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b'IN THIS EPISODE: Why would a solar observatory need to be closed up for security reasons\\u2026 for two weeks? No one is getting any straight answers from the U.S. government. (National Solar Observatory Mysteriously Closed For Security Reasons) *** A heavenly being wakes a man just in time to save his daughter from certain death. (Jesus And The Bunk Beds) *** It has been told that once you are aware of black eyed children, there is no escaping a visit from them\\u2026 which is exactly what happened to one woman in Las Vegas. (Black Eyed Omens of Death) *** When ghost hunting, sometimes you\\u2019ll end the hunt with nothing to show for it \\u2013 until you begin reviewing the recordings later, as one Ohio ghost hunter found out. (A Strange Graveyard Ghost Hunting Incident In Ohio) *** Martin Scorsese\\u2019s 2002 movie \\u201cThe Gangs of New York\\u201d, based on the book of the same name, is loosely based on real events\\u2026 events that may be even more brutal than the movie itself. (The Killing of Bill The Butcher) *** Why are major league baseball players so superstitious? And what does that have to do with haunted hotel? (Superstation, Pro Baseball, and Haunted Houses) *** In June 1977, three young campers were brutally murdered in their tent, creating a mystery that has never been solved. (The Camp Scott Girl Scout Massacre) *** Every day a six-year-old has some kind of paranormal experience, something different every day. Is it a ghost, or just her anxiety? (Ghost Or Anxiety) *** A little girl comes across something bizarre when she gets up in the middle of the night for a drink of water. (Strangers In My Kitchen) *** A woman feels a presence sneak onto the bed with her. (Something Climbed Into Bed With Me) *** A George Michael song unleashes something creepy. (Careless Whistler) *** A college student keeps hearing footsteps in the hallway outside the door of his apartment - with no explanation. (The Scuffing Sounds At My Apartment) *** A father phoning home to warn a wife that he will have to stay late due to a meeting at work\\u2026 only he turns up seconds after the call has ended. (A Strange Phone Call From The Future) *** Terrified residents of a rural Oregon town are reporting hearing an unearthly loud shrieking noise piercing out from the surrounding countryside at night that no one can explain. (The Mystery Shrieks of Oregon) *** In a quiet hamlet north of New York City, darkness grew. From a shining Utopia to a terrifying asylum. (The Chilling Story Behind New York\'s Letchworth Village) *** The grisly history of Bobby Mackey\\u2019s nightclub includes murder, suicide, and rumors of Satanic sacrifice. (Honky Tonk of Horrors) *** Dr. Adolph Ruth disappeared in rugged mountains in search of lost treasure. Seven months later the finally found his body \\u2013 as well as a cryptic letter. (Adolph Ruth and the Dutchman\\u2019s Gold) *** A group of friends decide to rent a trailer together to live in\\u2026 but one of them almost instantly regrets it. (Demon In The Trailer Park) *** Sightings of Bigfoot or Sasquatch are prevalent in the Americas, but it appears Asia may have a similar beast. (Big Foot And The Gang) *** A boy comes across a beast in the woods \\u2013 but not a beast of fur, walking on two or four legs. This one wasn\\u2019t even an animal. (Walking Tree Man) *** A woman dying of cancer in the hospital mysteriously appears to her son at home, and he wasn\\u2019t the only one to get a visit. (A Haunting And a Dream) *** A family shopping at a yard sale bring home something very non-family-friendly. (Dolly Dearest) *** Joe Metheny started out looking for his runaway wife and son, but ended up on a revenge-driven killing spree, turning his victims into burgers. (Joe Metheny: The Human Burger Meister) *** The 1954 novel \\u201cLord of the Flies\\u201d was fiction \\u2013 but in 1790 something very similar happened for real. (The Real Lord of the Flies)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cNational Solar Observatory Mysteriously Closed for Security Reasons\\u201c by Paul Seaburn:https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/09/national-solar-observatory-mysteriously-closed-for-security-reasons/
\\u201cSuperstition, Major League Baseball, and Haunted Hotels\\u201d by R.J. Anderson:https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/superstition-is-the-way-for-mlb-players-and-that-includes-haunted-hotels/
\\u201cBlack Eyed Kids: Omens of Death\\u201d by Nick Redfern: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/black-eyed-kids-omens-of-death/
\\u201cJesus And The Bunk Beds\\u201d by Sue Harlow \\u2013 submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com
\\u201cThe Killing of Bill The Butcher\\u201d by Robert Wilhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html
\\u201cA Strange Graveyard Ghost Hunting Incident In Ohio\\u201d: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/08/17/a-strange-graveyard-ghost-hunting-incident-in-ohio/
\\u201cAdolph Ruth and the Dutchman\\u2019s Gold\\u201d by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2R06e59
\\u201cDemon In The Trailer Park\\u201d by Juan Guzmen, submitted to WeirdDarkness.com
\\u201cWalking Tree Man Encounter\\u201d by Michael: http://bit.ly/2DtmXGa
\\u201cHonky Tonk of Horrors\\u201d by Theresa Argie and Eric Olsen: http://bit.ly/2OwOQTK
\\u201cA Haunting And a Dream\\u201d by Howard Whipple submitted to WeirdDarkenss.com: http://bit.ly/2P73XCP
\\u201cDolly Dearest\\u201d: (link no longer available)
\\u201cThe Real Life Lord Of The Flies\\u201d by Joanna Gillan: http://bit.ly/2XUdO2L
\\u201cBigfoot And The Gang\\u201d by Pinka: http://bit.ly/2QXByS5
\\u201cJoe Metheny: The Human Burger Meister\\u201d by Katie Serena: http://bit.ly/2XVqZ3m
\\u201cGhost or Anxiety\\u201d: http://bit.ly/33w8B2d
\\u201cThe Mystery Shrieks of Oregon\\u201d by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2rwLCa7 (The shrieks heard at the beginning of this episode were from the video \\u201cStrange Sounds In Forest Grove Oregon\\u201d by Jeremy Morgan: http://bit.ly/2qX1Wkh)
\\u201cThe Chilling Story Behind New York\'s Letchworth Village\\u201d by Stephanie Almazan: http://bit.ly/2XYeVOT
\\u201cCareless Whistler\\u201d submitted by Joe to WeirdDarkness.com. (\\u201cCareless Whisper\\u201d instrumental guitar was played by Alexandr Misko: http://bit.ly/37JM5Gq)
\\u201cSomething Climbed Into Bed With Me\\u201d submitted by Kim G. to WeirdDarkness.com
\\u201cThe Scuffing Sounds at My Apartment\\u201d by Sam Spence: http://bit.ly/35MPQcy
\\u201cStrangers In My Kitchen\\u201d by Claire Carter: http://bit.ly/2R19qgJ
\\u201cA Strange Phone Call From The Future\\u201d by Jan Davis: http://bit.ly/2Dnsxd5
\\u201cThe Camp Scott Girl Scout Massacre\\u201d by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2DsYtwu
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Originally aired: June, 2017

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