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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE TWO YEAR TERROR OF THE YPSILANTI RIPPER” and More Scary True Horror Stories!#WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV

IN THIS EPISODE: A creepy video shows something that the one who recorded it never saw. (The Office Video) *** The "Ypsilanti Ripper" terrorized the college community for two years. We share the savage crimes of John Norman Collins. (Campus Terror) *** Alfred Packer was found guilty of a murder that he committed in the mountains of Colorado. But this just wasn’t any murder – Packer was charged with killing and eating his victims. (The Colorado Cannibal) *** A Native American hunting party tracks down a large hair-covered creature and finds a giant mound with bodies of 19 human children. The children had not only been kidnapped, they had also been consumed… by Sasquatch. (The Human-Bigfoot War of 1855) *** Within the UFO files of the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations that are held at the National Archives, there is a USAF document which is dated July 23, 1952. That document describes a UFO crash in the woods of Maryland. (The 1952 UFO Crash) *** Two Missouri teenagers and one teen’s mother vanished without a trace after a high school graduation ceremony and have never been seen again. (The Vanishing of the Springfield Three) *** Henry Kendall was found in a graveyard with a bullet hole between his eyes. How he met his fate may be a mystery, but his reason for being in the graveyard was certain, he was there to snatch a body. (A Grave-Robber’s Fate) *** Everything seems bigger when you are a child… even shadow people. (A Very Tall Man) *** Glowing eyes, flapping wings, 7-foot wingspans… what are these strange, frightening flying creatures being reported in Japan? (Weird Winged Monsters of Japan)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:01:23.766 = Show Intro
00:04:20.459 = Campus Terror
00:09:09.895 = Office Video
00:12:30.718 = Colorado Cannibal
00:42:51.734 = Winged Monsters of Japan
01:08:33.845 = The Human-Bigfoot War of 1855
01:16:43.108 = A Grave-Robber’s Fate
01:19:46.594 = The 1952 UFO Crash
01:24:05.025 = The Very Tall Man
01:27:51.010 = Vanishing of the Springfield Three
01:35:20.952 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Office Video” by Emily Maltas – submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com
“Campus Terror” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/31ehfBF
“The Colorado Cannibal” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2M1O5lB
“The Human-Bigfoot War of 1855” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2yTsLpS
“The 1952 UFO Crash” by Nick Redfern: http://bit.ly/2YTlxRn
“The Vanishing of the Springfield Three” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2KKYU8W
“A Grave-Robber's Fate” by Michael Wilhelm: http://bit.ly/33pFPS6
“Weird Winged Monsters of Japan” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2YWhfVp
“The Very Tall Man” by Anthony Mask, submitted to WeirdDarkness.com: http://bit.ly/2MTbZPT
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: June 06, 2021

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0:00.0

Hey, weirdos. If you enjoy what you're hearing from me in the Weird Darkness podcast

0:05.4

throughout the year, may I ask for a Christmas gift from you? It's an easy one, and it's free

0:11.6

to give. This month, just invite two or three people, you know, to give Weird Darkness a listen.

0:17.0

That is truly the greatest gift you could ever give to me. Letting your family,

0:22.2

friends, coworkers, neighbors and others know about the podcast is incredibly valuable

0:27.9

to me, my bride, Robin, and our cat, Miss Moka Monster. That's it. Tell someone about

0:34.5

the show. Drop a link to weird darkness in your social media, maybe send a text to a few folks

0:40.8

to wish them a very scary Christmas with a link to the show in that text.

0:45.7

It doesn't matter how you do it, but it does make a huge impact when you do.

0:50.7

From all of us here at Marler Manor, thank you, and Merry Christmas.

1:02.4

We all dream, but for some people, what should be a time for their bodies and minds

1:07.9

to rest, turns into a nightmare from which they cannot escape.

1:12.1

Our next Weird Darkness live screen is Saturday night, December 28th on the Weird Darkness

1:16.6

YouTube channel, and during the live broadcast, I'll share some of these chilling nighttime

1:21.4

stories. Tales of shadow people, sleep paralysis, and demons who stalk their victims in that place between dreams

1:28.7

and reality.

1:29.8

I'll share true tales of prophetic dreams, some joyful, some not.

1:34.7

Sleepwalking incidents that are both amusing and disturbing.

1:38.0

I'll also share real stories of night terrors so horrifying that sleep became something to fear

1:43.8

and dread for those victimized

1:45.7

by the night. You might not want to sleep after joining our next live screen. It's Saturday,

1:51.0

December 28th at 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. Eastern. On the lighter

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