E505 Board Beliebers and Polar Express Pranks (featuring Guest Host Morgan from Creeps & Crimes)

TOPICS: THE BIJOU THEATRE, RONALD GENE SIMMONS


Welcome to ATWWD 1.5! New era, same spooky combo of stories. It’s Episode 505, and today Em is joined by the wonderful Morgan from Creeps & Crimes. To kick us off Em covers a hometown haunting for Morgan, the Bijou Theatre. Then Morgan takes us down a particularly dark rabbit hole with the case of Ronald Gene Simmons. A big shoutout to Taylar from C&C for the notes! And can the ghosts please find some new colors to wear in the afterlife please?! … and that’s why we drink!

Catch more from Morgan over on Creeps & Crimes wherever you get your podcasts and @creepsandcrimespodcast on socials!

Em's Sources:
⁠https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/51-608699714⁠
⁠https://insideofknoxville.com/2023/10/inside-the-haunted-200-year-old-bijou-theatre-do-you-believe/⁠
⁠https://usghostadventures.com/knoxville-ghost-tour/bijou-theater/⁠
⁠https://easttennessean.com/2025/09/04/the-haunting-of-the-bijou-theatre/⁠
⁠https://whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/5081/knoxville-haunted-bijou-theatre⁠
⁠https://ckc4me.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/knoxville-nights-hauntings-of-the-bijou/⁠
⁠https://epicspookyadventures.com/the-bijou-theatre/⁠
⁠https://paranormaltraveler.com/1739/bijou-theatre-a-haunted-knoxville-landmark/⁠
⁠https://www.wate.com/haunted-tennessee/former-hotel-brothel-civil-war-hospital-the-bijou-theatre-a-haunted-venue/⁠
⁠https://utdailybeacon.com/102397/entertainment/ghosts-of-the-bijou-animates-theatres-haunted-background/⁠
⁠https://knoxbijou.org/history/⁠
⁠https://www.wbir.com/video/features/theme-week/haunted-at-the-bijou-tim-burns/51-8298571⁠
⁠https://insideofknoxville.com/2025/06/ghost-walking-around-the-lamar-house/⁠
YT: LCV Cities Tour - Knoxville: Bijou Theatre | C-SPAN
YT: Haunted at the Bijou: Sharlene Bousch's spirit encounters | WBIR Channel 10
YT: Knoxville's Most Haunted: A look inside the history of the Bijou Theatre | WATE 6 On Your Side
YT: Knox Narratives: Bijou Theatre a cultural jewel in Knox County history | Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs
YT: Our best EVPs from the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN (All Class A EVPs) - GHOST VOICES | friendlyghosts
YT: Haunted at the Bijou: Martha Boggs's spooky stories | WBIR Channel 10
YT: Haunted Tennessee | The Bijou Theatre | Manic Manor Podcast
YT: Haunted at the Bijou: Laura Still's mysterious tales | WBIR Channel 10
Vimeo: Bijou Jubilee Documentary| DoubleJay Creative

Morgan's Sources:
⁠https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/ronald-gene-simmons-3731/⁠
⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/ronald-gene-simmons⁠
⁠https://medium.com/obscure-horror/ronald-gene-simmons-retired-military-serviceman-turned-family-annihilator-turned-mass-murderer-0f041e4ff0f0⁠
⁠https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/devil-of-pope-county/⁠
⁠https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/database/people/303/ronald-gene-simmons⁠
⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Gene_Simmons⁠
⁠https://the-devil-of-pope-county-americas-worst-family-massat2h.castos.com/episodes/episode-5-a-neutralizing-maneuver⁠
⁠https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1035554424/⁠
⁠https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-30-mn-21766-story.html⁠
⁠https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/639915795/


Transcript


Christine Schiefer