A Study Of Strange - Show Notes

 The Murder of Biggie Smalls with expert guest Michael Dorsey The co-executive producer and showrunner of Ghost Adventures: House Calls , Michael Dorsey , has made a career out of documenting compelling stories for TV and film. Over the years he's become known for his expertise on the "unsolved" murder of Biggie Smalls having produced multiple projects about the case. On this episode of A Study of Strange, Dorsey shares his insight and opinion about who killed Biggie and why there have been no arrests. On March 9th, 1997, in Los Angeles CA, superstar music artist Biggie Smalls, aka the Notorious B.I.G., was shot at an after party near the Peterson Automotive Museum. The assailant pulled up along side Biggie in a Chevrolet Impala and attacked. Biggie was rushed to the hospital but passed away shortly after arriving. He was only 24 years old.  This came just 6 months after rival rapper, Tupac Shakur, was also shot and killed. Many speculate the murders were connected. No su...

A Study of Strange Episode 3 & 4 The Spirit Photographer, William H. Mumler On this two parter, our special guest is Timothy Donahue, a filmmaker and former co-host of the tv series “Auto/Biography” along with A Study Strange’s host Michael May. Tim wears his skeptic hat as Michael introduces him to the story of William H. Mumler, the father of spirit photography and a likely con man. It was in New York City in 1869 when William Mumler was accused of fraud. Mumler was a medium who would take portraits of people, and on their photographs would magically appear ghosts. The practice became known as Spirit Photography. While we might look at Mumler’s photographs with a modern eye and clearly see double exposure as a method to create the spirits, no one could figure out how Mumler was pulling off his deceit.  Mumler’s case is connected directly to our cultural beliefs and distrust of the media today. And, we still don’t know how he did it. Thank you for listening! Visit www.astrudyo...

 A Study Of Strange Episode 1 Who Killed Julia Wallace On this two part episode, we dive into a real life locked room murder mystery in the first ever episode of A STUDY OF STRANGE. Who killed Julia Wallace on September 20th, 1931? It is a case that has stumped investigators for nearly a century. Our special guest, writer of mystery & thrillers, Norm Thoeming aka August Norman, joins the podcast to help us figure it out.  Read Norm’s work here ! Julia’s body was found by her husband, William Herbert Wallace , after returning home from a bizarre outing. Initially the doors to their home were locked before William gained entry to find the brutal scene. William H. Wallace had alibis, lots of them in fact, but their apparent strangeness lead investigators to presume William committed the act of murder. He was tried and convicted to death before an appeal set him free. If William didn’t do it, who did? Thank you for listening! Visit www.astrudyofstrange.com for more show notes...

 A Study of Strange The Podcast This blog has been created to more easily and broadly share the show notes from the podcast.  Visit www.astudyofstrange.com or subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to your favorite shows! Also follow the pod on instagram @astudyofstrange. About the Podcast: "A Study Of Strange" is for lovers of true crime, mysteries, and even outlandish tales of high strangeness. Join host Michael May as he and a guest investigate tales of the unknown each week from bizarre crimes to unsolved murders and unexplained phenomena. "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, and hosting the true-crime automotive TV shows AUTO/BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY: COLD CASES. He...