In the darkest jungles of Colombia, a vengeful one-legged spirit lures the unfaithful into darkness — and none who hear her cries ever return.

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IN THIS EPISODE: You might think you’d be able to outrun a vampire that only had one leg – but you’d be mistaken if you come across Columbia’s hateful La Patasola. (One-Legged Female Vampire) *** Eight women were mysteriously murdered in Jennings, Louisiana from 2005-2009 and as the investigation progressed, the small town's dark secrets began to unravel. (The Jeff Davis 8) *** In 1924, five prospectors abandoned their site in a panic after what they described as a horrible, terrifying night-long battle against some strange, violent Sasquatch-like creatures, barely making it out alive. (The Mountain Devils of Ape Canyon) *** When Father Rocco Facchini was given his first parish as a young priest in Chicago, he was excited and anxious to spread the gospel to anyone who would listen in the Windy City. Unfortunately, the church he was sent to was haunted – and that was only the beginning of his tragic story. (Muldoon)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:06.145 = Show Open
00:30:00.781 = The Mountain Devils of Ape Canyon
00:17:39.098 = The One-Legged Female Vampire
00:22:00.268 = The Jeff Davis 8
00:31:40.883 = Muldoon
00:38:42.763 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“One-Legged Female Vampire” by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2lsgq9b
“The Mountain Devils of Ape Canyon” by Garth Haslam for Anomaly Info: http://bit.ly/2ljOKU3
“The Jeff Davis 8” by Tim Ott for Biography.com: http://bit.ly/2mSE9Q7
BOOK: “Murder in the Bayou – Who Killed The Women Known As The Jeff Davis 8” by Ethan Brown: https://amzn.to/3DcD6yE
“Muldoon” from Chicago Hauntings: (link no longer available)
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Originally aired: July 2020
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/LaPatasola

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La Patasola, Colombian folklore, haunted forests, jungle monsters, vampire legends, one-legged ghost, Latin American mythology, supernatural creatures, terrifying folklore, creepy legends, Patasola myth, paranormal Colombia, shapeshifting spirits, horror stories, urban legends, jungle vampire, ghostly revenge, dark folklore, haunted jungles, folklore monsters