The Darkives

This week, a bit of a bizarre true crime story. The true story of Elmer McCurdy, the abandoned child, the outlaw, the mummy, roller skater, the corpse displayed in funhouse, the actor?.... Hey Jamie... this is the correct order right? Okay, I promise this the correct chain of events everybody. Come with us as we tell some outlaw history of Oklahoma and tell the tale of a strange museum exhibit. In this file of The Darkives, we find out how Elmer McCurdy became a mummy.
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https://www.history.com/articles/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-dead-outlaw
https://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdy
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205534/the-wild-weird-true-story-of-elmer-mccurdy-broadways-dead-outlaw/
https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/strange-life-stranger-afterlife-elmer-mccurdy/

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Keywords : Elmer McCurdy body, macabre historical stories, weird crime history, mummified outlaw carnival, sideshow mummy history, carnival oddities history, Wild West outlaw stories, Oklahoma train robbery history, early 1900s American crime, Western bandits history, historical bank robbers, weird historical events, bizarre stories from history, creepy true history, unbelievable history stories, outlaw body displayed for decades, strangest after-death story in history, Elmer McCurdy carnival attraction, what happened to Elmer McCurdy’s body

This week we dive into a tale of an underwater treasure hunt and maritime archaeology. In the 18th century, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the British navy and Spanish galleons loaded with treasure would engage in naval battles off the coast of Colombia. One of the battles would lead to what might be the richest shipwreck in history and a bounty that would be lost to the world for around 300 years. Let's track down a missing vessel from the Spanish treasure fleet together. This tragic story has it all; a deep sea shipwreck discovery, controversies surrounding San José shipwreck, sailors lost at sea, and more as we sail the seas of history on this file pulled from The Darkives.
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https://www.history.com/articles/san-jose-shipwreck-battle-2
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/spanish-succession
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-jose-shipwreck-treasure-recovered-1708-colombia/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kj0153zn0o
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/san-jose-worlds-richest-shipwreck-claim
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Keywords: Spanish galleon San José, San Jose treasure ship, San José shipwreck Colombia, sunken treasure history, shipwreck treasure discovery, colonial maritime trade routes, Caribbean shipwreck history, underwater archaeology, deadly naval battles history, tragic shipwrecks in history, dark maritime history, historical treasure mysteries, shocking events in naval history, forgotten shipwrecks, true story of the San José shipwreck, what happened to the San José galleon, San José treasure worth billions, history behind the richest shipwreck, Spanish treasure ship sunk by the British, law of the sea,

This week the blood countess, Elizabeth Báthory. Tales of medieval torture, murder, and one of the meanest female serial killers in history. In 16th century Europe the Elizabeth Báthory murders have a healthy mix of documented facts, myths, and legends. Jamie separates the facts from the fiction and brings to light some newer theories that may wash away all we know of this historical murder mystery. Time to get medieval again in this installment of The Darkives.
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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-29/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed
https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-serial-killers-2026519
https://www.biography.com/crime/elizabeth-bathory
https://www.historyhit.com/the-blood-countess-facts-about-elizabeth-bathory/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-bloody-legend-of-hungarys-serial-killer-countess
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/elizabeth-bathory
https://www.czechcenter.org/blog/2024/2/3/elizabeth-bthory-the-hungarian-countess

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Keywords: aristocratic crimes, blood bathing myth, dark European legends, macabre history stories, shocking historical crimes, eerie true history, who was Elizabeth Báthory, true story of the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Báthory myth vs reality, how many victims did Elizabeth Báthory kill, Elizabeth Báthory crimes explained, dark secrets of Elizabeth Báthory, historical serial killer

Forgotten tragedies, 19th century balloon flight exploration, and polar bears! This week we go over the highs and lows of Andrée’s Arctic expedition. In 1897, balloon enthusiast Salomon Andrée set out to explore the north pole by air. This tragic exploration attempt seemed to be doomed from the start. Lets take flight and fly on the winds of early aviation and arctic scientific exploration in this installment of The Darkives.
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Keywords: polar exploration history, survival in the Arctic, extreme exploration history, dark history of Arctic exploration, deadly Arctic expeditions, explorers lost in the Arctic, Swedish polar explorers, dark history podcast episode, bizarre historical expeditions, historical mystery, true story of the Arctic Balloon Expedition, what happened to Andrée’s Arctic expedition, why the Arctic balloon expedition failed, Salomon Andrée death, lost Arctic expedition, darkest moments in polar exploration

This week we cover the Norman Conquest of England and the atrocities of William the Conqueror. William I of England was faced with Anglo-Saxon resistance during his reign so he clapped back with some medieval war crimes leading to mass starvation in England. Before population devastation and the destruction of northern England, William seized the throne through a series of scorched earth warfare and brutal medieval campaigns. The most notable battle on his way to the throne being the Battle of Hastings. Join us for a king sized true story in grim medieval history with an 'explosive' ending in this case of The Darkives.
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Keywords: Norman Conquest brutality, 1069, Norman rule in England, medieval England history, medieval famine England, long-term effects of Norman conquest, forgotten atrocities in history, what was the Harrying of the North, true history of the Harrying of the North, why William the Conqueror destroyed the North, Harrying of the North death toll.