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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“GRADUATION CAN BE MURDER” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Help spread the darkness! VOTE FOR THIS EPISODE at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mvjsnkbz – you can vote up to 3X per day! Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE WEIRD DARKNESS® in your social media and with others who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do!
IN THIS EPISODE: Joseph McKinnon strangled his girlfriend Patricia Dent, then died while trying to bury her body in their garden. (Killed By Karma) *** When you die, do you know that you are dead? A new study says that maybe… yes. You might still be conscious enough to know you are dead even after your body ceases to live. But for how long? (When You Die, You Are Conscious Long Enough To Know It) *** The term Zodiac in true crime circles invokes images of serial murder, cryptograms and bragging letters in and around San Francisco. But the California Zodiac is not the only Zodiac out there. (A Tale of Two Zodiacs) *** Graduation is a special time in just about everyone’s life when they make their way from childhood, to adulthood. And while that step might be a bit scary for some, we all get past it – we have to. But what if there is something truly to be afraid of at your graduation? Like the possibility of being murdered? (Murdered During Graduation)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“A Tale of Two Zodiacs” by Paul Drexler for Crime Traveller: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycknuxfd
“Killed By Karma” by Kaleena Fraga for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pzrdsmsy
“When You Die, You Are Conscious Long Enough To Know It” by Matthew Lavelle for Ranker’s Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4kkcc9m7
“Murdered During Graduation” by Mary Fetzer for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p92rn29
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Step into the extraordinary with auditory anthology, a podcast series where science fiction short stories come alive.

0:26.2

Narrated by me, your voice of Weird Darkness, and curated by Keith Conrad,

0:30.8

each episode is a journey into imagination.

0:34.0

Explore cosmic wonders and futuristic tales

0:37.0

and dive into a universe of stories

0:39.0

where the impossible is possible.

0:41.3

Auditory anthology, available Auditory anthology.com and on Apple, Spotify or your

0:47.6

podcast player of choice. Stories and

0:52.5

content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for

0:56.4

mature audiences only.

0:57.8

Parental discretion is Weirdness. Here you'll find stories of the paranormal,

1:15.0

supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy,

1:21.0

mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained.

1:26.5

Coming up in this episode, Joseph McKenna strangled his girlfriend Patricia Dent, but then died while trying to bury her body in the garden.

1:37.6

When you die, do you know that you're dead? A new study says that maybe, yes, you might still be conscious enough to know you are

1:46.2

dead even after your body ceases to live. But for how long?

1:52.3

The term Zodiac in true crime circles invokes images of serial murder, cryptograms, and

1:58.8

bragging letters in and around San Francisco.

2:02.3

But the California Zodiac is not the only Zodiac out there.

2:07.0

But first, graduation.

2:10.0

It's a special time in just about everyone's life when they make their way from childhood to adulthood.

2:15.8

And while that step might be a bit scary for some, we all get past it.

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