Before she became a blood-soaked legend of sleepovers and slumber party dares, Bloody Mary was a mirror-bound matchmaker — until something far more sinister took her place.

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IN THIS EPISODE: They say if you chant her name three times, a bloodied face will appear… I speak, of course, of Bloody Mary. We’ll look first at the legend, and then at some first-hand experiences that may have you believing the legend is real. (The Legend of Bloody Mary) *** Was the Titanic swapped with its sister ship the Olympic as part of an insurance scam? (The Ship That Never Sank) *** A U.S. veteran is so desperate for financial relief he turns to a witch’s very dark solution. (A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon) *** Mobsters gun down one of their own in order to save an enemy. Why? (Kill The Dutchman) *** A tragic figure in Mexican folklore, she wears white and wanders the waterside in profound grief. Her name is La Llorona. (La Llorona: The Weeping Woman) *** Plus, I’ll share an amazing creepypasta story called “Redemption”.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00.00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:20.629 = Show Open (Coming Up In This Episode)
00:03:06.516 = The Legend of Bloody Mary
00::16:11.254 = The Ship That Never Sank
00:29:48.293 = A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon
00:33:08.451 = Kill The Dutchman
00:40:48.393 = La Lloronoa, The Weeping Woman
00:48:53.484 = Restoration, Part 1
01:03:04.100 = Restoration, Part 2A
01:26:29.847 = Restoration, Part 2B – Part 3
01:52:05.716 = Restoration, Part 4
02:22:15.866 = Restoration, Part 5
02:55:07.448 = Restoration, Epilogue
03:01:30.104 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Legend of Bloody Mary” by Stephanie Almazan: http://ow.ly/lxY330nwkIi
“First Hand Bloody Mary Stories” by Audrey Webster: http://ow.ly/9yrR30nwkLM
“The Ship That Never Sank”: https://tinyurl.com/y8eh3mey
“A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon” by Weirdo family member, Christoper Patrick
“Kill The Dutchman” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/qmajnh9
“La Llorona: The Weeping Woman” by Gina Dimuro: https://tinyurl.com/y7lcjrkn
“Restoration” by Jordan Eilbert: https://tinyurl.com/yx3xb5bv
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Originally aired: June 2022
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BloodyMary