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The Murder of Bridget Cleary
EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/MichaelClearly
In 1895 Ireland, a modern, independent woman named Bridget Cleary fell ill—and her husband became convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. What followed was two nights of ritualistic torture ending in her brutal murder by fire, all witnessed by her own family who believed they were saving her soul. This is the horrifying true story that became a children's rhyme and the last time Irish courts would ever accept "fairy beliefs" as a legal defense for killing your wife.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
In 1895 Ireland, a modern, independent woman named Bridget Cleary fell ill—and her husband became convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. What followed was two nights of ritualistic torture ending in her brutal murder by fire, all witnessed by her own family who believed they were saving her soul. This is the horrifying true story that became a children's rhyme and the last time Irish courts would ever accept "fairy beliefs" as a legal defense for killing your wife.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
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By Darren MarlarEPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/MichaelClearly
In 1895 Ireland, a modern, independent woman named Bridget Cleary fell ill—and her husband became convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. What followed was two nights of ritualistic torture ending in her brutal murder by fire, all witnessed by her own family who believed they were saving her soul. This is the horrifying true story that became a children's rhyme and the last time Irish courts would ever accept "fairy beliefs" as a legal defense for killing your wife.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
In 1895 Ireland, a modern, independent woman named Bridget Cleary fell ill—and her husband became convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. What followed was two nights of ritualistic torture ending in her brutal murder by fire, all witnessed by her own family who believed they were saving her soul. This is the horrifying true story that became a children's rhyme and the last time Irish courts would ever accept "fairy beliefs" as a legal defense for killing your wife.
NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.