Beverley Allitt was trusted to care for the most vulnerable patients, but under her nurse’s uniform hid an evil monster that turned a children's ward to a scene of nightmares.
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Beverly Allitt was a children's nurse… and also one of Britain's most notorious killers. (Angel of Death: Inside the Mind of a Serial Child Killer) *** It was John Wilkes Booth who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln… but Booth had an assassin as well, coming after him. (The Man Who Murdered The Assassin) *** Many haunted locations are popular with ghost hunters and fans of the paranormal – but what if your business is being destroyed because ghosts are scaring off your customers? (Popular Australian Tourist Attraction Has a Ghost Problem) *** Imagine having a strange dream about being in the hospital, and the doctors taking a blood sample from you – then you wake up in bed to find a needle mark in your arm? And your spouse has one too! (What Happened To Us) *** A contractor tells his personal story of a strange creature he came across while working with the U.S. Navy and NATO in 1954 Spain. (Reptile Confrontation) *** We’ve all had songs stuck in our heads at one time or another – but what happens when it’s a name that gets stuck in your brain? A name you haven’t heard in decades? (Nick Adonidas)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:00:40.025 = Show Open
00:02:34.123 = Angel of Death: Inside The Mind of a Serial Child Killer (Beverly Allitt)
00:08:27.123 = Popular Australian Tourist Attraction Has a Ghost Problem ***
00:12:27.643 = What Happened To Us?
00:16:15.327 = Reptile Confrontation
00:21:32.535 = Nick Adonidas
00:23:59.916 = The Man Who Murdered The Assassin ***
00:39:47.324 = Show Open
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Popular Australian Tourist Attraction Has a Ghost Problem” by Brent Tingley for Mysterious Universe:
http://bit.ly/2kyQXKL“What Happened To Us?” by RJ from PhantomsAndMonsters.com:
http://bit.ly/2m6O7Ny“Reptile Confrontation” by H.Y.: (link no longer available)
“Nick Adonidas” by Joanne Noseworthy, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com
“Angel of Death: Inside The Mind of a Serial Child Killer” by Carissa Chesanek for The Line Up:
http://bit.ly/2lDbDSa“The Man Who Murdered The Assassin” by Troy Taylor:
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Originally aired: June 20, 2018
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