Way back in 2021, the world at large was made aware of the travesty that was the Residential Schools in Canada - schools where indigenous children were removed to from their home and stripped of their cultural identities (and often, their lives. Unfortunately, the United States was not innocent of this tactic (called Indian Boarding Schools in the US). In this episode, we explore Colorado's history with the phenomena - centered around the Grand Junction and Fort Lewis schools.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.cpr.org/2021/08/02/indigenous-boarding-schools-colorado-unmarked-graves-generational-scars/

https://boardingschoolhealing.org/history-of-indian-boarding-schools-in-colorado/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bbrIXKLIbQlWxQ9sU-9o4ql_Dthq7-C3/view

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/meeker-incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeker_Massacre

We're back with the continuing adventures (and misadventures) of amateur archaeologist, Richard Wetherill. In this episode, Wetherill displays an uncanny ability to stumble across breathtaking ruins. Unfortunately, rising tensions with the local native tribe culminates in his unalive-ing.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

We're baaaaaaack! We're starting out strong in Season 2 with a capital C Cult! Despite this being a very controlling and predatory Cult, they've managed to fly under the radar. That is, until we all found out that the devastating Marshall Fire had an ignition point on their property. In this Part 1 episode, we get into the origins and some of their rules and beliefs.

And, as always, stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Call 988

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/03/twelve-tribes-cult-child-abuse/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_communities

https://twelvetribes.org/community/boulder

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A44&version=NIV

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/08/twelve-tribes-cult-racist-colorado-fire/

https://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/undergraduate/spiritualCommunity/TwelveTribes.html

https://question12tribes.com/the-twelve-tribes-money-machine/

https://diamantina.com.au/portfolio-item/inside-the-tribe/

https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/12/11/cult-twelve-tribes-child-abuse-boulder/

https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/12/11/twelve-tribes-cui-investigation/

Elliott, T. (Host). (2022-2023). Inside the Tribe [Audio podcast]. https://open.spotify.com/show/2CG58YDV7p8vamvYq7WhgK

Evans, R. (Host). (2023, Sept 5). Part One: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You’ve Never Heard Of  [Audio podcast episode]. In Behind the Bastards. iHeart. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-12-tribes-the-122498220/

Evans, R. (Host). (2023, Sept 7). Part Two: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You’ve Never Heard Of  [Audio podcast episode]. In Behind the Bastards. iHeart. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-two-the-12-tribes-the-122682490/

2 Girls Who Scare Easily is taking a little break, but we'll be back in January with all new episodes!

Guess what!?! The girls went on their first GHOST HUNT!!! Andy and Katie explore the history and recount their experiences inside the gorgeous Highlands Ranch Mansion. Did they find ghosts? Only one way to find out...

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

 https://www.cohauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/highlands-ranch-mansion.html

https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2023/09/28/spirits-of-the-mansion-staff-others-describe-unexplainable-experiences-at-the-highlands-ranch-mansion/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvYk4_T5I4&ab_channel=DC8TV

https://highlandsranchmansion.com/owners-and-families/

Welcome to our High Holy Days - Spooky Season! In this very special episode, we discuss The Shining and Alien V. Predatory: Requiem - both movies with Colorado connections!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

If you're anything like Andy, you're a bit hazy on who is a real old west figure, and who's just a story. In this episode, Andy discusses the (chaotic) life of Robert LeRoy Parker, AKA Butch Cassidy. This story is wild!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Very little is more iconic of Denver than Blue Mustang - AKA Blucifer. If you've listened for any length of time, you know how much we love our giant blue stallion, and in this episode, Katie does a deep dive into his creation, his artist, and the conspiracy theories that surround him.

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/stuff-history/2019/05/03/highlighting-horses-our-collection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Jim%C3%A9nez_(sculptor)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mustang

https://www.cpr.org/2019/11/04/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-blucifer-the-demon-horse-of-dia/

Join us with special guests 3Haunted Podcast to discuss their spooky experiences and then dive into the history and urban legends surrounding The Ridge Home Asylum in Arvada! You won't believe what's in that location now...

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Check out the 3Haunted Podcast at https://www.3hauntedpodcast.com/ or wherever you're listening to this one!

