DubBot, Dublin's Robot Cop, Retires After Zero Arrests | #WeirdDarkNEWS
27 June - 5 minsDublin, Ohio spent $67,548 on a five-foot, four-hundred-pound robot that patrolled a parking garage for nearly ten months and never made an arrest, wrote a ticket, or flagged a single incident.
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The Jellyfish Drones an F-15 Pilot Saw Before Ejecting Over Iran | #WeirdDarkNEWS
Pulled out of Iran after his Strike Eagle went down, an American fighter pilot told intelligence officers he had watched a cluster of drones hover and move together as one body, like a jellyfish, in the seconds before he ejected. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/f15-jellyfish Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.
11 mins
27 June Finished
Whitewater’s Haunted History | Supernatural to Second Salem
A grieving farmer's seance vow and a healer's vision of buried iron built the world's only school for talking to the dead — and left the town of Whitewater steeped in legends of witches, haunted cemeteries, and things that crawl out of the lake. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HauntedWhitewater READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WD20260626B-HauntedWhitewater-transcript.txt FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Whitewater legend says that the bizarre experiments conducted at the Morris Pratt Institute of Spiritualism in Wisconsin, to communicate with the dead, have left the town cursed by witches and haunted by restless spirits. It’s no wonder it has garnered the nickname of “Second Salem.” (Whitewater: The Second Salem) *** The Wild West had many drifters with troubled pasts. One found himself at the heart of one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Ben Kuhl went from horse theft, to stagecoach robbery, to murder – from notoriety to infamy – all in pursuit of elusive riches. Finally arrested and convicted due to a bloody handprint (The Last Stagecoach Robbery) *** Fred West was just a regular boy, or so it seemed. But behind closed doors, in reality, he was becoming evil incarnate. And upon meeting his future wife Rose, it only expanded his predatory predilections. Fred and Rose descended from petty crimes to unspeakable horrors of rape and murder – even of the most young and innocent. From their "House of Horrors" the depths of their depravity was acted out — hidden from site. But as the walls closed in and the truth emerged, the true horror of their crimes was laid bare. (The Evils of Fred And Rose West) *** AND MORE! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:02:20.946 = Show Open 00:04:34.008 = Whitewater: The Second Salem 00:24:07.841 = The Evils of Fred And Rose West *** 00:40:14.638 = The Last Stagecoach Robbery *** 00:53:46.205 = Bygone Gluttons *** 01:06:32.360 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Whitewater: The Second Salem” by Charlie Hintz for Wisconsin Frights: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9bktup “Bygone Gluttons” by Ben Gazur for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99hjxj “The Evils of Fred and Rose West” from Biography: https://www.biography.com/crime/fred-west “The Last Stagecoach Robbery” from Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdh3h8h5 (Over time links 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...
1 hour 7 mins
27 June Finished
“WHEN THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN” and “THE ALONE SHOW COVERUP” | Horror Fiction
The circus came overnight, but when it left, three boys were dead—and I was no longer human. *** There are contestants from TV’s reality show “Alone” whom you’ve never seen—because they never made it back. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/CircusCameToTown CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:29.387 = When The Circus Came To Town 00:13:52.485 = Alone *** 00:51:09.612 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “When The Circus Came to Town” by Stephanie Scissom: https://tinyurl.com/y7slhth9 “Alone” by 5yn: https://tinyurl.com/ybcllfpn (Over time links 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.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: June 25, 2020
53 mins
27 June Finished
The Atomic Crabs of Bikini Atoll | #RetroRadio
Two downed pilots wash up on a deserted Pacific island and discover that the atomic bomb tests there have bred something monstrous in the lagoon — and it's coming ashore. | Mysterious Traveler: “Strange New World” Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Loser Take it All” (February 24, 1978) ***WD 00:46:58.849 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Doctor And Lunatic” (April 26, 1946) 01:16:08.715 = Mr. Keen, “Mr. Trevor’s Secret” (February 17, 1944) 01:46:10.329 = Murder at Midnight, “Death Across The Board” (September 18, 1946) 02:12:35.073 = The Black Museum, “A Silencer” (1951-1952) ***WD 02:39:11.673 = Mysterious Traveler, “Strange New World” (February 19, 1952) ***WD 03:09:18.423 = CBC Nightfall, “The Chrysalids, Part 1” (June 10, 1983) 03:39:33.359 = CBC Nightfall, “The Chrysalids, Part 2” (June 17, 1983) ***WD (LQ) 04:07:01.729 = CBC Nightfall, “The Chrysalids, Part 3” (June 24, 1983) 04:37:59.139 = Obsession, “Wind Song” (1950-1951) 05:07:42.417 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0699
5 hours 8 mins
26 June Finished
The Vanishing Bride and the Government's Secret Experiment | #RetroRadio
His fiancée disappears without a trace the night they were supposed to set their wedding date, and the deeper Peter digs, the closer he gets to a secret the government would rather keep buried. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Vanishing Lady” (February 23, 1978) ***WD 00:47:12.759 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers On a Train” (December 03, 1951) 01:42:29.027 = Macabre, “Man In The Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD 02:11:29.529 = Philip Marlowe, “Ladies Night” (February 21, 1950) 02:42:27.542 = The Black Mass, “Nightmare” (January 18, 1964) ***WD 03:09:50.427 = Michael Shayne, “Date With a Wedding” (May 14, 1945) ***WD 03:39:01.077 = Beyond Midnight, “Sheriff’s Wife” (1969) ***WD (LQ) 04:07:02.485 = Mindwebs, “When It Changed” (1976-1984) ***WD 04:34:02.016 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD 05:03:52.064 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0698
5 hours 4 mins
26 June Finished