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Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning

by Bev and Diz

Season 2

Disaster - Galveston Hurricane of 1900

Trigger Warnings: Mass casualties, Flooding, Assumed Drownings, Brief discussion of bodily injuries Episode: Diz tells us about the hurricane that devastated Galveston, TX on September 8, 1900. Despite the destruction, the people would persevere, coming up with ways to prevent similar destruction when faced with future storms. You can contact us by email at triggerwarning411@gmail.com! SOURCES: https://www.galvestonhistorycenter.org/research/galveston-1890-1900 https://www.galvestonhistorycenter.org/research/1900-storm https://www.history.com/articles/1900-galveston-hurricane https://www.visitgalveston.com/blog/1900-storm-history/ https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/galveston-storm-of-1900 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/galveston-hurricane-of-1900 MUSIC: “Monster from the Deep” by Young Rich Pixies https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/monster-from-the-deep/75170

Spooky - California Hauntings and One Kinda Lame Cryptid

Trigger Warnings: solitary confinement, drowning, torture, and legends/lore involving death of children Episode: Continuing our state by state list of haunted places and cryptids, Bev tells us about some creepy California spots, a cryptid that just might be out to get some exercise, and one of the most famous prisons in the world. Sources: https://thehauntghosttours.com/blog/why-is-alcatraz-prison-in-san-francisco-haunted/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Federal_Penitentiary#Prison_life_and_the_cells https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-alcatrazghosts/ https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp https://medium.com/@burrowslizzy/the-haunting-history-of-battery-point-lighthouse-151ca5e68243 https://spookt.com/places/battery-point-lighthouse https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/lifestyle/30-haunted-places-california-packed-paranormal https://www.ghostquest.net/haunted-places-alameda-california.html https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Fresno_Nightcrawler MUSIC: “Sound of Something Horrible” by Tomas Herudek https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/sound-of-something-horrible/14260

True Crime (Mostly) - Halloween Episode

Trigger Warnings: child abuse/sexual abuse, child murder, matricide, substance use, rape, decapitation, homophobia, suicide, death penalty/execution, mentally impaired inmates You can contact us by email at triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: https://medium.com/tftunderworld/threes-a-crowd-the-cold-blooded-halloween-murder-of-peter-fabiano-553a1c3d91e0 https://crimereads.com/history-halloween-murders-los-angeles/ https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=13846 https://people.com/candy-man-killer-timothy-obryan-murder-8732896 https://abc13.com/post/1974-candyman-turned-halloween-terrifying-pasadena-texas/375883/ https://texasarchive.org/2017_03761 https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/59731-3.html THE CASE OF THE HALLOWEEN CANDY KILLER State of Texas v. Ronald Clark O’Bryan Judge Mark Davidson https://hcdistrictclerk.com https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2815496/Farmingdale-mom-beheaded-suicidal-son-couldn-t-medication-time-prevent-tragedy.html https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/09/25/kentucky-teen-accidentally-hangs-himself-pulling-prank-with-halloween-noose-decoration/ https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/842/842.F2d.113.87-1680.html https://www.usccb.org/resources/statement-bishops-texas-death-penalty-january-1992 https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/amnesty/1998/en/23603 Music: “On The Knife's Edge” by Tilman Sillescu https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/on-the-knifes-edge/46723

Survival - The Mucutuy Children

Trigger Warnings: Plane crash, Death of children's mother, brief and non-descriptive mentions of domestic abuse and child sexual abuse, discussions of fighting between militia groups, military forces, and indigenous peoples, brief mention of lost dog Episode: In May of 2023, a small plane carrying six passengers and the pilot crashes in the rainforest of Columbia. Military forces and indigenous searchers must face the dangers of the jungle, the history of tensions between their people, and their own prejudices as they search the wild and dense Amazon for the plane. But the story has only just begun when they find the wreckage and discover that the four children on board have survived the initial crash. Now the two groups must learn to work together in their desperate search to find the children before it's too late. You can contact us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: “The Lost Children” Documentary, Streaming on Netflix, Retrieved on 10/4/25 The Mucutuy Children: Where are they Now? People Magazine By Emily Blackwood, Published 11/19/24 https://people.com/where-are-the-lost-children-now-all-about-the-mucutuy-siblings-8747404 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-18/how-rescuers-turned-to-ayahuasca-rescue-four-children/102493210 https://latin-american.news/they-condemn-manuel-rano-stepfather-of-children-rescued-in-the-jungle-to-32-years-in-prison/ Music: “Amazonian Grounding” by Master Minded https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/amazonian-grounding/99703

Mystery - Locked Room Death of Greg Fleniken

Trigger Warnings: Death, description of injuries, discussion of irresponsible gun handling, alcohol use Episode: When Greg Fleniken doesn't contact his wife per his usual routine, she grows concerned and asks his coworkers to check on him. Hotel management opens his room to discover him dead on the floor, the apparent victim of a heart attack. But the autopsy findings tell a completely different story and soon his death is being investigated as a murder. The problem is, Greg was in his room with the door locked. So how did someone murder him and lock the door behind them when they left? Diz fills us in on this intriguing, but ultimately sad, story so get ready because this one will blow your mind! You can contact us by emailing us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com SOURCES: The Body in Room 348. Mark Bowden, Vanity Fair, April 11, 2013 https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/true-crime-elegante-hotel-texas-murder?srsltid=AfmBOopA4OWr9eYznBDxZ7mrQgGFJRjM0gLXlqlQMOV5Uf7BIcdfgl1k He Died Alone in Room 348. The Truth Took Years To Surface. Christina Coulter. People, July 19, 2025. https://people.com/greg-fleniken-texas-hotel-killed-mysterious-death-11773628 The Insane Story of Room 348: How Toothpaste and a Bullet Cracked the Case. Mr. O. Medium. November 18, 2024. https://medium.com/@mromysteries/the-insane-story-of-room-348-how-toothpaste-and-a-bullet-cracked-the-case-true-crime-724c46822198 MUSIC: “Aftershocks” by Ardie Son https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/aftershocks/63912

