Half true crime and half paranormal/history's mysteries every episode! Join us every week for true crime stories, laughs, and a cocktail and two!
Death Over Cocktails
Claim This Podcastby Keitha Hanks and Jess Daviss
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Half true crime and half paranormal/history's mysteries every episode! Join us every week for true crime stories, laughs, and a cocktail and two!
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July 14, 2026
Episode 38 Typhoid Mary and Flight MH370 Gone
<p>Welcome back everyone to another week of Death Over Cocktails! On this episode Keitha will talk about Typhoid Mary and the impact that her status as a carrier had on the medical community. Then Jess will talk about the missing flight MH370 that dissapeared off the radar in 2014. Please sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks episode! Also don't forget to rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. And also follow us on our social media for photos to go along with the story! Our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/">https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/</a></p><p>Our Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947</a></p><p>Also shout out to our music producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana">https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana</a></p><p>Keitha's Sources<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon</a></p><p>Mary Mallon and The History of Typhoid Fever by the History of Medicine Department form the University of Athens</p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3959940/</a></p><p>Typhoid Mary by Nina Strochlic</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders</a></p><p>An Irishman’s Diary on Mary Mallon, ‘Typhoid Mary’ by Brian Maye</p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/media-frenzy-an-irishman-s-diary-on-mary-mallon-typhoid-mary-1.4026388">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/media-frenzy-an-irishman-s-diary-on-mary-mallon-typhoid-mary-1.4026388</a></p><p>Who Was typhoid Mary? By Claudia Jansen, Morgan Metz, Marian Moser Jones</p><p><a href="https://origins.osu.edu/read/who-was-typhoid-mary">https://origins.osu.edu/read/who-was-typhoid-mary</a></p><p>Typhoid</p><p>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/typhoid#:~:text=Typhoid fever is a life,and spread into the bloodstream.</p><p><br>Jess's Sources</p><p><a href="https://www.mot.gov.my/en/aviation/reports/archived-report/mh370">https://www.mot.gov.my/en/aviation/reports/archived-report/mh370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.atsb.gov.au/mh370">https://www.atsb.gov.au/mh370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.icao.int/">https://www.icao.int</a></p><p><a href="https://www.oceaninfinity.com/">https://www.oceaninfinity.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26503141">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26503141</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37820122">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37820122</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-says-has-agreed-ocean-infinitys-terms-search-mh370-wreckage-2025-03-19/">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-says-has-agreed-ocean-infinitys-terms-search-mh370-wreckage-2025-03-19/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/specials/asia/mh370">https://www.cnn.com/specials/asia/mh370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/malaysia-370/">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/malaysia-370/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mh370">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mh370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mh370">https://www.theguardian.com/world/mh370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/malaysia-airlines-flight-370">https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/malaysia-airlines-flight-370</a></p><p><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/">https://www.flightglobal.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.airlineratings.com/news/mh370-special-report/">https://www.airlineratings.com/news/mh370-special-report/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.inmarsat.com/en/insights/articles/mh370-and-the-search-for-the-truth.html">https://www.inmarsat.com/en/insights/articles/mh370-and-the-search-for-the-truth.html</a></p><p><a href="https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/call-of-the-void-seven-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-disappearance-of-malaysia-airlines-77fa5244bf99">https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/call-of-the-void-seven-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-disappearance-of-malaysia-airlines-77fa5244bf99</a></p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/topic/mh370-1n7j">https://www.smh.com.au/topic/mh370-1n7j</a></p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.06165">https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.06165</a></p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09315">https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.09315</a></p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.14110">https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.14110</a></p>
July 5, 2026
Episode 37 A Girl Kidnapped by Former Fiance Mafia Member and An "Imaginary" Friend Helps a Lost Girl in the Woods
<p>Hello Everybody! Hope you all are having a fantastic week! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails Jess will start us off about Franca Viola who was kidnapped by her former fiance and that kidnapping changed the way the Italian people thought of rehabilitation marriage. Next Keitha will tel us about the strange tale of Haley Zega who at only six years old got lost in the woods and her imaginary friend Alicia helped her suvive three days alone. We hope you enjoy our show and please rate and review us anywhere you listen to podcasts! Also see photos from our episodes on our Facebook and Instagram!<br>Our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/">https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/</a></p><p>Our Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947</a></p><p>Also shout out to our music producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana">https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana</a></p><p>Jess's Sources<br><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franca-Viola">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franca-Viola<br></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Viola">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Viola<br></a><a href="https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/franca-viola_(Dizionario-Biografico)/">https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/franca-viola_(Dizionario-Biografico)/<br></a><a href="https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/franca-viola-woman-who-changed-italy">https://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/franca-viola-woman-who-changed-italy<br></a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35915766">https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35915766<br></a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/08/franca-viola-rape-victim-marries-attacker">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/08/franca-viola-rape-victim-marries-attacker<br></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/world/europe/franca-viola-italy.