50 States of Folklore - Wyoming: They Found a Two-Foot-Tall Human

50 States of Folklore - Wyoming: They Found a Two-Foot-Tall Human

Author: Russ Chamberlin March 2, 2026 Duration: 32:50

In 1932, two desperate prospectors blasted their way into the San Pedro Mountains looking for gold and instead opened a sealed stone pocket that had not breathed in centuries. Inside, perched on a rock ledge like a patient sentry, sat a tiny cross legged body no taller than a man’s shin, skin turned to dark leather, fingers tipped with perfect little nails, and a face that looked human and alien at the same time. When doctors finally put the mummy under X ray, they did not find a deformed infant. They found the full skeleton of an elderly carnivore with razor sharp teeth, healed battle injuries, and a skull crushed by a ritual killing blow.

As the tiny body moved from drugstore window to private collection, the science began to overlap with something older and far more unsettling. Shoshone elders recognized the features from their legends of the Nimerigar, the people eaters, small warriors said to ambush from the rocks and execute their own when they grew weak. Then the mummy vanished, swallowed by the shadows of the private market, leaving only photographs, medical plates, and stories of a parallel civilization built for the deep mountain caves. This episode follows the fuse that opened that hidden tomb, the brief moment when the door between worlds cracked, and the chilling possibility that the little hunter from the ledge was not alone.

  • (00:00) - The Discovery of the San Pedro Mummy
  • (01:53) - An Unexpected Revelation
  • (03:52) - The Tomb of Secrets
  • (07:28) - A Biological Enigma
  • (13:38) - The Legends of the Numerigar
  • (20:09) - From Curiosity to Controversy
  • (29:43) - The Warning of the Hidden World
  • (31:49) - The Legacy of the Lost Civilization

There’s a particular chill that comes with stories told after dark, when the world outside goes quiet and the mind begins to wander toward the unexplained. That’s the atmosphere Midnight Signals cultivates, guided by narrator Russ Chamberlin. This isn’t just a collection of scary stories; it’s a deep, narrative-driven exploration into the corners of history we often hurry past. Russ brings his focus on true crime and dark history to the forefront, examining cases and events with a careful, compelling detail. You’ll hear episodes that piece together the fragments of long-forgotten crimes, delve into historical moments shrouded in secrecy, and confront mysteries that have stubbornly resisted solution. The podcast naturally branches into related territories of the strange-those eerie accounts of paranormal encounters and bizarre phenomena that intertwine with our darker past. It’s for anyone who finds themselves pulled toward questions without easy answers, who prefers the texture of a well-researched tale to a simple ghost story. Tune in for a voice that leads you through the shadows, making each episode a journey into the profound and the perplexing. This is where curiosity meets the creeping sense that some truths are best uncovered in the dead of night.
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