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Yesterday was Irish time so please enjoy this...cryptid? Cryptid. The Alabama Leprechaun, star of the viral 2006 YouTube vide of the same name. 

The original news broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ljOcl39PQ

Gimme the Gold rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZfyrIPw3wY

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TW/CW: SA, CA, cruelty to animals, animal death, description of wounds/mutilation

Most of you are probably familiar with Richard Leonard Kuklinski, but the truth may be stranger than we realize. He claimed to have killed over 200 people, starting with the unhoused in his teens. He claimed to have worked with the mafia. But is any of it true? Join us as we examine this famous, fascinating case. 

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Today is all about sticks! Well. Not really. We're covering a bizarre and obscure cryptid called the Stick Man. And it sounds exactly like what it is. People have witnessed these 2D stick figure people all over the world, going back to ancient times. Then, in our second segment, we talk about the Stick Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Folklore, cryptid or something else??

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This month's theme is murder for hire! Wallace Souza was famous in Manaus, Brazil. He was the host of the popular variety, reality TV show, Canal Livre. Canal Livre was known for it's gritty depiction of murder and drug violence in Manaus and Wallace always seemed to have his finger on the pulse of these horrific events. SO much so, he was often there before police were at the scene of a murder. Was he just lucky? Or had he put a hit out on the people who died on camera? 

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In 2001, New Delhi was terrorized by reports of wild monkey men who attacked people as they slept. As reports increased the hysteria grew. So what was it? A strange monkey man creature or merely mass hysteria? Join us as we discuss this strange cryptid

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TW/CW: Su*cide, mental health, SA

20 Year old Elaine Park left her boyfriend's house and drove to Malibu Beach...and simply vanished off the face of the Earth. Her case is as heartbreaking as it is puzzling. Did her controlling mother have anything to do with it? Or maybe it was the boyfriend? Join us as we discuss her case. 

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Elaine was last seen leaving Calabasas wearing a white sweatshirt and denim shorts, though she could have changed into her gray sweatpants.  She never took off her favorite necklace, nor was it ever recovered: A small gold necklace with a rhinestone studded “E”  She is of Korean descent.  At the time of her disappearance, she was 5’5”, weighed about 125 lbs, brown eyes, usually with liquid eyeliner, waist-length brown hair with blonde tips.   Tattoos include: -a dagger and flowers on her right arm -a rose on her left shoulder A cow skull and a moth on her left arm  If anyone has any information pertaining to Elaine Park’s disappearance, call Glendale Police @ (818)548-4911 Elaine Park Tip Line @ (800) 551-3080     

Matthew Weaver Jr is described as being 5’9” tall and weighing about 140 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on Matthew’s whereabouts, or know what happened to Matthew in the early morning hours of August 10, 2018, please call the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or go to www.lacrimestoppers.org

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TW/CW: Su*cide (brief mention), dr*g use, mental health issues

In October of 2018, 16 year old Karlie Guse vanished into thin air, leaving behind so many unanswered questions. Her father and step mother were caught in several lies...did they have anything to do with her disappearance? Join us as we examine this case. 

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Not sure if this is all of them, but here's a video of Melissa's facebook lives about Karlie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQH6wqua2U

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On a chilly day in January in 2002, a young man went to work. He never came home. Strange clues did nothing to solve the mystery, leaving his family searching for answers. Is this a case of Missing 411? Or something more mundane? Join us as we delve into this bizarre tragedy. 

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TW/CW: religious trauma, political opinions, mutilation of a corpse, brief mention of SA

Madalyn Murray O'Hair was a spitfire who wasn't afraid of voicing her opinion. A staunch atheist, she helped pioneer the movement to keep prayer out of school as per the constitution. She was a complicated woman that led a complicated life. And one day...she along with her granddaughter and youngest son...vanished. It seemed like they'd stolen money from their foundation and fled the country. But what was the truth? Join us as we discuss this fascinating case. 

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I couldn't resist. Here, I present four stories about people who might love Bigfoot a little TOO much. TW: mention of SA (not a serious mention). Is Bigfoot on the prowl and looking for love? Probably not! But join us for this zany episode! 

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