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IN THIS EPISODE: In the heart of England's St. Osyth village lies The Cage, an unassuming house with a chilling past as a jail for accused witches. When Vanessa Mitchell moved in, she unknowingly stepped into a nightmare of ghostly apparitions and terrifying events that forever altered her life. (The Cage: Britain’s Answer To The Amityville Horror) *** Some ghosts just seem worth rooting for, no matter how they died or what they do. (Ghosts To Sympathize With) *** The Genna brothers of Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood were some of the most notorious bootleggers and gangsters in the city… until they weren’t. (The End of the Terrible Gennas) *** In 1981, 14-year-old Stacey Ann Arras vanished without a trace inside Yosemite National Park, her disappearance remaining one of the park's most eerie and unsolved mysteries. (The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras) *** Annie Le, a brilliant Yale graduate student, vanished just days before her wedding in 2009. Her disappearance led to a shocking discovery that left everyone questioning who and why. (Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death of Mystery) *** Imagine waking up every 30 seconds, completely unaware of where you are or what just happened. This is the life of Clive Wearing, who is unable to construct new memories… at all. (Clive’s 30-Second Memory) *** We’ll look at how the growing cryptotourism industry offers a unique and interesting angle on exploring hidden corners of the globe, with searches for creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster among your travel choices. (Cryptotourism With Bigfoot and Nessie) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Title Story Teaser and Show Open 00:04:27.817 = The Cage: Britain’s Answer to the Amityville Horror 00:23:11.260 = Cryptotourism With Bigfoot and Nessie 00:32:43.345 = The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras 00:42:59.452 = Ghosts To Sympathize With 00:58:21.375 = The End of the Terrible Gennas 01:10:58.174 = Clive’s 30-Second Memory 01:18:25.466 = Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death of Mystery 01:24:12.956 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Poltergeist! A New Investigation Into Destructive Haunting” by John Fraser: https://amzn.to/3Lueplp “The Cage: Britain’s Answer To The Amityville Horror” source: Marcus Lowth, UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cpxwj5n “Crypotourism with Bigfoot and Nessie” source: Ronan O’Connell, National Geographic:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrn42hny “The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras” source: Beth Elias, Unspeakable Crimes:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mpkynbus “Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death Of Mystery” source: The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yzvd4phd “Ghosts to Sympathize With” source: Erin McCann, Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/456p8t95 “Clive’s 30-Second Memory” source: Oddity Central: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdeaj5m3 “The End of the Terrible Gennas” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8yd5cs (used with permission) = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid,...

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.629 = Orbiter X, Episode 1 ***WD 01:33:22.317 = Orbiter X, Episode 2 ***WD 03:04:08.497 = Orbiter X, Episode 3 ***WD 04:27:29.698 = Orbiter X, Episode 4 ***WD 05:48:01.953 = Show Close ***WD = Remastered by Weird Darkness (ADU) = Air Date Unknown Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library = = = = = "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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: July 20, 2024 CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/OrbiterX

