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New England Vampire Panic and the Death of Mercy Brown

In the late 1800s New England, a tuberculosis outbreak killed almost a quarter of the population. While the medical community wasn't yet aware of the disease or how to treat it, some turned to religion for relief, and some had .... other ideas. As the disease consumed people's bodies, some thought the cause was vampires rising from the dead to feed on the living. Stopping them involved exhuming bodies and destroying them ... or worse. In this episode, we'll talk about New England vampir...

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The Devil's Footprints of 1855

The Devil's Footprints of 1855

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The Cadaver Synod

The Cadaver Synod

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The Murder of Brooke Preston and the Sleepwalking Defense

The Murder of Brooke Preston and the Sleepwalking Defense

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The Collyer Brothers

The Collyer Brothers

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Dark Christmastime Folklore

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The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario

The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario

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The Disappearance and Death of Selena Not Afraid

The Disappearance and Death of Selena Not Afraid

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Harry Thaw and the murder of Stanford White

Harry Thaw and the murder of Stanford White

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