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HOUR ONE: In January 1966, three children vanished from the seaside suburb of Glenelg, in Adelaide, Australia. Was the sudden disappearance of the Beaumont children murder… misadventure… or something else? (The Disappearance of the Beaumont Children) *** Stories like Sweeny Todd and Soylent Green (warning – spoilers!) include the imagery of humans eating humans. But when it happens in real life, we still somehow find it morbidly fascinating… even entertaining. (The Butcher of Chicago) *** Some people say they can sense good or bad energy when they enter a place or meet other people. Is this scientifically possible? (Sensing Evil In Places and People)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“Sensing Evil In Places and People” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/yjdxmmdk and https://tinyurl.com/yjonkvdb
“The Butcher of Chicago” from Chicago Hauntings: https://tinyurl.com/yz7qka7l
“The Disappearance of the Beaumont Children” by Stephen Karadjis for Crime Traveller: https://tinyurl.com/yg7u6zt3
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HOUR TWO: In December of 2019 the Pentagon did a one-eighty in its claim that it was investigating UFO activity. It now says certain programs previously said to have done so, did not have anything to do with aliens and extraterrestrials. (Pentagon U-F-NOS) *** Queen Elizabeth I once said, “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king and of a king of England too.” It appears she may also have had a stomach for murder. (Was Queen Elizabeth I a Murderer?) *** A young girl’s imaginary friend turns out to not be imaginary – and they’ve found her bones to prove it. (Bones of a Ghost) *** Was a woman in New York City abducted in 1989 by a UFO? (The Manhattan Alien Abduction)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“Pentagon U-F-NOS” by Jazz Shaw for Hot Air: https://tinyurl.com/yfmztwz7
“Was Queen Elizabeth I a Murderer?” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/yk635tfv
“Bones of a Ghost” from the Ledger-Enquirer: (link not available)
“The Manhattan Alien Abduction” by Billy Booth for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/yhc65rrf
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SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: A bizarre health movement from the 1800s required patients to walk everywhere only on their toes and the balls of their feet. Always. Why? We’ll look at the bizarre health practice of Ralstonism. (The Strange History of Ralstonism)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“The Strange History of Ralstonism” by Jake Rossen for Mental Floss: https://tinyurl.com/ydvbouxw
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