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Odd Trails

The House by the Playground – Ep. 205

Odd Trails

Andy & Brandon Lanier

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Stories in this episode:

- The Lady in the Purple Dress, by MeCometYouDinosaur
- The House by the Playground, by Lauren
- Everyone Disappeared for a Moment, by Full Moon
- The Missing Wallet, by Jessica
- Someone Else Was in the Room, by Infamous_Elk_8946
- Lost in the Woods, by Edwin
- Experiencing 15 Years of Life in 7 Hours of Sleep, by Unlikely-Ad-9033

Submissions: stories@oddtrails.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Odd Trails is a true paranormal podcast.

0:02.7

If you have a story to share, send it to Stories at oddtrails.com.

0:06.8

Enjoy the show.

0:10.5

Forget facts.

0:12.3

Forget logic.

0:14.3

Forget everything that seems real.

0:17.2

You just trust.

0:21.6

Believe. Believe. trust believe you know You know your life is just a dream, don't you? The Lady in the Purple Dress by Me Comet You Dinosaur

1:04.6

This happened at least 10 years ago, and I have only told my wife and mom about it.

1:14.2

I used to live in a small city, and I took the bus to work every day. I lived on the outskirts of the city, so the bus was usually pretty empty. I got on one day

1:22.6

and saw about five people. Normally, I don't pay attention to anyone, but today was different. Today,

1:30.3

there was an older woman with gray hair wearing what looked like a purple velvet dress.

1:36.2

Her shoes reminded me of ballet shoes, and she wore this big, wide-brimmed, yellow hat.

1:43.0

There was a pattern that I couldn't really make out on the hat,

1:46.9

but there was some purple on it. The ride to the downtown terminal took about 30 minutes

1:53.6

where I had catch my transfer to work. I was sitting in the back of the bus, and she was somewhere

2:00.4

in the middle.

2:01.6

When we reached the terminal, I noticed that she was getting off as well.

2:06.1

I exited through the back door and saw that she was still making her way toward the front.

2:11.3

She was moving very slowly, so I was sure that I got off the bus before her.

2:17.4

I needed to grab some cash, so I headed straight to the ATM.

2:21.3

It's only about a 30-second walk from where the bus stops.

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