“DEEDS DONE BY THE DEAD” And More Creepy, Dark, And Bizarre Stories! (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE Most people when they think of the end of their lives want to feel that they have accomplished something of significance To leave a lasting legacy But it is much more rare for someone to accomplish something significant after they are dead Done By The Dead Mrs Elizabeth G Wharton was a pillar of society in Baltimore Maryland in the late 1800s That is until she was accused of murdering General William Scott Ketchum The Baltimore Borgia For every legitimate and fascinating find by geologists there seems to be a fraudulent find somewhere else trying to fool the masses This has been a problem since geology became a thing and one of the most fascinating of these true tales is the one about Baringer s Lying Stones The Lying Stones A strange ape-like creature with glowing eyes in England might really be as some believe a specter of the night Man-Monkey of the Night It s hard to understand how human sacrifice has ever been a reality in any point in history but what if you were to learn that evidence of it showed up in London England in 2001 Torso In The River A would-be geisha murders her lover but the events leading up to and during the death make for a fascinatingly dark story The Murderess Geisha When it comes to spectral animals we re more than familiar with black dogs or hell hounds ghostly cats horses carrying a headed or headless phantom even a ghost bear rumored to haunt the Tower of London but have you ever heard of the American Southwest s ghost camels America s Ghost Camels SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE Man-Monkey Of The Night by Nick Redfern for MysteriousUniverse com https weirddarkness tiny us bdhdevrrDone By The Dead by Kyle D Walter for ListVerse com https weirddarkness tiny us y62afnj6America s Ghost Camels by Kathy Weiser-Alexander for LegendsOfAmerica com https weirddarkness tiny us 2p979bebThe Baltimore Borgia by Robert Wilhelm for MurderByGaslight com https weirddarkness tiny us y2whacb9Torso In The River by Richard Hoskins for MysteryConfidential com https weirddarkness tiny us bdd5u543The Murderess Geisha by Dr Romeo Vitelli for Providentia https weirddarkness tiny us yzy4v3wyThe Lying Stones by Brent Swancer for MysteriousUniverse com https weirddarkness tiny us 2p854d9eWeird 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 January 2021PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT https weirddarkness com deeds-done-by-the-dead Click here to visit this podcast episode