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IN THIS EPISODE: Jodi Arias murdered her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. She’s now in prison – and says she loves it there. (The Murderess Who Loves Life in Prison) *** Bioluminescence is a fascinating trait, giving certain animals the ability to create their own light – literally glowing in the dark. The phenomenon has also been seen in humans, but only with special optics – it’s not visible to the naked eye. Except, that is, for a handful of very rare and unexplainable cases – one in which a woman’s breasts would glow. (The Strange Case of the Woman With Glowing Breasts) *** Vampires are everywhere – television, film, graphic novels, video games, books, and more cosplay than you can sink your teeth into. While our interest in blood-sucking creatures of the night is ubiquitous, it is by no means new. Before vampires sparkled in the sun, spoke in a Hungarian accent, or even crossed the mind of Bram Stoker, they’ve been terrorizing young and old alike… and have been doing so for almost a thousand years. But while we see the fanged fiends as entertainment, those before us saw them as a very real and evil danger. (Medieval Vampires) *** They seem to fall directly from the above – stones, falling upon unsuspecting people – sometimes by the dozens – and sometimes not from the sky, but from their own home’s ceiling. Who or what is throwing stones – and how? (The Mysterious Stone Throwers)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:02.733 = The Mysterious Stone Throwers
00:14:53.659 = The Murderess Who Loves Life In Prison
00:26:30.979 = The Strange Case of the Woman With Glowing Breasts
00:34:45.493 = Medieval Vampires and Their Burials

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Mysterious Stone Throwers” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/y2tzauqt and https://tinyurl.com/y593pb3o
“The Murderess Who Loves Life in Prison” from Bugged Space: https://tinyurl.com/yxmcwlz7
“The Strange Case of the Woman With Glowing Breasts” by Mike Perry for 67NotOut: https://tinyurl.com/y56rnclz
“Medieval Vampires” posted at Just History Posts: https://tinyurl.com/yy5l2oz9
“Medieval Vampire Burials” by Michael Affleck for List Verse: https://tinyurl.com/y3fb3fbm
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Originally aired: July 22, 2020

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