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Misfit Tales #5: "Ghost Fingers"

It's officially summer and to celebrate we've got a brand spankin' new round of Misfit Tales! We're reading stories written by YOU about things you've experienced. Today's tales have been brought to you by Anonymous, Melody MacKay, Lexi and Maria. We've got a real-life possibly criminal case, a ghost truck, a visit from the afterlife and, as the title of this episode suggests, ghost fingers.
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The Kidnapping of Kyoko Chan Cox

When Yoko Ono lost contact with her daughter, Kyoko Chan Cox, she had no idea it would be more than two decades before they would see each other again. After a bitter custody battle, Kyoko's father, Anthony Cox, disappeared with the young girl and eventually brought her into an allegedly secretive religious cult that kept them hidden from the outside world.
 
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Episode Sources:
“Kidnapping, Tears and Reconciliation: Inside Yoko Ono’s Decades-Long Saga to Find Her Missing Daughter” by Jordan Runtagh, February 1, 2025, People
 “Yoko Ono’s daughter was kidnapped, raised in cult — and didn’t reunite with her mom for decades” by Alexandra Bellusci, May 24, 2025, New York Post
“A cult kidnapped Yoko Ono’s daughter and she didn’t see her again for 31 years: “We haven’t a clue where she is”” by Paulina Subia, April 15, 2026, Far Out Magazine
“After 20 Years, Yoko Ono’s Daughter Finally Breaks Her Silence” by FactsVerse UK on YouTube
“I Saw Satan: Breaking away from a Boomer Christian cult” by Andrew Marzoni, March 2019, The Baffler
“Yoko Ono” by John M. Cunningham, The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica
“Who is Yoko Ono’s daughter Kyoko Chan Cox? John Lennon’s stepdaughter is now an artist, but she was kidnapped by her father as a child and didn’t speak to her mum for nearly 30 years” by Carolina Malis, May 9, 2025, Style
“All About Yoko Ono's Children, Kyoko Chan Cox and Sean Taro Ono Lennon” by Emily Weaver, November 10, 2023, People
“A cult in Iowa helped hide Yoko Ono’s daughter from her for years: ‘We never talked about my mom and John’” by Emma McClatchey, December 16, 2025, Little Village
“Yoko Ono's Ex-Husband, Tony Cox, Reveals His Strange Life Since Fleeing with Their Daughter 14 Years Ago” by Jim Calio, February 3, 1986, Vol. 25, No. 5, People Magazine
“Anthony Cox” on IMDb
“Yoko Ono’s Daughter Vanished for 23 Years — Now the Hidden Truth Is Out” by Almira Dolino, July 2, 2025, So Yummy!
“Vain Glory ~ John Robert Stevens, Violent Intercession, The Walk ~ Documentary by Tony Cox” by @woodsprout from YouTube
 
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The Disappearance of Ylenia Carrisi, la figlia scomparsa più famosa d'Italia

In 1994 during a solo trip to New Orleans, 23-year-old Ylenia Carrisi - the granddaughter of Hollywood icon Tyrone Power - walked out the front door of the hotel where she was staying and never returned.
If you have information on the whereabouts of Ylenia Carrisi, you are urged to contact the New Orleans Police Department at 504-658-5315, case number A-36564-94.
 
For further reading:
Al Bano's autobiography - "È la mia vita"
Romina Power's latest book: "Pensieri profondamente semplici: L'abbecedario della mia vita"
 
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Episode Sources:
“She Was 'Italy's Vanna White,' Starring on La Ruota della Fortuna. Then She Vanished During a Trip to New Orleans” by Virginia Chamlee, People, Feb 19, 2026
“Romina Power says her daughter Ylenia is still alive because she hasn't "felt" that she has died” by Joan Callarissa, Ara, Nov 29, 2025
The DOE Network: 1107DFLA - Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi
The Charley Project: Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi
“Woman's Vanishing Engrosses a City Redolent of Mystery” by Frances Frank Marcus, New York Times, Feb. 28, 1994
“What happened to Ylenia Carrisi?” by H.L. Arledge, Bayou Justice, July 15, 2023
“Romina Power e Ylenia- Abbi Fede” - Music-Музыка
“Disappearance of Ylenia Carrisi" (America's Most Wanted segment)
“Cypress Psychic Tells Court of Helping to Solve Murder” LA Times, Feb 7, 1988
“Ylenia, Al Bano rompe il silenzio: ’La droga l'ha portata nell’abisso’” la Repubblica, Oct 31, 2006
“Romina Power presenta il libro ‘Pensieri profondamente semplici: L'abbecedario della mia vita’” Libreria Rizzoli Milano, Nov 2025
“Romina Power su Al Bano: Il rancore non fa altro che danneggiare entrambi” by Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair Italia, May 31, 2023
“Al Bano: Ylenia suicida per droga nel Mississippi” la Repubblica, Nov 1, 2006
“IL SOSPETTO DI ROMINA ' FORSE L' HANNO VENDUTA’” la Repubblica, Jan 30, 1994
“La verità di Al Bano: Ylenia si drogava è morta nel Mississippi” by Antonio Lodetti, il Giornale, Nov 1, 2006
“Al Bano: con Romina è finita perché fumava troppe canne” Rolling Stone IT, May 18, 2023
Romina Power & Ylenia - Abbi Fede
Al Bano remembers his daughter Ylenia, who passed away in New Orleans - Domenica In 03/05/2026 - Rai
“The Unyielding Hope of Romina Power” Il Messaggero, Nov 23, 2025
“Singer and actress found peace praying the Rosary after her daughter’s disappearance” by Wolfram Kasti, Aleteia, Dec 28, 2021
“High Homicide Rate Leaves New Orleans Fearful” The New York Times, May 31, 1994
“Romina Power a Belve: ‘L'lsd cancella la memoria. Dopo Al Bano non ho più amato’” by Andrea Fiori, Gazzetta, Apr 29, 2026
“A "stab in the heart" live on TV: Al Bano's scream against Romina's accusations” by Fabio Russello, la Sicilia, May 4, 2026
 
