FtV - Rockland’s Ghostly Severed Head

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 100 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel back to October of 1940 in Rockland, Maine, to explore the gruesome Halloween murder of Alzada Pauline Young by her stepfather, John Phelps. This true crime has haunted this small town for generations and left residents with a mystery and the ghost of a severed head. A warning to parents listening with their kids, this episode is a little more graphic than our usual offerings. You may want to preview first. This episode first aired October 1, 2020

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0:00.0	Welcome, legendary listeners.
0:01.6	Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes.
0:06.1	Look for a new episode every week.
0:07.8	Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England Legends.com?
0:11.6	You bet.
0:12.2	But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray.
0:20.7	So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode.
0:27.5	Welcome to the Vault.
0:28.8	We're so glad you're here with us in the Vault, a little true crime this week, called Rockland's Ghostly Severed Head.
0:34.8	First aired October 1st, 2020. Enjoy.
0:41.0	Well, happy October, Ray.
0:46.0	Oh, happy October to you too, Jeff. Halloween is in the air. I know it's your busy season.
0:50.8	That it is, and the air turns crisp, the leaves burst into color, and ghosts and hauntings and horror takes center stage. All right, so we're in Rockland, Maine today.
0:55.3	Yep.
0:56.3	Stephen King Country.
0:57.3	Yeah, we're right on the coast, and we're here searching for a true life horror that took
1:01.5	place in this small town back on Halloween of 1940.
1:06.2	We're in Rockland looking for a crime that left this town with the ghost of a severed head.
1:15.3	I'm Jeff Belanger and welcome to episode 163 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:20.6	If you give us about 10 minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today.
1:24.1	And I'm Ray Osier. Thank you for joining us on our mission to Chronicle Every Legend in New England one story at a time. So many of our story leads come from you,
1:32.1	legendary listeners. True. You can reach out to us through our free New England Legends app,
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