A Study of Strange
For lovers of true crime, mysteries, and outlandish tales of strangeness, join host Michael May as he and a guest study tales of the unknown each week. A Study of Strange attempts to debunk common misconceptions and encourages each guest to “play a role” in the storytelling process. Guests include entertainment industry insiders, friends, weirdos, randos, and more! Michael May is a filmmaker and performer known for producing films like GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS, 12 HOUR SHIFT, FUN SIZE HORROR and hosting the true-crime automotive TV shows AUTO/BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY: COLD CASES. He obsesses over historical mysteries and loves to bring fascinating stories to life.
Episodes

Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
The Redpath Mansion Murder Mystery
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
In 1901, one of Canada’s most wealthy and powerful families found themselves players in a real murder mystery. Ada Redpath and her son, Jocelyn Clifford Redpath, were found shot to death in their home. The murder weapon (or weapons) were found near the bodies, and it was concluded to be a murder-suicde. Why then is this a mystery? Police never investigated, the bodies were hastily buried, and the Redpath family never spoke of that night. It’s a story filled with secrets and, maybe, lies.
With special guest, filmmaker Jesse Ikeman. He really wants you to check out his tiktok where he shares awesome filmmaking tips. Give it a looksee: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesseikeman
Listen to the episode unedited and commercial free on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/astudyofstrange
Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
Instagram: @astudyofstrange
Website: www.astudyofstrange.com
Hosted by Michael May
Email stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com!
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Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdCKGN3pZ0https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/s/1762/news/interior.aspx?sid=1762&gid=2&pgid=1224#:~:text=In%20the%20Redpath%20manor%2C%20servants,He%20perished%20hours%20later.https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/redpath/interpretations/indexen.htmlhttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Redpathhttps://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/mcr/article/view/18717/20459
https://www.mysteryquests.ca/quests/31/indexen.html
https://www.amazon.com/Redpath-History-Sugar-House-v/dp/0920474675
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-redpath-canadian-bakebook-redpath-sugar-ltd/1125315060
https://medium.com/unsolved-canadian/was-there-a-murder-at-the-redpath-manor-84d7223ddc60
https://www.jhmoncrieff.com/r-is-for-redpath-mansion-murders/
https://www.frsthand.com/story/the-redpath-mansion-mystery
https://dailyunsolvedmysteries.tumblr.com/
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/the-other-redpath-mansion-mystery
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1065+R.+Sherbrooke+E,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H2L+1L5,+Canada/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cc91bb64216fb15:0xc38a048146b94303?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbnMvl7fn8AhUKOkQIHQ1vBVEQ8gF6BAgSEAI

Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Internet Mysteries
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Joined by guest Sean Anthony Davis, a writer and an employee at Naughty Dog, we discuss some of the internet’s most baffling mysteries while attempting to plan our own online enigmatic creation. Topics include the video 11B-X-1371 (aka the plague doctor video), the most mysterious song on the internet, the Heaven’s Gate website, the Markovian Parallax Denigrate, and the site Oct282011.com.
Listen to the episode unedited and commercial free on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/astudyofstrange
Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
Instagram: @astudyofstrange
Website: www.astudyofstrange.com
Hosted by Michael May
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Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markovian_Parallax_Denigrate
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMysteriousSong/comments/d2btl2/the_mysterious_song_known_information_facts_and/
https://theghostinmymachine.com/2016/08/01/unresolved-the-markovian-parallax-denigrate-attempting-to-find-order-in-chaos/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Lindauer
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/magazine/susan-lindauer-s-mission-to-baghdad.html
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/markovian-parallax-denigrate-spam-mystery/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK314DWnPGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quyXS4a0JGQ
https://thebodyintl.com/cults/left-alive-and-unchanged-the-heavens-gate-website
https://heavensgate.com
https://www.reddit.com/r/creepy/comments/36pfn2/the_mystery_behind_wwwoct282011com_anyone_know/
https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetMysteries/comments/ccu0fs/i_think_i_solved_the_mystery_behind_oct282011com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhC-LQKgwbg
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=oct282011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt8VweyB258
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhC-LQKgwbg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGf4liO-KQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgp7JdmHibA

Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Devil’s Fire of Canneto Di Caronia - with Director Laura Moss (”Birth/Rebirth”)
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Beginning in December of 2003, strange and unexplained fires began occurring in the seaside town of Canneto Di Caronia, Sicily, Italy. The fires caused damage to many homes and businesses and the residents had to evacuate by the next summer. What's strange is that the cause of the fires has never been determined even after scientists and government organizations studied the quiet town. Filmmaker Laura Moss joins the podcast to discuss the strange mystery of Canneto. Theories include UFOs, secret weapons testing, and, of course, the Devil. Catch Laura Moss' feature film BIRTH/REBIRTH after its premier at Sundance 2023 at a theater near you followed by its streaming on Shudder.
Follow Laura's work https://www.instagram.com/retrospecterfilms/
Listen to the episode unedited on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/astudyofstrange
Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
Instagram: @astudyofstrange
Website: www.astudyofstrange.com
Hosted by Michael May
Email stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com!
©2022 Convergent Content, LLC
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Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZLVY9wyGk&ab_channel=NBCUniversalArchives
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/world/canneto-di-caronia-journal-electricity-goes-wild-did-the-devil-make-it-do-it.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/canneto-di-caronia-fires
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canneto_di_Caronia_fires
https://magazine.atavist.com/when-the-devil-enters/
https://www.odditycentral.com/wtf/italian-village-plagued-by-mysterious-fires-has-been-puzzling-scientists-for-years.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng_jcas-sKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEctBLzbvCw

Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Sir Victor Goddard’s Time Slip Incident
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
In the mid-1930s, RAF officer Sir Victor Goddard experienced what might be the most famous case of a "time slip." By the end of his life, Goddard was a decorated and respected military veteran (of two world wars), writer, speaker, and firm believer in the paranormal. Though Goddard is full of mysterious stories and theories, his time slip experience remains the most perplexing. On this episode of A Study of Strange we explore Goddard's bizarre flight that lead to a momentary look into the future.
Listen to the episode unedited on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/astudyofstrange
Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
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Website: www.astudyofstrange.com
Hosted by Michael May
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Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRkoGacytAU
https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Towards-Reality-Victor-Goddard/dp/0855000457
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtm3pZaEa3E
https://bshistorian.wordpress.com/tag/victor-goddard/
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Victor_Goddard
https://www.scientificmystery.com/victor-goddard/
https://canyoustandthetruth.com/sir-victor-goddard-flight-time/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322682617_Sir_Victor_Goddard_Obituary
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-physics-meets-psychology/202201/time-slips-the-multiverse-and-you
https://www.goodto.com/family/are-time-slips-real-526367
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hart
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/hawker-hart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Drem
https://www.skeptic.com/insight/new-facts-concerning-goddard-squadron-photo/
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6903222
https://www.amazon.com/Skies-Dunkirk-Sir-Victor-Goddard/dp/0718304985

Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Werewolf Serial Killer
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Spain’s first documented serial killer, Manuel Blanco Romasanta, claimed to have killed his victims while suffering from the curse Lycanthropy. Simply put, he claimed to be a werewolf. Romasanta’s case was bizarre and his trial lasted nearly a year before ultimately being sentenced to death. But that’s neither the beginning nor the end of the tale of “The Werewolf of Allariz.”
With special guest R.J. Blake. Producer of the podcast “Strange Phenonmenon”.
https://www.strange-phenomenon.com/
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Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
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Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Blanco_Romasanta
https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/blanco-romasanta.htm
https://historycollection.com/serial-killer-insisted-werewolf-trial/
https://phmuseum.com/exhibition/obscura/lobismuller
https://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/2015/10/myth-folklore-lobisome-galician-werewolf.html
https://the-line-up.com/manuel-blanco-romasanta-el-hombre-lobo
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/spains-first-recorded-serial-killer-3edff75ad9ab
http://www.theparanormalguide.com/blog/manuel-blanco-romasanta-the-werewolf-of-allariz
https://www.lifepersona.com/romasanta-the-wolf-man-of-the-forest-biography-and-murders

Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Murder at Greystone Mansion - with Dearly Departed’s Scott Michaels
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Scandal rocked the small town of Beverly Hills, CA in 1929. At a massive mansion built by an oil tycoon's son, Ned Doheny, two men were shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide. Almost 100 years later, no one can tell you exactly what happened that night because the case is full of rumors including a love affair, a coverup, and the inclusion of the political controversy of its time, the Teapot Dome scandal.
Today, the grounds of the home known as Greystone Mansion are open to the public, but few know the history of the murder-suicide that took place within those walls.
Scott Michaels of Dearly Departed Tours joins the episode. Scott is the authority on the dark side of Hollywood. Though they don't run tours anymore, check out the digital adventures of the team at https://dearlydepartedtours.com/ and their youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DearlyDepartedTours
Dearly Departed's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dearly-departed-podcast/id1447769441
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Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Hills-Confidential-Century-Scandals/dp/188331870X
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Fortune-Triumph-Scandal/dp/0520229096
https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/if-these-walls-could-talk
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-doheny-murder-20190216-story.html
https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/the-continuing-mystery-of-the-greystone-mansion-murders/
https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ned-doheny-murder-site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52781623@N00/100538408

Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Bloody Benders - Part Two
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
The conclusion of the tale of the infamous Bloody Benders!
Special guest John M Keating joins the pod for both episodes of the Bloody Benders!
Learn more about John M Keating: https://johnmkeatingacting.com/
His Movie: https://tubitv.com/movies/670622/the-concessionaires-must-die
Visit our sponsor here: https://www.audibletrial.com/strange
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Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/
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©2022 Convergent Content, LLC
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Half-Acre-Benders-American-Frontier/dp/19848798391
https://www.travelks.com/listing/cherryvale-museum/1480/
https://www.amazon.com/Bender-Tragedy-Mary-York/dp/1981809171/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRidkoF_ZfM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-crimes-susan-jonusas.html
https://kansasreflector.com/2021/10/31/a-mysterious-murder-site-has-a-new-owner-hes-looking-for-answers-about-the-bloody-benders/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVkb5RAyM1w
https://www.amazon.com/Bender-James-Karen/dp/B074CT771H

Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Bloody Benders - Part One
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
In 1873 it was discovered that a family known as the Benders had been killing travelers along the Osage Mission Trail in Labette County, Kansas. We know surprisingly little about the evil Benders. In fact, they may not have been a family at all. Their heinous acts of violence are still discussed to this day making the Bloody Benders the stuff of legend and folklore.
Special guest John M Keating joins the pod for both episodes of the Bloody Benders!
Learn more about John M Keating: https://johnmkeatingacting.com/
Tea Time Crimes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tea-time-crimes/id1612269029
His Movie: https://tubitv.com/movies/670622/the-concessionaires-must-die
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Half-Acre-Benders-American-Frontier/dp/19848798391
https://www.amazon.com/Bender-Tragedy-Mary-York/dp/1981809171/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRidkoF_ZfM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-crimes-susan-jonusas.html
https://kansasreflector.com/2021/10/31/a-mysterious-murder-site-has-a-new-owner-hes-looking-for-answers-about-the-bloody-benders/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVkb5RAyM1w
https://www.amazon.com/Bender-James-Karen/dp/B074CT771H

Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
19th Century Serial Killers
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Serial killers are not just a modern affliction. Today's episode briefly covers six cases of serial murder from the 19th century. Three solved and three unsolved. These include the Kelly Family, the Austin Axe Murderer, Thames Torso Murders, Mary Ann Cotton, and Dr. Thomas Cream. And, a true-crime aficionado, Bridget Weitzel, joins the show!
Have you seen a UFO? We'd love to have you on a future episode. Write us at astudyofstrange@gmail.com
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Ann-Cotton-Britains-Female/dp/1904380913https://www.audible.com/pd/Mary-Ann-Cotton-Dark-Angel-Audiobook/152679893X?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=CjwKCAiA7IGcBhA8EiwAFfUDsaGjfemZfA9xyE0xIvg4XDQbM4wCJmqp9vUpgoMf2TqLHQL1mD_NWBoCuYoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_Girl_Annihilator
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Servant_Girl_Annihilator
https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/10-10-18-servant-girl-murders-history/
https://dbpedia.org/page/The_Kelly_Family_(serial_killers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-KBNM3dVI
http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/10/another-bender-family.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Neill_Cream
https://www.casebook.org/suspects/cream.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZNG2L5rLuI
https://whitechapeljack.com/thames-torso-murders/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGReFBDR0eA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Strangler
https://aadl.org/node/536347
https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=QUB18941114-01.2.15&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------

Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
The Curious Case of the Sodder Children
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
In the early hours on Christmas dady, 1945, a fire quickly spread through the Sodder house and five of the nine children at home never made it out. They were presumed dead. It wasn’t long though before the Sodders began to notice that certain details didn’t add up, and they began to suspect the children were actually alive. A theory that persists to this day.The Sodder Children story has been passed down through generations and it's getting harder and harder to solve the mystery. Bringing a new perspective to this case is guest Mr. Matt Glass. Famed composer of A Study Of Strange's theme music!
Find Matt's work: https://www.glassbrain.com/ & https://www.mattglass.net
Have you seen a UFO, UAP, or USO? We'd love to have you on a future episode. Write us at astudyofstrange@gmail.com
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Links!
https://nodirectevidence.com/ - Bob Bragg's Book
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/obituaries/sylvia-paxton/article_eb50dc1f-1551-58c2-9763-2642ac0979a1.html - Sylvia's Obit
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46375952/sodder-children-died-in-the-fire/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/47889477/?terms=sodder%20children&match=1
https://stacyhorn.com/2005/12/28/long-long-long-sodder-post/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance
https://www.npr.org/2005/12/23/5067563/mystery-of-missing-children-haunts-w-va-town
https://www.nytimes.com/1945/12/26/archives/11-children-die-in-4-home-fires-weather-mans-christmas-greetings-to.html
https://www.amazon.com/Sodder-Family-Tragedy-Mystery-Children/dp/1942294085
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/sodder-children