Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

• SHE JUST WANTED FRIENDS, THEY KILLED HER INSTEAD: The Betrayal, Murder and Injustice of Mary Collins

  She trusted the wrong people — and after her brutal murder, the justice system betrayed her all over again.MARY’S VOICE Website: https://justiceformarysantina.comMARY’S VOICE Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2718704181695998Join the Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: A pale-faced figure in a cape has haunted a quiet Wisconsin town for decades — vanishing without a trace, but never from memory. We’ll look at the legend of the Mineral Point Vampire. *** Navy radar specialists witness four mysterious craft emerge from the ocean depths and vanish at impossible speeds, adding weight to a startling theory: what if intelligent beings from Venus colonized Earth’s oceans long ago without our knowledge? It’s an interesting if not far-out theory. *** They’re meant to be places of privacy, but in these haunted rooms, something unseen is always watching… and it never leaves. And that idea is even more disconcerting when you find out that you’re being watched by a ghostly entity… while you’re using the bathroom. *** An innocent young woman placed her trust in the wrong hands — what happened next would horrify even the most hardened investigators. It’s the tragic and horrifying true story of Mary Collins.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:02:00.023 = Show Open00:03:56.591 = She Just Wanted Friends: The Mary Collins Story00:21:44.683 = From Mines To Monsters To Mineral Point: One-Stop Shopping For Vampires, Ghosts & Goblins00:35:44.216 = Ancient Guardians of the Deep: The Venusian Ocean Civilization Theory00:46:47.347 = Porcelain Portals of the Paranormal: Haunted Bathrooms00:56:02.303 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…BOOK: “The W-Files” by Jay Rath: https://amzn.to/458kQVZ“SHE JUST WANTED FRIENDS: The Mary Collins Story”: https://medium.com/@TheCrimeChronicles./how-mary-collins-was-stabbed-133-times-6cc490d885ac,https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article276120786.html,https://medium.com/@crimedesk/betrayed-by-trust-the-tragic-murder-of-mary-collins-174207ec4792,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZJXiOeZa-o, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiTSDt7-X9E,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mckGn-yHnWo, https://lostsoulsofamerica.wordpress.com/2022/03/23/murdered-in-north-carolina-the-case-of-mary-collins%EF%BF%BC/, https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/she-just-wanted-friends-the-tragic-murder-of-mary-collins“ANCIENT GUARDIANS OF THE DEEP: The Venusian Ocean Civilization Theory”: https://anomalien.com/new-theory-ufos-belong-to-aliens-from-venus-who-live-in-the-oceans/, https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/navy-sailor-recounts-ufo-sighting-off-california-coast/, https://anomalien.com/new-us-military-video-released-of-group-of-ufos-taking-off-from-ocean/, https://anomalien.com/uss-jackson-radar-specialist-uap-emerged-from-the-ocean/“FROM MINES, TO MONSTERS, TO MINERAL POINT: One-Stop Shopping for Vampires, Ghosts, and Goblins”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5u8OfSS_Y, https://www.ranker.com/list/mineral-point-vampire/april-a-taylor,https://www.wisconsinology.com/the-weird/the-mineral-point-vampire,https://authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/the-vampire-of-mineral-point/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpsG8lJRpJE, https://driftlesstimesmedia.com/2024/05/05/mineral-point-vampire-wisconsin-folklore/“PORCELAIN PORTALS TO THE PARANORMAL: Haunted Bathrooms”: https://www.ranker.com/list/most-haunted-bathrooms/patrick-thornton=====(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 ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: May 13, 2025EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCollins

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• ALIEN TECH or TERRESTRIAL TRICKERY? Is the Buga Orb a Message From the Stars, or Metallic Marketing?

  A mysterious metallic sphere fell from the sky in Colombia—cold to the touch, hot inside, and inscribed with ancient symbols — but is it a gift from the stars… or a really ambitious metal detector ad?SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…https://weirddarkness.com/BugaOrb= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.

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• JOAN SAID NO: The True Story of Joan Leeds, The Nun Who Faked Her Death and Flipped Off the Church

  Joan of Leeds took one look at the vow of celibacy, faked her death, and said, ‘Yeah… I’m gonna go be literally anywhere else.In 1318, Joan of Leeds pulled off one of the wildest stunts in medieval history: faking her own death to escape life as a cloistered nun. In this episode of #MindOfMarlar we uncover the true story of the rebellious medieval nun who buried a dummy, vanished into the countryside, and left the Church fuming. From fake corpses to religious scandal, it’s a tale of defiance, dark comedy, and historical audacity.Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/mom-joansaidnoWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.

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• A HAUNTING IN THE FAMILY: Her Guardian From Beyond The Grave

  A young orphaned girl finds herself in the care of sinister relatives, but the ghost of her beloved grandfather returns to protect her from harm. Listen to “The Providential Ghost” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater in this 5-hour Old Time Radio marathon! | #RetroRadio EP0406Download The FREE Word Search Puzzle for this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0406Get the Darkness Syndicate version at https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Providential Ghost” (February 26, 1976) ***WD00:46:54.709 = Weird Circle, “Falkland” (1944)01:16:33.579 = The Whistler, “Blank Wall” (June 26, 1943)01:47:56.739 = Witch’s Tale, “Violin” (May 03, 1934)02:15:06.859 = X Minus One, “C-Chute” (February 08, 1956)02:44:49.379 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death Walked In” (1956-1957) ***WD03:09:34.349 = Strange Adventure, “Death In The Stars” (1945) ***WD03:13:02.116 = BBC Ghost Story, “Lost Hearts” (October 1978)03:28:09.879 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mr. Fitz-Hugh and Poisoned Knife Blade” (1966)03:32:16.069 = Box 13, “Mexican Maze” (April 10, 1949)03:59:58.089 = Incredible But True, “Handwriting On The Wall” (1950-1951)04:04:19.759 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Conquest Of The Master Constipator” (1993)04:35:41.029 = The Clock, “Coming Events” (June 08, 1947) ***WD04:57:44.149 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = ="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 ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0406

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• THE VATICAN'S COSMIC SECRET: Does The Catholic Church Hold The Truth About UFOs?

  For centuries, the Vatican has guarded its secrets — but could one of them be proof that we’re not alone in the universe? #WeirdDarkness #BonusBiteSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… https://weirddarkness.com/vaticanufos/= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.

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