For this Thanksgiving replay episode, Jeff and Sam revisit two unforgettable stories from the archives.

Jeff brings back the astonishing tale of Virginia Hall, the legendary one-legged spy who infiltrated Nazi-occupied France, built vast resistance networks, and repeatedly escaped capture. Her courage made her one of the most feared operatives of WWII — and one of the most decorated women in U.S. intelligence history.

Sam revisits the chilling and infamous case of Katherine Knight, the first Australian woman sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Known for her history of violence, obsession, and escalating brutality, Katherine Knight ultimately committed one of the most shocking crimes in Australian history — one that still haunts the nation decades later.

A feast of courage, horror, and history… perfect for Thanksgiving.

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• Biography – Virginia Hall
  https://www.biography.com/historical-figure/virginia-hall
• CIA – Virginia Hall: The Limping Lady
  https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/virginia-hall/
• Smithsonian Magazine – The True Story of Virginia Hall
  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-american-spy-who-helped-defeat-nazis-180974602/
• History.com – Virginia Hall Was One of the Most Dangerous Spies of WWII
  https://www.history.com/news/virginia-hall-spy-wwii

• The Guardian – Katherine Knight: The Murder That Shocked Australia
  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/03/australia
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Katherine Knight Case Overview
  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-20/katherine-knight-murder-case-remembered/9067836
• Crime Library – The Katherine Knight Story
  https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/katherine-knight/
• Sydney Morning Herald – Inside the Katherine Knight Case
  https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/katherine-knight-the-gruesome-details-20150303-13t6k4.html

Sam shares the story of Lauren Huxley. Lauren Huxley was a victim of a violent attack in 1997, when she was abducted from her home in South Australia. After being held captive, she ultimately managed to escape, leading to a widespread manhunt for her assailant. Her courageous ordeal brought significant attention to issues of personal safety and the importance of support for victims of crime.

Jeff shares the story of British Airways Flight 5390. As the airplane flew over very busy British airspace on the way to Spain something terrifying happened. A windscreen panel that had not been properly installed detached from its frame, leading to the captain being partially expelled from the aircraft. Captain Lancaster remained secured by the window frame and flight attendants for 20 minutes until the first officer successfully landed at Southampton Airport.

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Sam's sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/lauren-huxley-sydney-home-attack-random-robert-farmer-parole/10592222
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/lauren-huxley-turning-30-and-living-the-normal-life-nobody-thought-she-could-20161125-gsx83l.htmlhttps://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/shock-update-after-aussie-doused-with-petrol/news-story/0eb5a9788f83f721c91d3f45e555a57chttp://netk.net.au/DNA/DNA64.asphttps://www.smh.com.au/national/huxley-attacker-was-out-on-bail-report-20080519-2fsu.htmlhttps://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-law-defences-and-penalties-for-attempted-murder-in-new-south-wales/https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1899-009#sch.1

Jeff's sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

https://medium.com/rare-stories/british-airways-flight-5390-the-miraculous-survival-of-a-captain-7e76e17cb5da

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/flight-5390

Mayday: Air Disaster

https://youtu.be/7xfaDr0nhoQ

This week Sam shares the story of Lauren Huxley. Lauren was a victim of a violent attack in 1997, when she was abducted from her home in South Australia. After being held captive, she ultimately managed to escape, leading to a widespread manhunt for her assailant. Her courageous ordeal brought significant attention to issues of personal safety and the importance of support for victims of crime.

Jeff shares the story of British Airways Flight 5390. As the airplane flew over very busy British airspace on the way to Spain something terrifying happened. A windscreen panel that had not been properly installed detached from its frame, leading to the captain being partially expelled from the aircraft. Captain Lancaster remained secured by the window frame and flight attendants for 20 minutes until the first officer successfully landed at Southampton Airport.

