{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/60a0e1881424e14e8c3cbed8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Santa Paula, CA/ Bladenboro, NC","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/1621155926223-6b7796a9941a1734ebed798c6ccf538e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/STScast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/STScast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>&nbsp;@stscast, or on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>@stscast.gram</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Patreon at,<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/STScast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a></p><p><br></p><p>This week's featured podcast is <a href=\"https://www.themadscientistpodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Mad Scientist Podcast</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em>Be sure to check out<a href=\"https://straightupstrange.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Straight Up Strange Productions</a>&nbsp;for more great pods!</p><p><br></p><p>The city of Santa Paula lies in southern Ventura County in California.&nbsp;The small city is the self-proclaimed “citrus capital of the world”.&nbsp;But perhaps, just perhaps there is something stalking through the orange groves, something called the Billiwhack Monster.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Paula,_California#Santa_Clara_Waste_Water_plant_industrial_disaster\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia article about Santa Paula, California</a></p><p><a href=\"http://califolk.blogspot.com/2007/10/billiwhack-monster-of-ventura-county.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">califolk.blogspot.com/2007/10/billiwhack-monster-of-ventura-county.html</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=76\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weirdca.com/location.php?location=76</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iltev1bG69k\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video (Iltev1bG69k)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAS5chcXKsw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video (QAS5chcXKsw)</a></p><p>The Los Angeles Times (Los Angles, CA) Nov 4, 1694.</p><p>Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt.&nbsp;Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids-ebook/dp/B07D5VXJZ8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19L7MKWENXST2&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=chasing+american+monsters&amp;qid=1621110780&amp;sprefix=chasing+American+monster%2Caps%2C155&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon</a></p><p>&nbsp;Ghosts of Ventura County’s Heritage Valley by Evie Ybarra.&nbsp;Haunted American ( © 2016) <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KBCK1X2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Item on Amazon (B01KBCK1X2)</a></p><p><br></p><p>The little town of Bladenboro sits in Bladen County with a population of just under 1800.&nbsp;The town grew to prosperity after the Bridger brothers moved into the town and started a turpentine business and then later got involved in lumber.&nbsp;There isn’t much to say about the town unless your speaking of the mysterious beast that has terrorized Bladenboro since the 1950s.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20061029/News/605129891/WM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20061029/News/605129891/WM</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Bladenboro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia article about Beast of Bladenboro</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ranker.com/list/beast-of-bladenboro-legend/laura-allan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ranker.com/list/beast-of-bladenboro-legend/laura-allan</a></p><p><a href=\"https://northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/beast-bladenboro/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">northcarolinaghosts.com/piedmont/beast-bladenboro/</a></p><p><a href=\"http://weekinweird.com/2013/07/02/has-the-vampire-beast-of-north-carolina-returned-new-killings-by-mystery-animal-match-classic-cryptid-case/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekinweird.com/2013/07/02/has-the-vampire-beast-of-north-carolina-returned-new-killings-by-mystery-animal-match-classic-cryptid-case/</a></p><p>The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC) Jan 8th, 1954.</p><p>The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC) Jan 14, 1954.</p><p><a href=\"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uydAAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=r1gMAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5316%2C3986255\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">news.google.com/newspapers</a></p><p><a href=\"https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vCdAAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=r1gMAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4047%2C4054002\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">news.google.com/newspapers</a></p><p>Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt.&nbsp;Llewellyn Publishing, ( © 2019) <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids-ebook/dp/B07D5VXJZ8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19L7MKWENXST2&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=chasing+american+monsters&amp;qid=1621110780&amp;sprefix=chasing+American+monster%2Caps%2C155&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Chasing American Monsters Creatures Cryptids ebook” on Amazon</a></p><p><br></p><p>Local Headlines</p><p><a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/mitta-valley-big-cat-sighting-continues-victorian-legend/100130380\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">abc.net.au/news/2021-05-11/mitta-valley-big-cat-sighting-continues-victorian-legend/100130380</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/333803/Summerland-woman-describes-freaky-sighting-of-what-she-believes-was-Ogopogo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">castanet.net/news/Penticton/333803/Summerland-woman-describes-freaky-sighting-of-what-she-believes-was-Ogopogo</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/ghost-photographed-at-infamously-haunted-waverly-hills-sanatorium/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coasttocoastam.com/article/ghost-photographed-at-infamously-haunted-waverly-hills-sanatorium/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Fred Knoop"}