Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. *** Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pbefs2v IN THIS EPISODE: A Pittsburgh, Kansas radio host gets a fright from a UFO – and his report is so convincing it became one of the first officially investigated UFO reports in the U.S. *** Pauline Dakin's childhood in Canada in the 1970s was full of secrets, disruption and unpleasant surprises. She wasn't allowed to talk about her family life with anyone - and it wasn't until she was 23 that she was told why. *** Located in rural Kentucky and Tennessee, between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake is a land that witnesses say is home to a strange, almost undefinable creature. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:02:13.923 = The Beast of the Land Between The Lakes 00:20:53.613 = Sworn To Secrecy As A Child 00:40:05.261 = 1952’s Close Encounter of the Third Kind 00:47:56.037 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Documentary Film: “Hunt the Dogman: High Strangeness in Western Kentucky”: https://amzn.to/2EEdfER “The Beast of the Land Between The Lakes” by Brent Swancer for MysteriousUniverse.org: https://tinyurl.com/yymqqxfm “Sworn to Secrecy As a Child” by Sarah McDermott for BBC.com: https://tinyurl.com/y83nlozz “1952’s Close Encounter of the Third Kind” by A. Sutherland for MessageToEagle.com: https://tinyurl.com/yxz6usl9 Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: August 28, 2020 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/BeastOfTheLandBetweenTheLakes