Ep 21: Germaine to a Lobster: The Hinterkaifeck Murders and Grady Stiles

Join us this week for the haunting story of the 1922 murders at the Hinterkaifeck Farm. The family heard noises & saw mysterious footprints leading up to their murders. Whoever killed them made themselves at home for a few days, cooking meals, feeding the animals, and taking their time to get out of dodge. This remains Germany’s most famous unsolved murder 101 years later. 

We also go over the rollercoaster life of Grady Stiles, the “Lobster Boy” born into a world of Side Shows just as they were petering out of public acceptance. A violent alcoholic who murdered – and also was murdered. It’s a wild ride through the history of the ‘Freak Show’ to the family that is still alive today (and it’s Farz who takes us on this journey!) 

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Photos via public domain 

Hinterkaifeck farm via Goodreads

Grady Stiles via Facebook & Historic Mysteries 

Some Sources 

So for this episode I went to wikipedia of course, hinterkaifeck.net, an episode of Lore, and the podcast The Midnight Train oh and also I read the book The Man from the train - which will come in later. 

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