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b'The 1725 newspaper headline read \\u201cBloodsucker Devastates Village!\\u201d And thus began a great vampire epidemic. (The Vampire Plague of 1725) *** Margaret Allen was hanged to death. But it\\u2019s the strange life she lived and the odd nature of her crime that still interests people in her case. (The Hanging of Margaret or Bill) *** 12-year-old Gabriel enjoyed playing games with an online friend. But when he borrowed less than two dollars for an in-game purchase from this friend, then ignored his requests to continue playing, he found himself dying the most horrifying murder you can imagine. And despite law enforcement knowing who the murderer is, he is free now \\u2013 and no one knows where to find him. It is a brutally horrible story you do not want children in the room for. (A Deadly Gaming Friendship) *** Being the victim of a stalker is terrifying \\u2013 not knowing when or where the person might show up next, or what they\\u2019ll do to you when they do show up. But there are those who have an even more terrifying situation \\u2013 where the stalker follows them their entire lives, and there\\u2019s nothing they can do to stop it \\u2013 because the stalker is paranormal. (Phantom Stalkers)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Vampire Plague of 1725\\u201d by Jack Doyle for Ozy.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2tu2hcpu
\\u201cThe Hanging of Margaret or Bill\\u201d by Romeo Vitelli for Providentia.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5awpvbh9
\\u201cA Deadly Gaming Friendship\\u201d by R.A. Brewster for RABrewster.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/585afzhv
\\u201cPhantom Stalkers\\u201d by Jacob Shelton for Ranker.com\\u2019s Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/a3uyx6vw
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Originally aired: July 13, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/vampire-plague-1725/

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