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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE MORBID OBSESSION OF CARL VAN COSEL” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness #Darkives

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE: Legend has it a ghost told the building’s architect to take the job. We’ll look at the creepy history behind the construction of the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. (The Occult And The Bradbury Building) *** You expect strange on-the-job tales from those who work in or near graveyards, or those who are close to the dead such as mortuaries, and even hospitals. But the brave men and women in law enforcement have a few stories of their own to tell. (Police and the Paranormal) *** Did 16-year-old Grace Marks of “Alias Grace” fame, actually help murder her employer and his lover — or was she unfairly locked away? (The True Story Behind ‘Alias Grace’) *** A woman finds a ghostly companion in her bed – every night. (Possibly Friendly Entity) *** A man’s love for a woman lasts even past her death, to the point of his living with her corpse. (Strange Love) *** AND NUMEROUS OTHER TRUE PARANORMAL STORIES!

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Occult and the Bradbury Building” by Bianca Barragan: https://la.curbed.com/2017/10/11/16461516/bradbury-building-downtown-occult-history
“Strange Love: The Morbid Obsession of Carl Van Cosel” by Troy Taylor:https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/voncosel/
“The True Story of ‘Alias Grace’” by Gina Dimuro: https://allthatsinteresting.com/grace-marks-alias-grace
“Possibly Friendly Entity”: https://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=25653
“Police And The Paranormal”: http://ghostsnghouls.com/2011/09/18/cops-share-real-ghost-stories/,http://ghostsnghouls.com/2012/08/18/police-on-duty-ghost-stories/
“The Hanging of Betsey Reed” Written by Paul Spangler
“Trapped In The Catacombs” Original story posted at BBC.com, rewritten and adapted for use by Darren Marlarhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40278564
“Mummies Of Venzone: Ancient Bodies That Never Decompose” Posted at MessageToEagle.comhttp://www.messagetoeagle.com/strange-mummies-venzone-ancient-bodies-never-decompose-remain-unsolved-mystery/
“Creepy Light In The Woods” Posted at GhostsNGhouls.com http://ghostsnghouls.com/2017/06/12/creepy-light-in-woods/
“The Haunting In Deer Park” Written by FredisFred to YourGhostStories.com http://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=24554
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: November 05, 2017 and September 14, 2018

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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:11.1

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:13.9

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat, keep everyone's plans alive when you

0:27.1

travel with us. P and O'Ferees, there is another way.

0:30.0

Oh, he's cute, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.

0:40.0

He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him him sounds like an elephant with a chest infection

0:45.9

Well, they call him a dreamer and now they're right all aboard mister I can never sleep when I'm traveling. Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.

0:56.0

Piando Ferries, that is another way.

0:58.9

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1:08.0

Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only.

1:14.6

Parental discretion is strongly advised.

1:17.0

The man wired the woman's bones together using coat hangers and fitted her face with glass eyes.

1:31.0

As her skin began to decompose, he replaced it with silk cloth that had been soaked in wax and

1:38.6

plaster.

1:40.3

When her hair fell out, he fashioned a wig using her real hair, which he was able to obtain after her funeral.

1:47.0

He filled her dead and decaying body with rags in order to try and keep her original form and he dressed his

1:56.6

corpse girlfriend in her own clothing stockings jewelry gloves. He also used copious amounts of perfume, disinfectants, and preserving

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