“THE MOST FAMOUS GHOSTS IN AMERICA” And More True Tales! (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE America is full of creepy tales about ghosts that give us chills We ll explore some of the most famous ones The Most Famous Ghosts In America In 1996 in a quiet neighborhood in Austin Texas something terrible happened to six-year-old Katherine Korzilius She was a sweet girl who wanted to show she could walk home alone from the mailbox But when her family returned from shopping Katherine was missing What happened to her Was it an accident or something worse What Happened To Katherine Korzilius It s October 21 1638 and the quaint English village of Widecombe-in-the-moor is holding services at St Pancras church But this Sunday will be like no other As Minister George Lyde speaks to his 300 congregants darkness engulfs the church followed by thunder so loud it shakes the stone walls Then a fiery orb crashes through a window causing chaos and destruction Witnesses describe terrifying scenes a man s head bashed against a pillar a dog thrown into the air by flames and bodies burnt to ash while clothes remain untouched What happened at this small town church The Scalding And Burning of 1638 Ever heard of criminals so clueless they seem straight out of a cartoon From bungling burglars to comically misguided crooks Some cartoon criminals will have you laughing and shaking your head at the same time Cartoon Criminals Sin-eaters are described as people hired to assume the sins of a dead person by eating food placed near the corpse Why did society feel the need for such a service and why would a person choose to accept a role which was viewed with such revulsion Sin Eaters Saviors of the Walking Damned SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE My drive through Resurrection Cemetery https weirddarkness tiny us DriveThruResurrectionCemeteryThe Most Famous Ghosts in America by Christina Chilin for Graveyard Shift https weirddarkness tiny us y9bb4u49What Happened To Katherine Korzilius by Kelsey Christine McConnell for The Line Up https weirddarkness tiny us 2dmvkv4aCartoon Criminals by Jerry Aujla for ListVerse com https weirddarkness tiny us 24twwpaySin Eaters Saviors of the Walking Damned by Miss Jessel for HauntedPalaceBlog com https weirddarkness tiny us msusfx2nThe Scalding And Burning of 1638 posted at Creative History Stories https weirddarkness tiny us wkvhn5jbWeird 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 March 29 2024PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT https weirddarkness com most-famous-ghosts-in-america Click here to visit this podcast episode