Resources:

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/western-history/dark-history-abandoned-institution

https://kekbfm.com/colorado-ridge-home-history/

anamparanormal.com/133

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgG36tTSkp4&ab_channel=DarknessDissected

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGaspprDxfE&ab_channel=UrbanLegendsExplorer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ZfSfohrC8&ab_channel=UrbanLegendsUnleashed

https://coloradoghosts.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/the-eerie-and-cool-history-of-arvadas-ridge-home/

Dive into the chilling mysteries that enshroud Longmont, Colorado's most notorious historical landmark – Sandstone Ranch. Katie gives us all the juicy details on this haunted location.

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Have you ever noticed how there seem to be an unusually high number of plane crashes in Colorado? Well, Andy has, and explains the phenomenon as well as the tragic story of United Air Lines Flight 610, which crashed near Denver in 1951.

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Sources:

https://coloradosun.com/2018/12/24/map-more-than-70-people-have-died-in-colorado-aircraft-crashes-since-2014-heres-what-the-data-tells-us/

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/07/small-plane-crash-teller-county-colorado/

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/query-builder?month=5&year=2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_610

https://thepointsguy.com/news/how-do-pilots-know-where-to-go/

https://www.coloradoan.com/picture-gallery/life/2022/06/13/signs-1951-united-airlines-crash-remain-crystal-mountain-colorado/7505153001/

https://history.fcgov.com/newsflashback/dc6

This week, Katie takes us back to Longmont to continue our haunted tour of the downtown area. We get some friendly (and maybe not so friendly) hauntings, as well as a surprise origin story of a very well-known department store!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

In 1888, amateur archaeologist Richard Wetherill and his brother rediscovered Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde - one of the most significant North American archaeological finds in history. Intrigue ensues as Wetherill tries to promote his find, pissing off plenty of people in the meantime, and ultimately finding himself the victim of murder.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Grand Lake is a beautiful and serene area of Rocky Mountain National Park that is also home to more than it's fair share of tragedy. The sad tale starts with a heartbreaking story from before white settlers arrived, and continues through the only official cemetery in a national park, and some political intrigue that ends in the murder of 4 individuals. So. Many. Ghosts.

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://gograndlake.com/blog/grand-lakes-spooky-side/

https://grandlakehistory.org/grand-lake-history/historic-events/the-legend-of-grand-lake/

https://alwaysmountaintime.com/krky/articles/the-legend-of-grand-lake/

This episode is officially dedicated to Rattlesnake Kate - one of the (many) badass female settlers who killed 140 rattlesnakes BY HAND! Listen for the whole insane story, plus some bonus history of Greeley and some other awesome female pioneers!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://greeleymuseums.com/a-girl-and-her-snakes-the-story-of-kate-mchale-slaughterback/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_McHale_Slaughterback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7aTiy0d_WA

https://www.westword.com/arts/rattlesnake-kate-reignites-the-legend-of-colorados-famous-frontierswoman-13308617

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/greeley#:~:text=Founded%20as%20an%20agricultural%20colony,oil%20and%20natural%20gas%20development.

Jill Coit was a woman who loved being married - so much that she did it upwards of 11 times (although not all of those were legal...). Unfortunately for her 9th husband, she wasn't willing to just walk away. And that murder shed a potentially different light on the death of a previous husband as well. Hear all the details in this weeks episode! Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Coit

https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/coit-jill.htm Forensic Files, episode "Order Up" (season 8, episode 12), first aired in 2004.

There's a common urban legend around Denver that there are bodies buried under Cheeseman Park because it used to be a cemetery. Turns out, it's no mere myth - moving the cemetery from the middle of Denver to make room for a park REALLY HAPPENED! And the way they went about it was flat out shocking. Tell us about your Cheeseman Park adventures at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesman_Park,_Denver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver#History

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/

https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/18/denver.park.cemetery/index.html

Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, 3rd edition

https://www.westword.com/news/denver-graveyard-cheesman-congress-park-botanic-gardens-15315234

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD18930418-01.2.210&srpos=27&dliv=none&e=19-03-1893-----en-20--21--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-The+Work+of+Ghouls-------0-Denver-----

Cañon City is home to 11 different prisons, so it should come as no surprise that it also hosts Colorado's only Prison Museum. This museums is located in the former Women's Prison, and teaches visitors about various aspects of prison life as well as displaying some truly fascinating prison memorabilia - Oh, and did we mention that it's SUPER haunted?!?

