The Open Door at Midnight: The Brutal Unsolved Murder of Judith Ann Roberts | Podcast

Was Sarah Winchester a grieving widow haunted by rifle victims, or a brilliant heiress who encoded her beliefs in a labyrinthine mansion? Explore the history, the myths, and the puzzle behind the Winchester Mystery House.

It all started on August 18th, 1944, when Sheila Fox, a 6-year-old, disappeared as she walked home from school. Within the next 4 years, 7 other children were attacked or killed, and only one of these incidents was actually solved. The common description of the perpetrator in all the cases was a thin, pale-faced man.

Dan Baldwin Dan Baldwin is a prolific writer and ghostwriter behind more than 60 books, with numerous local, regional, and national awards. Beyond the page, Dan is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, a Native American flute player, and an expert pendulum dowser who has spent over 20 years using dowsing to help locate missing persons.

Dr. Scott Taylor is President of the Expanded Awareness Institute, where he helps curious people explore near-death experiences and what they mean for individuals and our culture at large. A spiritual teacher, speaker, and researcher, Scott has spent decades making the exploration of the nonphysical universe accessible to everyday seekers.

​Brian Terrell is an Oklahoma-based researcher and the founder of Red Dirt Cryptids. Dedicated to hands-on, evidence-based field investigations, Terrell explores reports of unexplained creatures across Oklahoma and Kansas—ranging from Bigfoot and Dogman to regional folklore phenomena like Deer Woman and Little People. In this episode, Brian shares his own firsthand encounters along with notable accounts gathered directly from eyewitnesses in the field.