“An Accidental Mass Murder At Oregon State Hospital” And More True Macabre Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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Check out the other podcasts I host at https weirddarkness com links PLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who loves strange and macabre stories can listen too IN THIS EPISODE It was 1973 and the small town of Murphysboro Illinois had quite a scare with numerous people encountering what many described as a large gorilla-like creature We might call it Bigfoot or Sasquatch they called it a Big Muddy Monster A Big Muddy Monster In November 1978 four employees at a hamburger restaurant are kidnapped and murdered Almost forty-five years later seven employees at a fried chicken establishment are found slain their bodies found in the restaurant s walk-in freezer One case found justice the other is still waiting The Burger Chef and Brown s Chicken Murders In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore a child murdered by their mother is known as a Kindermorderinn and if that child is a boy and decides to appear from beyond the dead he s considered a Radiant Boy And there are numerous stories of their hauntings Radiant Boy Grace Stevens was excited to attend her company s annual picnic with friends and co-workers dressing for the occasion hoping to possibly meet her future Prince Charming Her company was splurging and inviting everyone to take a ship from Chicago across Lake Michigan to attend the party in Michigan City They never arrived Grace Stevens And The Tragedy Of The U S S Eastland In 1947 a woman jumped to her death from 86th floor of the Empire State Building yet today her ghost still needs to use the building s bathroom facilities The Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom But first the governor called it mass murder in 1942 when forty-seven patients died at the Oregon State Hospital all within hours All of them poisoned Finding the murderer and motive would lead to an unexpected conclusion and to an unrelenting haunting We begin with that story An Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE The Haunted Empire State Building Bathroom by Erin Taylor from the book Unfinished Business Tales of Haunted Restrooms and Bathrooms https amzn to 3rCp9qUA Big Muddy Monster by Bridge Vaughan for The Patriot Press https weirddarkness tiny us ycy9kr78 and from The New York Times archives https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8tpv8vAn Accidental Mass Murder at Oregon State Hospital by Capi Lynn for The Statesman Journal https weirddarkness tiny us 4swhcvt2 and Macabre Mary at Puzzle Box Horror https weirddarkness tiny us 4k53fxa4Radiant Boy by Lux Ferre for Occult World https weirddarkness tiny us j75fc2w8Grace Stevens And The Tragedy of the U S S Eastland by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8cn6sk The Burger Chef and Brown s Chicken Murders by Lexi Kakis and Andres Cipriano for Uncovered com https weirddarkness tiny us ycxh4r32 and Eric DeGrechie for Patch com https weirddarkness tiny us yc55dubzJoin the Weird Darkness Syndicate https weirddarkness com syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show https weirddarkness com advertise Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library Background music provided by Nicolas Gasparini https tinyurl com lnqpfs8 and is used with permission of the artist OTHER PODCASTS I HOST Paranormality Magazine COMING SOON https weirddarkness tiny us paranormalitymagMicro Terrors Scary Stories for Kids https weirddarkness tiny us microterrorsRetro Radio Old Time Radio In The Dark https weirddarkness tiny us retroradioChurch of the Undead https weirddarkness tiny us churchoftheundead Over time links seen above 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 that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46 WeirdDarkness is a registered trademark Copyright 2023 Weird Darkness TRANSCRIPT https weirddarkness com archives 16259This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network if you are interested in advertising on this podcast contact us at https www spreaker com show 3655291 advertisementClick here to visit this podcast episode