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Every year, countless people are reported missing. It is estimated that world wide eight million children go missing, and if you were to add the number of adults - the total tally is staggering. Of those who go missing most are eventually found, but for some, they simply vanish without a trace. Sadly, many of these cases are forgotten about, but some are just so unusual that they are remembered for years.
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When I was a kid, my mom told me about something she experienced as a young child. She grew up in a French Canadian Catholic family, and attended a school where she was taught by nuns. As you can imagine, religion was an important part of my mother’s childhood. When she was in grade one, she was assigned a part in her school’s play due to she was the youngest in the school. She was to partake in one scene which was as follows: Mom was a young girl that was playing when the devil approaches her. She was supposed to be scared and run away. She told me she was clear on what she was supposed to do, but at no time before the play did she see the person who was in the role of the devil in costume.
On the day of the play, she played her part as she was told - that was until the devil came out on the stage. Mom lost it. She was terrified and hysterical which looked great on stage, but after she ran off stage she could not be calmed. The devil came to get her! Do you want to know what finally did the trick? The nuns gave her a necklace, a tiny Virgin Mary statue, and a candy bar.
Now considering the time and the culture, I can completely understand how my mom believed that the devil came for her, but it was a teenager in a costume. Today, you will hear stories about where it is said that the devil did come to capture human souls.
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A Lady in White or White Lady is a type of female ghost that is usually seen in rural areas, and are usually associated with local legends of tragedy. They are typically wearing a white dress or gown, and are commonly part of legends concerning accidental death, murder, and suicide. These ladies are part of lore from around the world, and are usually connected to unrequited love. They are deeply embedded into popular culture in books, movies, and tv shows, but are they real, or just stories.
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About 30 miles or about 43 kilometres outside New York City is the Long Island town called Amityville. In this town there is one house that is known around the world. It is said that this house was the location of multiple deaths which were caused by the actions of evil. In fact, this house is said to be the epicentre of evil, but is it? What actually happened in Amityville? Is it what everyone says it is, or is it actually something else?
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References to mental illness and disabilities can be found throughout history. In current times, people see the connection between mental health and overall well-being, but it wasn’t always this way. In fact, many individuals of disability were abused, or believed to be possessed, a witch, or that their condition was payback from god.
Now imagine if you were in a well known family. Imagine if you were royalty with ultimate power up for grabs.
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In episode 6, you came with me on a world tour of cryptids. Some of these evolved from very real fears, while others just seem a bit silly. The thing is as much as we want to say cryptids are a joke, some of them have been proven to really exist.
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In politics - power is everything. But as Sir John Dalberg-Acton once said “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Some politicians are willing to do anything to gain or keep their power, and don’t care about the destruction that they leave in their wake.
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One day Elizabeth Fritzl’s father asked her for some help with a project he was working on. For months he was building a cellar underneath the family home, and he needed Elizabeth’s help to lift a door on a frame. Elisabeth climbed down the stairs, and helped him put the door up. When she turned to leave, her father Josef grabbed her and forced a piece of cloth soaked in ether over her mouth and nose. Everything went dark, and she then stayed in the dark for a very long time.
Just a heads up my dear listeners...today we will be discussing captivity, child abuse, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.
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In Episode 2, you heard stories about people that were buried alive. Many of these tales are from long ago, but that doesn’t mean that this still doesn’t happen today. If the circumstances are just right, you too may find yourself buried alive – just like the people in our next tales did.
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Did you ever wonder about the origin of something? I do…like potatoes. How did people decide that potatoes were delicious? Thousands of years ago, was a cave man just walking along and saying to himself, “ I am so hungry, but I had sabertooth tiger last night. Hmmm (caveman looks to the ground) that plant looks interesting…(caveman then pulls leaf on what will be known as a potato plant, and takes a bite). YUCK! This is nasty! (caveman then decides to look to the ground) What are those things attached to the plant poking out of the ground (caveman pulls out what will be known as a potato, and dusts it off). I’m sure this will be way better (caveman takes bite). GROSS! But if I bake it over my newly invented fire for about half an hour or so, add sour cream, butter, and chives this will be awesome!!!
Now I am pretty sure it did not happen like that, but one has to wonder how did people come up with the ideas that resulted in what we commonly use or consume today. Sometimes people invent items with a purpose in mind, and they fulfill that purpose. Other times things are discovered by accident, or when invented people realize that the item is better used in another way.
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