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We are spirits in the material world…

Admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:48:36 +0000

Yes, we’ve nicked the title of a Police song for this episode (and honestly, it’s been ages since Michelle heard that song and she actually got a bit emotional when she watched the video – what a song!!! And totally had no memory of Sting shaking his booty with his bass in the video but hey ho)…

So… spirits in the material world… what does it mean? For us, ‘investigoogling’ TM psychic phenomena and the weird and wonderful is something that never gets old for us and this week was meant to be stories about psychic detectives… but ends up being about reincarnation, communicating with spirits and all the good stuff…

You know, when we put the podcast together, we sometimes talk about horrific crimes (like the piggy palace episode – soz) and it can sometimes seem surreal to think that with true crime, these were real people that had horrific things happen to them, and in this week’s episode Michelle looked at the case of Ashley Howley, who was tragically murdered. We wanted to cover this case because for 4 years, Ashley’s body had never been found and her murderer was never brought to justice. Her spirit was so troubled that she contacted a psychic to help police solve her murder and honestly, it’s a really powerful yet troubling story – let us know what you think about it. It’s not a massively covered murder and info is scarce on the ground but we found Ashley’s story moving and profound…

Geordie then went on to talk about some cases of children being inhabited by the spirits of dead people and a polaroid camera that could capture words written by the dead. Seriously. You know, part of us is always sceptical about bizarre phenomena but part of us believes that we don’t have the answers for everything in life, so have a listen and let us know what you think. Did John Huckert fake the ghostly messages in the polaroids? Is Atlas Auberry really the spirit of murdered child Jaylen Robinson? Is 5 year old Ryan Hammons really the spirit of Hollywood actor Marty Martyn? Could 2 year old James Leininger really be a world war 2 fighter pilot? We don’t have answers. We don’t know anything! But does anyone? Enjoy the episode and keep Eavesdroppin’!

Love Geordie & Michelle x

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Who would want to hurt a cat? And would a biker care if they ate a person?

Admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:38:07 +0000

True Crime… it’s something we’re always interested in talking about and this week we we decided to talk about the Croydon Cat Killer, aka the Streatham Cat Killer, now known as the UK Cat Killer.

Honestly, this was a really hard episode to record, mainly because we both love animals (Geordie has a dog and guinea pigs and Michelle has a part-time cat she stole from her neighbours) and to think of anyone deliberately hurting animals is almost incomprehensible. Who would do that? Well, perhaps a psychopath in the making – or someone who hates cats because sadly, the cat killings are still taking place all over the UK and it seems the police are happy to simply put it down to ‘natural causes’ rather than alarm communities by admitting there is an animal serial killer on the loose.

If you think cat slaughter is grim, TRIGGER WARNING – the episode gets even grimmer… This week Michelle details the case of Robert Pickton, Canada’s worst serial killer, who not only killed 49 women (although it’s estimated to be more… and Robert was apparently pissed he didn’t make the big 5-0 with his killings), TRIGGER WARNING – he also fed his victims to biker gangs who thought they were just enjoying a bit of slap up grub at the Piggy Palace Good Times Society. Really, you need to listen to the episode to get the full picture!!

HOW DO WE END UP TALKING ABOUT THIS SH*T?!?!!? There are loads of TRIGGER WARNINGS this episode, but as usual, we try to keep it light when we can. Plus we talk about toilet paper… Really. It’s a problem – are you a scrunched or a folder? And does your partner accuse you of using too much??

We hope you enjoy the episode and would love to hear your feedback. If you want to read more about the episode or to listen, just click here – there are loads of links to the cases mentioned for further reading that will take you down a rabbit hole of murder… See you next week!

Love Geordie & Michelle x

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Why do people pretend to be someone they’re not?

Admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:01:00 +0000

Have you ever pretended to be someone else? Michelle hasn’t – although there was the time she told some d*ck who was hitting on her in a bar that she was rich because she produced Barbie Girl for Aqua. Does that count?

This week, Geordie and Michelle wanted to look at people who pretend to be someone else and honestly, the two cases the pair bring to the Eavesdroppin’ table are nothing alike, more than both are bizarre and strange. Totally up the Eavesdroppin’ alley, then.

So… Case Number 1 is the seemingly motiveless cases of con artist and impersonator Samantha Azzopardi. She’s Australian, she often pretends to be a 14 year old, even though she’s in her mid 30s, she often claims she’s pregnant, or a Russian gymnast or a talent scout for Pixar – and she’s confused and baffled authorities all over the world with claims that she’s a sex-trafficking victim who’s escaped from a life of abuse. It’s heartbreaking, really, when you think about it because there’s something more profoundly disturbing going on that just a woman wanting to create mischief… Best listen to the episode if you want to know more.

Then there’s the gender fraud case of Gayle Newland. If you managed to miss this one in the British news, you can catch all the details in the episode, which will include things like: Gayle pretended to be a guy called Kye to bag the girl she fancied called Chloe… And in a bizarre twist of events, which include bandages, blindfolds and handcuffs, Chloe and ‘Kye’ had SEX. And then it all gets weird from there… Sex, lies and strap-ons is all we’re gonna say.

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Allen V. Farrow – what a messy situation

Admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:59:34 +0000

Allen V Farrow: Remind us again why we wanted to cover this case?

When Mia Farrow accused Woody Allen in 1992 of sexually abusing their 7 year old adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, shit hit the fan. Here were two of the biggest celebrities in the world going head to head in a shocking scenario that would ruin Mia’s career, leave Dylan’s life broken and see Woody come out of it relatively unscathed.

Look, this case is so complex – there are so many things that are disturbing / don’t add up / are supremely unfair, and we really only scratch the surface of it all in our latest podcast episode. What’s really unnerving, though, more than Woody’s obsession with Dylan, the way he made her suck his thumb, and all the creepy details is the way Mia was portrayed. The predictable ‘woman scored’ label was thrown at her when it was revealed that Woody had been fucking Mia’s other adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn and that Mia made up the abuse story as some kind of revenge. And the fact that at the time, no one believed Mia or Dylan. It’s a shitty situation, coupled with the fact that Woody gaslighted not only Mia but also the world…

Looking at this case from a post #metoo perspective, there’s never been a more conducive time for this story to be re-examined and for women’s stories to be heard and believed.

We don’t have any answers. We don’t even know the truth. But we give it some chat and think about certain angles, and at the end of it all, I think we were glad to have this grubby case behind us. Because no matter what you believe, no one came out of this story better off. It’s heartbreaking. And shitty.

We do lighten the mood, though, with some Cliff Richard and Shirley Bassey anecdotes and a little reminisce about Matt Dillon and The Outsiders.

Enjoy the episode and keep Eavesdroppin’!

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