In 1762, thousands of Londoners, including lords, clergymen, and the famous dictionary writer Samuel Johnson, crowded into a narrow street to question a ghost. One knock meant yes. Two knocks meant no. And "Scratching Fanny" had a shocking answer: she said she had been poisoned.

The man she accused was William Kent, a Norfolk moneylender whose late partner, Fanny Lynes, had died of smallpox. The man behind the haunting was Kent's landlord, parish clerk Richard Parsons, who owed him money.

On this Halloween edition of Brewed With Intent, we pour a warm cup and unravel the Cock Lane Ghost: the knock code, the paying crowds, the committee that tested a child in a quiet house, the silent vault, and the courtroom that finally ended it. It's a ghost story with a real motive, and a reminder that intent was hiding behind the knocks the whole time.

Brewed With Intent is the Saturday morning bonus series from Deadly Intent. Full episodes drop every Wednesday.

Content note: This episode discusses a false accusation of murder, a death from illness, and a child being used to carry out a deception. Nothing graphic.

Keywords: Cock Lane Ghost, Scratching Fanny, 1762 London haunting, Samuel Johnson ghost, Richard Parsons, William Kent, Fanny Lynes, historical hoax, fake haunting, true crime history, Georgian London, Halloween true crime

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Charles Manson never fired a shot at the Tate house, so how did he become the man behind the most notorious murders in American history? In this episode of Deadly Intent, we look at the Manson Family murders of 1969 through the lens of intent and psychology: how a drifter built a following out of lonely young people, how ordinary people were led to kill strangers, and who was truly responsible for the deaths of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent, Leno LaBianca, and Rosemary LaBianca.

We also cover Gary Hinman and Donald "Shorty" Shea, the Helter Skelter motive and the competing theories, the trial, and where the surviving Family members stand today.

Content warning: this episode discusses murder, violence, and the deaths of a pregnant woman and a teenager. Listener discretion is advised.

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In 2002, John Darwin paddled a canoe out to sea off the coast of northeast England and was presumed drowned. Five years later he walked into a London police station claiming he couldn't remember who he was. In this Saturday bonus episode of Brewed With Intent, we look at the debts, the hidden doorway, the stolen name of a baby, the photograph from Panama, and the question at the center of every long lie: how many times can you choose to keep going?

Content note: This episode discusses fraud, deception, and a family's false grief. Nothing is graphic. If someone you love is missing, NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, is a free national resource, and in an emergency, call 911.

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For about a decade, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were missing posters on Cleveland's west side. All that time, they were inside a house on Seymour Avenue, held by a man who played bass in local bands, drove a school bus, and attended vigils in their names.

This week on Deadly Intent, we look at the Ariel Castro case through the psychology behind it: the early pattern of control and domestic violence, the way he used familiarity to lure each woman, the system of captivity he ran for years, and the sentencing statement where he insisted "I am not a monster." We also look at how a normal life became his best cover, what the investigation did and missed, and the moment Amanda Berry found an open door and called 911.

This episode centers the survivors and the families who never stopped looking, and it keeps the details clinical.

Content warning: this episode discusses kidnapping, long-term captivity, sexual assault, forced pregnancy loss, domestic violence, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. Resources are listed at the end of the episode.

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Amy Archer-Gilligan, known as "Sister Amy," ran a Connecticut nursing home where residents kept dying, and her story is often linked to the dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. In this Saturday bonus episode of Brewed With Intent, we look at the lifetime-care contracts, the arsenic, the sister who refused to accept an easy explanation, and the question that still matters today: who benefits when someone doesn't live as long as expected?

Content note: This episode discusses poisoning and the deaths of elderly people. Nothing is graphic. If you're concerned about an older person in your life, the Eldercare Locator can connect you with local services and Adult Protective Services at 1-800-677-1116. In an emergency, call 911.

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In April 1981, in the tiny railroad town of Keddie, California, three people were killed inside Cabin 28 and a 12-year-old girl was gone. Three years later, her remains were found about 60 miles away. More than forty years on, the Keddie Cabin Murders are still unsolved.

This week on Deadly Intent, we walk through the night of April 11, 1981, and the case that followed: the crime scene, the surviving children, the two men long named as suspects, an anonymous tip that named the missing girl, and the new evidence investigators say could still crack the case. We look at what the evidence shows, what has only been alleged, and what the psychology of violence can and can't tell us.

This episode contains descriptions of violence and the deaths of children, and it touches on domestic abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

If you have information about this case, contact the Plumas County Sheriff's Office at (530) 283-6360.

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In 1983, a blocked drain in a quiet North London house exposed Dennis Nilsen, the MuswellHill Murderer, who confessed to killing as many as sixteen young men. Behind his dull civil-servant exterior was a man who said he killed because he couldnot bear to be alone. This week on Deadly Intent, we trace his life from a Scottish fishing harbor to the Old Bailey. We examine his childhood loss, his detachment, his ritual, and why the system failed the survivors who tried tospeak up. Then we ask the question at the heart of the case: was he insane, or simply evil?

Content warning: this episode discusses murder, strangulation, necrophilia, and the disposal of human remains. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 in the US, or contact Samaritans at116 123 in the UK.

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In January 1995, four teenagers signed up for a Job Corps center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Three came back. Nineteen-year-old Colleen Slemmer did not.

The crime became infamous for its brutality, the pentagram, and a piece of evidence that shocked the country. The woman convicted of it, Christa Pike, has spent nearly thirty years on Tennessee's death row, and her execution date this fall madenational headlines.

This week on Deadly Intent, we look past the headlines and into the mind. We follow Christa from a childhood of abuse and a juvenile system that punished her instead ofhelping her, to a Job Corps dormitory where jealousy, a volatile boyfriend, and teenage chaos collided. We ask how the satanic panic rewrote the story, what her jury never heard, and why two people who committed the same crime receivedtwo very different sentences. We also taketime to remember Colleen, who deserves to be known for who she was.

Content warning: This episode discusses murder, torture, child sexual abuse, and suicidal thoughts. Listener discretion is advised. If you need support, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or RAINN at 1-800-656-4673.

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