This week on Para(normal), chaos meets mystery as Marie, Nicolina, and returning guest Cody Crain spiral through two wildly different — and equally unforgettable — stories.

First, we dive into one of Canada’s strangest forgotten true-crime cases: the bizarre disappearance of a beloved CBC children’s television puppet. In 1954, Uncle Chichimus vanished from a parked car in downtown Toronto, triggering national headlines, public appeals, and even a reward for his safe return. The media called it a kidnapping. Kids offered up their own toys as replacements. And then…the trail went cold. Was it a publicity stunt? A collector’s secret prize? Or just a thief expecting something more valuable inside the case?

Then the tone shifts from quirky to chilling.

We head into open waters off the Pacific Coast, where multiple U.S. Navy warships reported being surrounded by unidentified aerial objects during training exercises in 2019. Radar tracked them. Thermal cameras recorded them. Official deck logs described them. The Pentagon confirmed the footage was real. So what were they?

Advanced drones? Foreign surveillance tech? Classified military programs? Or something far stranger — objects moving seamlessly between sky and sea?

From vintage television mysteries to modern military encounters, this episode explores how the unexplained can surface in the most unexpected places… and why the questions often linger longer than the answers.

Also inside this episode:

• Cody’s dramatic return (and lawn-lurking entrance)

• Unfiltered horoscope chaos

• The accidental birth of the “Drone Bros”

• Why some mysteries feel bigger than the evidence

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Sources & Further Reading:

CBC Archives: https://www.cbc.ca/archives

Canadian Encyclopedia (Broadcast History): https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/]

U.S. Department of Defense Releases: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases

Investigative Coverage — NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/us/pentagon-ufo-videos.html

The War Zone Analysis & Timeline: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone

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Uncle Chichimus & The Drone Bros

A collapsing staircase dream kicks off this episode and somehow it only gets darker from there.

First, we examine Divine Madness Running Club and its leader “Yo” (Marc Tizer): ultra-endurance meets alleged coercive control, sexual hierarchy, and a spiritual community that appears to have quietly migrated from Boulder to rural New Mexico under The Retreat. We also unpack the bizarre letter found in the Epstein files and what can (and can’t) be verified.

Then we dive into the disturbing case of Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena: families paying for private cremations, bodies allegedly burned in batches, remains commingled, unauthorized tissue harvesting, and a scandal exposed after neighbors reported a smell they couldn’t ignore.

No ghosts this week, just corruption, control, and the systems that let it happen.

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Cults, Crematories & Control

This week on Para(normal), we welcome a very special guest — evidential trance medium Barbra Banner, a self-described “No BS psychic” with four decades of crisis-response experience and a pandemic awakening that changed everything.

From flying clocks and spontaneous orbs… to sons appearing in jars and butterflies in heaven… this episode goes deep.

Barbra shares:

 * What triggered her mediumship abilities during COVID
 * The wildest evidential moments she’s ever delivered (including a bagel scooper that changed a skeptic’s life)
 * How grief lowers your vibration — and how to shift into love
 * The subtle signs from loved ones people constantly miss (coins, songs, butterflies, timing)
 * Why skepticism and pressure can block a reading
 * What spirits actually care about (spoiler: it’s not jealousy)
 * How to connect to your loved ones on your own — no booking required

And yes… things get personal. Unexpected validations. Emotional moments. Real-time readings. The works.

If you’ve ever wondered:

 * Are they still around me?
 * Why don’t I feel signs?
 * Can grief and humor coexist?
 * What happens on the other side?

This one is for you.

✨ The only thing stronger than grief is love.

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Book a reading or explore her work at: bannermedium.com [https://bannermedium.com]. Find her on TikTok & YouTube for short evidential clips and readings.

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How to Spot Signs From the Other Side with Barbra Banner

This week, we dive into two chilling cases where the line between psychology, coincidence, and something darker becomes impossible to ignore.

First, we unpack the 2010 Florida murder of Kelly Brennan, a case that stunned investigators when the woman later convicted of the crime claimed to have seen the location of the body in a dream. With no weapon, no DNA, and no forensic evidence tying her to the scene, the case raises one disturbing question: was it guilt, a psychological break, or something else entirely?

Then, we explore one of the most haunting unsolved disappearances in American history: The Springfield Three. In 1992, a mother, daughter, and friend vanished from their home overnight without forced entry, signs of struggle, or a single clear suspect. We break down the leading theories; from retaliation and serial killer involvement to the terrifying possibility that they simply opened the door to the wrong person.

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Homicide Dreams and the Springfield Three

Your two besties are back talking ghosties with zero patience for nonsense and a lot of questions the evidence refuses to answer.

This week we cover Spain’s only police-documented haunting, the Vallecas Ouija case: a teenage girl, a board that wasn’t properly closed, a sudden death, and an apartment where police reported unexplained voices, movement, and a presence that said, “I am not your daughter.”

