This week, we’re bringing you updates from several past episodes, including the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer, the SS United States, and one of our all-time favorite creatures – the octopus! Tune in to hear more, or if you’re new, perhaps you’ll be inspired to dig into our archives!
References:
Meg’s References:
Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2025, July 27). More than 4,000 Venice residents buy “haunted” Italian island known for horrific experiments – to keep tourists away. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2025/07/27/world-news/locals-buy-haunted-venice-island-known-for-horrific-experiments-in-plan-to-ban-tourists/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Haskoor, M. (2025, August 2). Matt Rife Buys the Real ‘Conjuring’ House and Becomes Legal Guardian of the Annabelle Doll: “This Is So F**ing Cool.” Decider. https://decider.com/2025/08/02/matt-rife-buys-conjuring-house-annabelle-doll/
Sheehan, K., & Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2025, March 12). Gilgo Beach murders’ body count stops at 7 — as feds release $13M in frozen funds to prosecutors: DA. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/gilgo-beach-murders-body-county-stops-at-7-as-feds-release-13m-in-frozen-funds-to-prosecutors-da/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Lindsay’s References:
Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press. (2025, July 9). Have you seen a UFO? Michigan residents have reported 3 dozen in 2025. Yahoo News. https://www.yahoo.com/news/seen-ufo-michigan-residents-reported-111711639.html
Hornung, L. (2025, August 19). Deep-sea explorers to launch new search for Amelia Earhart. UPI. https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/2025/08/19/amelia-earhart-aviation-pioneer-nauticos/2961755630049/
Leatham, X. (2025, August 29). Is THIS where Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is? Scientists say they’ve pinpointed the exact location of her wreckage using a radio restored from 1937. Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15046439/Amelia-Earharts-missing-plane-wreckage-radio.html
Nardi, T. (2025, August 19). How to sink a ship: Preparing the SS United States for its final journey. Hackaday. https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/how-to-sink-a-ship-preparing-the-ss-united-states-for-its-final-journey/
Chantel’s References:
A pod of beluga whales adopted a stray narwhal. Could mating produce a baby “narluga”? | CBC Radio. (2022, March 3). CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-3-2022-1.6371194/a-pod-of-beluga-whales-adopted-a-stray-narwhal-could-mating-produce-a-baby-narluga-1.6371739
Chung, E. (2018, September 13). Beluga whales adopt lost narwhal in St. Lawrence River. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/belugas-narwhal-stlawrence-1.4820602
Beluga Whale “saves” diver. (2009, July 29). The Telegraph UK. Retrieved August 25, 2025, from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5931345/Beluga-whale-saves-diver.html
Beluga Whale Saves Free Diver from Drowning. (2009, July 29). Scuba. Retrieved August 25, 2025, from https://www.scuba.com/blog/beluga-whale-mila-saves-free-diver-from-drowning/?srsltid=AfmBOop8YbBo1DjUVd1FGf0Hz3Uc_Jz-nGVhAlKleY8f-JxXZVO1sM1Y
Pgs. (n.d.). 14. Octopolis » The Giant Cuttlefish. https://giantcuttlefish.com/?p=1404
GLOOMY OCTOPUS (Octopus tetricus) | Great Southern Reef. (n.d.). Great Southern Reef. https://greatsouthernreef.com/gloomy-octopus
Weston, P. (2017, September 25). Octlantis: Underwater city built entirely by octopuses. Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4898502/Octlantis-Underwater-city-built-entirely-octopuses.html
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