“STARVATION HEIGHTS: The Horrors Committed By Linda Hazzard” and More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness
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Why did Dr. Linda Burfield Hazard become known as a sadistic killer?
Dr. Hazard derived pleasure from her macabre methods, convincing patients to fast to cure diseases, leading to starvation and death. She stole their valuables and forged documents for monetary gain.
What was the treatment like at Dr. Hazard's sanitarium?
Patients were fed only eight ounces of watered-down tomato or asparagus soup and orange juice once a day, leading to severe starvation and many deaths.
How did Dr. Hazard's patients look when they tried to escape?
They looked like living skeletons, resembling Holocaust victims, prompting neighbors to feed them and help them recover.
What was the fate of Dr. Hazard after her conviction?
She served only two years of a 20-year sentence for murder, was pardoned by the governor, and fled to New Zealand, later returning to open another sanitarium.
What paranormal activity was reported at Starvation Heights after it became a home?
Residents reported feelings of being watched, faint apparitions of faces seen through time-stained window panes, and other unexplained phenomena.
What significant discovery was made in a Mongolian monastery in 1920?
John Spencer found an artificial cavern containing well-preserved corpses of monks, a woman dressed as a man, and a small creature in a silver suit with a head resembling a ball of silver.
Why did John Spencer believe the monks were deceiving him about the cavern?
Spencer found a larger chamber with real corpses, while the monks showed him a smaller room with miniature replicas, claiming his fever caused hallucinations.
What happened to John Spencer after he left the monastery?
He disappeared without a trace shortly after leaving, never to be heard from again.
What did the dream about the narrator's grandmother reveal?
The grandmother warned the narrator that their mother would soon die, which tragically came true within days.
What was the last confirmed sighting of Maura Murray before her disappearance?
Maura was seen at a liquor store purchasing wine, coffee liqueur, and vodka, shortly before her car was found crashed in New Hampshire.
What strange occurrences were reported during a graveyard shift at a nursing home?
Staff saw white flashes in doorways, a patient with advanced dementia passed away while staring at a corner of the ceiling, and shuffling sounds were heard in the hall.
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