This episode contains discussion of graphic violence, mental illness, religious rituals including exorcism, and the murder of a family member. Listener discretion is strongly advised, especially for those sensitive to themes of domestic violence or spiritual trauma.

October 6th, 1974. In a quiet West Yorkshire town, a butcher named Michael Taylor is subjected to an all-night exorcism. Clergy claim to cast out more than 40 demons, but say three — violence, insanity, and murder — remain. Hours later, Taylor returns home and brutally kills his wife. What led to this horrifying act?

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https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/exorcism-that-went-horribly-wrong-1834455

https://www.truecrimeenthusiast.co.uk/michael-taylor/

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/michael-taylor-real-life-exorcist-25147453

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/true-story-brits-bloody-exorcism-13708474

https://allthatsinteresting.com/michael-taylor

https://www.ranker.com/list/michael-taylor-exorcism-facts/laura-allan

https://www.historicmysteries.com/michael-taylor-ossett-murder/

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/horrifying-tale-michael-taylor-possessed-9094606

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/true-story-brits-bloody-exorcism-15405045

https://www.grunge.com/169109/the-disturbing-truth-behind-the-michael-taylor-exorcism/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bxpb/a-history-of-exorcisms-in-the-uk

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On October 21, 1966, a coal waste tip collapsed onto the Welsh village of Aberfan, burying a school and killing 144 people — most of them children. But in the days and weeks before the tragedy, strange warnings surfaced: a little girl’s dream of blackness engulfing her classroom, eerie drawings, and letters describing disaster. This is the haunting true story of the Aberfan disaster — a devastating man-made tragedy, and the chilling claims that some saw it coming before the mountain gave way.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/14/aberfan-the-tragedy-that-shook-a-nation

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37712646

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-Aberfan-Disaster/

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/21/world/europe/aberfan-disaster.html

https://www.britannica.com/event/Aberfan-disaster

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/aberfan-disaster-1966

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/aberfan-disaster-school-tragedy-1966-12056823

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/aberfan-disaster-1966-facts-children-deaths-cause-queen-elizabeth-ii-visited/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/06/the-haunting-legacy-of-the-premonitions-bureau

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/200511/the-premonitions-bureau

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-11-16/the-crown-aberfan-disaster-true-story/

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/story-survivor-little-girl-who-12064537

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37704998

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160921-the-premonitions-bureau

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aberfan-tragedy-queen-elizabeth-hillsborough-b2208320.html

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In May 2001, the city of New Delhi was seized by fear. Hundreds of residents reported attacks by a mysterious, simian-like creature with glowing red eyes and metallic claws. It leapt across rooftops, vanished in the darkness, and left scratch marks and panic in its wake. As rumours spread, vigilantes took to the streets, and people died trying to escape a monster that may never have existed.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/may/17/lukeharding

https://rationalistinternational.net/the-monkey-man-in-delhi/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53716866

https://www.skepticalinquirer.org/2002/07/return-of-spring-heeled-jack/

https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/izHLdBGfHhHFhRb0yK4a1K/The-Monkey-Man-of-Delhi.html

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/desi-fables-monkey-man-of-delhi/articleshow/6094102.cms

https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/delhis-2001-monkey-man-panic-that-left-2-dead-and-many-injured-a-case-of-mass-hysteria/1357712/

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society/story/20010611-freak-attacks-by-monkey-man-trigger-panic-in-delhi-police-advise-people-to-be-alert-775351-2001-06-11

https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz7vkw/india-kala-bandar-monkey-man

https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/may/30/the-myth-of-the-monkey-man-2308249.html

https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/delhi-monkey-man-urban-legend-618261.html

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a20316/spring-heeled-jack-monkey-man/

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In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/98-8804

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

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

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In 1986, 16-year-old Sean Sellers shocked the nation when he murdered his parents as they slept—just six months after killing a convenience store clerk in what he claimed was a Satanic ritual. Sellers insisted he was possessed by a demon named Ezurate and under the influence of devil worship, role-playing games, and occult teachings. His case became a lightning rod during the height of the Satanic Panic, raising disturbing questions about belief, mental illness, and the justice system. This is the true story of Sean Sellers—America’s so-called “Satanist Killer.”

