JIANGSHI THE VAMPIRE and More Terrifying True Stories! (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness

Published: March 26, 2024, midnight

IN THIS EPISODE: The English and Americans aren\u2019t the only ones with vampire problems \u2013 in China they have a nasty vampire that is also a master of disguise. (Jiangshi, The Vampire) *** Papua New Guinea had an avalanche of UFO sightings in the late 1950s \u2013 and one of the most infamous involved a priest and his parish. (Father William and the Flying Saucer) *** \u201cIt looked like a baby\u2019s body with long arms and legs. It had a big head about the same size as the body, it was sort of melon shaped.\u201d That\u2019s how Bill Bartlet described the strange create he saw in 1977. (The Dover Demon Returns) *** Murdered in Montana in 1983, Marie Philbrick was killed in the days before DNA analysis. Bernard Pease Jr. was convicted of her murder, but was he really her killer? (The Murder Case of Marie Philbrick)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cJiangshi, The Vampire\u201d by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2tvsk3n7
\u201cFather William and the Flying Saucer\u201d from Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2cycfdnp
\u201cThe Murder Case of Marie Philbrick\u201d from CrimeTraveller.org: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/aez456w
\u201cThe Dover Demon Returns\u201d by Mark Sullivan for Boston.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/tbuu3vcw and Strange New England: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jztfkrsn
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Originally aired: March 05, 2023

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/jiangshi-the-vampire/