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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

He Robbed Six Banks in Five Days. Three Said No and One Only Gave Him Twenty Bucks

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The NYPD has asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

Gustavo DeJesus Torres spent a week hitting Chase Bank branches across four New York City boroughs with threatening notes — and his total take wouldn’t cover a month’s rent in any of the four boroughs he visited.

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered why Victorians mailed dead birds as love letters?

0:04.0

Why the 1800s had so many miracle tonics that were just cocaine?

0:09.3

Or why an entire town once blamed a goat for political corruption?

0:13.9

Then, dear listener, you have found your people.

0:17.4

Welcome to the Strange History Podcast, where every episode explores the bizarre, hilarious, unsettling,

0:25.4

and occasionally, someone please check on humanity corners of our past.

0:30.6

We dig up the stories your textbook skipped.

0:33.7

From haunted mansions and medical oddities to forgotten jobs,

0:43.6

cursed holidays, and historical scandals so ridiculous they sound fake, but aren't.

0:49.0

And yes, there will be sarcastic commentary, historical chaos, and questionable fake sponsors like Dr. Pumpernichael's patented goat-based relationship therapy, side effects,

0:57.2

may include regret. So come join the adventure. You can find the Strange History podcast on

1:04.5

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, IHeart Radio, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:13.4

Because history wasn't just weird.

1:15.4

It was beautifully, catastrophically weird.

1:18.1

Ever wonder how dark the world can really get?

1:20.7

Well, we dive into the twisted, the terrifying, and the true stories behind some of the

1:25.5

world's most chilling crimes.

1:27.5

Hi, I'm Ben.

1:28.5

And I'm Nicole.

1:29.3

Together we host Wicked and Grim, a true crime podcast that unpacks real-life horrors one case at a time.

1:35.8

With deep research, dark storytelling, and the occasional drink to take the edge off,

1:40.4

we're here to explore the Wicked and Reveal the Grim.

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