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IN THIS EPISODE: It was 1973, and the small town of Murphysboro, Illinois had quite a scare with numerous people encountering what many described as a large gorilla-like creature. We might call it Bigfoot or Sasquatch \\u2013 they called it a \\u201cBig Muddy Monster\\u201d. (A Big Muddy Monster) *** In November, 1978, four employees at a hamburger restaurant are kidnapped and murdered. Almost forty-five years later, seven employees at a fried chicken establishment are found slain \\u2013 their bodies found in the restaurant\\u2019s walk-in freezer. One case found justice\\u2026 the other is still waiting. (The Burger Chef and Brown\\u2019s Chicken Murders) *** In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a child murdered by their mother is known as a Kindermorderinn \\u2013 and if that child is a boy and decides to appear from beyond the dead, he\\u2019s considered a \\u201cRadiant Boy\\u201d. And there are numerous stories of their hauntings. (Radiant Boy) *** Grace Stevens was excited to attend her company\\u2019s annual picnic with friends and co-workers, dressing for the occasion, hoping to possibly meet her future Prince Charming. Her company was splurging and inviting everyone to take a ship from Chicago across Lake Michigan to attend the party in Michigan City. They never arrived. (Grace Stevens And The Tragedy Of The U.S.S. Eastland) *** In 1947 a woman jumped to her death from 86th floor of the Empire State Building\\u2026 yet today, her ghost still needs to use the building\\u2019s bathroom facilities. (The Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom) *** But first,, the governor called it \\u201cmass murder\\u201d in 1942 when forty-seven patients died at the Oregon State Hospital \\u2013 all within hours. All of them, poisoned. Finding the murderer and motive would lead to an unexpected conclusion, and to an unrelenting haunting. We begin with that story. (An Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026\\u201cThe Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom\\u201d by Erin Taylor from the book, \\u201cUnfinished Business: Tales of Haunted Restrooms and Bathrooms\\u201d: https://amzn.to/3rCp9qU\\u201cA Big Muddy Monster\\u201d by Bridge Vaughan for The Patriot Press: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycy9kr78; and from The New York Times archives: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tpv8v\\u201cAn Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital\\u201d by Capi Lynn for The Statesman Journal: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4swhcvt2; and Macabre Mary at Puzzle Box Horror: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4k53fxa4\\u201cRadiant Boy\\u201d by Lux Ferre for Occult World: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/j75fc2w8\\u201cGrace Stevens And The Tragedy of the U.S.S. Eastland\\u201d by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8cn6sk
\\u201cThe Burger Chef and Brown\\u2019s Chicken Murders\\u201d by Lexi Kakis and Andres Cipriano for Uncovered.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycxh4r32, and Eric DeGrechie for Patch.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc55dubzJoin the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com//syndicate
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