Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

IN THIS EPISODE: You’ve crawled into bed ready for a good night’s sleep. You begin to nod off, but haven’t completely fallen asleep yet. That’s when you sense something in the room near your bed. Despite your fright, you can’t cry out, run, or scream. The thing then climbs on top of you and suddenly you realize it’s grotesque, but also alluring – female, seductive, and while you can’t move, your body still responds to her intimate advances. You’ve just become the next victim of the succubus.*** The Devil made me do it" is the oldest excuse in the world; and for nearly every crime it is just that, an excuse. But I said “nearly” every crime. Once in a while there are crimes where the perpetrator is the real deal. We’ll look at real crimes committed by real demons. (The Devil Made Me Do It) *** An exorcism consultant tells us about one of the creepiest cases he was ever called in on. A case very different than other exorcisms he had been a part of or witness to. (The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever) *** And while on the subject of exorcisms, we’ll exorcise one more demon – one that is reeking havoc in, of all places, a printing office. (The Demon of the Printing Office) *** Did you know that you are honoring one of hell’s seven princes every time you use the toilet? I’ll tell you about Belphegor – who prefers offerings of human feces! PLUS… is a Succubus just sleep paralysis?

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:51.805 = Price of Fear, “Family Album” (Air Date Unknown)
00:33:11.648 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 1”
00:38:36.650 = Quiet Please, “Kill Me Again” (November 17, 1947)
01:03:58.909 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 2”
01:12:22.927 = The Sealed Book, “Broadway, Here I Come” (June 17, 1945)
01:43:06.480 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 3”
01:59:49.206 = The Shadow, “Murder By The Dead” (October 17, 1937)
02:29:58.338 = Weird Darkness, “The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 1”
02:36:26.860 = Sounds of Darkness, “Traitor Beware” (July 07, 1967)
03:04:57.121 = Weird Darkness, “The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 2”
03:14:39.251 = Strange “Capt Robinson” (1955)
03:30:39.533 = Weird Darkness, “The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever”
03:42:37.247 = Suspense, “Burning Court” (June 17, 1942)
04:13:17.022 = Weird Darkness, “The Demon of the Printing Office”
04:22:42.538 = Tales of Tomorrow, “Watchbird” (January 01, 1953)
04:52:21.718 = Weird Darkness, “The Demon of Feces” and “Is A Succubus Just Sleep Paralysis?”
05:13:45.964 = Tales From The Crypt, “A Little Stranger” (Air Date Unknown)
05:51:03.563 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological and Medical Perspectives" by Brian Sharpless: https://amzn.to/2L5QjkQ
“Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi” by Cheryl Adams Richkoff for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/yabus4f2, and Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y9aapvsj
“The Devil Made Me Do It” by Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y2qedyjq
‘The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever” by Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y7krkxvf
“The Demon of the Printing Office” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/ycx22gyn
“The Demon of Feces” by Beth Elias for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y9gldcsl (Photo of Belphegor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n79y45t)
“Is a Succubus Just Sleep Paralysis?” by Tereza Pultarova for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/yc5crjeb, and Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/ycvwwwh8
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(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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IN THIS EPISODE: A man calling himself Roland T. Owen checked into room 1046 of the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 2, 1935. In just two days' time, he would be dead. But no one knows who killed him, and it has become one of history’s most popular mysteries – The Mystery of Room 1046. (The Mystery of Room 1046) *** Ghosts are spooky – but zombies are even worse. But what if you came across a ghost zombie? That’s exactly the terror Scandinavian Vikings had to deal with! (Ghost Zombie of the Vikings) *** Can you raise someone in a way to create a phobia within them? Sure, that would be cruel and inhumane to do – but is it possible? That’s what a couple of behaviorists wanted to find out… and so they went about studying on it by experimenting on a tiny child. (The Little Albert Experiment) *** Did a woman accidentally kill her husband because of a Bugs Bunny cartoon… or was it murder? It’s the bizarre