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Post by Joanna on Apr 23, 2019 20:18:05 GMT -5
US Navy Drafts New Guidelines for UFO ReportsThe U.S. Navy is drafting new guidelines for pilots and other personnel to report encounters with “unidentified aircraft,” a significant step in creating a formal process for collecting and analyzing the unexplained sightings. The previously unreported move is in response to a series of sightings of unknown, highly-advanced aircraft intruding on Navy strike groups and other sensitive military formations and facilities.
“There have been a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft entering various military-controlled ranges and designated air space in recent years,” a Navy spokesperson said in response to questions from POLITICO. “For safety and security concerns, the Navy takes these reports very seriously and investigates each and every report. As part of this effort, the Navy is updating and formalizing the process by which reports of any such suspected incursions can be made to the cognizant authorities. A new message to the fleet that will detail the steps for reporting is in draft.”
To be clear, the Navy isn’t endorsing the idea that its sailors have encountered alien spacecraft, but it is acknowledging there have been enough strange aerial sightings by credible and highly-trained military personnel they need to be recorded in the official record and studied – rather than dismissed as some kooky phenomena from the realm of science fiction.
Chris Mellon (above), a former Pentagon intelligence official and ex-staffer on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said establishing a more formal means of reporting what the military now calls “unexplained aerial phenomena,” rather than “unidentified flying objects,” would be a “sea change.” He continued, saying, “Right now, we have situation in which UFOs and UAPs are treated as anomalies to be ignored rather than anomalies to be explored. We have systems that exclude that information and dump it.” For example, he said “in a lot of cases [military personnel] don’t know what to do with that information – like satellite data or a radar that sees something going Mach 3. They will dump [the data] because that is not a traditional aircraft or missile.”
The development comes amidst growing interest from members of Congress following revelations by POLITICO and the New York Times in late 2017 that the Pentagon establish a dedicated office within the Defense Intelligence Agency to study UAPs (UFOs) at the urging of several senators who secretly set aside appropriations for the effort. The office spent some $25 million conducting a series of technical studies and evaluating numerous unexplained incursions, including one that lasted several days involving the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in 2004. In that case, Navy fighter jets were outmaneuvered by unidentified aircraft that flew in a manner that appeared to defy the laws of known physics.
Raytheon, a leading defense contractor, used the reports and official Department of Defense video of the sightings off the coast of California to hail one of its radar systems for capturing the phenomena.
The Pentagon’s UFO research office, known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Intelligence Program, officially wound down in 2012 when the congressional earmark ran out. Now, however, additional lawmakers are asking questions, the Navy reports. “In response to requests for information from Congressional members and staff, Navy officials have provided a series of briefings by senior Naval Intelligence officials as well as aviators who reported hazards to aviation safety,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
The Navy declined to identify who has been briefed, nor would it provide additional details on the guidelines for reporting that are being drafted for the fleet. The U.S. Air Force did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Advocates for treating such sightings as a potential national security threat have long criticized military leaders for giving the phenomenon relatively little attention and encouraging a culture in which personnel feel that speaking up about it could hurt their career. Luis Elizondo, the former Pentagon official who ran the so-called AATIP office, complained after he retired that the Pentagon’s approach to these unidentified aircraft has been far too blasé. “If you are in a busy airport and see something you are supposed to say something,” Elizondo explained. “With our own military members, it is kind of the opposite: ‘If you do see something, don’t say something.’” He added that because these mysterious aircraft “don’t have a tail number or a flag – in some cases not even a tail – it’s crickets. What happens in five years if it turns out these are extremely advanced Russian aircraft?”
Elizondo will be featured in an upcoming documentary series about the Pentagon UFO research he oversaw. He said the six-part series will reveal more recent sightings of UAPs by dozens of military pilots.
