“PETER KURTEN: THE VAMPIRE OF DUSSELDORF” and More True Horrifying Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of methods of execution, what comes to mind? Electric chair? Hanging? Firing squad? Lethal injection? Or perhaps something a bit more historic like guillotine, or even stoning. But I’m guessing the last thing you’d think of for a method of execution would be death by golden shower. (Death by Urination) *** Had Daniel Lambert been alive today, he would’ve carted his more than 700 pounds around in a motorized scooter, as too many morbidly obese people choose to do. But in the early 1800s, such amenities weren’t available, because there was no market for them. Lambert was a true anomaly. And people couldn’t get enough of him. (Daniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display) *** A woman describes how frightened she was when working in a school after hours – so frightened that now, over 23-years-later, she still has trouble sleeping due to the fear she experienced. (Horrible, No-good, Very Bad Schoolhouse) *** An eerie painting spooked many who just saw it. Those who owned it fared worse. Could this piece, painted in 1972, truly be haunted? (The Hands Resist Him: Haunted Painting) *** From murdering children to drinking blood, Peter Kürten was "the king of the sexual perverts" and perhaps the worst serial killer ever. So it’s no surprise he would be tagged with the word “vampire” to describe him. (The Abominations Of Peter Kürten - Vampire Of Düsseldorf)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Message From Darren
00:00:33.140 = Content Warning, Cold Open, and Show Intro
00:05:24.214 = The Abominations of Peter Kürten – The Vampire of Düsseldorf
00:18:25.114 = Death By Urination
00:22:10.081 = Daniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display
00:27:32.780 = Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Schoolhouse
00:43:14.478 = The Hands Resist Him – The Haunted Painting
00:47:13.031 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Peter Kürten’s head before and after the guillotine: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwPBBE5X0AAmtZa.jpg
“The Abominations Of Peter Kürten - Vampire Of Düsseldorf” by Katie Serena for All That’s Interesting,https://tinyurl.com/ycr8yl2p; and Joe Duncan for List Verse: https://tinyurl.com/y7txms9y
“Death by Urination” by Daven Hiskey for Today I Found Out: https://tinyurl.com/9wftd7z
“Daniel Lambert: Fat Man On Display” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/yb52ke48
“Horrible, No-good, Very Bad Schoolhouse” by Bettina Marie from Your Ghost Stories: https://tinyurl.com/yctbrebo
“The Hands Resist Him: Haunted Painting” from The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/y8hfk7vp
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: October 25, 2019
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