case of Linda Duffey Gwozdz. (The Looney Tunes Murderess) *** "The voice sounded close, yet at the same time, so far away. It was the most pitiful and horrifying cry I had ever heard." That’s how a seasoned paranormal investigator described what they heard in an abandoned asylum. (A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum) *** We’ll also take a look at a few asylums that are said to be so creepy, so haunted, that you would never want to be locked in there – day or night. (Five Haunted Asylums) *** If you’re a fan of the movie “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off” you might remember the “Sausage King of Chicago” scene. That person was fictional of course, and the title was played for laughs. But have you ever heard of the Sausage Ghost of Chicago? That too may sound like it was made-up for laughs – but no, the Sausage Ghost of Chicago is a story that is all too true. (The Sausage Ghost of Chicago)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:20.455 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)
01:03:57.218 = Weird Darkness, “Mystery in Room 1046”
01:17:57.698 = Macabre, “The Final Resting Place” (November 13, 1961)
01:47:58.370 = Weird Darkness, “Tasmania’s Haunted Separate Prison”
01:54:53.976 = Mystery In The Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 07, 1947)
02:25:25.919 = Weird Darkness, “Ghost Zombies of the Vikings”
02:31:34.776 = Weird Darkness, “The Little Albert Experiment, Part 1”
02:37:05.550 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Homicide For Hannah” (December 28, 1943)
03:06:35.772 = Weird Darkness, “The Little Albert Experiment, Part 2”
03:12:16.245 = Weird Darkness, “The Looney Tunes Murderess, Part 1”
03:16:17.597 = Murder At Midnight, “Mark of Cain” (September 06. 1046)
03:43:11.909 = Weird Darkness, “The Looney Tunes Murderess, Part 2”
03:53:16.451 = The Mysterious Traveler, “The Visiting Corpse” (January 09, 1944)
04:23:22.332 = Weird Darkness, “A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum”
04:30:13.025 = Obsession, “A Question of Personality” (Air Date Unknown)
04:53:27.924 = Weird Darkness, “Five Haunted Insane Asylums” / “Sausage Ghost of Chicago, Part 1”
05:03:26.168 = Origin of Supertition, “Three On A Match” (Air Date Unknown)
05:18:59.144 = Weird Darkness, “Sausage Ghost of Chicago, Part 2”
05:30:41.351 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Empty House” (October 05, 1932)
05:45:26.226 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Tasmania’s Haunted Separate Prison” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/6fru6th6
“Ghost Zombie of the Vikings” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/rp5d8jnh,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zd38jtbf
“The Little Albert Experiment” by Jacob Shelton for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bzevawfz
“The Looney Tunes Murderess” by Patrick Thornton for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3bre8eaz
“A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum” by John D. Mimms for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2e7b4a7 (EVP audio by John Mimms: https://youtu.be/6sQiWC-yKoU)
“Five Insane Asylums” by Aubrey Webster for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/33r7r86c
“The Sausage Ghost of Chicago” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/56hjnk9e,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/49z6k22p
“The Mystery of Room 1046” by Orrin Grey for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/cxu2zhp9
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 13, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240613

IN THIS EPISODE: Accounts of haunted lighthouses have existed for hundreds of years. To many they are considered to be isolated and romantic. Some lighthouses are possibly haunted due to tragedies from shipwrecks or other horrors that have spawned all sorts of lighthouse lore. Some who have spent the night at a haunted lighthouse come away with stories to share such as seeing a former lighthouse keeper, or resident of the keeper's home. Could they still be present in some form after their death? Could keepers possibly remain behind to make sure no further tragedies occur at sea? Perhaps the worst fear of a lighthouse keeper, a ship wrecked upon the rocks, is why some lighthouses continue to be haunted by their former captains. Lights turning on, movement of objects, disembodied voices, and see-through specters are often reported within, or around older lighthouses. Are the ghosts of these souls still on duty? Modern-day tragedies at sea still occur and so do the ghosts that eventually haunt our world. If their walls could talk, lighthouses could share many stories from the past. Unfortunately, these objects don’t have the ability to tell their tales – but the phantoms that haunt them just might.

