Walter Collins: The Strange Disappearance, Re-Appearance and Tragic Death
Walter Collins: The Strange Disappearance, Re-Appearance and Tragic Death
Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always On Sale. Your Curator Kara Has the wild story of the missing child, Walter Collings.
Join us on this spine-tingling episode of the Oddity Shop Podcast as we explore the chilling story of Christine Collins and her missing son, Walter. Prepare to be captivated by the harrowing account of a mother's relentless search for her son amidst a web of police misconduct and societal injustice. The heart-wrenching saga of misidentification and wrongful institutionalization showcases the dark corners of early 20th-century America, shedding light on the flawed mental health system and the bravery of a woman wronged by those meant to protect her.
Not only does this woman's child disappear, we also dig into her being reunited with her child. It turns out though, the missing child returned to Christine was not her son at all!
Peculiar Case of Elisa Lam: Lost Within the Cecil Hotel
Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! This week in the shop, Zach has the strange story of Elisa Lam and her time at the Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel's story is as layered as the most intricate of novels, with chapters of grandeur, despair, and notoriety. We peel back these layers to reveal its transformation from a luxury establishment to a refuge shadowed by crime, introducing listeners to figures like Richard Ramirez who walked its halls. The hotel serves as a darkly fascinating backdrop to the perplexing disappearance of Elisa Lam, a tale punctuated by bizarre elevator footage and a blog that kept updating posthumously. Join us as we navigate through the eerie details and share our theories on this unsolved mystery that continues to captivate and haunt.