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IN THIS EPISODE: If you came of age in Baltimore during the 50s and 60s, you probably heard the talk about Druid Ridge Cemetery's most famous grave marker. Just about everyone knew about \u201cBlack Aggie,\u201d the statue of a draped,\xa0melancholy and mysterious woman seated at the Agnus family plot in the south-facing side of the cemetery in Pikesville. Word was that her stony eyes turned red at night. Sit on her lap at midnight and you would meet your own end within two weeks. Teens, often fueled by beer and bravado, travelled to Druid Ridge at night to test the rumor. It was terrifying, exhilarating and the stuff of Baltimore urban legends for years. By 1967, she was she had disappeared. We\u2019ll look at the legend of Black Aggie. (Black Aggie) *** The story of Morrow Road is one of Michigan\u2019s oldest and most enduring legends. There are many versions of the legend \u2013 but all of them contain two disturbing elements\u2026 a missing child, and a ghostly mother desperately looking for him. But the tragedy doesn\u2019t end there \u2013 as there have been some harrowing experiences for those who have gone searching for the spectral mother. (The Grieving Ghost of Morrow Road) *** Asylum 49, formerly the Tooele Hospital in Utah, is a place where the lines between the living and the dead blur in terrifying ways. Half abandoned medical facility turned haunted attraction, half functioning retirement home, this schizophrenic building is home to spectral nurses, mischievous child spirits, and a sinister man in black\u2026 and not just for Halloween \u2013 but all year round. The old hospital\u2019s haunted reputation has even drawn ghost hunters and mediums who claim it hides a portal to another dimension. (Asylum 49 \u2013 A Haunted Haunted Attraction) *** A family moves into a new home only to find they aren\u2019t alone. Items began disappearing, then reappearing later. The lights would turn on and off on their own. Typical poltergeist activity \u2013 but when they started to do renovations to the home, the paranormal activity escalated\u2026 and after some investigation, they found their ghost had a very sad story to tell. (A Lost Soul Searching The Afterlife)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:05:23.940 = The Legend of Black Aggie
00:26:19.225 = Asylum 49 \u2013 The Haunted Haunted Attraction
00:53:45.023 = A Lost Soul Searching The Afterlife
01:02:14.529 = The Grieving Ghost of Morrow Road
01:10:00.000 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cThe Legend of Black Aggie\u201d by Troy Taylor from the book, \u201cHaunting of America\u201d: https://amzn.to/3Ts0gt9
\u201cAsylum 49 \u2013 A Haunted Haunted Attraction\u201d by Richard Estep from the book \u201cThe World\u2019s Most Haunted Hospitals\u201d:https://amzn.to/3XzkZxw
\u201cA Lost Soul Searching The Afterlife\u201d by Cindy Parmiter, from \u201cTrue Stories of the Paranormal: The Complete Collection\u201d: https://amzn.to/3TnOIHj
\u201cThe Grieving Ghost of Morrow Road (Where Is My Son)\u201d by Layla Hawks from the book \u201cTrue Paranormal\u2019: https://amzn.to/4gkL4I3
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: September 10, 2024

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