Fairies Took My Baby: The True Horror of Changelings

Centuries before we had diagnoses, we had stories. And when a child didn’t grow, didn’t speak, cried too much, or just didn’t seem “right”? The explanation was as magical as it was horrifying: fairies had swapped your baby.

In this episode of 10 Minute Mystery, we’re digging into the disturbing history of changelings—where folklore meets fear, and fantasy becomes an excuse for real-world violence. From egg-boiling rituals to the brutal death of Bridget Cleary, this story isn’t really about fairies. It’s about what happens when people are desperate for answers, and the only thing scarier than the unknown is difference itself.

And the wild part? The changeling myth didn’t disappear. It just… evolved.

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