THE TERRIFYING TRUTH ABOUT DOPPELGANGERS: Historical Cases That Can't Be Explained

Throughout history, from Abraham Lincoln's chilling vision of his own death to a French teacher who appeared in two places simultaneously, witnesses have reported terrifying encounters with exact doubles of themselves—and many who saw their doppelganger died shortly after.

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IN THIS EPISODE: We uncover the chilling case of Mercy Brown; a tale of tuberculosis, superstition, and unearthing graves. The story takes us to a place between reality and myth… and vampires. *** But first – for hundreds of years people have had chilling encounters with what would be described as their doubles. We're peeling back the veil between our world and the uncanny world of duplicates that haunt our imagination – and very possibly our reality. We’ll look at real-life cases of these spectral twins and explore the history and hauntings of doppelgangers! 
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:02:26.971 = Show Open
00:03:57.075 = Disturbing Doppelgangers, Part 1
00:21:47.821 = Disturbing Doppelgangers, Part 2
00:37:33.203 = The Vampire, Mercy Brown
00:48:28.566 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Vampire, Mercy Brown” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4p9zxjuk
“Your Other Self: Disturbing Accounts of Real Doppelgangers” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycknh8n2
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