ONE SISTER WILL MARRY – THE OTHER MUST DIE! | 11 Dark #RetroRadio Stories! EP0288 #WeirdDarkness

From Prohibition bootleggers to ghostly legends, the Shelton brothers' violent empire left a lasting mark on Illinois—and one brother may still haunt the scene of his untimely demise. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: On July 26, 1948, infamous Illinois gangster Bernie Shelton – by then acting leader of the Shelton Brothers gang – was shot to death at the Parkway Tavern, a roadhouse that he owned outside of Peoria. For years after, Bernie’s ghost was said to haunt the tavern, unable to move on after a lifetime of violence, murder, and regret. (Last Drink at the Parkway Tavern) *** Want to be sure you’ll have a paranormal experience? Simply walk into a known haunted house to spend a few nights, all the while saying out-loud “I don’t believe in no dang ghosts!” That’s what did it for one woman. (Cousin Evie And I Know The Truth) *** How would you react if your two-year-old came running into the room, saying he’s scared of a creepy image of a man in the mirror? (Creepy Memories) *** An innocent game of hide-n-seek at their grandparents’ house turns into terror. (Hide And Seek) *** Three children left for a sunny day at a south Australian beach and were never heard from again. (The Mysterious Disappearance of the Beaumont Children) *** American Airlines Flight 191 crashed in 1979, killing everyone on board – and it left something of the paranormal once the debris was cleared. (Flight 191 Disaster) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:00:40.741 = Show Intro 00:03:22.090 = Last Drink at the Parkway Tavern (Shelton Brothers) 00:20:36.197 = The Mysterious Disappearance of the Beaumont Children 00:25:54.489 = Cousin Evie And I Know The Truth 00:38:37.631 = Creepy Memories 00:42:43.097 = Hide & Seek 00:48:09.237 = Black Eyed Kids (from the audiobook) 00:55:01.749 = Flight 191 01:03:05.402 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Black-Eyed Kids” by Gary Vasey from the audiobook of the same title, narrated by Darren Marlar: https://amzn.to/3PmqES2 “Last Drink at the Parkway Tavern” written by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/37dP1uy “Cousin Evie And I Know The Truth” submitted by Michell Morgan at WeirdDarkness.com “Creepy Memories” submitted by DMR at WeirdDarkness.com “Hide and Seek” submitted by Amy at WeirdDarkness.com “The Mysterious Disappearance of the Beaumont Children” by Steven Casale for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2Qy7NXX “The Flight 191 Disaster” written by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2NTiRwM Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so...

During the Great Depression, a deadly tunnel project turned a small Appalachian town into the 'Town of the Living Dead' – a true crime story of greed, neglect, and dozens of lost graves. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: It was a tale that most considered simply gossip, or the town’s urban legend. The rich and powerful made sure it stayed a secret; but all secrets eventually come to light – especially those covered in racism, tragedy, and hundreds of deaths. It’s the truth behind the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel tragedy. (Town Of The Living Dead) *** A teenager shares his story of being abducted by aliens. You may dismiss it as a nightmare or sleep paralysis, but then how do you explain the injection marks on his body? (Tall Black Shiny Aliens) *** A Weirdo family member tells us why we should be cautious when we hear dogs howling. (When The Dogs Howl) *** Most stories about the men in black are of an aggressive nature, with victims being questioned by them, even threatened into remaining silent. But one man had a strange encounter where the MIB saved his life. (Helped By Four Men In Black) *** It’s always a bit scary sleeping in a new house that very first night. But sometimes, as one Weird Darkness fan discovered, there is reason to be frightened. (Whispers In The Night) *** They found the first body stuffed inside the church library's closet. Then a second body turned up. I’ll share the creepy case of Theo Durrant – San Francisco’s “Jack the Ripper”. (Demon of the Belfry) *** Outside of Washington, D.C. lies an abandoned institution with a thoroughly disturbing past. (The Madness of Forest Haven Asylum) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:01:51.271 = Show Intro 00:04:50.026 = Town of the Living Dead 00:19:52.650 = Helped By Four Men In Black 00:21:52.716 = When The Dogs Howl (from a Weird Darkness listener) 00:24:00.748 = Demon of the Belfry 00:29:25.371 = Tall, Black Shiny Aliens 00:31:36.527 = Whispers In The Night 00:35:11.692 = Forest Haven Asylum 00:43:17.439 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Town of the Living Dead” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2W12NvE “Demon of the Belfry” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2JJbsiO “Tall, Black, Shiny Aliens” by RR: http://bit.ly/2VURTHJ “The Madness of Forest Haven Asylum” by Gary Sweeney: http://bit.ly/32xCSOm “When The Dogs Howl” by KJ – submitted directly to http://www.WeirdDarkness.com “Whispers In The Night” by Zenovia Caldwell: http://bit.ly/2VUUQrN “Helped By Four Men In Black”: http://bit.ly/2VURTHJ Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I...

