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Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 3 days ago50 min
Uninvited Guests & Government Secrets
Sometimes the scariest things are hiding in your house. Other times, they’re shredding documents in the White House.This week, Marie takes us to Barrie, Ontario, where Wendy and Glenn Laycock’s dream home reportedly came with unexpected company. A woman appearing in the kitchen, toys playing without batteries, and a sinister voice through a baby monitor were only the beginning. When the activity allegedly turned physical, the family sought help, but did the haunting ever really end?Then, Nicolina dives into the Iran-Contra affair: secret weapons sales, diverted funds, and a cover-up that unravelled through a plane crash, leaked information, and documents that didn’t quite disappear. It’s a history lesson in what happens when government secrets start coming to light.Have a paranormal experience to share? Email paranormalpod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago44 min
Mother Rasputin and the Monastery of Horrors
People came looking for salvation. Some never made it out.This week on Para(normal), Nicolina tells Marie the disturbing story of Mariam Soulakiotis, the Greek abbess known as “Mother Rasputin.” Behind the walls of a monastery in Keratea, promises of spiritual refuge and free tuberculosis treatment gave way to accounts of stolen fortunes, confinement, starvation, and murder.We follow Mariam’s rise to power, the police raid that exposed the monastery’s secrets, and the trials that followed. Along the way, we unpack the disputed death toll, the difference between sensational headlines and criminal convictions, and how devotion can protect an abusive leader, even after death.Plus, competitive pumpkin carving, painfully relevant horoscopes, and a television rabbit hole that led Nicolina to this case.Content warning: Religious abuse, coercive control, torture, medical neglect, child removal, and murder.Have a paranormal experience to share? Email paranormalpod@gmail.com.Stay spooky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago1h 9m
The Golden State Killer
For decades, the Golden State Killer terrorized California, and no one knew his name. How did investigators finally identify Joseph James DeAngelo and connect the crimes of the Visalia Ransacker, East Area Rapist and Original Night Stalker?In this Halloween episode of Para(normal), Marie goes solo to trace one of America’s most notorious cold cases. From chilling home invasions and threatening phone calls to the evidence that connected crimes across California, she follows the investigation that led to a breakthrough through genetic genealogy.Along the way, Marie explores Michelle McNamara’s work and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, how investigator Paul Holes and genetic genealogist Barbara Rae-Venter helped narrow the search using GEDmatch, and the DNA comparison that finally identified the man behind the crimes.At the heart of this story are the victims, the survivors who lived with unanswered questions for decades, and the families who fought to keep their loved ones remembered.In this episode:The Visalia Ransacker burglaries and the escalation to murder.The East Area Rapist attacks and the Original Night Stalker connection.Michelle McNamara’s determination to keep the case in the public eye.How DNA evidence, genealogy databases and family trees helped solve the case.DeAngelo’s arrest, sentencing and the survivors who confronted him in court.Content warning: Contains descriptions of sexual assault, violence against minors, stalking, home invasions and murder. Listener discretion is advised.Follow Para(normal) for more true crime, unexplained mysteries and paranormal stories. If you enjoy the show, leave a rating or review to help other listeners find us.Stay spooky. 🎃 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago45 min
The Brighton Axe Murder & the St. Catharines Poltergeist
A chilling murder, a haunted rental, and an apartment where police reportedly watched furniture move on its own. This week on Para(normal), Nicolina explores the stories behind Things Heard & Seen, tracing the Brighton axe murder and author Elizabeth Brundage’s unsettling experiences in her own home.Then, Marie heads to St. Catharines, Ontario, where a family’s reports of strange noises escalated into flying objects, a levitating bed, and an unseen force allegedly pulling an 11-year-old boy from a police officer’s lap.Plus: Venus retrograde, returning exes, and why some ghosts need to stop rearranging the furniture.Content warning: Graphic descriptions of murder, domestic violence, and distress involving children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 13, 202638 min
The Greenbrier Ghost: The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder
Can a ghost solve her own murder?In 1897, Zona Heaster Shue was found dead in her West Virginia home. Her husband claimed she'd died suddenly, and authorities initially accepted the explanation. But Zona's mother wasn't convinced.Then something extraordinary happened.According to her mother, Zona returned from the dead four nights in a row, revealing disturbing details about her death and accusing her husband of murder. When authorities exhumed her body, they discovered injuries that appeared to confirm her mother's story.In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina revisits the chilling true story of the Greenbrier Ghost, a case where paranormal testimony became part of a real murder trial.Was it a supernatural confession from beyond the grave, a mother's intuition, or something else entirely?Join Nicolina and Marie as they unravel one of America's most fascinating intersections of true crime, ghost stories, and courtroom history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 5, 202644 min
The Light of the World Cult
For millions of followers, the leader of La Luz del Mundo wasn’t simply a pastor — he was believed to be a living Apostle of Jesus Christ.This week, Nicolina and Marie uncover the disturbing history of the Mexico-based church, from its founding in 1926 and powerful family dynasty to the rise of Naasón Joaquín García.We explore García’s 2019 arrest, the survivors who risked everything to speak out, his 2022 guilty plea and prison sentence, and the new federal case that has once again put La Luz del Mundo under scrutiny.It’s a story of faith, power, spiritual coercion and what happens when one man is taught to be the gateway to salvation.Plus: an unexpected giant centipede nearly derails the entire episode.Content warning: Discussions of religious abuse, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse and coercive control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 28, 202653 min
The Mystery of Granger Taylor & The Zombie Yarn Dyer
Spooky season is officially here, and we’re kicking it off with aliens, mysterious disappearances… and yarn. 👽🧶First, Nicolina heads to Vancouver Island for the strange disappearance of Granger Taylor. In 1980, the UFO-obsessed mechanic left his family a note saying he was boarding an alien spacecraft for a 42-month journey through the universe, then drove into a violent storm and vanished.Then Marie dives into the bizarre story of the Zombie Yarn Dyer, an indie yarn business, angry customers, undelivered orders and a woman who allegedly went so far as to fake her own death.Did Granger Taylor really leave Earth? And how did an online yarn dispute possibly end in a fake death?👻 Follow para(normal):Instagram: @paranormalpodTikTok: @paranormalpodYouTube: para(normal)🎧 Listen, follow & leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.Stay spooky. 👽 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 21, 202643 min
The Ghosts of Flight 401 & The Mysterious 32 Club
What if the dead didn’t just haunt a place but the pieces of it?This week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie are taking on two eerie stories where tragedy, coincidence, and the unexplained collide.First, we’re heading thousands of feet into the air for the chilling legend of Eastern Airlines Flight 401. On December 29, 1972, the flight crashed into the Florida Everglades after its cockpit crew became distracted by a landing gear indicator, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard.But according to the stories that followed, the crash may not have been the end for Captain Bob Loft and flight engineer Don Repo.Then we travel to 1970s London and into a bedroom with a bizarre place in rock-and-roll history. Everyone knows about the infamous 27 Club, but what about the 32 Club?In 1974, former Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot was staying in musician Harry Nilsson’s London apartment after a triumphant run of solo performances. She went to sleep in the apartment and never woke up. She was only 32.Four years later, The Who drummer Keith Moon stayed in the very same apartment. He was also 32. And he died in the same bedroom.Were the crew of Flight 401 still looking out for the living? And are the deaths connected to the 32 Club simply coincidence?Listen now and decide for yourself.Follow Para(normal) so you never miss an episode, and if you enjoyed this one, leave us a rating and review. Have a strange, paranormal or true crime story you think we should cover? Send it our way at paranormalpod@gmail.com or follow us on IG, TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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