Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

What would you sacrifice to live freely? Would you fight every day, out loud, to defend your way of life? For Marsha P. Johnson, living on her own terms was a non-negotiable part of her existence. Her outspoken activism and advocacy led her to be one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. She was a living legend, until one tragic day in 1992 her body was found floating in the Hudson River. Over 30 years later, her death is still shrouded by questions but her legacy remains unshakable. This Week's Sponsors: Miracle Brand- TryMiracle.com/STRANGE and use the code STRANGE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Lumi Labs- To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code: STRANGE to get free shipping & 30% off your first order.

What would you do if you knew your were ahead of your time, if only by a brief moment? In the late-1950s, Connie Converse was young musician at the forefront of New York City’s burgeoning folk scene. Her groundbreaking songs poised her for greatness, but soon the male-dominated scene spearheaded by the likes of Bob Dylan had sucked out all the air around her. Connie Converse never got her due. Then she disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again. This Week's Sponsors: Ritual- Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.  Visit ritual.com/STRANGE to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today. Grammarly -  Go to grammarly.com/tone to download and learn more about Grammarly Premium’s advanced tone suggestions. Manukora- If you head to MANUKORA.com/STRANGE or use code STRANGE, you’ll automatically get a free pack of honey sticks with your order - a $15 value. Athena Club- Show your skin you care with the Athena Club Razor Kit! Get started with Athena Club today by shopping in-store at Target nationwide - just head to the shaving aisle to buy your razor and refills!

Throughout history, flashes of group mania have taken hold of entire societies without warning. From dancing 'til you're dead, to laughing yourself into a stupor for days on end, the people struck down by these so-called plagues certainly weren’t having a good time, despite what might seem like a non-stop party attitude. One thing has perplexed researchers to this day: what is behind this mysterious phenomenon? This Week's Sponsors: Smalls - So head to Smalls.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout for 50% off your first order PLUS free shipping! Cerebral -  You can get an exclusive 50% off your first month of therapy by going to cerebral.com/strange  IQ Bar- Now get twenty percent off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your twenty percent off, just text STRANGE to 64000

Hey, Strange & Unexplained listeners!  We’re off this week for the Memorial Day holiday, but didn’t want to leave you with an empty feed, so we’re featuring an episode from another Obsessed Network show, “Crimes of the Centuries” Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking and horrifying to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, many of these crimes have been forgotten or lost to history. Until now.  Each week, award-winning report Amber Hunt takes a deep dive into one of these crimes, telling forgotten true crime tales that you may not have heard before. The episode we’re sharing today, “Chasing a Ghost,” tells the story of the murder of a small-town Pennsylvania police chief, which seemed like an open-and-shut case when it happened in December of 1980.  After all, whoever shot Gregory Adams appeared to have left a driver's license at the scene of the crime.  But investigators soon learned that the case would prove more challenging than expected, with a criminal who seemed to vanish into thin air for decades. We’ll be back with an all new S&U episode next week, so in the meantime, check out “Crimes of the Centuries” wherever you get your podcasts.

In the summer of 1976, a group of college students experienced something otherworldly while on a camping trip in the wilderness of Maine. The mystery surrounding the phenomenon would entangle the men for the next forty years, leading them down a road of experimentation and hypnosis in their search for answers as to what exactly happened to them that night. This Week's Sponsors: Cerebral -  You can get an exclusive 50% off your first month of therapy by going to cerebral.com/strange Grammarly - Go to grammarly.com/tone to download and learn more about Grammarly Premium’s advanced tone suggestions. Miracle Made- Go to TryMiracle.com/STRANGE and use the code STRANGE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.

Communing with nature sounds nice, sure, but wilderness can hide darkness in it’s miles of untamed trails. No matter how experienced a hiker you are, bad things have a tendency to be lurking out in the woods. Spanning over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail is the longest foot-path in the world, but or some, it’s long walk straight into the hands of a killer. This Week's Sponsors:  Ritual - Visit ritual.com/STRANGE to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today  IQBar - Get 20% off all IQBar products, plus get FREE shipping by texting STRANGE to 64000 Smalls - Head to smalls.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout for 50% off your first order PLUS free shipping!

Before the days of Jack the Ripper, there was another Jack terrorizing the streets of Victorian London. Spring-Heeled Jack, the fashionable shape-shifting Victorian Era boogeyman terrorized citizens from all walks of life for upwards of 50 years without ever directly taking a single life. Over a century later, the mystery remains: was this monster truly a lunatic on the loose, or merely an urban legend?  This Week's Sponsors:  Manukora - Head to manukora.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE to get a free pack of compostable honey sticks with your order!  Cerebral - Go to cerebral.com/STRANGE for 50% or more off your first month of therapy!  Lumi - To learn more about microdosing THC go to microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping & 30% off your first order  

In 1974, The Lady of the Dunes was discovered dead on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Who was she? How did she end up on the beach? And what monster was behind her gruesome murder? For nearly 50 years these answers have remained a mystery… until now. This Week's Sponsor:  IQBar - Get 20% off all IQBar products, plus get FREE shipping by texting STRANGE to 64000

For some true crime cases, saturation of the headlines can lead to a rabid thirst for public details so vicious and all-consuming that it transforms an criminal investigation into media frenzy. Entangled in a winding web of misconstrued details, misinformed opinions, and mishandled investigations, the space between “The Truth” and “The Story” can grow wider and wider. In the nearly thirty years since the murder of JonBenet Ramsey speculation has swirled around a number of suspects, including her closest family members. This Week's Sponsors:  Smalls - Head to smalls.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout for 50% off your first order PLUS free shipping!

On a snowy morning in December 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey awoke to find their entire world turned upside down as their beloved six year-old daughter JonBenet lay dead in the basement of their Colorado home. A decades-long media frenzy has swirled around this murder of a child beauty queen. Over the years many fingers have been pointed, but little answers have been found, and the mystery of who killed JonBenet Ramsey haunts the tabloids to this day. There comes a time in every podcast’s life where it must cover the JonBenet Ramsey case, and for Strange and Unexplained that time is now. Come see Strange and Unexplained on Tour! Daisy is bringing her FANTASTIC live show--covering The Escape From Alcatraz--to Boston on April 20 and Washington DC on April 23. And Daisy will be sticking around for a live Q&A and meet and greet after the show! Get Your Tickets Now! This Week's Sponsors:  Miracle Made - Go to trymiracle.com/STRANGE to try Miracle Made Sheets today! Save over 40% and be sure to use promo code STRANGE at checkout to save even more and get 3 free towels!  Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order