A street in Turkey that swallows people whole. A lake full of mysterious bones in India. And a changeling in America. These are times that the legends were true.
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175. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Toilet Stalker, a Demon Camel, and a Cursed Mansion
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173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case
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New Podcast: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
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Trail Tales 65
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EP. 208 - TEXAS: The Killing Of 11-Year-Old Audrii Cunningham
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EP 220 - MINNESOTA: The Most Infamous Murder Case In Minnesota History: The Abduction And Murder of Jacob Wetterling
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Episode 34 | Keeping up with the Murdaughs | Murder, Fraud and Mayhem!
Send us Fan MailFor more than 100 years of South Carolina low country history, the Murdaugh name came to represent a legal dynasty, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor's office. The Murdaugh family quietly enjoyed their wealth, privilege, sprawling ... Show More
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