THE SELF-SOLVING MURDER OF TERESA SILVA: Inspired By a True Crime Case #MurderNoir

When a desperate lawyer vanishes without a trace, his wife begins receiving mysterious checks—signed by her supposedly dead husband. | #RetroRadio EP0433 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Strange Passenger” (April 15, 1976) 00:46:37.019 = Green Hornet, “Numbers Make a Racket” (August 29, 1939) 01:16:01.959 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Elusive Vermeer” (May 16, 1952) ***WD 01:41:24.879 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Keeping His Promise” (January 13, 1980) 02:09:36.769 = The Haunting Hour, “Nocturne” (September 15, 1945) 02:34:47.629 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Bitter Wine” (June 14, 1959) 02:59:08.669 = Murder Is My Hobby, Murder at the Arnold House” (1945-1950) 03:22:57.989 = Sherlock Holmes, “Telltale Pigeon Feathers” (January 21, 1946) 03:51:05.249 = Incredible But True, “Two Men In The Moon” (1950-1951) 03:54:40.570 = Inner Sanctum, “Boomerang” (November 20, 1945) 04:24:46.389 = The Key, “Dear John Letter” (1956) ***WD 04:49:46.146 = 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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0433

In the summer of 1872, when elderly drifter Franklin Evans arrived at his sister's New Hampshire farmhouse, no one suspected that the shambling vagabond was actually a monster who had been stalking and butchering children across New England for nearly a decade—until his own grand-niece became his final victim and the truth about the unsolved Joyce murders finally came to light. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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)… (Sorry, this information has been lost over time.) SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… The Devil’s Bible: http://www.ancientpages.com/2014/06/15/codex-gigas-devils-bible-ancient-secrets-worlds-largest-book/ Legend of Lucy Keyes: http://paranormalstories.blogspot.com/2009/09/legend-of-lucy-keyes.html Northwood Murderer: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/northwood/ The Ghost On The Road: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/09/27/the-ghost-on-the-road/ Old Hag Experiences: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/09/26/old-hag-experiences/ The Haunted Toy Phone: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/09/22/haunted-toy-phone/ Vodknik, The Czech Evil Water Sprite: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/09/19/vodnik-czech-evil-water-sprite/ | Extracted from the book “The Czech Republic – The Most Haunted Country in the World” http://amzn.to/2yJVdtk Not a Customer: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/09/15/not-a-customer/  | Extracted from the terrifying book – “Kanashibari: True Encounters With the Paranormal In Japan” by Thomas Bauerle

When the orphaned Dittus family moved into a ramshackle apartment in the German village of Möttlingen, they unleashed a two-year supernatural nightmare that would see young Gottliebin possessed by over 1,000 demons who forced nails and metal objects through her skin while an entire community watched in horror. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: When Soviet troops fired a missile at a mysterious flying saucer hovering over their Siberian training base, the alien survivors unleashed a weapon so devastating it turned 23 soldiers into limestone statues in seconds. Is there evidence to back up the story? *** On the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua, more than 100 people have vanished without a trace in what locals are calling an epidemic of disappearances that has left families desperate for answers and authorities scrambling to explain how so many can simply vanish from a place just 108 square miles in size. *** A brilliant Russian linguist who spoke thirteen languages and taught at university level was secretly living with the mummified corpses of twenty-nine children that he had dug up from cemeteries and turned into dolls — and his own parents never suspected a thing. *** In 1840, a devout young German woman named Gottliebin Dittus became the battleground for over 1,000 demons in what may be the most gruesome and well-documented case of demonic possession ever recorded. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = “My Battle for Gottliebin’s Soul” (Historical Fiction) Lead-In 00:07:17.208 = Show Open 00:09:33.061 = The Exorcism of Gottliebin Dittus 00:36:21.081 = The Doll Maker, Anatoly Moskvin 00:48:46.011 = Antigua: The Island Where People Vanish Without a Trace 01:05:56.480 = Soviet Soldiers Turned To Stone By Aliens 01:14:12.405 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… https://weirddarkness.com/GottliefinDittus Weird Darkness Theme provided by ALIBI Music All other music in this episode is provided by Midnight Syndicate and used with permission. ===== (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.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so...

A spiteful elderly woman living in a nursing home resorts to the supernatural power of her needlepoint to control — and exact vengeance on — her wicked daughter‑in‑law. | #RetroRadio EP0432 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Wishes Can Be Fatal” (April 13, 1976) 00:45:56.819 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949) 01:15:36.609 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Time Heals” (May 14, 1958) ***WD 01:39:13.229 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD 02:03:05.229 = Dark Fantasy, “Sea Phantom” (February 06, 1942) 02:27:20.039 = Diary of Fate, “Phillip Vale” (June 01, 1948) ***WD (LQ) 02:57:19.899 = BBC Fear on 4, “Austin Friars” (February 05, 1989) 03:27:07.689 = Five After the Hour, “Man Without a Face” (May 23, 1945) 03:51:29.329 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Man In The Back Seat” (late 1940s) 03:56:44.059 = Future Tense, “The Defenders” (May 28, 1974) ***WD 04:23:11.119 = Gang Busters, “Grzelak Constantine” (February 21, 1948) 04:47:01.360 = 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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0432

When a strange, unnatural mist rolls in, people and planes don’t just disappear — they’re swallowed whole, leaving behind nothing but questions and chilling silence. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: When driving towards the banks of the Chunky River in Mississippi, it’s best not to ignore the “Stuckey Bridge Closed” sign.  In fact, you might want to avoid the bridge altogether if you are the least bit squeamish. (The Hanging Man at Stuckey’s Bridge) *** Feelings created by your living area.  Can your home truly dictate the way you feel? (Feelings of Pain, Hatred and Anger Caused By My Apartment) *** In the early 1870s the counties of Labette and Montgomery in Kansas were experiencing an alarming number of missing persons. Could a local grocery owner and his family be to blame? (The Bloody Benders) *** The legend of Lavinia Fisher has been told and retold since her execution in Charleston, South Carolina in 1820 and with each telling it has grown more extravagant and further from the truth. (The Legend of Lavinia Fisher) *** Why are so many mysterious vanishings combined with some type of cloud, fog or mist? (Mysterious Mists And Strange Vanishings) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:15.764 = Show Open 00:02:31.538 = Swallowed By The Mist 00:24:34.605 = The Legend of Lavinia Fisher 00:34:18.460 = The Bloody Benders 00:44:35.789 = Feelings of Pain, Hatred and Anger Caused By My Apartment 00:46:40.977 = The Hanging Man at Stuckey’s Bridge 00:51:19.318 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Hanging Man at Stuckey’s Bridge” by Jennifer Jacob: http://ow.ly/oYTk30m2RCG “The Legend of Lavinia Fisher” by Robert Wilhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/10/legend-of-lavinia-fisher.html “The Bloody Benders” by Robert Wilhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/bloody-benders.html “Feelings of Pain, Hatred and Anger Caused By My Apartment?”: (link no longer available) “Swallowed By The Mist” by Brent Swancer: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/mysterious-mists-and-strange-vanishings/ ===== (Over time links...