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228 - The Curious Case of the Creeping Coffins
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93 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
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Karen Stollznow and Matt Baxter team up to discuss one of Karen's favorite mysteries: The moving coffins of Chase Vault, Barbados. Note: This episode deals with themes of suicide and death. If you're feeling at all suicidal please get help immediately by calling the national suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255. (TALK) Some links for today's episode: Chase Vault (Atlas Obscura) Transatlantic Sketches (Vol 1) by By Sir James Edward Alexander An article with excellent photos of the tomb & cemetery. Referenced in this episode: Joe Nickell's 2-part coverage of the Chase Vaults in Fate Magazine: Nickell, J. "Barbados' restless coffins laid to rest." Fate. 1 Apr. 1982, Volume 35, Number 4: 50-56. (story continues in part 2 in the May 1982 issue pages 79-86.) Lang & Payley's folklore "bi-located story" Skeptoid coverage of the case.
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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