“What Happens To THE CHILDREN OF SERIAL KILLERS?” and More Dark True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Growing up is hard enough, but for the children of serial killers, the weight of their parents' horrific crimes is a shadow that never fades.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Many people have claimed to see ghosts near the iconic “Hollywood” sign in California – but one particular ghost is seen more often than the others – and it comes with a sad story. *** Weirdo family member Andrew Horne tells of his ghostly experience in Gettysburg. *** Why did Nellie Blye intentionally check herself into an asylum for a harrowing ten days? *** Statistically speaking, you will walk past a murderer 10.76 times in your life. But what if you didn't just walk past a murderer - what if they were a part of your family and you didn't know it?

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:48.735 = The Children of Serial Killers
00:31:10.541 = Hollywood Sign’s Lady in White
00:35:02.092 = Ghosts In Gettysburg
00:39:18.622 = Nellie Bly’s Living Nightmare
00:43:30.805 = Show Close
00:44:02.975 = Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/ChildrenOfSerialKillers
“The Children of Serial Killers” by Stefanie Hammond for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/557775be
“The Hollywood Sign’s Lady In White” posted at RealParanormalExperiences.com: (link no longer valid)
“Ghosts In Gettysburg” by Weirdo family member Andrew Horne – submitted directly to Weird Darkness.
“Nellie Bly’s Living Nightmare” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nellie-bly
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Originally aired: November, 2018
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/37h8eewc

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0:00.0	Neutron bombs wipe out much of the world's drinkable water.
0:08.2	For the next several years, survivors exist in deplorable conditions, and their rations
0:14.0	are dwindling.
0:15.7	One woman arises from the camp, determined to improve conditions. Charlotte is ready to do whatever it takes
0:23.0	to ensure clean water for her fellow survivors. Water is almighty. Whoever controls the water
0:31.1	rules the world. Can Charlotte prevent the power from falling into the wrong hands?
0:43.3	Weird Darkness Publishing Presents Working for H2O by Sarah Faith.
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1:02.3	Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended
1:06.3	for mature audiences only.
1:08.3	Parental discretion is strongly advised.
1:23.3	Welcome, Weirdos. I'm Terran Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy,
1:32.3	mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained.
1:37.3	Coming up in this episode, many people have claimed to see ghosts near the iconic
1:43.6	Hollywood sign in California, but
1:46.3	one particular ghost is seen more often than the others, and it comes with a sad story.
1:54.0	Weirdo family member Andrew Horn tells of his ghostly experience in Gettysburg.
1:59.0	Why did Nellie Bly intentionally check herself into an asylum for a harrowing 10 days?
2:06.6	But first, statistically speaking, you will walk past a murderer 10.76 times in your life.
2:14.6	But what if you didn't just walk past a murderer? What if they were a part
2:19.4	of your family and you didn't know it? We begin there. Now, bolt your doors, lock your windows,
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