The Fiji Cannibal Dwarf of York Pennsylvania
Slice of the Paranormal
Episode 68: Normally the team hunts for the perfect slice of savory pizza, but York, Pennsylvania serves up a far darker dish. In this episode, we investigate one of York PA’s most disturbing legends: the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf and the infamous events tied to the historic Penn Hotel. The story goes that the Fiji Cannibal Dwarf died at the Penn Hotel and was allegedly eaten, turning the site into one of the most talked about pieces of true crime folklore in Pennsylvania history. Buried in a potter’s field in York, his story refused to stay underground. When the grave was later exhumed, the...
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The Russell Lake Incident: Carbondale’s 1974 UFO Mystery
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Episode 67: This week the team wanders the quiet edges of Russell Lake and dives headfirst into one of Pennsylvania’s strangest unsolved mysteries. In 1974, three local boys watched a mysterious craft streak across the night sky, plunge to earth, and vanish into a silt pond in Carbondale. What followed sounds less like small town gossip and more like a scene ripped from a lost Cold War fever dream. More than 1500 people gathered at the lake. Local police reportedly fired their weapons at a glowing light beneath the water. Witnesses claim a flatbed truck arrived in the dead of night and...
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Exploring Staten Island’s Haunted Conference House & Biddle House
Slice of the Paranormal
Episode 66: Slice of the Paranormal takes you to Staten Island, New York, to investigate some of the borough’s most haunted and historic locations, with Jason from the Odd and Untold Podcast along for the ride. Our journey begins at the Conference House, a Revolutionary War landmark where Benjamin Franklin attempted to negotiate an end to the war. Beyond its historical significance, the house is said to be haunted by a young woman who was thrown down the stairs to her death after placing a lit candle in an upstairs window, and her spirit is rumored to still wander the halls. Next door,...
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Is the Devils Tree in New Jersey Cursed What Happened After We Touched It
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Episode 65: The Slice of the Paranormal team loves investigating cursed locations, alleged portals to hell, and ghostly phenomena. This time, we traveled to Basking Ridge, New Jersey to investigate one of the most infamous haunted locations in the state: the Devils Tree. The Devils Tree is said to be cursed by the many evil deeds committed beneath its twisted, gnarled branches. According to local legend, the tree cannot be cut down, and anyone who touches it risks unleashing a powerful curse. Naturally, most of the team touched the tree to tempt fate. Less than two hours later, members of our...
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Decades Paranormal Weekend and Coffin Bar
Slice of the Paranormal
Episode 64: Slice of the Paranormal appeared at Decades in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for their “TALES FROM THE SHADOWS A CRYPTID AND PARANORMAL WEEKEND AT DECADES” in 2025, and we plan to attend again in 2026. This event had all sorts of Cryptid fun to get into. A PARANORMAL & CRYPTID EXPERT MEET N' GREET LOU BERNARD author who documents his scientific investigations into ghosts, cryptids, and UFO sightings JEFFREY FRAZIER author writing about Pennsylvania folklore, history, and haunted sites & parks SWARTZ PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS team travelling around the region exploring and...
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Is Richard McCoy Actually D.B. Cooper
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Episode 63: Slice of the Paranormal heads straight into the storm around D.B. Cooper, the skyjacker who vanished into legend. Our trail leads somewhere unexpected: Central Pennsylvania. We gained rare access to the long-shuttered Warden’s House at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, a place heavy with echoes and unanswered footsteps. Inside those walls, we chase the tangled story of Richard McCoy II, the escaped inmate who pulled off his own daring hijacking, jumped from the same model aircraft, and died in a brutal fight with the FBI. The parallels aren’t just uncanny. They glare like a...
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Bethlehem Pennsylvania Christmas Spirits and Haunted History
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Episode 62: Slice of the Paranormal traveled to Christmas City USA, better known as Bethlehem Pennsylvania, to chase the lingering breath of Christmas Past. We wandered through shadows of ghostly carolers, stepped into a haunted bookstore that creaks like it remembers every visitor, and traced the footprints of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians who shaped this place long before streetlights and shop windows. As you sit in the glow of your Christmas tree or holiday tree with a glass of egg nog warming your spirit, spare a thought for the town that claims the first documented Christmas tree in...
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William Goodridge and the Ghosts Beneath the Floorboards
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Episode 61: Slice of the Paranormal travelled to York, Pennsylvania to visit the William C. Goodridge Freedom Center and Underground Railroad Museum, a site that once carried courage through its walls like a quiet current. The museum was closed that day, so we walked the grounds, watching the windows the way an old soul watches a storm, half expecting a restless hand to nudge one open. This house once displayed one of the first Christmas trees in York, a bright symbol of the season glowing inside a place that also carried people toward freedom. William Goodridge hid his work from the world to...
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Yorktowne Hotel
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Episode 60: Slice of the Paranormal wanders into the haunted lobby bar of a historic hotel in York Pennsylvania and the spirits waste no time grabbing hold. We follow the staff through shadow filled corridors and sit down with Rissa Miller and Lon Strickler to dig into the ghost stories that have clung to this place for generations. Did a cigar salesman stroll in during the nineteen forties and never manage to leave. Are there more restless souls here than the ones poured into the glasses at its two bustling bars. What presence moves through the halls of this grand old hotel long after...
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Jennie Wade and the Haunted Orphanage Gettysburg Ghosts and Legends
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Episode 59: Slice of the Paranormal heads straight into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the battlefield that shaped the Civil War and refuses to lie quietly. We investigate the Haunted Orphanage, a place where visitors claim the spirits of abused children linger in the cellar’s grim Dungeon. We also tour the Jennie Wade House museum, home of the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg while she baked bread. Many believe the house still echoes with ghost children, Jennie Wade’s father and unseen hands that tug at clothing. Sources: Haunted Pennsylvania by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A...
info_outlineEpisode 60: Slice of the Paranormal wanders into the haunted lobby bar of a historic hotel in York Pennsylvania and the spirits waste no time grabbing hold. We follow the staff through shadow filled corridors and sit down with Rissa Miller and Lon Strickler to dig into the ghost stories that have clung to this place for generations. Did a cigar salesman stroll in during the nineteen forties and never manage to leave. Are there more restless souls here than the ones poured into the glasses at its two bustling bars. What presence moves through the halls of this grand old hotel long after midnight. The Slice team raises their drinks and hunts for answers with a mix of courage curiosity and a touch of doubt that only grows stronger with every strange sound in the dark. Sources: Spooky York Pennsylvania by Scott D. Butcher and Dinah Roseberry 2008 https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2023/01/31/yorktowne-hotel-has-withstood-challenges-of-changing-city-for-decades/69860610007/ https://phantomsandmonsters.com Haunted Pennsylvania Online https://www.facebook.com/share/1CbKUdJqgU/?mibextid=wwXIfr Site https://yorktowne.com