Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

For centuries, a human skull has been kept inside an English manor house, with one very specific warning: never remove it.

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Sources:

https://heritage.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/Monument/MDO24642

https://dorsetlife.co.uk/the-guttridge-files-bookshelf-skulduggery/

https://www.ww2.opcdorset.org/BettiscombeFiles/Bettiscombe.htm

https://screamingskulls.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-bettiscombe-skull.html

https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/bof/bof08.htm

https://www.thedicamillo.com/house/bettiscombe-manor/

https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2026/08/26/the-screaming-skull-of-bettiscombe-who-was-she/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.

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In the 1920s, Helene Adelaide Shelby had a heck of an idea: what if, instead of a typical detective interrogating suspects, we had a skeleton do it?

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Sources:

https://bronzeicon.com/articles/66-the-voice-from-hell/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/criminal-confession-skeleton-patent

https://hyperbate.fr/mort/

https://patents.google.com/patent/US1749090A/en

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/e4/19/8a/b151c2156a3fb4/US1749090.pdf

https://bigthink.com/the-past/criminal-confession-skeleton/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.

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Lexington, KY 40591

Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
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TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault

Why didn't she report it? Why did she keep talking to him afterward? Why didn't she just leave?

We ask these questions about survivors of sexual assault all the time. But when even a conviction doesn't guarantee meaningful consequences, and the very things someone does to stay safe can be used to question their credibility, the answers become a lot more complicated. This week, we're examining what happens when survivors seek justice, and why so many never do.

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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/stanford-sexual-assault-case-victim-impact-statement-in-full

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chanel-miller-reads-her-entire-victim-impact-statement-she-wrote-to-address-brock-turner-60-minutes-2019-09-22/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/father-stanford-university-student-brock-turner-sexual-assault-statement

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/26/brock-turner-stanford-sexual-assault-victim-testimony-laugh

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/austin-wilkerson-released/

https://www.illinoiscourtscommission.gov/case-details?id=121

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-belter-rape-probation-victim-mm/

https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/cv2_4.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12081761/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39548865/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornell-university-rape-allegations-chi-phi-fraternity-details/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cornell-university-rape-case-jane-doe-police-interview-transcript/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cornell-university-rape-case-district-attorney-campus-police-interview/

https://apnews.com/article/556db045600f8d5aa274f913bb5270a5

https://apnews.com/article/e5d3182af81fff6efc86d700516e171a

https://apnews.com/article/259e923dc2fb581f6565b0c4969c4397

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/cornell-hires-ex-justice-dept-official-yates-review-rape-claims-response-2026-10-06/

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/faq-edited-cornell-removes-statement-that-all-investigatory-information-was-shared-with-da-in-alleged-chi-phi-gang-rape

https://people.com/cornell-rape-case-man-accused-wants-letitia-james-removed-12164196

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.

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WMMM Podcast

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Lexington, KY 40591

Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
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In 1324 Ireland, a wealthy woman finds herself at the center of accusations involving suspicious deaths, sorcery, demons, and a bishop who will stop at nothing to bring her down.

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Sources:

https://www.dib.ie/index.php/biography/kyteler-kettle-keyetler-dame-alice-a4617

https://www.dib.ie/biography/le-poer-arnold-a4734

https://www.historyireland.com/the-sorcery-trial-of-alice-kyteler-by-bernadette-williams/

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-anthology-of-british-medieval-latin/trial-of-alice-kyteler-on-a-charge-of-witchcraft/5FA4D52302F1D53D699A7E4018C5D35A

https://celt.ucc.ie/published/L100011/text150.html

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/irish-historical-studies/article/abs/select-document-florence-newtons-trial-for-witchcraft-cork-1661-sir-william-astons-transcript/F4548374C6140B71F50F8257D6315DBC

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/social-life-in-britain-from-the-conquest-to-the-reformation/superstitions-and-marvels/74D250392B86FF1B113346315563C69C

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/narratives-of-sorcery-and-magic/9EEB481CC28816A0ABA84FE6DC35CDD4

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.

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Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com

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Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram

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NOTE: Some more adult language than usual is in this episode—watch out for kids listening or listening at work! Sue Logue was the first (and only) woman to be executed by electric chair in South Carolina. This is her story, also known as that time a mule kicked a calf and eight people died.

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Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/logue-sue.htm

https://www.newportplaintalk.com/community/as_it_was_give_to_me/article_89640800-50e2-11e4-b625-5f88c9cecaa3.html

https://tompoland.net/how-a-mule-kick-killed-eight-people/

http://www.randomconnections.com/a-feud-a-mule-a-senator-a-potter-and-a-ghost-town-or-two-part-one/

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.

TikTok: @wmmmpodcast

Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/

Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com

Get to know us better:

Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram

Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram

WMMM Podcast

P.O. Box 910674

Lexington, KY 40591

Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon!
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