Ruthie McCoy and the True Story of Candyman
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe
4.9 • 638 Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
"Humans can lick hands too."
You probably have heard the story before – it is a popular urban legend. Urban myths are spread by word of mouth, creating modern folklore. But while urban legends are mostly modern-day fairytales, some of them have a true story behind them. One of those stories is the legend of Candyman, the hooked killer who can be summoned by saying his name five times to a mirror. While Candyman's tale, with its supernatural elements, is scary and makes you avoid mirrors for a good while, the true story behind the urban legend is no less frightening. 52-year-old Ruthie McCoy did not purposely summon a killer in her apartment in 1987, but the end result was the same.
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| 1:30.8 | And spooky season is continuing with this episode with Ruthie Mae McCoy and the true story |
| 1:36.3 | behind Candyman. |
| 1:38.0 | So if you're just now hearing about that, Candyman, the movie, franchise, was based on an actual |
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