If you've had haunted experiences, send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://prisonmuseum.org/

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/preservation/2015/06/12/orange-black-brief-history-colorado-womens-prison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Territorial_Correctional_Facility

https://www.fox21news.com/features/we-are-canon-city/we-are-canon-city-unlocking-the-past-of-colorado-prisons/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/haunted-colorado-prison-museum/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTof5vfYK_I&ab_channel=Denver7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRydkKtCzRg&ab_channel=9NEWS

https://www.reallyhaunted.com/haunted-places-usa/colorado/colorado-prison-museum-canon-city-colorado/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwto_SM0-ro&t=3s&ab_channel=weepingwillo2010

In 1993, the cryogenically frozen body of Bredo Morstøl was moved to a Tuff Shed in the small mountain town of Nederland, CO. The legality of this was questionable at best, but caused quite the sensation ultimately resulting in an annual festival called Frozen Dead Guy Days and a shocking number of puns. Have you been to the festival? Send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Dead_Guy_Days

https://frozendeadguydays.com/

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/events/frozen-dead-guy-days/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/nederland-end-frozen-dead-guy-days/

https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/11/03/frozen-dead-day-guys-cancels-2023-event-over-disagreements-with-nederland/

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/features/the-story-of-bredo-morst-l-colorado-s-frozen-dead-guy/article_fea3c342-57e1-5078-ae81-f839e879d5b2.html

Atlanteans, Emerald Tablets, and Lizard People - oh my! This week's story takes a look at the Brotherhood of the White Temple - a "religious organization" that settled in Sedalia Colorado, and it. gets. wild. Send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/brotherhood-white-temple

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-shaver-mystery-the-most-sensational-true-story-ever-told/

https://www.westword.com/news/maurice-doreal-and-his-brotherhood-of-the-white-temple-awaited-the-apocalypse-in-colorado-7285649

http://iapsop.com/archive/materials/light_on_the_path_bwt/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Doreal

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/600766.Maurice_Doreal?from_search=true&from_srp=true

Doreal, M. (1994). The Emerald Tablets of Thoth-The-Atlantean. Source Books Inc.

Katie surprised Andy this week with our first ever guest appearance! Brittaney from the 2 Girls And A TARDIS podcast joins us to share about the Unsinkable Molly Brown, AKA Margaret Brown - all her adventures, challenges, and the ghosts that were left behind! Send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

The Rocky Flats Plant produced plutonium triggers for the better part of 40 years, and had numerous accidents that leaked radioactive waste into the environment. Just what was going on, and how much were the surrounding areas exposed? Send us your stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Sources: 

https://www.westword.com/news/rocky-flats-nuclear-weapon-colorado-plutonium-jefferson-county-mark-johnson-doom-with-view-11781634

Dondero, M., Jackson J., Trudell, J. (writers), Jackson, J. (Director). 2014, Oct 16. Colorado’s Cold War (Season 2, Episode 7). Colorado Experience. Rocky Mountain PBS. https://video.rmpbs.org/video/colorado-experience-colorados-cold-war1/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Flats_Plant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_contamination_from_the_Rocky_Flats_Plant#cite_note-78

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/rocky-flats-nuclear-facility

https://www.westword.com/news/rocky-flats-nuclear-weapon-colorado-plutonium-jefferson-county-mark-johnson-doom-with-view-11781634

William H. Dickens was a prominent and (supposedly) well loved founder of Longmont, Colorado. But when he's shot, people are left wondering if someone held a grudge, or if this wasn't the loving family it seemed. Send us your thoughts at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Pioneer Voices of Boulder Valley: An Oral History, by Anne Dyni

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=WTE19150602.2.18&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-rienzi+dickens+murder-------0------

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=LML19211014.2.8&srpos=2&e=-10-1921--10-1921--en-20-LML-1--txt-txIN-dickens-------0------

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/planning-and-development-services/historic-preservation/designated-landmarks/dickens-homestead-barn-root-cellar

https://caturner.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/mysterious-death-of-william-h-dickens/

https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/12/05/looking-back-on-150-years-w-h-dickens-murdered/

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3394/635423192341970000

https://www.kclonewolf.com/History/SandCreek/sc-documents/sc-colorado-third-regiment.html

https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/public-safety-department/public-safety-chief/history-of-department/police-history

Back in 1998, an eco-terrorist group set fire to Vail Resort in an effort to stop them from building out Big Sky Basin to protect lynx habitat (spoiler, the lynx don't live there).

