“TERRIFYING TRUE CASES OF MUNCHHAUSEN BY PROXY” and more! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 19 November 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event: https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at the disturbing case of Dee Dee Blanchard who suffered from a horrible mental condition that caused her to torture her daughter – and we’ll look at similar, terrifying cases of other people doing the same to those under their care and supervision. It’s the sinister truth of Munchhausen by proxy. (The Disturbing Truth Behind ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’) (Other True Cases of Munchhausen by Proxy) *** It was 1909, and Bud and Temple Abernathy rode their horses, just the two of them, from Oklahoma to Santa Fe… and then made the return trip home. A 1,300-mile horseback trip. Big deal you say? That’s what life was like back then, you say? What if I told you that Bud was only 9 years old, and Temple was only five? (The Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:01:44.667 = Show Intro
00:03:44.026 = The Disturbing Truth Behind “Mommy Dead And Dearest”
00:12:16.230 = Other True Stories of Munchhausen by Proxy
00:26:53.045 = Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys
00:46:00.152 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Disturbing Truth Behind ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’” by Stefanie Hammond for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/yxhgf866
“Other True Cases of Munchhausen by Proxy” by Carly Carano for Unspeakable Times: https://tinyurl.com/y485ykp5
“The Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys” by M.J. Alexander for 405 Magazine: https://tinyurl.com/y5c8grn9
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: January 06, 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine, if you will, a podcaster, going live on something the future will call |
| 0:11.8 | YouTube. In fact, the word podcaster is a future term as well. I have no idea what it means. |
| 0:20.1 | Anyway, this man sits at his microphone, book |
| 0:23.7 | in hand, and begins to tell stories, stories from another dimension, another reality. |
| 0:32.2 | He narrates stories from the Twilight Zone. Yep, our next Weird Darkness live scream is coming up November 30th, and this time |
| 0:41.8 | I'll be narrating stories from the Twilight Zone anthology book, with the book version of |
| 0:47.8 | Tales Made Famous in the TV series. |
| 0:50.1 | The live show is taking place on YouTube and on the live screen page at Weird Darkness.com. |
| 0:55.9 | And it takes place live on November 30th, 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. |
| 1:03.7 | Eastern. The Weird Darkness live screen. This time coming to you from the Twilight Zone. Hope to see you November 30th. |
| 1:16.7 | As heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third-party agencies outside of my control |
| 1:21.9 | and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. |
| 1:25.4 | Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended |
| 1:29.7 | for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. |
| 1:38.5 | Imagine pretending to be sick or injured, just to receive attention. |
| 1:47.0 | While it seems strange, there's actually a psychiatric disorder called Munchausen syndrome |
| 1:52.0 | that describes people who do just that. |
| 1:55.0 | And in some cases, the person with Munchausen inflicts injury or illness on someone else, often a child, for the |
| 2:04.1 | same reasons. |
| 2:05.9 | Munchausen by proxy is what it's called. |
| 2:09.0 | It's a sadistic disorder that causes caregivers to hurt others for their own benefit. |
| 2:15.2 | Because the perpetrators are frequently mothers, it is usually a long time before doctors |
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