“LE LOYON, THE GHOST OF MAULES” and 5 More True Stories – PLUS BLOOPERS! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: Nellie Meunch was accused of kidnapping. Her ingenious scheme to beat the charges? To kidnap again. (Kidnapping, Babies, and Blackmail) *** Before we knew it as tuberculosis, most knew it as consumption – and it was almost always fatal, with those who had it seemingly being consumed by the disease, which is probably how it got its name. So it should be no surprise that homes where the disease took up residence were devastated, and whether or not they are haunted by the paranormal, they are certainly haunted by the dark memories and energies of those who were consumed there. Including one particular home a doctor in 1915 will describe for us. (Consumption Cottage) *** Norfolk’s Horning Village is not your typical residential area of living – the village slips back and forth in time every five years. And one family knows that’s true, because they were stuck in one of the time slips. (Timeslip Village) *** When fans of the paranormal hear the name ‘Rendlesham’, the first thing that springs to mind is an incident that happened over three nights around Christmas 1980, when it was said that several spaceships visited the nearby airbase. What they don’t think of is Ariel the mermaid, or Daryl Hannah from the movie “Splash”. But maybe they should. (The Mermaid of Rendlesham) *** Isabella of France is a fantastically interesting historic figure, even more so because of how little-known she is. You’d think a queen who was known as a she-wolf would be something you might have read about in history class. (Isabella: She-Wolf of England) *** But first, the figure, who is known as 'Le Loyon' has been called Switzerland's answer to the Loch Ness Monster, wears a military uniform and a thick cloak, with a gas mask covering his or her face. Who or what is he? We begin with that story. (The Masked Man Le Loyon) *** (Originally aired September 25, 2020)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Book: “Cover-Ups and Secrets: The Complete Guide to Government Conspiracies, Manipulations and Deceptions” by Nick Redfern: https://amzn.to/2S20NC5
Book: “Haunted East Anglia” by Joan Forman: https://amzn.to/3i88eCe
Book: “Masks of Time” by Joan Forman: https://amzn.to/2Ez9bWt
Book: Two Suffolk Friends” by William Blackwood and Sons: https://amzn.to/2RYWbMT
Hidden East Anglia website: http://www.hiddenea.com
Griffmonster Walks website: https://griffmonster-walks.blogspot.com/p/home-page.html
“The Twelve Rules” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7101
“Ghosts on Death Row” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6868
“The Necropolis Railway” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7208
“The Horrors of Route 66” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5594
“Kidnapping, Babies, and Blackmail” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/y57vbwpp
“The Masked Man Le Loyon” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://tinyurl.com/y3y746f4
“Timeslip Village” by Stacia Briggs and Siofra Connor for Eastern Daily Press: https://tinyurl.com/y555bl3m
“The Mermaid of Rendlesham” by Stacia Briggs and Siofra Connor for Eastern Daily Press: https://tinyurl.com/y4mcrbry
“Consumption Cottage” by Dr. George Thomas Palmer, M.D. published in Illinois Health News, Volume 1, 1915; pp 69-71
“Isabella: She-Wolf of England” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://tinyurl.com/y5qwpug2
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| 1:10.4 | The The shadow of a man dressed in leathers wearing a gas mask and soldier camo potted the forest of malls in Switzerland's Cantona Freiborne. |
| 1:15.1 | He would walk the same path and always linger just long enough for some passer-by to catch a glimpse. They called him Lalloyan, the ghost of malls. He became a boogie man to them, |
| 1:29.8 | an urban legend to scare people who dared to walk alone in the woods. |
| 1:35.5 | Once a photo was captured of him, however, he was revealed as disturbing reality. |
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| 2:42.1 | visit the Hope in the Darkness page if you're struggling with depression. the Coming up in this episode, Nellie Manch was accused of kidnapping, her ingenious scheme to beat the charges, to kidnap again. |
| 3:04.9 | Before we knew it as tuberculosis, most knew it as consumption, and it was almost always fatal. With those who had it seemingly being consumed by the disease, |
| 3:17.0 | which is probably how it got its name. So it should be no surprise that Holmes, where the disease took up residents, were devastated, |
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