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Vail_arson_attacks

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/10/27/vail-mountain-arson-looking-back/

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/the-night-vail-mountain-was-set-ablaze-in-a-historic-act-of-ecoterrorism-25-years-later

https://www.foxnews.com/story/fox-facts-vail-firebombing-attack-timeline

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/two-elk-running-the-ridge-setting-fires/

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/local/we-knew-it-was-arson-vails-1998-arson-fires-at-two-elk-were-the-countrys-worst-eco-terrorist-attack/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2240744/Rebecca-Jeanette-Rubin-Fugitive-eco-terrorist-wanted-Vail-arson-hands-in.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/arson-suspect-kills-self-in-jail/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/08/3cc02205f06447/ecoterrorism-in-the-west-a-who.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Backfire_(FBI)

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/us/26sentence.html

https://www.denverpost.com/2007/05/25/nine-years-for-vail-eco-terrorist/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/15/environmental-arsonist-dibee-fled-country-to-avoid-lengthy-prison-sentence-it-worked/

If you listed to Part 1 of our Toni Henthorn story, you know we were feeling pretty suspicious of her husband, Harold. This episode discusses how he behaved after the "accident" as well as what law enforcement thought about the whole thing. Send us your thoughts at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Sources:

Caleb Hannan, 2017. The Accidents. Self-published.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/harold-henthorn-toni-wife-murder-conviction/

Wild Crime, Season 1, 2021. Hulu

Back in September of 2012, Toni (Bertolet) Henthorn was on a hike with her husband for their anniversary when she tragically fell to her death, but was it an accident? Or was she pushed?   Send us your thoughts at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Sources:

Caleb Hannan, 2017. The Accidents. Self-published.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/harold-henthorn-toni-wife-murder-conviction/

Wild Crime, Season 1, 2021. Hulu

The night of July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson Canyon was hit with a massive flood that no one saw coming. Katie takes us through the combination of natural and man-made factors that contributed to this massive wall of water taking out homes and costing lives. If you've got a natural disaster story, share it  (or other spooky Colorado stories) with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily.

Theme Song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Thompson_River

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/features/remembering-the-big-thompson-canyon-flood-colorado-s-deadliest-natural-disaster/article_5f5fd6a9-c97c-5083-815e-53ed9106f3ec.html

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/07/29/big-thompson-flood-killed-scores/87524858/

https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/big-thompson-floods-1976-and-2013-visual-comparison

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/Big%20Thompson%20Canyon%20Flash%20Flood%201976.pdf

https://www.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/our-relationship-dynamic-landscape-understanding-2013-northern-colorado-flood

https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/Abstract/1980/06000/The_Big_Thompson_Flood.7.aspx

https://www.1976bigthompsonflood.org/history/

https://www.dtn.com/a-brief-history-of-weather-radar/

In early September of 1967, a rancher in the San Luis Valley made a gruesome and mysterious discovery - the mutilated body of one of his horses. But what could have done it? Aliens? Radioactive ants? Andy helps unravel the mystery in this week's episode about Snippy the Horse! Share your alien encounters (or other spooky Colorado stories) with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/ufo-sightings-san-luis-valley/

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/ufos-and-horse-called-snippy#PhotoSwipe1670371983409

https://www.cpr.org/2011/03/22/colorado-radiation-levels-are-high-and-thats-normal/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Committee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Valley

Wolf Priscilla and Steven Robert Alexander. 2013. The San Luis Valley Storytellers.

Richard Estep. 2018. Colorado UFOs. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd

Theme Song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Cripple Creek, Colorado is a town well known for being haunted. And given it's history, it's not hard to see why! Katie does a deep dive into a hospital-turned-hotel and all it's ghostly inhabitants in this weeks episode! Share your ghost stories (or other spooky Colorado stories) with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

https://hotelstnicholas.com/

https://www.oddinns.com/index.php/pages/HotelStNicholas.html

https://writingtoberead.com/2021/06/02/sought-out-by-ghosts-at-the-hotel-st-nicholas/

https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-TL10

https://www.visitcripplecreek.com/

https://cityofcripplecreek.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripple_Creek,_Colorado

