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Wes and Beth take a deep dive into Ontario’s best-documented poltergeist case. 

Sources Used:

https://archive.org/details/baldoonmysterywi00mcdo

https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-baldoon-mystery/

www.torontoghosts.org/index.php/the-province-of-ontario/south-western/305-chatham-kent-the-baldoon-mystery

www.thesarniajournal.ca/top-story/eerie-baldoon-mystery-story-refuses-to-give-up-the-ghost-7972076

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 Wes and Beth discuss several UFO sightings in Vermont, spanning from 1907 to now. 

Sources Used:

www.wcax.com/2021/12/03/reliving-history-behind-former-air-force-base-nek/

www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture/from-ufos-to-starlink-vermont-has-a-long-history-of-strange-things-in-the-sky-36630572

www.vermonter.com/abandoned-air-force-base-east-haven-vermont/

www.abandonedspaces.com/conflict/north-concord-radar.html

https://nuforc.org/subndx/?id=lVT

www.ufocasebook.com/Buffledge.html

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It's not a Bigfoot or a Dog Man- it's the Devil Monkey! Wes and Beth discuss the many sightings of this cryptid across the entire North American continent.  

Sources used: 

www.spookyappalachia.com/the-story-of-the-virginia-devil-monkey/

https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bc/devil-monkeys-in-canada/

https://deathcookie.com/home/monster-of-the-week-the-devil-monkey/

www.times-herald.com/news/who-put-the-boo-in-the-belt-road-booger/article_ee9d689e-770f-11ee-a003-8bb851ca9cb4.html

https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/belt-rd-booger/

https://netzwerk-kryptozoologie.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Devil-Monkeys-engkl.pdf

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Wes shares the tale of a lizard-like cryptid that terrorized an Ohio town and Beth reveals several secrets (and a mystery) of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Sources Used:

www.wnewsj.com/2018/11/23/attack-of-the-crosswick-monster/

www.lovelandroar.com/post/urban-legends-of-ohio-the-crosswick-monster

https://theohioproject.net/history/myths-and-legends/the-crosswick-monster/

https://davemillersadventures.com/2023/01/11/the-crosswick-monster-waynesville-ohio/

https://thewesternnews.com/news/2009/oct/30/guest-feature-the-crosswick-monster-12/

www.wchsmuseum.org/blog/crosswickmonster

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

https://time.com/5411826/bram-stoker-dracula-history/

https://irishmyths.com/2021/09/25/dracula-abhartach-history/

www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/dracula-bram-stoker-inspiration

www.bramstokerestate.com/life

www.britannica.com/biography/Bram-Stoker

www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

https://thepopcultist.ca/2012/11/09/dracula-lord-of-the-copyright-undead/

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Two ships, two very different experiences: Beth discusses the USS Eldridge’s involvement in the infamous Philadelphia Experiment. Wes explores the USS Salem’s history and haunted reputation. 

Sources Used: 

www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/p/philadelphia-experiment.html

www.military.com/off-duty/2020/05/04/truth-behind-wwiis-creepy-philadelphia-experiment.html

https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm

https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-the-philadelphia-experiment/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_K._Jessup

https://allthatsinteresting.com/belgium-saint-bavos-cathedral-bone-wall

www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/alphabetical-

www.uss-salem.org/

https://ghostcitytours.com/boston/haunted-places/uss-salem/

https://bostonghosts.com/the-uss-salem-the-haunted-ghost-ship/

https://nightlyspirits.com/the-haunted-uss-salem-in-quincy-harbor-boston/

www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/local/2019/10/05/ghost-ship-history-mystery-on/2598857007/

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 Wes and Beth discuss the Menger Hotel and why Teddy Roosevelt just might be one of the 32 ghosts that are said to haunt the historic hotel in San Antonio, Texas. 

