This episode features my interview with Evansville's Forest Witch, Crystal Folz.  Crystal has been a practicing witch since the early 1990s.  Her practice is steeped in animism and Kentucky folklore and superstition.  Crystal teaches others about the importance of sustainability in the craft and hopes to shed light on the mass consumerism and unethical labor practices involved in harvesting witchcraft supplies. She has led and participated in many local pagan organizations and currently co-chairs Three Corners Pagan Circle, which serves Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois witches.  She has worked with several paranormal investigation teams, giving psychic impressions, and currently co-chairs Southern Indiana Paranormal Investigators (SIPI).  She tries to bring a back porch approach to paranormal encounters, leaving out the "woo woo" as much as possible. She has also joined search and rescue teams as a psychic consultant.   Links mentioned in this episode: https://kentuckyconjurer.me/ https://www.threecornerspagancircle.com/ Crystal's email:  dirtandbones@kentuckyconjurer.me https://www.rivercitymystery.com/discord https://www.rivercitymystery.com/18  

In January, 2000, 18-year-old Elizabeth Bannister was stabbed to death in a house full of people in Evansville, Indiana, yet no one claims to have seen or heard anything.  Savannah, a member of the River City Mystery Discord server, invited me to discuss this bizarre, unsolved case on her YouTube channel, "Don't Hate. CREATE".   If you have any information that you believe may be relevant to solving Elizabeth's murder, contact the Evansville Police Department at 812-436-7979. Links mentioned in this episode: "Don't Hate.  CREATE" YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@donthate.create River City Mystery Discord - https://www.rivercitymystery.com/discord Where The Bodies Are Buried - S1 E1 William "Clyde" Gibson - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VNbbx3u5qa0useqeRaENf?si=b118e30a4bea462e Dealing Justice - Episode 8:  Queen of Diamonds:  Elizabeth Bannister, IN Deck - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YfuNICxTf9nOmTpcLcO2x?si=168b6b2c199c4e31 Episode show notes:  https://www.rivercitymystery.com/17  

Zachary Carey's best friend, Chris, dropped him off at the Welcome to Lynnville sign on May 30,2023. He hasn't been seen since. Chris reached out to me following my last episode where I spoke with Zachary's mother, Gina, and sister, Cecelia, to off...

Zachary Carey, a 38-year-old resident of Evansville, Indiana, has been missing since May 30, 2023. In this episode, Zachary's mother, Gina, and sister, Cecelia, share their insights on the case. If you have any information that you think may be usef...

Multiple bigfoot encounters have been reported in the Hoosier National Forest since 2017. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) website contains a catalog of fairly recently reported encounters from the region, including a report in 2018...

Troy DeWayne Smith, 50, was shot in the back of his head while he sat on his couch in his apartment on the 500 block of S. New York Avenue in Evansville, Indiana, on May 24, 2020. Troy's body was discovered by his brother, TaRon Fields. In this ep...

A hoard of 700 civil war-era gold coins was found buried at an undisclosed Kentucky cornfield in July, 2023. Was this a unique case, or is it possible that buried treasures may be found all over the tri-state area? https://indstate.contentdm.oclc....

Andi Madison Wagner of Evansville, Indiana, has not been seen since August 6, 2022. If you have any information on Andi's disappearance, contact the Evansville Police Department at 812-436-7979. Date of birth: 6/9/1998 Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown Heig...

A recent story out of England where two police officers experienced a "phantom train" reminded me of a story my sister, Barbie Deig, told me years ago. In the early 1990's, she, along with many others, attended an outdoor revival in Evansville, Indi...

Interview with Geraldine Sutton Stith, daughter of Elmer "Lucky" Sutton, one of 11 people who encountered strange beings on their Kelly, Kentucky, farm on August 21, 1955. Geraldine was told the horrifying, yet fascinating, story by her father when ...

Interview with Joni Mayhan, author, paranormal investigator, and ghost walk guide in New Harmony, Indiana. Haunted New Harmony | Where History and Hauntings Collide (jonimayhan.com) Joni Mayhan (@jonimayhan933) TikTok | Watch Joni Mayhan's Newest...

Doris McDonough was brutally beaten to death in her own kitchen in Evansville, Indiana, on October 3, 1968. Her husband, William, provided a timeline of events that raises more questions than answers about what happened that day. The case remains u...

Interview with Joe Weigant, retired Evansville Police Department detective who founded Evansville Paranormal Investigations and Consulting (EPIC). Joe is a psychic and spirit communicator who specializes in crossing over trapped spirits so the living...

Blake Crews, 20, was excited to start a business teaching drums. He spent much of his last day alive trying to print business cards for the new business. Blake never had the chance to live out his dream, though; he died after he was shot multiple t...

During the summer of 1940, a home just outside of Odon, Indiana, caught fire 28 times in a single day. Witnessed by many, the cause of the fires remains a mystery to this very day. ----more---- Check out Don Cosby’s books on Amazon: My Scrap Book: A...

Theresa Rideout, 36, disappeared along with her dog, River, on September 2, 1994. Her boyfriend, Jack Barnett, checked into a motel and killed himself just over a week later. Was Jack responsible for her disappearance? Investigators never found he...

My wife and I had an encounter with something unusual while taking a walk around Garvin Lake in Evansville on the evening of Saturday, August 21, 2021.----more---- Photo #GLC1 08-21-2021Photo #GLC2 08-21-2021Photo #GLC3 08-21-2021Photo #GLC4 08-21-20...

Discover why a preacher was called to help deal with a disturbing situation at the Four Seasons Motel in Mount Vernon, Indiana.----more---- Jack W. Barnett Death Certificate (PDF) Evansville Courier & Press article – 9/14/1994 (PDF) Evansv...