Both Elizondo and Mellon are involved in the To The Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences, which supports research into explaining the technical advances these reported UAPs demonstrate. Source: Bryan Bender, POLITICO, April 23, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 22, 2019 1:06:00 GMT -5
Suspect Says He Can't Find Attorney, Wants to 'Get this Over'Ernest Broadnax, the man accused in a cold case homicide is now in Virginia Beach to face charges – more than four decades after the crime. He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and rape in connection with the 1973 killings of two Janice Pietoropla and Lynn Sethaler. The 80-year-old was arrested in New York earlier this month and extradited to Virginia Beach, where he is being held without bond.
Broadnax was arraigned Thursday (April 18), at which time he told the judge no attorney would represent him and he “wanted to get this over as soon as possible.” He then mumbled something about his family. His preliminary hearing is scheduled just days before the 46th anniversary of the murders of the two victims, whose bodies were discovered June 30, 1973.
Broadnax is currently charged with second-degree murder, these charges could be increased to first-degree murder if prosecutors decide to present evidence the killings were premeditated.Source: WAVY, April 18, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 21, 2019 1:28:11 GMT -5
Does anyone know what happened to Carole Ann Boone? Is she still alive? Most of the articles I've read online and in a The Globe magazine all say she died last year from septic shock. They also say she was living in a retirement home and was wheelchair-bound due to MS. She died January 13, 2018. She was born April 12, 1947, so she would have been 70 at the time of her death. She was living in Apt. 313-B at the Ballard Landmark, a building for senior citizens in Seattle. She had developed multiple sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair. She apparently developed a urinary tract infection that turned into sepsis, which isn't unusual in MS patients. Because she went by so many different names, it takes an inordinate amount of time to find out anything about her and ascertain if it's correct. The photo above was one of, if not the, last taken of her.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 21, 2019 0:44:54 GMT -5
Happy Easter!
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Post by Joanna on Apr 19, 2019 19:12:20 GMT -5
The Witch Trial of Clermont County Everyone has heard of the Salem Witch trials of the late 17th century that occurred during the hysteria that gripped the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In excess of 150 people were accused of practicing witchcraft, 19 were hanged, one man was pressed to death and others died in prison. It seemed no one was safe from the accusations: Women and men, old and young, rich and poor were among the accused.
Few, however, have heard of the Clermont County Witch Trial that happened in 1805 in Bethel, Ohio. Two years after Ohio became a state, a family by the name of Hildebrand lived near where state routes 232 and 125 intersect in Clermont County and they had two daughters described as “… young women grown ....” Unfortunately, the young ladies began acting peculiar and would scream and appear fearful of objects and beings no one else could see. Their afflictions interfered with their chores and despite the best efforts of their parents, the problems continued.
The family went so far as to attempt to trap the “entity” afflicting the young women. The History of Clermont County, Ohio, published in 1880, indicates after someone spoke incantations, a large linsey-woolsey bag was used to “trap” what was believed to be a witch. Following the apparition’s capture, the bag was taken outside, where it was chopped up with an axe and then burned. But in spite of this “scientific approach,” the bewitchment persisted.
Eventually the entity took on the form of a neighbor, an elderly woman named Nancy Evans, who reportedly owned a black cat. The Evans family vehemently denied their relative was a practicing witch and insisted she had not appeared to the Hildebrand daughters. Nevertheless, the old lady was ostracized by the Hildebrands.
Even though the bewitched girls avoided the Evans family, especially Nancy, their torment continued. Desperate to relieve the suffering of their daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Hildebrand decided they had no choice but to call in the justice of the peace.
The fledgling state of Ohio had no laws on the books concerning witchcraft and the Hildebrand family wanted Nancy Evans examined to determine if she practiced the dark arts. They were convinced their daughters’ mortal souls depended on such an examination and if the woman proved to be a witch, they wanted her banished. Because of the lack of legal guidance, an alternative remedy was sought.
As happened at Salem 113 years earlier, it was determined a “test” would be administered to decide if Nancy Evans was, indeed, a witch. Thus, a crude scale was constructed: On one side of which hung the Holy Bible and on the other, Mrs. Evans herself would sit. If she were a witch, those in the know proclaimed, then she would weigh less than the Bible.
