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Ireland's first witch trial was a hotbed of wild accusations.

https://historyireland.com/the-sorcery-trial-of-alice-kyteler-by-bernadette-williams/

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

https://www.historickilkenny.com/alice-kyteler

https://kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/OKR1953-09-Claire-Murphy-Alice-Kyteler.pdf

Dame Alice Kyteler: The Sorceress of Kilenny - John Delincourt Seymour

The Hellhole of the Pacific otherwise known as Aberdeen, Washington was home to prolific serial killer Billy Gohl while Kelso, Washington was home to murderer Martin Stickles who's execution was considered botched.

Billy Gohl

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

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/theres-more-to-the-bill-gohl-story-than-you-know/

https://newstalkkit.com/billy-gohl-serial-killer-in-aberdeen-washington/

https://serialkillercalendar.com/BILLY-GOHL-THE-GHOUL-OF-GRAYS-HARBOR.php

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gohl-billy.htm

https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2021/04/08/serial-killer-or-working-class-hero-dr-aaron-goings-book-the-port-of-the-missing-men-takes-a-new-look-at-the-ghoul-of-grays-harbor/

Martin Stickles:

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

https://dbpedia.org/page/Martin_Stickles

https://archives.albany.edu/concern/daos/8c97m685k?locale=en

https://archives.albany.edu/concern/daos/41687z34r?locale=zh

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBGHmT3Dpo

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1901-01-26/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1899&sort=date&rows=20&words=Martin+Stickel&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=11&state=&date2=1901&proxtext=Martin+Stickel&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2

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

https://ufofest.com/history/

https://nuforc.org/

https://cdapress.com/news/2022/oct/29/ufos-over-idaho/

https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/ufo-chasers-guide-oregon/

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregons-extraterrestrial-history-the-1950-trent-ufo-sighting/

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/as-one-eastern-wa-man-records-ufo-sightings-others-debunk-them/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_105_UFO_sighting

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/07/28/washington-state-ufo-sightings

Tales of UFOs and alien sightings

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https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=10389

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=27409

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=27568

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=10389

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=16461

https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=22845

This episode will visit the beginnings of the Halloween traditions brought to the United States from Ireland.

Paranormal stories from the Pacific Northwest

From the ball-tailed cat of Oregon State to the Wampus Cat of the Appalachian Mountains, cryptid felines are said to roam all over the world including several Latin countries.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/wampus-cat.htm

https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/story-of-wampus-cat.html

http://messybeast.com/genetics/anomalous-bigcats.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-tailed_cat

https://cuddlywumps.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mythical-ball-tailed-cat-of-north.html

Paranormal stories from Washington and surrounding areas.

The paranormal is more than just spooky tales and movies, sometimes those spooky tales are far more personal. This episode will contain four paranormal stories featured on Reddit, some stories will be from the Pacific Northwest and some are further further flung.

Life-like, dolls have always been a source of amusement for children and adults around the world but what happens when those dolls truly take on a life of their own?

Annabelle:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(doll)

https://allthatsinteresting.com/annabelle-doll

https://www.historydefined.net/annabelle-doll/

Robert the Doll:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

Isla de las Munecas:

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/isla-de-las-munecas/

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

https://isladelasmunecas.com/

Xochimilco:

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

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/412/

https://www.britannica.com/place/Xochimilco

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