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IN THIS EPISODE: Whitewater legend says that the bizarre experiments conducted at the Morris Pratt Institute of Spiritualism in Wisconsin, to communicate with the dead, have left the town cursed by witches and haunted by restless spirits. It\u2019s no wonder it has garnered the nickname of \u201cSecond Salem.\u201d (Whitewater: The Second Salem) *** The Wild West had many drifters with troubled pasts. One found himself at the heart of one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Ben Kuhl went from horse theft, to stagecoach robbery, to murder \u2013 from notoriety to infamy \u2013 all in pursuit of elusive riches. Finally arrested and convicted due to a bloody handprint (The Last Stagecoach Robbery) *** Fred West was just a regular boy, or so it seemed. But behind closed doors, in reality, he was becoming evil incarnate. And upon meeting his future wife Rose, it only expanded his predatory predilections. Fred and Rose descended from petty crimes to unspeakable horrors of rape and murder \u2013 even of the most young and innocent. From their "House of Horrors" the depths of their depravity was acted out \u2014 hidden from site. But as the walls closed in and the truth emerged, the true horror of their crimes was laid bare. (The Evils of Fred And Rose West) *** AND MORE!

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cWhitewater: The Second Salem\u201d by Charlie Hintz for Wisconsin Frights: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9bktup
\u201cBygone Gluttons\u201d by Ben Gazur for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99hjxj
\u201cThe Evils of Fred and Rose West\u201d from Biography: https://www.biography.com/crime/fred-west
\u201cThe Last Stagecoach Robbery\u201d from Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdh3h8h5
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Originally aired: April 16, 2024

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/whitewater-the-second-salem/