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The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories

The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories

By: Night Owl Paranormal Investigations
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True ghost stories; haunted places, haunted people, and the mysteries that surround them. Follow host Stephen Belyeu and his team as they investigate paranormal events and those who are affected by them. Have a personal ghost story or haunted home or business? Share via voicemail at (512) 270-8859 or email thenightowlpodcast@gmail.com© 2025 The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories Social Sciences True Crime World
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  • Haunted Freddo ATX - Part III
    Jun 30 2025

    In tonight’s episode, the Night Owl team returns once more to Freddo ATX — the historic Victorian café where unexplained activity continues to raise questions. In their last visit, three psychic mediums were brought in separately, blind to the location, and kept apart throughout the investigation. What they uncovered — children’s spirits, multiple women, and even the name Walter — pointed to a complex spiritual presence lingering in the home. But they’re not done yet.

    Now, they return for a final night inside Freddo ATX, this time with all three psychics together. And with new tools and experimental methods in hand, they’re pushing deeper — to see if the spirits of this place are ready to reveal more.

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Haunted Freddo ATX - Part II
    May 26 2025

    In tonight’s episode, the Night Owl team returns to Freddo ATX — a cozy café and bar tucked inside a stunning Victorian home at the corner of South Congress and Oltorf in Austin, Texas. In their previous visit, they gathered stories from the owners, staff, and a local ghost tour group that routinely stops at the property. The reports were unsettling: a heavy, foreboding presence on the first floor, strange thuds and disembodied voices, whispered names, phantom footsteps, and sightings of a woman — and even children — in the upstairs windows. The sightings were so frequent, someone once threatened to call CPS. Still, with Freddo only occupying the house since 2021, the staff aren’t quite sure what — or who — might be haunting the place. Some point, half-jokingly, to the home’s most famous former resident: Walter Tips — a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who rose to become one of Austin’s most successful merchants and eventually a Texas state senator. He lived — and died — in this home. But could he still be here? And if so, could there be others trying to make themselves known?

    Tonight, the team returns to Freddo, joined by not one, not two, but three psychic mediums — all with no prior knowledge of this location and blind to the address until arrival. Their goal: to validate the claims shared in Part I, and perhaps, uncover something entirely new.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Haunted Freddo ATX - Part I
    Apr 28 2025

    Tonight, the Night Owl is opening a new case—one that takes us to Austin, Texas, where a striking Victorian home, built in 1876 and relocated to South Congress in the 1970s, has quietly stood with its secrets tucked beneath decades of history.

    Originally built in 1876 for local businessman and senator, Walter Tips, the house is now home to Freddo ATX, a cozy café and cocktail bar with a growing reputation… not just for its drinks, but for its spirits.

    Over the years, people have reported strange sensations—feeling watched when no one’s around, hearing voices, whispers, loud thuds, and unexplained electrical issues. Doors rattle or swing open on their own. Some guests swear they’ve seen children staring down from the upstairs windows.

    And when something unexplainable happens? The staff all say the same thing: “That’s just Walter.”

    In this episode, you’ll hear directly from Freddo’s three owners, several staff members, and even two local ghost tour guides—each with their own story to tell.


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    1 hr and 32 mins

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Brilliant, Respectful, Genuinely Creepy

I am a true believer in spirits, yet I despise the modern day sensationalism of the subject, and the countless BS "ghost hunters" who have no respect for the gravity and seriousness of the afterlife and the dead. The Night Owl Team are everything I could wish for and yet never expected to find within this area if study. Passionate, honest, respectful, talented and absolutely likeable to follow on their adventures.

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Respectful, intelligent ghost hunting

Stephen, Alexis and the rest of his team aired this wow factor ghost hunting podcast, but done it in such a way that is so thoughtful, respectful and compelling in it's research, and unraveling of history, story and personalities in bedded in each.
I love how he and his team show this immense compassion for the subject and the story. It really is a great listen.
And yes Stephen, your well read advertising makes me wanna shop and support other businesses that support you!

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