Ep. 207 - The Wrong Child

Published: May 29, 2023, 2:13 a.m.

In Irish folklore there's a story about a creature known as a changeling. This is a kind of fairy who replaces a human child and takes over its life. Throughout history there have been real cases where a child goes missing, only for the parents to get the wrong child back. In this episode I'll tell you about three of those stories.\n\nPatreon:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast\n\nNotes:\nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180213025539/https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-terrifying-disappearance-of-little-pauline-picard/81719\nhttps://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/pauline-picard\nhttps://www.historicmysteries.com/pauline-picard-disappearance-story/\nhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-dunbar\nhttps://www.iflscience.com/the-disappearance-of-bobby-dunbar-and-the-boy-who-came-back-67246\nhttps://www.history101.com/bobbydunbarmystery/\nhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/walter-collins\nhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-19-ca-changeling19-story.html\nhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72063/1920s-boy-who-impersonated-kidnapping-victim\nhttps://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices