“JFK’S MISSING BRAIN” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

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IN THIS EPISODE: Born into wealth, then orphaned, then forced to marry at the age of 14, losing all control of her money and future, Katherine Ferrers did what any teenaged girl in her position would do – she became a ruthless highway robber that terrorized local villages. (Female Highwayman: The Wicked Lady of the 1600s) *** People in Gloucester, Massachusetts were reporting very bizarre things in the summer of 1692. They heard the march of troops despite the war having ended twenty years earlier. They saw what they claimed was a human scalp and the shape of a Native America’s bow when looking at the face of the moon. But that was only the appetizer of what would come that horrifying summer of paranormal activity. (The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester) *** Seeing a deceased loved one, a soft glowing light, a warm feeling of comfort and love… people have reported seeing many of these types of things when near death. And while some might want to blame it on the brain’s neurons misfiring or even rapid-firing towards the end of someone’s life, how does that explain that the majority of these reports are so similar? (Deathbed Visions) *** In 1849, young Cornelius Ahern was only nineteen years old, and his chosen occupation was pickpocketing. It’s likely we never would’ve heard about him except for the fact that he once attempted – and failed – to pick the pocket of one particular writer who would one day become famous. Charles Dickens. (The Pickpocket and Charles Dickens) *** The assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been surrounded by controversy and conspiracy theories since the day of his death. The magic bullet theory, Lee Harvey Oswald was or was not the lone gunman, was there someone in the grassy knoll, was their a government conspiracy to have Kennedy killed? But there’s another mystery most documentaries and books don’t cover – what about Kennedy’s missing brain? (JFK’s Missing Brain)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:03:52.836 = JFK’s Missing Brain
00:09:12.329 = Wicked Lady Female Highwayman
00:23:10.978 = The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester
00:28:07.693 = Deathbed Visions
00:39:00.101 = The Pickpocket and Charles Dickens
00:48:27.595 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Death Bed Visions” by William Barrett: https://amzn.to/36ttn7t
BOOK: “At The Hour of Death” Dr. Karlis Osis: https://amzn.to/3oeyvlY
BOOK: "One Last Hug Before I Go: The Mystery and Meaning of Death Bed Visions," by Carla Wills-Brandon: https://amzn.to/2VnQ3zo
BOOK: “Parting Visions” by Melvin Morse: https://amzn.to/3my1ws8
“JFK’s Missing Brain” by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/yxfqhlkl
“Female Highwayman: The Wicked Lady of the 1600s” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://tinyurl.com/y43sxm2t
“The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester” by Charles M. Skinner, edited by Kathy Weister for Legends of America:https://tinyurl.com/y6sh78ca
“Deathbed Visions” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/yygv27vx
“The Pickpocket and Charles Dickens” by William Ellis-Rees for London Overlooked: https://tinyurl.com/y28w5pgx
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Originally aired: December 01, 2020
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