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Her Strange Hour

Her Strange Hour

By: Ivy Monroe
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I’m Ivy Monroe, and welcome to **Her Strange Hour** — a storytelling podcast about mysteries, strange history, cold cases, cults, deadly or forgotten women, and true stories that sound too bizarre to be real. Each episode uncovers the people, secrets, choices, and unanswered questions behind stories many people have never heard before. Some are eerie. Some are heartbreaking. Some will make you stop and say, “Wait… WHAT?” If you love mysteries, strange history, and forgotten stories told with care, you’re in the right place.Ivy Monroe True Crime
Episodes
  • She Woke Up to a Stranger Carrying Her Mother Away

    She Woke Up to a Stranger Carrying Her Mother Away
    Jun 28 2026

    Dorothy Forstein vanished from her Philadelphia home in 1949, and the strangest detail came from her 9-year-old daughter.

    According to Marcy, she woke up in the middle of the night and saw a stranger inside the house. Dorothy appeared unconscious, and the man reportedly told Marcy not to worry before carrying her mother away.

    Dorothy was never seen again.

    But four years earlier, Dorothy had already survived a terrifying attack inside that same home — and the person responsible was never caught.

    In this episode of Her Strange Hour, formerly Echoes & Oddities, we look at the unsettling disappearance of Dorothy Forstein, the earlier attack, and the questions that still remain unanswered.
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    9 mins
  • One Girl Escaped… and the Cult Collapsed

    One Girl Escaped… and the Cult Collapsed
    Jun 19 2026

    In Part 3 of The Family cult story, one girl’s escape helps expose Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s hidden world. The raid begins, the truth comes out, and the cult Anne built finally starts to collapse.
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    35 mins
  • The Cult That Stole 28 Children | The Family Part 2

    The Cult That Stole 28 Children | The Family Part 2
    Jun 12 2026

    In Part 2 of our series on lThe Family, we look at the children trapped inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s secretive cult world — a world of control, obedience, and stolen lives.

    If you haven’t listened to Part 1, go back and start there first, as this will be a 3-part series.
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    29 mins
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