Sources Used:

www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/the-menger-hotel/history.php

www.mengerhotel.com/

https://savingplaces.org/stories/the-menger-hotel-bar-in-san-antonio-texas?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwq86wBhDiARIsAJhuphnmVFXMsy-_SH5CYvnCbX8EwPJ1A1yk2QVganPYRU9N6mCormUgjGIaAsNNEALw_wcB

www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-mengerhotel/

https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/menger-hotel/

www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Tales-texas-ghosts-menger-hotel-san-antonio-16262320.php

www.texasmonthly.com/articles/room-with-a-boo/

https://alamocityghosttours.com/the-haunted-menger-hotel/

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Wes delves into two different, yet equally disturbing, true Changeling stories. Beth  hikes into the Texas desert to catch sight of the mysterious Marfa Lights.

Sources Used:

www.livescience.com/37579-what-are-marfa-lights-texas.html

www.grunge.com/824965/what-are-the-marfa-lights/

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

www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180116-the-mysterious-ghost-lights-of-marfa-texas

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marfa_Lights

www.nationalarchives.ie/article/behind-scenes-bridget-cleary/

https://historycollection.com/the-charred-remains-of-bridget-cleary-were-found-in-a-bog-and-opened-up-a-chilling-investigation-involving-fairies/

www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/wineville-chicken-coop-murders/

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/thor-walrus-england

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Wes and Beth take a deep dive into the connection between the Black Dog of Newgate, the infamous Newgate Prison, and London's Old Bailey. 

Sources Used:

https://reynolds-news.com/2021/08/28/luke-hutton-black-dog-stephen-basdeo/

www.historic-uk.com/DestinationsUK/Newgate-Prison/

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

www.ghosthuntertours.co.uk/post/the-sinister-shadow-unveiling-the-terrifying-secrets-of-the-black-dog-of-newgate

https://random-times.com/2023/02/21/the-black-dog-of-newgate/

www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/newgate-prison

https://juliabrannan.com/historical-locations/newgate-prison-1/

www.oldbaileyonline.org/about/the-old-bailey

www.the-independent.com/news/uk/old-bailey-victorian-charles-dickens-reading-edward-vii-b2637325.html

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

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 Beth looks at the mysterious Tamil Bell that somehow made it from India to New Zealand hundreds of years before it should have. Wes visits Ernestine and Hazel’s award-winning and haunted Memphis bar.

Sources Used: 

www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/tamil-bell-0016522

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tamil-bell-mystery-new-zealand

www.historyexpose.com/things/baffling-mystery-tamil-bell

www.vice.com/en/article/vvxnmb/this-is-what-its-like-to-work-at-the-most-haunted-bar-in-america

www.atlasobscura.com/places/earnestine-hazels

www.thrillist.com/eat/memphis/earnestine-and-hazels-memphis-burger-dive-bar

https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/abe-plough/#:~:text=Using%20dishpans%20for%20mixing%20the,drug%20stores%20and%20country%20merchants.

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/earnestine-and-hazels/

https://houseofgeekery.com/2020/12/24/creepy-mysteries-ghosts-of-earnestine-and-hazels/

http://souledoutblog.com/a-weekend-in-americas-most-haunted-bar/

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 Beth investigates the Cole Hollow Road Monster sightings of Illinois. Wes looks into the Black Dog phenomenon that’s plagued long-haul truckers for decades. 

Sources Used: https://roaddogcoffee.com/blogs/blog/unveiling-the-black-dog-

www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/myth-of-the-black-

www.ftsgps.com/resource-center/the-haunting-of-the-highway-the-legend-of-

https://club937.com/ixp/46/p/michigan-trucking-black-dog-encounters/

www.freightrelocators.com/the-black-dog-in-trucking-what-it-means-and-why-

www.davidcastleton.net/black-dog-legends-england-britain-ghosts-

www.bloomtrucks.com/common-trucking-urban-legends-superstitions

www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2018/11/26/illinois-hair-raising-history-

www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=633

www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=632

www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=631

www.bfro.net/GDB/show_article.asp?id=630

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