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/world/europe/franca-viola-italy.html<br></a><a href="https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2014/03/07/franca-viola-symbol-of-womens-rights_10221564.html">https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2014/03/07/franca-viola-symbol-of-womens-rights_10221564.html<br></a><a href="https://trapani.gds.it/articoli/cronaca/2014/03/08/franca-viola-a-soli-17-anni-sfido-le-usanze-del-tempo-contro-il-nipote-del-boss-327376-0caf29ef-d881-4339-a253-dd2b37263d49/">https://trapani.gds.it/articoli/cronaca/2014/03/08/franca-viola-a-soli-17-anni-sfido-le-usanze-del-tempo-contro-il-nipote-del-boss-327376-0caf29ef-d881-4339-a253-dd2b37263d49/<br></a><a href="https://www.corriere.it/sette/cultura-societa/23_novembre_28/franca-viola-quel-sistema-rapporti-basato-sopraffazione-maschio-femmina-bce7c2fc-87b0-11ee-a0e2-1e188114736c.shtml">https://www.corriere.it/sette/cultura-societa/23_novembre_28/franca-viola-quel-sistema-rapporti-basato-sopraffazione-maschio-femmina-bce7c2fc-87b0-11ee-a0e2-1e188114736c.shtml<br></a><a href="https://www.raicultura.it/storia/articoli/2019/01/Franca-Viola-e-il-primo-no-al-matrimonio-riparatore-75b68e9f-741d-4891-9e8d-b09e1db1e88d.html">https://www.raicultura.it/storia/articoli/2019/01/Franca-Viola-e-il-primo-no-al-matrimonio-riparatore-75b68e9f-741d-4891-9e8d-b09e1db1e88d.html<br></a><a href="https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2018/03/08/news/franca-viola-la-ragazza-che-disse-no-1.33984556/">https://www.lastampa.it/cultura/2018/03/08/news/franca-viola-la-ragazza-che-disse-no-1.33984556/<br></a><a href="https://www.ilpost.it/2018/03/08/franca-viola/">https://www.ilpost.it/2018/03/08/franca-viola/<br></a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066086/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066086/</a> (The Most Beautiful Wife / La moglie più bella)<br><a href="https://www.newsgram.com/history/2025/09/17/franca-viola-was-forced-to-marry-her-rapist">https://www.newsgram.com/history/2025/09/17/franca-viola-was-forced-to-marry-her-rapist</a> </p><p>Keitha's Sources<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_man_factor">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_man_factor</a></p><p>The Phenomenon of Third Man Syndrome by D. Dion</p><p><a href="https://telluridemagazine.com/imaginary-friend/">https://telluridemagazine.com/imaginary-friend/</a></p><p>In 2001, 6yo Hayley Went Missing in the Woods. An ‘imaginary friend’ led her to safety by Shannen Findlay</p><p><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/haley-zega-lost/">https://www.mamamia.com.au/haley-zega-lost/</a></p><p>Harper’s Tells The Tale of a Little Girl Lost and Found in the Ozarks, and another Child not as Lucky by Benjamin Hardy</p><p><a href="https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/07/26/harpers-tells-the-tale-of-a-little-girl-lost-and-found-in-the-ozarks-and-another-child-not-as-lucky">https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/07/26/harpers-tells-the-tale-of-a-little-girl-lost-and-found-in-the-ozarks-and-another-child-not-as-lucky</a></p><p>How a Missing 6-year-old girl survived alone in an Arkansas Wilderness for Two Days by Ian Taylor</p><p><a href="https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/missing-6-year-old-girl-survives-alone-in-arkansas-wilderness/527-9e9a0a0c-5670-4f52-ad97-e20abfdcafbd">https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/missing-6-year-old-girl-survives-alone-in-arkansas-wilderness/527-9e9a0a0c-5670-4f52-ad97-e20abfdcafbd</a></p><p>***Who Walks Always Beside You? By Benjamin Hale***</p><p><a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2023/08/who-walks-always-beside-you/">https://harpers.org/archive/2023/08/who-walks-always-beside-you/</a></p>
June 29, 2026
Episode 36 The Canadian Episode!
<p>Hey Everyone! On this weeks episode of Death Over Cocktails Keitha will tell us about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Hiest, and Jess will tell us about the mysterious bodies that were found under unusual circumstances in Nahanni Valley Canada! Yes it a Canadian episode!! Please rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts and give us a follow on our Facebook and Instagram! We'd love to hear from ya'll!<br>Our Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/">https://www.instagram.com/deathovercocktails/</a></p><p>Our Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585085818947</a></p><p>Also shout out to our music producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana">https://www.instagram.com/coma_cabana</a></p><p>Keitha's Sources<br>Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist by Taylor C. Noakes </p><p><a href="https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist">https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist</a></p><p>The Great Maple Syrup Heist: How A Ragtag Group Og Thieves In Canada Stole $18 Million Worth Of Maple Syrup by Rivy Lyon </p><p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist">https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist</a></p><p>Canada’s Supreme Court Upholds C$9m Fine On Maple Syrup Thief by BBC</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60947470">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60947470</a></p><p>Our Pancakes Are Saved! Charges Filed In Canadian Maple Syrup Heist by Tanya Ballard Brown</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/18/167568348/our-pancakes-are-saved-charges-filed-in-canadian-maple-syrup-heist">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/18/167568348/our-pancakes-are-saved-charges-filed-in-canadian-maple-syrup-heist</a></p><p>2 Charged in $18M Maple Syrup Heist by CBC News </p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-charged-in-18m-maple-syrup-heist-1.1212517">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-charged-in-18m-maple-syrup-heist-1.1212517</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cp7Dy1Pus/?mibextid=wwXIfr">https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Cp7Dy1Pus/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a></p><p><br>Jess's Sources<br><a href="https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/nahanni">https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/nahanni<br></a><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nahanni-national-park-reserve-of-canada">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nahanni-national-park-reserve-of-canada<br></a><a href="https://archive.org/details/dangerousriver00patt">https://archive.org/details/dangerousriver00patt<br></a><a href="https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nahanni">https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/nahanni<br></a><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/valley-of-headless-men">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/valley-of-headless-men<br></a><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-true-story-behind-canadas-valley-of-headless-men-180980339/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-true-story-behind-canadas-valley-of-headless-men-180980339/</a></p>
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