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The Florida Werewolf Panic
In the spring of 1972, the city of Lakeland, Florida, was gripped by mass hysteria when residents reported a shaggy beast stalking roadways and leapi…
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From the Vault: The Creve Coeur Lake Demon
In August 1892, headlines in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat fueled panic with reports of a nocturnal demon stalking the waters of Creve Coeur Lake, thr…
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From the Vault : Ernst Doepke — The Prince of Body Snatchers
In late 19th-century St. Louis, privy cleaner Ernst Doepke built a macabre fortune as the "Prince of Body Snatchers"—getting paid by the city to bury…
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The Blood Countess Conspiracy
For over four centuries, Countess Elizabeth Báthory has haunted history as the "Blood Countess"—a ruthless Hungarian noblewoman accused of slaughteri…
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Blackbeard: The Pirate, the Legend, and the Ghost
More than three centuries after terrorizing the Atlantic, the towering specter of Edward Teach—better known as Blackbeard—refuses to abandon the mist…
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The Dead Man’s Ultimatum
When convicted murderer William Van Dalsen walked calmly to the Louisville gallows in 1905, his eerie lack of fear stunned guards and doctors alike—a…
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Is the Grand Ole Opry Cursed?
For nearly a century, stepping into the sacred circle of the Grand Ole Opry has meant reaching the pinnacle of country music success—yet behind the a…
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Stalked by a Ghost: The Strange Case of Edward Sewell
On August 12, 1901, a daylight shooting in a Pittsburgh saloon sparked one of the most chilling manhunts in Pennsylvania history—led not by police, b…
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From the Vault: The Shepherdess of Paradise & the House of Seven Bathrooms
In this "From the Vault" episode, Allen Sircy enters the shadowy world of late 19th-century Chicago, where Dr. Mabel Jackman became a commanding forc…
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Coffin Nails and Broken Hexes: The Legend of Blue Jacket
In the post–Civil War mining camps of Missouri, desperate souls facing ruin, jail time, or tragic misfortune often bypassed courts and doctors to see…
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