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Haunted Theatres: The Palace in NYC

For more than a century New York City's Palace Theatre has stood at the heart of Broadway, hosting some of the biggest names in entertainment. Alongside its remarkable history, the theatre has also earned a reputation as one of Broadway's most haunted venues, with stories of ghostly acrobats, mysterious children, and even the lingering presence of Judy Garland.
 
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“MARTIN BECK DIES; THEATRE VETERAN; Manager, Producer and Actor, Builder of the Palace, Stricken Here at 71 BEGAN ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Headed Variety Group in West for 27 Years--Came to U.S. as Immigrant at 18” from The New York Times Archives, November 17, 1940
“Untold Stories: The Palace Theatre” by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, May 6, 2017, Broadway Direct
“TheatersHistory Of The Palace Theatre On Broadway” by Lisa Williams, ClassicNewYorkHistory.com
“Palace Theatre At TSX Broadway” from Evergreene Architectural Arts
“Palace Theatre” from PBDW
“The Creepiest Stories Of Broadway Ghosts” by Sarah Crocker, January 24, 2023, Grunge
“Palace Theatre Construction Workers Haunted by the Ghost of Spongebob Squarepants” by Rebecca Slaman, January 25, 2022, The Broadway Beat
“New York, NY - The haunted history of Broadway’s Palace Theatre” by ThrHistoricalSociety, October 26, 2016, Cinema Treasures
“New York Ghosts: 5. Palace Theater” from Junket
“The Palace Theatre’s Gang of Ghosts” from Elise’s Ghosts, Murders, and Mayhem, March 8, 2013
“Get to Know Broadway's Scariest Urban Legends” by Emma Diab, October 19, 2023, New York City Tourism
“Do you know which Broadway theatre’s hold the spirits of specters?” by Robert Viagas, Playbill
“Touring Broadway's haunted past” by Frank Dilella, October 27, 2017, Spectrum News NY1
 
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David Huffman's Final Act

David Huffman stopped by the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego to bring his castmates cookies. It was a gesture of goodwill since he was leaving the production a week early to start work on a TV miniseries. Unfortunately he didn't make it to the start of the series. He didn't even make it to that evening's performance at the Old Globe. Minutes after dropping off the cookies and leaving the theatre, David Huffman was dead.
 
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Episode Sources:
“Actor Huffman Eulogized at L.A. Memorial” Associated Press, LA Time, Apr 2, 1985
“New Face: David Huffman Ex-Terrific Liar Gives Honesty a Boost in Film” by Leslie Bennetts, The New York Times, July 28, 1978
“Phyllis M. Grennan Is Married To David O. Huffman, an Actor” The New York Times, Dec 31, 1967
“Actor Found Stabbed to Death in San Diego” LA Times, Mar 1, 1985
“Huffman’s Slaying: Strangers Cross Paths and Tragedy Strikes” by Scott Harris & H. G. Reza, LA Times, Mar 14, 1985
“Actor’s Stabbing Death in Park Mystifies Co-Workers, Officials” by Matt Damsker & Daniel M. Weintraub, LA Times, Mar 1, 1985
“Youth, 16, Held in Death of Actor David Huffman” by Scott Harris, LA Times, Mar 13, 1985
“Youth Will Be Tried as Adult in Actor’s Death” by H. G. Reza, LA Times, June 8, 1985
“Youth Convicted of Murder in Slaying of Actor in Balboa Park” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, Dec 7, 1985
“Alien Teen Gets Lengthy Sentence in Actor’s Death” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, June 3, 1986
“Phyllis Huffman, 61; Cast Many Eastwood Movies” by Jon Thurber, LA Times, Mar 5, 2006
“Canadian Couples Take Stand in Huffman Case” by Jim Schachter, LA Times, Dec 3 1985
 
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The Murder of Gagandip Singh

Gagandip Singh was a young Sikh TV entrepreneur in London who seemed to have his whole future ahead of him. But one late-night visit to a student house in Brighton set off a chain of events that ended with one of the most disturbing murder cases Britain had seen in years. Behind the headlines was a tangled story involving friendship, grief, infatuation, religion, and revenge that still sparks debate more than a decade later.
 
