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IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of monsters in America, you probably think of Bigfoot in the American Northwest \u2013 or perhaps the Chupacabra in the South. Maybe you think of Dogman in the upper Midwest. But people don\u2019t typically think of the American lakes and shores, where we have our own collection of monsters and sea serpents. (American Sea Monsters) *** As the saying goes \u2013 don\u2019t do the crime if you can\u2019t do the time. But once in a while the punishment goes far beyond what the crime calls for. (Cruel and Unusual Punishments) *** Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962. And while the facts of her death are shocking, her troubling childhood wasn\u2019t pretty either. We\u2019ll look at the life and death of this Hollywood bombshell. (The Troubled Life And Shocking Death of Marilyn Monroe) *** We\u2019ll take a look at, not the very first serial killer - but the first serial killer FAMILY in America! The bloody Benders! (America\u2019s First Serial Killer Family)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cAmerican Sea Monsters\u201d by Charles M. Skinner, posted at LegendsOfAmerica.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycy9tdes
\u201cCruel and Unusual Punishments\u201d by Jonathan Hastad for ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y994jmsf
\u201cThe Troubled Life And Shocking Death of Marilyn Monroe\u201d by Margarita Hirapetian: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/55bv7naw, and Kelly Kreiss: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/432bykfc for Ranker.com
\u201cAmerica\u2019s First Serial Killer Family\u201d by Miss Celania for MentalFloss.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yz7mbn7v
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Originally aired: January, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/american-sea-monsters/