A Study of Strange

Towards the end of the first world war, a German U-boat, SM UB-85, was captured off the shores of Northern Ireland. The sub was found on the surface, its crew on deck, and willingly surrendering. Legend has it that the German soldiers told the crew of the British Patrol boat that they were attacked by a monstrous sea creature, and the sub was damaged beyond repair.
 
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In this episode of "A Study of Strange," we venture into the Santa Lucia Mountains of California to explore the legend of the Dark Watchers: silhouette type beings that do nothing but observe. These eerie figures have been a part of Californian folklore for hundreds of years, leaving many to wonder about their origins and reality.
With special guest Mark Alan Miller from Encyclopocalypse!
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https://dailyyonder.com/local-lore-dark-watchers-from-santa-lucia-mountains-of-california-onto-the-pages-of-classic-american-writers/2022/01/21/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-dark-watchers
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dark_Watchers
https://www.iflscience.com/could-the-dark-watchers-of-santa-lucia-and-am-fear-liath-mr-be-the-same-phenomenon-59076

The most notorious account of poltergeist activity in Canada is said to have started in 1878. Esther Cox was a young woman who began hearing unexplainable noises, such as knocking and scratching sounds, in her bedroom at night. Soon These events escalated into objects moving, physical attacks, and fires starting on their own. The paranormal events were reported on extensively, but they're still debated to this day.
 
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Amherst-Mystery-Supernatural-Collectors/dp/0809481081
https://www.amherst.ca/esther-fest.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/10/28/the-great-amherst-mystery-1888/
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_esther_14E.html

The deaths of Arnold Archambeau and Ruby Bruguier are a tragic and controversial mystery that occurred in South Dakota in 1992. The couple were driving early one morning when they hit black ice and their car flipped. Both left the wreck, with Bruguier's cousin still inside the vehicle, and then disappeared. Months later their bodies were found near the sight of the crash, but some strange evidence points to them having died somewhere else entirely. 
 
With special guest Brooke Seguin! https://www.instagram.com/30minutemusicals/
 
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https://unsolved.com/gallery/arnold-archambeau-ruby-bruguier/
https://www.grunge.com/725658/the-mysterious-deaths-of-arnold-archambeau-and-ruby-bruguier-explained/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1t22y2/the_mysterious_deaths_of_arnold_archambeau_ruby/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Missing411/comments/b43eta/the_disturbing_deaths_of_arnold_archambeau_and/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-dakota/unsolved-murder-mystery-sd/
https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=archambeau&p_province=us-sd&dr_year=1992-1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv4ZQooagrs
 
 
 
 

On July 10th, 1967, 25 year old mother of three, Leota Camp, was found by her young children, stabbed and bleeding in a small bedroom of the family’s home in Des Moines, Iowa. There was no sign of a robbery, forced entry, or sexual assault. In short, there doesn't seem to be a motive, and the attack happened when family and neighbors were within earshot. The murder of Leota Camp still haunts her family and friends to this day and has become one of Iowa's most notorious cold cases.
With special guest Bill Whirity.
Anyone with information about Leota Camp’s unsolved murder can contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or email at dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76258647/leota-mae-camp
https://madison.com/news/iowa/who-killed-leota-camp-48-years-later-and-still-no-answer/article_5959062c-ddfa-5c02-a8e9-bdb7e4dea47a.html?mode=comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZpgfnOm8w&t=10061s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51AzHqs_N6I
 
 

Considered to be the first American serial killers, Micajah and Wiley Harpe were born in North Carolina in the mid to late 1700s and became notorious for their violent crimes in Kentucky and Tennessee. They are known for committing a series of brutal murders.  We dive into the fascinating and dark history of the Harpe Brothers, exploring their lives, their crimes, and the rumors and legends that have grown up around them. 
The Harpes proved to be an immensely hard subject to research and pinpoint exact details. Both because of the time the Harpes lived and because rumors and folklore, which can't be confirmed, dominate their story. But they were real and they were terrifying.
Visit guest Amy Schloerb's site! www.thealignedactor.com
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Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/Instagram: @astudyofstrangeWebsite: www.astudyofstrange.comHosted by Michael MayEmail stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com©2022 Convergent Content, LLC
 
