“THE CHILLING TRUE CRIME CASE OF THE VAMPIRE RAPIST” and More Terrifying True Tales! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
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IN THIS EPISODE: John Brennan Crutchley was no ordinary rapist and murderer. He added vampirism into his modus operandi. (The True Story of the Vampire Rapist) *** The spooklight phenomenon caused panic in a small Missouri community in the late 1800s – frightening many to the point of moving their family away. And today, the Joplin Spooklight is still a mystery that remains unsolved despite appearing several times a year. (The Mysterious Missouri Spooklights) *** Based on its name alone, you’d think the Gympie-Gympie plant is small, cute, and harmless. In reality, it’s one of the most dangerous plants in the world – and you’ll want to stay as far from it as possible. (The Deadly Gympie-Gympie) *** We’ll end the broadcast with one of the strangest funerals you’ve likely ever heard! (Polly Wanna Tombstone)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:01:30.276 = Show Intro
00:03:33.800 = The True Story of the Vampire Rapist
00:17:04.383 = Mysterious Missouri Spooklights
00:21:29.579 = The Deadly Gympie-Gympie
00:28:46.125 = The Entity That Followed Me (from a Weird Darkness listener)
00:37:20.629 = Shared Worlds (from a Weird Darkness listener)
00:47:00.160 = Polly Wanna Tombstone
00:53:50.026 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The True Story of the Vampire Rapist” by Cat McAuliffe for Unspeakable Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4erta5zb
“The Mysterious Missouri Spooklights” from TulsaWorld.com: (Link no longer valid.)
“The Deadly Gympie-Gympie” from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/skykszwa
“Polly Wanna Tombstone” by Chris Woodyard for The Victorian Book of the Dead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vcd6me3n
Weird Darkness theme 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: July 01, 2021
SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/VampireRapist
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