TwistedPhilly
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Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds in Philadelphia
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 96 In the musical Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler may have called New York the greatest city in the world, but what Lin Manuel Miranda left ou...
Step Outside Show Artist Collective
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 95 Step Outside Show is a Philadelphia based artist collective showcasing the street art and graffiti scene. Their latest show featured wo...
The Divine Lorraine
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 93 In 1892, architect Willis G. Hale began construction on a lavish apartment building on Broad Street in north Philadelphia. What began...
The Story of Oney Judge
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 92 Ona Maria Judge – better known as Oney – was born into slavery in 1774 at a familiar location in Virginia: Mount Vernon. O...
The Women in White
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 91 – Originally released February 2020 Women in white, midnight Mary, lonely roads all over the US and other parts of the world have...
The Center City Rapist: Part 2
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 90 – Originally released January 2020 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. Listener d...
The Center City Rapist: Part 1
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 89 – Originally released January 2020 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and murder. List...
Christmas Town: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 88 – Originally released December 2019 Last weekend I took the family to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town about 90 minutes north of Phila...
Sarah Whiteling – the “Unnatural Mother”
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 86 – Originally released November 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about serial murder, family annihilators, and ...
Fairmount Charms: Strawberry Mansion and Lemon Hill
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 85 – Originally released November 2019 In West Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park sit several historic homes, some dating back to the l...
The History Behind the Hauntings
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 84 – Originally Released October 2019 Pennsylvania is filled with folklore and ghost stories from all over the state: ghost stories, cry...
Mount Moriah Cemetery
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 83 – Originally Released August 2019 Incorporated in 1855, Mount Moriah Cemetery sat high up on a hill next to Cobbs Creek at the edge o...
The Story of Supermodel Gia Marie Carangi
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 82 – Originally Published August 2019 with special guest co-host Margo D., cohost of the Book vs. Movie podcast, Dorking Out and What a Cre...
The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 2
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 81 – Originally Released July 2019 Content warning: this episode includes discussions about emotional and physical abuse of children, un...
The Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal: Part 1
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 80 – Originally Released July 2019 Content warning: this episode includes discussions about emotional and physical abuse of children, un...
PRIDE in the City of Brotherly Love
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 79 – Originally Released June 2019 On Sunday, June 9, 2019, the city of Philadelphia celebrated pride month with our annual Pride Parade...
Cliveden: Germantown Haunted History Part 2
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 78 – Originally Released May 2019 The Germantown section of Philadelphia is filled with historic homes, many dating back to the 1700s, a...
Grumblethorpe: Germantown Haunted History Part 1
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 77 – Originally Released May 2019 Germantown is a section of Philadelphia bordering the northwest suburbs of the city. Within Germantown...
The Story of Eddie Polec
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 76 – Originally Released April 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including the brutal beating and subsequ...
Preservation at Pennhurst – Interview with Pennhurst Operations Manager: Part 3
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 75 – Originally Released April 2019 On April 13, 2019, I had the opportunity to visit Pennhurst State School and Hospital to interview t...
Paranormal Stories from Pennhurst State School and Hospital: Part 2
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 74 – Originally Released March 2019 In Part 2 of our series about Pennhurst State School and Hospital I’m joined by Jerry and ...
“The Shame of Pennsylvania” – Pennhurst State School and Hospital: Part 1
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 73 – Originally Released March 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about physical and...
The Frankford Slasher
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 72 – Originally Released February 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing p...
The Story of Jenna Burleigh
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 71 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about missing pe...
“Go Fund Me Scammers” – The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 2
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 70 – Originally Released January 2019 Content warning: this episode contains discussions about drug use and addiction. Listener disc...
The Best and Worst in Philly: Part 1
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 69 – Originally Released January 2019 As we turn the page on another year, many of us take time to reflect on events of the past 12 mont...
The Story of Ellen Gregory
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 68 – Originally Published in December 2018 Content warning: this episode includes adult subject matter including discussions about d...
Unique Eats and Eateries of Philadelphia with Irene Levy Baker
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 67 – Originally Released December 2018 It’s hard to believe the last time Irene Levy Baker was a guest on TwistedPhilly was al...
“Walk of Death” – America’s First Mass Shooter
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 66 – Originally Released November 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about mass ...
The Town that Cancelled Halloween
26 Aug 2022
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Episode 65 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions child abduct...
The Story of Randi Trimble
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 64 – Originally Released October 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about domestic v...
