We take a Sunday drive to The Ackley House in Nyack, New York, and further debrief about last week’s major episode that outlined the major claims of poltergeist activity. We stop at Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar for an iced coffee, fresh donuts, and to eavesdrop on Brooklyn bicyclists.
We briefly discuss pre- and post-Revolutionary War history in Nyack, New York, the location of the first legally haunted house in the United States. We dissect and discuss the Ackley family’s allegations of three poltergeists that coexisted with them in their Rockland County home, for over twenty y…
We discuss how The Keepers (2017) documentary frames the major figures involved in the case. We discuss updates on the case–exhumations to the collection of DNA evidence, and recent rape allegations against Father Gerry Koob.
Drew Hudson solo hosts and comparatively timelines and details Sister Cathy’s and Joyce Malecki’s deaths. Drew interpretively analyzes the late nun’s poem and letter to Father Gerry Koob which reveals a more intimate relationship between them. The episode ends with Drew naming two main suspects tha…
We discuss the sexual abuse allegations and lawsuit, brought by Lew H. Crispin III, three years after Rev. Canon Paul Wancura’s death, detailed in Episode 9.
In this #TBT episode, Prof. Caterine talks with us about American Catholicism, Catholic rituals, and exorcism and possession. We explore these connections to pop culture and the Netflix documentary, The Devil on Trial (2023)
We discuss the mysterious, unsolved case on Shelter Island, New York, involving a deceased priest, Rev. Canon Paul Wancura. Drew finds a prior case involving sexual abuse and murder, incorporates the psychology of island living or island mentality, and explores the purported home invasion crime to …
Harry Chambers solo hosts and gives an overview of the Satanic Panic era of the 70s and 80s. He highlights important moments and the role that heavy metal music played. Not to miss this talk about pop culture, movies, TV, daytime talk shows, and more.
Drew Hudson solo hosts on the Arne Johnson case (or The Devil on Trial documentary streaming on Netflix). Drew explores possession and what necessitates an exorcism, in general, and as it applied to 11-year-old David Glatzel, and his family, who firmly believed he was possessed. The conversation al…
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson discuss their thoughts and reactions to Butch DeFeo's prison interviews from 1994 and 2014.
In this Monday bonus episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson discuss the Butch DeFeo trial that began on October 14, 1975. They reenact key details from the trial including the prosecution's opening statement to tense cross-examination that squarely pins DeFeo as a cold-blooded killer.
This episode is the first in a three-part series on the Amityville Horror House. Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson dispel Jay Anson's novelistic claims about the home; they explore the history of Amityville, Long Island, interview Religious Studies Professor Darryl Caterine (LeMoyne College) about the…
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson take a virtual tour of The Conjuring House and explore its eccentricities.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson explore the history of Rhode Island Colony and Burrillville, The Old Arnold Estate (or The Conjuring House), the Perron family, and the involvement of Ed and Lorraine Warren.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson scroll through Gypsy Rose Blanchard's Instagram account and discuss the meme-ification of Gypsy Rose.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson discuss Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, mothers, medicine, and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson debrief on the Kuklinski & Prongay episode and enjoy dessert at the iconic Holsten's Ice Cream and Restaurant in Bloomfield, NJ. Home of the series finale of The Sopranos.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson discuss notorious hitman Richard Kuklinski (The Iceman), and his cyanide connection, Robert Prongay (Mister Softee).
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson lunch at the Old Canal Inn, home of the infamous Death Seat and Death Seat Burger.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson explore the most notorious urban legends in the Garden State.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson drive to the former Breeze Knoll Mansion, visit the Lutheran Church frequented by John List, and drive by the cemetery where Helen and the List children were interred.
In this episode, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and details of the John List case of Westfield, NJ.
The Split is an unscripted mini-episode series based on Severed major episodes. This inaugural episode of The Split is based on the S1E1 | Westfield Watcher case. Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson take a drive to the infamous Westfield Watcher house in Westfield, NJ.
In this inaugural episode of Severed: True Crime, Harry Chambers and Drew Hudson sever the facts and offer analysis of The Westfield Watcher case.