Closer to God
Episode Date: May 22, 2025Every now and again, I’ll find a story that’s just really upsetting to me. Now, obviously a lot of the stories I cover are all quite distress...
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343 episodes transcribedEvery now and again, I’ll find a story that’s just really upsetting to me. Now, obviously a lot of the stories I cover are all quite distress...
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On a night in 1984, a college freshman listened to the music blaring through a night club. She grabbed her date’s hand and rushed out onto th...
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On a June night in 1997, Kathy Peters was asleep at her home in Mirror Lake, a quiet neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida. Around 3:45 AM, she w...
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Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew i...
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Today’s podcast will feature 2 borderline unbelievable stories that remain a mystery to this day. The audio from both of these stories has be...
On a cold winter day in 2013, police officers rushed through the dense woods outside of a small town in Kentucky. They weaved their way throu...