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Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

SCARLET SECRETS OF THE CYPRESS GHOST | True Crime & Paranormal #MurderNoir

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A quiet housewife vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a blood-soaked kitchen and a town haunted by the question: where did she go? | Inspired by a true crime case (see below).

Watch the video version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/MurderNoir-CyprusGhost 

THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON: In October 1961, Joan Risch of Lincoln, Massachusetts, mysteriously vanished from her home, leaving behind a blood-smeared kitchen, an overturned table, and her young children alone. Despite police and FBI investigations, searches, and public rewards, no trace of Joan was ever found. Theories ranged from abduction, murder, or self-inflicted disappearance — especially since Joan had recently borrowed books on missing-person cases — but to this day, her fate remains an unsolved mystery.

SOURCES…
Gary Sweeney from The-Line-Up.com: https://the-line-up.com/joan-risch
Music provided by Alibi Music Library
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: May 01, 2025

CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/MurderNoir-CyprusGhost
TAGS: film noir mystery, disappearance, unsolved crime, bloody crime scene, missing housewife, private investigator case, 1950s noir story, trench coat mystery, phantom, gray ghost legend, bloody clues, noir detective story, haunting mystery, small town secrets, film noir narration, eerie unsolved case, woman vanished, bloodstained kitchen, mysterious disappearance, cold case file, noir suspense story, haunted by the past, crime thriller narration, shadowy investigation, gothic mystery atmosphere

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:32.2

of years, making their presence known in the shadows. They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night,

0:41.0

or by a frightened and confused husband in the bedroom he is sharing with his wife.

0:46.1

Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question.

0:51.8

Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is

0:56.1

covertly working with them towards some secret end? In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure,

1:03.2

what once was fringe is now reality. While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you,

1:09.5

who have encountered something

1:10.9

beyond their ability to explain.

1:13.8

You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to

1:18.5

have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters.

1:22.9

Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers to these

1:27.3

questions.

1:28.8

Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? Can you handle the truth? Listen to

1:38.6

this audiobook, if you dare. Rungs of Disclosure, following the Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by

1:46.8

L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler. Here are a free sample on the audiobooks page at

1:53.0

Weird Darkness.com.

1:58.3

It was half-past four on a Tuesday when the telephone rang.

2:03.6

I picked it up like I pick up everything in this town, with caution and a shot of skepticism.

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