Love all things scary and macabre? So do we! Date fright is hosted by a couple, that share stories with each other (and you) about the things we find truly frightening. Join us for our Date Fright!
Episode 5: The Strangest Disappearance on YouTube; Lars Mittank
Back to back Quinn episodes? YES! In this weeks episode we cover the tragic disappearance of Lars Mittank, the strange footage of the last time anyone saw him, and the mysterious days leading up to that day.
If anyone has information of the whereabouts of Lars please send them to https://findet-lars-mittank.de/?lang=en as his mom is still very much looking for him.
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Send your stories to datefrightpodcast@gmail.com
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Song Credits: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley (we have permission for commercial use)
Sources:
10 Aug 2025
Episode 4: “Mommy's In The Trees” AKA The Tube Sock Murders
In this episode Quinn tells Leonna about the mysterious case of the Washington Tube Sock Murders. We discuss suspects in the case, as well as possible theories as to what might have happened. Join us for our Date Fright!
Send your stories to datefrightpodcast@gmail.com
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Song Credits: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley
Sources:
https://crimeimmemorial.com/2023/12/18/the-mineral-washington-murders/ (https://crimeimmemorial.com/2023/12/18/the-mineral-washington-murders/)
https://medium.com/@timgruver/mommy-was-in-the-trees-the-tube-sock-killings-104042c360d9 (https://medium.com/@timgruver/mommy-was-in-the-trees-the-tube-sock-killings-104042c360d9)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral,_Washington_murders
10 Aug 2025
Episode 3: The Legend of The Black Eyed Children
In this episode of Date Fright, Leonna tells Quinn about the elusive cryptid known as the "black eyed children", where the legend originated, first hand accounts, and even speculations about modern day changeling stories! Get cozy, tune in for your morning commute, or maybe even your next deep cleaning sesh, and join us for our Date Fright!
Song Credit: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley (we have permission for commercial use spotify please be nice)
Send us your stories to share on the podcast @ (datefrightpodcast@gmail.com) any stories about encounters with a cryptid, a ghost hunting story, maybe your family or you yourself has encountered a known murderer? We'll take anything! Let us know if we can use your name, and what you're comfortable sharing or what's just for us!
Sources:
I've encountered the black eyed children: https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/ztc0u4/ive_encountered_the_black_eyed_children/?captcha=1 (https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/ztc0u4/ive_encountered_the_black_eyed_children/?captcha=1)
The black Eyed Children Urban Legend by Clara Bush: https://www.clarabush.com/the-black-eyed-children-urban-legend/ (https://www.clarabush.com/the-black-eyed-children-urban-legend/)
Legend of the Black-eyed Children by Maria Mohsin: https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/legend-black-eyed-children-55705 (https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/legend-black-eyed-children-55705)
Death as a child: The modern legend of the black eyed children: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-eyed-children-urban-legend (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-eyed-children-urban-legend)
Exploring Irish Mythology: Changelings. By The irish post:
https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-the-irish-mythology-changelings-170347 (https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-the-irish-mythology-changelings-170347)
Changelings and the folk history of autism https://awnnetwork.org/changelings-and-the-folk-history-of-autism/ (https://awnnetwork.org/changelings-and-the-folk-history-of-autism/)
3 Apr 2025
Episode 2: The Blood Chilling Story of The Vampire of Dusseldorf
In this episode Quinn tells Leonna the horrifying tale of Peter Kurten, The Vampire of Dusseldorf
Peter Kurten Wikipedia
Peter Kürten Biography Biography.com Editors
https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-kurten (https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-kurten)
7 Mar 2025
Episode 2: The Blood Chilling Case Of The Vampire of Dusseldorf
In todays episode Quinn tells Leonna the story of Peter Kurten, AKA the Vampire of Dusseldorf.
Song credits: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley
Sources: Peter Kürten Biography Author by Biography.com Editors
Peter Kurten Wikipedia
Peter Kurten Brittanica Article by John Phillip Jenkins
3 Feb 2025
Episode 1: The Radium Girls
In this episode Leonna tells Quinn the hallowing story of the discovery of radium, the women behind the moniker; The Radium Girls, and their fight for justice.
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Sources:
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore https://www.theradiumgirls.com/the-girls (https://www.theradiumgirls.com/the-girls)
This Month in Physics History December 1898: The Curies Discover Radium : https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/200412/history.cfm (https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/200412/history.cfm)
Radium Girls Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls)
Radium Jaw Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_jaw (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_jaw)
The Radium Dial Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Dial_Company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Dial_Company)
“Get Me A Radium Highball!”: New York and the Radium Craze by Kate Burch: https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/get-me-a-radium-highball-new-york-and-the-radium-craze (https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/get-me-a-radium-highball-new-york-and-the-radium-craze)
Marie and Pierre Curie and the discovery of polonium and radium by Nanny Fröman: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/themes/marie-and-pierre-curie-and-the-discovery-of-polonium-and-radium/ (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/themes/marie-and-pierre-curie-and-the-discovery-of-polonium-and-radium/)
Radium Girls: The Women Who Fought for Their Lives in a Killer Workplace by Don Vaughan: https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace (https://www.britannica.com/story/radium-girls-the-women-who-fought-for-their-lives-in-a-killer-workplace)
Facts and ideas from anywhere by William Clifford Roberts: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5595405/#:~:text=In%201913%2C%20Sabin%20von%20Sochocky,them%20visible%20in%20the%20dark (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5595405/#:~:text=In%201913%2C%20Sabin%20von%20Sochocky,them%20visible%20in%20the%20dark).
The Story Of The Radium Girls And Their Decades-Long Fight For Justice By Richard Stockton (https://allthatsinteresting.com/author/richard-stockton) | Edited By John Kuroski (https://allthatsinteresting.com/author/john-kuroski):
https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girls (https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girls)
The Forgotten Story Of The Radium Girls: https://www.afacwa.org/the_forgotten_story_of_the_radium_girls_whose_deaths_saved_thousands_of_workers_lives (https://www.afacwa.org/the_forgotten_story_of_the_radium_girls_whose_deaths_saved_thousands_of_workers_lives)
Radium Girls: Living Dead Women by: Arlene Balkansky (https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/author/arba/): https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/03/radium-girls-living-dead-women/ (https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/03/radium-girls-living-dead-women/)
Grace Fryer: Women of History How a glow-in-the-dark woman saved lives by Shea Keating: https://medium.com/@sheakeatingwriting/grace-fryer-women-of-history-fdf245f52a42 (https://medium.com/@sheakeatingwriting/grace-fryer-women-of-history-fdf245f52a42)
For the Love of Pretty Things Robert R. Johnson: https://www.thebeliever.net/for-the-love-of-pretty-things/ (https://www.thebeliever.net/for-the-love-of-pretty-things/)
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