Ep. 82 - Madame Vesta la Viesta’s Galactic Love Affairs & The Meek’s Family Murders
Ep. 82 - Madame Vesta la Viesta’s Galactic Love Affairs & The Meek’s Family Murders  
Podcast: My Victorian Nightmare
Published On: Mon Feb 16 2026
Description: On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss Madame Vesta la Viesta, the galactic mystic and clairvoyant, suicidal ghosts, mediums in spirit cabinets, and the horrifying Meeks family murder of 1894.  Thank you to today’s sponsor, Lumi Gummies! Go to LumiGummies.com and use code VICTORIAN for 30% off your first order. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: https://www.myvictoriannightmare.com/the-fan-coven Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrLObMjoHq/?igsh=MTZrOGd2MnkwdzVoNQ== References: “The Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Dec. 3rd, 1859. “THE APPEARANCE OF SPIRITS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS” - The Spiritualist, Feb. 15th, 1870. https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/02/get-rich-magic-astral-adventures-of.html https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/04/meeks-family-murder.html https://sullivan.mogenweb.org/meeksmurders.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62455822/nellie_l-spray https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/850.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices