The Vampire (Classic)

One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

Laurah Norton

Paranormalpodcast, History, True Crime, Paranormal, Mystery

4.6 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Since 1981, the story of The Mineral Point Vampire has been an established point of spooky pride in Wisconsin monster lore; in this episode, we sink our fangs in to explore the odder points of the alleged creature sightings. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Pre-order Laurah's book, LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code STRANGE and depending on the model receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Written and Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton Engineered, Scored, and Produced by Maura Currie Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Interested in advertising on our show? Contact Glassbox Media: https://glassboxmedia.com/contact-us/ Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2023 ---------------------------------------- Virginia Mayo, "Mineral Point's Vampire. . ." Madison Capital Times, 1981. N/A, "Vampires Stalk Mineral Point. . ." Wisconsin State Journal, 1981. Linda S. Godfrey, Hunting the American Werewolf: Beast Men in Wisconsin and Beyond Sheboygan Press Media, "Man Threatens to. . ." Sheboygan Press, 2015. N/A, AP, "Vampire Reports, The Reporter, 1981. N/A, UPI, "Visits Vampire," Kenosha News, 1981. N/A. "The Vampire," The Boscobel Dial, 1981. N/A, "The Vampire of Mineral Point," Madison Capital Times, 1986 George Fielder, Mineral Point: a History, 1940. Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce State Hearing Senate Slip Ancestry.com US Census Social Security Death Index Genealogy Bank News Archive Lexis Nexis

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0:00.0	Hey, strangers, we have a seriously spooky and, dare we say it, ambitious October lineup planned for you with two highly requested stories planned for the month.
0:11.1	And, for the first time ever, our show release day is falling on Halloween. We're pretty excited about that.
0:19.0	This week, we're rerunning one of our classic episodes to get you
0:22.9	in the mood, and it's one of my personal favorites. It's a little-known vampire tale set in the
0:28.6	heart of vampire territory. You know, Wisconsin. What? Did you think it was all cheese? Well,
0:36.5	listen and enjoy. We'll see you soon with our new episodes titled The Witch and The Devil. We bet you can guess what those are going to cover.
0:49.6	I'm Laura Norton, and this is one strange thing. The show where we search the nation's news archives for stories that can't quite be explained.
1:09.4	Because you, dear listeners, are discerning consumers of the unusual, and dare we say, the strange,
1:17.2	we assume you have at least a working knowledge of the creatures who populate the spookier corners of the human mind.
1:25.0	And we're not even talking about cryptids this time. Think even stronger nightmare
1:31.4	fuel. You know the things that go bump and slither and scitch-scratch in the night, the werewolves
1:39.2	and the zombies and the ghouls, and the vampires. Americans have long had an interest in the nocturnal and the ghouls. And the vampires.
1:51.0	Americans have long had an interest in the nocturnal and the fanged, although we must point out vampire sightings have never caught on the way UFOs have, nor have they come close to touching
1:57.0	the popularity of Bigfoot in this country. Maybe, to be fair, we've been distracted
2:02.9	by all those clowns. Who can say? But there have been a few notable exceptions to this rule,
2:10.5	and one of those is a story from the unlikely and very cheesy state of Wisconsin. That is a compliment.
2:20.3	If you're educated enough in Tales of the Weird, you might even have heard of this one before,
2:26.3	the Mineral Point Vampire Siding of 1981.
2:30.3	As we dug into this tale, we found quite a few oddities, not all of which concern the paranormal event itself.
2:38.8	So, not a moment to waste. Let's sharpen our teeth and get to it.
2:44.8	Mineral Point is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, that's held steady at a population of less than 3,000 for decades.
2:53.4	Not exactly a bustling metropolis, but a metropolis was never the intention. Mineral
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