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“Three people jailed over Gagandip Singh revenge death” from BBC News, February 29, 2012
“Gagandip Singh's fatal infatuation” by Dil Neiyyar, February 29, 20212, BBC Asian Network, BBC News
“Accused did not want car fire victim Gagandip Singh hurt” from BBC News, January 9, 2012
“Mundill Mahil was a straight-A student with a bright future. Then she was charged with murder” by Simon Hattenstone and Eric Allison, February 12, 2021, The Guardian
“Gagandip Singh murder: Family wants longer sentence” by Dil Neiyyar, March 20, 2012, BBC Asian Network, BBC News
“Sikh man was 'lured to death by student in revenge for attempted rape'” by Press Association, December 6, 2011, The Guardian
“Prayer service for killed TV executive Gagandip Singh” from BBC News, February 29, 2012
“TRAUMA BLACKOUT My brother was beaten and burnt alive in his car in honeytrap murder – it left me so traumatised I have NO memory of him” by Alison Maloney, November 6, 2020, The Sun
“Pair convicted of Gagandip Singh car fire killing” from BBC News, February 29, 2012
“‘My brother’s killer giggled down the phone to me after burning him alive’” by Abbie Bray, Published November 9, 2020, Updated November 10, 2020, Metro
“The full story of how one man's affections led to him being beaten and burned to death” by Jamie Rose, November 11, 2020, KentLive
“'I had no motive' says Gagandip Singh accused” from BBC News, January 18, 2012
“Channel 4 announces factual drama VENGEANCE: MURDER ON THE HEATH from makers of Dirty Business and Consent” from Channel 4, May 12, 2026
“Gagandip Singh's fatal infatuation” by Dil Neiyyar, February 29, 2012, BBC Asian Network, BBC News
“New Scotland Yard Files - The Murder Of Gagandip Singh” by TOP BOX TV on YouTube
“Vengeance: Murder on the Heath (2026)” on IMDb
 
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*Re-Release* The Wild Case of Femme Fatale Claudine Longet

*Claudine Longet died yesterday, May 14, 2026. We covered her case back in January 2023 and are re-releasing that episode in case you missed it the first time around. It's a wild one!
**I just want to note that in this episode I mention Claudine admitted to pulling the trigger. I misspoke. ACTUALLY, she only admitted to shooting him. There is a difference. ;)
This episode has quite the cast of characters: a French showgirl-turned-actress, a legendary singer, an Olympian...even a Kennedy has a cameo. It was the magical time of the 60s and 70s when people were just VIBING. But the party would come to a screeching halt when one day Claudine Longet - the ex-wife of Andy Williams and girlfriend of skier Spider Sabich - was feeling a little "ringy" and shot her Olympian boyfriend dead. She claimed it was a terrible accident. Unfortunately investigators turned the crime scene into such a clusterfuck that prosecutors had a tricky time proving their case. Pour yourself some champagne because this one is a doozy.
 
Episode Sources:
Court TV's "Power, Privilege and Justice" with Dominick Dunne - 'The Starlet and the Skier'
"Claudine Longet: Aspen's Femme Fatale" by Robert Chalmers
"Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics, & Skiing" by Miles Clark
"The Incandescent Life and Untimely Death of Spider Sabich" by Matthew Renda
"Spider Sabich ‘Lives’ on in Film and Party"
"The Legacy of Spider Sabich"
"Miss Longet Weeps at an Autopsy Report on Sabich"
 
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The Bell Witch

Deep in the hills near Adams, Tennessee, the legend of the Bell Witch grew from a terrifying family haunting into one of America’s most famous ghost stories. For over 200 years, the tale has inspired books, paranormal investigations, and horror films like An American Haunting, leaving people still wondering what really happened on the Bell family farm.
 
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Episode Sources:
“Tennessee Legends: The Bell Witch” by Tori Kleinpeter, October 27, 2022, Tennessee State Museum
“The Bell Witch: The Scariest Ghost Story in Tennessee” by Meghan E. Gattignolo, Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
“The Story of the Bell Witch” by Pat Fitzhugh, The Bell Witch Site
“Bell Witch” from Tennessee Myths and Legends, Tennessee State Library and Archives
““Year of the Witch”: 1937 and the Return of the Bell Witch” by Skyler Gordon, October 30, 2017, The Tennessee Historical Society
“The Strange Legend of the Bell Witch” from Genteel & Bard
“A Brief History of the Bell Witch Hauntings and a visit to the Bell Witch Cave in Adams, TN” by Todd Atteberry, The Witchery Arts
“The Bell Witch Haunting (2013)” on IMDb
“An American Haunting 2005)” on IMDb
 
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