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Sam's Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/lauren-huxley-sydney-home-attack-random-robert-farmer-parole/10592222
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/lauren-huxley-turning-30-and-living-the-normal-life-nobody-thought-she-could-20161125-gsx83l.htmlhttps://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/shock-update-after-aussie-doused-with-petrol/news-story/0eb5a9788f83f721c91d3f45e555a57chttp://netk.net.au/DNA/DNA64.asphttps://www.smh.com.au/national/huxley-attacker-was-out-on-bail-report-20080519-2fsu.htmlhttps://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-law-defences-and-penalties-for-attempted-murder-in-new-south-wales/https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1899-009#sch.1

Jeff's sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390

https://medium.com/rare-stories/british-airways-flight-5390-the-miraculous-survival-of-a-captain-7e76e17cb5da

https://www.ripleys.com/stories/flight-5390

Mayday: Air Disaster

https://youtu.be/7xfaDr0nhoQ

This week Jeff tells the story of Audie Murphy. Audie Murphy is widely considered the most decorated soldier in U.S. history, earning 24 decorations in World War II, including the Medal of Honor. Learn why he is remembered as a national hero and a significant figure in American military history.

Sam shares the story of Hedy Lamarr, an Austria-American actress and inventor. Lemarr gained fame in the 1930s and 1940s for her roles in Hollywood films, becoming one of the most glamourous women of her time. Lamarr also invented a technology that is used today. Beautiful and brilliant.

Jeff's sources:

https://www.15minutehistorypodcast.org/episodes/audie-murphy-hero

https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4035082/medal-of-honor-monday-army-maj-audie-murphy/

https://www.discovertexasonline.com/2025/06/audie-murphy-the-real-captain-america/

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

Sam's sources:

ttps://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr

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

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Sam tells the extraordinary and badass redemption tale of Jeanne de Clisson, a woman betrayed and banished by her country who transformed her grief and fury into vengeance on the high seas. Once a noblewoman, Jeanne became a feared pirate known as The Lioness of Brittany — commanding her infamous Black Fleet to exact justice for her husband’s unjust and humiliating death.

Jeff then shares the harrowing survival story of Thad Phillips, the teenage boy who narrowly escaped the sadistic “Bonebreaker of Baraboo.” It’s a chilling but inspiring account of human endurance, courage, and the will to survive in the face of unimaginable cruelty.

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Sam’s Sources:

• Library of Congress – Famous French Women: Jeanne de Clisson
• Wikipedia – Jeanne de Clisson
• Rejected Princesses – Jeanne de Clisson
• Ancient Origins – The Lioness of Brittany and Her Black Fleet of Pirates

Jeff’s Sources:

• Medium – The Twisted Tale of Joe Clark: The Baraboo Bone Breaker
• The Tiger News – The Boy Who Survived the Bonebreaker
• Medium – The Lone Survivor of the Bonebreaker Killer
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals Opinion
• Espressode Podcast – Survival Story: Thad Phillips and the Bonebreaker of Baraboo
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-thad-phillips-real-hero-of-baraboo

Jeff shares the chilling legend of Okiku’s Well — one of the most well-known horror stories in Japanese history and the inspiration behind the movie The Ring.

Sam then tells a tragic true crime story from Chicago — a Halloween night murder that began when a man thought someone stole his candy.

Jeff wraps things up with another campfire story, and the duo discusses the “rules” of horror movies and what makes them so timelessly terrifying.

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Jeff’s Sources:

• Whispered Diaries – Okiku’s Well
• Dark Asia – Okiku’s Well

Sam’s Sources:

• Medium – Shocking True Crime: Halloween Night Murder Over a Bag of Candy in Chicago
• Illinois Courts – People v. Bonilla

Jeff tells the story of the murders at Corpsewood Manor in Chattooga County, Georgia. It’s the nearly unbelievable tale of two gay men who moved to rural Georgia in the late 1970s to live a quiet, solitary life. But their dream of peace and isolation tragically backfires.

Dr. Scudder and Joey Odom become the victims of their own haunting story — one steeped in murder, satanic symbols, government LSD, societal judgment, fear of the “other,” failed escapism, and the destructive consequences of greed and misunderstanding.

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Sources:

• Petulla, A. (2019). The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia. The History Press.

Sam shares a story about a desperately lonely teenage girl who unwittingly invites evil into her family’s home. This is the chilling tale of the Beckford Family Haunting — what they endured through the spring of 1974, and how America’s favorite demonologist duo, Ed & Lorraine Warren, helped defeat the demons.

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Sam’s Sources:

• Types of Demonic Influence in the World – AIHCP
• Curious About Demonic Possession and Exorcism? 7 Things to Know – The Columbus Dispatch
• The Warren Files Podcast – Case File 1: The Beckford Haunting
• Mombies: A Horror Podcast – Episode 72: The Beckford Family Haunting