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IN THIS EPISODE: An eerie tombstone stands watch over one of Portland Oregon\u2019s oldest cemeteries. And the story behind that tombstone is a strange one. (The Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery) *** Don't take a gift from Little Gracie's grave... or her life-like statue might cry tears of blood. (The Ghost of Gracie Watson) *** When it came to her daughter\u2019s Elsa doll, one mom was eager and ready to \u201cLet It Go\u201d. But the doll supernaturally refused to be let go! (Haunted Elsa Doll) *** An ancient stone cross is said by locals to be cursed, and the curse infects anyone who dares to disrespect it. (Curse of the Saxon Stone Cross) *** Two authors reported a very strange encounter with a mysterious entity they believed was not of this world. What did they see and why were they under the impression this being was not of this world? (An Author\u2019s Encounter With A Not-Of-This-World Entity) *** Christopher Slaughterford was seemingly a completely ordinary young Englishman \u2013 but he has earned an unenviable place in the legal books. (T\u2028he Trials of Christopher Slaughterford) *** For Allen Taylor, January 15, 1919 was just another day on his farm near Prescott, Iowa. That is, until his 15-year-old neighbor Irene Hoskins came stumbling down the lane with a gash in the side of her head. (The Hoskins Family Murders) *** How did someone get the job of an executioner in medieval times? We\u2019ll find out! (To Become An Executioner)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
BOOK: \u201cMysteries and Secrets of Time\u201d: https://amzn.to/34kwjka
BOOK: The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century: https://amzn.to/2xdVBnH
\u201cAn Author\u2019s Encounter With A Not-Of-This-World Entity\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/v7cfckt
\u201cThe Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery\u201d by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/y7e3melz
\u201cThe Ghost of Gracie Watson\u201d by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/we6et4r
\u201cHaunted Elsa Doll\u201d by Julie Sprankles for Scary Mommy: https://tinyurl.com/soo39br
\u201cCurse of the Saxon Stone Cross\u201d from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/r4mfanp
\u201cThe Trials of Christopher Slaughterford\u201d from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/wnbueyf
\u201cThe Hoskins Family Murders\u201d by John Brassard Jr. for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/weq3ytl
\u201cTo Become an Executioner\u201d from Today I Found Out: https://tinyurl.com/tbg8txy
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