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In this story we present a collection of local myths, folklore, and urban legends that have been sent in to us by our listeners around the world!
The origins of these stories range from Austria, England, Canada, and a few in the United States. This episode is a mixture of tales and urban legends including a sadistic murderer, a mythical suicide pool, the haunting of the water babies, the foul smelling Honey Island Swamp Monster, as well a number of other supernatural and paranormal events.
Thanks to our listeners Raphaela, Thomas, Cody, & Kate for sharing your local urban legends with us!
Also big thanks to fellow podcast hosts Jordan, Ryan, and Sam for sending in their own stories as well. Check out their podcasts and give them a listen when you have finished with this episode!
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Mary Ann Cotton was a killer in the 1860’s and 70’s. Mary was a poisoner, using arsenic to kill off multiple husbands, friends, and over a dozen children. Her usual trick was to find a suitable man and quickly marry them, often times becoming pregnant right away. Shortly after marriage, she would convince her husband to take a life insurance policy with her as the benefactor. Mary would then poison the husband, and usually several of the children involved as well. This sadistic woman would repeat this process several times, until she had poisoned as many as 21 people before the authorities finally caught on to her act.
Finally we discuss the Goseck Circle. Discovered in Germany, it is possibly the oldest large structure in the entire world, being several thousand years older than the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt. The exact purpose of the Goseck Circle baffled archaeologist for years. Some conjectured it was used as a fortification, or a place of worship, or even a setting for human sacrifice. The newest theory behind the Goseck Circle however could completely change the way historians view the people of the Neolithic Age.
Next comes the strange case of dancing mania, specifically the Dancing Plague of 1518. In this bizarre event, hundreds of people suddenly and without any reason began to dance non stop out in the streets for days at a time. Some of these people literally danced to their own death, grooving until their bodies could not function any longer.
Franz Reichelt steps up next with his own unique and strange death. Franz was an inventor at heart and worked hard to create a working parachute suit pilots could wear. Unfortunately his tests jumps were not successful. Adamant to prove the worth of his invention, Franz decided to test his own design by jumping off the Eiffel Tower to display the effectiveness of his parachute… Things didn’t quite go as planned however, as Franz would not be remembered by his ingenious invention, but rather for his foolish death.
