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Strange and Dreadful Things

John Brassard Jr

Strange and Dreadful Stories of True Crime, Dark History, and the Paranormal that your grandma didn’t want you to hear.

Episode list

124

  • April 25, 2025

    1 min

    Until We Meet Again

    I know that you tuned in today to listen to another story, but, sadly, that isn’t going to be the case. After six years, I have made the decision to end the Strange and Dreadful Th...

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  • April 11, 2025

    17 min

    Issac Slater: Shot by His Own Daughter

    Issac Slater was a bastard. A vicious alcoholic, he beat his wife. He beat his children. That is, until the day that his daughter had enough and shot him.

  • March 3, 2025

    1 min

    A Brief Announcement

    Hello all. Due to life stuff, the podcast is going to be on a brief break until mid April 2025. I've had to navigate a few things in my personal life and my job, and things are goi...

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  • January 26, 2025

    12 min

    True Crime: The Murder of Adolph Martel - North Dakota, 1941

    As a raging blizzard tore across the state of North Dakota, Adolph Martel sat warm and safe inside a mental hospital. A former drifter named J.J. Murphy stood talking with him, hel...

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  • January 11, 2025

    12 min

    The Mystery of the Devil’s Lake Monster

    Devil’s Lake is the second largest lake in North Dakota, covering thousands of acres. For decades, people have claimed to have seen a serpent-like creature gliding through the wate...

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  • December 28, 2024

    18 min

    The Swing

    Miriam Grinstead loved the swing that her brother John had built in the hayloft above their garage. There wasn't a lot to do in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, and this was something t...

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