The Man Upstairs // 200

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In 1950, a teenage girl was babysitting for a local Missouri family when she was brutally murdered before the nights end. She was able to phone police and briefly ask for help, but the call dropped and was unable to be traced. Within years of her terrifying murder, an urban legend developed that has inspired numerous horror stories and movies… This is the story of Janett Christman, and The Mans Upstairs. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://www.newspapers.com/image/204723643/?terms=Janett%20Christman&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1836581/?terms=Janett%20Christman&match=1 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52836495/janett-christman https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=Janett%20Christman&p_province=us-mo&dr_year=1950-1950 https://swati-suman.medium.com/the-true-crime-story-behind-the-movie-when-a-stranger-calls-fdcfe1895254 https://openjurist.org/203/f2d/797/mueller-v-powell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host Tee.
0:17.1	And I'm your host, Daphne.
0:18.9	And you're listening to the 200th episode of Going West.
0:22.9	Yes, it's true. We have officially done 200 episodes.
0:26.0	Thank you so much to each and every one of you
0:29.4	who has helped us get here. Now to celebrate this exciting milestone,
0:34.2	we have decided to do something a little bit different for today's episode.
0:39.0	As we've said before, it's still very much a true crime story, as you'll see.
0:43.1	But with a little extra content after the story that relates to this,
0:47.2	the man upstairs and the babysitter and the man upstairs concepts.
0:52.7	And these concepts and urban legends came from a real 1950 murder case.
0:58.6	And they even inspired movies like Black Christmas and when a stranger calls
1:03.1	as we're going to get into.
1:04.2	Yeah, so we will be talking about that very 1950 murder case
1:08.4	and then kind of going into the legend itself.
1:11.4	Also, we do have a Q&A that is coming out as well today.
1:15.6	So it's out if you're listening to it.
1:17.4	And it's going to be after this episode.
1:19.8	So don't forget to check in and listen to that if you want to know a little bit more about Heathen Ey.
1:24.0	And the show is going to be fun.
1:26.8	Alright guys, without further ado, this is episode 200 of Going West.
1:32.9	So let's get into it.
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