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\u201cCAN ALEXA COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEAD?\u201d and 3 More True and Disturbing Stories! #WeirdDarkness

IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode, originally posted January 13, 2020) \u201cI\u2019ve seen some mighty pretty puppies, and I want one.\u201d Those were the last words the mother of eight-year-old Kenneth Beasley would hear from her son. What followed was a disappearance, suspected kidnapping and murder trial that made national news in 1905. (Where is Kenneth Beasley?) *** \u201cAssaulting Ghost. Residents of East Jefferson Street Disturbed. A Thrilling Story of the Strange Persecution of an Old Mexican Woman.\u201d That\u2019s what the Arizona Republic newspaper headline read on September 23, 1899. And I have the story. (The Burning Stones) *** No one knew what the phone number was supposed to be for. No one knew the meaning of the bizarre recording they heard when calling the number. No one knew who owned the phone number, or what they had done with it, or why. It\u2019s the strange history behind a seemingly innocent 1-800 number that still has people baffled\u2026 especially those looking for improvement on their golf game. (Canada\u2019s Weirdest Toll-Free Phone Number) *** People have used a wide assortment of devices to try and communicate with the dead. Ouija boards, automatic writing, seances, ghost boxes\u2026 but it appears we might now be able to add Amazon\u2019s Alexa to that list. (Can Alexa Speak With The Dead?)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS\u2026
\u201cCan Alexa Speak With The Dead?\u201d by Rob Schwartz for Stranger Dimensions: https://tinyurl.com/vb94mcl
\u201cWhere Is Kenneth Beasley\u201d posted at Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/ttnr28o
\u201cThe Burning Stones\u201d posted at The Fortean: https://tinyurl.com/rbrlr8t
\u201cCanada\u2019s Weirdest Toll-Free Phone Number\u201d posted at The Ghost In My Machine: https://tinyurl.com/uqo8lyx
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