Generations of Mexican children have grown up afraid of La Llorona—a wailing woman whose misdeeds in life have left her spirit trapped on Earth, where she cries for her children. She’s the stuff of legend—a myth and spooky bedtime story whose origins date back hundreds of years.

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Happy Halloween, Samhain, and thinning of the veil! I've had the voice of an albatross for the past few days, so please enjoy this re-release of my own personal ghost stories and paranormal experiences. They aren't for the faint of heart. 

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Zona Heaster Shue—a young bride with her whole life ahead—died from heart failure or possibly complications from a miscarriage. Or was it murder? Zona’s heartbroken mother insisted her daughter had been murdered by her newlywed husband. Moreover, she claimed that Zona's ghost appeared to her and shared a story different from what her death certificate indicated. 

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At the height of the spiritualist movement of the late 19th century, an obscure teen in a small Midwest town became a celebrity. Whether it was the effects of mental illness, an undiagnosed sleep disorder, or an actual case of possession, Mary "Lurancy" Vennum was thrust onto a national stage by true believers who were convinced that she had special powers to talk to the dead.





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The Slavic crone, known for living in a house built on chicken legs and feasting on children, is a complex character. In fairy tales, women of a certain age usually take one of two roles: the wicked witch or the evil stepmother, and sometimes both. Baba Yaga is all that and a house on chicken legs.

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Just over 30 years ago, two dozen emergency room staff were mysteriously felled by fumes emanating from a dying young woman. Investigations turned up nothing — until a team of chemists from a nuclear weapons lab got involved. They claimed to have solved the mystery of what killed Gloria Ramirez and hospitalized the staff attempting to save her. But did they?

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In part two of Amy Bradley's missing person case, I'll delve into the most prominent theories that have evidence to support them and those that have been disproven. There are also more than a dozen cases of cruise passengers and crew missing or presumed dead. Some bear an eerie similarity to Amy and her disappearance.

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Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from the cabin she shared with her family aboard a cruise ship in the early morning hours. The 23-year-old has never been found, nor have her family or dear friends heard from her since 1998. The question of what happened to Amy remains a mystery, but there is a possibilty she's still out there somewhere.

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The case of Judy Smith -- who went missing in Philadelphia and was then inexplicably found dead more than 600 miles away in Asheville, North Carolina – is one that has baffled police and amateur sleuths alike. Despite several eyewitness accounts and sightings, it remains unclear if Judy Smith ever even traveled to Philadelphia to begin with, let alone went missing from the city. The lack of modern technology, such as CCTV footage, traffic cameras, and cell phone data, made for a timeline of events that’s incredibly difficult to confirm. 

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When three light keepers disappear from their post, those sent to investigate were left with more questions than answers. No sign of the light keepers was ever found, but the mystery of their disappearances endures.

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