The Iowa City Angel

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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It's a very One Strange Thing Holiday as we count down to the season with re-releases of some of our favorite episodes--and a special treat awaits at the end. This week, it's Episode 79--The Angel. A cemetery in Iowa City is famous, not really for anyone laid to rest there, but for a statue. The Black Angel is mysterious and otherworldly — and her metamorphosis, both physical and in legend, leaves us with a lot of questions. 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 Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Maura Currie and Anna Luria Written and Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder 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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething 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	This story is intense.
0:02.0	Let's catch our breath.
0:04.0	I'm Gaia, a tour leader we explore.
0:06.0	And this is my favorite beach on the Amalfi coast.
0:09.0	No traffic, no crowds, no shoes!
0:13.0	I take my small groups here to cool off after we do the Walk of the Gods.
0:17.0	Tonight, music and my father's Limoncello.
0:20.0	Not everyone knows the hidden gems of the Amalfi,
0:23.1	but you will. If you explore, search explore.combe. And don't just travel, explore. Explore. I'm Lauren Norton, and this is one strange thing, the show where we search the nation's news archives, for stories that can't quite be explained.
1:01.1	Today, strangers, our story takes us to a state that we've never before visited on our trek through this nation's weird stuff.
1:04.5	We're in Iowa, home to 3 million people and 23 million hogs, give or take.
1:12.0	Those are real census and USDA figures, by the way, and we are not here to knock hogs,
1:18.2	or Iowans.
1:20.0	But a more than 7-1 hog-to-person ratio just felt worth mentioning, because it's, well,
1:26.9	a lot of swine.
1:28.8	We're certainly delighted to share that figure with you today.
1:32.2	However, this episode is not about farm animals.
1:36.8	But it does concern Iowa City, the state's fifth biggest metro area.
1:42.2	Per the city's official website, it's home to a lot of history.
1:46.3	Iowa City was briefly the state capital, and the University of Iowa was founded there in
1:51.8	1847.
1:53.4	And the city is also home to the famous Oakland Cemetery.
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