Disaster - Eschede Train Crash

Trigger Warnings: Train derailment and crash, people trapped (claustrophobia), bridge collapse, very brief mention of injuries, death of passengers Episode: Bev (and a special guest host) takes us back to 1998 when Germany's Intercity Express trains were speeding down the tracks of success with luxurious amenities and a fantastic safety record. That was all thrown into question on June 3rd of that year when ICE 884 crashed catastrophically near the small town of Eschede. High speed trains were popular at the time, being used in several countries. So, while Germany investigated, the rest of the world waited anxiously to find out if we had put our lives in the hands of a technology that could get us killed. Contact us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com! Sources: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/safety-messages/safetymessage-2007-05-01-eschedetraindisaster.pdf?sfvrsn=afa91ef8_6 “Seconds from Disaster: The Eschede Train Derailment” on National Geographic’s YouTube Channel “Engineers in court over rail crash that killed 101” by Hannah Cleaver, The Daily Telegraph, 8/29/2002, Retrieved 10/3/25 https://www.newspapers.com/image/753171150/?match=1&terms=eschede%20victims “German Court Clears 3 in Deadly Train Crash” Associated Press, The Fresno Bee 5/9/03 https://www.newspapers.com/image/658311065/?match=1&terms=eschede%2C%20Court MUSIC: “No Regrets” by Flint https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/no-regrets/115834

Misc. (True Crime) - Cases That Changed Everything

Trigger Warning: murder of a child, murder, rape/sodomy of an adult, criminal rights Episode: Doing something a little different today: Bev tells the stories of three cases that changed laws or created news ones, bringing changes to the U.S. that still impact us today. Listen to how we came to have Amber Alerts, Miranda Warnings, and the Clery Act. You can contact us by emailing triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: Amber Alert https://amberalert.ojp.gov/%3Cfront%3E#:~:text=As%20of%20December%2031%2C%202024,plans%20throughout%20the%20United%20States. https://people.com/who-killed-amber-hagerman-8752172 Miranda Warning https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/fifth-amendment-activities/miranda-v-arizona/facts-and-case-summary-miranda-v-arizona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_v._Arizona The Jeanne Clery Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jeanne_Clery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery_Act https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2016/04/15/tragedy-that-gave-birth-to-clery-act/82811052/ MUSIC: “Ascendance” by Yair Chester https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/ascendance/134730

Survival - Vesna Vulovic

Trigger Warnings: Death, bodily injuries, bombing Episode: How does a 22 year old flight attendant get put in the record books in 1972? Survive falling from cruising altitude! Bev and Diz DO NOT recommend following her example. But we do recommend you listen to her amazing story! Also, you can contact us by emailing us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: JAT Yugoslav Airways Flight 367 - Crash Animation, Airlines Disasters-YouTube https://youtu.be/hMp-q_pElcU?si=XwbTXbWeSnIXtdr1 Plane Disintegrates Mid-air at 33,000 Feet - JAT Flight 367, MPC Flights-YouTube https://youtu.be/dkKfhR72RGE?si=X16CotCiBN8k_EJM How Vesna Vulovic Survived the Highest Fall Ever With No Parachute, Guinness Book of World Records, Sanj Atwal, April 7, 2022 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/how-vesna-vulovic-survived-the-highest-fall-ever-with-no-parachute-697786 Vesna Vulović: The Woman Who Fell Over 10,000 Meters And Miraculously Survived, NIFLScience, Tom Hale, August 8, 2025. niflscience.com/vesna-vulovic-the-woman-who-fell-over-10000-meters-and-miraculously-survived-80340 MUSIC: “Rising Star” by TURPAK https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/rising-star/130137

Spooky - Arkansas Hauntings

Trigger Warnings: death penalty, hangings, death of livestock, death of pets, the tearing asunder of human beings, suicide Episode: A variety of haunted places in Arkansas, including a federal building, a battleground, and a cemetery. But this time, Bev decides to add some cryptids into the mix! Contact us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Arkansas_Gowrow https://gardenandgun.com/articles/meet-the-ozark-howler-the-souths-most-cryptic-cryptid/ https://northamericancryptids.com/ozark-howler/ Music: “Exploring the Caves” by Inon Zur https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/exploring-the-caves/136949

True Crime - Diane Schuler (True Crime we wish was a Mystery)

Trigger Warnings: death of children, suicide, cheating partner, alcoholism, drug use, fatal traffic crash Episode: Diz brings us the sad case of Diane Schuler and the car crash that killed eight people in 2009. At the time, it was considered a mystery and many still think of it as such. Listen as Diz lays out the details and see if you agree with our final assessment. Contact us at triggerwarning411@gmail.com Sources: https://theunsolved.home.blog/2019/04/13/taconic-parkway-timeline-of-events/ https://www.pandora.com/podcast/transcript/the-prosecutors/15-diane-schuler-highway-to-hell/PE:8585171 MUSIC: “Goodbye” by 8opus https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/goodbye/81740

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