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IN THIS EPISODE: People keep reporting sightings of a giant five-foot long worm lurking in the Gobi desert. Witnesses say it\u2019s armed with spikes, it spits venom, and if you get too close it can even take you down with an electric shock. It\u2019s known as the Mongolian Death Worm. If you\u2019ve not heard of it, it\u2019s because no one to date has yet been able to photograph it. So does that mean it doesn\u2019t exist? Or is it just too fast to capture on film? (The Mongolian Death Worm) *** Mount Pentelicus near Athens, Greece, is where the marble was cut to build the Parthenon. But more recently it has a more sinister reputation \u2013 for being haunted. Particularly around a certain cave known as \u201cDavelis Cave.\u201d (The Penteli Cave Enigma) *** Do you have people in your lives that you can\u2019t stand? A co-worker perhaps, or a family member, or a grumpy neighbor. You may call them \u201ctoxic\u201d, but there was a lady who was so noxious that people couldn\u2019t literally stand her. Her name was Gloria Ramirez. (The Toxic Woman) *** For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least 24 grisly murders as the "Vampire of Hanover." He was also called by some \u201cThe Butcher of Hanover\u201d. But neither nickname given to him by the public comes remotely close to describing how evil the man truly was, or how gruesome his crimes actually were. (The Butcher Vampire)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:55.630 = The Butcher Vampire
00:14:59.445 = The Mongolian Death Worm
00:22:25.279 = The Penteli Cave Enigma
00:31:52.800 = The Toxic Woman
00:40:09.375 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
BOOK: \u201cThe Unexplained An Illustrated Guide To The World's Natural and Paranormal Mysteries\u201d by Karl Shuker: https://amzn.to/2SwqJ8W
BOOK: \u201cOn The Trail of Ancient Man\u201d by Roy Chapman Andrews: https://amzn.to/3iEaFg0
\u201cThe Mongolian Death Worm\u201d by Natasha Ishak for All That\u2019s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/yxf7lo58
\u201cThe Penteli Cave Enigma\u201d by Caleb Strom for Ancient Origins: (link no longer valid)
\u201cThe Toxic Woman\u201d by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://tinyurl.com/y29yy86d
\u201cThe Butcher Vampire\u201d by Morgan Dunn for All That\u2019s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y6l6lmu6
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Originally aired: October 07, 2020

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