“THE TRUE TALE OF A TOWN THAT TURNED INTO WEREWOLVES” and More True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness

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

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IN THIS EPISODE: In 1856, two young children – Joseph and George Cox – disappeared in the Allegheny Mountains. The story is tragic… and it also has a bizarre ending. (Lost Children of the Alleghenies) *** Is he an elf? A troll? Not only is it hard to classify Latin America’s El Duende – but it’s even difficult to know if he’s good, evil, or just a mischievous menace! (Duende The Menace) *** Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery just outside of Chicago is a mystery. No one knows exactly how it got its name; no one is sure when the first burial there took place or why it has since been abandoned; there is no explanation for the strange lights that are often seen there, or the ghostly lady, or the phantom horse and rider. (Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery) *** A man is found in a graveyard with a bullet to his skull, barely alive. He died later – but what exactly happened to him is a bit of a mystery. Our guess though is that it had something to do with him being a grave robber. (A Grave Robber’s Fate) *** Forensics has come a long way over the years, making it harder and harder for criminals to get away with crimes – particularly brutal crimes where DNA is usually left behind because of a struggle or physical assault. But despite technological advancements, there are still those cases that remain unsolved – and we’ll look at a few murders of women whose cases still can’t be closed. (Unsolved Female Murders) *** How’s the saying go… “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?” That’s good advice for the living – but probably even more apropos when dealing with female ghosts! (Famous Female Phantoms) *** Imagine you’re in a small town and suddenly you begin seeing people around you starting to change into beastly creatures. They begin attacking those around them, ripping them apart, eating like wild animals. Then suddenly you begin the transformation yourself… you are becoming a werewolf. But you were never bitten by a monster, nor were the townsfolk. How could this be happening? This actually happened in a small town in France… and one of the theories as to how it happened will not only surprise you, but have you wondering if it will happen to you someday. (The Town That Turned Into Werewolves)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro
00:05:35.813 = The Town That Turned Into Werewolves
00:22:53.521 = Famous Female Phantoms
00:28:51.261 = Unsolved Female Murders
00:42:35.969 = Duende The Menace
00:49:28.303 = Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
00:55:12.504 = A Grave Robber’s Fate
00:59:53.366 = The Lost Children of the Alleghenies
01:05:54.158 = Show Close
01:08:34.779 = Bloopers/Outtakes
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Hunting The American Werewolf” by Linda Godfrey: https://amzn.to/45p1poX
BOOK: “A Terrible Mistake – The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments” by H.P. Albarelli Jr.: https://amzn.to/3OD2RgR
BOOK: “Forbidden Archeology’s Impact” by Michael A. Cremo: https://amzn.to/45nqwbE
ARTICLE: “El Duende – San Pedro Folklore” by Angel Nunez: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckmmwvj
“The Town That Turned Into Werewolves” by Nick Redfern: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckmamyj; and ViralNova.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckv3xfh
“Famous Female Phantoms” by Carolyn Cox for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ye2zatz7
“Unsolved Female Murders” by Selme Angulo for List Verse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5f9jzc3e
“Duende The Menace” by Dean Traylor for Owlcation.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/b3aswdu
“Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery” by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdkj9323
“Lost Children of the Alleghenies” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nayey92p
“A Grave Robber’s Fate” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3xvtu6k4
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Originally aired: August 14, 2023
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