
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...
moreApril 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.
moreMarch 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...
moreJanuary 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...
moreJanuary 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...
moreDecember 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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