Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

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.

EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/ChildrenOfSerialKillers

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 = Show Open
00:01:32.128 = The Children of Serial Killers
00:30:05.441 = Hollywood Sign’s Lady in White ***
00:33:57.435 = Ghosts In Gettysburg
00:38:10.085 = Nellie Bly’s Living Nightmare
00:42:29.147 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“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“The Hollywood Sign’s Lady In White” posted at RealParanormalExperiences.com: (link no longer valid)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

A Domino's delivery driver in Fulton, Missouri allegedly reversed out of a customer's driveway, shifted into drive, and accelerated forward into the man who hadn't tipped him.

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A stranger on a Saturday-morning 7 train walked into Grand Central Terminal with a 17-inch machete and slashed three elderly commuters across two platforms before telling NYPD detectives he was Lucifer.

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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake and fifteen aftershocks rattled the desert beside America's most secretive military base in a single day, and the shallow depth left even mainstream geophysicists openly weighing the possibility of covert nuclear testing.

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A man slipped into a Bronx Art Deco landmark at 2 a.m., dragged a $5,000 motorized wheelchair from beneath a stairwell, sat down, and putted away on his stolen ride.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, or 1-888-57-PISTA for Spanish-speaking tipsters. Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X at @NYPDTips.

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