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IN THIS EPISODE: \u2028A high school biohacker in France claims he created a DNA sequence out of passages from the Bible and the Koran \u2013 and then he injected it into his veins. (God\u2019s DNA) *** A family discovers it might not be a good idea to purchase a home once owned by a child molester. (Childhood Tormentors) *** One town legend from 1577 says a giant hellhound killed two people who were kneeling in prayer after knocking down the church doors amid a flash of lightning. We\u2019ll learn about the Black Shuck. (The Black Shuck) *** In a remote part of northern Tanzania in Africa there is a mysterious lake. The water is so caustic that it can burn the skin and eyes of unprepared creatures. And it can turn flesh into stone. (Medusa Lake) *** But first, we\u2019ll look at the story behind Truman Capote\u2019s best selling novel, \u201cIn Cold Blood\u201d - and how it not only terrorized the townspeople in 1959 \u2013 but it haunted Capote himself for the rest of his life. (In Cold Blood: The Clutter Murders) *** In the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, the giant threatens to eat Jack by killing him and grinding his bones into bread. But it\u2019s not just fairytales that have human bone bread \u2013 it\u2019s a reality in the kitchens of some people. (I\u2019ll Grind His Bones To Make My Bread) *** On December 26, 1900, something strange and unexplained happened on the largest of the Flannan Islands, Eilean Mor, Scotland. Three lighthouse keepers disappeared into the night, never to be seen again. Their mysterious disappearance still baffles historians and scientists. (Disappearance At The Eilean Mor Lighthouse) *** According to legend, one small town in Iowa suffered a very strange fate. No one knows when the town of Urkhammer was established \u2013 and nobody knows where it has gone. (Where\u2019s Urkhammer?) *** When a poltergeist finds its voice and starts to talk, you know the haunting you are living through has taken a turn for the worse. (When The Poltergeist Finds Its Voice)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cIn Cold Blood: The Clutter Murders\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/vdcbu6n
\u201cGod\u2019s DNA\u201d by Paul Seaburn: https://tinyurl.com/y8pg7mxj
\u201cChildhood Tormentors\u201d by Illuminati322: https://tinyurl.com/rt4pxy8
\u201cBlack Shuck\u201d by William DeLong: https://tinyurl.com/ya399c5h
\u201cMedusa Lake\u201d by Caleb Strom: https://tinyurl.com/ur75h7y
\u201cI\u2019ll Grind His Bones To Make My Bread\u201d by DHWTY for Ancient Origins: http://ow.ly/98wM30nljti
\u201cDisappearance At The Eilean Mor Lighthouse\u201d by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: http://ow.ly/1gqR30nljsF
\u201cWhere is Urkhammer\u201d by Garth Haslam for AnomalyInfo.com: http://ow.ly/328V30nljyr
\u201cWhen The Poltergeist Finds Its Voice\u201d by Tim. R. Swartz for Spectral Vision: http://ow.ly/MJKi30nljDZ
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: January 15, 2019