“TRUE HITCHHIKING HORROR STORIES” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE: The open road is a beautiful place where you can make friends that you’d otherwise never meet and have adventures that will change your life. But there are also extreme dangers to traveling with strangers on highways and backroads. No matter how trustworthy or well-intentioned a driver might seem, it's nearly impossible to tell if they are actually a predator or murderer, preying upon innocent hitchhikers. Creepy, true hitchhiker stories can make you think twice before picking up that stranger at the side of the road - or trying to "thumb it" yourself.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Hitchhiker” original story at the beginning of this episode was written by HoneyBunny00: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8b53e2
“Hitchhiking Horror Stories” by Isadora Teich for Ranker.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3yj8t3ka, by Jacob Shelton for Ranker.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2s4a2wkz, Eric Redding for ThoughtCatalog.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/hk8pn8rf, and from ScaryCarries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2aead59t
“Phantom Hitchhikers” posted at Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4dxkv7m, Kelly Agan for Medium.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/36wucpzm, Paul Adams for The History Press:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8z538u, and Krystal DeCosta for ScientificAmerican.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr29nkpa
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: January, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/true-hitchhiking-horror-stories/

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0:00.0	Here in the UK we sell amazing products and services the whole world once.
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0:58.0	Stories and content and weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only.
1:05.0	parental discretion is strongly advised.
1:15.0	Recently married couple were on a long road trip through the heart of the United States.
1:20.0	One night it was raining hard in the headlights of their car flashed across an obviously cold wet man on the side of the road hitching a lift.
1:28.0	They weren't usually ones for taking hitchhikers but the weather was so bad that the husband pulled over and offered the guy a lift.
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