Manic Manor: A True Crime Podcast

Episode 63 - The Mysterious Murder of Blair Adams

In July 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Canada convinced someone was following him. His journey spanned airports, highways, and strange detours until it ended in a Knoxville parking lot. He was found half-dressed, surrounded by cash, gold, and unanswered questions. Was he running from a real threat or from his own mind? This episode of Manic Manor unravels the mysterious final days of Blair Adams.
Sources -
https://web.archive.org/web/20171215145826/https://knoxsheriff.org/coldcase/robert_adams.php?iframe=true&width=90
https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144437/http://etspj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BlairAdams.pdf
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Blair_Adams
https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Mysterious-Murder-of-Blair-Adams
https://medium.com/tftunderworld/defying-explanation-the-baffling-murder-and-strange-final-days-of-blair-adams-ad4ba37b170e
https://www.talesfromtheunderworld.com/p/defying-explanation-the-baffling
https://youtu.be/8nnueyNARVg
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Episode 62 - Gone without a Trace - The Vanishing of Dennis Martin

In 1969, six year old Dennis Martin vanished without a trace in the Smoky Mountains. No screams, no clues, nothing in sight. This episode of Manic Manor revisits the chilling disappearance of Dennis, the following search, and the memories that haunt the area.
 
Sources -
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/special-reports/the-vanished/the-vanished-dennis-martin/51-dea1f82d-4bfa-470b-9a69-5b2c603c1510
https://vault.fbi.gov/dennis-martin
https://allthatsinteresting.com/dennis-martin
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1178747/1
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/1969_GRSM_DennisMartin_dissapearance_REDACTED.pdf
https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/6-year-old-dennis-martin-still-missing-after-disappearing-in-smokies-in-1969/
https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/dennis-martin-50-years-later-search-and-rescue-lessons-learned/

Episode 61 - Vanished in the Fog - The Trenny Gibson Mystery

The Smoky Mountains are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Although you don't expect it to happen, there have been people to disappear off the trails, never to be heard from again. Today, we talk about one of those missing people.
 
Sources -
 
https://www.canadiangurl77.com/
https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/girl-still-missing-after-disappearing-on-1976-high-school-trip-in-the-smokies/
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/Trenny_Gibson_Case_Incident_Report_Redacted.pdf
https://icestationpoetry.medium.com/what-happened-to-trenny-roberts-d62cc8c280fe

Episode 60 - The Bijou Theatre

We're taking a look at an area most familiar to any Knoxville native, the historic Bijou Theatre in the HEART of downtown Knoxville!
 
Sources -
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/
https://knoxbijou.org/
https://usghostadventures.com/knoxville-ghost-tour/the-bijou-theatre/
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/10/31/bijou-theatres-haunting-history/
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/51-608699714
https://insideofknoxville.com/2023/10/inside-the-haunted-200-year-old-bijou-theatre-do-you-believe/
https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/bijou-theatre/

Episode 59 - Haunted Tennessee | Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

Join me in exploring Haunted Tennessee! Our first stop is one of the most notorious haunted areas in my home state, Brushy Mountain!
Sources-
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2022/10/05/east-tennessee-haunted-homes-sites-visit-october/69508932007/
https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/six-places-in-east-tennessee-with-haunted-history/
https://tourbrushy.com/history
https://morgancountychamber.com/tourism/historic-brushy-mountain/
https://lylerussell.net/2022/09/26/tn-gl-episode-7-brushy-mountain-state-penitentiary/

Episode 58 - Even More Appalachian Lore!

We have some more chilling legends for you today, including two tales out of Cherokee legends and how a ghost solved her own murder in West Virgina!
 
Sources- 
https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/mountain-monsters/articles/10-mountain-monsters-found-lurking-in-appalachia
https://mythlok.com/raven-mocker/
https://easttennessean.com/2022/11/02/a-cryptic-column-spearfinger-a-cherokee-legend/
https://gatlinburggo.com/blogs/news/spearfinger-smoky-mountains?srsltid=AfmBOorlbCFel9uwsxB80d_G2t7BtCbiPNl5rDNDuWPy6BmAOhQPe0KM
https://www.thegreatsmokies.net/scariest-trail-great-smoky-mountains/
https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost
https://dannyechase.com/blog/greenbrier/

Episode 57 - The Legend of La Llorona

Today's episode dives into another scary urban legend...The weeping woman who is La Llorona.
 
Sources -
https://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/Mexico-s-legend-of-La-Llorona-continues-to-3933072.php
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2021/10/la-llorona-an-introduction-to-the-weeping-woman/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/La-Llorona
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/

Episode 56 - The Jonestown Massacre

Let's take a look at one of the most infamous cults in history and how its leader's paranoia brought everything to an ugly head.
 
Sources -
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/jonestown/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Jones
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jonestown

Episode 55 - The Tenerife Airport Disaster

A look into the deadliest aviation incident in the World's History.
 
Sources -
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/reviews-crash-in-canary-islands-180972227/
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kNZVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418%2C7066417
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/minutes.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1dg3fk8/deadliest_aviation_accident_ever_the_tenerife/

Episode 54 - Flight 1771

What should have been a simple commute home for many people aboard the  
Pacific Southwest Airline Flight 1771 turned into a horrific nightmare as a result of an angry man seeking revenge for his termination.
 
Sources -
https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/murder-in-the-sky-how-one-mans-rage-brought-down-a-plane-759ed697b226
Mayday: Air Disaster: Three Horrific Disasters that were linked to a breakdown in security measures
https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/326646
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a68zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3776%2C5100444
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E0YjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=APADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7113%2C8413028