“CTRL+ALT+1546: THE DODLESTON MESSAGES MYSTERY” And More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar No A I voices are ever used in the show Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version with all artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails https weirddarkness tiny us ycknd7s5IN THIS EPISODE In Victorian London a grisly murder case involving Maria and Frederick Manning shocked society and caught the attention of Charles Dickens himself What began as a love triangle turned into a chilling tale of greed betrayal and murder culminating in a public execution that would challenge the very nature of capital punishment in Great Britain The Murderous Mannings In 1720 amidst a perilous pirate attack on the Atlantic a newborn s cry changed the course of destiny Ocean-Born Mary christened by buccaneers and gifted with a bolt of green silk would grow from a maritime legend into a symbol of courage and resilience in colonial New England her extraordinary birth weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction that continues to captivate imaginations centuries later A Pirate s Godchild Ocean-Born Mary On the morning of June 20 2001 Andrea Yates shocked the nation by drowning her five children one by one in the family bathtub Years of untreated mental illness compounded by religious fanaticism and postpartum psychosis culminated in this unimaginable tragedy Was it the work of a tortured mind or something darker at play Did The Devil Make Her Do It Deep in the ancient folds of the Appalachian Mountains where time seems to slow and shadows linger legends have taken root for millennia These peaks have become a breeding ground for supernatural tales that blend seamlessly with the landscape The sheer age and untamed nature of Appalachia have given birth to a rich tapestry of myths from the Mothman to ghosts to the Devil himself Modern Mythology and Ancient Appalachia In the heart of Preston Ladywell Street is infamous for a chilling spectral presence capable of shifting forms from eerie footsteps to a blood-soaked apparition known as the Bannister Doll Once a beautiful young woman Dolly Bannister met a tragic death at the hands of her father a punishment for a crime she didn t commit Now her restless spirit seeks retribution haunting the streets and striking fear into anyone who dares to cross her path The Haunting of Ladywell Street In 1984 a sleepy English village became the unlikely stage for a mind-bending mystery when a schoolteacher s computer began receiving messages from a man claiming to be from 1546 As past and present collided through a BBC Micro Ken Webster and his friends found themselves entangled in a web of Tudor English future prophecies and inexplicable phenomena that would challenge everything they thought they knew about time and technology Ctrl Alt 1546 The Dodleston Messages Mystery CHAPTERS amp TIME STAMPS All Times Approximate 00 00 00 000 Cold Open amp Show Intro00 06 14 000 The Dodleston Messages Mystery00 29 39 831 The Pirate s Godchild Ocean-Born Mary00 34 22 383 The Murderous Mannings00 45 21 991 Modern Mythology and Ancient Appalachia00 52 52 462 Did The Devil Make Her Do It 01 04 53 693 The Haunting of Ladywell Street01 08 28 296 Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE BOOK The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster https amzn to 4drgdH4Ctrl Alt 1546 The Dodleston Messages Mystery source Tony Walker Medium https weirddarkness tiny us 3pf7strvThe Murderous Mannings source Alexa Baczak Medium https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8a6staThe Pirate s Godchild Ocean-Born Mary sources NewEngland com https weirddarkness tiny us bdvz9by6 Sea Coast NH https weirddarkness tiny us 3jy3bc3r New England Historical Society https weirddarkness tiny us 2p84pzrnThe Haunting of Ladywell Street source The Lancashire Post https weirddarkness tiny us yckypttt Deborah Contessa https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8zkernDid The Devil Make Her Do It by Troy Taylor used with permission https weirddarkness tiny us swtmdth7Modern Mythology and Ancient Appalachia source National Geographic https weirddarkness tiny us yckjkbawWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library Over time links seen above may become invalid disappear or have different content I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story or if a credit is incorrect please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46 WeirdDarkness is a registered trademark Copyright 2024 Weird Darkness Originally aired September 27 2024CUSTOM LANDING PAGE https weirddarkness com DodlestonMessagesClick here to visit this podcast episode