Manic Manor: A True Crime Podcast

Episode 37 - More Appalachian Tales and Legends!

We're back at it with some more tales and legends from the Appalachia Region! We have some mysterious lights, some lunar influenced individuals, and a spooky kitty!
 
Sources -
https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/appalachian-folklore-and-superstitions/
https://web.archive.org/web/20191226144559/https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1971/0646/report.pdf
https://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again/
https://www.carolinacountry.com/departments/departments/feature-story/the-mysterious-brown-mountain-lights
https://blueridgemountainstravelguide.com/moon-eyed-people-cherokee-legends/
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/moon-eyed-people/
https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm

Episode 36 - The Mashimaro Killer

Number for Seoul's Yangcheon Police Station - +82 2-2093-8324)
 
In the early 2000s, South Korea had a strain of murders and crime. One of these is an unsolved murder case where the key evidence happens to be a Mashimaro Rabbit sticker. To this day, the case, as of now, remains unsolved.
 
Sources -
https://ubitto.com/blog/events/6-scary-unsolved-crimes-in-korea/
https://youtu.be/68Agh_MbSNw
http://www.kyen.kr/m/view.php?idx=3158
https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%95%EB%8F%99%20%EC%97%B0%EC%87%84%ED%8F%AD%ED%96%89%EC%82%B4%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%AC%EA%B1%B4
https://cappies.tistory.com/m/372

Episode 35 - The Haunting Memories of Japan | Okawa Elementary School

It isn't a surprise that with any disaster, haunting memories will follow as well as ghost stories. However, despite the ghost stories we hear, what happened at Okawa elementary school on the day of March 11, 2011 was extremely real and very heart-breaking as well as horrifying. 
 
While we do discuss some of the ghost stories today, the real topic of today is Okawa Elementary School, and keeping the memory alive for the sake of those lost as well as their families. 
 
Sources -
Ghosts of the Tsunami Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone – Richard Lloyd Parry
https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011
https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/disasters-conflicts/where-we-work/japan/great-east-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/02/japan-earthquake-before-and-after/100251/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/24/the-school-beneath-the-wave-the-unimaginable-tragedy-of-japans-tsunami
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Toshiya+Ishizaka&aqs=edge..69i57&FORM=ANCMS9&PC=U531
Grieving father: flawed thinking behind 2011 tragedy | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Tsunami's Ghosts Haunt Japanese Earthquake Survivors : NPR
(9) The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - Epidemic of Ghosts - YouTube
Okawa parents seethe at tsunami 'murders' - YouTube
 
#japan #disaster #Okawa #OkawaElementary #fukushima #ghost #ghostsofthetsunami 

Episode 34 - Fukushima Daini | The Surviving Sister Plant

While Fukushima Daiichi is the plant that comes to mind when people think of the Nuclear Disaster that occurred in Japan in 2011, not much is said about the sister plant that managed to survive the nuclear catastrophe that could have been.  
Subtle differences in leadership played a key factor for motivation and overall how the plant outcomes turned out. We'll discuss today how Fukushima Daini was left mostly unharmed. 
Sources:
https://hbr.org/2014/07/how-the-other-fukushima-plant-survived
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01053/
https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2023/06/engineer-who-saved-nuclear-plant-from-meltdown-shares-leadership-lessons.html
https://www.quality.org/knowledge/%E2%80%8Bfukushima-daiichi-and-daini-%E2%80%93-tale-two-leadership-styles
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tepco-declares-Fukushima-Daini-for-decommissioning
 
#fukushima #disaster 

Episode 33 - The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes ever to be recorded in history would hit Japan, causing massive amounts of damage. The resulting Tsunami, would claim more lives and result in the destruction of many buildings like the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Looking back on those days, tons of controversy came to light in these crucial moments showing just how dangerous nuclear power can be.
 
Sources -
https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-daiichi-radioactive-water-release-75becaaf68b7c3faf0121c459fdd25af
https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/radiation-from-fukushima-disaster-still-affects-32-million-japanese
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/features/fukushima-radiation/index.html
http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2202&Itemid=3292
https://youtu.be/qRKScRgsUaE
https://youtu.be/lRmaugZUIGU
https://youtu.be/JPpsMCdztlQ
https://youtu.be/rBvUtY0PfB8
D Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (history.com)
britannica.com/event/Fukushima-accident
Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster | Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org)
10 Facts About the Fukushima Disaster | History Hit
https://e360.yale.edu/features/anatomy_of_a_nuclear_crisis_a_chronology_of_fukushima
Fukushima Daiichi Accident - World Nuclear Association (world-nuclear.org)
The History of Nuclear Power in Fukushima | Nippon.com
Fukushima disaster was preventable, new study finds - USC News
Manual Shutdown of Reactor at Unit 1 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Start-up Operation |TEPCO News|TEPCO
Excessive Insertion of Control Rods at Unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station During Periodic Inspection|TEPCO News|TEPCO
https://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/10110201-j.html
Timeline: A Nuclear Crisis Unfolds In Japan : NPR
Lessons from Fukushima disaster 10 years later | Stanford News
#fukushima #history #disaster 

