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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime StoriesShow Notes
A man who runs a plant that builds nuclear reactors calls his wife to say he'll be home in twenty minutes for their anniversary dinner, walks in a full day later with wilted flowers in his hand and sure it's still Tuesday, and the next morning a truckload of uranium whose schedule only he knew is found hijacked beside the highway.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Missing Day” (February 14, 1979) ***WD 00:46:41.949 = The Saint, “Case of Lonesome Slab” (January 22, 1950) ***WD 01:15:27.653 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08, 1050) ***WD 01:45:11.323 = The Unexpected, “Revenge” (1948) ***WD 02:00:52.339 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Indian Fakir” (February 17, 1944) ***WD 02:15:32.547 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947) 02:46:27.292 = Weird Circle, “Knightsbridge Mystery” (October 17, 1943) 03:14:55.705 = The Whistler, “Deadly Innocent” (July 02, 1945) 03:46:26.717 = Strange Wills, “Dance Director” (November 16, 1946) 04:17:24.458 = Witch’s Tale, “Graveyard Mansion” (March 06, 1933) ***WD 04:48:29.881 = Incredible But True, “Footprints In The Sand” (1950-1951) 04:52:03.249 = Strange Adventure, “The Peace Maker” (1945) 04:55:21.485 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963) 05:00:09.335 = Show Close
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