstairs. It is two 30 in the morning. He, um, he leads the police officers upstairs and they go, oh, fuck. It's not Georgia. Um, the police officers and specifically Elmer Wah Claire, the Song Cole as with most, um, kidnappings, especially of young girls, there were reports of Georgia being seen in other cities and even states. I mean, that was not an uncommon thing. Um, but they really didn't ever turn out to be her. Mrs Wachtler said, this is so sad. We thought we'd been through the worst when the children had polio last August. So before she disappeared, um, Georgia and her siblings had all had polio terribly and Georgia actually had the worst case of it. Um, and I actually know somebody who had polio. So it's quite fascinating to be able to like, ask questions about that time period and what polio was like. Um, and then want to shit my pants because of anti-vaxxers and okay. Polio wants to try to make a comeback. Okay, well let's go back to this quote. So we thought we'd been through the worst when the children had polio last August. It would be better. She'd been killed on the highway then. At least we'd know. And that's so fucking sad. Okay. Only once did a search party and cover really anything useful. And it was George's brother Laverne, who is 12, and he was with a couple of older teens hunting through the woods near the Ives school and they found the footprint of a small girl, one of Georgia jeans shoes, like totally fit that print. And then like within a couple of days, one of the neighbor girls was like, oh guys, sorry. That was me. I was picking flowers. Um, other than that, no trace of Georgia has really ever been found and her disappearance is still unsolved and Israel fuck and sad. Um, just on the off chance that one of you is like a hundred years old, if you or anyone you know has information about what might've happened to Georgia, um, called detective Lee Admirer of the Jefferson County sheriff's office. Her number is 920-SIX-SEVEN-4736, five. And it is so sad, so sad. Um, you know, George's family, her, her parents are dead. All of her kind of extended family. The older people who were really gung ho about trying to search for her, that uncle Elmer, you know, they're, they're all dead. Um, I think she has maybe a couple of her siblings are still around, but okay. It's, it's very sad because you know that these people have gone through hell and that they will never have had closure. Um, this is one moment where I do feel very strongly about my own beliefs in some sort of afterlife and I don't know what that looks like. I mean, maybe it's different for everybody. I don't know. But, uh, my hope is that, you know, the, the mother, the father, the rest of the family members who have passed, um, have been able to reconnect with Georgia gene on the other side and at least know what happened. Um, and excuse me, I think I'll just like throat burped. Um, and I, I really do hope that the story about her taking sleeping pills, being made to take sleeping pills and going in her sleep is what happened. My Gut says that's not what happened, but I want to believe that that's what happened for her sake. Um, and you know, maybe for the sake of people, if they ever do find out what happened is there is so many stories where that's not the case, but I also can't see that being reality. So ugh. Sucks. Why did I pick a Downer at bus? Oh, topic. Well, uh, you know, I'll, I'll go back to the thing from when I first covered Jamie clauses disappearance. Um, when they first found her really is when I started. So I just have to remember that Georgia Jean's case has stuck around because she was a white kid. She was a little white girl in the middle of white town whose family was well connected. And that's why we know about her story. There are tons of black and brown babies that have gone missing that nobody cares enough about to even look at doing a fucking fly over. Um, and I'm going to put a link up in the show notes too. Information about current missing children. Um, you know, figure out where to get that information in your area and, and look for it because you never know. You could be the one person that sees something, says something and saves someone's life or the very least can give a family closure. And that's pretty fucking awesome. Just for those people to have that regardless of whether or not you really are involved with it. I think that's pretty cool. So anyway, um, again, butt plug for a, the true crime podcast festival this Saturday in Chicago. Come hang out and come see me. I'm excited to see people there. Um, I might scream about some of the podcasters that are going to be there. That'll be fine. Um, but also like I will probably have no voice by the end of that day. Um, and if you are going to be in Chicago for that, let me know. Maybe we can hang up, get a drink, you know, ham sandwich. I don't know. I really like do write doughnuts in Chicago. So shit, maybe we can just eat some donuts. I am so down for true crime and donuts. That should be a thing. Anyway, come on on Saturday. If you can't, you know, keep me posted on true crime hops in your area. And maybe I'll do that sometime when I have money after being divorced. Um, thanks again for being understanding about shit cause this has been a weird ass couple of weeks and I don't like it. Um, but you know, knowing that I have a duty to y'all actually helped a lot and sitting down and doing this like right now while I'm alone in my current place is just, it's been really Cathartic. So I'm going to stop talking at, you know, and I will catch Ya. On the flip side, you just listened to the spooky scanny podcast. 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Blood and footprints and little else told the story of what happened to 15-year old Evelyn Hartley when she disappeared from the house where she was babysitting. Ed Gein, the inspiration for Psycho, was right down the street...

