“OBSCURE LEGENDS, MYTHS, AND GHOSTS” And More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE Spine-tingling ghost stories and eerie myths come to life Are any of them actually true We ll explore the more obscure side of folklore with ghosts and legends that don t get the same amount of attention others do but are certainly not to be ignored Myths And Ghosts You May Never Have Heard Of In the quiet town of Essex Maryland the disappearance of nine-year-old Alva Jean Parris shattered the peace of summer 1960 Walking just three blocks to her aunt s house she vanished without a trace only for her body to be found days later hidden beneath a makeshift grave Decades have passed but the mystery of who took Alva Jean and why remains unsolved Who Killed Alva Jean He s a little-known serial killer Ronald J Dominique dubbed the Bayou Strangler went on a decade-long murder spree in rural Louisiana killing 23 men The Bayou Strangler SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE Myths And Ghosts You May Never Have Heard Of sources Cara Duke at ListVerse com https weirddarkness tiny us bddryv6h Mysteries of Canada https weirddarkness tiny us yckwn5y5 Brendan-Noble com https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8audhk Factschology com https weirddarkness tiny us ycxzdhwa https weirddarkness tiny us v7rdp57c https weirddarkness tiny us bdfcswwk InuitMyths com https weirddarkness tiny us puzuc272 TheIrishRoadTrip com https weirddarkness tiny us vj824vwb DallasTerrors com https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8s8crn NewEnglandHistoricalSociety com https weirddarkness tiny us 8r4zmkptThe Bayou Strangler by Oliver Mason for The-Line-Up com used with permission https weirddarkness tiny us mt8tnyh4 BOOK The Bayou Strangler by Fred Rosen https amzn to 49RIiWj Who Killed Alva Jean source Robert A Waters at KidnappingMurderAndMayhem com https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8ab932Weird 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 April 23 2024PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT https weirddarkness com obscure-legends-myths-and-ghosts Click here to visit this podcast episode