Episode 70: In honor of Ash Wednesday the team turns its attention to combustion not the palm leaf kind but the unsettling human kind. Pennsylvania holds a few infamous cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion and we travel to the graveyard where Mary Reeser known as The Cinder Lady is buried. Her case remains one of the most debated and disturbing examples tied to this phenomenon.

Spontaneous Human Combustion has puzzled investigators scientists and paranormal researchers for decades with theories ranging from natural explanations to claims of something far stranger at work. In this episode we break down the most well known cases explore the disputed evidence and examine why some believe paranormal forces may be involved.

So grab a drink light a cigar settle in by the fire and maybe think twice about those matches in your pocket as we dive into this heated topic.

Sources:

• Wikipedia
• Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania by Thomas White 2009
• The Pennsylvania Files by Jack Myers 2024
• Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 23828371 -Mary Hardy Reeser
• Ablaze! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion by Larry E. Arnold 1995 (Signed)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98232925/john_irving-bentley
• Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 238424242 - Helen Ann Hesson Conway

Episode 69: The Paranormal Team hits Erie Pennsylvania for three of our favorite things booze, boos, and pizza. We roll into town to check out the spirits at two reportedly haunted bars before grabbing a slice at a pizza shop with an explosive reputation. In 2003 a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells left work to deliver an order and never came back the same. Within an hour he was involved in a bank robbery while wearing a neck collar bomb. As police detained him the device began making noise and time ran out before the bomb squad could save him. The case remains one of the most disturbing and bizarre true crime stories in American history. In this episode we dive into the haunted locations of Erie Pennsylvania and unpack the twisted Brian Wells collar bomb case all while sampling pizza from the very place where he worked. Paranormal investigation true crime and pizza collide in one unsettling trip. Haunted bars Erie Pennsylvania Brian Wells pizza bomb case paranormal investigation true crime podcast ghost stories Erie PA. Sources: The Pennsylvania Files by Jack Myers 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_bomber?wprov=sfti1#

https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-wells Sites: Mama Mia's Pizzeria

https://mamamiaserie.com The Brewerie at Union Station

https://www.brewerie.com McCoy's Barrelhouse & Grill

https://www.mccoysbarrelhouse.com

Episode 68: Normally the team hunts for the perfect slice of savory pizza, but York, Pennsylvania serves up a far darker dish. In this episode, we investigate one of York PA's most disturbing legends: the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf and the infamous events tied to the historic Penn Hotel. The story goes that the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf died at the Penn Hotel and was allegedly eaten, turning the site into one of the most talked about pieces of true crime folklore in Pennsylvania history. Buried in a potter's field in York, his story refused to stay underground. When the grave was later exhumed, the body was gone, sparking rumors of grave robbing, desecration, and lingering paranormal activity. As we explore the Penn Hotel location and surrounding historic sites in York PA, we sift through local legends, ghost stories, and documented accounts, encountering echoes of the past that refuse to rest. Is this simply a grotesque chapter of American history, or does something still linger where this unholy meal took place? Grab a slice of pizza and join us as we unravel one of York Pennsylvania's strangest mysteries, blending paranormal investigation, dark history, urban legend, and true crime into a story that still unsettles the city today. Sources: Spooky York Pennsylvania by Scott D. Butcher and Dinah Roseberry 2008 York Daily Newspaper- May 15, 1872 True Democrat Newspaper The Beauga Republican- March 6, 1872 Perry County Democrat - May 22, 1872 P. T. Barnum's "Struggles and Triumphs, Forty Years Recollection" 1872 James Shettells "Circus Scrap Book" Sites: www.holyhoundtaproom.com