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October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent abduction by an intruder. Days later, pieces of blood-stained clothing are found outside of town which are believed to belong to Evelyn and her abductor. Over the next several decades, there would be a number of developments, including a possible connection to notorious murderer Ed Gein and the discovery of a tape-recorded confession implicating multiple suspects in the crime, but Evelyn is never found. On this week's episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we examine what is considered to be one of the most terrifying unsolved missing persons cases of all time. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartley http://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley http://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. We would like to thank Shudder for supporting The Trail Went Cold. Try Shudder free for 30 days by visiting www.shudder.com/podcast and using the promo code “cold”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent abduction by an intruder. Days later, pieces of blood-stained clothing are found outside of town which are believed to belong to Evelyn and her abductor. Over the next several decades, there would be a number of developments, including a possible connection to notorious murderer Ed Gein and the discovery of a tape-recorded confession implicating multiple suspects in the crime, but Evelyn is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we examine what is considered to be one of the most terrifying unsolved missing persons cases of all time. For more information on the Evelyn Hartley case, please visit this blog: http://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-kidnapping-and-murder-of-evelyn.html Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartley http://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley http://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. We would like to thank Shudder for supporting The Trail Went Cold. Try Shudder free for 30 days by visiting www.shudder.com/podcast and using the promo code “cold”. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to listen to the podcast on Stitcher. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Music. Click here to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

One dark and lonely night in 1953, in a quiet suburb of Wisconsin, a 15 year old babysitter was kidnapped and never heard from again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Evelyn Grace Hartley was a 15 year old from LaCrosse, Wisconsin. She was a popular girl who didn’t mind studying on a Friday night. On October 24, 1953, she was babysitting for the first time at the home of the Rasmussen’s. At 8:30pm, Evelyn’s father called to see how she was doing. There was no answer. Worried, he drove over to see Evelyn and found the house had been broken into. Evelyn was gone. She was never seen again. Anthony's website: http://crimeblogger1983.blogspot.com Charley Project: http://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley NAMUS: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/4579/2/ If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley, please contact the La Crosse Police Department at (608) 785-5962. Unfound is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, Stitcher, TuneInRadio, Podbean, and Overcast. --And big announcement: Unfound is now on Spotify. Email: Unfoundpodcast@gmail.com. The website: Unfoundpodcast.com—please check out the secret Steven Koecher episode. Amazon.com—Volume 1 in both ebook and print form. $2.99 and $10.99 respectively. Patreon—you can start contributing to Unfound for as low as $2/month. --Unfound also has a PayPal account. And please mention Unfound on all true crime Facebook pages, and other websites and forums. Thank you.

Fifteen year old Evelyn Harley went missing on October 24th, 1953 from La Crosse, Wisconsin while babysitting. Despite an extensive search, initial clues and early leads, Evelyn was never found and no one was ever charged in the case.

Evelyn Hartley was only 15 years old when she disappeared while babysitting. When her father came to check up on her, he found all of the doors locked and an open basement window. Over the next few weeks, mysterious clues started to turn-up but no sign of Evelyn has ever been found. Special thanks to: Alexandre_Navarro freemusicarchive.org/music/Alexandre_Navarro/ BOTHUN TV

October 24, 1953 was a typical fall Friday night in La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse State College was playing their homecoming game, and families and students filled the stands.Fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley was supposed to be at that game too, but at the last minute, she agreed to help a family friend and babysit their toddler so the parents could go to the game themselves. She brought her schoolbooks and planned to spend the night studying after the baby went to bed. It was supposed to be a quiet evening, and an opportunity for Evelyn to make some extra money.But when Evelyn's father tried to call her later that night and didn't get an answer, something didn't sit right with him. He got in his car and drove over to the house where she was babysitting. What he found wasn't just unsettling—it was a scene that would spark one of the most intense missing persons investigations in Wisconsin's history.Anyone with any information about Evelyn Hartley's disappearance is urged to call the La Crosse Police Department at 608-785-5962.Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime StoriesBuy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came HomeSubmit a caseFind us everywhereGet episodes early and ad-free on PatreonMerch storeFor a full list of our sources, please visit our blogOur Sponsors:* Check out Armoire: https://armoire.style/ATTWG* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out Effecty and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://www.effecty.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://happymammoth.com* Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy