This week we are going back to one of our earliest episodes, the first true crime story that Kendra covered. We originally had this split into two episodes but with the remaster, you can now here the whole story in one sitting. The I-5 Killer, Randy Woodfield, was on a rampage stretching from Washington to California in the early 1980s. He was terr…

This week we cover two true crime cases in our first “Under the Microscope” episode. Two young women whose lives were tragically cut short in shocking acts of violence. Despite their different backgrounds and being from opposite sides of the world, both cases captivated public attention and exposed deep-rooted societal issues. Their stories share h…

In this week’s episode, Jessica brings us the harrowing true crime story chronicled in Michael Grimm's book "Tell Edith Goodbye." Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression in 1935, in the picturesque yet unforgiving Skagit Valley of the Cascade Mountain Range, a destitute family struggling to survive meets a mysterious drifter known only as …

Lab Reports Vol 12 is here for you this week with two listener stories, one recounting a fantastical lucid dreamscape and another about some creepy uninvited guests. For our mini episodes, Jessica takes us to a local Colorado haunted spot, Riverdale Road where you might encounter animal demons or ghostly figures. Kendra discusses the haunted lore b…

This week we are back to True Crime as Kendra brings us the wild case that is known as the Keddie Cabin Murders. In April 1981, in a small Northern California town, a mother, her teenage son and his friend were found brutally murdered. Additionally, another member of the family, a 12 year old girl was just missing altogether. Authorities arrived ri…

Happy New Year Lab Rats! In this episode, we take some time to just thank you all for your continued support as we do continue doing what we love, putting our hearts and time into the best content we can provide. This week we take a pause to reflect on how far we have come and our intentions for 2025. It's been a busy holiday season and as we recov…

Step into the labyrinthine world of the Winchester Mystery House with us, where staircases lead to ceilings and doors open to sheer drops. In this episode, we unravel the enigma of Sarah Winchester, the eccentric widow behind this architectural marvel. Was she truly haunted by the ghosts of those killed by Winchester rifles, or was there an earthli…

It is Festive Season and we are all excited to take time off from work to celebrate Christmas and New Years with our loved ones. But, have you ever really stopped to think about where these traditions and holidays came from in the first place? This week on Lucid Lab, Kendra will delve into the ancient origins of both holidays and how they came to b…

It's the festive season! We are revisiting a popular episode from 2023 to give these busy mommas a break. The holidays are in full swing, but have you ever wondered how it all began? Where did Santa come from? Did you know that there is a darker side to our beloved holiday traditions? Today we are going back in time to explore the inspiration for J…

In this week's episode, Kendra dives into the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished on March 8, 2014 while enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite extensive search efforts, the plane, carrying 239 passengers and crew, has never been fully recovered. We will discuss the investigation efforts, the main theor…

On a cold August night in 1980, at the base of Uluru, a tragedy would unfold that would captivate the entire nation of Australia and challenge everything they thought they knew about justice, media, and the wild. Nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain vanished from her family's tent, and her mother Lindy's cry would echo through decades of legal battles:…

Lab Reports #11! We have a darker Lab Reports episode this week, with three listener tales and two mini-episodes. We talk about an apartment murder, a Ouija experience gone wrong, and picking up a girl on the side of the road that you probably shouldn’t have. For our first mini-episode, Kendra talks about the Lumber Baron Inn. Now an elegant bed an…

This week Kendra is taking a dark turn into the twisted story of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders. Many of us have watched the movie The Changeling focused on the sad tale of the disappearance of Walter Collins and how horribly the police handled the case. However, there is much more to the story and unfortunately many other young children fell v…

We needed a breather this week because holy hell, the election was a lot to take in. It was hard to continue life as normal when it feels like normalcy has shifted. Instead of our regularly scheduled episode, join us for 20 minutes in a safe space for everyone to feel communal grief about what happened. But know, that it is also a call to action. W…

This week, Jessica brings us the disturbing case of Daniel LaPlante, a troubled teenager whose crimes shocked New England in the late 1980s. We'll delve into LaPlante's bizarre stalking and terrorizing of the Bowen family in 1986, where he hid inside their home for months on and off, leaving eerie messages and playing mind games that pushed them to…

Happy Halloween Lab Rats! We are spending some time in honor of the holiday to discuss Halloween Sadism, the worry and sometimes actuality that a stranger will tamper with the treats they hand out on Halloween causing harm to innocent trick or treaters. On this episode, Kendra discusses a few of the tales that fueled this fear including the main cu…

In this episode, we discuss the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation rich in natural resources but plagued by war and exploitation. From diamonds and gold to coltan and cobalt, Congo’s vast wealth has become a curse, fueling battles between armed groups, corrupt officials, and international corporations. But the human cos…

On Valentine’s Day of 2013, the world was shocked by the news coming out of South Africa. Reeva Steenkamp, an A-list model and reality show star had been killed in the middle of the night and her boyfriend, the famous double amputee Olympian, Oscar Pistorius had admitted to shooting her four times. The following year would be one of twists and turn…

In this episode, Jessica brings us the heartbreaking and disturbing story of the Hart family. Sarah and Jennifer Hart adopted six Black children with the promise of providing them a loving and safe home. But beneath the surface, their seemingly perfect family facade hid a darker reality. On March 26, 2018, this tragic story took a horrific turn whe…

We are up to #10 for our Lab Reports this week! We will be sharing two listener tales on this episode, one about a creepy camping nightmare and the other about an experience with a seemingly friendly Incan ghost. For our first mini-episode, Kendra talks about Macchu Picchu, the mystical city of the Incans found in the Southern mountains of Peru. Fo…

In this episode, Kendra delves into the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion (SHC)—the bizarre and controversial claim that people can burst into flames without an external ignition source. We explore the history of reported cases, from the chilling accounts of individuals found mysteriously charred to the scientific explanations t…

In this episode, we delve into the eerie past of the Whaley House, one of the most infamous haunted locations in the United States. Built in 1857, this historic San Diego home is steeped in tragedy and paranormal legend. From the tragic deaths of Thomas Whaley's family members to the house's unsettling ties to San Diego’s first public execution spo…

Jessica & Kendra are on break for a couple of weeks. This week we are revisiting the DeFeo family murders and the Amityville Horror. The original has been remastered for a hopefully more enjoyable listen compared to our first attempts at editing way back when! Amityville Horror - we’ve all heard the story, read the books, and watched the movies. Bu…

Jessica & Kendra are on break for a couple of weeks so we are introducing our first rerun episode and it’s a classic! Revisit The Stanley Hotel with us, we have remastered our original 2-parter to be just one episode and added in some new intro content. In this episode, Kendra explores one of our favorite places in Colorado, The Stanley Hotel, cons…

On this week's episode, Kendra covers the tragic and chilling case of Cassie Jo Stoddart, frequently referred to as The Scream Murder because of the parallels between what happened to Cassie and the horror movie franchise. In September 2006, 16-year-old Cassie was viciously murdered while house sitting at her aunt & uncle's house in Pocatello, Idah…

We’re back for part two of the unbelievable story of Shelly Knotek; a woman whose name has become synonymous with terror. Knotek's crimes are a stark reminder of the darkness that can lurk within a person and in someone’s home. We delve into her life and the events that led to her descent into madness. We examine the methods she used to exert contr…

This week, Jessica brings us part one of the unbelievably insane story of Shelly Knotek; a woman whose name has become synonymous with terror. Knotek's crimes are a stark reminder of the darkness that can lurk within a person and in someone’s home. We delve into her life and the events that led to her descent into madness. We examine the methods sh…

Kendra takes us back to the spiritual realm this week as a sort of follow up to our Near-Death Experiences episode, this time we are exploring reincarnation. Specifically, we will look at real life stories of children who claim to have lived previous lives where scientists were able to verify the statements they made and even visit with the familie…

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Estibaliz Carranza was a smart, beautiful, young woman with her whole life ahead of her. Her dream was to get married and start a family. It is all she wanted. But things didn't go as planned. Instead of ‘happily ever after’, she was arrested and prosecuted for the disappearance and death of two of her partners. Why? Join us to hear about what led …

Outside of Juarez, Mexico in the 1970s, Ervil LeBaron led a fundamentalist sect of the Mormon religion known as the Lambs of God. Ervil would gather many followers and lead them down a treacherous path that involved killing their own family members in the name of God. By the time it was all done, there would be over 30 people killed but Ervil would…

Outside of Juarez, Mexico in the 1970s, Ervil LeBaron led a fundamentalist sect of the Mormon religion known as the Lambs of God. Ervil would gather many followers and lead them down a treacherous path that involved killing their own family members in the name of God. By the time it was all done, there would be over 30 people killed but Ervil would…

In this week's harrowing episode, Jessica gives us the chilling details of the attempted murder of Alison Botha; a story that captivated the world with its tale of terror and survival. Alison's ordeal began on a fateful night in 1994 when she was abducted, brutally assaulted, and left for dead by her attackers. Against all odds, Alison found her wa…

We are traveling to Transylvania on this week's episode, but not just to visit the origin of Dracula lore. Instead, we will be exploring the creepy happenings of the nearby Hoia Baciu Forest. There are tales of UFOs, disappearances of people and animals, ghosts, portals to other dimensions and some odd vegetation going on here. We will cover it all…

