My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark MFM Minisode 481
Mar 30, 2026
Easter and Passover hometown tales full of weird holiday mishaps. Stories include dogs and a toddler hinting at something spooky, a pot at a Seder revealing a dark connection, and a childhood photo coincidence. There’s a toddler eating Easter dye, a cockatiel’s runaway adventure, and a chaotic Welsh egg hunt run by drunken uncles.
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Haunted House Confirmed By Dogs And A Toddler
- Karen describes dog-sitting mini poodles that repeatedly barked at the same spot in the front hall as if looking at something unseen.
- Years later a toddler at a Passover gathering pointed to that exact spot and said dead body, reinforcing Karen's eerie memory.
Dogs And Babies As Credible Witnesses
- Karen and Georgia emphasize that dogs and babies are trustworthy indicators of unusual phenomena, citing both the barking poodles and the toddler's statements.
- They treat coinciding independent signals as compelling evidence worth investigating.
Pot Fueled Recognition Of A Synagogue Founder
- Georgia recounts smoking pot at a Seder where someone told the story of Fred Newlander, a rabbi who hired a hitman to kill his wife.
- She realized she had heard My Favorite Murder cover that case and met a fellow listener that night.