My Victorian Nightmare

On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the numerous failed assassination attempts made on Queen Victoria’s life, and the simply horrifying history of Griffith Park in Los Angeles California

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https://laghosttour.com/the-old-zoo-at-griffith-park/

https://patch.com/california/northhollywood/griffith-park-haunted-cursed-heart-los-angeles

https://pepperbough.com/uncategorized/2019/12/17/the-strange-case-of-griffith-park/

https://laghosttour.com/the-spirits-of-griffith-park/

https://creepyla.com/2016/10/04/haunted-curse-ghosts-monsters-griffith-park/

https://vintagelosangeles.org/griffithpark/

https://revolutionsnewsstand.com/2025/04/16/mass-murder-in-griffith-park-by-jennie-grey-from-western-worker-vol-2-no-42-october-16-1933/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.latirnes.com/news/local/la-me-haunted30oct30/

https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-08-09/185295/burning-body-found-hanging-from-a-tree-in-los-angeles?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Queen-Victoria-Eight-Assassination-Attempts/

https://www.history.com/articles/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
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This is a sneak peek of the Victorian True Crime Extras episodes that Patreon subscribers receive each week! To receive My Victorian Nightmare ad-free, and receive Victorian True Crime Extras, visit Patreon to find out how!

In this episode, we will have a tale of ghostly revelations, prophetic dreams, jailbird snitches, dogs digging up bones and a twist you won’t see coming. This is the murder case of Russell Colvin in 1812.
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the dark history of Cleopatra’s Needle and the most haunted cemetery in Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirkyard.

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https://hauntedpalaceblog.com/2022/06/07/the-curse-of-cleopatras-needle/

https://greyfriarskirk.com/community/history-heritage/

https://eatdrinktravel.com/most-haunted-graveyard/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriars_Kirkyard

https://edinburgh.org/blog/tales-from-beyond-the-grave-in-edinburgh/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/greyfriars-kirkyard/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Porteous_(soldier)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147056916/george-lockhart

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/24/ukcrime.scotland?utm
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the terribly haunted Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado, and the unthinkable murder of Emily Harrison Coombes, otherwise known as The Plaistow Horror.

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https://visitdenver.com/blog/post/haunted-cheesman-park/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/co-cheesemanpark/

https://www.denverpost.com/2010/11/01/four-preserved-skeletons-unearthed-at-denvers-cheesman-park-once-a-cemetery/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Coombes_(murderer)

https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/robert-coombes/34645/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/05/the-wicked-boy-the-mystery-of-a-victorian-child-murderer-kate-summerscale-review

https://www.murdermayhem.uk/p/the-boy-murderer-who-became-a-war

https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/matricide-in-plaistow-1895/
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On today’s episode, Genevieve will take us back to creepy field trips of yore: the murder scenes, spooky cemeteries and cult compounds of episodes past, and give a little more dimension to each episode where we took these trips.

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