Then we head to Dyatlov Pass: nine expert hikers, a tent cut from the inside, barefoot tracks into deadly cold, brutal injuries, radiation, and a conclusion that still doesn’t explain anything.

We close with a listener story from Ontario involving footsteps, mimicry, and hearing your own voice when you’re not home.

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A Ouija Board, a Dead Mountain, and a Mimic Voice

This week on Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina spiral in the best way possible, starting with chaotic horoscopes and ending with two deeply unsettling paranormal cases.

First, we dive into Entity Seven: a viral TikTok phenomenon from 2023 made up of fragmented videos, distorted audio, and one recurring number. Viewers reported glitches, dread, corrupted uploads, and a strange feeling that once you noticed it… it noticed you back. Was it an ARG, mass psychological contagion, or something darker?

Then we head to England for the terrifying true case of The Black Monk of Pontefract; a violent poltergeist haunting at 30 East Drive that multiple families, police officers, and witnesses claimed was real. Unlike most hauntings, this one didn’t follow people. It stayed with the house.

Also in this episode: real-time jump scares, tech malfunctions, and the growing suspicion that this recording maybe… wasn’t alone.

Sleep well. And if you start seeing sevens everywhere, don’t count.

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Don’t Count to Seven

This week on Para(normal), we start light, New Year’s resolutions, doomscrolling, library cards, and eerily accurate horoscopes before the episode takes a dark turn.

Marie tells the terrifying true story of Doris Bither, a single mother in 1970s California whose life unraveled when an invisible force began physically attacking her. Investigators later realized this wasn’t a haunted house, it was something attached to Doris, following her wherever she went.

After the break, we shift to one of the most haunting unsolved cases in modern history: the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. We walk through what investigators believe happened, where the case went wrong, and why, nearly two decades later, it still refuses to rest.

This episode explores a chilling idea that connects both stories: sometimes the danger isn’t the place… and sometimes it never lets go.

Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and violence.

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An Entity Followed Her And The Girl Who Never Came Home

This episode of Para(normal) quickly spirals into two of our creepiest stories yet.

First: the true story that inspired Jeepers Creepers. On Easter Sunday, 1990, a couple driving near Coldwater, Michigan witnesses a man dumping a blood-stained bundle behind an abandoned schoolhouse, then gets chased down back roads by the same white van. We break down the real Dennis DePue case, its Unsolved Mysteries connection, and why the truth is more disturbing than the movie.

Then: the infamous Sally House in Atchison, Kansas. A young couple moves into what looks like a normal home only to experience violent scratches (often in sets of three), moving toys, EVPs, and a presence that may be pretending to be a child. Psychics, investigators, and even the Warrens weigh in on what might actually be haunting the house.

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A Michigan Murder And A Kansas Haunting

We’re back after two weeks off with: chaotic banter, horoscopes, hard boundaries, and a collective refusal to maintain the status quo. After checking in with the stars (Leo rejects productivity culture, Gemini confronts buried emotions and moral limits), the episode dives into two chilling stories:

The Hex Murder of Charles Walton

In 1945, elderly farm worker Charles Walton was found murdered in a field in Lower Quinton, England; his body pinned to the ground with farm tools, nearly decapitated. The killing happened near the ancient Rollright Stones, a site long associated with witchcraft and curses. The village refused to cooperate, witnesses fell silent, and even Scotland Yard admitted the case felt… different. The murder leaves behind whispers of ritual, fear, and folklore that still cling to the land.

Alison DuBois — The Medium Behind Medium

We then explore the real-life woman who inspired the TV series Medium. Alison DuBois claimed she could communicate with the dead — and repeatedly provided details in police investigations that allegedly led to recovered remains, cleared suspects, and insights into active serial crimes. Her most disturbing involvement surrounded Phoenix’s Baseline Killer, where her warnings about the killer’s psychology and escalation eerily matched what would later unfold.

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Hexes, Mediums & Zero Tolerance

After two weeks off with family, we’re back. This episode was recorded in November under the Scorpio New Moon, which (respectfully) came to collect.

In this episode we dive into two dark stories:

Story 1: The Lost Voices of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (Montreal, Quebec)

A Canadian nightmare hiding in plain sight: a massive psychiatric institution with decades of overcrowding, cruelty, and tragedy, including the 1910 fire where women were trapped behind locked doors. We explore the historic horrors, the whispered local lore, and the chilling reports that followed: shadow figures, smoke smells, sobbing voices, beds indenting on their own, and sightings of burned “patients” wandering corridors long after the flames went out.

Story 2: The New York Zodiac

Not that Zodiac; the lesser-known killer who terrorized New York with a crosshair symbol, letters, and a supposed cosmic “plan” tied to Zodiac signs. We track the shootings through the early 1990s, the strange timing patterns, the task force that formed to catch him and how the case was finally cracked through an unexpected domestic incident that revealed a very real man behind the mythology.

Listener warning: institutional abuse, fire-related deaths, violence, and graphic crime details.

Stay spooky. We love you. Bye. 🖤

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The Lost Voices of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu & The New York Zodiac

Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends.