When Reverend William Huffman was called to pray over crash victims in the Missouri woods one night in 1941, he never expected to find himself standing over small, hairless beings with large heads and hieroglyphic-covered wreckage—a secret his family would keep hidden for over 40 years.

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IN THIS EPISODE: When Lottie Chettle identified herself to the court, and gave her occupation as “barber”, a rather astonishing thing happened.  People laughed. Why? The story is a strange one! (The Victorian Female Barber in Court) *** Sometimes the sour attitude of a mother-in-law can not only break up a marriage, but it can lead to murder. (A Day of Blood) *** We’ll look at a murder that was described quite well in an editorial in Truth magazine saying: “There have been murders in the hot blood of passion, assassinations prompted by wrong, by jealousy, by greed of gain but this is none of these. It is simply the crime of a vile-tempered bilious wretch, far too many of whose like are still at large, perpetuated not only on a victim who had more case to feel aggrieved at them than he at her, but perpetuated with every suggestion of premeditation.” Why did William Sindram murder Catherine Crave? (Shot Down Remorselessly) *** There have been so many accidents and mysterious disappearances on one particular stretch of road in Australia that it has earned an ominous nickname… “The Highway of Death”. We’ll look at the infamous length of asphalt named Flinders Highway. (Highway Vanishings Down Under) *** UFO stories are a dime a dozen. Even stories of UFOs crashing have become humdrum for many. But what if I were to tell you that there was a UFO crash in Missouri that was so fantastic that a local pastor was asked to come and pray over the three dead alien bodies found at the crash site? (The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash) *** "What people sometimes don't get about science is that we often have phenomena that remain unexplained," said an astrophysicist at MIT. Turns out he was referring to unidentified flying objects. (Unsolved UFO Sightings)
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Intro
00:02:51.028 = Unsolved UFO Sightings
00:10:04.796 = The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash
00:15:15.078 = Show Down Remorselessly
00:21:01.656 = The Victorian Female Barber In Court
00:31:09.344 = A Day of Blood
00:34:51.214 = Highway Vanishings Down Under
00:42:16.957 = Show Outro
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: "UFO Crash / Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum” by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/2LROyoJ
“Unsolved UFO Sightings” by Tia Ghose for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/y84u8xew
“The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash” by Billy Booth for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/yb7258n8
“The Victorian Female Barber in Court” from London Overlooked: https://tinyurl.com/y745rd62
“A Day of Blood” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yxvns28t
“Shot Down Remorselessly” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y63hjald
“Highway Vanishings Down Under” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/yaznnuea
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EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PastorDeathBedSecret
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