When a desperate mother claimed unseen forces were assaulting her, a routine ghost hunt spiraled into one of the most chilling and controversial cases of spectral violence ever recorded.

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IN THIS EPISODE: The investigation on August 22, 1974, in Culver City California was to be like any other one Dr. Barry Taff had done. Believing that this would be an open and shut case they showed up at Doris Bither’s house. Not expecting much. Little did they know this would be one of the biggest cases in the annals of paranormal history. (“The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither”) *** One of the most mysterious disappearances of the American twentieth century took place when a man named Bruce Nelson Campbell stumbled out of his Jacksonville motel room one night, dressed only in a pair of green pajamas, and was never seen again. (“The Man In The Green Pajamas”) *** A woman moves into a flat by herself and immediately begins to feel an uncomfortable presence around her. (“Tiny Apartment, Big Presence”) *** On a cold January morning, John Hoskins slaughtered three members of his family. (“A Day That Began with Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919”)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:22.328 = Show Open
00:03:14.954 = A Day That Began With Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919
00:10:16.101 = The Man In The Green Pajamas
00:18:31.258 = Tiny Apartment, Big Presence
00:25:03.659 = The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither
00:39:23.064 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Man In The Green Pajamas” written by Troy Taylor & Lisa Taylor Horton: https://tinyurl.com/y4a68c3p
“Tiny Apartment, Big Presence” written by KatsWhiskers: https://tinyurl.com/yxmb9d67
“A Day That Began with Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919”, written by John Brassard Jr.: https://tinyurl.com/weq3ytl
“The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither” written by Xavier Ortega: https://tinyurl.com/y8fv25w
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Originally aired: February 10, 2019
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DorisBithersTheEntity

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