Gardenias on a Dead Line: True Crime Reimagined | #MurderNoir

A young London couple rent a room in a house that has stood unlivable for four hundred years, and the one woman who has ever managed to live there tells them the tenants who never left are already expecting them. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Double-Take” (July 28, 1978) ***WD 00:45:31.411 = The Weird Circle, “The House And Brain” (July 15, 1943) 01:12:40.459 = The Whistler, “Accident According To Plans” (May 07, 1945) ***WD 01:42:34.731 = Strange Wills, “Miser’s Gold” (October 05, 1946) 02:12:18.216 = Witch’s Tale, “Power of Lucifer” (February 22, 1934) ***WD(LQ) 02:38:53.520 = X-Minus one, “Caretaker” (January 30, 1957) 03:00:31.427 = ABC Mystery Time, “Suicide Club” (June 07, 1956) ***WD(LQ) 03:22:14.023 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD 03:47:57.688 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “Johnny Got His Gun” (March 09, 1940) 04:17:48.094 = Barrie Craig, “The Paper Bullets” (December 05, 1951) 04:47:10.982 = Tales of the Frightened, “Deadly Dress” (1957-1963) 04:51:49.238 = Beyond The Green Door, “Morton Gale – Vacation In Maine” (1966) ***WD 04:55:21.249 = Tales From The Tomb, “Do You Know Where The Children Are” (1960s) 05:00:31.667 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0757

In March 2000, a 23-year-old from North Carolina left a note about Jack Kerouac, packed her Jeep, and drove west toward a mountain she'd only read about – and what searchers found in the woods nine days later still has no explanation. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/LeahRoberts READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y6mnafrd FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: If you have information regarding Leah Roberts’s disappearance, contact the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office at 360-778-6600 or the Whatcom Communication Dispatch Center at 360-676-6711. A free-spirited young woman set off on a soul-searching road trip inspired by Jack Kerouac — but what she left behind in the wilderness was a wrecked Jeep, a haunting mystery, and no trace of herself. What happened to Leah Roberts? (Leah Roberts’ Last Road Trip) *** In the tropical beauty of Antigua, a chilling mystery unfolds as locals continue to vanish without a trace — leaving a trail of grief, fear, and dark speculation. (The Mystery of Antigua’s Missing People) *** Would you still eat a special love-attracting cake if you knew it was covered in someone's sweat from their armpits and... everywhere else? (The Horrifying History of Love Potions) *** As if death isn’t unnerving as it is, science is now suggesting that you might still be conscious after death — aware your body has failed, but powerless to escape the darkness. (We Might Know We’re Dead When We Die) *** Some believe doppelgängers are omens of death – and some found out personally. (Haunted By Your Own Ghost) *** Biblical legend, Cold War espionage, and decades of silence — the hunt for Noah’s Ark might be stranger than fiction… and it includes the CIA. (The CIA Searches For Noah’s Ark) *** What if a murderer didn’t act alone… but under orders from a mind-control program no one was supposed to know about? (Programmed To Kill: The MKUltra Murders) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:00:59.741 = Show Open 00:03:16.502 = Leah Roberts’ Last Road Trip 00:13:30.991 = Programmed To Kill: The MKUltra Murders *** 00:22:12.690 = The Mystery of Antigua’s Missing People 00:26:30.224 = The Horrifying History of Love Potions 00:35:18.384 = We Might Know We’re Dead When We Die *** 00:39:41.170 = Haunted By Your Own Ghost 00:46:44.479 = The CIA Searches For Noah’s Ark 00:54:56.045 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Leah Roberts’ Last Road Trip”: https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-leah-roberts-disappearance/jenn-dzikowski, https://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts, “The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts” (Investigation Discovery) “Programmed To Kill: The MKUltra Murders”: https://theintercept.com/2019/11/24/cia-mkultra-louis-jolyon-west/ “The Mystery of Antigua's Missing People”:

The indictment read aloud in a Vinton County courtroom Wednesday names how Gary Siders Jr. is related to the child he is accused of abusing, his bond went up by a quarter of a million dollars in the same hearing, and two felony cases no news outlet has reported sit on a docket two counties away. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SidersCase20260827 Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

A government hunter tasked with tracking down escaped experiments begins to realize the monsters he captures may not be the only things he should fear. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-containmentfailure SOURCES and RESOURCES: “I Hunt Down The Government’s Mistakes” by Devon Hoover: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39m68p6w WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 27, 2026 LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

A gentleman and a veiled lady took an empty first-class compartment on the Manchester Express out of London, and by the next station they'd vanished from the moving train, leaving behind a dead young man with no ticket, no labels in his clothing, and six American watches in his pockets. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Cabinet of the Unsolved” (July 27, 1978) ***WD 00:45:18.840 = Suspense, “Palmer Method” (April 20, 1944) 01:14:52.189 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Old Die Rich” (March 26, 1953) ***WD 01:46:39.153 = The Creaking Door, “Anna” (December 21, 1964) ***WD 02:13:31.289 = The Saint, “Old Man’s Car” (August 14, 1949) 02:37:57.359 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (October 31, 1954) ***WD(LQ) 03:04:57.439 = Two Thousand Plus, “Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD 03:33:38.132 = The Unexpected, “Mercy Killing” (1947-1948) 03:48:21.926 = Nick Carter Master Detective, “Death After Dark” (February 19, 1944) ***WD 04:17:37.622 = Dark Venture, “Chase” (August 03, 1946) ***WD(LQ) 04:45:57.158 = Beyond The Green Door, “Eddie Fox – Hobo In Oakdale” (1966) 04:49:48.810 = Tales From The Tomb, “Comfort Lies In The Dark” (1960s) 04:54:06.864 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Saw Everything” (1950-1951) 04:57:22.155 = Strange Adventure, “John Friday Talks Fast” (1945) ***WD 05:00:37.595 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0756