The Killing Curse: Hex Hollow Pt. 2
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 712 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
John Blymire set out to break a curse... but what happened inside Nelson Rehmeyer's farmhouse went far beyond anything he or his young accomplices had planned. In this episode, Vanessa and Dr. Engels unpack how a mission to steal a lock of hair spiraled into a brutal murder that shocked 1920s Pennsylvania and made international headlines. As guilt consumed the killers and a trial put folk magic itself in the spotlight, the Hex Hollow case forced a community to confront the deadly consequences of belief taken to its extreme.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, listeners, it's Vanessa Richardson. Real quick before today's episode, I want to tell you |
| 0:06.3 | about another show from Crime House that I know you'll love, America's most infamous crimes. |
| 0:12.4 | Hosted by Katie Ring, each week Katie takes on one of the most notorious criminal cases in American |
| 0:18.2 | history. Serial killers who terrorized cities, unsolved mysteries |
| 0:22.8 | that keep detectives up at night, and investigations that change the way we think about justice. |
| 0:28.6 | Listen to and follow America's most infamous crimes Tuesday through Thursday on Apple Podcasts, |
| 0:34.8 | Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:52.6 | Guilt plays a role in all our lives. Whether we've broken a promise to a friend or said something we |
| 0:58.8 | regret those guilty feelings help us make sure we don't make the same mistakes in the future |
| 1:04.1 | but for some guilt can become all-consuming especially after they've done something unthinkable. |
| 1:11.9 | In 1920s Pennsylvania, a group of locals set out to face the dark, otherworldly forces |
| 1:17.9 | they believed were plaguing their lives. |
| 1:20.1 | But when the situation spiraled out of control and someone wound up dead, they realized |
| 1:25.9 | there was no escaping the evil around them. |
| 1:29.1 | And even after they'd paid the price, they'd remain haunted for the rest of their lives. The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:52.0 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:56.1 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:59.7 | This is serial killers and murderous minds, a crime |
| 2:02.6 | house original. I'm Vanessa Richardson. And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday |
| 2:09.2 | and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. |
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