Episode 219: Unanswered (ad-free)

One of the most attractive roads to travel for many people are the ones that lead deep into the world of the occult. But sometimes they can also be incredibly dangerous.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by GennaRose Nethercott and music by Chad Lawson.

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Further Reading

1. “The Hell Fire Caves,” BBC.com, September 2008, https://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2008/09/12/hell_fire_caves_feature.shtml.
2. "A brief history of America's hostility to a previous generation of Mediterranean migrants Italians." The World. November 26, 2015, https://theworld.org/stories/2015-11-26/brief-history-america-s-hostility-previous-generation-mediterranean-migrants.
3. "Bennie Evangelista." Find A Grave. Accessed May 15, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95008079/bennie-evangelista.
4. "Billy Sunday." Christian History. Accessed May 17, 2022, https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/evangelistsandapologists/billy-sunday.html.
5. "Billy Sunday." US History. Accessed May 17, 2022, https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3877.html.
6. "Bodies of Boy Twins Hacked to Bits With Axe by Frienzied Fiend." The News-Journal (Lancaster, PA). May 19, 1919. P 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80088498/the-news-journal.
7. "Exploring the Adam God Cult That Stormed Kansas City's Streets." Martin City Telegraph. January 30, 2022.
8. https://martincitytelegraph.com/2022/01/30/exploring-the-adam-god-cult-that-stormed-kansas-citys-streets.
9. “Old Detroit Hex Deaths Linked to Pennsylvania,”ReadingTimes.July1,1930. Page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/48084019/?terms=%22Aurelius%20Angelino%22&match=1.
10. “One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to Their Downfall.” History. January 24, 2019. https://www.history.com/news/freemason-secrets-revealed.
11. “Part II: Adam God, A Religious Cult, Caused Chaos in Kansas City in 1908.”.” Martin City Telegraph. February 14, 2022. https://martincitytelegraph.com/2022/02/14/part-ii-adam-god-a-religious-cult-caused-chaos-in-kansas-city-in-1908.
12. “Religious Fanatic Sought For Killing Occult Leader, Family.” Reading Times. July 5, 1929. P1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/49798712.
13. “Rowen, Margaret Matilda Wright (1871–1939).” Encyclopedia of Seventh Day Adventists. November 15, 2020. https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=BAVJ&highlight=wright.
14. “Santina Zanopia Evangelista.” Find A Grave. Accessed May 15, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95007023/santina-evangelista.
15. “St. Aubin Street Massacre: 1929 Detroit family murders still unsolved.” Click On Detroit. July 19, 2021. https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2016/10/05/st-aubin-street-massacre-1929-detroit-family-murders-still-unsolved.
16. “St. Aubin Street Massacre: The Benny Evangelist Family Murders.” The Lineup. January 18, 2016. https://the-line-up.com/benny-evangelist-murders.
17. “The Blackburn Cult.” Los Angeles Almanac. Accessed May 17, 2022. http://www.laalmanac.com/religion/re720.php.
18. “The Evangelista Occult Murders.” American Hauntings. Accessed May 15, 2022. https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/evangelista.
19. “The Mysterious Disappearance of Captain William Morgan.” History & Headlines. September 11, 2020, https://www.historyandheadlines.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-captain-william-morgan.
20. “The Trial...For Kidnapping William Morgan.” LibraryWeb.Org. Accessed May 20, 2022, https://www.libraryweb.org/~digitized/Wheatland/Trial_of_James_Lackey.pdf.
21. “Unsolved: The brutal massacre of the Evangelist family.” Criminal. Accessed May 15, 2022. https://vocal.media/criminal/unsolved-the-brutal-massacre-of-the-evangelist-family.
22. “William Morgan: The Disappearance of an Anti-Mason.” Geri Walton. March 30, 2020, https://www.geriwalton.com/william-morgan-the-disappearance-of-an-anti-mason.