January is National Human Trafficking awareness month. In that light, we have started a short series on the dangers of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Texas. This page will feature many links and resources if you’d like to find out more. I’d like to thank RansomedLifeTexas.org for all of their hard work in Bexar County…
Category: Podcast Episodes
The Kissing Statue of Beaumont
Hidden in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, it’s not the graves of famous people that draw visitors, but a statue that is supposedly amorously haunted. Resources: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Photos-Retracing-Forest-Lawn-s-history-11438577.php#photo-13417345 https://hauntingsinhistory.wordpress.com/2017/08/14/kissing-statue/
A Castle in Hill Country
In Burnet County, you can find a full-scale Bavarian castle. Resources:
The Fruitcake Finance Fraud
Corsicana’s Colin Street Bakery is famous for the DeLuxe Fruitcake, and an accountant who committed fraud against them for 8 years. Resources: Let’s go to Court Episode 122: Fruitcakes and an Obsessed Girlfriend https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/dallas/news/press-releases/former-collin-street-bakery-executive-and-wife-sentenced https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/wife-former-executive-collin-street-bakery-pleads-guilty https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/03/the-american-greed-report-is-your-financial-pro-ripping-you-off-watch-for-these-warning-signs.html https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article3849383.html https://collinstreet.com/about-us https://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/tarrant-county-medical-examiner-jenkins-dies-in-hospital/article_c7f20fee-4c0b-11e9-b876-075687c02f46.html
The Austin Moonlight Towers
In Austin, there are several large metal towers with lights. They have an interesting, and possibly sinister, past. Resources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/austin-moonlight-towers https://savingplaces.org/stories/austin-moontowers-by-the-numbers#.X6sVlGhKiUk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_towers_(Austin,_Texas)
The All-Female Texas Supreme Court
In 1925 a case before the Supreme Court of Texas changed all the rules….for five months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Woman_Supreme_Court https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61410/strange-tale-texas-all-female-supreme-court https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ward-hortense-sparks
The Candy Man- Ronald O’Bryan
Ronald O’Bryan is known throughout history for “killing Halloween” after murdering his son with a poisoned Pixy Stix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27Bryan https://www.statesman.com/news/20161014/35-years-later-memories-of-notorious-halloween-candyman-murder-remain-vivid
The Donkey Lady of San Antonio
At a bridge just passed the South Side of San Antonio, a deformed woman is said to haunt those who stumble into her path. Resources: http://www.weirdus.com/states/texas/local_legends/donkey_lady_bridge/
The Ghost Lights of Bragg Road
In the Big Thicket, a ghost light has haunted the way since the Santa Fe Railroad pulled up tracks. Resources: http://www.weirdus.com/states/texas/unexplained_phenomena/bragg_road/index.php http://www.texasescapes.com/Ghosts/Bragg-Road-Ghost-Light.htm http://www.weirdus.com/states/texas/unexplained_phenomena/bragg_road/index.php
Texas: Slang for Crazy 