Weighing witches wasn’t new. The method of ferreting out witches originated in Europe, which was the reason this “tried and true approach” was chosen by the good folk of Clermont County. On the appointed day, in a room it’s safe to say one could have heard a pin drop, Nancy Evans took her seat upon the scale. When released, the scales, of course, immediately pitched to one side: The side holding the elderly lady proved much heavier than the Good Book and she was quickly pronounced innocent, making fools of the Hildebrand clan. We do not know if the torment of the Hildebrand girls subsided because the record ends with the weighing of Mrs. Evans.
The Evans family subsequently moved to Brown County, Ohio, and more than likely, the “trial” and notoriety played a part in their departure. Nancy Evans later passed away quietly, well-respected by her new friends, neighbors and acquaintances.
The Hildebrands also left the Bethel area, but where they went is not recorded. However, it is mentioned in The History of Clermont County, Ohio that following their departure “... the Village became noted for the general intelligence of its inhabitants and neighborly relations which existed among them ....”Source: Steve Preston (Education Director and Curator of History at Heritage Village Museum), The Kentucky Tribune, April 8, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 18, 2019 17:42:15 GMT -5
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Post by Joanna on Apr 16, 2019 22:18:18 GMT -5
Unexplained Animal Attacks in and Around Louisville“I couldn’t believe it. Like I could not believe it,” Cindy Esparza said, after her husband found some of their sheep dead on their property in Hillview, 22 miles south of Louisville.
The family had about 50 head of sheep. Five were killed, one was put down because of its serious injuries and seven are missing. “When he sent me a picture of the one that was still alive, it was horrible,” Esparza added.
They are looking for answers. What happened? What kind of animal did this? Where is the animal now?
“He doesn’t think it’s a coyote because they usually are alone and just one coyote,” she explained. “It’s way too many animals just for one.”
She said the dozens of livestock animals are visibly shaken and spooked by what they saw last week. This has led to extra work for her husband, putting them back into the barn at night and letting them out in the morning.
The Esparzas have young children and are afraid of what could happen should the creature that attacked the sheep return. “What we’re afraid of is, it can get anything. If it’s getting such big animals, it could get a child easily ... or an adult.”
Their 6-year-old son Cedric remembers his dad burying the sheep. “When we were burying the sheep, I was like a little bit sad because they died,” he said. “It’s like you won’t have any animals to play with.”
Donkeys killed in Jefferson County. In another animal attack around February 23, two donkeys were killed in southeastern Jefferson County. The dead animals were discovered in the 6000 Block of Fegenbush Lane by their owner, who last saw them alive Friday, February 22.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is handling the case and an investigator was on property Monday investigating. Kevin Kelly, a spokesman, said a wildlife biologist examined the donkeys, but a cause of death wasn’t apparent. There was no necropsy “because of the degree of decomposition of the animals.”
Llamas killed in Louisville. The donkeys were attacked just a week after six llamas were killed (above) in the 1500 block of Schuff Lane near the Louisville Zoo. The llamas had bite marks behind their ears and on their flanks and the attacks “appeared canine in nature.”
Caroline Willette, one of the owners of Louisville Llama Farm, told the Courier-Journal she awakened around 7:30 a.m. and found blood and tufts of wool spread around the barn. A fence near the front of the farm’s property was smashed and covered in blood from where one of the animals “tried to run away,” she added. “I know they are just livestock, but these were my babies.”
While many neighbors were quick to speculate that coyotes were responsible, Willette, is skeptical. She explained that llamas are good at defending themselves and one of the animals killed weighed 500 pounds. “I see coyotes around here all the time,” she said. “Llamas are guard animals, [they’ll] mess you up.”
