IN THIS EPISODE: Did a Nikola Tesla experiment cause the Tunguska Blast? (Tesla’s Death Ray) *** The U.S. State Department has evacuated even more Americans due to a sickness that is spreading when people hear strange sounds. What could be causing the noise? (Sickening Strange Sounds) *** Do the ghosts of doomed lovers haunt a jagged cliff in Hot Springs, North Carolina? (The Ghosts of Lovers Leap) *** We’ll take a look at Bhangarh Fort – one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of India. (Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted’ Place In India) *** A lifelong medium comes across a smiling entity. (Smiling) *** People in in the southwest of the United States are reporting sightings of giant birds, monsterous batlike creatures, even winged humanoids. What are they seeing? (Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande) *** Were a murderer’s actions driven by a mental disorder, was he feigning mental disability, or did he in fact make an evil pact with Satan himself? (Contract With The Devil) *** Jack the Ripper. Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murders? (Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Tesla’s Death Ray”: https://theunredacted.com/the-tunguska-blast-teslas-death-ray/
“Six Chilling Theories About Jack The Ripper” by Jessica Ferri: https://the-line-up.com/jack-the-ripper-theories
“Sickening Strange Sounds” by Micah Hanks: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/state-department-evacuates-more-americans-who-were-sickened-after-hearing-strange-sounds/
“Smiling” by Rachael West, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com
“The Ghosts of Lovers Leap”: http://ghostsnghouls.com/2018/06/25/lovers-leap-haunted-hot-springs-nc/
“The Bizarre Bird Monsters of the Rio Grande” by Brent Swancer: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/the-bizarre-bird-monsters-of-the-rio-grande/
“Bhangarh Fort: The Most ‘Haunted’ Place In India”: https://www.tripoto.com/trip/Bhangarh-Fort-Story
“A Contract With The Devil” by Robert Willhelm: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/02/a-contract-with-devil.html
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Originally aired: September 13, 2018

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