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AN EASTER EGG HUNT, THEN 11 MURDERS: Ohio's Easter Sunday Massacre
On Easter Sunday, 1975, eight children hunted for eggs in the front yard of their grandmother's house in Hamilton, Ohio, while their uncle, James Ruppert, slept off a night of drinking upstairs. By that evening, eleven members of the family were dead inside, and the families who rented the house afterward kept moving out, telling of voices, slamming doors, and footsteps coming down the stairs. FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Author Troy Taylor tells us about the horrors and hauntings of a murderous nightmare, taking place on the holiest day of the year. (“Easter Sunday Massacre”) *** Two young boys find a bloody shirt on a stone on the side of the road – and it leads to details of one of the most brutal murders in the history of Massachusetts. (“Massachusetts Butchery”) *** Why would a mother tell her daughter to never wander in their own backyard? (“Displaced Entities”) *** The true story of an actor who lost his fortune, his life, and his head. (“The Headless Ghost of St. Paul’s Chapel”) *** It probably comes as no surprise that nursing homes can be haunted. A Certified Nurse Assistant tells us his own personal experiences of it. (“Nursing Home Hauntings”) *** Plus, I’ll share a creepypasta that was specifically requested for me to narrate by one of you, my Weirdo Family. (“No End House”) *** “Doppelganger Confusion” *** “The Black Eyed Phenomenon – Not Just Kids?” *** “Is Your House On The List?” *** “Another Black-Eyed-Kids Encounter – Is This An Epidemic?” *** “What Caused Our Creaking Catwalk?” *** “In Reverse… The Doppelganger Student” *** “My Haunted In-Laws Place” *** “We Deliver, We Cater, We Scare” *** “Death In The Triangle” *** “The Mother Who Burned Her Daughter Alive” CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:00:56.557 = Show Open 00:02:38.104 = Easter Sunday Massacre 00:11:01.481 = Nursing Home Hauntings 00:14:15.816 = Massachusetts Butchery 00:22:35.239 = Displaced Entities 00:34:43.656 = The Headless Ghost of St. Paul's Chapel 00:39:52.902 = Doppelganger Confusion 00:42:52.349 = The Black Eyed Phenomenon – Not Just Kids? 00:44:53.175 = Is Your House On The List? 00:49:09.955 = Another Black-Eyed-Kids Encounter – Is This An Epidemic? 00:51:31.981 = What Caused Our Creaking Catwalk? 00:56:30.364 = In Reverse… The Doppelganger Student 01:00:38.909 = Death In The Triangle 01:24:24.896 = We Deliver, We Cater, We Scare 01:26:08.181 = My Haunted In-Laws Place 01:28:31.129 = The Mother Who Burned Her Daughter Alive 01:36:46.007 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Massachusetts Butchery” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder by Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44c96wvt “Displaced Entities” by Stacy K for Your Ghost Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/xafzpt29 “The Easter Sunday Massacre” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/38dt633u “The Headless Ghost Of St. Paul’s Chapel” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yt49e66j “Nursing Home Hauntings” by Morgan Jobe https://www.facebook.com/morgan.jobe “Doppelganger Confusion” submitted anonymously: (link no longer available) “The Black Eyed Phenomenon – Not Just Kids?” submitted by Roger M.: (link no longer available) “Is Your House On The List?” submitted by Keith W: (link no longer available) “Another Black Eyed Kids Encounter – Is This An Epidemic?” submitted by Rick R.: (link no longer available) “What Caused Our Creaking Catwalk?” submitted by Amanda: (link no longer available) “In Reverse… The Doppelganger Student” submitted by Paul: (link no longer available) “My Haunted In-Laws Place” by Anna Olinick: (link no longer available) “We Deliver, We Cater, We Scare” by Ian White: (link no longer available) “Death In The Triangle: The History, Hauntings, and Horrors Of America’s Worst Factory Fire” by Troy Taylor and Rene Cruse from the book And Hell Followed With It: https://amzn.to/2I9MB2G “The Mother Who Burned Her Daughter Alive” by Dennis McDougal from his book, Mother’s Day: https://amzn.to/2pGHCA4 (Over time links 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.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.
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