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:48.724 = The Haunting Hour, “Case of the Lonesome Corpse” (year unknown)
00:32:34.446 = Weird Darkness, “Owl’s Head Lighthouse”
00:37:09.463 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Story Without An End’ (year unknown)
01:02:16.472 = Weird Darkness, “The Tybee Lighthouse”
01:04:37.900 = Mystery House, “Malice in Wonderland” (September 09, 1945)
01:30:17.386 = Weird Darkness, “Currituck Beach Light House” and “The Presque Isle Lighthouse”
01:36:55.408 = I Love A Mystery, “Eight Kinds of Murder” (June 30, 1941)
02:07:23.285 = Weird Darkness, “Seul Choix Point Lighthouse” and “New London Ledge Lighthouse”
02:13:00.950 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Walked Behind” (year unknown)
02:17:26.195 = Weird Darkness, “Point Lookout ”/“Heceta Head ”/“Seguin Island ” Lighthouses
02:28:56.649 = Inner Sanctum, “Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam” (January 07, 1941)
02:55:46.008 = Weird Darkness, “Fairport Harbor” / “White River” / “Big Bay Point Light” / “Plymouth” / “Battery Point” Lighthouses
03:07:51.294 = The Key, “Alexis” (year unknown)
03:35:23.602 = Weird Darkness, “Saint Augustine” / “Point Sur” / “St. Simon’s Island” Lighthouses
03:45:49.739 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“St. Augustine’s Haunted Lighthouse” by Jessica Ferri: http://bit.ly/2ZF0e6N
“The Confederate Dead of Point Lookout Lighthouse” by Adam Karlin: http://bit.ly/2zpkmeb
“Haunted Lighthouses” posted at AngelsGhosts.com: http://bit.ly/2ZsBJFD
“Scariest Lighthouses Built In The United States” by Chelsey Dagner: http://bit.ly/2LcXc03
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June 11, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240611

IN THIS EPISODE: Violence, mayhem, even rape. Horrifying atrocities committed by the most evil of human beings – but in one case, in Culver City, California, it wasn’t a man who engaged in these obscenities, but specters of the paranormal. (A Famous Case of Frightening Entities) *** We’ll look at a handful of out-of-body experience stories directly from those who lived through them – and they might change your opinion about the afterlife. (Surviving Out of Body Experiences) *** Weirdo family member Daniel Hagan shares how he once explored some woods on his bike and ended up pedaling for his life to escape paranormal beasts that appeared from nowhere. (Demon Dogs) *** Digging in their backyard, two brothers find what appear to be small human heads carved of stone… but the curious find turns creepy once they bring the heads into the house, resurrecting sightings of a wolf-like creature not seen in almost seventy years. (Hexam Heads and the Wolf of Allendale) *** In 1886 Chicago, one of the nation’s very first serial killers would build a sadistic chamber of horrors to live out his most demented fantasies. (Murder Castle of Chicago) *** We’ll look at true encounters from Redditors who claim to have come across doppelgangers – their exact duplicates, or duplicates of those they love – and it’s almost always a disturbing experience. (Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:04:20.984 = The Eleventh Hour, “Runaway Kid” (date unknown)
00:35:23.450 = Weird Darkness, “Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers”
00:52:45.428 = Escape, “Dead of Night” (March 24 1947)
01:18:11.158 = Weird Darkness, “A Famous Case of Frightening Entities”
01:32:07.187 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 16, 1949)
02:03:14.188 = Weird Darkness, “Surviving Out Of Body Experiences”
02:12:10.953 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Country Boy” (December 18, 1947)
02:33:26.145 = Weird Darkness, “Demon Dogs”
02:38:09.721 = Five After the Hour, “Song of the River” (June 06, 1945)
03:03:38.750 = Weird Darkness, “Hexam Heads And The Wolf of Allendale”
03:13:52.977 = Hall of Fantasy, “Death In The Bayou” (March 06, 1947)
03:44:53.095 = Weird Darkness, “Murder Castle of Chicago”
04:03:26.916 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “Little Girl Lost” (June 21, 1980)
04:30:10.111 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers” by Nathan Gibson: http://bit.ly/2YkPTwL
“Demon Dogs” by Daniel Hagan, submitted at https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit
“Surviving Out of Body Experiences” by Audrey Webster: http://bit.ly/2M3bMKx
“A Famous Case of Frightening Entities” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2M3YGg3
“Hexam Heads and the Wolf of Allendale” by Neil Boothman: http://bit.ly/2Kut2Fn, http://bit.ly/2Kiufk0
“Murder Castle of Chicago” by Brent Swancer (link no longer available)
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(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 10, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240610

