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• 108. Ghostface: The Gainesville Student Murders

  In the blistering August heat of 1990, the quiet college town of Gainesville, Florida, was paralyzed by a series of brutal slayings. Over just four days, five students were murdered—each crime more horrifying than the last. Doors were bolted. Campuses emptied. Fear became a living thing. But beneath the surface terror lay something even stranger: the killer seemed to be performing for an unseen audience, staging scenes like a director crafting a horror film. His spree would go on to inspire one of the most iconic slasher villains of all time—Ghostface. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading FL v. ROLLING (1994) – Officer Barber’s Testimony by CourtTV Prosecution chips away at Rolling’s case for mercy by David K. Barstow  Rolling’s Mother Testifies by The South Florida Sun Sentinel  The Gainesville Serial Killer by ABC’s 20/20 Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper by the Department of Psychology at Radford University Rolling v. State (1997) by The Florida Supreme Court How a woman in Louisiana helped break the case of 5 student murders in Florida by Glenn Ruppel, Sean Dooley, and Anthony Rivas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 107. Lore & Legends | Aradale Lunatic Asylum

  In the heart of rural Victoria stands the shell of a grand institution—Aradale Asylum. Once home to thousands of patients, many never left. This episode traces the fog-drenched corridors of a place built on the promise of care, but haunted by the reality of confinement. What lingers in the shadows of Australia’s largest abandoned asylum… and who’s still listening? Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Sources & Further Reading Aradale Asylum – Dark TourismInside Australia’s Haunted Aradale Asylum – RankerGhosts of Aradale: What Lurks in Australia’s Largest Abandoned Asylum – Australian GeographicAradale Mental Hospital: The History – OnlyMelbourneHaunted Places: Aradale Lunatic Asylum – HauntedPlaces.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 106. Angel Maker: The Baby Farm Murders

  In Victorian England, beneath the smog-choked skies and soot-stained bricks, a quiet horror was unfolding. Amelia Dyer a former nurse turned baby farmer, promised desperate mothers care and comfort for their infants… but what she delivered was death. With white tape as her calling card and the Thames as her accomplice, Dyer became one of history’s most prolific serial killers, hiding in plain sight as London’s population boomed and its poorest slipped through the cracks. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Sources & Further Reading Bastardy and Baby Farming in Victorian England Baby Farming, A Victorian Horror Story Victorian Baby Farming Baby farming - Wikipedia Nineteenth-Century Baby-Farming and the Demonisation of Working-Class Mothers Social Life in Victorian England The Victorian women forced to give up their babies Single, Unwed, and Pregnant in Victorian London Amelia Dyer - Wikipedia Amelia Dyer Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life Amelia Dyer | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers The Grisly Story Of How 'Baby Farmer' Amelia Dyer May Have Slaughtered As Many As 400 Children Amelia Dyer: The Victorian nurse who strangled babies - BBC News Amelia Dyer: The Victorian Baby Farmer - Owlcation Amelia Dyer: Baby Killers | Gresham College Amelia Dyer "The Reading Baby Farmer" - Crime Museum The Baby Farmer | Thames Valley Police Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 105. Lore & Legends | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Original Vampires of New Orleans: The Casket Girls

  In 1728, the fledgling city of New Orleans welcomes the Casket Girls, young women sent from France to marry colonists, their pale faces and coffin-shaped chests sparking whispers of mystery. Among them is Marie-Claire de Laval, whose beauty hides a dangerous secret. As strange deaths plague the colony and shadows move in the night, Sister Agnes, a compassionate nun, and Lucien Dubois, a rugged trapper, are drawn into a web of intrigue at the Ursuline Convent. In a city where faith clashes with the supernatural, their choices will shape New Orleans’ future. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Sources & Further Reading NewOrleans.com - The Casket Girls of New Orleans Pelican State of Mind - Myth, Legend, and History Ghost City Tours - Truth About the Casket Girls New York Historical Society - The Casket Girls Locations of Lore - The Casket Girls New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - The Casket Girls Very Local - My Granny was a Vampire-Smuggling Casket Girl NOLA.com - A Lot to Unpack New Orleans Ghosts - The Casket Girls Fodors - Unveiling New Orleans’ Vampire Legends Horror Obsessive - 18th Century Mail Order Brides or Vampire Smugglers Terrebonne Parish Library System - Vampires in the Deep South New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours - Phantoms of the Ursuline Convent Old Ursuline Convent Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 104. Lore & Legends | Death on Skid Row: The Infamous Cecil Hotel

  In downtown Los Angeles stands the Cecil Hotel, a place where luxury once thrived but now echoes with tales of murder, suicide, and ghostly apparitions. Opened in 1924, this 14-story building has become synonymous with tragedy, linked to at least 16 deaths and countless eerie experiences. From the rumored presence of the Black Dahlia to the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, the Cecil’s dark history captivates true crime fans and paranormal enthusiasts alike. Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more! Show Notes & Further Reading How the Hotel Cecil Became One of LA’s Most Haunted Buildings Inside The Cecil Hotel And Its Eerie History Cecil Hotel: LA’s Most Haunted for Horrifying Reasons Haunted Cecil Hotel - FrightFind Living Opposite the Haunted Cecil Hotel Inside Los Angeles’ Infamous Cecil Hotel The Cecil Hotel: Where Dreams Go To Die Cecil Hotel - Wikipedia Cecil Hotel Reopens as Affordable Housing Cecil Hotel Homeless Housing Problems Cecil Hotel Put Up for Sale Cecil Hotel Housing Issues No Ghosts at the Cecil Hotel Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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