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IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story \u201cEight O\u2019Clock In The Morning\u201d by Ray Nelson \u2013 the inspiration for the movie \u201cThey Live!\u201d *** Left-handedness: once a mark of the devil, now a unique trait celebrated across the globe. From the Salem Witch Trials to modern-day challenges with spiral notebooks, left-handers have been forced to navigate a world designed for righties, despite the historical stigmas, surprising advantages, and the evolving recognition of left-handers in combat, culture, and commerce. (Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil) *** In the shadow of Switzerland's majestic Eiger mountain, 29-year-old Aidan Roche vanished without a trace during a solo hiking trip. Despite an unlocked campervan and one last eerie messages sent from the trail, his disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. Months later, a grim discovery brought more questions than answers. (The Disappearance of Aidan Roche) *** In the summer of 1948, a series of inexplicable fires ravaged the Willey farm near Macomb, Illinois, destroying the family's home and barns. Despite the efforts of local authorities and the U.S. Air Force, no logical explanation could be found for the hundreds of mysterious blazes that seemed to start spontaneously. At the center of this baffling case was 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, whose alleged confession to arson left many unconvinced. Was Wanet truly responsible? Could she have been starting the fires with her mind? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** In 1991, 63-year-old Vasile Gorgos left his home in Romania to visit a cattle market and never returned, leaving his family to believe he had met a tragic fate. But 30 years later, Vasile shocked everyone when he mysteriously reappeared, wearing the same clothes as the day he vanished and carrying an unused train ticket from 1991 in his pocket. With no memory of where he'd been for three decades, Vasile's strange case has left people wondering if his disappearance could be tied to supernatural phenomena like portals, alien abduction, or shifts in time and space itself. (The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cEight O\u2019Clock In The Morning\u201d by Ray Nelson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu7tmynm
\u201cMimic In The Mirror\u201d source: Sean Casteel at Spectral Vision: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjpyz8
BOOK: \u201cMimics \u2013 The Others Among Us\u201d by Sean Casteel and Tim R. Swartz: https://amzn.to/3Ws07IJ
BOOK: \u201cSky Crash Throughout Time (A Cosmic Conspiracy)\u201d by Philip Kinsella and Brenda Butler: https://amzn.to/3WlE2v2
\u201cLeft-Handers Are In League With The Devil\u201d source: Baiily Benningfield at Ranker\u2019s Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8acbdh
\u201cThe Disappearance of Aidan Roche\u201d source: Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxvj87r
\u201cThe Macomb Firestarter\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7dbzmh (used with permission)\u201cThe Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos\u201d source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxztu8nd
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Originally aired: April 30, 2024

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/aliens-among-us/