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Kaydra gets into the horrifying and perplexing true story of the Tsavo Man-eaters, which inspired the 1996 movie from Kaydra’s childhood, “The Ghost and The Darkness.”

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SOURCES:

1. Wikipedia

2. Movieweb.com: https://movieweb.com/true-story-that-inspired-the-ghost-and-the-darkness/#:~:text=The%20story%20is%20based%20on,railway%20bridge%20in%20Kenya%2C%20Africa.

3. Dailykos.com: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2014/4/9/1250842/-Tsavo-Man-Eaters-The-True-Story-of-the-Ghost-and-the-Darkness

4. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73WjZpe4sXjO6jUzz6LG3c?si=im3IwrX8RyS0AGUeRyqUtA

5. Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nHR3xsc7frpsWyBW6ZUDx?si=LyDgH6IzSbCpoApNpiFZRw

6. Wideopenspaces.com: https://www.wideopenspaces.com/the-ghost-and-the-darkness/

7. An article from Livescience.com: https://www.livescience.com/58735-man-eating-lions-analyzed.html

8. An article from Irishexaminer.com: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20449005.html

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tsavo, tsavo maneaters, ghost and darkness, true crime, true crime podcast, science, science podcast, history, history podcast, weird science, weird history, dark history

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