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Links:
https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Brothers-Biography-Americas-Killers/dp/1482771810
https://www.amazon.com/Harpes-Rampage-Americas-Serial-Killers-ebook/dp/B004DCB5YQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2N77YSMEWKN7N&keywords=harpe+brothers&qid=1681747634&s=books&sprefix=harpe+brothers%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpe_brothers
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes/
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/harpe-brothers-scots-who-became-usas-first-serial-killers-1433832
https://www.theministryofhistory.co.uk/historical-biographies/the-harpe-brothe
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-harpe-brothers-americas-first-serial-killers-8741fbc7fad2

Inventor Louis Le Prince was the first person to create a motion picture, but before he got a chance to exhibit his camera he mysteriously disappeared in 1890. No one has ever solved the case and theories range from suicide to an assassination by rivals such as Thomas Edison. 
Enjoy our first ever Minisode! 
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369702108701603#:~:text=On%20September%2016%2C%201890%20Louis,by%20his%20family%20or%20friends.
https://harpers.org/archive/2022/04/who-killed-louis-le-prince-on-the-forgotten-father-of-film/
https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/louis-le-prince-created-the-first-ever-moving-pictures/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/louis-le-prince-shot-the-worlds-first-motion-picture-and-then-disappeared-forever-was-it-murder

Agatha Christie was a world-renowned author of crime fiction, and her vanishing in 1926 made headlines around the globe. For 11 days, she was nowhere to be found, and theories about her disappearance were rampant. Was it a publicity stunt? A case of revenge? Or something more sinister? It's alleged that Agatha Christie never spoke of those 11 days, but on this episode we look into some of the details of this strange story that are often overlooked, and hear from Christie herself. 
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https://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christie-Eleven-Missing-Days/dp/0720613906
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Agatha_Christie/N5XzDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=missing+11+days+agatha+christie&printsec=frontcover
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Agatha_Christie_and_the_Eleven_Missing_D/r-JEYgEACAAJ?hl=en
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/27/mystery-of-agatha-christie-disappearance
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/books/agatha-christie-vanished-11-days-1926.html

Albert Ostman's shocking encounter and kidnapping by a family of Sasquatch in 1924 is still a hotly debated topic. Was he telling the truth? Did he really spend almost a week living with Bigfoot? Are Bigfoot real? Maybe a six year old kid, and budding cryptozoologist, will have an answer. 
Is this an appropriate story to share with my son? Probably not but the nightmares haven't been that bad....
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https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/20/archives/stalking-the-sasquatch-its-hard-to-prove-that-something-even-a.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Voq2tQJx8
https://www.science.org/content/article/bigfoot-samples-analyzed-lab

Before the infamous Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, the majority of witch accusations and executions in North America took place in Connecticut. But, the Connecticut Witch Trials were once forgotten by history, and some details, records, and accounts are still largely unknown. Can the terrifyingly absurd witch trials teach us anything about humanity?
 
On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by brother and sister, Sean and Sinead Persaud of Shipwrecked Comedy, who grew up near Salem, absorbing a lot of the witchy history of New England. 
Shipwrecked Comedy: https://www.shipwreckedcomedy.com/
 
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https://www.abebooks.com/Witchcraft-Delusion-Colonial-Connecticut-Historical-Account/31283214980/bd?ref_=ps_ggl_18382194370&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade0to10-_-product_id=COM9788027343003USED-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0oagBhDHARIsAI-BbgfHmF-pWaUwVn19gB6yVaVfsa7fAJvIjKQ9A-r6qqqTAjE3xo67Lv8aAsQCEALw_wcB
https://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-Witch-Trials-First-Panic/dp/1626193878
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/connecticut-may-exonerate-accused-witches-senate-resolution-proposed/
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/rpt/2006-R-0718.htm#:~:text=Connecticut's%20witch%20trials%20were,fear%20was%20the%20primary%20caused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Witch_Trials
https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/articles/connecticuts-witch-trials/
https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/Connecticut-s-witch-trials-Three-stories-to-know-16568143.php
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/12288/12288-h/12288-h.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcLtwGcRtK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC3yy6Nrqfc
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14015
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-328769
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/john-joan-carrington-witches/
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31399646595&ref_=ps_ggl_17738760402&cm_mmc=ggl-_-COM_Shopp_Rare-_-product_id=bi%3A%2031399646595-_-keyword=&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0oagBhDHARIsAI-BbgfR4Ea3WyIyoIzpGbmxaGPqzoXsnnso7dw5biv9tjpa1Oj2C2BXZsgaAn-IEALw_wcB
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alse-young-witch/
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/02/lydia-gilbert.html