IN THIS EPISODE: When it comes to horror and fantasy, you\u2019d be hard-pressed to find something more dangerous or terrifying than the vampire. Skulking around at night, feeding off the blood of the living, shapeshifting into a wolf or bat, hypnotic powers\u2026 it\u2019s creepy stuff. Good thing it\u2019s just fiction. But when you discover criminals in our actual world whothink they are vampires \u2013 that horror and danger becomes all too real. (Real Life Vampiric Villains) *** If you\u2019re a fan of U.S. History, you might already know that camels once roamed the American Southwest \u2013 brought to Texas by the military because they\u2019d be perfect for the desert climate. But once it was all over a legend remained\u2026 a terrifying one. (The Red Ghost of Arizona) *** Just because an official government report is released about a UFO sighting or incident doesn\u2019t mean that Ufologists and researches are going to accept those findings \u2013 or the story the government tells. Thus is the case with a UFO incident in 1952 outside of Tokyo at the Haneda Air Force Base. (The Heneda Incident)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cThe Heneda Incident\u201d by Marcus Lowth for UFOInsight.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4xfsnzxp
BOOK: Unexplained Mysteries of the 20th Century by Janet and Colin Bord: https://amzn.to/2UbRK6p
\u201cReal Life Vampiric Villains\u201d by Amy Robleski for Ranker\u2019s Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/wamwxb35
\u201cThe Red Ghost of Arizona\u201d by Rachel Souerby for Ranker\u2019s Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ftcv6td
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Originally aired: January 02, 2019
PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/murderers-who-thought-themselves-to-be-vampires/