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They look like grandmothers, wives, and neighbors — but behind the smiles and teacups, some of history’s deadliest serial killers wore skirts instead of masks.

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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.
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IN THIS EPISODE: Female serial killers… they are a lot more common than you think. 
(We’re Surrounded by Female Serial Killers) *** The founder of the website Chicago Hauntings, Ursula Bielski, shares how the paranormal first invaded her life. (My Paranormal Life) *** The death of Thomas Becket shook the middle-ages. It’s believed his assassination in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29th, 1170 changed the course of history. (The Assassination of Thomas Becket) *** We’ll take a humorous look at the insane life of Boston Corbett – the man who was a hero because he killed John Wilkes Booth, but was also an idiot, cutting off his own manhood. (Abraham Lincoln’s Insane Avenger)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:53.536 = Show Open
00:03:24.735 = We’re Surrounded By Female Serial Killers
00:14:34.403 = The Assassination of Thomas Becket
00:24:28.443 = My Paranormal Life
00:53:11.889 = Abraham Lincoln’s Insane Avenger
01:01:38.599 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“We’re Surrounded by Female Serial Killers” from the book, “Lady Killers” by Tori Telfer: https://tinyurl.com/vpvqwvu
“The Assassination of Thomas Becket” from British Museum: https://tinyurl.com/rhap89e
“My Paranormal Life” by Ursula Bielski: https://tinyurl.com/uqx8gl9
“Abraham Lincoln’s Insane Avenger” by Mark Hill for Cracked: https://tinyurl.com/ql8ubex
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Originally aired: September, 2021
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GrandmasGotABodyCount