THE LINGERING GHOST OF MA BARKER: The Ruthless Outlaw Is Now a Haunting Specter of Lake Weir
Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 10 May 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: The Lingering Ghost of “Ma” Barker haunts the shores of Lake Weir in Florida. *** Sex with ghosts… is it erotic or horrific? *** An axe-wielding maniac stalked the streets of the Big Easy, and the only way to avoid slaughter was to play jazz.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:11.112 = Show Open
00:02:21.878 = The Axman of New Orleans
00:10:32.292 = Ghost Sex: Erotic or Horrific
00:19:40.119 = The Axman of New Orleans
01:14:50.110 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Ghost Sex: Erotic or Horrific” written by G. Michael Vasey: http://amzn.to/2FQGHTV
“The Lingering Ghost of ‘Ma Barker”: https://tinyurl.com/y5pdb6rd
“The Axman of New Orleans”: https://tinyurl.com/y46okmow
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Originally aired: January 24, 2021
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| 0:00.0 | According to local legend, the ghost of Ma Barker still maintains a presence at the |
| 0:09.5 | Bullet Riddle House on Lake Weir in Oklahoma. |
| 0:14.3 | Not only have an old woman's cries of desperation been reported coming from inside the house, |
| 0:20.3 | but some curiosity seekers claim they've |
| 0:22.9 | actually seen Ma's face as she peers out the windows, perhaps frantically still watching |
| 0:29.7 | for the scores of FBI agents who ended her life and that of her beloved son on that January |
| 0:35.9 | day. Those who report that they have seen this |
| 0:39.8 | shadowy figure behind the glass initially believe that someone is inside the house, perhaps a |
| 0:46.5 | fellow tourist or macabre souvenir seeker. Once they realize that no one ever comes out the door, |
| 0:54.1 | they slowly realize that the person |
| 0:56.5 | they have seen is an otherworldly occupant of the dwelling, and she is one who will likely |
| 1:02.8 | remain here for many years to come. |
| 1:06.8 | I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. |
| 1:10.8 | Welcome, Weirdo's. |
| 1:18.9 | This is Weird Darkness. |
| 1:22.9 | Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, |
| 1:32.3 | macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. |
| 1:36.3 | Coming up, The lingering ghost of Ma Barker haunts the shores of Lake Weir in Florida. |
| 1:45.0 | Sex with ghosts? |
| 1:47.3 | Is it erotic or horrific? |
| 1:51.4 | But first, an axe-wielding maniac stalked the streets of the Big Easy, and the only way |
| 1:57.3 | to avoid slaughter was to play jazz. |
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