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IN THIS EPISODE: Was the Unidentified Cape Cod Murder Victim an Extra in Jaws? Horror author Joe Hill thinks so. (Murder On The Set of Jaws) *** Of the many mysterious and ominous places on earth, many bodies of water are said to be cursed, haunted, or both. For whatever reason these lakes have drawn about them tales of misfortune, terror, and death, and they continue to elude rational answers. I’ll share some of the strangest. (Cursed Lakes) *** At the dawn of the 20th Century Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in America. And then he mysteriously vanished. (The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce) *** Charles Willey experienced hundreds of fires on his property in the summer of 1948 – but how did they start? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** Two men interested in the same woman – all three spending a day together. Not a good plan from the start. Add a bit of alcohol and you just may have a powder keg ready to explode. (Rum, Jealously, and Murder) *** Over the course of just two years, Christopher Duntsch operated on 38 patients in the Dallas area, leaving 31 paralyzed or seriously injured and two of them dead. It’s no wonder he was given the morbid nickname of “Dr. Death”. (Doctor Death) *** A child’s game of hide-and-seek turns to terror. (The House At The Front) *** In the Outback of Queensland, Australia, ghostly orbs of light have been frightening people for centuries. What do we know about the mystery of the orbs and what are some of the theories about what they could be? (The Min Min Orbs) *** Are extraterrestrials secretly watching over us and saving us from our own destruction? (Our Alien Protectors) *** Was the mass suicide at Jim Jones’ commune in Guyana in 1978 a CIA mind control experiment? (Welcome to Jonestown)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases” by Deborah Halber: https://amzn.to/3Zv30b4
“Welcome to Jonestown” from The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/urb3ka9
“Cursed Lakes” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/vx9d5kx
“Murder On The Set Of Jaws” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/yx4mjry4
“The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce” by John Davis for Mysterious Writings: https://tinyurl.com/u5m8229
“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ug42z53
“The House At The Front” by AakanKSha from YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/qvsm6ch
“Our Alien Protectors” from the Alien-UFO-Sightings website: https://tinyurl.com/solj3fx *** CNN Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAvqaVQNEk4 *** CNN Interview from “Larry King LIVE”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=273jcsMQu3M
“The Min Min Orbs” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/tk8x73b
“Doctor Death” by Caroline Redmond for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/ycg9q264
“Rum, Jealousy, and Murder” by Robert Wilhelm from Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y8gbgwow
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23 Comments
Have a Good Night My Weirdo Friends 🙏🏻
Thank you for all your hard work. Hope everything is well with you and your family. Keep up the great work you do. May God bless you for all you do to help people. Weird O love from Asheboro NC.
Hi weirdos
Jones and his faithful were responsible for the murders.
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There were too many flags in this story on the CIA not being involved especially when they were not a fan of congressman Ryan for attacking and criticizing them!!!🤔
909 Total at Jonestown 306 were children and 400 something seniors. 5 at the airstrip and 4 in Georgetown 2 of which were children murdered by their mother. My point is even as a child hearing this story I understood this was murder. Fun Fact until 9/11 Jonestown was the largest loss of civilians in a single event. Jones in the end wanted history to remember him, regardless of why. If you ever listen to the tape keep in mind that Jones was fully aware that you are listening to the final "sermon" he wanted to give and chose his words accordingly.
Edit: I've been led to believe that a witness was in Jonestown that had witnessed the MLK assassination and was going to testify before Congress that James Earl Ray wasn't the shooter. Mark Lane apparently smuggled her there to hide from the C.I.A who he claimed was trying to delete her before the hearing. Mae Brussel had great Jonestown stuff until YouTube decided she was too controversial. Don't get banned Darrin I will make you read to me in person every night……test me 😂 Great Show as ALWAYS 🤜🤛
Thank you.
Best channel for a Wierdo! Love ya D
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The CIA connection suggests a few scenarios, all unfortunately plausible, based on their verifiable crimes. To me, that's the real scandal. The lack of cyanide in the vats, though……. I'm not a chemist, but if you had a cup of Kool-aid with a lethal dose of cyanide, left it out for a couple days, and then offered it to me, I would give you the first drink, just to be courteous, of course..
Poor Jim was betrayed
The members of peoples temple were not poor or disadvantaged. Many were actually very well off. That’s where jones got the money to buy the buses they had and take the trips, etc. read Deborah Laytons book on the whole thing. She barely escaped Jonestown. Same with jones’ son.
Good morning! It's 5am.
I forgot about the reporters getting killed.
If you dive in Lake Lanier, the easiest thing to see is the church steeples. W
Ive got a Guyanese pink toe Tarantula
The 900 bodies were posed face down, with their arms around each other. That proves they were killed, not just with cool aid and cyanide. Escapees were shot.
Cyanide death is hideous and agonising. Victims have a rictus grin on their faces. They killed dogs, too
I had listen to your podcast story about the Jonestown Massacre, it was heart wrenching and painful to listen to the audio and here I am again going to listen about it. Actually been waiting for another in depth story about this really really thanks to you, you have brought it out into the light ❤❤ really really big fan here from the Philippines, hope you make more and hoping to be part of your weirdo community❤❤
Did the CIA orchestrate the Jonestown massacre? Absolutely not.
Good morning Darren awesome story sad event❤
Thankyou Darren 🖤 🖤
1:49:56 was This guy the inspiration for Dr Nick on The Simpsons??
Very disturbing .😡