Kentucky Deceased: Hauntings of Frankfort

Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner chats with Frankfort author Luke Hosley about his approach to crafting strange - yet familiar - worlds. Enjoy snippets of Hosley's sci-fi, small-town horror, and audio drama work in this season's finale episode of Kentucky Deceased. LINKS Time Before Crime Into the Wallwood The Lost Art Of Podcast Author Facebook

From 1947 to 1969, the U.S. Air Force investigated unexplained aerial phenomena in a study known as Project Blue Book. Join Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner as she explores a range of UFO sightings recorded in and around Frankfort - including during a national uptick in January, 1967.  - - - CONTENT WARNING Medical abuse of disabled people, eugenics

Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner brings together a collection of stories gathered from around Frankfort. Encounter vanishing hitchhikers and ghostly cries, hear about end-times prophecies and legends of river monsters, and visit the city landmarks of Devil’s Umbrealla... and the Capital City Museum herself.  - - - STORIES The Vanishing Hitchhiker Crybaby Lane “Apocalypse Reviewed” The Loch Four Monster Odd Customs of Halloween Devil’s Umbrella Ghost Investigation at the Capital City Museum  - - - LINKS Nickelodeon’s Cry Baby Lane (rated TV-Y7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0s_KZvsnDY Devil’s Umbrella article and picture:  https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20637532.pdf Devil’s Umbrella stereoscopic picture (reversed) https://digital.library.louisville.edu/concern/images/ulpa_1999_036_097?locale=it EKGS Capital City Museum: Pre-investigation tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDnbZcl2AbI EKGS Capital City Museum Ghost Hunt PART 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx1Yspypmuw EKGS Capital City Museum Ghost Hunt PART 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n45asR44eec EKGS Capital City Museum Ghost Hunt PART 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdMzbRiuPI EKGS Capital City Museum Ghost Hunt PART 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Jm-GDrSlQ Ghost Hunting at Capital City Museum With POLTERGEIST ACTIVITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKMr0h5QJIQ Ghost Hunting at Capital City Museum FINAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZDAiKUnpOs  - - - CONTENT WARNING Themes of infant death, modern Christian end-times prophecy including references to Christian Zionism, and the colonial genocide of indigenous peoples in Kentucky.

Join Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner on a journey through the haunting history of Liberty Hall Historic Site with curator John Walker. Hear tales of a mysterious Spanish opera singer, a peeping-Tom British soldier, and - of course - the famous Gray Lady herself.

Kentucky Deceased is back for season four with the story of Franklin County's resident witch. Host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner guides listeners back to 1913 to meet the family of Lily Harp, whose death was attributed to a curse. Discover the bizarre story of stockings hidden in a pillow, a grieving family's desperate search for answers, and the chilling rituals they believed could unveil the witch's identity.

We are one week out from MUSEUM AFTER DARK and Kentucky Deceased release party!!!   Kentucky Deceased is an 8x10 hardcover book written by Zack Poehlein and designed by Katherine O’Dell of Derby City Midnight. The book dives into four stories from the annals of the award-winning Kentucky Deceased podcast, presenting legends and folklore from around the Capital City and Franklin County in a new light. Kentucky Deceased examines what the supernatural, paranormal, and the bizarre mean to a community and its residents, showing that the strange is what ties us all together.   Pick-ups for pre-orders begin at Museum After Dark!   Vendors, food, alcohol, and more! This is a night market/book release party to celebrate the spookiness ahead!

To sign up for pre-order notifications visit here: https://mailchi.mp/1df65e5c46ef/kydeceased   We're releasing a book of new and familiar stories just in time for Halloween! Kentucky Deceased is an 8x10 hardcover created in collaboration with Derby City Midnight. Inside are four tales of the strange and supernatural, complete with supporting documents and photographs. All beautifully written and designed by the awesome powerhouse duo!  1. The Kentucky og-Eater - a previously unknown and unreported on Kentucky cryptic that terrorized summer evenings throughout the 19th and early 20th century. 2. Lights Over Frankfort - a treasure trove of UFO sightings and encounters from Franklin county complete with Air Force investigatory documents. 3. The Ouija Board Transcripts - a showcase of the monolithic Ouija Board in the life of a steward of Frankfort and Kentucky history. 4. The Gray Lady of Liberty Hall - a comprehensive look at the tutelary spirit housed within the Brown ancestral home as well as an examination of ancestral spirits themselves and what they mean to a home, a family, and to a community. Join us for a book launch at the Capital City Museum on October 1, 2024 from 7-9. Season 4 of the podcast is coming, too! Get ready! To sign up for pre-orders visit here: https://mailchi.mp/1df65e5c46ef/kydeceased

