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The Devil Within

Cropsey - Part Two

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

3.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Show Notes: It started as a story whispered at campfires and on playgrounds. But on Staten Island, the name Cropsey became something far more terrifying—a legend that seemed to step out of the shadows and into reality. In the first half of this two-part episode of The Devil Within, we trace the origins of the Cropsey myth, from abandoned asylums to forgotten tunnels. We explore how fear took root in a community, and how a monster of folklore became linked to real-life tragedy. 🎧 Press play to uncover the line where urban legend meets true horror. 📩 Got a lead or story to share? Email us at [email protected] ✅ Follow us on Instagram: @thedevilwithinpod ✅ Don’t forget to rate and review The Devil Within wherever you listen. #TheDevilWithinPodcast #Cropsey #UrbanLegend #StatenIsland #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #HauntedPlaces #TrueCrimeMeetsMyth Show Notes: What happens when an urban legend turns out to be real? In Part 2 of our Cropsey story, The Devil Within examines the acclaimed documentary that peeled back the layers of Staten Island’s most terrifying tale. We explore how filmmakers uncovered the chilling truth about Andre Rand, the missing children, and the abandoned places that fed the Cropsey myth for generations. 🎧 Press play and discover the nightmare that blurred the line between folklore and fact. 📩 Have a tip or story suggestion? Email us at [email protected] ✅ Follow us on Instagram: @thedevilwithinpod ✅ Don’t forget to rate and review The Devil Within wherever you listen. #TheDevilWithinPodcast #Cropsey #UrbanLegend #AndreRand #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory #HauntedPlaces #TrueCrimeDocumentary #StatenIsland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In 2009, more than two decades after the body of Jennifer Schweiger was unearthed in a shallow grave near the ruins of Willowbrook, two Staten Island natives returned home.

1:40.2

Not with a shovel, but with a camera.

1:43.7

Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancacchio had grown up in the long

1:47.3

shadow of Cropsey. They'd heard the stories in the same hush tones as the rest of us. They'd felt

1:53.6

that icy dread near the edge of the woods. They'd whispered the name under their breath

1:58.2

when walking past shuttered buildings and storm drains.

2:02.0

And like us, they'd wondered. Was Cropsey ever real? Or had they simply grown up inside a

2:08.6

communal hallucination? The result of their return was Cropsey, a documentary film that did more

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