Louisville Llama Farm sells the wool of the animals and also grows crops such as grapes and pawpaws, large fruit native to the Unites States. The farm made news in 2009 when the Courier-Journal reported two of the llamas escaped, but were promptly returned to the farm by police.
Louisville is approximately 120 miles from Monroe County, where strange animal attacks were reported last fall.Sources: Jessie Cohen, WHAS, April 14, 2019; Matthew Glowicki, The Louisville Courier-Journal, February 25, 2019; and Thomas Novelly, The Louisville Courier-Journal, February 18, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 16, 2019 20:57:47 GMT -5
Iron Age Skeletons Show Evidence of Human Sacrifice
Workers preparing the way for a new water pipeline in Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, made a gruesome discovery: an ancient burial site. Archaeologists believe some of those buried there were the victims of human sacrifice. The remains date to around 1,000 BC, when the British Isles were inhabited by the ancient Celts, well before the Romans invaded Britain in AD 43. It is believed those buried at the site were linked to the well-known Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric figure carved into a nearby hillside.
Some 26 skeletons have been uncovered, along with evidence of dwellings, animal carcasses, cutting implements, pottery and a decorative comb. Neil Holbrook, chief executive of Cotswold Archaeology, said the Iron Age site gave a “fascinating” insight into the beliefs of people who populated Britain 3,000 years ago. “The new Thames Water pipeline provided us with an opportunity to examine a number of previously unknown archaeological sites,” he continued. “The Iron Age site at Childrey Warren was particularly fascinating as it provided a glimpse into the beliefs and superstitions of people living in Oxfordshire before the Roman conquest. Evidence elsewhere suggests that burials in pits might have involved human sacrifice. The discovery challenges our perceptions about the past, and invites us to try to understand the beliefs of people who lived and died” in the distant past.
The feet of one female skeleton (above) uncovered at the site were cut off and placed side-by-side. Her arms were bound behind her head. “These findings open a unique window into the lives and deaths of communities we often know only for their monumental buildings, such as hillforts or the Uffington White Horse,” added Paolo Guarino, Cotswold Archeology project officer. “The results from the analysis of the artefacts, animal bones, the human skeletons and the soil samples will help us add some important information to the history of the communities that occupied these lands so many years ago.”
“We’ve found significant historical items on many previous upgrade projects but this is one of our biggest and most exciting yet,” Chris Rochfort, Thames Water environmental manager, explained. “This is going to have real benefits for the environment by reducing the need to take water from the Letcombe Brook, a chalk stream which is a globally rare and highly important habitat for us to protect. As a result, future generations will be able to enjoy it for years to come – and now they can also learn about their village’s secret history.”
Last year, researchers in Scotland discovered ancient artifacts at a believed to have been razed to by Vikings.
Sources: Rachel Russell, The Express, April 15, 2019; James Rogers, Fox News, April 15, 2019; and BBC News, April 15, 2019.
See also The Dark and Bloody Druids and Iron Age Bones Discovered in Denmark Reveal Bizarre Ancient Rituals.
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Post by Joanna on Apr 12, 2019 17:37:13 GMT -5
Large Dog in Cockpit Likely Caused Plane CrashA 90-year-old Iowa pilot’s decision to allow his large dog (above) ride next to his small plane’s flight controls likely led to the crash that claimed his life two years ago, federal investigators announced this week.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s final report on the June 2017 accident at Monticello Regional Airport in Iowa concluded that Jerry Naylor’s canine companion – which weighed an estimated 70-75 pounds – interfered with his ability to land. Investigators wrote that the probable cause for the crash was “the pilot’s decision to fly with his large dog in the two-seat, light sport airplane and the dog’s likely contact with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of airplane control and a subsequent aerodynamic stall when the airplane exceeded its critical angle of attack.”
Naylor’s son, investigators say, told them that “the pilot had installed a homemade, removable, plywood device to prevent the right-seat passenger (or his dog) from inadvertently contacting the rudder pedals during flight,” despite the device not being approved for installation in the plane.
Naylor had been flying since 1945. “He was just one of those guys, even though you were 90- years-old, you would not think twice about asking him to help you, because he’d be right there to bustle, go, go, go!" added Charlie Becker. the executive director of Camp Courageous, an organization that supports individuals with special needs.
“After the accident, a witness saw the pilot’s dog running out of the cornfield where the airplane had crashed,” the NTSB wrote.Source: Greg Norman, Fox News, April 11, 2019, and ArchyWorld, April 11, 2019. See also “Dog Knocks Forklift Lever, Crushes Owner.”
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Post by Joanna on Apr 11, 2019 21:33:10 GMT -5
Ghost Hunters Stars Return for New Travel Channel SeriesMembers of the popular Ghost Hunters TV show are reuniting for a new Travel Channel series called Ghost Nation. Jason Hawes, Dave Tango and Steve Gonsalves will be returning by popular demand for all-new explorations of the paranormal with an entire nation of investigators at their disposal.
Each week, the Ghost Nation team, using state-of-the-art technology, will investigate intriguing cases and debunk false claims. The investigators will also endeavor to track down the actual source of hauntings and restore peace and order among the living ... and the dead.
Ghost Nation is set to air toward the end of 2019. Sources: John Squires, Bloody Disgusting, April 10, 2019, and Susan Leighton, 1428Elm, April 11, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Mar 29, 2019 12:25:32 GMT -5
Michigan Parents Say Ghost on Nanny Cam Scratched BabyHeather Brough, 30, and Joshua Higgins, 25, a couple in Highland, Michigan, told WXYZ they are worried their house is haunted after a nanny cam in their baby daughter’s room showed a strange figure in front of her crib. “It was chilling,” Brough recalled. “It was literally a chill down your spine, like that ‘what if’ factor – Is this what I just saw?” She said she “ran upstairs and grabbed” her child as soon as she saw the figure.
The couple decided to check the footage after they found inexplicable scratches on Lily’s face. According to Brough, the baby had just awakened from a nap when she spotted the deep “purple scratches” on her cheek, an indication the ghost may have harmed her. “Seeing Lily’s face with the scratches was so bizarre and frightening,” she insisted. “I was crying, ‘What happened to you?’ I grabbed her jacket and ran over to my mother-in-law’s house. Nobody knew what happened. We wondered if she’d scratched herself, but when we put her hands up to the scratches, it did not match up. It scares us that it could do something else.”
But this wasn’t the first strange thing that happened in their home. Brough claimed she has heard an “angry male voice” screaming and laughing, and footsteps up and down the stairs as she took a shower. “It scares us that it could do something else,” she added. “I mean, there was a morning I woke up and I felt like someone’s hands were around my neck.”
Brough and Higgins live in a guest house owned by Higgins’ mother, Kris Higgins, who lives in the main house nearby. Mrs. Higgins said a paranormal investigator has determined there is “activity” in the home, but she has no idea what caused the incidents. “I was told when we bought the houses 11 years ago the lady who owned the property died in the main house. It’s an old farmhouse and according to her niece … she fell down the stairs, broke her hips and laid there for a very long time before she passed away,” Mrs. Higgins revealed. “She said that the guesthouse was built for the lady’s brother who was schizophrenic.”
Jim Higgins (Kris’ husband), however, offered an explanation for the haunting. “The gentleman that lived here originally committed suicide, apparently, by jumping out this window, which is one story down,” he told WXYZ
Although it is unclear who or what is haunting the small residence, the couple said one thing is certain, they’re hoping to save up enough money to move. “This has made us want to leave as soon as possible,” Brough insisted. “As soon as possible, we’re out of here. This is a spirit. I don’t know what its intentions are, but at this point, it’s becoming physically harmful.”
Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E0mHbKhMcsSources: Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, March 29, 2019, and Char Adams, People, March 26, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Mar 25, 2019 16:38:58 GMT -5
North American Cryptids You've Probably Never Heard OfI choose to believe in the possible existence of cryptids and other monsters ... sort of. I like the idea that there are strange, undiscovered creatures hidden in the shadows of our world. I’m well aware of how utterly unlikely it is that cryptids and other folkloric creatures exist, but I’m certainly not alone in my blinding enthusiasm for them. We recently asked the readers in our Community forum to tell us about their favorite local cryptids and to paraphrase a great (fictional) person, the responses make us want to believe.
From a creature that’s more rabbit than human, to a herd of extremely local Bigfoots, to a mad scientist’s escaped “Melon Heads,” our readers (and staff!) told us about a wide variety of incredible beasties from their regional folklore. You can see some of our favorite responses below. The truth is out there ... but the myths are a lot more fun.
Big Muddy Monster (Murphysboro, Illinois). “Murphysboro (near Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) has repeated sightings (and smellings) of the Big Muddy Monster. Many believe it may be related to (if not the same as) the Creve Coeur Monster, sighted near the St. Louis suburb. This is an animal often likened to Sasquatch in size and appearance, but with a distinct ‘skunky’ smell. Those who believe the two cryptids are the same surmise that the animal swam down the Big Muddy River in Murphysboro to the Mississippi River and, thence, north to the Missouri River, by which it swam to a bend in the river near Creve Coeur.” – flashgourd.
Bunny Man (Northern Virginia). “Virginia, it’s the Bunny Man, but I don’t know if we can consider it a cryptid or a ghost story. One story is that he was a man who escaped a state facility and lived in the forest and wore rabbit pelts to stay warm. The other is the same except there’s an experiment that goes horribly wrong (like all good cryptid tales) at the facility and he becomes … Half man/half bunny!” – jonathancarey.
Dire Wolf (Uintah County, Utah). “Not sure what it was called, but I listened to a podcast about cryptids and it talked about basically a modern day dire wolf/human combo that lived on a ranch somewhere in Utah. A family moved into an old ranch and noticed that all the windows and doors were tightly secured and that there had been wolf sightings years ago in that area. The new owner didn’t think much of it until they found some dead cows with holes in them. No blood. Then the owner saw what looked like a wolf from far away. The wolf creature basically ends up running up to him and he shoots it. The gun does no visible harm even though it made a hole in its shoulder. Then the wolf creature casually walks away. The guy ends up looking for one of his missing cows and finds it dead. He also finds a calf getting attacked by the thing and being carried off. If I remember correctly, he tries chasing it down and it outruns him on his horse. The guy doesn’t know what he’s up against, so he tells a local wildlife expert who shows him different species of wolves. They pass a picture of the creature and the wildlife expert tells him that it’s a dire wolf and it hasn’t been alive for thousands of years. This one freaked me out because bulletproof giant wolves that were supposed to be dead is something that would definitely take advantage of my mild fear of dogs.” – AloiPokie.
Goatman (Prince George’s County, Maryland). “A ‘lovers lane’–type of cryptid that reportedly attacks parked cars with an axe. An escaped experiment from the local USDA or University of Maryland laboratories?” – mafisc.
Grassman (Ohio). “Cuyahoga Valley National Park has a giant hominid called the ‘Grassman’ and he has three toes for some reason. I really hope he’s more Swamp Thing than Bigfoot.” – Samir Patel.
Honey Island Swamp Monster (Louisiana). “The Honey Island Swamp Monster is basically a swamp Bigfoot from the area around Honey Island Swamp in southeast Louisiana.” – HaleyJo.
Hopkinsville Goblins (Christian County, Kentucky). “I grew up in Kentucky and heard stories about the Kelly Green Men, aka Hopkinsville Goblins. In 1955, two families were terrorized by aliens or goblins or something. They were assumed to be aliens and while they are called the Kelly Green Men, their skin was actually grey. There’s now a festival held in Kelly, Kentucky.” – ohthesunshinesbright.
