The Mourning Hour
"The Mourning Hour" is a true crime / paranormal podcast hosted by Texas-based best friends Allison Monroe and Katie Floyd. Each week they meet to chat crime, cryptids, and ghosts galore with a little dose of humor to cut the creepy. Two peas in one morbid pod, these best friends have set out to uncover the horrors of the world together (both real and imaginary) and report what they find... with some flair.
Episodes
56 episodes
Episode 54: Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka - Part 3
On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part three of Paul Bernardo and Ka...
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Episode 53: Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka - Part 2
On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part two of Paul Bernardo and Karl...
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Episode 52: Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka - Part 1
On the outside, Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed like the perfect couple, but they shared a sick, depraved bond, one that included rape, torture and murder of young women in Ontario, Canada. This week is part one of Paul Bernardo and Karl...
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Episode 52
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Episode 51: The Halloween Special: Tales, Legends, & Other Spooky Bullshit
Surprise! As a little "thank you" from us to you for a year of the podcast, we decided to put out this little Halloween special, filled with spooky tales, some local legends, and just general shooting-the-shit-with-your-bff. We love you guys so...
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Episode 50: Nightmare In Napa: The Murders of Adriane Insogna & Leslie Mazzara
On Halloween of 2004, roommates Adriane Insogna, Leslie Mazzara and Lauren Meanza handed out candy to trick or treaters before going to bed in their Napa Valley home. Around 2am, an intruder crept into their home, and murdered Leslie and Adrian...
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Episode 49: The Legend of Black Eyed Children (Re-Release)
Picture this, it’s a Friday night, you’re about to watch a movie cuddled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, and suddenly, you hear a knock at the door, you go to see who it is, and you’re greeted with the sight of two little kids who appea...
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Episode 48: The Origins of Halloween: Traditions & Tales
Trick or treating, carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, dressing up in costumes, it all had to start somewhere, right? What we know of today as Halloween originated with a much darker purpose than fun for the whole family. So sit back, grab yo...
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Episode 47: The Abduction and Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
On October 27, 1989, 10 year old Amy Mihaljevic was lured to a shopping plaza in Bay Village, Ohio. Four months later, her body was found in a field 50 miles away. It’s been 34 years since her death and DNA advancements are pushing us closer to...
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Episode 46: The Mystery of the Jamison Family
On October 8, 2009, the Jamison family, which consisted of father and husband Bobby, his wife Sherilynn, and their 6 year old daughter Madyson left their home in Eufaula, Oklahoma to drive to a nearby mountain area to look at a piece of propert...
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Episode 45: Cursed Doll Double Feature: Robert the Doll & Annabelle
Long before Chucky graced the big screen in Child’s Play in 1988, many people expressed distrust for a seemingly innocent popular childhood item: dolls. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, when dolls became more lifelike in the 19th century,...
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Episode 44: The Richardson Family Murders: Jasmine Richardson & Jeremy Steinke - Part 2
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses the murder of a child, pedophilia, sexual abuse, and grooming. Listener discretion is advised.In early 2006, 12 year old Jasmine Richardson met and was groomed by a self proclaimed 300 year old we...
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Episode 43: The Richardson Family Murders: Jasmine Richardson & Jeremy Steinke - Part 1
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses the murder of a child, pedophilia, grooming, suicide and self harm. Listener discretion is advised. In early 2006, 12 year old Jasmine Richardson met and was groomed by a self proclaimed 300 ...
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Episode 42: The Vardø Witch Trials
Between 1593 and 1692, 91 people—mostly women—were found guilty of witchcraft and executed in a remote part of Northern Norway called Vardø. This week, Katie and Allison discuss the trials and what was behind the plethora of witchcraft accusati...
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Episode 41: The Menendez Brothers - Part 2
The trial(s) of Erik and Lyle Menendez took the nation by storm, convincing everyone that the brothers were just two spoiled rich kids who killed their parents out of greed. But after hundreds of hours of testimony, over 50 witnesses, the famil...
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Episode 40: The Menendez Brothers - Part 1
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode extensively covers themes of domestic violence.If you are experiencing domestic violence, please get help. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go ...
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Episode 39: The Disappearance of Asha Degree
During the cold, early morning hours of February 14, 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree seemingly packed a bag, and walked out of her home during a rainstorm in Shelby, North Carolina. Despite several motorists spotting Asha only a mile from her hous...
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Episode 38: A History of 'Hysteria': How Men Made Women Into Ghosts
For centuries, women have often been thought of as “the weaker sex.” Where did this belief even come from, and why has it resulted in the idea that women are somehow “less” than men? Why were women relegated to the home, unable to ...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: Psychology In Cinema: Shutter Island (2010)
We're getting real psychological up in here, and us laypeople are talking about it. This week, Allison and Katie discuss the 2010 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, M...
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Episode 37
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Episode 36: Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Cult - Part 2
TRIGGER WARNING: HEAVY THEMES OF SUICIDEIn 1985, group leader Bonnie Lu Nettles died of cancer, leaving her companion Marshall Applewhite to run the group as a one man show. As the ideology changed, so did Marshall, twisting the group's...
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Episode 35: Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Cult - Part 1
TRIGGER WARNING: we will be talking about suicide, we won’t be going into heavy details in this episode, but it will be mentioned.At 3:15pm on March 26, 1997, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip regarding ...
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Episode 34: McKamey Manor: House of Torture
The typical haunted attraction consists of actors dressed up as various horror characters, such as Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, wielding a fake chainsaw, a girl who is supposed to resemble Samara from The Ring but just looks like a...
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Episode 33: The Murder of Gabby Petito Part 2: The Aftermath
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode extensively covers themes of domestic violence and suicide.On September 1st, Brian Laundrie returned home from his cross-country road trip with his fiancée Gabby, in her van…. without her in tow. He holed u...
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Episode 32: The Murder of Gabby Petito Part 1: The Road Trip
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode extensively covers themes of domestic violence.If you are experiencing domestic violence, please get help. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go ...
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Episode 31: The Tragic Death of Ellen Rae Greenberg
Content Warning: This episode includes extensive discussion regarding suicide.On January 26, 2011, a 27 year old teacher was found stabbed to death by her fiance in their Philadelphia apartment. Despite suffering multiple stab wounds, he...
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Episode 30: Jodi Arias and The Murder of Travis Alexander - Part 2
On June 4, 2008, Travis Alexander was brutally murdered in his Mesa, Arizona home. The investigation into his murder and the interrogation, arrest and subsequent trial of Jodi Arias would become national news as the details of their scandalous ...
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