TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY
In October of 2011, 4 college students disappeared in the woods near Porter Township, Pennsylvania while researching a documentary on children’s author Jakob Stanley. Recently, their recordings appeared online. In an effort to aid in the investigation, the families of those missing have agreed to release the recovered sound files. ”Tell me a story: The True Life of Jakob Stanley” is a serialized, found-footage, biweekly horror podcast. /// The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the podcasters and participants, and do not represent the official policy or position of the Iphigenia County Police Department of Porter Township, Pennsylvania or its associates. ///
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
/// Episode 10 Notes: THX Chuck, love the team work. | BIG NEWS. Whitaker got confirmation that there IS an unpublished Stanley manuscript! We don't seem to have it in our stuff from Jane's, but it friggen exists. ///END/// The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the podcasters and participants, and do not represent the official policy or position of the Iphigenia County Police Department of Porter Township Pennsylvania or its associates. *If you have information on the missing or have had your own unexplainable experiences in Iphigenia County, Pennsylvania, we want to hear from you. Please record a message via our website's tip line. Messages may be used in future episodes. Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartradio, Amazon, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. www.jakobstanley.com Produced by: Silvia Whitaker Additional Mixing & Mastering and Music Composed by: Patrick Shearer Research Team: Iracel Rivero, Rocio Mendez, Jordan Tierney, Christopher Yustin, Alyssa Simon, Rebecca Comtois, Adam Files & Pete Boisvert Episode transcripts available here: www.jakobstanley.com/transcripts Follow us on Twitter: @InappropriateF & Instagram: @jakobstanleypodcast ATTENTION Upon learning that we received new audio from our podcast tip line, the police have formally requested time to review the new material before we share it with the public. I have informed the Iphigenia county police department that they have until September before I release these newly recovered sound files. We will return with these new episodes starting September 7th. In the interim, we will be updating this podcast feed with messages received via our tip line and any additional developments. So, stay tuned. We will soon be releasing a special video episode courtesy of the television program “America Unanswered.” The show's producers are allowing us to re-air the episode “Following The Light: Pennsylvania’s Croatoan” in the hopes it will help provide insight into the relatively unknown religious sect The Light, who ran Porter Township's Mendenhall Institute. Audio will also be released via the podcast feed. *Don't forget to try out Newsly - https://newsly.me and use promo code JAK0BSTANLEY for a one month free premium subscription!
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
This Wednesday May 18th, we are breaking from the recovered files of “Tell Me a Story: The True Life of Jakob Stanley” to share a bonus video episode of the 1985 investigative TV series “America Unanswered.” The show’s producers have granted us permission to re-air the program in the hopes that the episode entitled “Following The Light - Pennsylvania’s Croatoan,” will aid in the investigation by providing insight into the relatively unknown religious sect "The Light" who ran Porter Township's Mendenhall Institute. To view the trailer please go to our YouTube Channel. Audio will also be released via the podcast feed. Please rate, review and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartradio, Amazon, YouTube or wherever else you get your podcasts. www.JakobStanley.com Produced by: Silvia Whitaker Additional Mixing & Mastering and Music Composed by: Patrick Shearer Research Team: Iracel Rivero, Rocio Mendez, Jordan Tierney, Hope Cartelli, Jeff Lewonczyk, Morgan Anne Zipf, Stephanie Cox-Connolly, Christopher Yustin, Alyssa Simon, Rebecca Comtois, Adam Files & Pete Boisvert Episode transcripts available here: www.jakobstanley.com/transcripts Follow us on Twitter: @InappropriateF & Instagram: @jakobstanleypodcast [Bonus Ep Trailer: https://youtu.be/miuorQFycoE]
4 days ago
4 days ago
VIDEO PREMIERES TONIGHT AT 8PM! LINK BELOW. This week we are breaking from the recovered files of “Tell Me a Story: The True Life of Jakob Stanley” to share an episode of the 1985 investigative TV series “America Unanswered.” The show’s producers have granted us permission to re-air the program in the hopes that this episode entitled “Following The Light - Pennsylvania’s Croatoan,” will aid in the investigation by providing insight into the relatively unknown religious sect "The Light" who ran Porter Township's Mendenhall Institute. Video episode premieres tonight May 18th, link goes live at 8PM EST: https://www.jakobstanley.com/america-unanswered To view the episode please go to our YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/kbVHIMYrJ_0 Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartradio, Amazon, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. www.JakobStanley.com Special thanks to the team of “America Unanswered”: Adam Files, Hope Cartelli, Jeff Lewonczyk, Morgan Zipf-Meister, Stephanie Cox-Connolly & Basil Lewonczyk-Cartelli Produced by: Silvia Whitaker Additional Mixing & Mastering and Music Composed by: Patrick Shearer Research Team: Iracel Rivero, Rocio Mendez, Jordan Tierney, Hope Cartelli, Jeff Lewonczyk, Rebecca Comtois, Morgan Zipf-Meister, Stephanie Cox-Connolly, Christopher Yustin, Alyssa Simon, Adam Files, Pete Boisvert & Basil Lewonczyk-Cartelli Episode transcripts available here: www.jakobstanley.com/transcripts Follow us on Twitter: @InappropriateF & Instagram: @jakobstanleypodcast ATTENTION Upon learning that we received new audio from our podcast tip line, the police have formally requested time to review the new material before we share it with the public. I have informed the Iphigenia county police department that they have until September before I release these newly recovered sound files. We will return with these new episodes starting September 7th. In the interim, we will be updating this podcast feed with messages received via our tip line and any additional developments. So, stay tuned.

TELL ME A STORY:
THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY
In October of 2011, 4 college students disappeared in the woods near Porter Township, Pennsylvania while researching a documentary on children’s author Jakob Stanley. Recently, their recordings appeared online.
"Tell Me A Story: The True Life of Jakob Stanley" is a serialized biweekly horror podcast. New episodes released every other Wednesday.
Available wherever you get your podcasts.
tw: @inappropriateF | ig: @jakobstanleypodcast