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A WWII destroyer escort vanished from Philadelphia's naval yard in a flash of green light, only to reappear with crew members grotesquely fused to its metal hull — or so claimed the disturbed man whose elaborate hoax fooled even the U.S. Navy. ========== HOUR ONE: Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Norfolk, Virginia, in an incident known as the Philadelphia Experiment. Records in the Archives Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command have been repeatedly searched, but no documents have been located which confirm the event, or any interest by the Navy in attempting such an achievement. But then, those who came to this conclusion probably didn’t interview Duncan Cameron and Al Bielek. They were onboard the ship when it happened. The two sides of the Philadelphia Experiment. (Time Traveling Brothers) *** While it may look picturesque during the day, worthy of a post card, the town of Pluckley in Kent, UK is known as a place where you will often hear something go bump in the night. (Paranormal Pluckley) *** A man has a frightening experience after checking into a hotel. But then, what would you expect if the rumor is that the place is haunted? (Haunted Malaysian Hotel Room) ========== HOUR TWO: According to the song, silence is golden. And it really can be; there are plenty of times when we just want to shut everything out and relax in peace and quiet. But silence isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be, either, and too much silence can drive you mad. It all starts with being able to hear your own organs working, and after about 45 minutes, you’ll start to hallucinate. Silence—and other types of sensory deprivation—can do some weird things to the body and mind… and to the planet. (The Disturbing Effects of Sensory Deprivation) *** A U.S. Air-Force chaplain is called to duty not against a human enemy – but a spiritual one. (Air Force Exorcist) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “The Philadelphia Experiment Hoax?” by Shannon Corbeil for Military.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3ztxcv9s “Time Traveling Brothers” by Ian Matthews: (link no longer valid) “Extraterrestrials In Chile” posted at Infinity Explorers: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3wuc5tm2 “Paranormal Pluckley” by Sean Doherty, Lauren MacDougall, and Will Rider for Kent Live: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n62r3mvb, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ntze8vx, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/kekb9rek “The Haunted Malaysian Hotel Room” from Paranormality Magazine “Zuni Witchcraft” by Kathy Weiser for Legends of America: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/33khzyfm “The Disturbing Effects of Sensory Deprivation” by Knowledge Nuts, Debra Kelly for List Verse and Allison P. Davis for The Cut: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5hkbkujc, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yhzp72rf,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/d532kr33 “Flying Saucers In The Clouds” by A. Sutherland for Message to Eagle:

In 1931, a lonely Illinois widow and her three children vanished after she fell for a charming stranger's love letters—only for police to discover their bodies in the concrete dungeon he'd built behind his West Virginia home. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: Scrying is the act of gazing into a reflective or translucent object to open your intuition. This supposedly allows the scryer to gain information they may not have access to normally inside their conscious mind. Often the object used for this is the often seen, but often misunderstood crystal ball. (Little Known Secrets Of The Crystal Ball) *** 
Five hundred years ago, Europe saw its first rhinoceros in more than a thousand years. Well, sort of. In reality, it was an accidental fake. (Dürer's Rhinoceros) *** A physics paper proposes neither you nor the world around you are real. If that’s true, then does that mean you’re not actually listening to this podcast? (What If I Only Think I’m Real?) *** When it comes to mythical monsters, the dragon seems to have never lost its celebrity. Dragons have always been popular – not just on multi-million-dollar cable channels and blockbuster movies, but in games, posters, artwork, and tales young and old, generation over generation, in just about every culture. (Dragons and Dragon Kings) *** An extra-marital affair in 1812 resulted in a pregnancy, and a murder. And evidence of the term “sins of the father” also comes into play. (A Most Horrible Murder in Hankelow) *** From "The Beast" to "The Red Ripper" to "The Candy Man," child murderers might be the most terrifying people to ever walk the Earth. We’ll look at a few serial killers who thought nothing of murdering the most innocent of humanity. (Killers of Children) ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Killers of Children, Part 1 00:03:33.682 = Show Open 00:05:56.921 = Killers of Children, Part 2 00:13:09.188 = Durer’s Rhinoceros 00:18:47.405 = What If I Only Think I’m Real? 00:26:14.105 = Dragons and Dragon Kings 00:32:06.782 = A Most Horrible Murder in Hankelow 00:39:55.122 = Little Known Secrets of the Crystal Ball 00:51:01.715 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… ARTICLE: “Self-Simulation Hypothesis...” in the journal Entropy: https://tinyurl.com/ybhulhwx “Killers of Children”...

