{"podcast":{"title":"Paranormia","slug":"paranormia-7042297","podcast_index_feed_id":7042297,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6704e5211a3de581c6a143cd","website_url":"https://audioalways.lnk.to/ParanormiaPod","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6704e5211a3de581c6a143cd/1763990919190-2853c3a9-b9fd-45c3-9bc1-5cebe474cb24.jpeg","author":"Audio Always","episode_count":34,"summary":"Are you ever awake in the cruellest hours of the night, when the world is quiet, but your mind isn’t? That’s where Paranormia begins. Hosted by journalist and parapsychologist Elizabeth McCafferty, Paranormia is a weekly storytelling podcast where true crime collides with the supernatural, the psychological, and the macabre. Each episode explores real cases where belief in something unseen becomes dangerous, cursed objects drive people to violence, psychic visions predict tragedy, cults where worship turns deadly, and hauntings blur into guilt, obsession, or faith. Elizabeth blends rigorous research with cinematic storytelling to uncover what happens when reason falters and fear takes hold. Because these aren’t just ghost stories, they’re stories about us: about the human need to explain the inexplicable, to find meaning in the dark. Paranormia: where paranoia meets the paranormal. Subscribe, and stay awake with us. If you have a story where crime and the otherworldly intertwine, something strange, unexplained or just plain haunted, get in touch at paranormia@alwaystruecrime.com . For more true crime that you'll be obsessed with head to AlwaysTrueCrime.com . Hosted on Acast. See a…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:11.404372+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranormia-7042297"},"episode":{"title":"Serial Killer: Monster of Florence","slug":"serial-killer-monster-of-florence","published_at":"2026-05-26T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranormia-7042297/serial-killer-monster-of-florence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranormia-7042297","url":"https://shows.acast.com/paranormia/episodes/serial-killer-monster-of-florence","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6704e5211a3de581c6a143cd/e/6a15c815cb11d38a8bd9415a/media.mp3","summary":"Elizabeth takes us to the wooded outskirts of Florence, where between 1968 and 1985 a killer known as the “Monster of Florence” stalked young couples parked in secluded cars. Sixteen people were murdered across eight attacks in rural lovers’ lanes. But as the investigation dragged on for decades, suspects multiplied, confessions unraveled, and the truth only became more elusive. So was this a single, methodical killer moving through the Tuscan darkness, or a case where fear and flawed policing helped create the monster? Plus Elizabeth shares a little about her recent trip to a spider convention!  This story was provided by a Paranormia listener. If you have a story where crime and the otherworldly intertwine, something strange, unexplained or just plain haunted, get in touch at paranormia@alwaystruecrime.com   Paranormia is an Audio Always production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Elizabeth takes us to the wooded outskirts of Florence, where between 1968 and 1985 a killer known as the “Monster of Florence” stalked young couples park…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1685,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paranormia-7042297/episodes/serial-killer-monster-of-florence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranormia-7042297/serial-killer-monster-of-florence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}