Lake Worth Monster (Lake Worth, Texas). “In the wilds on north Tarrant County roamed the Lake Worth Monster, supposedly caught on camera (above) in 1969. Never saw it myself, but it caused a big scare in the area.” – bubbahargo.
Loveland Frogman (Loveland, Ohio). “The Loveland Frogman from Loveland, Ohio, is one of my local favorites. […] I love how they have been reported to wield sticks as tools and somehow make them emit sparks, meaning they must have some kind of magic! Such a quirky and random cryptid.” – TThom2007.
Melon Heads (Kirtland, Ohio). “Growing up, we always heard stories about the Melon Heads that lived in the woods between Kirtland and Chardon, Ohio. The story was that there was a doctor who lived in the woods who somehow acquired a bunch of children, possibly from a mental hospital, and performed experiments on them that caused their heads to become bulbous and misshapen. One night, the children revolted and burned down the doctor’s house and they now roam the woods looking for human contact.” – davekoen.
Michigan Dogman (Wexford County, Michigan). “In the woods of Northwest Lower Michigan, there is said to be a bipedal dog creature that has a howl that (conveniently) sounds of a human shriek. It’s so entrenched in local folklore that there is actually a song about it that is played on the radio every year. Also a local filmmaker made a movie about it starring Larry Joe Campbell! It even appeared in episodes of the shows Monster Quest and Monsters and Mysteries in America.” – TD24601.
Mogollon Monster (Arizona). “In the mountains of central Arizona, we have the Mogollon Monster, a Southwestern variant of Bigfoot. First sighting seems to have been by Boy Scouts in the Payson area in the early 1940s. Other tales involve attacks on prospectors in remote cabins, harassment of campers in the Sierra Ancha, etc. When I was a Scout in the early 1960s, tales of these encounters were told around the campfire to mutually scare the bejeezus out of one another. Good luck getting to sleep in your tent!” – Joe_Schallan.
Old Ned (Lake Utopia, New Brunswick, Canada). “Apparently there’s a monster in that lake. ‘Old Ned,’ they call him, and sightings go back into local indigenous folklore. My grandfather claimed to have seen it as a boy, serpent-like and scaly and swimming very quickly across the lake. You can well imagine that hearing that story, the imagination of six-year-old me latched in to what that must have been like for my grandfather’s 10-year-old self back in the 1920s!” – yodaddeo.
Oklahoma Octopus (Oklahoma). “We’re all about some Bigfoot here in Oklahoma what with a festival and all, but my personal favorite is ... the terrifying menace that is the Oklahoma Octopus (extra points for being alliterative)!” – shatomica.
Rougarou (Louisiana). “Here in Louisiana, the local cryptid is the rougarou, which has many spellings, and derives from the French loup-garou, which literally means ‘werewolf.’ Although relatively common across the French-speaking world, like so many things, it appears to have gained particular prominence in the swamps of Louisiana.” – theinsomniac4life.
Snallygaster (Maryland). “Even though I had grown up in Maryland (Baltimore County), I first learned of the legend of the Snallygaster just a few years ago as its latest incarnation, as a D.C. beer jamboree of the same name. A snallygaster is a dragon-like beast that was known to inhabit Central Maryland and the Middletown area of Frederick County out on the Maryland panhandle. It would fly around, quietly snatch people and was also reputed to use its sharp teeth to suck the blood of its victims. Seven pointed stars – still seen on barns to this day – were thought to keep the beast at bay. There were local newspaper articles about it in 1909, which were later revealed to be a hoax used to drum up subscriptions for the publishing newspaper. The snallygaster even makes an appearance in Fallout 76. […] I’m just glad I never saw it.” – Theomurgy.
White River Monster (Newport, Arkansas). “In Arkansas, there is what is known as the ‘White River Monster,’ a large creature reportedly first spotted off the banks of the White River as far back as the Civil War. It’s a big, scaly, fish-type thing, about 12 feet long, with a single horn on its head, that supposedly sank a riverboat or two. – second8d.Sources: Eric Grundhauser, Atlas Obscura, March 18, 2019; and American Monsters.
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Post by Joanna on Mar 23, 2019 17:48:50 GMT -5
Animal Shelter Workers Convicted of Sex with Pit BullA former employee of the Caddo Parish Animal Shelter in Shreveport, Louisiana, pled guilty Thursday to acting as principal in a crime against nature. Booker Thomas, 43, admitted to District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. he had encouraged a Celina Cabrera, 24, a female coworker, to have sex with a pit bull he owned.
Cabrera engaged in the act of bestiality Dec. 9, 2016, but it was not reported until Feb. 16, 2017. At that time, the woman told Shreveport Police investigators Thomas, whom she met through work at the shelter, had encouraged her to have sex with the dog, an act the woman said was recorded by Thomas on his cell phone.
The recording of the incident was never recovered and when questioned, Thomas denied any such act occurred. But a search warrant for his cell phone revealed text messages between the two animal shelter workers discussing the incident. Police also discovered a video of his dog engaged in a sexual act with another woman.
Cabrera pled guilty as charged to crimes against nature on June 28, 2017, and was sentenced to 18 months at hard labor, suspended, with 18 months active supervised probation.
Thomas faced up to five years in prison at hard labor and a fine of as much as $2,000. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he was sentenced to three years at hard labor, suspended, and three years active supervised probation.
Thomas also was ordered to relinquish custody of all animals, not just the grey put bull involved in the incident, to Caddo Parish Animal Control. As special conditions of probation, for a period of five years, he cannot harbor, own or possess any animals; reside in a household where any animal is present; engage in an occupation, paid or unpaid, involving animals; or participate in a volunteer position in any establishment where animals are present. Additionally, he must undergo a psychological evaluation for sex offenders, participate in any recommended psychological treatment and pay any costs associated with any evaluation or treatment ordered by the court. Sources: The Shreveport Times, March 22, 2019, and Luke Kenton, The Daily Mail, March 23, 2019.
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Post by Joanna on Mar 20, 2019 0:27:24 GMT -5
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Post by Joanna on Mar 19, 2019 23:18:11 GMT -5
Child Dies in Hot Car While Police Officer Mom Has SexA former Mississippi police officer faces up to 20 years in prison for leaving her 3-year-old daughter to die inside a hot car while she had sex at her supervisor’s house. On Monday (March 18), Cassie Barker (above), 29, pled guilty to culpable negligence manslaughter in the death of her daughter, Cheyenne Hyer, inside her patrol car on September 30, 2016. The former Gulfport officer accepted the plea agreement to a lesser charge after being indicted on a charge of second-degree murder.
On the date in question, Barker went to the home of Clark Ladner, her supervisor, to talk with him at the end of her shift and the two engaged in sexual relations. It was 100° and she left the car running with the air conditioner on, but the vents weren’t blowing cold air. After sex, she fell asleep and slept for four hours, during which time her toddler was strapped in a car seat in the sweltering heat. When Barker finally returned to the car, the child was unresponsive. The little girl was rushed to a nearby hospital, where medical personnel recorded a body temperature of 107°.
Barker had left the child unattended in a car on a previous occasion while she went into a store and a passerby called Gulfport police.
“I don’t know what I could ever do to you that could be worse than what you’ve already experienced,” Harrison County Circuit Judge Larry Bourgeois told her in court. “You will forever be entombed in a prison of your own mind.”
Barker and Ladner were fired following the child’s death.
Cheyenne’s father, Ryan Hyer, said he still cannot believe his daughter is dead. “As a parent, you are supposed to protect your child and Cheyenne is gone because her mother didn’t protect her, not once, but twice,” he declared. “May God have mercy on her soul.”
The former officer will be sentenced on April 1 and prosecutors are recommending 20 years in prison. Sources: KC Baker, People, March 19, 2019, and The Clarion-Ledger.
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