Emlen Physick and the Physick Estate
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 63 – Originally Released September 2018 At the very bottom of New Jersey is a tiny Victorian town called Cape May. This is my home...
The “Mainline Murders”
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 62 – Originally Released September 2018 with Special Guest Cohost Margo D, cohost of Book vs. Movie podcast, Dorking Out Podcast and the Wh...
Ghosts of Kutztown: Old Main and Crystal Cave
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 61 – Originally Released September 2018 It’s back to school for many students across the country and in this episode we’re g...
Faking It – The Story of Bonnie Sweeten
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 60 – Originally Released August 2018 I love the idea of sneaking away unexpectedly for a few days, dropping off the grid, turning of...
Beyond the Bell
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 59 – Originally Released August 2018 There is nothing I love more than being a tourist in my own city. You hear me talk about that...
The Pennsylvania Amityville House
24 Aug 2022
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Episode 58 – Originally Published July 2018 There is a house in Northeast Pennsylvania, on a quiet residential street, with one of the worst hau...
Joey Coyle – The South Philly Robinhood from TwistedPhilly Live at Philly Pod Fest
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 57 – Originally Published July 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions about death as a r...
The Story of Jessica Padgett
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 56 – Originally Published June 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including sexual assault and murder, whi...
Collision on the Delaware River
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 55 – Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter including discussions of traumatic accide...
Twisted Legends: The Green Man and the Bus to Nowhere
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 54 – Originally Published May 2018 In this episode we get a little spooky, a little scary, and certainly twisted. Twisted Lege...
The Story of Stephanie Rabinowitz
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Originally Published May 2018 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including the death of a young mother, which may be ups...
Elfreth’s Alley
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 52 – Originally Published April 2018 In Old City, Philadelphia, there’s a tiny little street that can’t even be called a str...
The Story of Allison Edwards
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 51 – Originally Published April 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about addiction,...
The Kensington Strangler
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 50 – Originally Published April 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about addict...
Kecksburg – The East Coast Roswell
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 49 – Originally Published March 2018 On Thursday, December 9, 1965, a strange object was sighted over Canada. This object pass...
Punxsutawney Phil
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 48 – Originally Published February 2018 There are so many elements that contribute to the legend of Groundhog Day and n this episode...
The Lone Survivor: Part 2
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 47 – Originally Published January 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about depr...
The Lone Survivor: Part 1
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 46 – Originally Published January 2018 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about depressi...
The Mummer’s Parade
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 45 – Originally Published January 2018 Content warning – discussions about racism and bigotry If you’re not from Philadel...
A Murder Before Christmas: Stephanie Kilhefner
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 44 – Originally Published 2017 Content Warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including discussions about domestic vi...
The Story of Delores DellaPenna
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 43 – Originally Published 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including the story of missing persons a...
Holmesburg Prison: Part 2
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 42 – Originally Published 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including violence, prisoner abuse and d...
Holmesburg Prison: Part 1
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 41 – Originally Published 2017 Content warning: This episode contains adult subject matter, including violence, prisoner abuse and d...
Eastern State Penitentiary
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 40 – Originally Published 2017 In the late 1700s, the Philadelphia Prison Society had dreams of creating the gold standard for priso...
Fast Eddie Savitz
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 39 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about sexual abuse of minors This episode about one of the biggest sca...
“We Shall Not Be Moved:” The Opera Inspired by MOVE
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 38 – Originally Published in 2017 Over the summer I had the opportunity to attend an opera preview of We Shall Not Be Moved, an Oper...
The Disappearance of Barbara Miller
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 37 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about missing persons and suspected murder Barbara Miller d...
Case Update: Jordan Anthony Brown
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 36 – Originally Published 2018 Trigger warning – discussion about murder and domestic violence In July, 2018, the Pennsylva...
Jordan Anthony Brown: The 11 Year Old Adult
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 35 – Originally Published in 2017 New Castle, Pennsylvania, sits in Lawrence County about an hour north of Pittsburgh. The ci...
History and Hauntings: From Philly to Nola with Jeremy Collins
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 34 – Originally Published 2017 with Special Guest Cohost Jeremy Collins from Podcasts We Listen To In this episode I’m joined ...
Laurel Hill Cemetery
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 33 – Originally Published 2017 When it opened in 1839, Laurel Hill Cemetery was one of only two rural cemeteries in the country. I...