Set in the Dark Ages, a young Jewish woman — recently widowed on her wedding night — receives guidance from her deceased husband’s ghost. He tells her she is destined to become Queen of the Khazars, but there’s a test she must overcome first. | #RetroRadio EP0486 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Queen of the Deadly Night” (September 24, 1976) ***WD 00:45:20.215 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946) 01:15:06.395 = Philip Marlowe, “August Lion” (August 06, 1949) 01:44:35.277 = Blackstone, “The Ghost That Trapped a Killer” (October 03, 1948) ***WD 01:56:17.292 = Black Mass, “Squaw” (January 24, 1964) ***WD 02:26:01.194 = Beyond Midnight, “Insect Man, aka Insects” (February 12, 1969) ***WD 02:53:07.905 = MindWebs, “The Gun Without a Bang” (August 04, 1982) 03:15:36.781 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Case of the Glowing Eyes” (May 20, 1943) ***WD 03:44:17.944 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime And Punishment” (September 25, 1947) ***WD 04:09:46.381 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Talk Them To Death” (June 27, 1947) ***WD 04:38:53.339 = Murder at Midnight, “Death’s Goblet” (October 21, 1946) 05:03:50.391 = Black Museum, “Claw Hammer” (May 13, 1952) (LQ) 05:29:17.222 = Mysterious Traveler, “Survival of the Fittest” (January 10, 1950) ***WD 05:58:38.110 = Mystery House, “Bury me Not” (May 26, 1946) ***WD 06:24:25.108 = CBC Nightfall, “Tige O’Kane And The Corpse” (June 25, 1982) ***WD 06:49:26.110 = Obsession, “Solitary Genius” (July 30, 1951) ***WD (LQ) 07:12:47.123 = Origin of Superstition, “Rabbit’s Foot” (1935) ***WD 07:26:19.326 = Peril, “A Matter of Honor” (1953) ***WD07:53:23.978 = Mystery Playhouse, “Man In The Velvet Hat” (December 19, 1944) ***WD 08:21:21.907 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD 08:47:56.839 = Price of Fear, “William And Mary” (September 08, 1973) ***WD 09:15:28.647 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Foul Tip” (July 15, 1944) ***WD 09:42:25.799 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays...

Deep-Dive Article About Plague Weddings: https://weirddarkness.com/plague-weddings-1918/ During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, desperate communities forced their poorest and most vulnerable members to marry each other, often complete strangers, in cemeteries, believing these morbid ceremonies would convince God to end the plague. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine a young mother coming home late one night after a trip to the ER for a minor illness. The next day she is missing. That is just the beginning of the strange and unsettling case of Charlotte Pollis. (The Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis) *** There was a time when people would get married in cemeteries – not because they were goth or because they loved the macabre surroundings, but because they felt it would keep them from getting sick. (Plague Weddings) *** The five pointed star is ubiquitous. We learn to draw it in grade school, teachers draw it on our test papers to show we’ve done a good job – but turn the star upside down and suddenly it becomes mysterious, and strange… it become a pentagram. Why does the pentagram hold so much power over some people? And what are the secrets it holds? (Secrets of the Pentagram) *** It’s a supernatural creature that appears at night to travelers. If you see a white one, it is there to protect you from harm and help you along your journey. If you see a black one, it is there to kill you. We’ll look at the Central American cryptid known as the cadejo. (The Cadejo)  ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:15.228 = Show Open 00:04:11.370 = Plague Weddings 00:12:03.075 = Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis 00:30:23.574 = Secrets of the Pentagram 00:37:45.929 = The Cadejo 00:47:52.561 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “The Power of the Pendulum” by T.C. Lethbridge: https://amzn.to/37WS6QD “The Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis” from Lost & Found Blogs: https://tinyurl.com/y8ckncps “Plague Weddings” by Michele Debczak for Mental Floss:

A Wisconsin woman’s transformation from graphic designer to international fugitive reveals one of the strangest contract killing cases in modern criminal history. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/aimee-betro-wisconsin-assassin/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #AimeeBetro #WisconsinAssassin #BirminghamMurderPlot #ContractKilling #DatingAppMurder #MohammedNazir #SikanderAli #AttemptedAssassination #InternationalFugitive #MeashamGrove #UKMurderConspiracy #AmericanHitwoman #OnlineRomanceCrime #TrueCrime2019 #FailedAssassination #WestAllis #Wisconsin #Birmingham #ArmenianFugitive #Extradition #DatingAppKiller #TinderMurderPlot #InternationalCrime #HiredKiller #AssassinationForLove #BirminghamCrownCourt #FBIManhunt #NationalCrimeAgency #UnusualMurderCases #FemaleAssassin #GraphicDesignerKiller #OnlineDatingDangers #CatfishMurder #InfatuationCrime #BirminghamShooting #September2019 #NiqabDisguise #MercedesGetaway #AmateurHitwoman #FailedContractKilling #TrueCrimeStories #InternationalConspiracy #UnusualCriminalCases #MidwestCrime #UKUSCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #CrimeDocumentary #TrueCrimeAddict #MurderMystery