Join us on a chilling journey into the heart of the American frontier, where the infamous Bloody Benders reigned terror over unsuspecting travelers. In this episode, we delve into the dark history of the Bender family, a seemingly ordinary group of spiritualist settlers who harbored a sinister secret. From their humble beginnings in Kansas to the g…

It's hard to believe it but we are at Vol 8 of our Lab Reports! This week we share two listener stories, one about a Hillbilly Haunting in Georgia and an eerie encounter with a Skinwalker in New Mexico. For our first mini-episodes, Kendra brings you the old-timey tale of The Colorado Cannibal aka Alferd Packer who either did what he needed to survi…

This week it's a bit of a different kind of episode, it reads like a good mystery novel or movie. Murder in Room 1046 is the famous unsolved case involving an unidentified man found under strange circumstances in 1935 at The President hotel in downtown Kansas City. Join Kendra as she reviews the case details and we both ponder who could have commit…

This week we dive into the extraordinary life of Jack Parsons, a man who walked the fine line between science and the occult. A pioneering rocket engineer by day and a devoted practitioner of “magick” by night, Jack’s life is a captivating blend of innovation, mysticism, and the quest for the unknown. In this podcast episode, we explore the dual na…

This week gets a little personal for Kendra, we are headed to her hometown of Belton, TX to talk about Kenneth McDuff, the serial killer that operated in her backyard in the early 1990s. McDuff is the only serial killer that has ended up on death row twice, sent there by two different juries in two different decades. This is a killer that Texas wou…

Don’t let mainstream media fool you into hating the oppressed and loving the oppressor. The atrocities happening daily right now need to be brought to light. Wherever you stand today, please listen to what we have to say and join us on the right side of history. Our hearts and minds are too great to look past the injustices of this world. All child…

Join us this week as Jessica covers the infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a place of death and desperation, where thousands succumbed to the ravages of tuberculosis, leaving behind a lingering sense of sorrow and unrest. We talk about the history of tuberculosis, the rise of sanatoriums, and what life was like inside Waverly Hills during its opera…

Who doesn't love to hear a good conspiracy theory? This week, we take you to one near and dear to Kendra's heart since she spends so much time there, The Denver Airport. This airport has been rumored to be the HQ for the New World Order, hosting miles and miles of underground tunnels, possibly harboring aliens or lizard people and even foreshadowin…

It's lucky number 7 for our Lab Reports this week, Jessica's favorite number! Join us as we share two listener tales, one about a butterfly effect moment that impacted her life in a positive way and another cautionary tale of a conspiracy theory family member that took it a little too far... We are continuing to include mini episodes in our Lab Rep…

Welcome back to part two of the twisted tale of Fred and Rose West. We know part one was a doozy and part two will not be any easier to listen to but thank you for coming back! This week we will discuss the victims from 1974 until the final downfall of these two sadistic monsters in 1994. We will discuss other known possible victims and other theor…

Today, we delve into a story of murder and mayhem; a narrative that twists and turns through the depths of human depravity. Fred and Rose West were not your average couple. Their relationship was a complex web of control, manipulation, and unspeakable acts. From the outside, they seemed like any other family but behind closed doors, their home was …

Could this be the most haunted house in America? Some think so! Join us as we uncover all the goings-on in Atchison, KS at The Sallie House. Some believe this house is haunted by a benign little girl spirit named Sallie, others think it may be a dark entity posing as this innocent little girl. Listen now to hear about those who lived in the house a…

On August 2, 1993, a group of seven hikers led by Lyudmila Korovina, set out on a planned multi-day trek through the Khamar-Daban range but failed to meet up with another group as scheduled. Six died but 17-year-old Valentina Utochenko survived. Much like the Dyatlov Pass Incident (which we will of course cover at some point) they all died in myste…

When Betty Gore was found murdered in her small-town Texas home, it sent the area into a tailspin. Not only had there never been a murder in Wylie, TX but this was a brutal killing, Betty had been hacked to death by an axe, 41 times! But things were going to become even more wild when her close friend Candy Montgomery was arrested for her murder. H…

We’ve heard all sorts of alien stories but never one quite like this! Elizabeth Klarer tells us about her lifelong love affair with Akon, a scientist from Meton, a planet in the Alpha Centauri system 4.3 light years from Earth. We learn all about his people, where they come from, how they advanced, and their connection to us - especially Elizabeth.…

It's Lab Reports week, one of our favorite episodes to put together because we get to share your stories! But, we are mixing it up on this 6th volume as we continue to perfect our podcast show to make sure we are bringing you what you love to hear! Starting on this volume of Lab Reports, along with listener stories, we will have content in the form…