Reaper Tales
Temporada 1
por Montana Leach and Samantha Hays
This week Samantha tells Montana about a truly awful school for girls in Alabama. If you're not new you can heed this warning, but if you are be prepared for Montana's soapbox.Resources:https://www.abandonedalabama.com/alabama-state-training-school-for-girls/https://www.al.com/living/2016/08/eerie_abandoned_campus_of_alab.htmlhttps://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/marie-claire-usa/girls-sentenced-to-abuse/Mhttps://deepsouthurbex.com/2020/01/23/state-training-school-for-girls/• Write members of the Alabama legislature urging them to pass—and enforce—a law prohibiting sexual contact between women and their jailers. For addresses, log on to www.legislature.state.al.us. • To find out how to help improve conditions for girls in the criminal‑justice system, contact the Girls' Justice Initiative at (617) 552‑2530. • For updates on the treatment of women in custody, or to donate money, contact Amnesty International at wvvw.amnestyusa.org/women/custody/abuseincustody.html.
This week the Gals tell each other about some spooky bitches. Keep ahold of your own skin, and be sure not to accept hugs from any faceless women at night. Resources: https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Boo_Haghttps://northcarolinaghosts.com/coast/boo-hag/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_haghttps://pbsnc.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-storytelling-101/the-boo-hag/https://gullahgeecheecorridor.org/thegullahgeechee/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullahhttps://moonmausoleum.com/huggin-molly/https://www.hugginmollys.com/legendhttps://www.al.com/entertainment/2017/02/the_witch_legend_behind_huggin.htmlhttps://smalltownmyths.com/huggin-molly/
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, on September 12, 1964, brothers Alan John Westerfield and Terry Lee Westerfield, went missing from a movie theater in downtown Fayetteville. Resources:https://www.fayobserver.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/07/11/two-fayetteville-boys-went-to-movie-in-1964-they-were-never-seen-again/4714717007/https://www.fayobserver.com/story/special/special-sections/2018/08/02/fayetteville-boys-who-vanished-54-years-ago/6549559007/https://capefearnn.com/2020/01/28/the-missing-case-of-alan-and-terry-westerfield/https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/crljrf/what_happened_to_the_westerfield_brothers/https://charleyproject.org/case/terry-lee-westerfieldhttps://charleyproject.org/case/alan-john-westerfield
This week the gals take a breather from the more serious stuff and swap stories about local cemeteries. While one is about a pet cemetery, it isn't anything like Stephan King would have you believe. Resources:https://dognews.com/only-coonhounds-need-apply-at-Key-Underwood-Coon-Dog-Memorial-Cemetery-in-Tuscumbia-Alabamahttps://www.coondogcemetery.com/https://charlestonterrors.com/haunted-charleston-most-haunted-places-6-the-unitarian-cemetery/https://scaresandhauntsofcharleston.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/anna-ravenel-and-the-unitarian-church-graveyard/https://www.walkingcharleston.com/blog/2017/10/5/historic-graveyards-and-cemeterieshttps://www.live5news.com/2018/10/25/haunted-charleston-lady-white-unitarian-churchyard/
This week Samantha gets Montana in a state by telling her about the nine young black men/kids out of Scottsboro wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting two white women.As a note for listeners, wrongfully accused black men haven been and are still convicted of crimes they didn't commit. Their sentencing is much harsher than that of white males. While our justice system and the advocates around our justice system have passed laws to alleviate some of the harsher punishments, there is still much work to do.Resources:https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice/saga-scottsboro-boysWicked North Alabama by Jacquelyn Procter Reeveshttps://www.britannica.com/event/Scottsboro-case
This week the Gals celebrate an entire year of podcasting by bringing you something two things they said they'd either never do again or at all. First the gals recorded this episode in person (in a table fort) and Second they talk about cases that have been widely talked about already. These cases are the ones that got them both into true crime. Grab your drink and buckle up listeners, this is another long one.Resources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/bryce-laspisahttps://www.facebook.com/FINDBRYCELASPISA/https://thecinemaholic.com/bryce-laspisa-missing-or-found-is-he-dead-or-alive/https://web.archive.org/web/20140813110622/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=29d18d62-f3bd-40be-a554-7b8eea81458dhttp://solvevingamystery.blogspot.com/2009/10/steinke-girlfriend-smiled-at-murder.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121108194917/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=ce5c240d-8254-4e64-a757-d00e501d5feahttps://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jasmine-richardson-walks-free-a-decade-after-as-a-12yearold-she-and-werewolf-boyfriend-massacred-her-family/news-story/f826a2b4efb359bd02b53c4066234bae
This week Montana tells Samantha about the growing violence against the transgender community. There are two stories in todays episode. One is an unsolved case in Charlotte, NC about the murder of Sherrell Faulkner. The second is about the murder of Gwen Araujo. This is a very heavy episode and very long. We do hope you listen to, but understand if it is too heavy for you at this time. Resources:https://everystat.org/#transhomicidehttps://transrespect.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TvT_TMM_TDoR2019_SimpleTable.pdfhttps://www.autostraddle.com/sherrell-faulkner-of-charlotte-north-carolina-is-the-11th-trans-person-of-color-murdered-in-the-us-this-year-379961/https://www.mic.com/articles/177692/sherrell-faulkner-trans-woman-dies-after-november-assaulthttps://www.metroweekly.com/2017/05/charlotte-transgender-woman-dies-injuries-stemming-november-attack/https://abc7news.com/gwen-araujo-documentary-transgender-murder-movie-trans-panic-defense/12451012/https://abc7news.com/who-is-gwen-araujo-timeline-documentary-transgender-murder/12451079/https://abc7news.com/who-is-gwen-araujo-timeline-documentary-transgender-murder/12451079https://abc7news.com/who-is-gwen-araujo-timeline-documentary-transgender-murder/12451079/\
We wish we could tell you that the Gal's tell you about two different stories about boats that disappeared without a trace, but alas we don't follow instructions here at Reaper Tales. While Montana got it a bit close with the story of the vanishing crew aboard the Mary Celeste, Samantha went in a completely different direction and terrified Montana with tales of the ground beneath your feet vanishing by covering Sinkholes. Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celestehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-mystery-of-the-mary-celeste-ghost-ship/Haunted North Carolina by Patty A. Wilsonhttps://www.al.com/living/2017/07/a_look_at_things_swallowed_by.htmlhttps://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/sinkholes#:~:text=They%20tend%20to%20occur%20most,Pennsylvania%20are%20most%20sinkhole%2Dprone.https://www.showcaves.com/english/usa/region/NumberOfCaves.htmlhttps://www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida/sinkholes-fl/
We swear this is our last Easter themed episode for the next full year. I can't take much more of it. This week Samantha tells Montana about the truly devastating Easter Sunday Massacre.Resources:https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/easterhttps://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/james-ruppert-easter-sunday-massacre-hamilton-woman-copes-with-living-in-a-murder-househttps://www.fox19.com/2022/06/06/james-ruppert-who-killed-11-family-members-1975-dead-prison-age-88/https://www.journal-news.com/crime/james-rupperts-death-is-the-physical-end-of-notorious-painful-hamilton-mass-murder/WPFYMFOLTBAJTEJMT2X5RJ36KI/https://gheus.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/the-ruppert-house/
Happy Bonus pals! Maybe I'll upload this one correctly. Only time will tell. Samantha is here to educate us on the history/legend of the Easter Bunny. While some questions are answered, we some how ended up with more questions than answers. Resources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ancient-origins-of-the-easter-bunny-180979915/https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols