Episode 59: Daniel LaPlante

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Episode 59: Daniel LaPlante

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Jul 23, 2019

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Knocking inside the walls, strange writings in blood, and a costumed figure in the dark. Was it a spirit haunting this house? Or something more terrifying? One family's greatest fear turned into another family's living nightmare. All at the hands of a young monster.
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Jul 23, 2019

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Dallas based comedians and friends, Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney, focus on a different true crime, cult, or creepy topic each week "and chat all things sinister in this funny and well-researched podcast." (Marie Claire, 2020)

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Episode 59: Daniel LaPlante: Knocking inside the walls, strange writings in blood, and a costumed figure in the dark. Was it a spirit haunting this house? Or something more terrifying? One family's greatest fear turned into another family's living nightmare. All at the hands of a young monster. by Sinisterhood
88 min listen
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