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IN THIS EPISODE: Today, the name Marquis de Sade is immediately associated with immorality and sadistic sexuality. But does history bear out the disdain we have for him? (Does the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?) *** Connie Converse wrote and performed trailblazing music in the 1950s, but one day in 1974, she drove off looking for a fresh start \\u2014 and was never seen again. (The Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse) *** Jack Pyle was a hermit and a recluse, living in a tiny shack \\u2013 selling the fish he caught out of the river to supplement his income. But that doesn\\u2019t mean he didn\\u2019t have money, which might\\u2019ve been the reason someone killed him. (Death of a Miser) *** Napoleon Bonaparte is known as one of the greatest military commanders in history, and his battles and ambitions changed the shape of Western Europe. But it seems that the only foe that could best this great man was small and fluffy. (Napoleon Versus The Bunnies) *** For centuries, bizarre physical conditions, strange health-based occurrences, and questionable treatments have gained widespread attention, only to be exposed as frauds. We\\u2019ll look at some of the strangest! (Medical Hoaxes) *** In 1896, 22-year-old schoolteacher Pearl Bryan was found dead. But after her killers were found, tried, and hanged, her story continued to fascinate the public even to the point of having folk songs sung about her. But it wasn\\u2019t her beauty that inspired the songwriters so much as it was that she was found without her head. (Pearl Bryan and Her Missing Head)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
ALBUM: \\u201cHow Sad, How Lovely\\u201d by Connie Converse: https://amzn.to/3YV1Jdf
ALBUM: Connie Converse\\u2019s \\u201cPiano Songs\\u201d: https://amzn.to/3P1wObC
FILM: \\u201cWe Lived Alone: The Connie Converse Documentary\\u201d: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3841606/
SONG\\u201d \\u201cPearl Bryan\\u201d by Bradley Kincaid (released in January1929): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pearlbryan
\\u201cPearl Bryan and Her Missing Head\\u201d by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/15765
\\u201cDeath of a Miser\\u201d by Robert A. Waters for Kidnapping, Murder and Mayhem: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2uyrycy
\\u201cDoes the Marquis de Sade Deserve The Hate?\\u201d by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ye83efw5
\\u201cThe Strange Disappearance of Singer-Songwriter Connie Converse\\u201d by Austin Harvey for All That\\u2019s Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zkt5yaw2
\\u201cNapoleon Versus The Bunnies\\u201d by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99eecn,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckskyet
\\u201cMedical Hoaxes\\u201d by Jennifer Lafferty for List Verse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vvfam
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