IN THIS EPISODE: Charles Willey experienced hundreds of fires on his property in the summer of 1948 – but how did they start? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** Two men interested in the same woman – all three spending a day together. Not a good plan from the start. Add a bit of alcohol and you just may have a powder keg ready to explode. (Rum, Jealously, and Murder) *** Over the course of just two years, Christopher Duntsch operated on 38 patients in the Dallas area, leaving 31 paralyzed or seriously injured and two of them dead. It’s no wonder he was given the morbid nickname of “Dr. Death”. (Doctor Death) *** A child’s game of hide-and-seek turns to terror. (The House At The Front) *** In the Outback of Queensland, Australia, ghostly orbs of light have been frightening people for centuries. What do we know about the mystery of the orbs and what are some of the theories about what they could be? (The Min Min Orbs) *** Are extraterrestrials secretly watching over us and saving us from our own destruction? (Our Alien Protectors) *** When Jeffrey Dampier won the lottery, he thought he finally had it all. Little did he know that someone was about to take everything from him. (No Good Deed Goes Unpunished) *** They found Annie stretched out on the floor with a pistol lying by her hand. There was no sign of a struggle and nothing had been taken; they could only conclude that Annie had taken her own life. But is that really what happened? (The Annie Dorman Mystery) *** When you think of seeing a ghost, you almost automatically envision an ethereal being, in flowing white – like that of a woman in a wedding dress. And that might make sense, seeing as there are a lot of dead brides-to-be floating around America. (Til Death: Ghost Brides of the United States) *** You’ve seen them on the outside of large gothic buildings and massive churches. Their stone faces and menacing presence can be unsettling to some. But what are the purpose of gargoyles? (In The Protection of Gargoyles) *** Were Betty and Barney Hill actually visited and even abducted by aliens in 1961, or was it an outlandish story just to get attention? (The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction) *** The village of Trasmoz in Spain is said to be cursed by witches. Could there be a truth in the lore? (The Cursed Village of Witches) SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Cursed Village of Witches” by Brent Swancer: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/spains-mysterious-cursed-village-of-witches/ “Til Death: Ghost Brides of the United States”: https://notebookofghosts.com/2018/09/16/til-death-ghost-brides-of-the-us/amp/ “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” by Wyatt Redd: https://allthatsinteresting.com/jeffrey-dampier (“Were In The Money”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkn0Z2KOK2A) “The Annie Dorman Mystery” by Robert Wilhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2018/09/the-annie-dorman-mystery.html “The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction” by Les Hewitt: https://www.historicmysteries.com/betty-barney-hill-abduction-story/ “In The Protection of Gargoyles” by A. Sutherland:

IN THIS EPISODE: Were the Tate-LaBianca murders attributed to Charles Manson actually the results of a drug burn?  And was Manson simply a scapegoat? *** Matthew Weeks was found guilty and hanged for the murder of Charlotte Dymond. Today it is said that the ghosts of both of them roam the countryside – but could it be that Matthew’s ghost is lamenting because he was innocent of the crime? (The Murder of Charlotte Dymond on Bodmin Moor) *** A building situated right in the middle of London’s swankiest and most historical areas, has long been said to be the lair of something not of this earth. (The Bizarre Nameless Thing of Berkley Square) *** “The Jungle Book” - we are all familiar with the story in some way – either from the classic animated Disney film version from 1967, the live action version in 2016, or the original novel by Rudyard Kipling published in 1894. In fact, yet another retelling of the story is coming in 2019 in a film entitled simply, “Mowgli”. But what many don’t know is that the character of Mowgli was, in fact, inspired by a real boy who was raised by wild animals. (The Real Life Inspiration for Mowgli) *** Evil stepmothers, jealous of their stepdaughters’ beauty are a classic tome in fantastical stories – but Martha Savcoll was no fairy tale. (Brooklyn Murderess) *** Of all the places in the world you would expect to be safe from the paranormal, it would be a church – but that would not be telling the truth when referring to Adams Grove Presbyterian Church in Alabama. (Haunted Adams Grove Presbyterian Church) SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Helter Skelter: Coming Down Fast”: https://theunredacted.com/helter-skelter-coming-down-fast/ “The Murder of Charlotte Dymond on Bodmin Moor” by Les Hewitt: https://www.historicmysteries.com/charlotte-dymond-murder/ “The Nameless Thing of Berkeley Square” by Brent Swancer: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/the-bizarre-nameless-thing-of-berkeley-square/ “The Real-Life Inspiration For Mowgli” by Noelle Talmon: https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-dina-sanichar/nicky-benson “The Brooklyn Murderess” by Robert Wilhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2018/10/the-brooklyn-murderess.html “Haunted Adams Grove Presbyterian Church” submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com by Paul Roberts from Halo Paranormal Investigations: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HPIinternational/ 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: October 17, 2018 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE:

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