Interview with IGoBart

I was extremely fortunate and honored to sit down with IGoBart to talk about his channel! Famous for his "Welcome to my Dong" series, Bart has traveled all over South Korea and into North Korea as well!
I sat with him to talk about his beginnings, his inspirations, experiences, and some more! I hope you all will enjoy his story as much as I did. Make sure to go check out his channel as well!
iGoBart - YouTube

Episode 32 - The Murder of Colleen Slemmer and the Case of Christa Pike

In 1995, one of the most brutal murders would happen on the Job Corps campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. The events that lead up to this and the aftermath are nothing short of horrific. A beautiful woman who lost her life way before her time out of rage and jealously is forever linked with the only woman on death row in Tennessee.
 
Sources -
https://www.tn.gov/correction/statistics-and-information/death-row-facts/women-on-death-row.html
https://volopedia.lib.utk.edu/entries/job-corps-student-murdered-on-agriculture-campus/
https://original.newsbreak.com/@nik-1590556/2795610243913-the-cruel-killing-by-the-youngest-woman-on-death-row
https://www.newsweek.com/colleen-slemmer-mom-wants-christa-pike-tennessee-death-row-executed-1600738
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/victims-mom-christa-pike-execution/51-3665cad8-4d07-4f4a-bad5-d7de4fe05e9a
https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/victim-begged-for-life-as-killer-panicked-tape-says-ep-894307697-353645181.html/
https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/trusting-others-too-much-cost-colleen-slemmer-her-life-ep-894347083-353644861.html/
https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Christa_Pike
https://torontosun.com/news/world/hunter-death-row-damsel-christa-pike-wants-sentence-commuted
 
#truecrime
#colleenslemmer
#christapike 

Episode 31 - The Station Nightclub Fire

20 years ago, one of the deadliest fires in American History happened in a nightclub, claiming the lives of 100 people.
We reflect back on that night, look on those responsible, and remember the victims as they deserve to be remembered.
sources-
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/06/20130206-the-station-fire-timeline-of-a-tragedy-ece/35431247007/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rhode-island-nightclub-burns
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/19/20130219-station-tragedy-leads-to-tougher-fire-code-ece/35432063007/
https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=100988
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2012/09/14/station-fire-anniversary
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-station-nightclub-rhode-island-fire-deaths-owners/
https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/remembering-the-station-nightclub-fire/
https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighting-history/articles/station-nightclub-fire-lessons-code-changes-follow-tragedy-VsJH1dv8rXfbtUlG/
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/10/24/48-hours-show-makes-no-mention-station-nightclubs-overcrowding/6165535001/
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/08/us/rhode-island-where-100-died-in-nightclub-fire-adopts-new-code.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/22/us/fire-in-a-nightclub-the-band-group-persevered-by-making-circuit-of-smaller-clubs.html
https://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/02/21/nightclub.pyro/index.html
#stationnightclub
#americanhistory
#truecrime
#stationnightclubfire
 

Episode 30 - The Roof Koreans and the LA Riots

31 years ago, the 1992 LA riots burned through many businesses in the LA, devastating many in its wake. In response to the threat of their businesses being looted or burned down, Korean immigrants took to the roofs of their businesses to protect their livelihoods.
This episode looks into the start of the riots, what caused the strains, and potentially why the Roof Koreans were ones who had to fight that much harder for their protection.
 
Sources -
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220410000037
https://reaperfeed.com/roof-koreans/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-29/thirty-years-after-it-burned-koreatown-has-transformed-but-scars-remain
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-brutality-caught-on-video
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095444468/storycorps-remembering-15-year-old-latasha-harlins
https://allthatsinteresting.com/latasha-harlins
https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614514,00.html
https://www.distractify.com/p/soon-ja-du-now
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/may-2017-1992-los-angeles-rebellion-no-justice-no-peace?language_content_entity=en
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/fall-jung-hui-lee-son-killed-la-uprising/story?id=46715436
 
 
#korean
#americanhistory
#truecrime

Episode 29 - The Disappearance of Angela Hammond

A young woman, four months pregnant, disappears into the night over 30 years ago without a trace.
The question we all really want to know is what happened to her? Will she ever be found? Is she okay?
 
Patreon : patreon.com/manicmanorpodcast 
 
Sources -
https://unsolved.com/gallery/angela-hammond/
https://freshedits.com/trending/a-scream-that-stretched-for-miles-angie-hammonds-story/
https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/note-offers-clues-in-mistaken-1991-missouri-abduction/#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20On%20April%204%2C%201991%2C,four%20months%20pregnant%20and%20engaged.
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-angela-hammond-b9dcf13f3324
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ue3gc0/she_will_see_us_soon_the_perplexing_abduction_of/
https://original.newsbreak.com/@still-unsolved-1590585/2804765581092-1991-abduction-may-have-been-due-to-mistaken-identity