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cripplecreekghosts/

https://cripplecreekmuseum.com/AboutCrippleCreek.htm

This week, Andy share's the mysterious story of a murder in a locked house, followed by the haunting of the poor widow! Share your ghost stories (or other spooky Colorado stories) with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96077289/1942-08-01/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&index=0&rows=20&words=Coneys+Edward+Theodore&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Theodore+Edward+Coney&y=10&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-08-01/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1789&index=1&rows=20&words=Coneys+Edwards+Theodor+Theodore&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Theodore+Edward+Coney&y=10&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1942-08-03/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1942&index=2&rows=20&words=Coneys+Theodore&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Theodor+Coneys&y=11&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=SCL19741118-01.2.21&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-theodore+Coneys-------0-----

https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/coneys-theodore.htm

https://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-denver-spider-man-slayer-true-crime-20210523-36oaypfmnvbozenxjes3dppwlu-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Edward_Coneys

Colorado Historical Society Collection

Denver murders /by William E. Barret et al; Regional Murder series; vol. 3

Made 1946

Description

...1942: the spider man by Gene Lowall.

Object ID/Call number: 343 C268

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/tale-denver-spider-man

Red Rocks is a world famous concert venue in Morrison, Colorado and a gorgeous place to hike. But rumor has it that it's haunted by a hatchet-wielding former resident! Katie shares all the spooky details (plus some bonus true crime) in this episode! Share your spooky Red Rocks experiences with us at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram @2girlswhoscareeasily

https://www.uncovercolorado.com/native-american-tribes-in-colorado/

https://www.jeffco.us/2038/1960s

https://www.historycolorado.org/

https://www.westword.com/news/fans-sue-red-rocks-over-rockfall-injuries-5

124156#:~:text=In%20all%2C%20medics%20at%20Red,which%20owns%

20Red%20Rocks%20Amphitheatre.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/deadly-crash-closes-an-entrance-to-red-rocks-a

mphitheater/

https://www.westword.com/music/red-rocks-alicia-brauer-27-becomes-seco

nd-fall-related-fatality-within-a-year-5705389

https://www.redrocksonline.com/our-story/history/

https://morrisonhistory.org/early-morrison/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrison_Formation

https://denverhorror.com/2019/05/05/the-hatchet-lady-of-red-rocks/

https://coloradostories.online/about-1/f/the-hatchet-lady-of-morrison

Riverdale road runs 11 miles between Thornton and Brighton Colorado, and legend has that it's one of the most haunted roads in America AND is home to the "Gates of Hell!" There are tales of a woman in white, ghost jogger, phantom Camaro, ghost children, and even flesh pedestrians! On top of all that, there's a whole slew of true crime that's taken place on this secluded road. 

Sources: 

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=41

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/judge-finds-probable-cause-to-try-joseph-lopez-in-shooting-death-of-natalie-bollinger

https://thoughtcatalog.com/kacey-bradley/2018/04/8-facts-about-riverdale-road-the-most-terrifying-place-in-colorado-youve-never-been-to/

https://mix1043fm.com/the-most-haunted-road-in-colorado/

https://www.9news.com/article/life/style/colorado-guide/riverdale-road-thornton-haunted-ghosts/73-b5ead212-a2ff-44b1-8e5a-cfed45a7c828#:~:text=The%20winding%20road%20runs%20through,the%20%E2%80%9CGates%20of%20Hell.%E2%80%9D

Welcome to 2 Girls Who Scare Easily - a podcast about spooky, weird, and interesting things in and around Colorado! Join Andy and Katie weekly as they share stories and try to scare each other (spoiler - it's not hard). Get to know the ladies this week, including what lead to their interests in all things spooky!

Back in 2015, Jake Millison went missing from his home at the 7-11 ranch. His friends were frantic to find him, but his family didn't seem particularly concerned. In this episode, we find out what happened to Jake, and why.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/10/colorado-gunnison-ranch-murder/amp/

https://www.gunnisontimes.com/articles/idyllic-ranch-rocked-by-murder/

https://www.co7da.org/news/2019/2019-1113-CBN.pdf

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/woman-posts-facebook-getting-awesome-180000293.html?guccounter=1

This episode sheds light on a different kind of reflection – the scandalous past of Denver's most infamous brothel, the House of Mirrors. Journey back to a time of saloons and sin on Market Street, where the House of Mirrors reigned supreme. Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattie_Silks

Collins, J. M. (2019). Good time girls of Colorado: A red-light history of the Centennial State. TwoDot. 

https://www.rockymountainparanormal.com/matties.html

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=96236

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/going-places/2018/11/26/brief-walk-along-denvers-notorious-market-street

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/4991420881

https://www.denvercenter.org/news-center/denvers-red-light-district-was-no-moulin-rouge/

https://www.anamparanormal.com/110

https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/denvers-strangler/

https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2023/12/15/women-market-street

