Hi, I’m Ivy.
I created Ivy Monroe for women who love unsolved mysteries, strange history, infamous women, true crime, and fascinating stories from the past and present.
At the heart of this site is storytelling. I’m drawn to mysterious disappearances, overlooked historical cases, complicated women, unusual lives, cults, strange events, and stories that make you wonder, How have I never heard about this before?
Here, you’ll find a blend of:
- unsolved mysteries, cold cases, and true crime
- strange history and unusual historical events
- infamous, controversial, and fascinating women
- mysterious lives and unforgettable real-life stories
- episodes and show notes from Her Strange Hour
- thoughtfully curated finds for readers, mystery lovers, and curious women
Some of these stories are unsettling. Some are heartbreaking. Some are bizarre. Others simply reveal a part of history that deserves to be remembered.
What interests me most is the human side of a story — the decisions people made, the circumstances they lived through, the questions that were never answered, and the details that turn a name in an old newspaper into a real person.
Her Strange Hour
I’m also the creator and host of Her Strange Hour, a storytelling podcast exploring strange history, unsolved mysteries, infamous women, cults, true crime, and fascinating lives.
The podcast gives me room to take these stories a little further, while the blog allows me to share researched articles, photographs, historical details, and stories you can return to whenever curiosity strikes.
A Little About Me
Outside of writing and researching strange stories, I’m a mom to five boys, one in Heaven, with ages ranging from the teenage years to toddlerhood.
I’ve always been fascinated by history, human behavior, mysteries, and the stories hiding just beneath the surface of what we think we already know.
I’m not interested in turning history into a dry timeline or treating real people like characters in a horror story. My goal is to tell these stories in a way that feels human, thoughtful, curious, and respectful — while still leaving room for the strange, surprising, and sometimes unbelievable details that made me want to tell them in the first place.
If you love stories that are a little mysterious, a little unusual, and completely fascinating, you’re in the right place.
Welcome to Ivy Monroe — and welcome to Her Strange Hour.
