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IN THIS EPISODE: Was a New Orleans neighborhood home to an immortal vampire in the early 1900s? (Vampire in New Orleans) *** A young girl disappeared in Yosemite National Park back in 1981. To this day no one knows where she is, and some say a paranormal cause is to blame. (A Supernatural Disappearance in Yosemite) *** After Lori Erica Ruff's death, her husband discovered he had been married to a complete stranger. Because Lori Erica Ruff never existed. (The Woman Without an Identity) *** Was there a plot to murder Marconi scientists in the 1980s? (The Marconi Murders)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00.00.000 = Lead-In
00:00:41.374 = Show Open
00:02:10.004 = The Immortal Vampire of New Orleans
00:19:01.268 = A Supernatural Disappearance In Yosemite
00:30:10.938 = The Woman Without An Identity
00:37:16.973 = The Marconi Murders
00:52:15.505 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Vampire In New Orleans” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2IrlOTU
“A Supernatural Disappearance in Yosemite” by Beth Elias: http://bit.ly/2v94zOB
“The Woman Without an Identity” by Stephanie Webber: http://bit.ly/2UBMIyO
‘The Marconi Murders” posted at The Unredacted: http://bit.ly/2VR1PRC
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Originally aired: June 16, 2020
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ImmortalVampire
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