“STOLEN CURSED RELICS” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: It was Labor Day, 1980 when Cynthia Clements disappeared – it wouldn’t be until more than a month later that her body would be found. And we still don’t know who killed her. (The Unsolved Murder of Cynthia Clements) *** A harbinger of doom is a sign, a warning of bad things to come. A supernatural forerunner to disaster, you might say – which several do, in Canada. There, they are more than familiar with forerunners of disaster and have several examples they could point to from over the years. (Canada’s Harbingers of Doom) *** Can you sue a schnauzer? Can you take a cat to court? Put a Terrier on trial? Can you arrest a mule for murder? You’d be surprised how many animals have been put on trial – and for what reasons! (Accused Critters In Court) *** Wilford Sweeten was found dead of food poisoning. Then across town, a pastor’s wife was found dead of food poisoning as well. And that’ when rumors already circulating in the small town of Ida, Illinois began to be confirmed – and the identities of the killers would shock people nationwide. (The Murdering Minister) *** It was probably said best by Old Time Radio’s “The Shadow” when he said at the beginning of each episode, “The weed of crime bears bitter fruit… crime does not pay.” But true life criminals don’t seem to be too concerned about that. Some thieves, however, did learn it the hard way – when they stole what turned out to be cursed relics… and paid the price for swiping them. (Cursed Relics And The Karma They Brought To Those Who Stole Them)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Cold Open & Show Intro
00:04:15.749 = Cursed Relics And The Karma They Brought To Those Who Stole Them
00:14:38.053 = Canada’s Harbingers of Doom
00:52:29.941 = The Unsolved Murder of Cynthia Clements
00:57:39.389 = The Murdering Minister
01:08:42.654 = Accused Critters in Court
01:18:39.623 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Cursed Relics And The Karma They Brought To Those Who Stole Them” by Melissa Brinks for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p98v4bt
“The Unsolved Murder of Cynthia Clements” by Robert A. Waters for Kidnapping Murder and Mayhem:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5btt6eh4
“Canada’s Harbingers of Doom” posted at Mysteries of Canada: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckvmwxz
BOOK: “Bluenose Ghosts” by Helen Creighton: https://amzn.to/44R46zK
BOOK: “Folklore – Prince Edward Island” by Sterling Ramsay: https://amzn.to/43NlS5B
BOOK: “Mysteries of Canada, Volume 1” by Hammerson Peters: https://amzn.to/3OzAtgH
BOOK: “Folklore of Nova Scotia” by Mary L. Fraser: https://amzn.to/3DCWAww
“Accused Critters In Court” by Jodi Smith for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9e5y9m
“The Murdering Minister” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4bx3r5w
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: August 01, 2023
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| 0:00.0 | When I was a little kid I used to get a magazine every month that had a page of hidden objects, people, or animals to find. |
| 0:08.0 | Later in life I had fun with those books where you had to look for the guy wearing glasses and red and white striped clothing amongst a sea of other people. |
| 0:15.2 | Many mobile games now are centered on finding hidden objects to get to the next level. |
| 0:20.0 | We humans love searching for lost items and finding them. |
| 0:24.0 | Maybe that's why we're so fascinated by cryptids like Bigfoot, |
| 0:28.0 | always hiding, waiting to be found. |
| 0:30.0 | That's what the book Your Bigfoot expedition is all about, the perfect gift for the |
| 0:35.4 | Criptych connoisseur. Be that a friend, family member, or yourself. Dozens of |
| 0:40.4 | pages of gorgeous original paintings by artist Timothy Wayne Williams with a |
| 0:44.8 | Sasquatch hiding in each and every one of them. Some are more easy to find than others. Some |
| 0:50.0 | are hidden so well you would swear there wasn't one but there is your Bigfoot |
| 0:55.1 | expedition allows you to travel across the country through all four seasons of the |
| 0:59.1 | year from the comfort of your own home find the creature each scene, then challenge others to do the same. |
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| 1:19.5 | The political season is upon us and those flying red colors have their promises. The politicians wearing |
| 1:25.4 | blue have different promises, but those of us in the Criptychty have only one promise |
| 1:30.9 | to stay hidden and mind our own business. |
| 1:33.7 | Don't let the political pundits, the candidates, the PACs, or your close-minded |
| 1:38.1 | brainwashed family and friends tell you who to vote for. |
| 1:40.9 | You're smarter than that. |
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