Welcome to Passports After Dark, where every destination has a story... and some stories are darker than others. Join best friends Megan and Debbie as they travel beyond the guidebooks to uncover haunted hotels, infamous true crime, chilling legends, ghost stories, mysterious disappearances, and the dark history hiding in destinations around the world. Whether you're a travel lover, true crime fan, or paranormal enthusiast, grab your favorite drink and your passport—because after dark, every journey takes a thrilling turn.
Episode 9: Last Call: The Unexplained Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer headed out for a night in Columbus with friends. In the early morning hours of April 1, Brian was captured on surveillance footage outside the Ugly Tuna Saloona.
And then… he seemingly vanished.
Despite searches, interviews, theories, and nearly two decades of questions, Brian has never been found.
In this episode of Passports After Dark, Megan and Debbie walk through Brian’s final known hours, the surveillance footage that made this case infamous, the investigation that followed, and the theories surrounding one of Ohio’s most baffling missing-person cases.
Did Brian somehow leave the bar without being captured on camera? Did something happen to him inside or nearby? Or is there a piece of this story investigators—and the public—are still missing?
Grab your drink, turn down the lights, and join us After Dark as we dive into the disappearance of Brian Shaffer.
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Brian Shaffer remains missing. Anyone with information should contact the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
28 Sept 2026
The Philly House of Horrors: What Happened Inside This Philadelphia Home? | Passports After Dark Ep. 8
A Philadelphia home. Disturbing allegations. And a case that has left people asking how something like this could happen.
This week on Passports After Dark, Megan and Debbie dive into the developing case being called the “Philadelphia House of Horrors.” We break down what has been reported so far, the timeline of events, the people involved, and the questions that still remain.
Because this is an ongoing case, details may continue to change as investigators release new information. In this episode, we separate what has been officially reported from allegations and unanswered questions.
🖤 Grab a drink, turn down the lights, and join us After Dark.
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Content Warning: This episode discusses disturbing allegations and topics that may not be appropriate for all listeners.
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21 Sept 2026
EPISODE 7: BACHELOR’S GROVE CEMETERY — CHICAGO’S MOST HAUNTED GRAVEYARD?
Tucked away in the woods outside Chicago sits a tiny cemetery with a VERY big reputation. 👻
This week on Passports After Dark, Megan and Debbie dive into the eerie history and haunting legends of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery — a place known for stories of ghostly apparitions, mysterious lights, phantom vehicles, and one of the most famous paranormal photographs ever taken.
But this episode is a little different… because we’re not just talking about Bachelor’s Grove.
We’re going there. 👀
In this episode, we dig into:
👻 The history of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
🌲 How this tiny cemetery became one of Chicagoland’s most notorious haunted locations
📸 The famous “Madonna of Bachelor’s Grove” photograph
🚗 Stories of phantom cars and unexplained encounters
🏚️ The legend of the disappearing farmhouse
🪦 Reports of shadow figures, strange lights, and paranormal activity
🔦 What we’re planning to investigate during our visit
🍸 And, of course, this week’s themed cocktail!
Then we’re heading into the woods ourselves to see what — if anything — Bachelor’s Grove has waiting for us.
Will we catch something paranormal?
Will Megan and Debbie make it through the cemetery without freaking each other out?
And will we immediately regret deciding this was a good idea? 😂👻
Grab a drink, turn down the lights, and come After Dark with us.
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14 Sept 2026
Episode 6: D.B. Cooper — The Man Who Vanished Into the Night
On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight from Portland to Seattle. Hours later, he had hijacked the plane, collected $200,000 in ransom, strapped on a parachute…and disappeared into the dark Pacific Northwest sky.
He was never seen again.
In Episode 6 of Passports After Dark, Megan and Debbie dive into one of America’s most legendary unsolved mysteries: the case of D.B. Cooper.
✈️ Who was the mysterious man in seat 18C?
💰 How did he manage to pull off the only unsolved commercial airline hijacking in U.S. history?
🪂 Could he actually have survived the jump?
🔎 What do the ransom money, the tie he left behind, and decades of suspects tell us?
🌲 And the question everyone still wants answered more than 50 years later: Who was D.B. Cooper—and what happened after he jumped?
Grab this week’s cocktail, settle in, and join us as we head back to Thanksgiving Eve 1971 for a story involving an airplane, a briefcase bomb, $200,000, four parachutes, and one of the greatest disappearing acts in American history.
Was D.B. Cooper a criminal mastermind, an incredibly lucky amateur…or a man who never made it out of the wilderness?
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7 Sept 2026
Episode 5: We Went Inside the Villisca Axe Murder House… Here’s What Happened 👻🪓
We talked about the Villisca Axe Murders. Then we decided that apparently talking about one of America’s most infamous haunted houses wasn’t enough… so we went there ourselves. 😂👻
In this episode of Passports After Dark, we’re taking you along on our trip to Villisca, Iowa, and sharing what it was REALLY like to step inside the Villisca Axe Murder House.
Our first thought? The house was so much smaller than we imagined.
