125. Very Bad Things: The Prince of Poisoners, William Palmer
A respected doctor with a charming smile, a trail of bodies that always seemed to follow. Was he a cold strategist who mastered poison or a desperate gambler who let greed swallow everything in his path?
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Source Material & Further Reading
Staffordshire Murders by Alan Hayhurst
William Palmer, the infamous Rugeley poisoner by Dave Lewis
The Demeanor of Murderers by Charles Dickens
Poisonings Throughout History: William Palmer by the Maryland Poison Center
The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England’s Most Notorious Doctor by Kate Colquhoun
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124. Blood on the Pines: The Nightmare of Cabin 28
In the early 1980s, a quiet mountain town in northern California became the setting for one of the most unsettling mysteries the state has ever seen. Inside a small family cabin, something happened that no one could quite make sense of. What unfolded that night left investigators grasping for answers, and even now, decades later, the full truth still feels just out of reach.
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Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.
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Source Material & Further ReadingPlumas News: Keddie Murders RevisitedThoughtCo: The Cold Case of the Keddie Cabin MurdersPeople: Sheila Sharp Seeks AnswersABC10: Murder in Cabin 28The True Crime Database: The Keddie MurdersThe Plumas Sun: Keddie Case Focus of David Keller's Book
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123. Prophet of Pain | Part Two: A Broken Spell at Burnt River
As the years went on, life inside the commune grew darker. The rules tightened, the punishments worsened, and the man once seen as a prophet became something far more terrifying. What began as devotion turned to desperation as his followers endured unimaginable cruelty at his hands.
In Part 2, Megan explores the final descent of the Ant Hill Kids, the escalating violence, the horrifying crimes, and the moment when the unthinkable finally happened.
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Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.
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Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website here.
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Source Material & Further Reading
Rock Thériault by Murderpedia
Holy Moses Mountain Family by World Religions and Spirituality Project
La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario by Le Soleil
THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell by Robin Roos for Cult Nation
Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast
Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kidsby The Last Podcast on the Left
Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent by Gilles Gagné
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122. Prophet of Pain | Part One: Eternal Mountain
In the remote wilderness, one man vowed to have total control over his devoted followers, claiming to be in direct communication with God himself. What began as a promise of purity and salvation would soon spiral into a nightmare of torture, manipulation, and murder.
In Part 1, we explore the beginning of the Ant Hill Kids, a community built on blind faith, ruled by fear, and led by a man whose thirst for power would destroy them all.
About Us
Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.
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Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website here.
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You can support Macabrium by joining our Patreon here. This will help toward our goal of podcasting full time which means bringing you more Macabrium, more often!
Content Warning
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Source Material & Further Reading
Rock Thériault by Murderpedia
Holy Moses Mountain Family by World Religions and Spirituality Project
La nouvelle vie de Moïse en Ontario by Le Soleil
THE ANT HILL KIDS: Break your legs with a sledgehammer or go to Hell by Robin Roos for Cult Nation
Episode 14: Eternal Mountain: The God Delusion of RockThériault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult by Rorie Jane McCormack for the Propensity Podcast
Episodes 434, 435 & 436: Rock Thériault and the Ant Hill Kidsby The Last Podcast on the Left
Le spectre de «Moïse» Thériault toujours présent by Gilles Gagné
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121. Unhallowed Arts: The Sorceress of Kilkenny
In medieval Kilkenny, whispers told of a woman who dealt in forbidden arts, a figure both feared and envied. Her wealth grew as her husbands mysteriously fell, and soon the city turned against her, crying witchcraft and heresy. What began as rumor would ignite one of the earliest witch trials in Europe, leaving behind a story steeped in power and betrayal.
About Us
Macabrium is a podcast exploring dark history, crime, lore, & legend, and is part of the Southern Gothic Media Podcast Network. The show is hosted by actors Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloe Kibbe.
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Visit our socials, Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube @macabriumpod. You can learn more about us by visiting our website here.
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Content Warning
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Source Material & Further Reading
Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken
Alice Kyteler and the First Witchcraft Trial in Ireland by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast)
Dame Alice Kyteler by Historic Kilkenny
First Execution for Witchcraft in Ireland by William RenrickRiddell
Alice Kyteler by J. C. J. Murphy for the Kilkenny Historical Society
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