Unexplained America The Podcast
Unexplained America is a weekly podcast, hosted by Lisa Ponson. I discuss true crime, paranormal, cryptid, legend, and anything unexplained connected with America. Join me for episodes rich in researching the history, background and nuance of the story perhaps a bit quirky. If possible, I love to explore the places myself and discuss the story from a personal perspective. The more creepy and unexplained the better!!!
Episodes
48 Years Missing Persons Case of Martha and Flora Helmick and Ed Keyton
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the missing persons case of Martha and Flora Helmick and John "Ed" Keyton. Martha, Flora and Ed left out around noon on Friday August 3, 1973, They lived in Bridgewater, Virgi…
Episode 106: The Witch of Yazoo City
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa has special guest host Amber delight us with the lore of the Yazoo City Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi.Amber begins with a little background of Yazoo City, Mississippi; then lets us k…
Episode 105: Spontaneous Human Combustion: Origin and Cases
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss cases and origin of Spontaneous Human Combustion.We will begin way back in the 1400's discussing an origin and then in the 1700's a case that would bring a poet to coin the…
Episode 104: Dr. Andrew Bagby Case (Part 2-the death of Zachary Turner Bagby))
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the murder of Dr. Andrew Bagby-this is part 2 of a 2 part episode.Listener Discretion: Discussion of Murder, Suicide Attempts, and Small touch of Alleged Child Abuse.On Nov…
Episode 103: Dr. Andrew Bagby Case (Part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the murder of Dr. Andrew Bagby-this is part 1 of a 2 part episode.Listener Discretion: Discussion of Murder, Suicide Attempts, and Small touch of Alleged Child Abuse.On Nov…
Episode 102: Faith Hedgepeth - Killing At UNC Chapel Hill
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Faith Hedgepeth Case--requested by listener Parker. ****Warning--listener discretion--the episode contains murder, SA, and rape.On September 7, 2012, Faith Hedgepeth is…
Episode 101: Amazing Life & Tragedy of Amelia Earhart
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the life, achievements, and then the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart.On July 2, 1937, world renowned lady aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan we…
Episode 100: Amityville: The Lutz Family Hauntings
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Amityville case but this episode is specifically starting at the time George and Kathy Lutz move their family into 112 Ocean Ave, Amityville, New York.On December 18, 1…
Episode 99: Amityville: The Defeo Family Murders
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Amityville case but this episode is specifically covering the Defeo Family Murders.On November 13, 1974, Ronald Defeo Jr. (Ronnie) ran into a local bar close to his hom…
Episode 98: The Night Stalker Serial Killer Richard Ramirez (Part 3)
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Night Stalker, serial killer Richard Ramirez.This is Part 3--the final episode to Richard Ramirez-- in this episode I will be picking up on August 31, 1985, when Richar…
Episode 97: The Night Stalker Serial Killer Richard Ramirez (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Night Stalker, serial killer Richard Ramirez.This is Part 2 (Part 1 was a deep dive into Richard's whole family history, his childhood and into his first 2 murders): in…
Episode 96: The Night Stalker Serial Killer Richard Ramirez
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Night Stalker, serial killer Richard Ramirez.June 28, 1984, Richard Ramirez whom had been burglarizing LA County for years, went on the hunt for more than just a burgla…
Episode 95: Jersey Devil A Famous Cryptid
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the famous cryptid the Jersey Devil; the demon devil of New Jersey.The origin story of the Jersey Devil goes way back to the Province of New Jersey in 1735, one story begin…
Episode 94: The Phoenix Lights: UFO Sighting
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss The Phoenix Lights-a UFO sighting phenomenon event in Phoenix, Arizona.On March 13, 1997, tens of thousands of people between California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and M…
Episode 93: Cleveland Torso Murders AKA Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Cleveland Torso Murders--also known as, the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run and also was called the Kingsbury Slayer and other things in the press.The killings begin in Cl…
Episode 92: Myrtles Plantation: The Most Haunted House in America
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the most haunted place in America; the Myrtles Plantation of St. Francisville, Louisiana."General" David Bradford of Pennsylvania fled to the territory of Louisiana in 1794…
Episode 91: The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the sad and strangely mysterious death of Ellen Greenberg.On January 26, 2011, Ellen Greenberg would be found dead in her apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that she …
Episode 90: 1990 I-75 Pileup: Deadly Fog
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss this horrible, tragedy in 1990's Tennessee.On December 11, 1990; around 9:15am a dense, thick fog all of a sudden came upon motorist driving on I-75 between Chattanooga and…
Episode 89: The Murder of Billy Joe Holder (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa and guest host Dorothy, will discuss the Murder of Billy Joe Holder-Part 2--listen to Part 1.On February 9, 1976, Billy Joe Holder (ex-Sheriff and current Agent with the Alcohol Beverag…
Episode 88: The Scary Skirvin Hotel
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the haunts, history and scary stories of the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.William Balser Skirvin built a fortune in real estate ventures. He began his ventu…
