“SARAH KOTEN: IT WAS MY DUTY TO KILL HIM!” and More True and Dark Stories! #WeirdDarkness #Darkives

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version plus all of the artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails. Click here for the Darkness Syndicate version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdb746fkIN THIS EPISODE: Historic Mounds Theatre, has long been rumored to be haunted. Three ghosts are said to reside there – including one who has performed onstage for the guests. (The Ghosts of Mounds Theater) *** Nurse Sarah Koten would take the abuse no longer – she was raped and impregnated by her boss and felt she had no other choice but to kill him. But how would the press and public see that in 1908 New York City? (It Was My Duty To Kill Him) *** He was born deformed, found fame as a side show attraction, even found love on the carnival circuit – but then Grady Stiles – the Lobster boy - turned as ugly on the inside as he was shocking to look at on the outside. (Grady Stiles: The Evil Lobster Boy) *** A dark bridge. A screaming baby. Apparitions in the night. The country is full of “crybaby bridge” legends, but is there any truth to the disturbing tales? (Legends Of Crying Babies Haunting Bridges) *** His IQ was that of a genius – but that didn’t keep Patrick Kearney from murdering people and having sex with their corpses. (The Twisted Morality of an Evil Genius) *** A mother comes home from work to one more child than she expected. (We Call Her Abigail) *** Is it true that Jesus Christ once cursed a man to roam the earth, immortal, until His second coming? (The Immortal, Wandering Jew) *** The crew completely vanished from the ship with no explanation yet to be found. You’d think I would be talking about the legendary Mary Celeste – but there is another ship that suffered a similar fate. (The Vanishing Crew of the Carroll A. Deering) *** In 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was the highest-paid actor in the world. But before the year was out, he was accused of a crime so monstrous that he would never appear onscreen again. (The Death of Virginia Rappe And The Trial of Fatty Arbuckle) *** A cabin in the middle of the woods, in the middle of the night, a strange figure barely visible in the darkness. It could almost be the setup for a cliché horror movie if it wasn’t real for one man. (Night Watcher) *** Insanity, tragedy, and death… and that’s just the start of what you’ll find at Loftus Hall, Ireland’s most haunted residence. (Most Haunted House In Ireland) *** People around the world are reporting an odd phenomenon of walking and suddenly striking what can only be described an an invisible barrier, like a transparent wall. Are the reports true? And if so, what is causing this? (Unexplained Encounters With Invisible Barriers)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Grady Stiles, The Evil Lobster Boy” by Jim Harper: http://bit.ly/2skudli“Legends Of Crying Babies Haunting Bridges”: (link no longer available)“It Was My Duty To Kill Him” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2OQBGQw“The Immortal Wandering Jew” by David Tee: http://bit.ly/35wrDqy“We Call Her Abigail”: http://bit.ly/2QP6oMG“The Twisted Morality of an Evil Genius” by Matt Redd: http://bit.ly/33q2V9Q“The Ghosts of Mounds Theater” by Joey Peters: http://bit.ly/2DkjJo9“The Vanished Crew Of The Carroll A. Deering” by Madeleine Noa: