Spirit Hounds
Spirit Hounds
Podcast Description
Hosted by Nicky and Davina, Spirit Hounds is a podcast for dog lovers and paranormal enthusiasts alike. We have a genuine love for dogs and keen interest in all things supernatural so we aim to seamlessly weave together folklore, supernatural tales, and practical dog training advice. A place you can chill and be chilled.You can contact us on [email protected] with your own tales of dogs behaving strangely, your paranormal experiences, and even with requests for dog training tips. Be sure to include your name and where you are from and we will read out your submissions in future episodes.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a wide range of themes, including supernatural folklore, ghost stories, and dog training strategies. Specific episode examples include discussions on battlefield ghosts from historical conflicts in Episode 3 and the Villisca Axe Murders in Episode 2. Episodes often incorporate listener submissions sharing their paranormal experiences and quirky dog behaviors alongside expert training tips.
Hosted by Nicky and Davina, Spirit Hounds is a podcast for dog lovers and paranormal enthusiasts alike. We have a genuine love for dogs and keen interest in all things supernatural so we aim to seamlessly weave together folklore, supernatural tales, and practical dog training advice. A place you can chill and be chilled.
You can contact us on [email protected] with your own tales of dogs behaving strangely, your paranormal experiences, and even with requests for dog training tips. Be sure to include your name and where you are from and we will read out your submissions in future episodes.
🪓 Lizzie Borden: Who Really Had the Axe? 🎃
On 4th August 1892, a brutal double murder shocked the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts.
Andrew Borden was discovered dead on the sitting-room sofa. Upstairs, his wife Abby had also been savagely attacked with a hatchet-like weapon.
Suspicion soon fell on Andrew’s daughter, Lizzie Borden.
But despite becoming one of America’s most infamous murder suspects, Lizzie was acquitted at trial.
So who really killed Andrew and Abby Borden?
In this extended Spirit Hounds Halloween special, Davina and Nicky from investigate one of the most enduring mysteries in American true-crime history.
🔎 In this episode, we explore:
- The events of 4th August 1892 & the discovery of the bodies.
- The broken hatchet, the missing murder weapon & the significance of the forensic evidence.
- Other possible suspects, alternative theories & potential motives.
- Lizzie Borden’s sensational trial & eventual acquittal.
- What happened to Lizzie after the murders.
- The chilling reports of paranormal activity associated with the Borden house.
Was Lizzie an innocent woman wrongly accused of an unthinkable crime? Or did she escape justice?
And more than 130 years later, could the house itself still hold secrets?
Join us for a journey through Victorian family tensions, murder, mystery, courtroom drama & the supernatural.
One house. Two murders. A mystery that refuses to die.
🔔 Subscribe for more episodes exploring paranormal folklore, ghost dogs, and real-life encounters with the unexplained.
Links/ Credits/ References/ Recommended Reading:
– Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum & Library: https://lizzieandrewborden.com/primary-sources/
– Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-lizzie-borden
– Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/
– Official Historic Lizzie Borden House: https://lizzie-borden.com/
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