We're back in Denver this week with a little virtual tour hosted by Katie! We're visiting three quirky, small, and unexpected museums around Denver - the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys, the Denver Selfie Museum, and the Denver Firefighters Museum. And *spoiler* one of them is for sure haunted!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/denver/denver-firefighters-museum/

https://denverfirefightersmuseum.org/

https://www.dmmdt.org/about-us

https://denverselfiemuseum.com/

https://www.bawmhc.org/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00731/full

Nestled in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Colorado sits the historic Grand Imperial Hotel, a charming Victorian relic with a chilling secret. Whispers of restless spirits, stirred up by recent renovations abound. In this episode, we journey to Silverton to report on the paranormal claims surrounding the beautiful old hotel!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://www.grandimperialhotel.com/

https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/532

https://www.historycolorado.org/grand-imperial-hotel

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/is-a-ghost-haunting-the-grand-imperial-in-silverton/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8WD-z0OCtI&ab_channel=BayAreaandBeyondwithPaul

https://dgomag.com/historic-haunting-we-stayed-at-the-grand-imperial-one-of-the-ghostly-hotels-in-the-four-corners-and-lived-to-tell-the-tale/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoJWQi8YNE&ab_channel=World%27LargestGhostHunt

https://www.silvertoncolorado.com/history-of-silverton#:~:text=In%201874%20Silverton's%20town%20site,in%20to%20Silverton%20from%20Durango

In the heart of the wild Colorado Territory, a dark legend whispers of vengeance and brutality: the tale of the Bloody Espinosas. Fueled by rage and loss, brothers Felipe and Vivian Espinosa embarked on a murderous rampage in 1863, leaving a trail of at least 12 bodies in their wake. Like most events in history, it's not a clear cut story of villains and victims, but a complicated twist of racism and tensions finally boiling over.

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Valley

https://www.5280.com/the-long-forgotten-vigilante-murders-of-the-san-luis-valley/

https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/bloody-espinosas

Hi Friends! This week's episode is Part 2 of the Twelve Tribes, and it is a BUMMER. We get into a lot of child abuse and sexual abuse allegations in this episode, so proceed with caution.

And, as always, stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Call 988

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

⁠https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/03/twelve-tribes-cult-child-abuse/⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_communities⁠

⁠https://twelvetribes.org/community/boulder⁠

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202%3A44&version=NIV

⁠https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/08/twelve-tribes-cult-racist-colorado-fire/⁠

⁠https://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/undergraduate/spiritualCommunity/TwelveTribes.html⁠

⁠https://question12tribes.com/the-twelve-tribes-money-machine/⁠

⁠https://diamantina.com.au/portfolio-item/inside-the-tribe/⁠

⁠https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/12/11/cult-twelve-tribes-child-abuse-boulder/⁠

⁠https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/12/11/twelve-tribes-cui-investigation/⁠

Elliott, T. (Host). (2022-2023). Inside the Tribe [Audio podcast]. ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2CG58YDV7p8vamvYq7WhgK⁠

Evans, R. (Host). (2023, Sept 5). Part One: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You’ve Never Heard Of  [Audio podcast episode]. In Behind the Bastards. iHeart. ⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-12-tribes-the-122498220/⁠

Evans, R. (Host). (2023, Sept 7). Part Two: The 12 Tribes: The Worst Cult You’ve Never Heard Of  [Audio podcast episode]. In Behind the Bastards. iHeart. ⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-two-the-12-tribes-the-122682490/

Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking things off with the story of a murdered Jane Doe that went cold from 1954 until the early 2000s when a detective, a researcher, and a woman trying to solve the mystery of her missing great aunt team up - discovering what happened to two additional missing women along the way! This story is wild, and that's not even mentioning the infamous serial killer that may or may not be involved!

Stay smart - stay safe - stay spooky!

Tell us your spooky Colorado stories at 2girlswhoscareeasily@gmail.com, and follow us on instagram and TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@2girlswhoscareeasily⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/14/after-55-years-boulder-jane-does-story-finally-coming-together/

https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=250

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/remains-of-boulder-jane-doe-reburied/

https://www.cbdiai.org/uploads/1/2/4/0/124025868/boulder_jane_doe.pdf

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Someone_s_Daughter/pdFRwmW_x8kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/173d85v/boulder_jane_doe_how_a_1954_jane_doe_helped_solve/?onetap_auto=true&one_tap=true