Beyond the Ferns

For decades, ranchers across the United States have walked out to their fields expecting an ordinary morning — only to find one of their cattle dead under circumstances that make no sense. No signs of struggle. No tracks in or out. Although troubling, the state that they are in gives the most cause of concern.

The animal is often found with certain tissues and organs missing with what witnesses describe as precise, almost surgical cuts. There’s frequently an unusual lack of blood at the scene. Scavengers — which normally descend quickly in rural environments — sometimes avoid the carcass for days. To the people who discover them, it doesn’t look like a normal predator kill. It doesn’t look like disease. And it doesn’t look random.

Reports like this surged in the 1970s, drawing enough public concern that even the Federal Bureau of Investigation reviewed cases. Explanations have ranged from natural decomposition and scavenger activity to secret government testing, cult activity, and — of course — extraterrestrial involvement. But no single answer has ever fully accounted for every reported detail: the precision, the timing, the repeated patterns across states, and the strange environmental clues some ranchers claim to notice.

What keeps the mystery alive is consistency. Different states. Different decades. Different ranchers telling nearly the same story — healthy livestock, no warning, and a scene that feels staged rather than natural. Whether the cause is misunderstood science, human involvement, or something we don’t yet have a framework to explain, cattle mutilation remains one of those rural phenomena that lives in the uneasy space between folklore, forensic debate, and genuine unanswered questions.

And maybe that’s why it lingers. Not because we have no theories — but because none of them fully close the case.

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In this week's episode we are headed to Kansas!

The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas, looks like an ordinary small-town home — but its history tells a far darker story. What began as a young couple’s fresh start quickly spiraled into one of the most infamous haunting cases in America. Strange scratches appeared on walls. Objects moved on their own. And then the violence turned personal. The attacks seemed focused, intelligent… and angry.

Investigators, mediums, and skeptics have all stepped through the doors of the Sallie House, each leaving with more questions than answers. Was the presence truly the spirit of a young girl named Sallie, as many believe? Or was something else hiding behind that name — something far more dangerous?

In this episode, we explore the reported physical attacks, the attempted cleansing of the house, and the mystery of who — or what — was really inside the house.

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In this week's episode we dive right into Part II! The Hi-Fi Shop murders left Ogden, Utah reeling—an act of violence so extreme it demanded answers, accountability, and justice. This episode follows the painstaking investigation that unfolded in the aftermath: the evidence recovered, the witnesses who survived, and the courtroom battles that would ultimately decide the fate of those responsible.

But the story does not end with arrests and convictions. It raises deeper questions about how justice is carried out in America. As prosecutors sought the harshest punishment available, the case became entangled in debates over Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment, as well as long-standing concerns about racial bias within the criminal justice system.

Through survivor testimony, investigative detail, and the legal arguments that shaped the outcome, this episode examines not only what happened inside the Hi-Fi Shop—but what the case reveals about power, punishment, and everything in between.
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In April 1974, a quiet stereo shop in Ogden became the site of one of the most shocking crimes in American history. What began as an ordinary evening shift spiraled into hours of terror that would leave multiple victims dead and an entire community reeling.

Known today as the Hi-Fi Murders, this case is remembered not only for its brutality, but for the disturbing choices made inside a small, locked store—and the questions that still linger decades later. In this episode, we explore the setting, the victims, and the chilling sequence of events without sensationalism, focusing instead on the human cost and the lasting impact this crime had on the justice system and public memory.

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This week we are headed to Missouri to discuss the Springfield Three.

In June 1992, three women—mother Sherrill Levitt and her daughter Suzanne “Suzie” Streeter, along with Suzie’s friend Stacy McCall—vanished without a trace from a quiet residential home in Springfield. The women had returned to the house after a night celebrating local high school graduations. By the next morning, all three were gone.

What investigators found was almost more disturbing than what they didn’t: no signs of forced entry, no struggle, no blood, and no clear suspects. Personal belongings were left behind, including purses, keys, and vehicles—suggesting the women didn’t leave voluntarily.

In this week's episode, I will be diving into theories and tips over the years in this incredibly shocking, notorious and confusing cold case.

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