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HOUR ONE: All families have their ups and downs. However, when you find a clan where an infanticide trial is arguably the least worst thing to happen to them, it\u2019s safe to say you\u2019ve found one very special household\u2026 the Mabbitt family. \u2028(The Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt) *** A woman moves into a home where the past three residents went insane. What could possibly go wrong? (The House With The Unfortunate Past) *** Bartholomew Roberts, better known as the in famous pirate Black Bart, operated in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean from 1719 to 1722. He was easily the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, having been known to have captured over 400 ships in his day. But could it be true that he was actually forced to become a pirate against his will? (Was Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?) *** If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? Flight? Super strength or speed? What about X-ray vision like Superman? Would you believe there was a man in the 20th century who did have x-ray vision, without technology to do it? He had a few other superpowers as well! (The Man With The X-Ray Eyes)
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HOUR TWO: I\u2019m pretty sure that unless you were born of a virgin, died, and then rose from the grave three days later, no one has had any real success at bringing people back from the underworld. But that\u2019s exactly what people who practice necromancy try to do \u2013 wake the dead. They can\u2019t be successful at it though, can they? (Raising The Dead) *** The people of Japan have a myth of a terrible snake-like creature with death-dealing powers called a Tsuchinoko. But unlike many legends, there have been modern sightings of this bizarre cryptid. Is it real? If so, what could it be? (Is The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?) *** At the age of only 14, George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person in history to be put to death in the electric chair. Then, seventy years later he was proven innocent. (The Execution of an Innocent) ***They were cigar-shaped, glowed red and could turn on a dime. Which ruled out even the most sophisticated rockets of the time. What is it that World War II fighter pilots were seeing in the skies flying with them? (The UFOs of World War 2)
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SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: It was the slaying that shocked Australia. Sometime on the night of December 26th, 1898, Michael Murphy and his two younger sisters were slaughtered as they traveled back from Gatton in southeastern Australia. Their murders prompted a massive investigation\u2014yet the crime remains unsolved to this day. (Australia\u2019s Unsolved Gatton Murders) *** A snowy November day, a bus full of students, and an icy lake. It was about to become the day of the worst school-related accident in Washington state history. (School Bus Plunges To An Icy Death)
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SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT\u2019S SHOW:
VIDEO of Kuba Bux from 1938: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546
BOOK: Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II by Keith Chester: https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl
\u201cAustralia\u2019s Unsolved Gatton Murders\u201d by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk
\u201cThe Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt\u201d from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/y88xoa95
\u201cThe Man With The X-Ray Eyes\u201d by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/y9ok2wnz
\u201cThe House With The Unfortunate Past\u201d by Dar77 from Your Ghost Stories: https://tinyurl.com/y85t95qe
\u201cWas Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/yc7doxlj
\u201cIs The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/y7aoznc2
\u201cThe Execution of an Innocent\u201d from Bugged Space: https://tinyurl.com/yagynb2y
\u201cZombie Science\u201d by Kimberly Hickok for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/ybud3hly
\u201cRaising The Dead\u201d by Jen Jeffers for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y9g48lkz
\u201cThe UFOs of World War 2\u201d by Adam Janos for History: https://tinyurl.com/yamx3hnl
\u201cSchool Bus Plunges To An Icy Death\u201d by Daryl McClary for History Link: https://tinyurl.com/ybtxdrrl
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