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IN THIS EPISODE: 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) *** 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) *** 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 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 infamous 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?)(Originally aired May 29, 2020)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
VIDEO of Kuba Bux from 1938: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546
\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
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