MYSTERY OF THE MOSS MAN: Uncovering The Swamp Stalker of the Everglades – WHAT IS THIS CRYPTID?

#WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2025 HOUR ONE: What caused complete darkness to engulf the New England town of Newburyport in 1871 – and what were the strange lights seen by dozens of students and their teacher? *** Engineers working to link Scotland and England with cables on the floor of the ocean have stumbled across an amazing find from Word War 1… a submarine that was sunk due to a sea monster! (The Submarine Sunk by a Sea Monster) *** “The Mira Theater Haunting” by Bili White ========== HOUR TWO: “MJ12: JFK and UFOs” *** No one likes uninvited guests – and it appears, neither do those in the afterlife. (Dead Village) *** Ask Pedro Rodrigues Filho and he’ll tell you he’s a nice guy. After all, he may be a serial killer – but he only kills bad guys. (The Real-Life Dexter) *** What caused the sky to go dark in the middle of the day back in 1780? (New England’s Dark Day) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Paul Bernardo, with the help of his wife Karla Homolka, stalked a Canadian suburb with a number of terrible rapes that were only the beginning of their life of cruelty. They would come to be known as the Ken and Barbie Killers. (The True Horror of the Ken and Barbie Killers) *** When you think of a con artist, you think of slick players like Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorf from “The Sting”, masters of disguise and ID like Frank Abagnale from “Catch Me If You Can”, or even the mysterious Keyser Söze from “The Usual Suspects”. But I’m guessing what you never picture in your head is a Victorian woman named Madame Rachel. She never got her own movie, but she was the real deal. (The Con Woman Madame Rachel) *** A forest in beautiful West Sussex, UK is only beautiful from the outside – for within, witnesses have seen mysterious things… including UFOs, mysterious deaths, and unexplained vanishings. (Danger Lurking In The Woods) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “The Mira Theater Haunting” by Bili White from Paranormality Magazine “The Shadow Over Newburyport” posted at Esoterx.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y62cmsun “The Submarine Sunk by a Sea Monster” from Earth-Chronicles.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ve7bwnvh “The True Horror of the Ken and Barbie Killers” by Frankie Stein for FilmDaily.co: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5ddyr25y “The Con Woman Madame Rachel” by Geri Walton: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/f5jnwjwz “New England’s Dark Day” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2OEuVTl “Dead Village” by Dreyk: http://bit.ly/33lz1Eg “The Real Life Dexter” by Kara Goldfarb: http://bit.ly/2IUuQaP “Danger Lurking In The Woods” by Ellen Lloyd: (link no longer available) “JFK And UFOs” from Paranormality Magazine ========== (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links 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®, WeirdDarkness© 2025

A century after 11-year-old Janette Lawrence was brutally murdered walking home from a babysitting job, her ghost is still seen wandering the streets of Madison — seeking justice that never came. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: I narrate a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor. The chapter is entitled “1921: Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” - a murder that has yet to be officially solved, although many hundreds of people in the area feel they know exactly who got away with murder. A murder that resulted in a haunting! SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” is from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/45NQExh ===== (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: June 2021 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KluxenWoods

What if the reason we’ve never heard from alien civilizations is because we’re the ones destined to wipe them all out — without even realizing it? Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: Why don’t we ever see aliens? A physicist has come up with a very disturbing answer to that question. (A Grim Reason We Never See Aliens) *** Murder Incorporated carried out assassinations – but then one of their controlling members had his own number come up. (Clipped In A Barber’s Chair) *** The United States government confiscated Nikola Tesla’s notes when he died. Could he have been working on something we’ve yet to be told about? (Tesla’s Secret Space Program) *** A woman calls a service to fix her furnace – but ends up with a cold, ghostly chill. (The Vanishing Gas Man) *** On November 1, 1918, the deadly Malbone Street Disaster took place in Brooklyn. It remains today as the worst wreck in the history of New York City’s subway system. (The Malbone Street Disaster) *** Were Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed murdered in a staged car accident? (Princess Diana: Murder in Paris) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00.00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:14.557 = Show Open 00:02:56.176 = Why Don’t We See Aliens? 00:09:56.632 = Clipped In A Barber’s Chair 00:19:23.147 = The Vanishing Gas Man 00:23:11.556 = Tesla’s Secret Space Program 00:40:03.549 = Princess Diana: Murder In Paris 00:55:09.798 = The Malbone Street Disaster 01:15:46.419 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “UFOs and the National Security State, Vol 1” by Richard Dolan: https://amzn.to/2GnbwTJ “UFOs and the National Security State, Vol 2” by Richard Dolan: https://amzn.to/2E6nkay “Nikola Tesla Journey To Mars Update: Exposing the Existence of the Secret Space Program” by Sean Casteel: https://amzn.to/2N4z0xi “The Vanishing Gas Man” by Sophie Thunder: http://ow.ly/cdZd30nGcNf 
“A Grim Reason We Never See Aliens” posted at Alien-UFO-Sightings: http://ow.ly/eHw130nGcR6 “Clipped in a Barber’s Chair” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/dvG830nGcuZ “Tesla’s Secret Space Program” by Sean Casteel: http://ow.ly/R27u30nGcyY “Princess Diana: Murder In Paris”: https://tinyurl.com/yb832ebc “The Malbone Street Disaster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ycjpxeqt ===== (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...