IN THIS EPISODE: Sightings of strange, pale creatures are being reported in California – and now over two decades from the first sighting, we still don’t know what the Fresno Nightcrawlers truly are. (Freaky Reports of Pale Crawlers) *** There are roads on Long Island that are much more than a line between two points. Some roads contain legends that travel with you on your journey. (Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road) *** In 1981, a cabin in the woods played host to a brutal family murder. We’ll look into the still unsolved murders of the Keddie killings. (The Unsolved Keddie Killings) *** During the grueling Great Northern Expedition, naturalist Georg Wilhem Steller came face-to-face with one of the sea's most mysterious creatures. Or did he? (Steller’s Sea Ape) *** Weirdo family member Jamie Tyroler shares what happened to her and a few friends when they rummaged through a demolished building, only to find something still existing there. (The Ninth Street Entity)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = SHOW OPEN
00:03:48.911 = Creeps By Night, “Walking Dead” (May 16. 1944)
00:28:42.641 = Weird Darkness, “Freaky Reports of Pale Crawlers”
00:45:19.802 = Crime Classics, “How Supan Got The Hook Outside Bombay” (January 13, 1954)
01:13:10.664 = Weird Darkness, “Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road”
01:24:36.813 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941)
01:49:55.888 = Weird Darkness, “The Unsolved Keddie Killings”
02:03:47.861 = The Devil And Mr O, “Neanderthal” (September 24, 1971)
02:33:37.794 = Weird Darkness, “Steller’s Sea Ape”
02:43:25.784 = Dimension X, “Report On Barnhouse Effect” (April 22, 1950)
03:13:44.361 = Weird Darkness, “The Ninth Street Entity”
03:17:42.195 = Dreadful John At Midnight, “Born Of Man And Woman” (low quality, unknown date)
03:27:25.006 = SHOW CLOSE

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Freaky Reports of Pale Crawlers” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2O9fG6C
“Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road” by Arthur Criscione: http://bit.ly/2LXUr4K
“The Unsolved Keddie Killings” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2LYC8fK
“Steller’s Sea Ape” by Andrew Thaler: http://bit.ly/2XMpxDM
“The Ninth Street Entity” by Weirdo Family member Jamie Tyroler
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 09, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240609

IN THIS EPISODE: The governor called it “mass murder” in 1942 when forty-seven patients died at the Oregon State Hospital – all within hours. All of them, poisoned. Finding the murderer and motive would lead to an unexpected conclusion, and to an unrelenting haunting. (An Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital) *** It was 1973, and the small town of Murphysboro, Illinois had quite a scare with numerous people encountering what many described as a large gorilla-like creature. We might call it Bigfoot or Sasquatch – they called it a “Big Muddy Monster”. (A Big Muddy Monster) *** In November, 1978, four employees at a hamburger restaurant are kidnapped and murdered. Almost forty-five years later, seven employees at a fried chicken establishment are found slain – their bodies found in the restaurant’s walk-in freezer. One case found justice… the other is still waiting. (The Burger Chef and Brown’s Chicken Murders) *** In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a child murdered by their mother is known as a Kindermorderinn – and if that child is a boy and decides to appear from beyond the dead, he’s considered a “Radiant Boy”. And there are numerous stories of their hauntings. (Radiant Boy) *** Grace Stevens was excited to attend her company’s annual picnic with friends and co-workers, dressing for the occasion, hoping to possibly meet her future Prince Charming. Her company was splurging and inviting everyone to take a ship from Chicago across Lake Michigan to attend the party in Michigan City. They never arrived. (Grace Stevens And The Tragedy Of The U.S.S. Eastland) *** In 1947 a woman jumped to her death from 86th floor of the Empire State Building… yet today, her ghost still needs to use the building’s bathroom facilities. (The Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom) 

