THE KLUXEN WOODS MYSTERY: A Babysitter, a Murder, and a Boy Suspect – Who Killed Janette Lawrence?
Published: September 6, 2026
Duration: 51:09
A century after 11-year-old Janette Lawrence was brutally murdered walking home from a babysitting job, her ghost is still seen wandering the streets of Madison — seeking justice that never came.
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KluxenWoods
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: I narrate a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor. The chapter is entitled “1921: Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” - a murder that has yet to be officially solved, although many hundreds of people in the area feel they know exactly who got away with murder...
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KluxenWoods
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: I narrate a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor. The chapter is entitled “1921: Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” - a murder that has yet to be officially solved, although many hundreds of people in the area feel they know exactly who got away with murder...