#RetroRadio EP0380: A journalist seeks to make a name for himself by spending the night in the ominous “Murderers’ Row” exhibit of a wax museum. As the night progresses, the eerie silence and lifelike figures begin to play tricks on his mind. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness and #RetroRadio:https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Tom Sawyer Detective” (January 05, 1976) ***WD 00:47:45.489 = Sleep No More, “Waxwork” and “Man And The Snake” (January 09, 1957) ***WD 01:17:58.589 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Gorgon” (1982-1984) 01:43:15.349 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD 01:57:22.489 = Suspense, “ABC Murders” (May 18, 1943) 02:26:17.609 = Tales of the Frightened, “Deadly Dress” (1957) 02:31:05.015 = Theater Five, “Kiss Off” (September 21, 1964) ***WD 02:50:39.989 = The Unexpected, “Nightmare” (October 31, 1948) 03:03:42.219 = Unit 99, “Stolen Car and Burglary” (January 24, 1958) 03:30:02.529 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD 03:45:31.649 = The Weird Circle, “Curse of Mantle” (April 02, 1944) 04:14:08.259 = The Whistler, “Shadow of Mind” (June 05, 1943) 04:45:22.389 = The Witch’s Tale, “Rats In a Trap” (May 16, 1932) 05:08:44.534 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. 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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0380

Don’t worry if you don’t have to believe in curses… Robert the Doll believes enough for the both of you. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: From creepy voices to mysterious movements to strange laughter and eerie deaths, the legend of Robert the Doll outshines many cursed object stories and has been haunting people for over a hundred years, and shows no sign of slowing down. (The True Story Behind Robert The Doll) *** In Brazil, two corpses were found on a hill, dressed in matching suits with homemade lead masks draped over their eyes. (The Lead Masks Case) *** If you were to be asked who the most horrible, terrifying figure in the Bible was, you would likely say Lucifer – that is, Satan himself. But there is a figure even more terrifying – and it is God’s right-hand man in the book of Revelation. (God’s Right Hand Man) *** Horror – the stories and images seem to change with each passing year, but there was a violent shift in horror shortly after the violent reality of the “War to End All Wars”. (How Horror Changed After World War 1) *** Two sisters rebel against their depressing family life by diving into witchcraft – and soon learn it was not a wise decision. (Leftover Magic) *** In 1827, young Maria Marten slipped into a red barn to meet her secret lover. It was the last time she would be seen alive. (Murder in the Red Barn) *** Madeleine Smith had a rich fiancé, a secret lover, and one heck of a secret hot chocolate recipe. A lethal secret recipe. (The Hot Cocoa Killer) *** Was the 1971 Lloyds Bank safety deposit robbery a covert operation to retrieve compromising photos of Royalty? (The Baker Street Robbery) *** From mouths nailed shut to being buried headfirst in the ground, throughout history the fear of witches has led to extraordinary measures to keep the dead from rising from the grave. (How To Bury a Witch) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:26.878 = Show Open 00:04:06.804 = The True Story Behind Robert The Doll 00:12:49.695 = The Lead Masks Case 00:17:49.768 = God’s Terrifying Right-Hand Man 00:29:25.952 = How Horror Changed After WW1 00:44:57.564 = How To Bury A Witch 00:51:04.416 = The Hot Cocoa Killer 00:56:04.077 = Murder In The Red Barn 01:05:28.702 = Leftover Magic 01:11:06.093 = The Baker Street Robbery 01:31:57.360 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought 01:33:06.815 = Bloopers SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… 
”The True Story Behind Robert The Doll” by Melissa Brink: https://tinyurl.com/rnlbjxp “The Lead Masks Case” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/Re9h30nA2ZX “God’s Terrifying Right-Hand Man” by Matthew Lavelle: https://tinyurl.com/u88mpbe “How Horror Changed After WW1” by W. Scott Poole, from the book “Wasteland: The Great War And The Origins of Horror”: https://amzn.to/2t4ZmpT “The Baker Street Robbery”: https://tinyurl.com/wltn62d “How To Bury a Witch”: