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ANOTHER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (SMALL TOWN SECRETS IN THE BIG CITY)

Taking a break for the rest of the year, I'll be back on the air on January 8th.

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (I'M GOING ON A BREAK)

Burger King.&nbsp;It was here that the “Mad Gasser” would grip the town in fear for a few weeks in 1944. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattoon,_Illinois" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Mattoon, Illinois</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Mad Gasser of Mattoon</a><a href="https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser</a><a href="https://jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html</a><a href="https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html</a> During WWII Pascagoula’s population tripled overnight.&nbsp;This small coastal town mostly known for its fishing soon became a hub for the war effort, churning out battleships.&nbsp;This surge of growth brought many strangers to town, but none stranger then the phantom barber of Pascagoula. <a href="https://blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/</a><a href="https://historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf</a><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula</a>

Matton, IL/ Pascagoula, MS

You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>&nbsp;(@stscast) or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Small-Town-Secrets-107664071570786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, (@stscast.fb) or on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a> This week's featured podcast is&nbsp;<a href="https://allthingsdreams.podbean.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All Things Dreams</a> &nbsp;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! Granite Falls started as a homestead in 1883 but soon grew into a town with a post office and a general store.&nbsp;They saw a large boom in 1889 when gold was discovered in the Cascade Mountains.&nbsp;Today the town has a modest population of 3,364.&nbsp;It’s a quiet peaceful place but in the early 2000s, the peace was shattered on East Stanley Street. &nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Falls,_Washington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Granite Falls, Washington</a><a href="https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-gets-five-years-in-neighbors-death/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">heraldnet.com/news/man-gets-five-years-in-neighbors-death/</a>Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 6 Episode 9 Mailbox Madness <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10392870/?ref_=ttep_ep9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imdb.com/title/tt10392870/?ref_=ttep_ep9</a> The small neighborhood of Kapahulu sits in between Waikiki Beach and the Diamond Head volcano.&nbsp;Its name means “worn out soul” or perhaps “the nightmare”.&nbsp;The name “nightmare” may be very apt because of a man named Jerry Hannel. <a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/1885683/kapahulu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hawaiinewsnow.com/story/1885683/kapahulu/</a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neighbor-wanted-hawaii-cop-killing-suspect-evicted-years-ago-n1120101" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neighbor-wanted-hawaii-cop-killing-suspect-evicted-years-ago-n1120101</a><a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/01/19/breaking-news/2-honolulu-police-officers-shot-near-diamond-head/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">staradvertiser.com/2020/01/19/breaking-news/2-honolulu-police-officers-shot-near-diamond-head/</a>Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 7 Episode 1 Hell in Hawaii <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14161510/?ref_=ttep_ep1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imdb.com/title/tt14161510/?ref_=ttep_ep1</a>

Granite Falls, WA/ Kapahulu, HI

You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>&nbsp;(@stscast) or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Small-Town-Secrets-107664071570786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, (@stscast.fb) or on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a> This week's featured podcast is&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spooky-science-sisters/id1510472957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spooky Science Sisters</a> &nbsp;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! The small city of Eagle River is the county seat of Vilas County Wisconsin.&nbsp;It boasts a population of 1,398.&nbsp;Eagle River was the first Native American settlement in the area.&nbsp;In 1961 it was the place to be if you needed some alien space pancakes. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_River,_Wisconsin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Eagle River, Wisconsin</a><a href="http://forteana.freeservers.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forteana.freeservers.com</a><a href="https://www.milwaukeemag.com/stories-of-strange-and-unusual-ufo-sightings-in-wisconsin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">milwaukeemag.com/stories-of-strange-and-unusual-ufo-sightings-in-wisconsin/</a> High Bridge is a borough located in northwestern New Jersey.&nbsp;There is not much to say about this little town unless you count the stories of Alien Contactee Howard Menger. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Bridge,_New_Jersey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about High Bridge, New Jersey</a><a href="https://weirdnj.com/stories/unexplained-phenomena/howard-menger-high-bridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weirdnj.com/stories/unexplained-phenomena/howard-menger-high-bridge/</a>Fate Magazine Issue # 737 “Top UFO Contactees by Timothy Green Beckley” <a href="https://www.fatemag.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fatemag.com</a>

Eagle River, WI/ High Bridge, NJ

Since I wasn't able to upload the main show this week. Here's this most recent episode of Back Roads. Make sure to listen to 7.03 it'll probably help. Be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for more bonus content. n July of 1970 Hansen released his own magazine article. It was in Saga Magazine and it was titled “I Killed the Apeman of Whiteface”.Is this the true origin of the Minnesota Iceman? Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans. Anomalist Books ( © 2016) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NEANDERTHAL-Strange-Saga-Minnesota-Iceman-ebook/dp/B01N6DLGN6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=132B5W006DK49&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=bernard+heuvelmans&amp;qid=1633206613&amp;sprefix=Bernard+heu%2Caps%2C168&amp;sr=8-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on Amazon</a>

STS Back Roads Freebie #3 (Hansen's Hunting Trip)

You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>&nbsp;(@stscast) or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Small-Town-Secrets-107664071570786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, (@stscast.fb) or on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@stscast.gram) Check out Patreon at,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a> This week's featured podcast is&nbsp;<a href="https://oddballaussie.podbean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oddball Aussie</a> &nbsp;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! Rollingstone Minnesota… has a Minimart.&nbsp;That’s it, that’s all I’ve got.&nbsp;However, back in 1969 this little town became the center of attention for any big-foot researcher or cryptozoologist in the country.&nbsp;It was the home of the Minnesota Iceman. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollingstone,_Minnesota" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Rollingstone, Minnesota</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_T._Sanderson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Ivan T. Sanderson</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Heuvelmans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Bernard Heuvelmans</a><a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota_Iceman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota_Iceman</a><a href="https://cryptozoologymuseum.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cryptozoologymuseum.com</a><a href="https://www.museumoftheweird.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">museumoftheweird.com</a>Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, by Bernard Heuvelmans.&nbsp;Anomalist Books ( © 2016) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/NEANDERTHAL-Strange-Saga-Minnesota-Iceman-ebook/dp/B01N6DLGN6/ref=sr_1_7?crid=132B5W006DK49&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=bernard+heuvelmans&amp;qid=1633206613&amp;sprefix=Bernard+heu%2Caps%2C168&amp;sr=8-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“NEANDERTHAL Strange Saga Minnesota Iceman ebook” on Amazon</a> The tiny town of La Fria in Venezuela lies among the Rio La Grita River.&nbsp;It was here in that in 1917 François de Loys went in search of oil but he came back with something else. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fr%C3%ADa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Loys</a><a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dey_Loy%27s_Ape" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dey_Loy's_Ape</a><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2016/01/31/de-loys-ape-was-a-well-played-anthropological-fraud/?sh=3b39677c4d25" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2016/01/31/de-loys-ape-was-a-well-played-anthropological-fraud/?sh=3b39677c4d25</a> Local Headlines <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1498489/teamdogs-dog-ghost" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">express.co.uk/news/uk/1498489/teamdogs-dog-ghost</a><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/metro/sale-one-conjuring-house-slightly-haunted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/metro/sale-one-conjuring-house-slightly-haunted/</a> Your Small Town Secrets <a href="https://linktr.ee/EncountersWithDarkness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/EncountersWithDarkness</a>

Rollingstone, MN/ La Fria, VEN

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/Small-Town-Secrets-107664071570786" 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 Check out Patreon at,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a> This week's featured podcast is&nbsp;the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/weird-tales-radio-show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Weird Tales Radio Show</a> &nbsp;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! The town of Ossett has a population of around 21,000.&nbsp;It’s part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.&nbsp;Some might remember it for the bombs that accidentally dropped there during WWII but most remember it for the horrifying crimes of Micheal Taylor. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Ossett</a><a href="https://www.grunge.com/228121/the-truth-behind-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">grunge.com/228121/the-truth-behind-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/</a><a href="https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/401927/dread-the-unsolved-takes-on-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dreadcentral.com/news/401927/dread-the-unsolved-takes-on-the-exorcism-of-michael-taylor/</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KM5EKGYwhdx8GzZdGPeTk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open.spotify.com/episode/2KM5EKGYwhdx8GzZdGPeTk</a> Brookfield is a small Connecticut town that rests within the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in the southwest corner of the state.&nbsp;In the ’70s and '80’s the little town saw its population swell as many from nearby larger towns started moving out of the city.&nbsp;This is what&nbsp;Arne Johnson and Debra Glatzel did, little did they know what was to come. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookfield,_Connecticut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Brookfield, Connecticut</a><a href="https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-and-arne-johnsons-trial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-and-arne-johnsons-trial</a><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Arne_Cheyenne_Johnson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson</a>A Haunting: S2, Ep 6 <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796708/?ref_=ttep_ep6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">imdb.com/title/tt0796708/?ref_=ttep_ep6</a> Local Headlines <a href="https://wbontv.com/2021/09/13/rpd-man-shoots-gun-at-local-hotel-after-seeing-aliens/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wbontv.com/2021/09/13/rpd-man-shoots-gun-at-local-hotel-after-seeing-aliens/</a><a href="https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/loch-ness-monster-spotted-on-sonar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coasttocoastam.com/article/loch-ness-monster-spotted-on-sonar/</a>

Ossett, ENG/ Brookfield, CT

Check out this free episode of STS Backroads!. You can find this and more over at my Patreon. 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 Check out Patreon at,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/STScast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/STScast</a> December 6th of 1978 was a frigid one in the Italian village of Torriglia.&nbsp;It would also be the night that Pier Zanfretta’s life would be forever changed. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torriglia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia article about Torriglia</a><a href="https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Zanfretta%27s_Aliens" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Zanfretta's_Aliens</a><a href="https://www.rinodistefano.com/en/books/the-zanfretta-case.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rinodistefano.com/en/books/the-zanfretta-case.php</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLUp-oE_Qnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube video (iLUp-oE_Qnk)</a>

STS Backroads Freebie #2 (The Zanfretta Encounter)!

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Small Town Secrets is a podcast that explores the secrets and strangenss of small towns across the globe.&nbsp;Be it Paranormal, True Crime or just plain weird.

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