Episode 87: Fatal Wounds of Nancy Zanone
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the Nancy Zanone Case from St. Louis, Missouri.On December 2, 1963, Nancy Zanone is working on taking care of her two small children and finishing up some laundry. While she w…
Episode 86: The Murder of Billy Joe Holder (Part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa and guest host Dorothy, will discuss the Murder of Billy Joe Holder.On February 9, 1976, Billy Joe Holder (ex-Sheriff and current Agent with the Alcohol Beverage Control Department in A…
Episode 85: Unexplained Death of John Glasgow
In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa will discuss the Unexplained Death of John Glasgow--CFO of CDI Contractors in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2008.On January 28, 2008, John Glasgow's vehicle was seen leaving his home by his …
Episode 78: The Gowrow An Arkansas Cryptid
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and special guests Elaine and Cody from Cryptids Across The Atlas Podcast as they discuss the Gowrow--an Arkansas Cryptid.According to Vance Randolph; reports of the Gowrow go back to …
Episode 84: Ghosts of Ouachita Baptist University
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa will discuss the ghosts of Ouachita Baptist University. Ouachita Baptist University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas (southwest portion of Arkansas-around 68 miles from Little Rock)…
Episode 83: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses the horrible murder of 19 year old Nona Dirksmeyer in December 2005.In Part 2, we will discuss the time after Kevin Jones acquittal in July 2007. There would be a break in th…
Episode 82: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer (Part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses the horrible murder of 19 year old Nona Dirksmeyer in December 2005.In Part 1, we will discuss Nona's beginnings, her childhood trauma, and her family history. We will dive i…
Episode 81: Ozark Witches with Ti King of Arkansas Podcast Collaborative
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and guest host Ti King of the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative discuss the history and lore of the "Ozark Witches"."The Arkansas Podcast Collaborative is a non-profit organization create…
Episode 80: Crash Landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses the horrible and tragic crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420--this is Part 2 of a 2 Part episode.On the evening of June 1, 1999, American Airlines pilots Rick Busch…
Episode 79: Crash Landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 (Part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses the horrible and tragic crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420--this is Part 1 of a 2 part episode.On the evening of June 1, 1999, American Airlines pilots Rick Busch…
Episode 77: Last Hanging in Searcy: Execution/Crime of George Carroll
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses the last hanging in Searcy/White County Arkansas.April 30, 1886, George Carroll would be hung from a tree gallows at 2:30 pm while 3,000 citizens of White County cheered. But…
Episode 76: (Bonus) Live Show at Rialto: Part 2--White County Legends
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and special guest host Amber host our very first Live Show at the historic Rialto Theater in downtown Searcy, Arkansas. The main subject of the show is the History and Haunts of the Wh…
Episode 75: Live Show at Rialto: History and Haunts of White County Courthouse (part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and special guest host Amber host our very first Live Show at the historic Rialto Theater in downtown Searcy, Arkansas. The main subject of the show is the History and Haunts of the Wh…
Episode 74: John Wayne Gacy's Connection to Arkansas (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses in the serial killer John Wayne Gacy's Connection to Arkansas.John Wayne Gacy lives and works and hunts for young men in Chicago in 1972-1978--in that time frame he will brut…
Episode 73: John Wayne Gacy's Connection to Arkansas Part 1
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa discusses in the serial killer John Wayne Gacy's connection to Arkansas.John Wayne Gacy lives and works and hunts for young men in Chicago in 1972-1978--in that time frame he will brut…
Episode 72: The Murder of Kristin Laurite
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and guest host Kim L. will discuss the horrific, brutal murder of Kristin Laurite.August 25, 2000; Kristen was traveling across country from New Jersey to California to begin a new lif…
Episode 71: Tony Alamo: Cult Leader is Arkansas (Part 2)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa will discuss the Tony & Susan Alamo and the Alamo Christian Foundation...or better known know as the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. In this part 2, we will discuss the years between …
Episode 70: Tony Alamo: Cult Leader in Arkansas (Part 1)
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa will discuss the Tony & Susan Alamo and the Alamo Christian Foundation...or better known know as the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. Part 1 will cover the back story of the Alamo's, t…
Episode 69: Underwater Ghost Towns of Greers Ferry Lake
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa will discuss the history and rumors of Underwater Ghost Towns of Greers Ferry Lake.In 1938, Congress established the Flood Control Act which enlisted the U.S. Corp of Engineers to go i…
Episode 68: The Christmas Killer (Ronald Gene Simmons) Part 2
In this episode of Unexplained Arkansas, your host Lisa and guest host again to finish this case out, Matt L. one of my long time friends, church family, and FSB family members, discuss the awful life, killings, and death of Ronald Gene Kil…