Who was the Westfield Watcher? While Derek Broaddus and his family maintains to this day that an unhinged and dangerous neighbor must have sent the unsettling letters, others believe that the Broadduses may even have created The Watcher themselves. Stay with us as we explore the terrifying letters of the neighborhood stalker known as the Westfield Watcher. Thank you to our sponsor, Best Fiends! www.bestfiends.com Special guest narration by Edward October of OctoberPod: https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/ Articles in Research/Narration: https://patch.com/new-jersey/westfield/truth-or-tale-mystery-we ..read more

In September 2019, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Family members had heard nothing from them for months, but the children’s parents never reported the minors missing. Law enforcement visited the home of JJ and Tylee’s mother, Lori Vallow, that November to perform a welfare check on the children. Authorities later located Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, in Hawaii, where police finally arrested Vallow in February 2020 — months before investigators found JJ and Tylee’s remains on Daybell’s property. Are Vallow and Daybell ..read more

Frequency is everywhere — all things in our universe are constantly in motion, vibrating. Even the Earth hums at its own frequency. Knowing about frequency is fascinating, but also important for our well-being. It could impact our physical, mental, and emotional health. Some scientists think that frequency can explain life’s greatest mysteries, the reality or non-reality of ghosts and aliens — even the human consciousness. There are so many enigmas surrounding frequency. Join us as we explore the frequencies that make up Earth’s secret symphony.   Thank you to our sponsor, Best Fiends: ww ..read more

What do TikTok and a 90s horror film have to do with the brutal unsolved murder of a woman in 1980s Chicago? Tune in to our new episode to find out!   Promos: Reverie True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reverie-true-crime/id1492793721  Crimeatorium: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimeatorium/id1530070753   Articles in Research/Narration: https://www.rd.com/list/true-urban-legends/ https://ghoulishmedia.com/candyman-origins/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABLA_Homes#Ruth_Mae_McCoy   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrini%E2%80%93Green_Homes https://w ..read more

Baby monitors are supposed to help give parents peace of mind — but are these devices safe? What happens when a baby monitor captures frightening sights and sounds from inside a child’s room? Are baby monitors a dangerous gateway, inviting both human and ghostly hackers into our homes? Join us as we explore some of the creepiest things ever captured on baby monitors.   Thank you to our sponsor, Best Fiends! www.bestfiends.com   Promo by Legendary Africa: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legendary-africa/id1509442726   Articles for Research/Narration: https://www.the-sun.com ..read more

On May 16th, 1937, at around 6pm, a woman in her late 20s left a dance hall in Paris and walked quickly toward a bus stop. About 25 minutes later, she entered the metro station and took a seat in an empty first class car while the other passengers crammed into the second-class cars. When the car arrived at the next station forty-five seconds later, the doors opened on a crime scene: the woman, Laetitia Toureaux, sat slouched in her seat, bleeding heavily with a nine-inch dagger buried to its hilt in her neck. The woman died before reaching the hospital and wasn’t able to name her attacker, lea ..read more

Honored around the world on March 8th, International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, and political achievements of women. International Women’s Day attempts to bring women equal access to rights and opportunities like education, protection under the law, and freedom from violence. I thought one small way I can recognize the accomplishments of women around me is by sharing the incredible shows of lady podcasters! As podcasters and listeners, we should amplify women’s voices by actively seeking out podcasts created and hosted by women. As a way to celebrate women around the world to ..read more

A quick announcement for listeners and podcasters about our special International Women's Day episode! Email your promo to straightupenigmas@gmail.com or message us on social media with any questions at all. We're on Twitter as @StraightEnigmas and Instagram as @straightupenigmas. We're so excited for this one, and we hope you'll join us on March 8th to celebrate some pretty amazing women in the podcasting community ..read more

Starring George C. Scott, 'The Changeling' (1980) is one of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films of all time. As frightening as the movie is, the true story of the house that inspired it is even creepier. 'The Changeling' is based on the paranormal events Russell Hunter supposedly experienced while living in an old home in Denver, Colorado, in the late 1960s. Did he really live through a haunting that would go on to inspire a horror movie? Did Hunter barely survive his ghost-infested house, or did he make it all up? Stay with us as we take a closer look at the true story that inspire ..read more

Witnesses all over the globe have reported experiencing temporal oddities. Could the explanation be related to the paranormal? If someone really can be stuck in a time loop, it opens up countless questions about time and our reality that we have yet to understand. In celebration of Groundhog Day, stay with us as we explore several creepy and unexplained stories about time loops.   Thank you to our sponsor, Memory My Way! Use promo code ENIGMAS to get $5 off your first month when you sign up at www.memorymyway.com. Promo: Married Mash Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/married ..read more