THE TRUTH BEHIND THE BYE BYE MAN and More Gruesome, Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 12:55 a.m.

b'IN THIS EPISODE: Once you learn his name, he preys on you. What is the reality behind the Bye Bye Man? Is the movie last year really a true story, or is it only loosely based on real events? Or is it entirely fiction despite being promoted as a true story? (The Truth Behind The Bye Bye Man) *** Recently released Pentagon papers indicate that in 2004, an unknown, 45-foot long object played cat and mouse with the U.S. Navy off the coast of California. And did so for several days. But can we believe the Pentagon papers are the real deal? (UFO\\u2019s Stalk Navy Ships) *** The Denver Airport; it has been plagued by incredibly strange theories since it opened. (The Denver Airport Conspiracy) *** For some it can be fun staying with grandma. For others it can be a terrifying experience. (Strange Incidents at Grandma\\u2019s House) *** In Japan there are reports of a sinister spirit \\u2013 one that is eternally hungry\\u2026 and to satisfy its hunger, it makes you ravenous with insatiable hunger as well. (Hungry Ghosts of Japan) *** Even seasoned police officers working on a military base can have the wits frightened out of them when they come across the paranormal. (Night School) *** Having a fine pedigree means nothing if you murder someone in cold blood \\u2013 just ask the 7th Earl of Lucan, if you can find him. (Lord Lucan: Wanted For Murder) *** One of our Weirdo family members shares what he once saw in a cemetery in South Africa. (British Solider In The Mist) *** On July 8, 1878, one of the strangest murder plots in Pennsylvania history began with the purchase of four insurance policies \\u2013 and ended with a lingering spirit that still haunts a local churchyard to this day. (The Blue-Eyed Six Murder) *** She was a housewife, who turned killer \\u2013 then vanished without a trace. Now, over 40 years later, Sharon Kinne\\u2019s whereabouts remain unknown. (Sharon Kinne: The Murdering Housewife) *** Leo Frank was imprisoned and lynched for the murder of Mary Phagan \\u2013 but was he truly guilty of the crime? (The Lynching of Leo Frank) ***A phantom-like creature torments a young boy at his aunt\\u2019s house. (Glaring Red Eyes)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Denver Airport Conspiracy\\u201d by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2YHVRol
\\u201cBritish Soldier In The Myst\\u201d by Ken Fyfe, submitted directly to Weird Darkness
\\u201cThose Glaring Red Eyes\\u201d by SB at PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/2E8wkvd
\\u201cUFOs Stalk Navy Ships\\u201d by Paul Seaburn for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2RScZWW
\\u201cThe Truth Behind The Bye Bye Man\\u201d by Benjamin Radford for the Skeptical Inquirer: http://bit.ly/2PhacFl
\\u201cNight School\\u201d posted at Ghosts N Ghouls: (website no longer exists)
\\u201cLord Lucan: Wanted For Murder\\u201d by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2PffmBx
\\u201cHungry Ghosts of Japan\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/38vsDgY
\\u201cStrange Incidents at Grandma\\u2019s House\\u201d by Toni Dorland for My Haunted Life Too: http://bit.ly/2LPcUzI
\\u201cThe Lynching of Leo Frank\\u201d posted at The Unredacted: http://bit.ly/2YGvHCs
\\u201cThe Blue-Eyed Six Murder\\u201d by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2LOktGR
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Originally aired: August 28, 2018

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/truth-behind-the-bye-bye-man/

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