- 141
- Episodes
- 13
- Transcribed
- 107
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Pennsylvania Oddities
Author and "historian of the macabre" Marlin Bressi explores true crime, unsolved mysteries, haunted places, and strange history from around the Keystone State. Based on the Pennsylvania Oddities blog and book series by Sunbury Press. New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month (Note: There will be no new episodes in August; new episodes will return September 1). Be sure to visit the Pennsylvania Oddities blog for hundreds of astonishing true stories from every corner of the spookiest state in America!
- Publisher
- Marlin Bressi
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
13 of 141 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Missing Head of Ernest Gouker
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Urdanivia Tragedy
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
From Coal Cracker to Caribbean King
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The Missing Head of Ernest Gouker
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He had been burned almost beyond recognition. Strangely, Ernest's head was nowhere to be found. At around four o'clock, they also found the charred body of Stella Gauker. However, despite hours of sifting through the debris, authorities were unable to find Ernest's head. This led some to believe that Ernest had shot his wife and set the home on fire before blowing his own head off with a shotgun. Others believed that it was Stella, still angry at her husband over their daughter's larceny arrest, who had blown off Ernest's head before setting the cabin ablaze. The Adams County coroner, Dr. Edgar A. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 59 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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