Episode 29: USA - The Survival Story of Danelle Ballengee
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08/01/22
•85m
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This week, Brianna tells Dyson the harrowing story of Danelle Ballengee, a multidisciplinary endurance athlete and 6-time US Athlete of the Year. Thanks to her superhuman willpower and her hero pup, Taz, Danelle survives 56 hours in the uncharted terrain of the Amasa Back Trail in Moab, Utah.
John Marshall, Grand County Search and Rescue put it best: "I learned from the get-go that this woman was as hard as nails. They say to be a great adventure athlete, first and foremost, you have to be hard to kill. Danelle was hard to kill.”
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Episode 28: USA - The Johnstown Flood aka The Great Flood of 1889
July 25, 2022
•124m
Brianna tells Steph the story of The Johnstown Flood, known locally as the Great Flood of 1889, which occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing billions of gallons of water, causing millions of dollars in damages, and killing thousands of people, all in a matter of 65 minutes. Throughout the episode, Steph offers astrological insight via the chart of the sky she cast for the day of the event.
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Episode 30: USA - The Springford Murders (Part 1)
August 8, 2022
•72m
In December, 2004, Brent Springford Jr. admitted himself into the Poudre Valley hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado for a psychiatric evaluation. Brent told hospital staff that he was having visions of blood and violence, and he thought he might have murdered his parents. The police intervened, and Brent told investigators that just 2 weeks prior, on Thanksgiving Day, he went to his parent’s home in Montgomery, Alabama and laid in wait. His parents, Winston “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte Springford, finally arrived home that evening, and Brent brutally attacked and murdered them. His parents had been worrying about Brent’s declining mental health, but no one suspected he was capable of committing such an atrocious act, especially towards people as loving and doting as his own parents.
In part 1 of this 2 part series, we discuss the victims, Winston “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte Springford, and the perpetrator - their son, Brent Jr. Springford. We focus on Brent Jr.'s life leading up to the crime because it's a really important part of this case. To understand the crime, we have to understand Brent Jr. - specifically who he was influenced by and what he was going through.
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