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https://www.oyez.org/cases/1998/98-8804

https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sellers-sean.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010413175220/http://www.ccadp.org/seansellers.htm

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-05-mn-4867-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/us/oklahoma-executes-man-for-slayings-committed-at-16.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/oklahoma-executes-bornagain-killer-1068540.html

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

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1003599

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/sean-sellers

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/sean-sellers-29-executed-by-lethal-injection/article_95efed6e-9b8e-5fc7-bcfd-3df6f8f5c5cd.html

https://www.apnews.com/general-news-65c8f6c0fc5c80bc17b7c1d5fbc7ee1e

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In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details about Gary’s life and warned him of hidden dangers. The calls came shortly after a UFO sighting and left behind a chilling mystery: who, or what, was really on the other end of the line? This is the unsettling true story of the Gary Sudbrink case—a tale of strange voices, unexplained knowledge, and the lingering fear that someone was watching.

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https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1993-gary-sudbrink-incident/

https://www.ufocasebook.com/texasufophonecall.html

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2020/05/the-gary-sudbrink-incident-are-ets.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/10y73lm/the_gary_sudbrink_incident/

https://www.ufoinsight.com/ufos/cover-ups/the-gary-sudbrink-incident

https://mysterioustimes.com/2020/09/the-unexplained-case-of-gary-sudbrink-and-the-strange-phone-calls/

https://www.ufosfootage.uk/2021/03/the-bizarre-case-of-gary-sudbrink-and.html

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In February 1993, Air Force officer Gary Sudbrink received a series of eerie phone calls at his parents’ home in New York. The voice on the line—mechanical, distorted—seemed to know intimate details about Gary’s life and warned him of hidden dangers. The calls came shortly after a UFO sighting and left behind a chilling mystery: who, or what, was really on the other end of the line? This is the unsettling true story of the Gary Sudbrink case—a tale of strange voices, unexplained knowledge, and the lingering fear that someone was watching.

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https://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1993-gary-sudbrink-incident/

https://www.ufocasebook.com/texasufophonecall.html

https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2020/05/the-gary-sudbrink-incident-are-ets.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/10y73lm/the_gary_sudbrink_incident/

https://www.ufoinsight.com/ufos/cover-ups/the-gary-sudbrink-incident

https://mysterioustimes.com/2020/09/the-unexplained-case-of-gary-sudbrink-and-the-strange-phone-calls/

https://www.ufosfootage.uk/2021/03/the-bizarre-case-of-gary-sudbrink-and.html

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

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

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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In the shadow of Lion Rock, the seaside village of Piha has become the setting for one of New Zealand’s most unsettling mysteries. Since 1992, six people have vanished without a trace along its black-sand beaches and windswept cliffs — including a young woman last seen speaking to a streetlight before walking into the night. Some cases hint at tragic missteps, others at something far more sinister. With theories ranging from mental illness to murder to Māori legend, the Black Coast Vanishings have left a community divided and afraid. This is the story of Piha — a place where beauty hides danger, and people disappear.

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https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/black-coast-vanishings

https://www.hauntedauckland.com/site/piha-beach-hauntings/

https://justwatch.com/nz/tv-show/the-black-coast-vanishings

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

https://newzealandmissing.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/cherie-vousden-missing-person-piha-2012/

https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2019/05/black-coast-vanishings/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/black-coast-vanishings-why-do-people-go-missing-in-piha/6G7WAVU2W5EVDK2AGT2AIKQZSM/

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In 1976, the small town of Circleville, Ohio began receiving anonymous letters - threatening, accusing, and frightening in their knowledge of the private lives of the community. Over the next two decades, the mysterious writer exposed secrets, predicted tragedies, and turned neighbour against neighbour. When a deadly trap was discovered and a man went to prison, the letters continued, raising the question: was the real author ever caught? This is the story of the Circleville Letters - a case where fear arrived not in the night, but in the mail.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-ohio-rumors-secrets/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-circleville-letters/

https://unsolved.com/gallery/poison-pen-murder/

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