Para(normal) is a weekly entertainment, comedy, and non-investigative paranormal podcast where hosts, Marie Adoranti & Nicolina Savelli share tales of ghostly experiences – from famous hauntings to listener submitted hometown haunts, and special guest encounters – it’s like listening to spooky stories at a slumber party with your best friends.
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A doctor who somehow beat DNA testing and an unidentified woman suspected of being a Cold War spy. This week, Nicolina and Marie unravel the shocking case of John Schneeberger and Candice Fonagy, before heading to Norway to investigate the enduring mystery of the Isdal Woman. Two cases filled with deception, hidden identities and questions that refuse to disappear. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Nicolina and Marie explore the mysterious Late Bronze Age Collapse, when powerful civilizations seemingly crumbled within decades, before heading to 1889 Québec for the Dagg Poltergeist, a bizarre haunting involving flying objects, unexplained fires, and a ghost that claimed to be the devil. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
A mysterious computer seemingly communicating with someone 400 years in the past, and a brutal triple murder blamed on witchcraft and a rare blue moon. This week, Nicolina and Marie unravel The Vertical Plane and the Dodleston Messages before diving into the Pensacola Blue Moon Murders and the sensational theories that nearly overshadowed the truth. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Five friends leave a college basketball game in 1978 and mysteriously drive deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains instead of heading home. What follows is one of the most baffling missing persons cases in American history, complete with an abandoned car, a survival trailer full of untouched supplies, and one man who has never been found. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Is the Hockey Hall of Fame haunted? In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie uncover the tragic story of Dorothea Elliott, a young bank employee whose death inside the former Bank of Montreal building has been linked to decades of paranormal activity. From eerie apparitions and unexplained footsteps to one of Toronto's most enduring ghost stories, they explore the history behind the haunting and ask whether Dorothea's spirit still walks the halls today. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
In this episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie explore the chilling legend of the Grimaldi Family Curse, a centuries-old tale claiming Monaco's royal family is doomed to heartbreak and tragedy. Then, they investigate the bizarre Oakville Blobs mystery, where unexplained gelatinous blobs fell from the sky in Washington State, leaving scientists, and residents, searching for answers. Are these stories rooted in folklore, coincidence, or something truly paranormal? Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie investigate the mysterious death of Christopher Case, a man who became convinced he had been cursed by a woman claiming to be a witch, and died exactly seven days later under unexplained circumstances. They also examine the hidden cult influence behind the Andrea Yates tragedy, exploring how extremist religious teachings, psychological manipulation, and untreated mental illness may have contributed to one of America's most heartbreaking true crime cases. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
In this unsettling episode of Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie examine two chilling true crime cases that reveal how manipulation, ideology, and exploitation can destroy lives in profoundly different ways. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on para(normal), Marie uncovers the shocking connection between Shen Yun and the controversial Falun Gong movement, while Nicolina explores the extraordinary case of Uttara Huddar, a woman who suddenly began living as a 19th-century Bengali woman named Sharada. From cult allegations to reincarnation mysteries, this episode dives into two stories that challenge our understanding of reality. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
A legendary football player's dying wish becomes one of the most famous phrases in sports history, but did his ghost remain behind at Notre Dame? This week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie explore the haunting legend of George Gipp, the origins of "Win One for the Gipper," and the chilling paranormal activity reported inside Washington Hall for over a century. Then, they dive into the bizarre world of 1980s televangelism and uncover the story of a notorious religious scammer who built an empire on faith, fame, and deception. From haunted campuses to multimillion-dollar fraud, this episode e
Two haunted houses. Two countries. Countless unanswered questions. This week, Para(normal) explores the infamous Demon House haunting in Gary, Indiana and the legendary Borley Rectory in Essex, England. From alleged demonic possession and exorcisms to ghostly nuns, phantom voices, and decades of paranormal investigations, Nicolina and Marie dive into two of the most debated supernatural cases ever documented. Were these genuine hauntings, or something else entirely? Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), Nicolina and Marie investigate the enduring mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the shocking real-life case of William Woods, a man whose identity was allegedly stolen and lived by someone else for over 30 years. From lost planes and Pacific islands to fraud, deception, and unanswered questions, both stories reveal how some mysteries are not only frustrating but also, infuriating. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
A nuclear whistleblower killed on her way to the press, and a Bavarian law office where a teenage secretary unknowingly made paintings spin and phones dial themselves — two of history's most unsettling unsolved cases, in one episode. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), Marie and Nicolina investigate the eerie theory that cryptids like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster may have been used as cover stories for covert intelligence operations during the Cold War. Then, they dive into the horrifying true story of the Radium Girls; young women unknowingly poisoned by radioactive paint while corporations covered up the deadly consequences. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Marie shares a 1970s Canadian experiment set out to invent a ghost through collective belief, and participants reported real physical responses, from table movements to “communication.” Nicolina pivots to an active investigation into cases of Havana Syndrome, with symptoms like vertigo, brain fog, and possible links to directed energy and raises a darker parallel: are these experiences created by the mind…or caused by something very real? Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), we explore the mystery of Baalbek, an ancient site built with massive stones no one can fully explain and the disturbing experiment by John C. Lilly involving Peter the dolphin, which ended in tragedy. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal): the real-life horror behind Erin Brockovich’s toxic water case tied to Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the viral 2026 dolphin kidnapping hoax that fooled the internet. From corporate cover-ups to digital misinformation, we explore why the most unbelievable stories are often the most dangerous. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), we explore the legend of Ochobamba, a mysterious healer whose cures may have come at a chilling cost and whose grave is said to still carry her power. Then, we dive into the Circleville Letters, a case of anonymous messages, buried secrets, and a suspect who may not have been acting alone. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
A teenage girl whose terrifying “possession” ended as suddenly as it began, and the story of a Canadian college, once psychiatric institution, where over 1300 lives were lost inside. Two stories where the line between explanation and something darker isn’t so clear. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
Nicolina and Marie dig into two chilling real-life stories of institutional betrayal: the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and Operation Mockingbird. From medical abuse and generational mistrust to CIA influence, propaganda, and the manipulation of public truth, this episode explores how some of history’s darkest hauntings were man-made. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
A vanished children’s TV puppet and Navy warships swarmed by unknown objects at sea. This week, Para(normal) explores two mysteries that blur quirky history and chilling modern encounters. From Canada’s strangest unsolved media disappearance to Pentagon-confirmed UAP footage, Marie, Nicolina, and Cody unravel stories where evidence exists but clear answers don’t. Some mysteries never truly disappear. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This episode has it all. A cult endurance group, a decades-old lawsuit, an Epstein-adjacent letter, and one of the most disturbing funeral home scandals in U.S. history. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week on Para(normal), we sit down with evidential trance medium Barbra Banner, a self-described “No BS psychic” whose abilities ignited during the pandemic after decades in crisis-response work. She shares jaw-dropping evidential stories (including a bagel scooper that converted a skeptic), explains why grief can block signs from loved ones, and reveals the subtle ways spirits communicate — coins, songs, symbols, timing. The conversation gets personal with live mini-readings, emotional validations, and one powerful takeaway: ✨ The only thing stronger than grief is love. Support Para(norma
This week, we examine two disturbing cases where truth feels just out of reach. First, a Florida woman claims a “vision” led her to a murder scene and is later convicted despite no physical evidence. Then, we explore the Springfield Three, one of America’s most haunting unsolved disappearances, where three women vanished from their home without a trace. We break down the evidence, the theories, and what we think really happened. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
This week we cover Spain’s only police-documented haunting, the Vallecas Ouija case and then head to the Dyatlov Pass where nine expert hikers died under suspicious circumstances. We close with a Hometown Haunt from a listener in our home province of Ontario. Support Para(normal) Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/
