Megan and Kara
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A weekly podcast about murder, disappearances, conspiracies, witches, and anything else we find interesting. If you like creepy stories that involve a lot of research, a little humor, and a dash of southern twang, tune in!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Kara and Megan make unresolved cases approachable through responsive conversation, person-first narration and close attention to gaps in the evidence.
Kara and Megan move easily between unresolved crimes, historical mysteries and listener-submitted paranormal accounts. Their conversational format pairs a prepared narrative with immediate questions and reactions, giving cases such as the disappearance of Elsie Whittemore and…
Cornbread before a murder timeline: exactly the sort of detour your true-crime brain might welcome.
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A river recovery brings two identifications, while three relatives and the car remain missing.
The episode treats the family disappearance as a river mystery, built around a trail that keeps breaking off just before it can explain what happened. In early May 1959, a drilling rig catches something heavy on the riverbed and loses it.
A pageant past, a fearful final turn, and a disappearance that remains unresolved.
Tammy Lynn Leppert's disappearance starts with the public shape of a pageant childhood: a first competition at four, nearly 300 pageants in all, and, according to family members, wins in most of them.
A Disney Wonder mystery tightens around Rebecca, employee silence, and a limiting company line.
The episode frames the Disney Wonder as a closed workplace mystery, with Rebecca at the center and several employees quietly reaching out to journalists and her family in the months that follow.
A curious, open-ended dive into forbidden knowledge, rebellious Watchers, and an excluded book.
The episode follows the hosts through a religious mystery built around a book associated with the Watchers, forbidden teachings, giants, corruption, and the long-running question of why it was left out.
A playful ocean mystery follows strange sounds that ice, whales, or something unknown might explain.
Two unexplained ocean sounds give this single episode a clean, eerie hook. One seems plausibly tied to ice, while the other resists that same answer, letting the hosts move through air bubbles, cracking and shifting ice, a possible whale toot, and the stranger idea that…
A strange espionage case, a locked bag, and too little evidence to explain it.
The episode treats Gareth Williams' death as an espionage case shaped by contradiction: a man from Wales, a zipped bag, a padlock, and very little forensic evidence left behind.
A poison case told with warmth, banter, and a steady eye on social ruin.
Madeleine Smith's story is framed by letters, leverage, and a secret affair that puts her future at risk. Kara and Megan keep the case easy to track: they lay out the blackmail, the arsenic purchases, and Pierre's illness in plain language, then keep circling back to the harder…
A loose Atlantis episode that treats the myth with skepticism and some charm.
This episode takes Atlantis with a skeptical eye. Kara and Megan keep the pace loose and conversational as they move through Plato's version, then widen out to other flood stories and real sunken cities that do not need Atlantis attached to them.
Outdoor mysteries, mapped with human common sense.
Georgia politics from inside the room.
True crime measured by the evidence.
Mysteries, lore, and nervous laughter.
Megan and Kara (Witches, Magic, Murder, Mystery) investigate the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine legend.
Kara and Megan open with their usual banter before settling into Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès.
Phil Gall disappears.
Kara and Megan tell a historical mystery about the Amber Room, a chamber at the Catherine Palace near St.
Kara and Megan open with listener stories and settle into a stack of emails from people sharing creepy moments and warm notes.
The hosts explore the bizarre 1934 case of Anna Monaro, an Italian mother of twelve who, while recovering from an asthma attack in the hospital, reportedly emitted a visible bluish-white light from her chest as she slept.
Episode 371 of 'The Witches, Maddie, Murder, and Mystery' covers Lavinia Fisher, believed to be America's first female serial killer.
Witches, Magic, Murder, and Mystery podcast examines the death of George Reeves, the actor who played Superman on The Adventures of Superman (1951-1958).
Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan is identified as the world's eighth deepest lake, and underwater archaeologists backed by the Russian Geographical Society and the Russian Academy of Sciences found fired brick walls, wooden beams, graves, and a millstone at the Teru Agir Complex.
His last words were 'oh shit' — then the line went dead. Brandon Swanson was never seen again.
Tammy Lynn Leppert entered her first beauty pageant at four, reportedly competed in nearly 300 pageants, and appeared briefly in Scarface at 18.
Kara and Megan center the episode on The Book of Enoch, an ancient text they describe as a nearly lost, excluded work tied to Genesis 5:24 and the figure of Enoch, who "walked with God" and then "was no more." Megan dates the collection to roughly 300 BCE to 100 BCE, names five sections of the work, and points to Dead Sea Scrolls fragments from Qumran as evidence that groups like the Essenes read it.
The hosts tell the story of Ursula Kemp, a 16th-century English widow, mother, and 'cunning woman' who was accused of witchcraft by her neighbors, confessed to having animal familiars, and was ultimately executed.
Cara and Megan tell the story of Gareth Williams, a Welsh math prodigy whose life takes a turn into espionage.
Kara and Megan open with easy banter before moving into the murder and the Michigan murders.
The hosts open with a heavy life update.
The hosts tell the story of Lydia, a 14-year-old who disappeared in Lexington, Kentucky.
Kara and Megan open with their familiar banter before shifting into Madeleine Smith's scandal.
Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episode 355 continues the Book of Enoch discussion by tracing how the text defines demons as the spirits of the Nephilim, not the fallen angels themselves.
Kara and Megan open with a fresh batch of listener-submitted ghost stories.
Halloween day gives the whole show a spooky, celebratory edge.
They went to cut Christmas wreaths and never came home.
Kara and Megan trace the disappearance of 25-year-old Elsie Whittemore from Plymouth, New Hampshire, on June 29, 1936, after she left her in-laws' home saying her stomach felt unwell.
The hosts recount the mysterious 1978 disappearance of 20-year-old Australian pilot Frederick Valentich, who vanished over the Bass Strait after calmly reporting a strange, hovering object pacing his plane.
The hosts experiment with a remote recording setup and discuss the challenges of producing the podcast while hinting at future content about witches, magic, and murder.
The hosts introduce themselves and begin telling a true crime story about a disappearance at Stanford University in 1974.
The hosts discuss reopening their podcast store and then begin a story about a trusted woman working in a prison.
The hosts introduce a historical true crime episode about explorer Percy Fawcett, blending research with humor.
The hosts introduce an episode about a mysterious murder in a forest involving two couples, with a twist decades later.
A short episode introducing the lesser-known Slavic pagan holiday Kupala Night, its rituals, and its connection to the summer solstice.
The hosts chat about a new client named The Fly Witches and introduce themselves before diving into a true crime episode.
The hosts discuss a mysterious disappearance near a cornfield in St.
The hosts introduce themselves and their podcast, discussing their start during COVID and a coffee drink recipe, before hinting at a story about aliens and creation.
The hosts introduce an episode that delves into a mysterious case involving politics and summer camp, with a mix of research and humor.