It's Halloween and we're proud to offer a very special treat for this year's season finale - a vintage WFKY broadcast featuring a moderated discussion between a Satanic priest and a Christian seminary professor. Grab a warm drink, a flickering fireplace, and some pearls to clutch as you hear tales of "nameless rites and unspeakable orgies". Episode notes: This episode includes an in-depth conversation about Satanism, with frequent references to Hell, damnation, and Christianity. Sex and sexuality is discussed, including a brief mention of sexual abuse of an animal.

[Re-uploaded due to file issue] The Shakers at Pleasant Hill are most often remembered for their material practicality, spiritual asceticism, and unique song tradition; however, firsthand accounts of the Shakers reveal an apocalyptic religion which often veered into the esoteric and occult. Join your host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner as she welcomes Derby City Midnight's Zack Poehlein who guides listeners through tales of heavenly visions, ghostly apparitions, and channeled hymns.

A decade ago, a carful of people saw something strange in the skies over Anderson county. Join your host Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner as she welcomes, Jennifer, who tells a story of lost time, recovered memories, and otherworldly strangers. Episode notes: This episode contains references to forced abductions, missing time, religious trauma associated with spontaneous healing, cancer, chemotherapy, and recreational drug use.

Join special guest host Hannah Hutcherson on a monstrous tour of Fort Hill. From the eponymous Mangler to the Rougarou, learn which creatures you may want to keep an eye out for in our neck of the woods. The Beasts of the Bluegrass tour is a night walking tour offered every Wednesday night in October. Tours start at the Sullivan House Visitor's Center at 7 PM. Get your tickets at https://capitalcitymuseum.com/booking.html CONTENT WARNING: Some of the material on this tour may be disturbing for young guests. Mentions of death, dismemberment, cannibalism, and other gruesome details are all part of these real accounts with the unknown.

In November of 1825, a Kentucky legislator is murdered in his home - but it's far from a standard political assassination; rather, the killing of Solomon Sharp by Jereboam Beauchamp was motivated by a wicked and tragic love story which inspired works by Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Penn Warren. Episode notes: This episode contains the description of a murder, suicide and self harm, and the references to anti-Black racism.

A special follow-up to the premiere episode of our first season, this episode takes a deep dive into one of the most fascinating finds to come out of the archival collection at the Capital City Museum!   Join us as we learn more about how one man's experience with a Ouija board led him to the potential solution to an unsolved crime and a deep-dive into the world of the occult.    Episode notes: there are references to sexual assault in this episode. Additionally, the audio from the interview compressed at a weird rate and caused distortion which we are unable to troubleshoot. Thank you for understanding!

In August 1974, a woman is found strangle in her family's newly opened restaurant. Less than one month later the restaurant is burned to the ground. The owner, and accused murderer, is rumored to have mob connections, murdered his previous wives, and been an all-around scoundrel (while also being a great cook!). Jack Pagato's trial for murder left many wondering: just how safe is Frankfort?  This episode features Russ Kennedy, who worked at the restaurant and recalled his time knowing the Pagatos.

In February of 1992, a prominent Frankfort woman, Peggy King, goes missing. A well-known librarian at the Legislative Research Commission and an involved folk-dancer, King's body isn't found for nine days. This episode looks at the attempts to solve the murder and the trials of the three men convicted of the crime.

On January 30, 1900, the potential Kentucky governor is shot--leading to a divided government with two active parties of leadership. A militia is called in. 16 suspects are indicted. It's a madhouse worthy of several episodes but we condensed it down to one!

One a cold, January night an elderly woman is found lying at the base of her cellar stairs. What follows is a trial which pits family against family and questions the role of motive & physical evidence in guilty convictions.

Brought to you by the Capital City Museum, this episode takes a look at a haunted home, with an even more haunted history. Join host, Eleanor Hasken-Wagner on an exploration of historic events, a salacious trail, and the ghostly wailings of a mourning woman.

We're back for another year! This time with a little bit of a different focus. If you're interested in learning more about Frankfort's dark and grisly history than this year is your year!

Murder, Mayhem, and Madness--this is part two (and the last episode of the podcast!)   Thank you so much for joining us!