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS AND TIMESTAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:05:44.930 = Appointment With Fear, “And Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945)
00:32:09.459 = Weird Darkness, “An Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital”
00:51:18.784 = Box 13, “The First Letter” (August 22, 1948)
01:19:08.463 = Weird Darkness, “Radiant Boy”
01:26:16.930 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Doll” (October 10, 1974)
02:12:30.242 = Weird Darkness, “Grace Stevens And The Tragedy of the U.S.S. Eastland
02:24:31.749 = The Chase, “Greedy Crockeys” (February 08, 1953)
02:54:58.088 = Weird Darkness, “The Burger Chef and Brown’s Chicken Murders”
03:08:01.363 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Vs The Invaders” (date unknown)
03:35:55.754 = Weird Darkness, “The Big Muddy Monster”
03:48:59.892 = Cloak And Dagger, “The Frank Bakers Story” (May 07, 1950)
04:19:13.974 = Weird Darkness, “Haunted Empire State Building”
04:25:08.602 = The Creaking Door, “Dummy” (date unknown)
04:56:02.222 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom” by Erin Taylor from the book, “Unfinished Business: Tales of Haunted Restrooms and Bathrooms”: https://amzn.to/3rCp9qU
“A Big Muddy Monster” by Bridge Vaughan for The Patriot Press: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycy9kr78; and from The New York Times archives: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8tpv8v
“An Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital” by Capi Lynn for The Statesman Journal:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4swhcvt2; and Macabre Mary at Puzzle Box Horror:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4k53fxa4
“Radiant Boy” by Lux Ferre for Occult World: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/j75fc2w8
“Grace Stevens And The Tragedy of the U.S.S. Eastland” by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8cn6sk
“The Burger Chef and Brown’s Chicken Murders” by Lexi Kakis and Andres Cipriano for Uncovered.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycxh4r32, and Eric DeGrechie for Patch.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc55dubz
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Not a regular episode of RetroRadio of course - but it's defintely a retro story!

“NEW MURDERS FOR OLD” by Carter Dickson (A Favorite of Alfred Hitchcock!) #WeirdDarkness #Darkives
IN THIS EPISODE: We dive back into one of the Alfred Hitchcock books I have on my shelves titled, “My Favorites In Suspense.” The story is from Carter Dickson entitled, “New Murders For Old” which is a great macabre mystery.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“New Murders For Old” by Carter Dickson is from the book “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: My Favorites In Suspense”: https://amzn.to/3gTAAFU
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June, 2021


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THE TRUE STORY THIS EPISODE IS BASED ON: In 1954, 11-year-old Jeanette Earnest was abducted by her uncle, 48-year-old Thurman Priest, in Fort Worth, Texas. Jeanette's mother Nadine had previously noticed Priest's inappropriate obsession with Jeanette and tried to keep him away from her daughter. After the abduction, Priest took Jeanette to motels in Texas, Kansas and Missouri. Evidence suggests he sexually assaulted her during this time. Jeanette tried to escape at one point but Priest caught her and forced her back into the car. Priest eventually shot and killed Jeanette, leaving her body in a wooded area off a highway in Missouri. He was arrested after calling his wife from a motel. Priest claimed he and Jeanette were in love, but more likely she rejected his sexual advances, leading him to kill her in anger. In 1955, Priest was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. He died of a heart attack in prison in 1960.

SOURCES…
Robert A. Waters, Kidnapping, Murder and Mayhem: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39mw7shb
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Originally aired: June 04, 2024

Tonight I’m bringing you another sci-fi story from the 1950s. The story, “The Super Opener” was written by Michael Zuroy and was published in “Worlds of If Science Fiction” the August 1958 issue.

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