LEGENDS AND LIES OF SASQUATCH: IS BIGFOOT REAL? and More Freaky True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Feb. 25, 2024, 2:30 a.m.

b'IN THIS EPISODE: Does a giant bipedal mammal unknown to science exist in the United States? (Legend of Sasquatch) *** \\u2028A mother and daughter go camping with the Girl Scouts \\u2013 but what they experienced was not part of the fun, age appropriate itinerary. (Terror at Girl Scout Camp) *** Kirk Anderson said that Joyce McKinney tied him to a bed for three days and raped him repeatedly. She said that wasn\'t possible. (The Case of the Manacled Mormon) *** Those interested in the paranormal likely already have heard of black eyed kids, or shadow people \\u2013 but one person came across a being that inhabited the body of a co-worker \\u2013 and turned the face completely black. (Was It Real?) *** If you lived in Illinois in 1977, you might have looked to the skies to see something terrifying \\u2013 as Illinois was under siege by winged weirdness in the form of giant feathered fowls. (Thunderbirds Over Illinois) *** A perimeter search revealed blood stains in the yard, and bloody prints on the nearby garage. What Happened to Evelyn Hartley? (The Babysitter Who Vanished) **** A woman searches in vain for important papers, and gets a little help from a deceased grandparent. (Grandpa\\u2019s Guns) *** Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla\\u2019s Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We\\u2019ll take a look at Bhangarh Fort \\u2013 one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most \\u2018Haunted\\u2019 Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer\\u2019s actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history\'s grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cTerror at Girl Scout Camp\\u201d by an unknown author: (website no longer exists)
\\u201cThe Case of the Manacled Mormon\\u201d by Gina Dimuro for All That\\u2019s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/w9o8coy
\\u201cThunderbirds Over Illinois\\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/sm4zvqd
\\u201cWas It Real\\u201d by Zaruje for YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/rs7s2zw
\\u201cLegend of Sasquatch\\u201d posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v3rokfm
\\u201cThe Babysitter Who Vanished\\u201d by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/qmez2p3
\\u201cGrandpa\\u2019s Guns\\u201d written by Amanda Rummel, submitted directly to Weird Darkness
\\u201cTesla\\u2019s Death Ray\\u201d posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/v7scbe7
\\u201cSix Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper\\u201d by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/r3e32vu
\\u201cSickening Strange Sounds\\u201d by Micah Hanks for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/uy5tfjb
\\u201cSmiling\\u201d by Rachael West, submitted directly to Weird Darkness
\\u201cThe Ghosts of Lovers Leap\\u201d by an unknown author (website no longer exists)
\\u201cThe Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/varh42j
\\u201cBhangarh Fort: The Most \\u2018Haunted\\u2019 Place In India\\u201d posted at Tripoto.com: https://tinyurl.com/tw4muoy
\\u201cA Contract With The Devil\\u201d by Robert Willhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/ha7dhzh
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Originally aired: September 12, 2018

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