The Eyeball Killer, The Cannibal, and The Chessboard Killer: History's Strangest Murder Methods
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: We have all been guilty of wishing we had more money coming in. Some people go out and get a second job. Others look at what they have to sell online, or look at what skills they have to offer to the public that they could charge money for. Or you can go the route of Georgia Tann – her entrepreneurial spirit brought her millions of dollars. And it was a simple idea. Steal other people’s children, and then sell them! (How To Get Rich By Stealing and Selling Children) *** We’ll look at some historic serial murderers and the strange and unusual ways they killed their victims. (Strange Predilections in Murder Methods) *** When it comes to planning the burial of someone, it’s always best to to keep in mind that whomever is watching how you treat the deceased might be in charge of deciding what happens to you when you die. Sadly, one undertaker, Millard F. Rodgers, apparently forgot about the golden rule – and committed gruesome acts against families. (Six Children, One Grave) *** Residents in the town of Blakeney are reporting something horrifying prowling around the neighborhood and backyards… something they describe as a devil dog… a hell hound… a black shuck. (The Black Shuck of Blakeney)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:01.566 = Strange Predilections in Murder Methods
00:15:13.647 = *** How To Get Rich By Stealing And Selling Children
00:28:59.438 = *** Six Children, One Grave
00:35:12.184 = The Black Shuck of Blakeney
00:41:51.797 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES – and/or --- PRINT VERSION to READ or SHARE:“Strange Predilections in Murder Methods” by Carissa Chesanek for Ranker’s Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zy3t5c5j
“Six Children, One Grave” by Chris Woodyard for The Victorian Book of the Dead website: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/w62bu858
“How To Get Rich By Stealing and Selling Children” by Noelle Talmon for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jcenv8y5
“The Black Shuck of Blakeney” by Stacia Briggs and Siofra Connor for Eastern Daily Press: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24wtnfwe=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: April 21, 2021
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/eyeballkiller
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome Weirdo's. I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. |
| 0:12.8 | Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. |
| 0:25.7 | Coming up in this episode, we'll look at some historic serial murderers and the strange |
| 0:32.7 | and unusual way they killed their victims. |
| 0:36.9 | When it comes to planning the burial of someone, it's always best to keep in mind usual way they killed their victims. |
| 0:41.9 | When it comes to planning the burial of someone, it's always best to keep in mind that whomever is watching how you treat the deceased might be in charge of deciding what |
| 0:46.9 | happens to you when you are deceased. |
| 0:50.1 | Sadly, one undertaker, Millard F. Rogers, apparently forgot about the Golden Rule and |
| 0:56.4 | committed gruesome acts against families. |
| 1:01.0 | Residents in the town of Blakeney are reporting something horrifying, prowling around the |
| 1:05.4 | neighborhood and backyards, something they describe as a devil dog, a hellhound, a black chuck. |
| 1:13.6 | And we've all been guilty of wishing we had more money coming in. Some people go out and |
| 1:19.9 | get a second job. Others look at what they have to sell online, or look at what skills they |
| 1:24.9 | have to offer to the public that they could charge money |
| 1:27.7 | for. |
| 1:28.7 | Or you can go the route of Georgia Tan. |
| 1:32.1 | Her entrepreneurial spirit brought her millions of dollars, and it was a simple idea. |
| 1:38.5 | Steal other people's children and then sell them. |
| 1:42.8 | Now bolt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, and come with me into |
| 1:50.2 | the weird darkness. Murder is always horrendous. |
| 2:11.4 | But when it's committed in a unique, deviant way, there's something even more sinister |
| 2:19.8 | to the crime. |
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