Stranger In The House

By: Alexa Morrissey
  • Summary

  • What happens when your home is turned into a house of horrors? Stranger In the House is a true-crime podcast that investigates stories of home invasions, murderous spouses, and all manner of heinous acts committed in the one place you should feel the safest. We look at crimes that will make you want to lock your doors and pay closer attention to the ones you live with. It will make you ask the questions, ‘What is a stranger?’ and ‘Is there one in my house right now?’
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  • Episode 28: The Columbus Poltergeist, aka The Story of Tina Resch (Part 2)
    Sep 19 2024

    In this episode, we investigate the two questions that we were left with in Part 1: Did Tina Resch possess supernatural powers? And did she kill her three-year-old daughter?

    Sources:

    “Christina Boyer.” Christina Boyer, www.christinaboyer.org.

    ABC News. “Story of Christina Boyer, ‘poltergeist Girl,’ Chronicled in ‘Demons and Saviors.’” YouTube, 5 Aug. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLGbPq0dWEU.

    Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative. “Making an Exoneree 2019 - the Story of Christina Boyer (First Released on July 1, 2020).” YouTube, 1 July 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Es96oO-9Y.

    “James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92.” New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/obituaries/james-randi-dead.html.

    Skeptic » Podcasts » MonsterTalk » Transcript for the Columbus Poltergeist (Featuring James Randi). www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/10/07/21/transcript.

    https://www.change.org/p/free-christina-boyer?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=7b3426c0-2ca7-11ee-9aff-cd2e4a76a99f

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    15 mins
  • Episode 27: The Columbus Poltergeist, aka The Story of Tina Resch (Part 1)
    Sep 12 2024

    From 'poltergeist girl' to 'murderer,' Tina Resch has been called a lot of things in her life.

    So how does one girl go from being a supernatural media sensation to the most hated woman in America? Listen to Part 1 to find out.

    Sources:

    Roll, William, and Valerie Storey. Unleashed: Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch. Gallery Books, 2004.

    “Christina Boyer.” Christina Boyer, www.christinaboyer.org.

    Wikipedia contributors. “Tina Resch.” Wikipedia, 6 June 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Resch.

    Wikipedia contributors. “Poltergeist (1982 Film).” Wikipedia, 10 Sept. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film).

    Wiki, Contributors to Unsolved Mysteries. “Tina Resch.” Unsolved Mysteries Wiki, unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Tina_Resch.

    LP_B129_F16_08a; LP_B129_F16_08a.tif. digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/dispatch/id/6422.

    Randi, James. The Columbus Poltergeist Case: Part I: Flying Phones, Photos, and Fakery. season-01 1984, cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/1985/04/22165340/p31.pdf.

    Monthly, Staff Writer Columbus. “Classic Columbus Ghost Stories: The Columbus Poltergeist.” Columbus Monthly, 19 Oct. 2015, www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/2015/09/29/classic-columbus-ghost-stories-columbus/22773872007.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 26: The Mother-Daughter Murderer
    Sep 5 2024

    When two different pairs of mothers and daughters are murdered in a quiet suburban town, the neighborhood fears a serial killer is on the loose. With the two cases almost identical, why does an FBI profiler think the crimes are unrelated?

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    Sources:

    Opening arguments made in jason scott murder trial - The Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/opening-arguments-made-in-jason-scott-murder-trial/2013/02/19/15a694d4-7aae-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html

    Case of pr. George’s man suspected of serial killings leaves police and families unsatisfied - The Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/case-of-pr-georges-man-suspected-of-serial-killings-leaves-police-and-families-unsatisfied/2013/12/29/f0802c72-6753-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html

    Mitra, S. (2024) Jason Thomas Scott: Who were his victims? where is he now?, The Cinemaholic. Available at: https://thecinemaholic.com/who-were-jason-thomas-scotts-victims-where-is-he-now/

    Hermann, P. (2019) Man sentenced to 100 years in prison also suspect in killings, Baltimore Sun. Available at: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/01/11/man-sentenced-to-100-years-in-prison-also-suspect-in-killings/

    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/jason-thomas-scott-suspected-maryland-serial-killer-evil/story?id=11266673

    https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/scott-jason-interview.htm

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    20 mins

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