Two privileged young men, driven by arrogance and a twisted sense of superiority, plotted the 'perfect crime.’ But the brutal murder of Bobby Franks left behind a trail of evidence and ghost that refuses to rest. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Leopold and Loeb believed themselves to be more intelligent than everyone and planned to commit the perfect murder. But it would be their pride that brought them down in the end, and it would result in a ghost story! (Chicago’s Thrill Killers) *** A woman visiting her mother in the hospital takes an unexpected trip when stepping into the elevator. (Elevator Opens Into The Twilight Zone) *** Even 24 doors couldn't give Charles Lapham a way out of his seemingly-cursed life. (No Exit – The Lapham Patterson House) *** A nightmare is frightening, we can all agree on that. But what if you have a nightmare within a nightmare? One woman tells her terrifying story. (My Real Life Nightmare) *** Robert Berdella. Behind his friendly demeanor lurked a deadly obsession with torture and murder. (The Butcher of Kansas City) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:01:20.621 = Show Intro 00:03:35.832 = Chicago’s Thrill Killers 00:27:15.062 = No Exit: The Lapham Patterson House 00:32:24.703 = Elevator Opens Into The Twilight Zone 00:35:04.127 = Robert Berdella: The Butcher of Kansas City 00:42:29.540 = My Nightmare (from a Weird Darkness listener) 00:44:18.455 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Chicago’s Thrill Killers” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/32z2mLe “Elevator Opens Into the Twilight Zone” by Lisa Gibson: http://bit.ly/2VURTHJ “The Butcher of Kansas City” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/30sRCwJ “My Real Life Nightmare” by Alicia Zapata, submitted at http://www.WeirdDarkness.com “No Exit – The Lapham Patterson House” by Jessica Ferri: http://bit.ly/2pCMety Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: December 21, 2022 SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/GhostOfBobbyFranks TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vb7hm8m

Back in 1966, a group of cops chased a mysterious glowing object across two states, and what happened next wrecked their lives and left everyone wondering—was it really a UFO, or just another government cover-up? Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Some believe them to be ghosts, others feel they are creatures or even humans from a different dimension. Still others believe they are demonic entities. Whatever the truth about what they are, the one thing everyone agrees about is that an encounter with a shadow person is undeniably terrifying. (Terrifying True Stories Of Shadow People) *** The townsfolk of Beaver County, Pennsylvania saw something very strange in 1966 – and now, so many decades later, it’s just as much of a mystery as it was the day the encounter occurred. (The Unsolved Sighting in 1966) *** Some are beloved favorites like “The Wizard of Oz”, others you may never have seen, like Atuk. Some are dark in tone like “Poltergeist”, or heroic like the first Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve. But one thing all of these films and the others I’ll share in this episode have in common is that they are all supposedly cursed. (Infamously Cursed Films) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:02:39.636 = Terrifying True Stories of Shadow People 00:13:56.446 = Unsolved Sighting in 1966 00:43:53.033 = Infamously Cursed Films 01:08:49.750 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Terrifying True Stories Of Shadow People” from Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5f3vxdh4 “The Unsolved Sighting in 1966” by Scott Tady for EllwoodCityLedger.com and The Beaver County Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3ck54nvr “Infamously Cursed Films” by Randolph Strauss for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/uh8xjj9j Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: July 21, 2021 SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/UFOPoliceChase TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ytw59wz7

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