Season 2 Episode 8 In August of 1973, a CB radio operator in California was shocked to receive a mysterious transmission from what seemed to be a young boy pleading for help over the airwaves. The transmissions were at times difficult to understand because the boy was often crying or sobbing uncontrollably, and this, combined with the generally poor signal and ample static, often made the messages nearly incoherent. What could be understood was that the boy called himself Larry, and claimed that he had been out with his father rabbit hunting when they had been in an accident. Larry stated that the red and white pickup truck they were…
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The Bell Witch Part 2
Season 2 Episode 7 The Bell Witch left the Bell household in 1821, saying that she would return in seven years time. She made good on her promise and “appeared” at the home of John Bell, Jr. where it is said, she left him with prophecies of future events, including the Civil War, and World Wars I and II. The ghost said it would reappear 107 years later – in 1935 – but if she did, no one in Adams came forward as a witness to it. Was the whole story of the Bell Witch made up, some believe so, others aren’t so sure, you listen and decide Some pics…
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The Bell Witch Part 1
The Bell Witch 1817, Adams, Tennessee, was the site of one of the most well-known hauntings in American history -well, maybe not most well known but, at least the longest running story of paranormal activity. Some believe the whole story of the Bell Witch was made up, or a hoax on the family and not witch or supernatural at all. Some say it was so well known that it eventually caught the attention and then the involvement of a future president of the United States, Andrew Jackson. Known as The Bell Witch, or The Bell Witch Cave, named for the family whose home that the activity first presented itself, came,…
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The Bennington Triangle
Bennington Triangle” is a nickname for an area of southwestern Vermont in which at least five or as many as ten people have disappeared between 1945 and 1950. Although many say it began way earlier, some say as early as 1920. This “mystery triangle” centered around Glastenbury Mountain and includes some or most of the area of the towns immediately surrounding it. Is it just circumstance that lead to the missing people, or was it something paranormal? UFO’s? Bigfoot? The Bennington Monster? What do you think? Links https://www.bfro.net/ https://www.mufon.com/
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America’s Unknown Child
He would be approximately 68 years old today, although no one really knows exactly how old he would be, because no one knows when he was born, or his name,or his parents or who is favorite comic book hero was. No one knows anything,. We only know him as The Boy in a Box, or America’s Unknown child. He is the unidentified murder victim, 3 to 7 years old, whose naked, battered body was found in a cardboard box in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957. WARNING: PICTURES BELOW MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME …
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Villisca Ax Murders
Sometime after midnight on June 10th 1912, 106 years ago, an unknown person or persons entered the home of the Moore family home located at 508 e. 2nd Street in Villisca, Iowa and violently ended the lives of 8 people, Josieh Moore 43, his wife Sarah Moore 39, and their children Herman 11, Katherine 10, Boyd 7, Paul 5 and two neighbor children Lena Stillinger 12 and her sister Ina only 8. The murders soon became known as the Villisca Ax Murders and started what would become the most notorious murders in Iowa history and remains unsolved to this day. “Villisca Ax Murder House” Moore Family and the two Stillinger girls…
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The Black Dahlia Part 3-The Suspects
The unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short may forever remain that, unsolved, but, to many the killer is already known,the problem is who is right about which one? Join us this week as we discuss (and sometimes argue) about who could have committed this heinous crime. Ed Burns, Hayley questions whether or not he had the medical know how, BUT, I had forgotten during the recording that he had some medical student credits! George Hodel? Steve Hodel certainly thinks he did it. Check out his books Black Dahlia Avenger II 2014: Presenting the Follow-Up Investigation and Further Evidence Linking Dr. George Hill Hodel to Los Angeles’s Black Dahlia and other 1940s…
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The Black Dahlia-Part 2 The Investigation
This week we discuss the investigation into the murder of Elizabeth Short. The first suspect and supposedly the last person to see Elizabeth alive, Robert “Red” Manly, although cleared of murder, he was haunted by the crime for the rest of his life. His wife stood by his side, unfortunately she had to have him committed to Patton State Hospital in 1954. Police bulletin to the officers on the investigation. Letters received by the newspapers. The police believe these were sent by the killer Random…
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The Black Dahlia-Part 1-Elizabeth Short
On the morning of January 15, 1947, a mother taking her child for a walk in a Los Angeles neighborhood stumbled upon a gruesome sight: the body of a young naked woman sliced in half at the waist. For over 70 years the mystery of who killed The Black Dahlia has perplexed the police, the FBI and arm chair detectives and website warriors alike. Armed with the LAPD and FBI files we begin part one of our 3 part series, where we focus on the victim. A girl just 22 years old who lost her life in the most vile and violent way. We want to give her name back, remind…