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  • 7-Minute Less Taken VIII - Old Seth (Deadwood, SD)

    7-Minute Less Taken VIII - Old Seth (Deadwood, SD)
    2025/07/25
    Deep in Deadwood, South Dakota, the Bullock Hotel holds more than just history — it harbors restless spirits. Strange footsteps echo through empty halls, cigar smoke drifts without a source, and Room 211 chills to the bone no matter the season.

    A psychic’s mysterious letter hints at a ghostly presence tied to Seth Bullock and his legendary friendship with Theodore Roosevelt.

    This isn’t just a haunted hotel story—it’s a haunting legacy that watches and waits.

    This is the story of Old Seth.

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  • 7-Minute Less Taken VII: The Bride of Room 812 (Rapid City, SD)

    7-Minute Less Taken VII: The Bride of Room 812 (Rapid City, SD)
    2025/07/15
    A woman checks into a historic hotel—room 812. Top floor. Alone. By sunrise, she’s gone—and the legend of the “Bride” begins.

    In this haunting episode of Less Taken, we uncover the eerie true story that inspired one of South Dakota’s most infamous ghost legends. Maybe.

    Was it suicide? Something darker? Or does the room itself remember what no one else dares to say?

    Featuring the real-life lore of the haunted Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City, The Bride of Room 812 explores what happens when a place refuses to forget—and a name vanishes from the record. If you love haunted hotels, unsolved deaths, and the thin line between ghost stories and buried truths, this is one ride you won’t forget.

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    7 分
  • 7-Minute Less Taken VI - His & Her: Last Ride (Rapid City, SD)

    7-Minute Less Taken VI - His & Her: Last Ride (Rapid City, SD)
    2025/07/12
    June 24, 1994. Tina Marcotte never makes it home from work. Her tire goes flat. She calls a friend for help—but by morning, she's vanished.

    The last man known to see her is found dead days later beneath a forklift in what police call a freak accident. But locals in Rapid City still whisper: Was it guilt… or something else that caught up with him first?

    A case where the road ends twice.

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    7 分
  • 7-Minute Less Taken V: Brews from Hell (Rockerville, SD)

    7-Minute Less Taken V: Brews from Hell (Rockerville, SD)
    2025/07/04
    A ghost town. A stubborn saloon. And a bartender who never clocks out. This July 4th, belly up to the saloon for one of South Dakota’s eeriest hauntings—where the beer’s cold, the steaks sizzle, and the shadows never leave.

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    7 分
  • 7-Minute Less Taken IV: Walking Sam (Pine Ridge, SD)

    7-Minute Less Taken IV: Walking Sam (Pine Ridge, SD)
    2025/07/01
    There’s something walking the roads of Pine Ridge… and people say it’s still out there.

    In this 7-Minute Less Taken, we explore the terrifying legend of Walking Sam—a shadowy figure tied to real-life tragedy on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Described as impossibly tall, with glowing eyes and a voice that whispers to vulnerable teens, Walking Sam’s story blurs the line between folklore and horror… with devastating real-world echoes.

    What began as an urban legend among Lakota youth has since drawn national attention from media outlets, mental health advocates, and paranormal researchers. But where did this figure really come from? And why does he still haunt late-night conversations across the Great Plains?

    This episode references suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out. Help is available. Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.



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    7 分
  • Roads Less Taken III: From Drifters to Shadows

    Roads Less Taken III: From Drifters to Shadows
    2025/06/26
    What do you leave behind when you hang a man like Stephen Dee Richards? Just a confession and a grave… or something more?

    In this third Roads Less Taken journey, we travel north from the gallows of Minden, Nebraska, through haunted cabins, forgotten asylums, and cursed fields, ending at the edge of Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

    Along the way, we fill in the gaps left behind in The Nebraska Fiend and stop at the eerie and the unexplained:
    • Big Sandy Creek and the ghost of “Impaled”
    • The cursed ground of the Harrelson family massacre
    • Whispering tunnels beneath the Mount Pleasant Asylum
    • Drownings and weeping ghosts on the Platte River
    • Devil’s Nest, Spooklight Highway, and the Vigilante Tree
    • And finally, the quiet dread of Pine Ridge...
    This is the path from drifters to shadows. And the roads Less Taken never forget.

    Content warning: This episode includes references to death, suicide, and unsettling historical violence. For support, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.


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    47 分
  • 7-Minute Less Taken III: Impaled (Alexandria, NE)

    7-Minute Less Taken III: Impaled (Alexandria, NE)
    2025/06/13
    EARLY RELEASE! ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 6/17/25.
    In the summer of 1878, frontier farmer James Conway staggers past his barn, a flask in hand, unaware of the iron-tipped wagon tongue waiting in the dark. His death might have been foreseeable, but no one can predict what happens next.

    Explore a seven-minute dive into a tragedy where simple misfortune blurs into haunting legend on the edge of Nebraska’s wild prairie.


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    7 分
  • 4.11 - Nebraska Fiend (Minden, NE)

    4.11 - Nebraska Fiend (Minden, NE)
    2025/06/03
    In the vast Nebraska plains, a polished drifter named Stephen D. Richards hid a killer’s heart beneath his handsome exterior.

    Between 1876 and 1878, Richards—later dubbed “The Nebraska Fiend”—confesses to murdering at least nine lone travelers across Nebraska and Iowa before fleeing from authorities.


    In this episode, we trace his first fatal duel by the Platte River, the brutal slaying of the Harlson family, and the manhunt that ensues.


    This episode may run a little later due to issues in our studio, Room 1, but it should still drop early in June! We're crossing our fingers and hoping it releases next Tuesday, but we appreciate your patience in the event it falls a little bit behind.




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    54 分