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Season 4: Episode 3- The Smurl Family Hauntings and The Bizarre Death of Cindy James

Season 4: Episode 3- The Smurl Family Hauntings and The Bizarre Death of Cindy James

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🎧 Season 4: Episode 3

In this week’s episode of Humor, Haunts, and Homicide, things get real dark—spiritually and psychologically.

Josh takes us inside one of the most disturbing paranormal cases in American history: The Smurl Family Hauntings. For years, The Smurl family battled a malevolent force in their Pennsylvania duplex. From unexplained stench and shadowy figures to violent physical attacks, this case had it all—and it drew the attention of famed demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. But was it truly paranormal… or something else?

Then, Dylan dives into one of Canada’s most haunting real-life mysteries: the suspicious death of Cindy James. A nurse who reported being stalked and attacked for years, Cindy was later found dead—bound, drugged, and dumped. Authorities called it suicide. But everything about the scene screamed otherwise. Was Cindy the victim of a sadistic stalker, or was her death a final cry for help from a tortured mind?

Get ready—this episode is eerie, tragic, and full of WTF moments.


Show Sources-

Smurl Family Hauntings

  • Smurl Haunting Overview
  • Smurl Family Detail
  • Media and Movie Inspiration
  • The Conjuring: Last Rites
  • Warrens' Investigation Findings
  • Extended Haunting Timeline


Bizarre Death of Cindy James

  • Who Killed Cindy James?
  • Unsolved Mysteries- Cindy James Case( Season 2:Episode 13
  • Wikipedia article on the case
  • Ozzy Kaban Interview on the case
  • Death by an Unknown Event




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