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IN THIS EPISODE: It has been scientifically proven that we can truly be scared to death \\u2013 but some of the situations of people dying of fright might surprise you. We\\u2019ll look at a few newspaper headlines and stories from the past where people were deemed to be scared to death. (Incidents of Death By Fright) *** The tragic death of 11-year-old Darius Flinders could quite possibly be one of the strangest deaths ever recorded. It wouldn\\u2019t seem so at first, but it gets that way as the possible explanations come forth. (The Strange Death of Darius N. Flinders) *** Last month a group of disgruntled TikTok witches reportedly got together and combined their online powers to cast a negative spell on the moon. Not a sentence I thought I\\u2019d ever read aloud, but that\\u2019s just the kind of year we\\u2019re having, isn\\u2019t it? (Disgruntled Witches Curse the Moon) *** Weirdo family member Chris Harrell feels something hop onto the end of his bed\\u2026 and it wasn\\u2019t his dog. (Zombie Paralysis) *** Philadelphian Dorothy Cooper Forstein appeared to be happily married, comfortably well-to-do, a loving mother, and well-liked. She was, in short, one of the last people anyone would imagine as a victim of one of the creepiest disappearances in American history. (The Disappearance of Dorothy Forstein) *** Allan Pinkerton started the nation\'s first P.I. firm, saved Abraham Lincoln\'s life, and led Union spies behind Confederate lines during the Civil War. We\\u2019ll look at the formation of the Pinkerton Agency. (America\\u2019s First Private Eyes)\\u2028 *** (Originally aired August 08, 2020)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cIncidents of Death by Fright\\u201d by Chris Woodyard for The Victorian Book of the Dead: https://tinyurl.com/yyojesk6
\\u201cThe Strange Death of Darius N. Flinders\\u201d by Jennifer Jones for The Dead History: https://tinyurl.com/y2ulwdfv
\\u201cThe Disappearance of Dorothy Forstein\\u201d posted at Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/y295teyk
\\u201cDisgruntled Witches Curse The Moon\\u201d by Rob Schwarz for Stranger Dimensions: https://tinyurl.com/y4etwyck
\\u201cZombie Paralysis\\u201d by Weirdo family member Chris Harrell: https://tinyurl.com/yydgjgye
\\u201cAmerica\\u2019s First Private Eyes\\u201d by Grace Srinivasiah for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/yxo4akj3
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