The Haunted Doll

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Australia is home to one of the oldest and creepiest "possessed" toys out there: Letta the Doll (Letta-Me-Out), a doll that was found under a purportedly haunted home and, according to its new owners, has been engaging in hijinks ever since. Apologies for the pronunciation of Wagga Wagga; we checked this in a professional documentary produced on Letta and one news clip but a kind Australian let us know that it was inaccurate. We always do our best to check each and every place! One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 We have partnered with Libsyn to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They're great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email ad-sales@libsyn.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2025 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast & The Fall Line Podcast LLC

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0:00.0	I'm Lauren Norton, and this is one strange thing,
0:08.0	the show where we search the nation's news archives for stories that can't quite be explained.
0:18.0	Strangers, we have to be honest.
0:25.1	We have not had good luck with dolls.
0:28.6	At least, not on this program.
0:31.2	Call them figurines or toys or marionettes.
0:34.4	Whatever.
0:35.4	It has not gone well.
0:37.4	And while it's well established that we hear
0:39.7	at one strange thing are neither default believers nor hardened skeptics, we really are willing to
0:45.3	take our weirdness on a case-by-case basis. Our experiences in the possessed toy genre
0:51.8	have left us feeling a little, well, skittish about further coverage.
0:58.2	Perhaps we should explain.
1:00.4	You may remember our episode, The Toy, which told the story of Robert.
1:05.6	He's a purportedly haunted doll from Key West, if dolls can be from a place, who was once in the possession of
1:13.3	the wealthy eccentric Robert Gene Otto. Yes, both toy and man were named Robert, but the man
1:20.7	went by Gene. We won't get into that again. Anyway, after much drama, Robert the doll came to rest, in a literal sense, at the 40s Martello Museum.
1:31.3	And per the official website, his supernatural influence has continued.
1:36.3	Quote, once he was put on exhibit, cameras and electronic devices malfunctioned in his presence.
1:42.3	And soon letters began arriving addressed to the doll,
1:46.2	offering apologies for disrespectful behavior or asking forgiveness.
1:51.5	Why letters of apology?
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