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In Hong Kong, a young girl goes to the police with a ghost story.  What she says sounds beyond belief, but the police investigate her bizarre claims anyway. What unravels is the vile and callous murder of a woman whose remains are stuffed inside a Hello Kitty stuffed doll. 

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Six years before the Roswell crash in 1947, a Baptist minister was called to a "plane" crash in a field to preform last rites, except when he arrived, the victims of said crash weren't human. Join us as we discuss this obscure story that sounds an awful lot like the Roswell crash of 1947

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https://www.kait8.com/video/2021/05/26/story-alleged-ufo-crash-near-cape-girardeau/

https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/02/03/the-1941-cape-girardeau-ufo/985746007/

https://www.southeastarrow.com/story/2455754.html

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PATREON REWIND: Our favorite episode of the year! And don't worry, there's true crime involved
 
Explosive if true! We thought it was silly too until we researched! Probably one of my favorite episodes we've done. By the end? I bet you'll be a believer too! This conspiracy asserts that it wasn't the Titanic that sank, but her sister ship, the Olympic. Lillian presents the evidence and theories! 

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Sources unavailable as this was before we included them! 

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Sabine and Ursula were twins and shared a special bond. Though they lived apart in adulthood, they never forgot that special bond. So, when Ursula, who had been living in the States, suddenly went to Ireland to be with her sister Sabine, it didn't seem too odd. Until the pair took off in the wee hours of the morning without telling anyone. What happened next is almost beyond belief. 

First released on August 7th, this patreon exclusive episode was one of our favorites. Willow did an amazing job on research and this is one of the more fascinating cases we've covered! Our audio has come a long way since August, but this one sounds pretty good! Thank you all! These episodes are a gift from our patrons to you!

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video of the incident: https://youtu.be/6agXn3fVnRs

Madness in the Fast Lane:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2g53sc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0TNXaHFYE

https://youtu.be/VcxinXs9qjw

https://youtu.be/qaTYOFmB2rQ

https://themalestrom.com/culture/mysterious-eriksson-twins/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_and_Sabina_Eriksson

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9ji2l4/the_psychotic_eriksson_twins/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

https://www.reddit.com/r/SmallYTChannel/comments/apjuhk/shared_psychosis_the_mysterious_case_of_the/

https://youtu.be/q6kqR0yOvTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6kqR0yOvTQ

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Maybe not -the- first, but the first ever reported as such. Betty and Barney Hill were driving home from their honeymoon in 1961 late at night when Betty spied a bright, strangely moving light in the sky. When that light started following their car, Barney pulled over to take a closer look. What followed is a terrifying encounter that would make the Hills famous. 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill

https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006

https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/history/the-story-of-betty-and-barney-hill/

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Patreon Rewind from Feb 2022! Please excuse any audio issues, this was one of our earlier episodes. For all of December, all episodes except Merris Mondays will be a gift from our patrons to...you! We are also only doing ads once a week! Thank you all for your love and support. It means a lot!

On Valentine's Day 2000, 9 year old Asha Degree, a shy, studios girl afraid of dogs and thunderstorms, walked out into a torrential downpour at around 4am and was never seen again. It's been almost 22 years since her disappearance and answers remain elusive. What made little Asha run away from home? Why haven't there been more leads in her case? Will her disappearance ever be solved? Join us as we dive into this tragic and heartbreaking case. 

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Patreon Rewind from Feb. 2022! One of our earlier episodes so please excuse any audio issues. All the episodes except Merris Mondays are a gift from our patrons this month to y'all! We appreciate you all so much! 

Sid and Nancy had a wild love affair that ended with both of them dead and Nancy possibly murdered. Did Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols kill his girlfriend? Did she take her own life or did someone else rob the couple and murder Nancy? Join us as we look into this famous, tragic case of love gone toxic. 

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This is the time of year we settle in for the winter. We always talk about spring cleaning, but how about cleaning your space in the most haunted time of year? Have things going bump in the night? Bad dreams? Doors opening by themselves or other disturbances? Lillian tells you how to rid yourself of that and make your home your own. Plus, tips on how to communicate with spirits from a former ghost tour guide! 

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During the month of December, we'll be playing episodes that were formerly only available to our patrons! These are our greatest hits and our patrons' gift to y'all! Merris Monday will still be new every week. Happy Holidays!

On August 17th, 1980, nine week old Azaria Chamberlain went missing in the Australian Outback. Her mother and father, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain had taken their three children camping. While Michael was grilling and talking to other campers, Lindy was getting her sons ready for bed. It was then she saw a dingo, an Australian wild dog, rummaging in the tent Azaria was in. When she frantically went to check, Azaria was gone and a few drops of blood remained. What happened next was a spectacle. It become one of Australia's most infamous murder cases. Lindy was convicted but that wasn't the end of the story. Did a Dingo really take the Chamberlains' baby girl? 

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The Horror House of the Cleveland Strangeler

Strangler (Final) mp3.mp3

Our last episode of this month's theme is truly gut-wrenching. One of America's most notorious serial killers kept the bodies of his victims (mostly sex workers and women struggling with addiction issues) in his yard, basement, crawl space and third floor. The house was in filthy, terrifying conditions and that's where he took an unknown number of lives.  And though the police had heard horror stories about Anthony Sowell before? They did nothing to stop it. TW/CW: SA, Violence

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Unseen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36zT65N6TKY

Vice: The Cleveland Strangler. https://youtu.be/WymiIAVczso
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/39the-cleveland-strangler39-the-story-of-a-brutal-serial-killer-and-his-forgotten-victims/5627aef60318acf87853d72e

Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/how-cleveland-strangler-anthony-sowell-was-caught

A&E True Crime Blog: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/anthony-sowell-victims

Timeline of Events https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/anthony_sowell_timeline.html

SWAT Raid: https://www.nbc.com/living-with-a-serial-killer/video/a-swat-unit-raids-anthony-sowells-house/OXYN811461960

That Chapter: The Deadly Cleveland Strangler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9E7Y88Quk

cleveland cold cases solved https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/the-read/articles/the-other-serial-killer

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42002990

victims: Vanessa Gay: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/02/theres-life-after-trauma-anthony-sowell-survivor-opens-up-about-the-struggles-of-being-a-victim-the-system-brushed-aside.html

Tishana clover

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/the_women_of_imperial_avenue_t.html

Lashanda Long

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/03/the_women_of_imperial_avenue_l.html

The Imperial Eleven

https://theblacksheeptribune.home.blog/2019/12/06/the-imperial-eleven/

Part of the interrogation video

https://youtu.be/Favi4Dq

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