IN THIS EPISODE: The true story behind \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u201d - plus I\u2019ll narrate the entire story as Washington Irving wrote it back in 1820! *** Students move into a relative\u2019s home near where they\u2019ll be training on the job \u2013 and not even the owner of the home knew what frights were happening in her upstairs rooms. (Two Months of Terror) *** A ghostly sentinel, a dark witch\u2019s revenge, a haunted church, and other unexplained happenings \u2013 they all seem to take place in and around a certain cemetery in Salem, Ohio. (Haunted Salem Cemetery) *** It is said that some hundred years ago, people in Jamaica believed the powers of so-called \u201cShadow Killers\u201d. But who were they? (Shadow Killers of Jamaica) *** Police had stopped the investigation of Nicole van den Hurk's murder, so her stepbrother falsely confessed in order to get her body reexamined for DNA testing. (False Confession) *** Although most scientists say that traveling in time \u201cstill\u201d is not possible, a Washington lawyer says he has done it dozens of times as part of a secret project during the Cold War. (Proof of Time Travel) *** Is it possible that the origin of Dracula, the Devil, and even the evil bloodsucking Baobhan Sith all have their origins from one source? (Sumerian Vampires)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cShadow Killers of Jamaica\u201d by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/snaw8qf
\u201cSumerian Vampires\u201d by Ashley Cowie for Ancient Origins: https://tinyurl.com/yc8w55yc
\u201cHaunted Salem Cemetery\u201d by an unknown author: (website no longer exists)
\u201cFalse Confession\u201d by Aimee Lamoureux for All That\u2019s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/s4nfedd
\u201cTwo Months of Terror\u201d by Zaruje from YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/tocpntw
\u201cProof of Time Travel\u201d posted at Alien UFO Sightings: https://tinyurl.com/tz963b2
\u201cThe Legend of Sleep Hollow\u201d by Washington Irving: https://tinyurl.com/9ra9bj4
\u201cThe True Story of Sleepy Hollow\u201d by Amanda Pallay: https://tinyurl.com/y8q67s3l
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Originally aired: October 04, 2018
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