But once we started exploring, things got a little more interesting…
We’re talking about:
👻 The rooms that felt the creepiest — and the ones where we felt absolutely nothing
📟 Our EMF detector going wild in the attic and the children’s room
😳 Why the attic was, hands down, the most unsettling part of the house
🖤 Our guide Neeko’s chilling stories about previous paranormal investigations
⚠️ The disturbing message investigators reportedly received through a spirit/shadow box
🧸 The story of a three-year-old visitor who seemed to know the murdered children’s names
🪦 Our visit to the Villisca Cemetery and the little gifts people still leave for the Moore and Stillinger children
😂 And the question everyone wants answered: Would we ever spend the night?
Spoiler alert: We’d absolutely go back.
Spend the night? HARD NO. 😂
Come along with us as we recap the creepy moments, the unexpected moments, and what it actually feels like to walk through a house where eight people were murdered more than a century ago.
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And tell us: Would YOU spend the night in the Villisca Axe Murder House? 👀
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31 Aug 2026
After Dark Mini: We’re Going Back to Villisca… After Dark
We’re taking Passports After Dark on the road… and this time, we’re heading somewhere we’ve already talked about — but now we’re going to experience it for ourselves. 🖤
In this mini episode, we’re getting ready for our upcoming trip to Villisca, Iowa, where we’ll be visiting the infamous Villisca Axe Murder House.
We’re talking about what we know going in, what we’re most nervous about, what we’re hoping to experience, and whether hearing the story from the safety of our podcast room has actually prepared us to step inside the house where it happened.
And yes… we may already be questioning some of our life choices. 😂
Come After Dark with us as we get ready to take Passports After Dark from behind the microphones and straight into Villisca.
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24 Aug 2026
Episode Four: Room 217: The Hauntings of the Stanley Hotel
High in the Colorado Rockies sits a grand historic hotel with gorgeous mountain views, more than a century of stories…and apparently, a few guests who never checked out. 👻
This week on Passports After Dark, we’re heading to Estes Park, Colorado, to explore the history and hauntings of the legendary Stanley Hotel.
We’re talking mysterious piano music, ghostly children in the halls, the spirits said to still wander the property, and—of course—the infamous Room 217, where an unexpected night inspired Stephen King’s The Shining.
So pour this week’s signature drink, turn down the lights, and check your hotel room twice before going to sleep. 🥂🔦
Because at the Stanley Hotel, some guests may stay a little longer than their reservation.
In this episode:
• The history of the Stanley Hotel
• F.O. and Flora Stanley
• The explosion connected to Room 217
• Stephen King’s stay and The Shining
• The hotel’s most famous ghost stories and paranormal encounters
• Whether we’d actually spend the night 👀
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Travel by day. Mystery by night.
17 Aug 2026
Episode 3: The Missing Mile — The Disappearance of Maura Murray
On a freezing February night in 2004, 21-year-old college student Maura Murray crashed her car along a quiet, winding road in New Hampshire.
When help arrived just minutes later, Maura was gone.
No confirmed sighting. No clear explanation. And more than two decades later, no definitive answer to one haunting question: What happened to Maura Murray?
This week on Passports After Dark, we’re pouring our signature drink, The Missing Mile, and diving into one of the most puzzling missing-person cases in modern true-crime history.
We’ll walk through the strange events leading up to Maura’s disappearance, the timeline of that night, the clues she left behind, and some of the theories that have kept people searching for answers for more than 20 years.
Did Maura simply walk away from the crash? Did she accept a ride from someone? Was she planning to disappear—or did something happen to her on that dark New Hampshire road?
Grab a drink, settle in, and come down the rabbit hole with us.
Because some journeys have a destination…and some simply disappear into the dark. 🖤
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10 Aug 2026
Episode 2: The Villisca Axe Murders – America's Most Haunted Crime Scene
One quiet June night in 1912, an entire family—and two young house guests—were brutally murdered in their sleep inside a small white farmhouse in Villisca, Iowa. More than a century later, the killer has never been identified, and the house remains one of the most haunted locations in America.
In this episode of Passports After Dark, we travel back in time to unravel the chilling story behind the infamous Villisca Axe Murders. We'll walk through the events of that terrifying night, explore the investigation that shocked the nation, examine the suspects, and discuss the strange clues that have fueled theories for generations.
But the story doesn't end with true crime.
Today, visitors from around the world claim they've experienced unexplained voices, shadow figures, moving objects, and other eerie encounters inside the Villisca Axe Murder House. Is it simply the power of suggestion...or could something still be lingering within those walls?
So grab your themed cocktail, dim the lights, and join us as we step inside one of America's most unsettling unsolved mysteries.
3 Aug 2026
Episode 1: Welcome to Passports After Dark
Travel isn't always sunshine and souvenirs.
Welcome to Passports After Dark, where two best friends explore haunted destinations, chilling true crime, mysterious history, and the world's most unforgettable places.
In our very first episode, we're introducing ourselves, sharing why we started this podcast, and giving you a preview of the eerie adventures ahead.
Grab your favorite drink, settle in, and join us... because after dark, every destination tells a different story.
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