“Manhunt: Unabomber” with James Fitzgerald
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 32 – Originally Published 2017 This week I have the pleasure of speaking with retired Supervisory Special Agent, Criminal Profiler a...
“They Let it Burn” – MOVE: Part 2
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 31 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about racism, police brutality, and death, including death of children ...
“They Let it Burn” – MOVE: Part 1
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 30 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about racism, police brutality, and death, including death of children ...
The Johnson Gang
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 29 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about murder No one expected one of the most ruthless and notoriou...
The Story of Nancy Spungen: Part 2
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 28 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussion about substance abuse, mental health issues, suicide, domestic violence...
The Story of Nancy Spungen: Part 1
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 27 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussion about substance abuse, mental health issues, suicide, domestic violence...
McGillin’s Olde Ale House
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 26 – Originally Published 2017 This week I had the opportunity to meet a delightful man who owns Philadelphia’s oldest continu...
The Unicorn Killer
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about domestic violence and murder The first “earth week” ...
Haunted Tales and the Hex House
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24 – Originally Published 2017 Not far from the Pennsylvania/Maryland border, south of York, is a house with a dark history – ...
Philadelphia City Hall
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 23 – Originally Published in 2017 Philadelphia’s City Hall was destined to be the largest building in the world when it was co...
Heidnik’s House of Horrors
10 Aug 2022
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Episode 22 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about abduction, sexual assault, torture and murder Gary He...
The Good Doctor – Lois Farquharson: Part 2
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 21 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about murder Doctor Lois Farquharson was a psychiatrist at ...
The Good Doctor – Lois Farquharson: Part 1
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 20 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about homophobia and murder In the 1970s, one of the larges...
Irene Levy Baker – 100 Things to Do in Philly Before You Die
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 19 – Originally Published 2017 This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Philly author and public relations expert Irene Lev...
Philly’s Unknown Children
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 18 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about child abuse and death of a child While the “Boy in...
H. H. Holmes in Philadelphia
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 17 – Originally Published in 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about murder You may be familiar with one of the most notor...
A Murder Before Christmas: The Wholaver Family
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 16 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about abuse and murder For those who celebrate Christmas, i...
Arsenic Incorporated: The Philly Poison Ring
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15 – Originally published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about murder In the 1930s Philadelphia, like the rest of th...
“Ms. Rambo” – Sylvia Seegrist: Part 2
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 14 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about spree killing and gun violence To recap part one, Syl...
“Ms. Rambo” – Sylvia Seegrist: Part 1
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 13 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about spree killing and gun violence About 10 miles outside...
The Legends of Chickie’s Rock
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 – Originally Released in 2016 I love a good legend. I believe the legends hold some element of truth to them. For example I don...
Lisa and Devon Manderach: Part 2
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about murder including the murder of a child. In Part 2 yo...
Lisa and Devon Manderach; Part 1
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 Part 1 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning – discussions about murder including murder of a child. On Septem...
The Raven Who Inspired “The Raven”
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 9 – Originally Published in 2016 It’s 1838. A struggling writer moved to Philadelphia in the hopes of skyrocketing his caree...
Murder Between Neighbors: The Death of Anne Hoover
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 8 – Originally Published in 2016 When Roy Kirk purchased the abandoned home adjacent to Anne Hoover in the Oakland neighborhood of P...
Grave Robbing in the City of Brotherly Love
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 – Originally Published in 2016 America’s first hospital was built in 1751, the Penn Medicine Hospital in Philadelphia. The ...
The Day I Drove Past a Crime Scene
06 Aug 2022
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Episode 6 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger Warning – discussions of murder On June 20, 1996, I drove south on Rte. 476, the &...
Haunted Chestnut Hill
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 – Originally Published in 2016 The Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia is home to reportedly one of the most haunted houses not ...
Joseph Kallinger – “The Shoemaker”
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 – Originally Published in 2016 Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of abuse and murder. Joseph Kallinger endured a l...
The General Wayne Inn
06 Aug 2022
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Episode 3 – Originally Published in 2016 Built before the Revolutionary War, the General Wayne Inn was America’s oldest operating restaura...
The Corpse Collector
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 Originally published in 2016; featuring a new introduction about TwistedPhilly Podcast. In August of 1987, Harrison “Marty...
Bonus Mini Ep: Best Little Whorehouse in TwistedPhilly
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you’re up at 3AM, researching future podcast episodes and find the most twisted publication about the city of Brotherly Love? ...